Good morning and welcome to what’s going On – where we talk about ways to make a difference in our communities and ourselves. I’m Loraine Ballard Morrill. This program is sponsored by the American Association for Cancer Research. Before I got involved with the AACR I hated running….hated it. But I’ve been running for the past three years most recently at the AACR Philadelphia Marathon. Let’s don’t get it twisted I’m running the 8K but since I’ve started raising money for the AACR I’ve come to love running – not only am I in the best shape of my life but I have the satisfaction of supporting the largest cancer research foundation in the world that also happens to be here in Philadelphia. You give to AACR and 88 cents out of every dollar goes to supporting researchers working to cure cancers. Your money makes a difference got to aacr.org/donate

Do you know what PA auditor general does? Yeah me neither - they’re a watchdog for us citizens – using the superpower of a crew very smart accountants – they crunch the numbers to dig up ways our tax money is misspent or how certain industries are ripping us off and then help makes things right. We’ll be talking to one candidate for Auditor General Nina Ahmad today.

Do you know CPR? I learned how from the American Heart Association – we’re going to tell you an inspiring story of a coach, Tracey Rarich who saved a life of a young athlete Maeve Quinn using CPR and an AED - Automated External Defibrillator. They also talk about the comping Heart Walk and Cyclenation Saturday November 2nd

HEART WALK DETAILS:
DATE: Saturday, November 2 – 8:30AM–12:00PM
LOCATION: Citizen’s Bank Park – 1 Citizen’s Bank Way, Philadelphia, PA 19148
Registration: www.heart.org/phillywalk
CYCLENATION DETAILS: DATE: Saturday, November 2 – 8:45AM–12:00PM
LOCATION: Citizen’s Bank Park – 1 Citizen’s Bank Way, Philadelphia, PA 19148
Registration: www.heart.org/phillyride
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First – you don’t have to pay and arm and a leg to afford healthy locally sourced food. Really! I speak with Jon Roesser, GM Weavers Way Co-op, and Mike Litka GM Swarthmore Co-op about which celebrates community contributions and the positive local and global impact of grocery co-ops. They also discuss the five area co-ops, Weavers Way Co-op, Swarthmore Co-op, South Philly Food Co-op, Kensington Community Food Co-op and Mariposa Food Co-op.
http://phillygrocerycoopday.com/