For more than 36 years, Barry Coggins has served up food, and sometimes a song or two, to lift-up and nourish older adults in his home communities of Dallas and Nashville. That’s approximately 13,000 meals! Coggins doesn’t know a stranger. As a longtime ally and advocate for others, a friend of the singer/songwriter said, “giving is Barry’s middle name.” Learn more about this man with a heart of gold.
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Squeeze The Day Podcast with Sarah Martin McConnell: Mom’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s leads Nashville resident to launch nonprofit Music for Seniors to light up lives
“I really believe that all music is therapeutic. I mean, if you think about it, when you're feeling low or anxious, if you turn on your favorite music, it can calm you down or lift your spirits." -Sarah Martin McConnell
Read more »Squeeze The Day Podcast with Nancy VanReece: Building Bridges of Community Service
“Every day I'm like, ‘What did I do today that's going to matter tomorrow?" - Nancy VanReece
Read more »Squeeze The Day Podcast with Nashville-based Spashionista Alicia Searcy: Smashing fashion stereotypes
It’s easy to get to where you need to be on this fashion journey, whether you go through Goodwill or go through Rodeo Drive, it doesn’t really matter. The important part is that you have value, and you should be able to dress the way that you want to dress and express who you are. —Alicia Searcy
Read more »Squeeze The Day podcast with Joe Elmore: host of NPT’s “Tennessee Crossroads”
It’s just a liberating experience to be able to put your ideas onto the screen with your hands instead of trying to tell somebody else what your vision is.
Read more »Squeeze The Day Podcast with Ossie Jefferson-Corley: a lifelong learner, motivator, and friend of Rosa Parks
A lifelong learner, she explains her secrets to success as an entrepreneur, as a nurse, and how she inspires others through motivational messages when they may most need it. A friend of civil rights activist, Rosa Parks, Jefferson-Corley explains how their lives became intertwined and the lessons she learned along the way.
Read more »Squeeze The Day Podcast with Brenda Gilmore – A civil servant with a heart of gold
Raised by her beloved grandmother in Gallatin, a small town outside of Nashville, Tennessee, she learned to appreciate the care and needs of older adults at a young age.
Read more »Squeeze The Day Podcast with Gayle “GG” Goad – Modern day Renaissance woman
This slogan is how Gayle “GG” Goad lives her life and provides a guiding wisdom for all she does.
Read more »Squeeze The Day Podcast with Joe Murray – An aviator in heart and mind
At eight years old, Joe Murray climbed to the top of his family’s outhouse and with his umbrella open, jumped off the roof and took flight … Moments later, he landed with a thud, but the short flight down never left his mind. Seventy years later, his dream to fly is now becoming a reality. This begins the inspiring, poignant, and witty conversation with Joe Murray—a FiftyForward member and former staffer, U.S. Air Force veteran and soon to be glider pilot. Let’s begin with Joe’s Jump …
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