Business Break

Great Community Give is a community wide giving day for local partner nonprofit organizations, April 17, 2024 from 6:00am to 8:00pm. All online donations this day will be through www.greatcommunitygive.org and/or given directly via cash and check gifts. All donations are tax-deductible. We are joined by: Valley Program for Aging Services' Beth Bland, Executive Director, and Joyce Nussbaum, Director of Senior Services, Harrisonburg-Rockingham County. VPAS is the premier organization in the Central Shenandoah Valley for supporting successful aging in place. The VPAS staff are your local experts in aging. Whether you are approaching retirement, or well beyond, their staff can help you navigate the joys and challenges that come with aging and caregiving. Once accessed, VPAS provides a supportive network to assist you as your needs may change over time.

Great Community Give is a community wide giving day for local partner nonprofit organizations, April 17, 2024 from 6:00am to 8:00pm. All online donations this day will be through www.greatcommunitygive.org and/or given directly via cash and check gifts. All donations are tax-deductible. We are joined by: Lara Mack, President of the Harrisonburg Dance Cooperative. The Harrisonburg Dance Cooperative (HDC) aims to provide experienced dance artists in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County with opportunities to amplify their individual artistic voices. Through live performances, classes, forums, and collaborations with artists from various mediums, HDC cultivates a vibrant and passionate appreciation for the art of dance within the local community.

We are joined by: Amanda Bomfim, Director of Marketing & Program Initiatives for The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County; Emani Morse, and Russell Leary, Co-CEOs of On the Road Collaborative. Great Community Give is a community wide giving day for local partner nonprofit organizations, April 17, 2024 from 6:00am to 8:00pm. All online donations this day will be through www.greatcommunitygive.org and/or given directly via cash and check gifts. All donations are tax-deductible. The traditional school day is no longer enough to fully meet the needs of all of our youth, especially those experiencing a learning gap. Underserved youth need more time for academic practice, more connection to a network of caring adult mentors, and more access to quality learning experiences outside of the school day.​ At On the Road Collaborative, they believe it’s about meeting every young person where they are. By offering additional out-of-school learning opportunities and connecting them to resources and caring adults, we can journey with them as they go after their biggest goals.

We are joined by: Amanda Bomfim, Director of Marketing & Program Initiatives for The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County; Shannon Porter, Executive Director of Mercy House; and Noah Yoder, After Care Case Manager of Mercy House. Great Community Give is a community wide giving day for local partner nonprofit organizations, April 17, 2024 from 6:00am to 8:00pm. All online donations this day will be through www.greatcommunitygive.org and/or given directly via cash and check gifts. All donations are tax-deductible. Mercy House is a nonprofit organization with multiple programs combating poverty and homelessness in Harrisonburg, Virginia. As a provider of family shelter, rapid re-housing and homelessness prevention services; our agency is committed to restoring our clients to self-sufficiency by addressing the barriers and challenges that led to housing instability or experiencing homelessness. Mercy House serves the City of Harrisonburg, and provides services to clients within Rockingham, Augusta, and Page Counties.

Peirce Macgill, Assistant Director, Harrisonburg Economic Development, joins us to discuss Valley TechCon.23! This full day conference seeks to bring The conference offers a wide variety of topics that vary from technical presentations to using technology to improve your business. Breakout sessions are divided into three categories: Technical Topics for Practitioners, The Business Impact of Technology, and Growing Your Technology Business. The conference will kick-off with a breakfast keynote from Monica Logothetis, Senior Advisor, Innovation Office of the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. Valley TechCon.23 will be held Thursday, May 25th at Hotel Madison & Shenandoah Valley Conference Center. To learn more and purchase tickets, visit www.valleytechcon.com.

We are speaking with Amanda Bomfim, Director of Marketing & Program Initiatives for the Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County and Marie Bradley, Administrative Director for Family Life Resource Center about the Great Community Give, Wednesday, April 19th from 6:30am-8:00pm.

Mulligan’s Golf Center is a golf practice facility, pro shop and miniature golf course that is dedicated to providing an inviting and fun environment for golfers of all ages and abilities. Mulligan's is excited to announce the newest expansion to their business: Their Double-Decker Driving Range powered by TrackMan Range!

Jim Scheetz is the chairman, CEO and president of SmartMouth Oral Health Laboratories, a leading innovator in the fight against bad breath through a patented zinc-ion-activated technology designed to eliminate the root cause of bad breath: sulfur gas. Scheetz began serving the company as a consultant in 2005, later joining the company’s board of directors in 2018. In his role, Jim leads SmartMouth’s team in their commitment to eliminate and prevent bad breath. Scheetz is an accomplished C-Suite executive officer with a distinguished career and a solid reputation for advancing organizational strategy, mission and objectives to spearhead revenue, profitability and growth. During his 40-plus year career, he has worked in a variety of industries including banking, manufacturing and real estate development.

Glenn Gonzales is the CEO of Jet It, a fractional private jet ownership platform. With the industry’s most innovative model, the jet is yours for the day, not the hour, giving you the ability to visit multiple locations in a single day. Have breakfast in the mountains. Fly to the city for an afternoon board meeting. Measure time by the tides. The world is your runway. In this episode we meet Glenn and find out more about him and the company he has created

Will and Langdon Reid of Wilson Fairchild stopped by to discuss Happy Birthday USA in Staunton July 3-4. The event that has its origins way back in 1970 with the Harold and Don Reid (Will and Langdon's dads) of the Statler Brothers has a goal each year to celebrate America’s birthday in the same family-oriented and wholesome tradition of food, fun, music and fireworks that Staunton has come to love since the very first Statler organized celebration in 1970.

June is Wound Care Awareness Month. Its a great time to learn more about the Sentara RMH Wound Healing Center for chronic wounds. The occurance of chronic wounds has increased greatly since the center opened in 2013. Find out what to look for and know you can self refer to the center.

This time we discuss the Dolly Parton Imagination Library with The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg Rockingham County. A free book gifting program for kids 0-5 years of age. The program is underway and you can sign up! Or you can donate or sponsor kids.

Amanda Bonfim with Great Community Give stops by to talk about this year's event happening April 20. Early giving starts April 6. Find a charity and give!

Dennis Bickmeier President of the Richmond Raceway talks about the experience of the Spring Race Weekend at Richmond Raceway.

Amanda Bonfim from the Great Community Give happening April 20, 2022, fills us in on the next deadline for participating non-profits, Friday February 11th.

Valley Primary Care Provider Dr. Rob Marsh talks with us about the importance as we head into the cold weather months about the importance of getting fully vaccinated against COVID. The fully vaccination dosages and a booster as applicable.

The Great Community Give happens April 20, 2022. Early sign up date for Non-profits is before January 14. Final regular date to sign up is February 11, 2022. Find out what's new and more with Amanda Bonfim, program officer for Great Community Give