Muscular dystrophy has a projected life span of just 15 to 30 years, so receiving a diagnosis for your child can feel like the world is ending, but there IS hope with gene editing.

Tania Barbera co-founded Strongest Hearts after years of misdiagnosis for her son, turning her family’s pain into a mission to improve the lives and life span of children affected. The foundation focuses on treatment through gene editing, and she does a great job explaining how its technology can help patients and better genetic testing.

Strongest Hearts is currently raising $645,00 to cover the next phase of human trials, and we’re partnering with them for the next Truman Charities event to help them reach their goal!

Tune in to find out what to expect from the May 13th event, including the awesome auction items up for grabs, and other ways you can get involved.

Purchase tickets to our May 13th event with Strongest Hearts at https://www.trumancharities.com/!
You can also purchase tickets, or make a donation, here: https://www.strongesthearts.love

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For children with autism, as well as their parents and families, the experience of getting the right help for each individual is often lonely and overwhelming. There’s a lack of information and resources available to parents; and this gap is why the Partnership for Extraordinary Minds, also known as XMinds, was formed.

 XMinds is an organization that offers free resources and guidance to parents of school-aged children on the autism spectrum. Executive Director Susan Keisler and Treasurer Eric Skigen are on the show today to share how their collaborative approach with educators is helping parents overcome challenges faced in school and at home.

In this episode, you’ll hear how they utilize their funds to support families in need, including discussion groups, individual consultations and more. Plus, find out how you can spread the word about this wonderful cause and empower parents to advocate for their children.

 Listen to our conversation with Susan and Eric to learn how XMinds is making a difference in the community of Montgomery County, MD!

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Do you know that DIPG, a rare pediatric brain cancer, has a nearly 0% survival rate?

In this episode, we’re revisiting our conversation with Jenny Mosier from episode 60. Her son, Michael Mosier, was diagnosed with a DIPG brain tumor at just 6 years old and it had an everlasting effect on their family.

Inspired by her son’s determination and charitable spirit, Jenny created a foundation in his memory to find a cure and help families with children going through treatment. Truman Charities was also touched by her son’s story, where we unanimously decided to host a fundraiser benefiting ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation!

Tune in to this episode to learn how ChadTough is raising awareness for this seriously underfunded form of cancer, and ways you can join the mission to defeat DIPG.

Email us at [email protected] to RSVP for our fundraiser for the ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation on April 2nd!

Find more information on ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation on their website: https://www.chadtough.org

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Do you remember learning about the amazing nonprofit, KIND, in episode 37 of the show? Truman Charities partnered with them for an event since the airing, and it was the most successful Truman Charities fundraiser to date! A total of $54,470 was raised, with 100% of the profits going to feed over 363 children for an entire year.

In this episode, our host Jamie Truman is recapping this event and speaking with Rob Mercer, a board member and the man responsible for these monthly Bethesda’s Best Happy Hours. You’ll hear why they’re essential to the mission of Truman Charities, and how these networking events are benefitting the community.

To meet new people in the community, find out how to help make a difference, and just enjoy a night out, join us at the next event at Tommy Joe’s in Bethesda, MD! Listen to get all the details.

 Email us at [email protected] to make sure you get a spot on the list for the next Bethesda’s Best Happy and receive our monthly invitations!

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On today’s episode, our host Jamie Truman is sitting down with the founder of Nonprofit Leaders Forum, Doug Palmer, and his associate, Theo Pahigiannis, to discuss how they are helping nonprofit leaders run a successful nonprofit.

Nonprofit Leaders Forum is a group of over 2000 people, and growing, focused on creating networking opportunities by holding events, happy hours, training sessions, lunch and learns, etc., to connect leaders in non-profit to come together to help facilitate the success of non-profits so everyone benefits.

In this episode you will hear what you can expect from one of their events, how they help leaders in the nonprofit sector, how they’re using technology to move non-profits forward, and the process of joining.

If you have been looking for a way to get involved in the nonprofit community to meet others with similar goals and to learn how you can grow your nonprofit from professionals in this field, this is the episode for you.

Listen in for this and more!

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Did you know that one third of children in schools in Montgomery County are on the free or reduced lunch program? This number is shocking to see anywhere, but more so when referring to a county that is seemingly more affluent. This just goes to show that no one is immune to food insecurity, regardless of what a situation may appear as.

This is why our guest on today’s episode founded KIND to ensure that children facing food insecurity have meals when they go home. Jeremy Lichtenstein has teamed up with his community to purchase, pack, and distribute meals by sending kids home on Friday with a backpack full of meals so they don’t go hungry over the weekend.

KIND’s operation is smooth and efficient, allowing for the most bags to be packed in the shortest amount of time, 115,000 food items in 30 minutes to be exact, and every dollar raised goes directly toward purchasing food for these children.

Tune in to hear how this organization has made a huge difference in the Montgomery County area and how they want to continue their efforts to provide consistent aid for underprivileged schools and children.

You don’t want to miss this one!
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“Every cancer deserves a voice, and every cancer deserves a cure.” - Laughlin Foundation

 What happens when your loved one is diagnosed with a rare case of cancer, where there is little to no information about it anywhere, and doctors don’t have a protocol to treat it.?

Our guest on today’s episode lived this truth when her mother was diagnosed with a rare form of endometrial cancer. After searching for answers, Courtney Laughlin and her family decided to take matters into their own hands and create awareness around this rare cancer, and others like it, by starting the Laughlin Foundation to raise funds for research.

This close knit family is the epitome of strength and resilience, where they took a dire situation and turned it around to make a difference, and have some fun while they’re at it.

Their mission isn’t only to raise funds for research, it’s also to educate more people on these rare types of cancers and to get people talking openly about “below the belt” subjects, to reduce the stigma or embarrassment attached to it.

In today’s episode, you will hear how the Laughlin Foundation is partnering with doctors and schools to make sure that rare cancers are not being pushed aside so protocols and treatments are more readily available and understood.

This family is working hard to ensure this message gets out, so tune in to hear their inspiring story and learn more about their charity!


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Those of us who volunteer our time to give back to communities take this job seriously, so our main objective is to reach our goals so we can make a difference. 

A successful charity starts with having a solid group of board members, because they set the tone for how the rest of the charity functions.

Each member brings unique experiences and expertise, however the best board is one that is cohesive, like-minded people, who can have fun together! This is the key to any successful charity. If your team is on the same page, then delegating tasks, creating structure, and getting the job done, is a no brainer. 

In today’s episode, you will hear Jamie Truman discuss the Truman Charities board members and how they function together, and how they have been able to have their most successful year yet in 2022.

2023 already looks promising, and we have a ton of exciting events and announcements lined up that you will also hear in this episode.

You don’t want to miss this one!

Here are our 2022 Sponsors:

• The Yi Team Mortgage - Derek Harmon
• So What Else
• Pohoryles Family
• The Burk Family
• Sallye and Sterling
• Christopher Romasco
• Masonboro Partners - Anthony Solazzo
• Cindy Truman Hall Family
• Sasse Agency - Julie Schumacher
• Ross Residential - Josh & Alex Ross
• The Truman Family
• Aspen Real Estate Settlements - Jordan Resnick
• Scotty's Vodka
• First Home Mortgage - Rob Mercer
• Maury Home Team - Don McGlynn
• Edge- Scott Mendelson 
• Mark Freeman
• Chip Lipscomb
• Electric Advisors - Russell Lacey
• Small Business Advisors - Gary Heldt
• RBC
• The Bucher Family
• Sallye Clark
• DeMaurice & Karen Smith 
• Maryland Live Casino Hotel
• Boone & Sons
• First Washington Mortgage - Will Williams & Matt Truman
• Medium Rare

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The Truman Charities Podcast featured Rob Scheer, co-founder and CEO of Comfort Cases and author of A Forever Family: Fostering Change One Child at a Time. His harrowing story of growing up in our flawed foster care system touched us so much that we’re sharing his interview again.

 You don’t have to know someone to love them, and Rob’s personal journey to fatherhood and helping his community exemplifies that. His mission to give hope and dignity back to foster children is more important than ever, with over 400,000 children currently in foster care in the United States.

 Listen to his story to get a glimpse into the issues facing children transitioning in the foster care system, and how we are failing as a society to protect them. Tune in to learn ways you can help!

Read about their mission and see how you can support Comfort Cases, visit their website here!
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“Self-determination and desire to be part of different communities that allows you to blossom well beyond the structure of a house is so critical and central to the organization's mission.”
- Chloe Sigillito

Having a home encompasses more than just the structure of the house. It represents community, growth, love, and safety. Things we often overlook when we think about home.

This is especially true for veterans who have put their lives on the line for the sake of others, leaving them in vulnerable situations where having a home feels impossible.

One organization understands this fully, and realized they have the ability to change the lives of veterans and their families by giving back to the very people that protect us.

Tony and Chloe Sigillito from Building Homes for Heroes join us on today’s episode to talk to us about how their organization has gifted 300 homes to veterans and their families.

After 9/11, the founding members of Building Homes for Heroes came together with the central mission to give back to veterans, after seeing the increasing number of veterans that were coming home disabled.

This organization started with a goal of gifting one home, and have now celebrated an incredible milestone of their 300th gifted home, mortgage free.

Tune in to today’s episode to hear this incredible story of hope and perseverance, and learn how you can help too!

To learn more about Building Homes for Heroes, and to find out how you can contribute to their cause, visit their website here!

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