Welcome to We Are Carroll, a service of the Community Foundation of Carroll County. I am your host, Kayla Solinsky. For the next few episodes, we will celebrate our Philanthropists of the Year for 2024.

Today, we honor Patricia Mack-Preston, awardee of the Living Legacy Category. The Living Legacy Category highlights an individual who has dedicated themselves to a cause, special need or interest, and established a Fund or Scholarship of Community Foundation that embodies their commitment, continuing to make a lasting impact on the community.

Patricia Mack Preston is the founder of Appy Time for Learning and we hear about her commitment to education for all students. To learn more about Appy Time for learning, please visit visit appytimeforlearning.com. Stay with us.

Today, we speak with Steve Otten, Senior Vice President and financial advisor with Seventy2 Capital. We learn about the role of a financial planner with the Community Foundation and how you can manage your wealth as a philanthropist in our community. Remember, you can learn more about the Community Foundation of Carroll County on our website: wearecarroll.org. Stay with us.

Today, we speak with Caroline Babylon, member and treasurer of the Board of Directors for the Community Foundation of Carroll County We learn about how the Community Foundation works to support our community and why Caroline loves the Community Foundation of Carroll County. Remember, you can learn more about the Community Foundation of Carroll County on our website: wearecarroll.org. Stay with us.

Today, we speak with Jason Garber, President of Planning Committee of the Westminster Pride Festival. We learn about the history of the festival and how the Westminster Pride Festival works with the Community Foundation of Carroll County. To learn more, visit westminsterpride.org. Remember, you can learn more about the Community Foundation of Carroll County on our website: wearecarroll.org. Stay with us.

Today, we speak with Deborah Yohn founder of Positive Alternatives to Dangerous and Destructive Decisions or PADDD. We learn how to keep our community safe from drunk and impaired drivers. We also learn how PADDD works with the Community Foundation of Carroll County To learn more about PADDD, visit PADDD.org. Remember, you can learn more about the Community Foundation of Carroll County on our website: wearecarroll.org. Stay with us.

Today, we speak with Diane Boettcher, Principal Researcher at Ellsworth Cemetery. To learn more, please visit ellsworthcemetery.org

To learn more about the Community Foundation of Carroll County, please visit wearecarroll.org

Today, we speak with Billy Murphy, Executive Director of Friends of Disabled Veterans in Carroll County. We learn about how the organization supports our over 12,000 veterans every day. To learn more about Friends of Disabled Veterans in Carroll County, please visit friendsofdisabledveteranscarrollcountymd.org. Remember, you can learn more about the Community Foundation of Carroll County on our website: www.wearecarroll.org.

To celebrate Earth Day, we speak with Mary Hoy, Live Materials Director at Carroll County Public Schools. We learn about live materials and how to give back to planet earth, beyond earth day. To learn more about the Outdoor School or Mary Hoy, please visit ods.carrollk12.org. Remember, you can learn more about the Community Foundation of Carroll County on our website: www.wearecarroll.org. Stay with us.