Food For The Hungry: Lisa Mazzari

Today we talked with Lisa Mazzari of Food For The Hungry and she is the Food For The Hungry Coordinator.

Lisa began by telling us the importance of this event and where the proceeds and the food that has been donated will be going. Lisa also shared with us about the Food For The Hungry kickoff and the goals that have been set for this year. If you missed any of our conversation click HERE. 

Also for more information visit the Food For The Hungry website by clicking HERE.

Knox Addiction Conference

Today on The Morning Thing we got to talk with Emily Morrison who is the program director of the Knox Substance Abuse Action Team (KSAAT). Emily talked about the Knox Addiction Conference.

Emily also told us about her work with Mental Health and Recovery of Knox County.

If you missed any of this talk with Emily click HERE.

Also if you want to visit KSAAT’s website click HERE.

Starting Point- Heather Lanzer

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As the Starting Point Walk approaches, we are talking with members of the Starting Point team. Today we talked with Heather Lanzer, ultrasound director at Starting Point. Read more about this incredible local ministry HERE and click HERE to listen to our full conversation with Heather. As always, thanks for listening!

Suicide Survivor Dinner and 5K

85c8f5c0b2ae1ce8ffff82abffffe906.jpgToday on the Morning Thing we talked with Kathy Wantland and Carla Lowe. Kathy  is the Knox County Hospice Bereavement Coordinator and Carla is a volunteer with the Knox County Suicide Prevention Coalition. We talked with them about the survivor dinner and 5K coming up tomorrow. Click HERE to listen in to the whole conversation. Click HERE and HERE for more information about the event and how to help and get help for yourself or someone else contemplating suicide.

Mount Vernon Police Chaplaincy

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Today on the Morning Thing, we had a chance to talk with LJ Harry and Andy Burns about the new Mount Vernon Association of Police Chaplains. LJ is the chief chaplain from Apostolic Christian Church and Andy is the police liaison and patrol sargent from the Mount Vernon Police Department. Click HERE to hear about the amazing ways God is moving in our community and HERE for more information. As always, thanks for listening!

Kicking off The Dan Emmett Music and Arts Festival

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Today on the Morning Thing, we talked with several committee members for the Dan Emmett Music and Arts Festival. Click HERE to hear Marty Bell talk about Knox Idol! Click HERE for information on the cheer competition! Click HERE for general info with executive director Pat Crow and HERE for an overview of the youth showcase! As always, thanks for listening!

Coaching Boys Into Men

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Abigail Brown had a chance to talk with some ladies from New Directions. Lindsey Lamp is the delta coordinator of New Directions and Lori Jones-Perkins is executive director. They talked about an exciting new event called Coaching Boys Into Men. This program hopes to kick start critical conversations in raising boys. Click HERE to listen to the full conversation and HERE to learn more! As always thanks for listening!

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