120,000 pounds of pet food.

That's how much Ellie Mosser's company donated the areas recently affected by hurricanes, and she used her connections to Emory & Henry and the SWVA community to offer relief to families in the path of Helene. It's a great story of a company doing good and an E&H alum using her corporate connections to orchestrate good work for hard-hit communities.

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She's traded 4 walls for no walls! Anne Thomas Abbott has retired from teaching and is now focused on getting kids to visit the Smoky Mountains. It's a fascinating look at her new role and the work of the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont.

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Bishop Richard Looney has spent his entire career in the United Methodist Church. He grew up as a "preacher's kid," studied at E&H, Candler, and even in Edinburgh. And in this interview he shares some surprising and wonderful memories as he gets ready to celebrate his 70th graduation anniversary.

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Listen in as Leola Griffin discusses her passion for birds and the new bird festival in Saltville she's helping organize!

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Brent Treash has been part of Bristol Rhythm & Roots for 17 years so he is just the person to offer us advice on how to make the best of this beloved festival.

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It sounds like the makings of a great novel: a 4th-grade school teacher for 9 months of the year, but in the summer you'll find him in the jungles of Belize working to save jaguars.

But for Stephen Michaluk it's a true story! Find out how he ended up wielding a machete, battling bug bites, and swimming in humidity -- all for the support of conservation and reserach.

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Caroline went to Emory & Henry to learn theatre...but something made her walk away from that notion and she really thought that dream was over and done. But all that changed recently and now she's a professional actor starring in a movie she's producing herself! Listen in to find out about the meaningful move back to her dream.

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Bobby Justus has a difficult job as director of the Washington County (VA) Animal Shelter, but he has a soft heart for the animals he comes in contact with. He also has some advice about some big challenges in the county.

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While vacationing, Stan and Sharon noticed many of the places they visited had great kids books with a simple, sweet story that also taught about the flora and fauna of the community. Noting that they had never seen anything like that about the animals in Appalachia, they have set out to create a beautiful library of children's books that help kids and adults better understand the natural world.

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Alan Hardwick has a fascinating and true story to tell of an elderly man who takes a treacherous journey to return his wife's ashes to Japan. In Mia's Wake will be available by June 15 at Barnes and Noble, the Book Cellar, Wolf Hills Coffee, and the Abingdon Commons.

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