Yinz Are Good

https://www.yinzaregood.com/Episode 163 brings us another extraordinary example of folks who are creating space to uplift and bring hope to others, as they themselves navigate a devastating loss. This is a conversation about random acts of kindness, the ripple effect, grief, and generosity. Tressa sits down for a powerful and inspirational chat with three of the powerhouse women behind The Flashlight Foundation: Nicole Davies, Donna Hyatt, and Kyla Sims. Created in honor of Nicole's son & Donna's grandson, Jorden, the Foundation's mission is to uplift lives through simple, meaningful acts of kindness. They believe that small amounts of generosity can spark lasting change, strengthen communities, inspire connection, and encourage others to keep their light shining. And In Case Yinz Missed It: Our friends at The Positive Painting Project's latest endeavor, Telephone of the Wind, is now open to the public! The Flashlight Foundation: https://flashlightfoundation.com/ Telephone of the Wind: https://www.paintpositive.org/projects Want to learn more about the podcast, including all of the guests who’ve been featured thus far? Check out our website: ⁠https://www.yinzaregood.com/⁠ FOLLOW US on social media! Instagram: ⁠@yinzaregood⁠ Facebook: ⁠@YinzAreGood⁠ Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Want a KINDNESS CRATE dropped off at your business or school? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com

Get ready for an inspiring and uplifting conversation between Tressa and Carlow University President, Dr. Kathy Humphrey. Tressa was invited to interview Dr. Humphrey in front of a live audience on Carlow's campus and boy, did they have a good time. You'll hear about Dr. Humphrey's journey from childhood to her current role, how Carlow is striving to make the world a more just and merciful place, and much more...They close out their chat by sharing notes from our Kindness Crate. Then, Name That Neighborhood returns, as does Don. Wonder how he'll do this time around... *Link to A More Just and Merciful World podcast: https://www.carlow.edu/podcast/ *Carlow University: https://www.carlow.edu/ https://www.yinzaregood.com/ Want to learn more about the podcast, including all of the guests who’ve been featured thus far? Check out our website: ⁠https://www.yinzaregood.com/⁠ FOLLOW US on social media! Instagram: ⁠@yinzaregood⁠ Facebook: ⁠@YinzAreGood⁠ Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Want a KINDNESS CRATE dropped off at your business or school? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com

There's a whole lot of gratitude, kindness, and community comin' your way in this episode... Tressa sits down with good friend - and fellow Jefferson Award recipient - Bradley Wilkins to chat about all he does in his community and why connecting with his neighbors is so important to him. They also talk about Bradley's current campaign as a candidate for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Visionary of the Year. And Tressa and Don read (so many!) notes from the Kindness Crates that made a stop in the Carlynton School District. The notes were originally read as part of Carlynton's 3rd annual Women's Empowerment Summit, which Tressa emceed. Donate to Bradley's LLS campaign at Tressa's page: https://pages.lls.org/voy/wpa/pgh25/tglover Leukemia and Lymphoma Society website: https://www.lls.org/ https://www.yinzaregood.com/ Want to learn more about the podcast, including all of the guests who’ve been featured thus far? Check out our website: https://www.yinzaregood.com/ FOLLOW US on social media! Instagram: @yinzaregood Facebook: @YinzAreGood Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Want a KINDNESS CRATE dropped off at your business or school? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com

www.yinzaregood.com Here at Yinz Are Good, we've got an abundance of generosity, selflessness, and kindness to share. We've got joy, inspiration, laughter, and stories of people helping people. We've got...community. And we're so glad that you're part of it. In this episode, you'll hear from two remarkable women, Rachel Antin and Kate Crawford, from One Day To Remember. This incredible nonprofit provides parents with advanced-stage cancer the opportunity to have one fun and all-expenses-paid day with their children - a day where they can forget about cancer and enjoy making memories together. Tressa sits down with Rachel and Kate to learn all about the org, as well as about each of their journeys. This is one beautiful conversation about people taking care of each other. Want to learn more about the podcast? Check out our website: https://www.yinzaregood.com/ Instagram: @yinzaregood Facebook: @YinzAreGood Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com To request a KINDNESS CRATE drop off at your business or school, email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com

We're doing something a little special for Episode 159... In continued celebration of Women's History Month, we're revisiting Episode 90, when Tressa sat down to talk about the Girls Supporting Girls Club with Carlynton School District's School Psychologist, Dr. Tricia Serdy, Carlynton 2nd Grade Teacher/Co-Founder of Freestore 15106 & Free Fridge 15106, Don Alexander, and Carlynton High School students and Club members, Alexis & Talia. Then in its first year, this Club was already changing students' lives by connecting them with each other, providing counseling and guidance, and encouraging them to mentor and support each other. This multi-generational conversation is a must-listen :) www.yinzaregood.com Have a story of gratitude or kindness to share? Want to request a Kindness Crate drop off at your business or school? Know someone who would make a great guest? Email us: yinzaregood@gmail.com Instagram: @yinzaregood Facebook: @YinzAreGood Original Air Date: June 3rd, 2023

In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, Tressa sits down for a lively chat with the VP of The Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh, Robert Tierney. A native of Dublin, Rob has made Pittsburgh his home for more than 20 years and has affected positive change in Irish businesses, culture, and sports in Pittsburgh (including Gaelic football, which you'll hear all about...). Founded decades ago, the Institute works "in service to Peace In Ireland" and focuses on Pittsburgh-Ireland Partnerships, job training, two-way trade, cultural exchange, and Pittsburgh’s Irish Diaspora. ☘️ The Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh: https://www.iiofpitt.org/IIOP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iiofpitt Pittsburgh Gaelic Athletic Association: https://pittsburghgaa.com/ Yinz Are Good website: https://www.yinzaregood.com/ FOLLOW US on social media! Instagram: @yinzaregood Facebook: @YinzAreGood Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com

Tressa reconnects with the phenomenal LaTeresa Blackwell, who long-time listeners will remember from Episode 2 (!), when Tressa interviewed her and her husband, Michael. They are co-owners of Cafe on the Corner and have given back to their Northside community in so many ways. LaTeresa continues to give and offer support...so Tressa welcomes her back to the show to catch up and to hear her story: Who inspired her? Why does she help folks in so many different ways? LaTeresa is now the Women's Shelter Manager for Light of Life Rescue Mission. And wait til you hear about her newest community endeavor...Get ready for one joyful, inspirational, and laugh-filled conversation. Cafe on the Corner: https://www.cafeonthecornerpgh.org/ Light of Life Rescue Mission: https://www.lightoflife.org/ For info on show guests, photos, and media coverage, visit our website: https://www.yinzaregood.com/ FOLLOW US on social media! Instagram: @yinzaregood Facebook: @YinzAreGood Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com To request a KINDNESS CRATE drop off at your business or school, email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com

Providing hope, inspiration, and encouragement to children with cancer and other life-altering medical diagnoses through the magic of photography. That's the beautiful mission of So Many Angels and Tressa has the joy of sitting down with Founder Matt Meiers to talk all about it. Then Don returns for In Case Yinz Missed It - and this is one story for the record books. WE ARE. So Many Angels: https://somanyangels.org/ So Many Angels on Instagram: @somanyangels So Many Angels on Facebook: @So Many Angels Centre Daily TimesTHON article HERE Yinz Are Good on CBS'Talk Pittsburgh: -via yinzaregood.com HERE -via cbs.com HERE https://www.yinzaregood.com/ FOLLOW US on social media! Instagram: @yinzaregood | Facebook: @YinzAreGood Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com

This is one fun episode, if we do say so ourselves... First, Tressa sits down for a quick chat with Melissa Laughlin from Blessed Home Project(Ep. 81) and Jaryd Boyer from Premier Youth & Community Center to talk about their fantastic orgs and how collaboration is key to building community. They're chatting at the Sewickley Community Center, where Jaryd is about to teach a self-defense class to benefit Blessed Home Project (Spoiler alert: Tressa will be taking part in that class...). Then, Tressa welcomes Cami Teacoach, Founder of VolunTOTs, back to the show (Eps. 16 & 41) to catch up and to find out about the amazing event VolunTOTs is hosting in honor of their 4th birthday . Blessed Home Project: https://www.blessedhomeproject.org/ Premier Youth & Community Center: https://www.pyccenter.org/ VolunTOTs: https://voluntots.org/ VolunTOTs on Facebook here Variety the Children's Charity: https://www.varietypittsburgh.org/ Want to learn more about the podcast, including all of the guests who’ve been featured thus far? Check out our website: https://www.yinzaregood.com/ FOLLOW US on social media! Instagram: @yinzaregood Facebook: @YinzAreGood Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com To request a KINDNESS CRATE drop off at your business or school, email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com

If you want to hear all about generosity, care, comfort, support, and community...this episode has got you covered! TheVA Pittsburgh Fisher House is a home away from home that provides a place for visiting families to stay - free of charge - while their loved ones receive inpatient medical care at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare Systems.Friends of the Pittsburgh Fisher House is the nonprofit org that supports them. (And yes, this is all as amazing as it sounds.) Tressa has the honor of visiting the VA Pittsburgh Fisher House and sitting down with Assistant Manager Tessa Paivanas and Friends of the Fisher House members Jack McMahon and Nick Krawec to hear all about their incredible organizations. Shout out to listener, Mary Jo, for suggesting we feature these fabulous folks on the show! VA Pittsburgh Fisher House Friends of the Pittsburgh Fisher House https://www.pittsburghfisherhouse.org/ Want to learn more about the podcast, including all of the guests who’ve been featured thus far? Check out our website:https://www.yinzaregood.com/ FOLLOW US on social media! Instagram:@yinzaregoodFacebook:@YinzAreGood Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com To request a KINDNESS CRATE drop off at your business or school, email us atyinzaregood@gmail.com

At Yinz Are Good, we share the good stuff - the good news - going on and celebrate the good people who are making it happen. We're here as a reminder that kindness, compassion, and empathy exist and are all around us. In this episode, we're going to hear about community, about those who are helping our neighbors, and about random acts of kindness. And we're going to be inspired. Our featured guests are from Pittsburgh Mercy, the extraordinary community health and wellness provider who has been literally saving lives and helping people heal for decades. Tressa sits down with Tony Beltran (President & CEO), Mike Turk (VP Community & Wellness Services), and Annette Fetchko (Executive Director, Bethlehem Haven) for a powerful and wonderful conversation. Then Don joins Tressa for In Case Yinz Missed It: The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. Pittsburgh Mercy: https://www.pittsburghmercy.org/ Bethlehem Haven: https://bethlehemhaven.org/ Volunteer Coordinator: Brendan Copp Brendan.Copp@pittsburghmercy.org 412-897-8822 *Follow Pittsburgh Mercy and Bethlehem Haven on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn Random Acts of Kindness Foundation: https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/ https://www.yinzaregood.com/ Want to learn more about Yinz Are Good, including all of the guests who’ve been featured thus far? Check out our website: https://www.yinzaregood.com/ FOLLOW US on social media! Instagram: @yinzaregoodFacebook: @YinzAreGood Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com To request a KINDNESS CRATE drop off at your business or school, email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com

This is one delightful episode, if we may say so ourselves... Tressa sits down with Nancy Polinsky Johnson, the Executive Director of The Pittsburgh Walk of Fame, and McCaffery's Dean Welch (remember him from Ep. 144?) to talk all about the newly-announced Pittsburgh Walk of Fame, to be installed at The Terminal Building in The Strip District. Wait until you hear what they have planned... The Pittsburgh Walk of Fame website: ⁠https://pittsburghwalkoffame.org/⁠ Nominations for The Walk of Fame are being accepted through Jan. 31st! Nominate here Want to learn more about the podcast, including all of the guests who’ve been featured thus far? Check out our website: https://www.yinzaregood.com/ FOLLOW US on social media! Instagram: @yinzaregood | Facebook: @YinzAreGood Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com. To request a KINDNESS CRATE drop off at your business or school, email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com.

We couldn't fit all of Carolina's titles into the Episode name, so here they are in toto: MSN, RN, Founding member & President of the Western PA Area Chapter of the National Association of Nurses, Director of Diversty and Inclusion at Duquesne University's School of Nursing BSN-AID program, community volunteer extraordinaire, and the Pittsburgh Steelers' nominee for the NFL's Changemakers Award. Tressa and Carolina sit down in Carolina's office at Duquesne to talk not only about the myriad ways she helps folks in our communities, but about how her personal journey led her to where she is today. It is one fabulous and inspiring chat. And Don joins Tressa for a round of In Case Yinz Missed It. Western Pennsylvania Area Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses https://www.wpanahn.org/ National Association of Hispanic Nurses https://www.nahnnet.org/ Shepherds Heart https://shepheart.org/volunteer Pittsburgh Mercy https://www.pittsburghmercy.org/ Bombas https://bombas.com/pages/giving-back Jubilee Kitchen https://jubileekitchen.org/ Check out our website: https://www.yinzaregood.com/ FOLLOW US on social media! Instagram: @yinzaregoodFacebook: @YinzAreGood Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com To request a KINDNESS CRATE drop off at your business or school, email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com

We're thrilled to be bringing you our 150th episode! Thank you to all of our guests thus far and to you, our amazing listeners. Yinz are good, indeed! In this milestone episode, Tressa sits down with Tim Smith (AKA Pastor Tim), the remarkable CEO of Center of Life in Hazelwood. Center of Life is an extraordinary community hub for young people that provides academic out-of-school programs and experiences in music and arts. COL employs a holistic approach to community through all of its programs, believing that commitment to others is most productive when you walk with those served in their schools, homes, and families. And...Name That Neighborhood is back! And so is Don. How will he fare in today's go-round? Center of Life: https://www.centeroflife.org/ Instagram: @centeroflifepgh Facebook: Center of Life Want to learn more about the podcast, including all the guests who’ve been featured? Check out our website: https://www.yinzaregood.com/ FOLLOW US on social media! Instagram: @yinzaregood Facebook: @YinzAreGood Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com To request a KINDNESS CRATE drop off at your business or school, email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com

It's the first of our "Yinz Are Doing Good" series, where Tressa visits a neighborhood and welcomes local do-gooders as guests. The Neighborhood: Sewickley The Meeting Spot: The Lindsay Theater & Cultural Center The Guests: Gwen Strickland from Their Story, Amber Gregg from The Child Health Association of Sewickley, and Josh Axelrod from The Lindsay. Their Story: https://www.theirstory15143.com/ *Gwen's mom's book: Their Story: The History of Blacks / African Americans in Sewickley & Edgeworth Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Their-Story-Americans-Sewickley-Edgeworth/dp/B000ANIPZY The Child Health Association of Sewickley: https://childhealthassociation.org/ The Lindsay Theater & Cultural Center: https://thelindsaytheater.org/ Want to learn more about the podcast, including all of the guests who’ve been featured thus far? Check out our website: https://www.yinzaregood.com/ FOLLOW US on social media! Instagram: @yinzaregoodFacebook: @YinzAreGood Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com To request a KINDNESS CRATE drop off at your business or school, email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com

In Part 2 of our LIVE Christmas show, we pick up after Intermission... Want to learn more about the podcast, including all of the guests who’ve been featured thus far? Check out our website: https://www.yinzaregood.com/ FOLLOW US on social media! Instagram: @yinzaregoodFacebook: @YinzAreGood Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com To request a KINDNESS CRATE drop off at your business or school, email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com

Part 1 of our LIVE Christmas Show recorded on December 16, 2024! Think late-night talk show meets TV Christmas Special... Special guests: Sally Power from Treasure House Fashions, Janis Burley Wilson from the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, and Emmy Award-winning rapper, artist, and community activist FRZY. Plus Christmas carols and other festivities... https://www.thfashions.org/ https://awaacc.org/ https://www.instagram.com/frzy/?hl=en

Tressa heads to Sharpsburg to sit down with Bonnie DeMotte, the Executive Director of the remarkable Second Harvest. What follows is a wonderful conversation about the true meaning of community via all that the Second Harvest team is doing for their neighbors, including a community fridge, Senior Breakfasts, and more. Second Harvest is a community thrift store and SO MUCH MORE. Second Harvest: https://secondharvestthrift.com/ Want to learn more about the podcast, including all of the guests who’ve been featured thus far? Check out our website: https://www.yinzaregood.com/ FOLLOW US on social media! Instagram: @yinzaregoodFacebook: @YinzAreGood Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com To request a KINDNESS CRATE drop off at your business or school, email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com

Tressa takes a little trip to Pitcairn to chat with the gregarious, kind, and "just so darn easy to talk to" Milo Speranzo, owner of Brave Bean Coffee Company. Brave Bean's mission is to give back not only to the Pitcairn community, but to all who have served in our Armed Forces. And then, In Case Yinz Missed It: The Yinz Are Good team heads to a toy-wrapping party for the Best of the Batch Foundation's Batch-A-Toys... Brave Bean Coffee Company: https://www.bravebeancoffee.com/ Batch-A-Toys: https://www.batchfoundation.org/batch-a-toys/ To learn more about the podcast, including all of the guests who’ve been featured thus far, check out our website: https://www.yinzaregood.com/ FOLLOW US on social media! Instagram: @yinzaregood Facebook: @YinzAreGood Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com To request a KINDNESS CRATE drop off at your business or school, email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com

Get ready for one powerful, uplifting, and plain ol' fun conversation between Tressa and Roman Benty, the Community Partnership Coordinator at LIGHT Education Initiative. LIGHT's mission is to inspire, prepare, and empower the next generation of humanitarians. Yinz Are Good's LIVE Christmas Special Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 | Greer Cabaret Theater Lounge | For info and tickets: Click Here or visit our website www.yinzaregood.com Random Acts of Kindness Foundation LIGHT Education Initiative: https://www.lightinitiative.org/ Instagram: @light_init Want to learn more about the podcast, including all of the guests who’ve been featured thus far? Check out our website: https://www.yinzaregood.com/ FOLLOW US on social media! Instagram: @yinzaregood | Facebook: @YinzAreGood Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com. To request a KINDNESS CRATE drop off at your business or school, email us at yinzaregood@gmail.com.