Jade Harrell with with Karen Irwin, Committee Co-Chair, "Salute to the Troops" Ceremony at Fair St. Louis - an annual event that celebrates our armed forces, primarily from Missouri National Guard, Illinois National Guard, and Scott Airforce Base. 300 military service members and their families will be honored on Tuesday, July 4th at Fair St. Louis at Forest Park. Participants have an opportunity to personally honor and thank them. Audience participants will receive American flags to wave for th...
Jul 02, 2017•15 min
Jade Harrell with Toni Byrd, Regional Director, Dress for Success Midwest Their Vision To be the leader in empowering individuals in their transformation to economic independence. Their Mission To inspire families to realize their dreams and achieve economic independence by providing hope, resources and a plan. Learn more http://connectionstosuccess.org
Jun 17, 2017•16 min
Jade Harrell with Allie Cicotte, Project Manager for Blueprint4SummerSTL Blueprint4SummerSTL was designed to be an easy-to-use mobile app that connects ALL St. Louis-area kids to summer learning opportunities. Blueprint4SummerSTL was built with the generous support and partnership of community leaders and organizations who want to help St. Louis-area kids succeed. Learn more https://blueprint4summer.com
Jun 17, 2017•11 min
Jade Harrell with St. Louis Surge Women's Professional Basketball Team, Owner and General Manager, Khalia Collier.
Jun 10, 2017•10 min
Jade Harrell with Samantha Williams, PR Officer of Launch Code. Land your dream job in technology! LaunchCode matches you with world class learning resources and job opportunities to help you launch your career in technology. Here's a powerful story of success - https://vimeo.com/122463514 How LaunchCode Works 1) Get Skills Sign up for one of LaunchCode's free, world-class training programs, or discover other top-rated educational resources tailored to meet your learning goals. 2) Get Verified A...
Jun 10, 2017•17 min
Jade Harrell with Rolanda Finch, Executive Director, It's Your Birthday, Inc. (itsyourbirthdayinc.org) It's Your Birthday, Inc. has a mission to Create Fun and Memorable Experiences for Children that reside in homeless and domestic violence centers. They will provide BIRTHDAY MEMORY OPTIONS like: Birthday Party packages that include a hosted birthday party for the child with cake, ice cream, juice, decorations, and a craft or entertainment. Birthday-in-a-Box will provide the following: decoratio...
Jun 02, 2017•11 min
May 27, 2017•16 min
Jade Harrell with John Saunders and Mike Frazier of Frazier Automotive with details and invitation for the 2nd Annual Leon Henderson Scholarship Fund & Joe Wiley Society Giving Initiative – Night at the Black Rep Benefitting the students of Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School. June 3rd, 2017 For more information please contact John Saunders, Jr. at (314) 792-7732 or
May 27, 2017•15 min
Jade Harrell with Leslie Gill, Chief Executive Officer, Annie Malone Children & Family Service Center. Sooooooo St. Louis is the Annie Malone May Day Parade!!! The second-largest African-American parade in the United States celebrates 107 years of tradition and triumph for children at risk for neglect and abuse. In this episode: - the history - meet the new CE0 - what's the new festival addition - do you know Annie Malone? - how toxic stress, trauma and trafficking are added to service focus...
May 21, 2017•16 min
Jade Harrell with Alex Stallings, Executive Director, Deaconess CDF Freedom Schools THREE NEW Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools® will open in June. (June 19th, 2017) CDF Freedom Schools are intergenerational, culturally competent summer literacy programs, built on literacy, leadership and social advocacy. The curriculum is rooted in Civil Rights Movement’s Freedom Summer and was originally conceived and proposed by Charles Cobb, a UCC college student. The FREE 6-Week program provides empow...
May 20, 2017•14 min
Jade Harrell with Veta Thurman-Jeffrey, MGR of Community Economic Partnerships, MO Department of Economic about the 4th Annual Pastors Breakfast hosted by the St. Louis Regional Unbanked Task Force, a Money Smart Week partner. Money Smart Week – April 22-29, 2017 – is a week-long series of financial education activities and classes put on by local bankers, credit unions and financial professionals throughout St. Louis City, County and the Metro East area. These classes are to help consumers lear...
Mar 04, 2017•18 min
Jade Harrell with Natalie Clay, Programs Manager with BioStL. Great opportunity and resources for entrepreneurship that identifies, welcomes and nutures the entire spectrum of colorful and diverse businesses in the region!! BioSTL wins big in the Inclusion Challenge from the Kauffman Foundation. Over $400K will be used to support the St. Louis Equity in Entrepreneurship Collective to improve gender and racial equity in the startup community.
Jan 30, 2017•20 min
Jade Harrell with Lisa Lyle, the Head of School of MICDS-Mary Institute Country and Day School. The 150-year-old private institution has a long-standing reputation of excellence in this community and nationwide. MICDS strives to match its mission of meeting the challenges of this world and to embrace all its people. New challenges have emerged as the campus community experiences the division, disharmony and dissension that is reflective of the climate of the community at large. In this conversat...
Dec 31, 2016•29 min
Jade Harrell with Phil Assets, Founder and President of Liquid Assets, a marketing and promotion company in St. Louis. Phil and his team are feeding families for the holidays. But he's not just giving away a bag of food to take home, he's making sure they feel at home by welcoming them to a table for dinner with friends and love.
Dec 29, 2016•13 min
Jade Harrell with S.J. Morrison, Director of Marketing and Planning at Madison County Transit (MCT). S.J. details RideFinders and how people and companies can take advantage of these free transportation options that they might not know about. RideFinders is the free service organization for our region (nine counties in Missouri and Illinois) that helps to organize carpools and vanpools in order to reduce traffic and emissions. Currently RideFinders is working with more than 11,000 commuters and ...
Dec 29, 2016•14 min
Jade Harrell with Lorenzo Brooks, founder and CEO of H.E.A.L.T.H. Moguls and Mike Wayne, "Train with Mike Wayne" for the first annual Health and Fitness Expo. Special celebrity guests BILLY BLANKS, Fitness Guru, Martial Artist, Actor Creator of Tae Bo Fitness ( https://www.taebo.com/) and AJ JOHNSON, Fitness Coach, Actress, Choreographer ( http://www.theajzone.com ) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17TH 2016 HOLIDAY INN DOWNTOWN (811 NORTH 9TH STREET - ST. LOUIS, MO 63101) 12:00pm - 4:30pm Tix avail from Metr...
Dec 04, 2016•22 min
Jade Harrell with Nancy Lee Gomer, Marketing/Media Coordinator, St. Charles County Parks & Recreation Department. Discover the hidden treasures and abundant community activities available on the west side of the big river. Nancy shares the line up for the family and special events. Santa Claus is scheduled to visit with children across the region during an exclusive Santa Party from 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Youth Activity Park in Dardenne Prairie. Children of all ages are ...
Nov 29, 2016•12 min
Jade Harrell with Erica Hughes from Accent Group Solutions along with Kim Gettemeier and Casey Wisdom from Special School District. For several SSD students, transition from school to the work world is off to a tremendous start with the help of Accent Group Solutions. At Accent, students learn job skills, as well as “soft skills” that they will use inside and outside of the workplace. Accent Group Solutions is an all-encompassing service provider that offers clients warehousing, order fulfillmen...
Nov 22, 2016•19 min
Jade Harrell with Madelyn C. Alexander, Communications Director, American Heart Association, St. Louis. This World Stroke Day, the American Heart/Stroke Association is teaming up with the Microsoft Store to provide education around stroke risk factors and warning signs. At this event, we will show how technology can help you take charge of your health with the use of the American Heart Association’s on-line health tools. The event will feature: Blood Pressure Screenings, Xbox Just Dance Fitness ...
Nov 04, 2016•15 min
Jade Harrell with Jazz-Pop World renown singer Clare Bathe'. Clare is back! In town to bless the city and it's youth with Ptah Williams in a special performance for the Royal Vagabonds Foundation. Live in concert for one night only at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Sunday, October 30, 2016 @ 5:00 PM Proceeds from this special event benefit the Royal Vagabonds Foundation Scholarship Fund. Royal Vagabonds, Incorporated royalvagabondsfoundation.org or call: Barry Taylor at 314-520-1179 (314) 533-2528 • ...
Nov 04, 2016•18 min
Jade Harrell with Debbie Kersting, Executive Director, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Gateway Chapter with Richard Mark, Ameren Illinois Chairman and President and LLS Walk Chair. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light The Night Walk allows organization to fund treatments for patients who are suffering from all forms of blood cancers. LLS' funding saves thousands of lives every day. For more information call 314- 590- 2265 or visit lightthenight.org/gat/
Nov 04, 2016•17 min
MICDS welcomes their new Assistant Head of School, Brian W. Thomas. Meet him here and visit this school of excellence at the open house on October 29th.
Oct 15, 2016•26 min
Jade Harrell with Dacia Betts and CuSandra Wright of Integrity Healthcare Services. Veterans have the benefit of this care but many don't know of their right to it. Dacia explains the services and standards of her company along with how they respond to this growing need for area vets.
Sep 29, 2016•12 min
Jade Harrell with Tom Bailey, Divisional VP and Charles Hamilton, Jobs Developer with the St. Claire County Operations Office of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. Hiring Event WHEN: September 14, 2016 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm WHERE: Urban League-St. Clair County Community Outreach Center 10220 Lincoln Hayward, WI 54843 USA CONTACT: Charles Hamilton (618) 274-1150 https://www.ulstl.com/team/st-clair-county-operations/...
Sep 12, 2016•17 min
Jade Harrell with Ryan Farmer, Communications Manager with the St. Louis Area Food Bank. September is National Hunger Action Month and Orange is the national color for hunger. Hunger exists in every county in the country, affecting 49 million Americans including 16 million children. Hunger is a solvable issue and Feeding America is leading the fight to end it. Hunger Action Month (September) is a nationwide campaign to mobilize the public to take action on the issue of hunger. Organized by Feedi...
Sep 12, 2016•19 min
Jade Harrell with Skip Kincaid, Forestry Commissioner City of St. Louis and Donna Coble, Executive Director Forest ReLeaf of Missouri. A tiny green exotic wood-boring insect called the emerald ash borer (EAB) is invading the City of St. Louis’ popular ash trees. Since 2002, the EAB has been killing all untreated ash trees in cities they have infested. They burrow into the trees, damage their veins and cut off their water supply. Once dry and brittle, ash trees can fall and damage people and prop...
Sep 12, 2016•20 min
Jade Harrell with Dr. Lannis Hall and Dr. Arnold Bullock of the Prostate Cancer Coalition. In this interview, Dr. Hall and Dr. Bullock discuss the findings, the urgency and the life-saving difference Smart Screening can have in the lives of high-risk men of color. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (authorized by Congress) determined that PSA prostate screening tests were no longer necessary for men who do not show symptoms or family history of the disease. Dr. Hall and Dr. Bullock teamed w...
Aug 22, 2016•22 min
Jade Harrell with Craig Shields, Founder, The Craig Shield Foundation and the 16th annual Craig Blac Community Cuts for Kids. Community Cuts for Kids prepares inner city youth for the coming school year by providing school supplies, haircuts and styles to promote positive self esteem.
Aug 13, 2016•11 min
Jade Harrell with Dawn Van Houton, Executive Director, Gateway to Hope. Breast cancer touches everyone, regardless of income, gender or insurance coverage. The mission of Gateway to Hope is to secure comprehensive care and provide financial assistance for individuals in need diagnosed with or at high risk for developing breast cancer.
Aug 08, 2016•10 min
Jade Harrell with Valerie Patton, Vice President - Economic Inclusion & Executive Director - St. Louis Business Diversity Initiative, St. Louis Regional Chamber. The St. Louis Regional Chamber brings to you the first annual Show U St. Louis Regional College Festival. Transitioning to a new city is never easy, especially as a first year college student. Show U St. Louis will give you the opportunity to experience St. Louis all at once with live music brought to you by the best of the best loc...
Aug 08, 2016•13 min
