Today, we speak with Billy Murphy, Executive Director of Friends of Disabled Veterans in Carroll County. We learn about how the organization supports our over 12,000 veterans every day. To learn more about Friends of Disabled Veterans in Carroll County, please visit friendsofdisabledveteranscarrollcountymd.org. Remember, you can learn more about the Community Foundation of Carroll County on our website: www.wearecarroll.org.

To celebrate Earth Day, we speak with Mary Hoy, Live Materials Director at Carroll County Public Schools. We learn about live materials and how to give back to planet earth, beyond earth day. To learn more about the Outdoor School or Mary Hoy, please visit ods.carrollk12.org. Remember, you can learn more about the Community Foundation of Carroll County on our website: www.wearecarroll.org. Stay with us.

Today, we speak with Deb Maggitti and Georgeanne Trummert, two leaders of My Caring Paws, a network of caring individuals and their trained pets who are willing to share smiles and joy with all people who can benefit from a therapy team. Learn more about My Caring Paws, at mycaringpaws.org. Remember, you can. Remember, you can learn more about the Community Foundation of Carroll County on our website: www.wearecarroll.org. Stay with us.

Today, we speak with Tammy Lofink, founder and president of Rising Above Addiction. Rising Above Addiction is a fund of the Community Foundation of Carroll County. To learn more, please visit www.risingaboveaddiction.com

Meet Melody Schudel, Program Director of the Community Foundation of Carroll County

Welcome to We Are Carroll, a service of the Community Foundation of Carroll County or the CFCC. I am your host, Kayla Solinsky. The vision of the We Are Carroll project is to share the Community Foundation of Carroll County with you. Today is February 23rd, the last Friday in Black History Month. To celebrate, we spoke to Patricia Mack-Preston, Founder of Appy Time for Learning, a non-profit organization supported by the Community Foundation of Carroll County. In today’s conversation, we learn about Patricia’s background as an African American woman, as an educator, and as a non-profit leader. So, sit back and enjoy this episode of We Are Carroll. Stay with us.

Welcome to We Are Carroll! Thank you for listening. Today, we interview Jacie Mathias, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Carroll County. To learn more about the work done at the Foundation, please visit: www.wearecarroll.org