Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Farah Jimenez, President and CEO of the Philadelphia Education Fund about FAFSA Completion And Financial Aid Kickoff Event On Wednesday October 3rd from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the School District of Philadelphia 440 N. Broad Street. The event is the first in a series designed to help families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. For more information go to http://www.phillygoes2college.org/

The Pennsylvania conference for Women is coming to Philadelphia October 12th. As part of iHeartMedia Philadelphia’s partnership with the event – Loraine Ballard Morrill is interviewing women leaders and Conference supporters. Nicole Cohen is the Managing Director of Life Sciences for Accenture a global management consulting and professional services firm that provides strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations services. Cohen has a unique leadership style informed by a science and theater background and shares insights on her path as a woman in a largely male dominated profession and advice for millennials entering the workforce.
https://www.paconferenceforwomen.org/

Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Sarah Happy an American Association for Cancer research Ambassador and cancer thriver who shares her cancer journey following and her support for the upcoming AACR Revolutions for research spinning fundraiser October 6, 2018 https://revolutionsforresearch.org/home.

Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Sarah Happy an American Association for Cancer research Ambassador and cancer thriver who shares her cancer journey following and her support for the upcoming AACR Revolutions for research spinning fundraiser October 6, 2018 https://revolutionsforresearch.org/homeThe Pennsylvania conference for Women is coming to Philadelphia October 12th. As part of iHeartMedia Philadelphia’s partnership with the event – Loraine Ballard Morrill is interviewing women leaders and Conference supporters. Nicole Cohen is the Managing Director of Life Sciences for Accenture a global management consulting and professional services firm that provides strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations services. Cohen has a unique leadership style informed by a science and theater background and shares insights on her path as a woman in a largely male dominated profession and advice for millennials entering the workforce.
https://www.paconferenceforwomen.org/

Chris long is not only a member of the Superbowl winning Philadelphia Eagles but he’s also a champion for early literacy. Chris tells us why he’s donating a quarter of his salary to make sure underserved kids have books and parents have tips on getting their children reading at grade level.
https://www.firstquarterforliteracy.org/
https://chrislongfoundation.org/
http://readby4th.org/

Loraine speaks to Deon Browning, Founder of the Browning Foundation about the upcoming Browning Foundation Scholarship Gala October 6, 2018.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/browning-foundation-scholarship-gala-tickets-45007065344

Loraine also speaks to Tracey Baptiste, author of Minecraft: The Crash – who will be a featured speaker at the upcoming Public Citizens for Children and Youth STEMcraft: Minecraft Gaming and STEM Fair October 6the from 9 am to 7 pm at 4021 Parkside Avenue.
https://www.pccy.org/event/stemcraft/

October 8 is breast cancer awareness month and Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Kerri Conner-Matchett Founder, Praise is the Cure, and breast cancer survivor and Joanne McFall Market President for Keystone First – which is sponsoring the annual Praise is the Cure Week of Hope, Health and Healing October
- featuring the October 6th Praise is the Cure Survivors Pamper Party October 6th from 11 am to 2 pm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/536435763443688/

Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks Pamela Mack Brooks, Coordinator of Community Health Outreach, Nursing Professional Development Specialist -Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
and Allison Davenport, CEO of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of PA about the
2018 Greater Philadelphia Baby Shower Event on October 6th from 11am – 3pm at the Grand Ball Room @ 3801 (formerly the first district plaza). https://www.eventbrite.com/e/penn-medicine-2018-community-baby-shower-tickets-50140263879?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
For more information, please call: Nikki Bagby at 952-406-4155 (questions only)

Loraine Ballard Morrill chats with Philadelphia Eagle Chris Long’s Chris Long Foundation, which is partnering with United Way of Greater
Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) and supporting Philadelphia’s Read By 4th campaign (RB4) through the First Quarter for Literacy drive. Long is donating a quarter of his salary and asking for fans to help put more books in the hands of children in underserved neighborhoods. Long will also work with Read by 4th through their social media platforms to help parents with simple tips for helping their kids read at grade level by 4th grade.
https://www.firstquarterforliteracy.org/
https://chrislongfoundation.org/
http://readby4th.org/

Loraine talks with Philadelphia Superintendent of Schools Dr. William Hite about the launch of the #FindYourFit Campaign to help families, students take advantage of an important opportunity for all students in any grade looking to change schools for the upcoming academic year, including 8th graders looking to choose their high school for next fall. The deadline is November 2, 2018. Check out the website https://www.philasd.org/studentplacement/services/school-selection/