DMV Spotlight on ESPN 630, The Sports Capitol, this week shines a light on Make-A-Wish Mid -Atlantic Fundraiser at National Harbor Burger Week. Guests Deborah Topcik, marketing director at National Harbor and Lesli Creedon, president and CEO of Make-A-Wish talked about the fundraising partnership. Topcik explained special restaurant deals from Sept 30th to Oct 6th, 2019 at National Harbor with…… MORE
https://youtu.be/QSFG-tDmcvI DMV Spotlight shines a light on Food for Others that provides food to tens of thousands of people in Northern Virginia who go hungry. Annie Turner, Executive Director of Food for Others described efforts to distribute food from the non-profit’s warehouse as well as 16 neighborhood distribution centers across Northern Virginia. Turner also described the…… MORE
DMV Spotlight on 9.15.2019 on the Chesapeake Bay Program highlights the on-going efforts to clean and protect the Chesapeake Bay. Guest Rachel Felver, Communications Director of the Chesapeake Bay Program with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay talks about the health of the Bay using various indicators used to calculate the Bay restoration, including bay grasses, oysters…… MORE
DMV Spotlight on 9.8.2019 is highlighting the Georgetown Pivot Program that allows formerly incarcerated DC residents to be chosen for a Georgetown fellowship to earn a non-credit bearing certificate in Business and Entrepreneurship. Guest Pietra Rivoli, Professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and Executive Director of the Georgetown Pivot Program explained the…… MORE
DMV Spotlight on ESPN 630, The Sports Capitol, shines a light this week on the Inaugural Class of Inductees into the Montgomery County Sports Hall of Game. Guest Bob Milloy, Maryland’s all time winningest high school football coach is one of the inductees at the September 13, 2019 ceremony at the Silver Spring Civic Center. The…… MORE
DMV Spotlight on 8.25.2019 on DC School Choices delves into the options parents in and near the District of Columbia have to choose schools for their children. Guest, Dr. Jessica Sutter, DC State Board of Education member for Ward 6 outlined the differences between DC Public school options and DC Charter school options…… MORE
DMV Spotlight on 8.18.2019 highlights a new initiative at the National Institute on Drug Abuse to improve Opioid addiction treatment in criminal justice settings. Dr. Tisha Wiley, who heads up the ‘Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network ‘(JCOIN) at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, explains 12 grants have been awarded to support research on quality addiction treatment for Opioid Use…… MORE
DMV Spotlight on 8.11.19 shines a light on the Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Alexandria, VA. Guests, Allen Lomax, Chair of the SAPCA Board of Directors for a decade and Emma Beall, MPH, Coordinator of SAPCA outlined the various programs offered by Alexandria to help prevent underage use and abuse of drugs, alcohol and…… MORE
DMV Spotlight on 8.4.19 on Christmas in April of Prince George’s County shines a light on the homes being rebuilt by volunteers from the community. Christmas in April of Prince George’s County, MD Board Member, Melbourne Jenkins explains that elderly, handicapped and or low-income homeowners in the county can have repairs ranging from major to…… MORE
DMV Spotlight on Boaters for Backpacks on 7.28.2019 shines a light on efforts by the Fairfax County Police Department’s Marine Patrol Unit which is collecting new backpacks to hand out to school children in need in Fairfax County, VA public schools. Guests LT. Kevin Shaw with the Fairfax County Police Department Marine Patrol Unit and…… MORE