Gaston's Great

WATCH NOW: https://youtu.be/BMWXsS_8T1E Preserving history is so important, it gives us something to look back on. It helps us to remember how far we have come and gives us vision for where we are going. Join us this week as we interview Fred Glenn the President and Wendy Cauthen the Administrator for The Baltimore Village School. What is the Baltimore Village School? The Baltimore Village School...

WATCH NOW: https://youtu.be/ZSlfIC-T6MQ Having a beautiful city does not happen over night, nor does it happen all by itself! We know it takes time and volunteers. Join us as we interview Susan Wall, the Chair person for Keep Belmont Beautiful, to see what goes on behind the scenes in order to keep such a great city looking GREAT! What is Keep Belmont Beautiful (KBB)? Keep Belmont Beautiful, as an...

WATCH NOW:  https://youtu.be/06T0xoU79_s Investing in the youth of today is what will promise the future of tomorrow. Make sure to listen to this weeks episode to hear how Gaston Hope in Christ is doing just that. Investing in our youth. Join us as we interview Joe Bell the Director/ Program Director and Diane Monico the Administrative Assistant. Who is Gaston Hope in Christ? Gaston Hope in Christ...

WATCH NOW: https://youtu.be/9_FnlYrUkRw Do you love the Performing Arts? Is the theater your happy place? If so, this episode is for you! Join us as we interview Lauren Parker (Executive Director) and Jennifer Stepp (Board President) with the Little Theater of Gastonia! Listen in to hear about the great productions and programs they are offering this season! Who knows, maybe you will be the next s...

WATCH NOW: https://youtu.be/OLj4YKwdLuE Who doesn't love fall?! Join us today as we interview with Nathan Chapman (Farm Program Specialist), MC Cox (Outreach Manager), and Tiffani Stewart (Marketing Coordinator) for the Schiele Museum as they discuss all the fun fall events in Gaston County. What is the Schiele Museum? The Schiele Museum brings together professional educators, curators, admin...

Watch Now: https://youtu.be/4IC0H00sxcM Join us today as we get to experience the amazing Polio survival story of Mark Hanna accompanied by his daughter Katie Blackman and the community involvement of Marcia Scheideman in the Crowd Out Polio event.  What is Polio? Poliomyelitis, or polio, is a paralyzing and potentially fatal disease that still threatens children in some parts of the world. Poliov...

Watch Now: https://youtu.be/A91r64_iXZ8 Join us today as we fellowship with Doug Lance, the Executive Director of A.C.P.P. INC. We will see how a simple recruitment lead to a path of community involvement.  Who is A.C.P.P. ?  ACPP, Inc.,  is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization that houses many individual community help and involvement programs.  Who is Cornerstone Christian Center? Cornerstone Chri...

Watch Now: https://youtu.be/ML3PZxs-CvY Join us today as we fellowship with Leah Hedgpath, the Executive Director of Dallas High Shoals Christian Ministry. Today we follow the story of a few churches banding together and starting a bigger project to help out the community.  Who is Dallas High Shoals Christian Ministry (DCM)? The Dallas High Shoals Christian Social Ministry (DCM) was started in 198...

Watch Now: https://youtu.be/mmVlVsC9NHM Join us as we interview with Austin Robinson (Area Director) from Fellowship of Christian Athletes- Gaston County Chapter. Who is Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)? They are a community working to see the world transformed by Jesus Christ through the influence of coaches and athletes. They seek to make disciples through their strategy of engaging, equip...

Watch Now: https://youtu.be/Fd871J7qJws Join us today as we visit with Todd Smith (President) and Danny Craig (Vice President) of Guardians of the Children. We will learn how each participant became involved and the impact the organization has on them and the community.  Who is Guardians of the Children? The Gastonia Chapter of Guardians of the Children was chartered in November 2010 by a dedicate...

Watch Episode Now: https://youtu.be/LfQqKYAnoWQ Join us today as we interview Ashley Anderson (Local Coordinator) and athletes, Samantha and David. Who is the Special Olympics of Gaston County? Special Olympics Gaston County serves nearly 400 children and adults with intellectual disabilities throughout the county. Training and competition programs are offered in 11 sports. The mission of Special...

Watch Podcast Now: https://youtu.be/tkC26QvbDNY Join us today as we visit with Kate Carmody, Caleb Stalcup, Shohn Doty as they discuss Gaston College's athletics department and also how athletics has opened an amazing opportunity for the Broadcasting and Production Technology program at the college. This episode is all about inspiration, growth, and passion. You won’t want to miss the incredi...

Watch Now: https://youtu.be/dm38S40UV2o Join us this week as we fellowship with Andrea Wyant and  Mollie Weakland from Hope United Network . Who is Hope United Network? Hope United Network combines the resources of The Lighthouse (Child Advocacy Center) and the Cathy Mabry Cloninger Center (Domestic Violence Shelter) so that anyone currently experiencing or who has ever experienced domestic violen...

Watch now: https://youtu.be/FNqKNZm5xz4 Tune in with us today as we fellowship with Matt Vanderbilt (Lead Pastor at Vision Church). Who are the Kingdom Men of Gaston County? Empowering men to become more like Jesus! "Every man needs Jesus...and a brother to walk alongside him!" Kingdom men ministries exist to share the life/family/community-changing gospel of Jesus with men... They have...

Join us today as we visit with Karen Anzola (Executive Director) of Partnership for Children of Lincoln and Gaston County. Watch now: https://youtu.be/EECCMmdKleY What is the Partnership? The Partnership is a nonprofit organization that provides services, advocates, and collaborates with others to ensure the wellbeing of children, ages birth to five, so they can reach their health, developmental,...

Watch Now: https://youtu.be/i8KsReFf2l8 Tune in today as we meet with Dr. Alan Clark and Cathy Kenzig as they share a little bit about Senior TLC-Gastonia. What is Senior TLC? Senior Total Life Care is a PACE program (Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) - a nonprofit Medicare program and Medicaid state option which provides care for people aged 55 years and older who are in need of ski...

Watch now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PM9MWp0w_Do Tune in today as we converse and fellowship with a few members of Gaston's Interfaith Trialogue. What is Interfaith Trialogue Dialogue? Interfaith dialogue refers to positive and relational interaction between people of different religious traditions. Since 2002 this has been accomplished at monthly meetings amongst forty-plus individuals of...

Check it out now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XApmkpIfPMI The Carolina 'Cue exhibit at the Schiele Museum tells the story of barbecue! The tale is one of science, history and culture, all chopped into an incredible evolution of an American tradition.  Few things bring us together like a good barbecue, and no other food has the same power to divide with debates over which tradition is the best...

Episode 46 featuring husband and wife team Brittany and Phillip Bryson from Bunny Blessings! Who doesn't love interacting with fluffy rabbits? In this episode, we highlight a variety of topics including the history of their ministry, their mission for providing forms of therapy and fun through bunny interaction, their current and future initiatives for expanding their organization, and much m...

Episode 40 featuring Tammy and Nazrul Chowdhury from the organization Remembering Austin! In this episode, we highlight a variety of topics including the history of the organization, their mission for spreading awareness about the causes of addiction, their current and future initiatives for providing more education on the matter to our community, their wishes for the future, and more! To learn mo...

Episode 39 featuring Juliann Lehman (Administrator) and Robert Stroud (Municipal Arborist for City of Gastonia) from Keep Gastonia Beautiful! In this episode, we highlight a variety of topics including their mission to simply keep Gastonia clean and vibrant, their current and future initiatives for bringing more awareness to their upcoming projects and events, their wishes for the future, and more...

Episode 35 featuring Terry Kenny (Executive Director of the Gaston Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic) and Stephanie Rauch (President of the Board for the Animal League of Gaston County)! In this episode, we highlight a variety of topics including their mission for providing low-cost services to families and animals in need, their current and future initiatives including creating an emergency vet hospita...

Episode 21, and the first episode for season 2 of Gaston's Great, featuring Regina Moody (CEO and President) and Kerri Massey (COO and Vice President) from Holy Angels! In this episode, we highlight several topics including the organization's mission to bring joy and aid to those in need within our community,  their current and future initiatives for the growth and awareness of their org...

Episode 13 featuring Dustin Letts and Robbie Patterson from F3 Gastonia! In this episode featuring F3, we highlight several topics including the group's mission, how they serve our community through fellowship and fitness,  their hopes and wishes for the coming years, and much more! To learn more about F3 Gastonia, to join,  or to follow them on social media, click the links below:   Website:...

The Chick-Fil-A of food pantries! Originally released in August of 2021. Episode 12 featuring Dr. Rodney Freeman and Cathy Young from Bountiful Blessings! Known as the Chick-Fil-A of food pantries, we highlight several topics including the history of how the organization came to be, their mission in serving our community,  their hopes and wishes for the coming years, and much more! To learn more a...