(First airdate: October 2, 2018) Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can presents two of the action groups that are born out of the Local 20-20 organization. The Food Council and the Heart of Art endeavor to educate us on the relationship of food and art on the health of our community. Suzanne Jones and Judy Alexander share the insights and efforts of these two Local 20-20 initiatives.
(First airdate: September 18, 2018) Michael Bitman maneuvers the ins and outs of the Kinetic Skulpture race as the Course Commissioner. He and with the Top Kop of this zany group share with Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can the history, art and engineering of this fun nonprofit. Connecting with this crowd guarantees belly laughs as well as artful opportunities.
(First airdate: September 4, 2018) Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can presents two of the action groups that are born out of the Local 2020 organization – Transportation and Climate Change – two very intertwined actions groups within the Local 20/20 effort. Hear how Cindy Jayne and David Thielk work to educate and inform the community on these two very critical topics impacting our community.
(First airdate: Auust 21, 2018) Andrea Stafford, Marketing Manager at The Food Co-op, spills the beans on the various ways the Food Co-Op gives back to community. Food for thought abounds as Everybody Can host Missy Nielsen discusses with Andrea their efforts in the school district and how the Co-op commits to the four pillars of health and wellness through their outreach programs.
(First airdate: August 7, 2018) Join Everybody Can‘s Missy Nielsen as she talks with the folks at the Port Townsend Film Festival. Sonny Flores, Festival Operations Manager, and the newest member of the film family, Charlie Van Glider, volunteer coordinator, share insights on some of the more interesting volunteer opportunities at the 19th Annual Film Festival coming September 21-23 to a theater near you.
(Reprise first airdate: July 24, 2018) As KPTZ absorbs the recent death of host Wendell Ankeny of the Old Time Radio Show, we are reminded of the incredible support that our community receives from Hospice Care. This timeless show hosted by Everybody Can host Sheila Ramsey, talks with Kris Lawson of the Jefferson Healthcare Hospice program and Tom Duke, president of the Hospice Foundation Board about the everyday work of a hospice volunteer.
(First airdate: June 26, 2018) Everybody Can host Missy Nielsen speaks with Linda Ferris, founder of The Gathering Place, and also with Mike Cosin, and a new staffer there.
(First airdate: June 12, 2018) Amy Howard, executive director of The Boiler Room and mentor to PT High School Senior Naya Krienke both share with us how volunteering inspired Naya to respond to a need that eventually became her Senior project. Naya’s blankets for the homeless grew out of a simple conversation with a customer at The Boiler Room, an amazing gathering place that inspires creativity, provides job training and offers “Adulting” seminars – and, yes, great cookies. Join us for a heartfelt discussion as we learn how Naya and Amy impact our community with their heart for others.
(First airdate: May 20, 2018) Get Ready to Ruckus! Join Missy Nielsen, host of Everybody Can as she visits with Angel Hewitson, volunteer coordinator and Barb Trailer, Director of the Wooden Boat Festival. This conversation explores volunteer recruitment, management and retention while looking ahead to the recently launched race Seventy48. This race launches from Tacoma and culminates with the R2AK send-off.
(First airdate: May 1, 2018) James Roberts, aka “Robbie”, founder of The Expedition Club, along with PTHS Senior Mimi Molotsky, share their vision of this cultural travel organization with the host of Everybody Can, Missy Nielsen. Sharing service opportunities, skills, cultures and, ultimately, lives over a 6-week stay in the rural mountain region of Thailand, Robbie and Mimi give us a look into the world beyond our borders.
