SCF Highway To Hope

Billy Dean is our featured guest in this episode of our special series highlighting the artists performing at the May 16th Highway To Hope virtual concert benefitting the work of SCF. During our interview, you’ll hear Billy share his amazing journey from what began as being a part of an area talent search competition to earning a place in the national spotlight, ultimately launching a career that...

As we continue our special series previewing the artists who will be performing during SCF’s Highway To Hope Virtual Concert on May 16th, our podcast catches up with Lindsay Lawler, the Red River Girl. During our interview with Lindsay, you will learn how she found her way to Nashville after starting her career in California. SCF Highway To Hope Podcast host Shannon Currier talks with Lindsa...

Rising County Music Star Heath Sanders is our featured guest on the podcast as we begin a series highlighting SCF’s Highway To Hope Virtual Concert on May 16th. An artist who has drawn heavily from his blue-collar roots as a natural gas worker in the fields in Arkansas, Heath talks to us about how he found his way to realize success in country music. Heath also discusses the close connection he fe...

SCF is dedicating this edition of the podcast to provide you with a trucking perspective on what’s happening with COVID-19 and the effort to get the country vaccinated. In our feature interview, you’ll hear from SCF Executive Director Donna Kennedy as well as Dr. John McElligott, the Medical Director and the owner of Occupational Health Systems, which is located in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. John i...

The SCF Highway to Hope Podcast returns for a second season. SCF Director of Philanthropy & Development Shannon Currier is back as the host of the Highway To Hope. In our opening episode of Season 2, we look back at SCF’s fund-raising success in 2020 as the organization surpassed $1 million in donations. We also discuss SCF’s new Driving Down Diabetes program with Wellness Manager...

In this edition of the Highway To Hope Podcast, we will feature the touching story of owner-operator Howard Salmon, who has been a long-time supporter of SCF going back to the organization’s earliest days. In January of 2020, Howard and his family encountered their own time of need when a trip to the doctor for their young son, Liam, turned into a living nightmare. Deeply touched by the support SC...

This edition of the podcast will feature our interview with Patty DelMonico, the Senior Manager of Commercial Marketing for TravelCenters of America. Patty will be discussing a new fundraising campaign that Travel Centers of America has launched to further support the mission of SCF. In addition, Patty, who is also a member of the SCF Board of Directors, looks back at the strong relationship that...

In this edition of the Highway To Hope, you’ll hear our feature interview with Jerry Seaman, who was honored by Travel Centers of America as a Citizen Driver of the Year for 2020. Jerry tells us how he began his driving career at 12 years old on a farm in South Dakota. You’ll also find out what has inspired him to serve as a professional driver for the past 48 years – compiling more than five mill...

This edition of the Highway To Hope will give us the opportunity to share more details and get an even greater perspective on SCF’s Driven To Be Healthy, Going The Distance Challenge. The new Health & Wellness from SCF initiative begins on July 27th, and it has been designed with a keen understanding of the demands that professional drivers face out on the road. SCF Director of Philanthropy an...

In this Health & Wellness edition of the podcast, the Highway To Hope details SCF’s Going The Distance Challenge. SCF Wellness Manager Julie Dillon highlights this new program. Joining Julie as guests on this edition of the podcast are Hope Zvara, the co-founder of Mother Trucker Yoga and Kim McDonnell, the Senior Marketing Content and Community Manager for RoadPro Family of Brands. RoadPro is...

With this edition of the podcast, we will continue to look at the impact that COVID-19 is making on the trucking industry, and how SCF is responding to these new challenging times. In addition to meeting two new corporate sponsors joining SCF, our feature interview will highlight how those sponsorship and donor dollars are making a positive impact. Our feature interview will spotlight the harrowin...

SCF President Joyce Brenny will be our featured guest on this edition of the SCF Highway To Hope podcast. Joyce is the owner and CEO of Brenny Transportation and Brenny Specialized. You’ll hear Joyce’s inspiring story, as she shares how she began her career in trucking at age 18 ultimately becoming a trailblazer within the industry. Joyce also details how she discovered the St. Christopher Trucker...

The Highway To Hope Podcast returns with the first of three episodes that will be released in June of 2022. Old World Industries CEO & President Charles Culverhouse is our featured guest on this edition of the podcast. OWI produces BlueDef Diesel Exhaust Fluid and Peak Coolants, and Charles joins SCF Director of Philanthropy and Development Shannon Currier to discuss the company’s #KeeponTruck...

Do you have a financial plan in place? Are you ready for those “rainy days,” and the unexpected circumstances that can cost you extra money? This episode of SCF’s Highway To Hope Podcast is dedicated to understanding the value of good financial planning and what it can mean for professional drivers. SCF Director of Philanthropy and Development Shannon Currier serves as your host. Shannon is joined...

In this debut edition of the Highway to Hope podcast, Shannon Currier, the Director of Philanthropy & Development for the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund. serves as the host for the series. Shannon is joined by Greg Thompson, the Executive Producer of the PodWheels Network Executive Producer. Shannon and Greg cover a range of topics in the opening episode of the series. During their discu...