It's Your Community
12:55PM Wednesday
December 12, 2012
December 12, 2012
 Southeast Michigan |
It's Your Community Sundays 6-6:30a.m. Each Week, WDVD's "It's Your Community" focuses on the names, faces and happenings that are affecting our community. Join your host, Vanessa Denha Garmo as she meets with community leaders, experts and insiders to ask the questions that everyone is thinking. With more than 20 years of communications experience, Vanessa is an award-winning journalist, communications strategist, media coach, producer and voice talent. She is the host of community shows on 96.3 WDVD, 93.1 Doug-FM & Radio Disney, as well as the Co-Founder/Editor in Chief of the Chaldean News. She also founded Denha Media & Communications in 2009. |
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"It's Your Community" for June 16, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Scott Lorenz. Scott is the pilot and owner of Plymouth, Michigan based Westwind Balloon Company. Westwind Balloon Company participates in hot air balloon events across Michigan. They also offer private balloon flights over Oakland County. More information is available at www.PureMichiganBalloon.com |
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"It's Your Community" for June 9, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Wendy Winkler from Angela Hospice in Livonia. Established in 1985, Angela Hospice Home Care, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization operated by the Felician Sisters, dedicated to providing comprehensive, compassionate, and Christlike care to adults and children in the communities they serve. Angela Hospice has begun a collaboration with Hospice of Michigan to bring a Pediatric Early Care program to Southeast Michigan. More information is available at www.AngelaHospice.org |
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"It's Your Community" for June 2, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Dr. Michael Lutz, M.D. Dr. Lutz is a partner in the Michigan Institute of Urology and leads MIU's Men's Health Foundation. The Foundation's 5th Annual MIU Run for the Ribbon 5K/Walk and Gala will be held on June 16th at the Detroit Zoo. The mission of Run for the Ribbon is to promote awareness, education, research and treatment of prostate cancer and men's health issues in Southeastern Michigan. More information is available at www.MiuMensHealthFoundation.org |
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"It's Your Community" for May 26, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed author and award-winning public affairs expert John Bailey about his new book "The Power of Ownership: How to Build a Career and a Business". John has a long history of supporting the Detroit Area's professional, civic and cultural organizations and was instrumental in PR campaigns to increase seat belt usage and eliminate smoking in Michigan's public places. More information is available at www.ThePowerOfOwnership.com |
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"It's Your Community" for May 12, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Denise Pentescu from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). JDRF is the leading global organization focused on Type 1 Diabetes research and will be holding their 6th Annual Diabetes Today and Tomorrow Conference and Exhibit on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at the Wayne County Community College District – Western Campus in Belleville, Michigan. More than 1000 people with Diabetes, their family members and medical care professionals are expected to gather at this free event to hear the latest in leading-edge research, treatment advances and care strategies from internationally recognized experts. To register for this event or learn more about the Metro Detroit & Southeast Michigan Chapter of JDRF, visit www.JDRFMichiganEast.org |
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"It's Your Community" for May 5, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed local entrepreneur Denise Roberts. Denise is President of SalesPartners Troy and is passionate about helping entrepreneurs master the "little voice" in their heads that prevent them from achieving their professional goals. She discussed the Sales and Marketing Bootcamp that she is currently running in Troy. More information is available at www.SalesPartnersTroy.com |
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"It's Your Community" for April 28, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed New Boston resident Elaine Pereira, author of the newly released book I Will Never Forget: A Daughter's Story of Her Mother's Arduous and Humorous Journey Through Dementia. In this memoir, Elaine Pereira shares the sometimes heartbreaking, occasionally humorous story of her mother's journey through dementia, as seen through the eyes of her daughter. She discusses the emotional, physical and financial toll that dementia takes on family and caregivers. More information is available at www.ElainePereira.com |
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"It's Your Community" for April 21, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Wendy Leebov. President of Leebov Golde Group, Wendy is a passionate advocate for creating healing environments for patients, families, and the entire healthcare team. Together with the Leebov Golde Team, she provides high-impact consulting services, supporting healthcare organizations with culture change strategies, training and tools for enhancing the patient and employee experience. More information is available at www.Guality-Patient-Experience.com |
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"It's Your Community" for April 14, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Lisa Ball of the City of Clawson's newly formed Cultural Foundation about upcoming events planned by the Foundation. These events include a Mystery Dinner Fundraiser on April 20th, "The Melodies Clash in Clawson" event on May 19th, and the Second Annual Clawson Arts and Authors Festival on September 8th in Clawson's City Park. Ms. Ball is Festival Coordinator for Elevate the Arts, a Clawson-based initiative focused on enriching the neighborhood life by supporting Michigan's local creative community. More information is available at www.ElevatetHearts.vpweb.com |
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"It's Your Community" for April 7, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Mike Ball, syndicated humor columnist and founder of Lost Voices. He will be performing at a Spring concert to benefit young convicted felons hoping for a second chance. Lost Voices uses poetry and music to help incarcerated and at-risk youth tell their stories. The benefit concert will be held at Washtenaw Community College on Saturday, April 13 at 7:00 pm. More information is available at www.LostVoices.org |
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"It's Your Community" for March 31, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Dr. Gary Namie from the Workplace Bully Institute. Dr. Namie is the leader of the workplace bullying movement and is credited with starting the field of workplace bullying consulting. He provided helpful information, resources and solutions for individuals who are being bullied in the workplace as well as employers who need to combat workplace bullying. More information is available at www.WorkplaceBullying.org |
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"It's Your Community" for March 24, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Joyce Coronel, longtime columnist and reporter for The Catholic Sun Newspaper in Pheonix. The mother of five sons, she graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with a degree in political science and Latin American Studies. Fluent in Spanish, Coronel has had a lifelong interest in international affairs. In 2010 while reporting on a deadly attack on a Catholic church in Iraq, she came to know the Chaldean Catholic community in Arizona. Since then, she's penned a series of articles and columns detailing the vibrant faith and heartbreaking struggles of the Chaldeans. In 2011 she became a catechist at Holy Cross Chaldean Catholic Mission, learning the prayers and chants in Aramaic so as to be able to teach her students. She sees herself as as apostolate of building solidarity between the West and West. "I'm a Roman Catholic," Coronel says, "but my heart beats half Chaldean." More information is available at www.JoyceCoronel.com |
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"It's Your Community" for March 17, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Auday Arabo, President and CEO of the Associated Food and Petroleum Dealers (AFPD). They discussed AFPD's 97th Annual Trade Ball and Dinner, where Senator Tory Rocca was presented with the 2013 AFPD Legislator of the Year Award as well as AFPD's involvement in the MIHealthier Tomorrow Campaign. Mr. Arabo also explained some of AFPD's positions on several current legislative issues. More information is available at www.afpdonline.org and www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,4612,7-132-2940_2955_2959_63723---,00.html |
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"It's Your Community" for March 10, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Kelly Nieto, creator, songwriter and producer of The Cross and the Light, an acclaimed musical dramatization of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Christ. The Cross and The Light will make its debut at the iconic Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts in Detroit for 11 performances from Sunday, March 24 to Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013. More information is available at www.CrossAndLight.com |
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"It's Your Community" for March 3, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Renee Zarr, CPSTI, Injury Prevention Education Coordinator at DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan about indoor cold weather hazards. They discussed methods of preventing these hazards, which include home fire and carbon monoxide. The Injury Prevention Program at CHM was recently credited with helping to save the lives of a local family. More information is available at www.childrensdmc.org/ and www.chmfoundation.org |
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"It's Your Community" for February 24, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Reverend D. Alexander Bullock about the need to develop more markets that provide nutritional food in urban areas. Reverend Bullock is the senior pastor of the Greater St. Matthew Baptist Church. He also serves as President of the Highland Park NAACP, President of the Rainbow PUSH Detroit Chapter and the national spokesperson for the Change Agent Consortium. More information is available at www.greaterstmatthew.org/church-leadership.html |
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"It's Your Community" for February 17, 2013 Vanessa Denha-Garmo interviewed Dr. Gerald A. Shiener, M.D., Chief Consultation Liaison of Psychiatry at DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital, about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD is commonly referred to as the winter blues but can be a serious condition. Symptoms of SAD include feeling a sense of hopelessness, increased appetite and weight gain, increased sleep, a lack of enegery and an inability to concentrate. Dr. Shiener discussed steps that can be taken to minimize SAD, primarily focusing on lifestyle management and self-care. More information is available at www.sinaigrace.org, www.facebook.com/sinaigrace and www.mccarehouse.org. |
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"It's Your Community" for February 10, 2013 Vanessa Denha-Garmo interviewed author Jacquelyn Eubanks about her writing as well as her work with CARE House of Macomb County. Jacquelyn, only 15 years old, is the award-winning author of The Last Summer. CARE House is a child advocacy center focused on the prevention and reduction of child sexual and physical abuse in Macomb County. More information is available at www.jacquelyneubanks.com, www.facebook.com/TheLastSummerSeries and www.mccarehouse.org. |
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"It's Your Community" for February 3, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Dr. L. Andrea Coleman, Chief OB/GYN at DMC Sinai Grace Hospital. Dr. Coleman discussed Cervical Cancer Prevention month. Cervical Cancer is a slow-growing disease that is formed in the tissues of the cervix, but can be found and treated very easily through routine Pap smears. Dr. Coleman recommended detection and prevention methods, including regular Pap smears and the HPV vaccine. More information is available at http://www.sinaigrace.org/news/. |
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"It's Your Community" for January 20, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed prosecuting attorney Klint Kesto, who was recently sworn in as the first-term State Representative of Michigan's 39th District. On Friday, February 8, he will be hosting a forum on how to appeal your home property taxes from 12 - 1:30p at the Commerce Township Library. More information is available at, www.Faceook.com/RepKlintKesto and www.KlintKesto4Michigan.com/about-klint/ |
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"It's Your Community" for January 20, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Father Larry Webber, Director of the Solanus Casey Center, about the upcoming 9th Annual Solanus Casey Center Wine, Dinner & Auction Event. The Solanus Casey Center, a ministry of the Capuchin Franciscan Friars, strives to be a place of pilgrimage, healing, reconciliation and peace. Their well-known social ministries include meal programs, substance abuse services, EarthWorks urban farming, On the Rise Bakery, children's programs, and food and clothing distribution to those in need. The event will be held on Saturday, February 9th 2013 at 6:00 pm at the MET Hotel in Troy. Tickets are $75 per person which includes dinner, beer, and wine. There will be silent and live auctions, a wine tasting, and two raffles. More information is available at , www.solanuscasey.org and http://finewinesource.net/events |
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"It's Your Community" for January 13, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed inspirational speaker and author Brenda Jenkins about her involvement with Parenting Ministries at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Southfield, Michigan. New Hope recently received a grant from Great Start Collaborative-Oakland to conduct Parent Cafe session for local families. Parent Cafe sessions are based on the national Strengthening Families model and are facilitated to support families to build family strengths, promote child development and to connect them to the resources they may need. More information is available at , www.newhope-mbc.org, www.greatstartforkids-oakland.org and www.heisnotleftbehind.com |
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"It's Your Community" for January 6, 2013 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Ron Garmo from Running Right Heating and Cooling about heating for winter, HVAC, and watching our for our seniors during the winter months. More information is available at www.RunningRightHVACR.info |
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"It's Your Community" for December 30, 2012 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed bereavement professional Rebecca DeRaud, of Angela Hospice in Livonia, to discuss coping with the loss of loved ones over the holidays. More information is available at www.AngelaHospice.org/GriefSupport |
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"It's Your Community" for December 23, 2012 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed registered dietician and nutritionist Shivani Sharma about her new book "Fairy Food Mother's Color Mystery". More information is available at www.RightFoodChoice.com |
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"It's Your Community" for December 16, 2012 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Simon R. Dixon, MD about the new Tyner Center for Cardiovascular Interventions at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Dr. Dixon is the Corporate Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine at Beaumont Health System. More information is available at http://beaunet.beaumont.edu/portal/pls/portal/prs.web_pkg.bio?xdr=3592 |
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"It's Your Community" for December 9, 2012 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Eddie Connor, founder of the Boys 2 Books mentorship program. More information is available at www.EddieConnor.com. |
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"It's Your Community" for December 2, 2012 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Dan Poynter. Dan is the author of more than 130 books, has been a book publisher since 1969, and is a certified speaking professional. He travels the world speaking about book writing, publishing and promoting. More information is available at www.ParaPublishing.com. |
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"It's Your Community" for November 25, 2012 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Shawne Duperon. Shawne, who is a six-time Emmy winner, discussed her upcoming events with the Michigan chapter of the National Speakers Association. More information is available at www.ShawneTV.com and www.NSAMichigan.org. |
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"It's Your Community" for November 18, 2012 Vanessa Denha Interviewed Al Zara from Geektown USA about IT security and social media, More information is available at www.GeektownUSA.com. |
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"It's Your Community" for November 11, 2012 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Thomas Martin. Thomas is co-author of the book Doctor's Eyes Only, which addresses the unique financial needs of doctors and dentists. More information is available at www.DoctorsEyesOnly.com. |
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"It's Your Community" for November 4, 2012 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Robert Palmer. Robert, owner of Raven Writing Studios, Ink, is a writing coach, educator and theater producer. He will be conducting a free workshop about Bullying in the Workplace with Ms. Denha Garmo on Wednesday, November 14, 2012. More information is available at www.facebook.com/pages/Raven-Writing-Studios-Ink/. |
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"It's Your Community" for October 28, 2012 Vanessa Denha Garmo interviewed Teresa Tomeo. Teresa is an author, syndicated Catholic talk show host, and motivational speaker with more than 30 years of experience in TV, radio and newspaper. Teresa discussed her new book "Wrapped Up: God's Ten Gifts for Women". More information is available at www.www.teresatomeo.com. |
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"It's Your Community" for October 21, 2012 Vanessa Denha Interviewed Mike Ball of the Southeastern Michigan based musical group Lost Voices. Lost Voices is dedicated to bringing life-changing creative programs to incarcerated and at-risk young people. You can find more information at www.lostvoices.org. |
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