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In this episode, host Mary Ann LeRay sits down with Kristen Mihaljevic, Director of Development at the North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF), to explore something every supporter of The Filling Station should know about: simple, smart ways to give that don’t require writing a check, swiping a credit card, or hiring an attorney. Kristen brings more than a decade of community foundation experience to the conversation, and she doesn’t shy away from a challenge many donors know all too well – the year-end flood of appeals and email solicitations that can leave even the most generous hearts feeling fatigued. Her […]
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Charlie Jones traces Jones County’s colonial roots, German settler history, and Wiley Jones’s role in the Bill of Rights on The Filling Station podcast.
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Principal Donna Higgins went from Trenton Elementary student to its leader. Hear her story of mentorship, the Leader in Me program, and why Jones County’s kids are everything.
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Marcy Hoffman of The Filling Station shares simple ways to build emotional balance, manage screen time, and protect rest in this most recent podcast. Part 2 on balance.
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Mary Ann LeRay and Marcy explore balance as a whole-body practice, covering stress, movement, blood sugar, hormones, and sleep in the Bridging Foods and Meds series.
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Sheron Bender, Filling Station vice chair and retired school counselor, shares how Hurricane Florence, 33 years with hungry kids, and one bold question shaped her mission to feed Jones County.
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Mandy Gillis didn’t just find her way to Maysville Elementary. By her own account, she was led there. After 26 years in education, including a difficult final year in Onslow County during Hurricane Florence that took a real toll on her health, Mandy stepped back and trusted that the right path would open. It did, in the most unexpected way, during a conversation at Vacation Bible School. She updated her application materials on the spot, and the rest, as they say, is history. Seven years later, she is the current Jones County Principal of the Year and describes every day […]
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Your Gut Is Talking. Are You Listening? A Practical Guide to Gut Health With The Filling Station
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Solo marathon swimmer Stephen Wargo joins Mary Ann LeRay to talk faith, Lake Erie, the Neuse River Bridge Run, and finding joy through serving others.
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Tommy Stanfield of Southern Bank joins Mary Ann LeRay to launch financial wellness workshops at The Filling Station. First session May 21 in Jones County.
