During today’s episode, the new Doing Good Podcast Co-Host, Emily Green, talks with La Toya Murdock. Originally from California, La Toya is long-time a Franklin, TN resident with a passion for volunteering.

La Toya’s Mom sparked her inspiration for giving - to provide young people a good time - almost a temporary escape - “a moment to forget…” certain trials and tribulations in life. Today, La Toya gives back by serving on the board for three local nonprofits.

In the podcast interview, she shares the impact of volunteering on herself and others through Daughters of the King. the Ray of Light Foundation, Athletes & Entertainers for Kids, and more. “Don’t take what you currently have for granted,” she says. “The volunteerism, it humbles you, . . . because in the blink of an eye, that could be me on the receiving end.”

Check out some of the organizations discussed in this podcast:

Ray of Light: https://www.rayoflighttn.com

Daughters of the King on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daughtersofthekingfranklintn/

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Read La Toya’s blog post at www.doinggood.tv/blog.

In this special episode of the Doing Good podcast, we’ll get to know Emily Green, the new co-host of this podcast. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and is the newest member of the Doing Good team.

Emily has had an interesting assortment of volunteer roles throughout her life. From helping out at a local retirement home as a teenager, to her time in a service fraternity in college, to finding her niche in charity event planning, she clearly values variety of experience. In her new role as Doing Good podcast co-host, Emily is looking forward to meeting the different people interviewed and learning about their experiences as volunteers.

“My hope is that people who are listening to the episodes are able to open their mind a little bit to what all is out there,” she says, “…and start to kind of think about what they could potentially be doing in their own community.” This is an exciting new chapter for her and for the podcast.

This week we’ll talk to Brittnie Battle, a resident of Davidson County, Tennessee who has an enormous heart for animals in need. She and her partner have two rescue dogs of their own, and they have opened their home to countless fosters over the last few years, which she says has shaped her as a person.

Brittnie also serves as the Director of Outreach for Charlie’s Angels Saving Animals (CASA) Transport. This innovative organization takes animals from over-crowded Tennessee shelters and transports them to rescues in northern states without a pet overpopulation. “Just changing their zip code can give them a chance at life.” She says.

CASA is a small organization with a big mission; they have transported over seven thousand animals out of Tennessee. Brittnie has a variety of responsibilities. She primarily is the “boots on the ground”, forming partnerships with local animal shelters and choosing individual animals for transport. She also occasionally drives them north herself, and of course often has a foster or two at home. Brittnie stresses that while she lives and breathes this cause, everyone can do something to help animals. There are opportunities for everyone’s lifestyle; small actions matter, too.

"It's so important to realize that it's not about just us in life,” Brittnie says. “There are other things that depend on us…It's sort of our duty to make sure that they're taken care of.”

Find out more about Casa Transport: https://www.casatransport.org/

This podcast is brought to you by Doing Good, a 501c3 nonprofit. www.doinggood.tv

Read Brittnie’s blog post at www.doinggood.tv/blog.