The Shine Brightly Podcast

Woman II Woman: Advocating for Incarcerated Women

In this episode of The Shine Brightly Podcast, Heather speaks with Amie Ichikawa, the executive director of Woman II Woman. Amie founded this nonprofit to support incarcerated women who face harassment, assault, medical abuse, and neglect, often living in fear of retaliation if they stand up for their rights.
“We need your help to continue to advocate for them. We need help covering the costs of traveling to attend hearings, postage for mail outs and newsletters, taking days to drive to courthouses to file paperwork for resentencing petitions, filing writs, speaking at en banc hearings, spending hours on the phone fact checking, and finding and hiring defense teams for our sisters with the most severe cases. In those situations, we need to be able to support them by connecting them with the best possible legal representation we can find.”
To support Amie's campaign, visit https://www.givesendgo.com/LRFUND. For more information about Woman II Woman, visit https://www.womaniiwoman.org/.
Do you know of someone whose campaign deserves to be recognized in an upcoming episode? To submit a nomination or even your own campaign, simply fill out our Shine Brightly! form by clicking on this link: https://forms.gle/SydkhvjdYEuphVpR9.

Agents Raided Amos Miller’s Amish Farm

In this episode, Jacob Wells speaks with Chris Hume, Managing Editor of The Lancaster Patriot, about the raid on Amos Miller's Amish farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. On January 4, 2024, state agents raided Amos' property, seized products, and banned the sale of many of his remaining products, putting his business at risk.
 
“As Amos fights this injustice, he needs to keep paying his employees and supporting the small farms that rely on Amos to sell their natural products.”
 
To support Amos Miller in his legal battles, visit www.GiveSendGo.com/SupportAmosMiller, for updates on his story, head to https://www.thelancasterpatriot.com/helpamos/, and to explore his business, visit https://amosmillerorganicfarm.com/?v=1d20b5ff1ee9. 
 
Do you know of someone whose campaign deserves to be recognized in an upcoming episode? To submit a nomination or even your own campaign, simply fill out our Shine Brightly! form by clicking on this link: https://forms.gle/SydkhvjdYEuphVpR9. 

Father Loses His Business Over Attending a Trump Rally?!?!

In this episode of The Shine Brightly Podcast, Heather speaks with Kyle Wells, a father and the owner of Wells Plumbing. Kyle opens up about the difficult choice to close his business after coming under attack for attending a Trump rally.
 
“I worked hard to become a master plumber and pursue my dream of helping people in service and creating plumbing systems that I am proud of and it has been taken away because of hatred of my support of Trump.”
 
To support Kyle and his family please visit https://www.givesendgo.com/wellsplumbing. 
 
Do you know of someone whose campaign deserves to be recognized in an upcoming episode? To submit a nomination or even your own campaign, simply fill out our Shine Brightly! form by clicking on this link: https://forms.gle/SydkhvjdYEuphVpR9. 

How a Veteran's Community Funded His Move to Alaska!

In this episode, Jacob Wells chats with Brennen Hankins about his fundraising success story. Hear how his friends and family rallied to support his recent move to Alaska! 
 
Check out his campaign at https://www.givesendgo.com/hankinsalaska.  
Do you know of someone whose campaign deserves to be recognized in an upcoming episode? To submit a nomination or even your own campaign, simply fill out our Shine Brightly! form by clicking on this link: https://forms.gle/SydkhvjdYEuphVpR9.

Austin17House: Offering Mentorship, Free Meals, Activities, and a Safe Place to Youth and Families in Brentwood, NH

In this episode, Jacob Wells chats with Lindsey Messina, executive director of Austin17House, a nonprofit center in Brentwood, NH dedicated to serving the youth and families of their community through free meals, mentorship, activities, and a safe place to visit. 
 
“Without this funding, youth will continue to be caught in the tension between negative activities and environments, leading to negative outcomes, while expecting to master daily skills, without the positive environment to make that happen.”
 
To support Austin17House, please visit their campaign at https://www.givesendgo.com/austin17house. 

Constructing Hope with “Building Beyond Borders”

Heather speaks with Jodi Mulder from Building Beyond Borders about their efforts to raise funds for the construction of two homes and two latrines in Tecate, Mexico! 
 
“We are a group of friends from Santa Cruz and beyond who spend three days each summer in Tecate, Mexico building homes. (We cover our travel costs - these funds go directly to cover building materials, including a poured cement foundation and latrine foundation). Our goal is to build two homes in June 2024.”
 
Visit https://www.givesendgo.com/buildingbeyondborders to learn more about this campaign and support the efforts of Building Beyond Borders. 

He Was Told He Couldn’t Go Home for the Birth of His Child?!

In this episode of The Shine Brightly Podcast, Heather talks with Brandon about his and his wife's GiveSendGo campaign to support their family in their struggle against the military's COVID mandates.
To read more on this story or to support Brandon and his family visit https://www.givesendgo.com/GBE5P. 

Restoring Lives and Hope: Grace Place Properties' Mission for the Incarcerated and Addicted

In this episode, Jacob talks with Tim Pinon and friends about their GiveSendGo campaign for Grace Place Properties.
Support this cause at https://www.givesendgo.com/graceplaceproperties and learn more about Grace Place Properties at https://graceplaceproperties.org/. 

Whistleblower Surgeon Dr. Eithan Haim Raises Funds for Legal Defense on GiveSendGo

In this episode of The Shine Brightly Podcast, GiveSendGo Co-founder Heather Wilson sits down with Eithan Haim, a 33-year-old general surgeon and whistleblower, about his fundraising campaign. 
To read more and support Eithan’s campaign visit www.GiveSendGo.com/texas_whistleblower. 
 

Joel and Garrett from “The Amazing Race” Share Their GiveSendGo Success Story!

In this special episode of “Shine Brightly!”, GiveSendGo Co-founder Jacob Wells speaks with Joel Strasser and Garrett Smith, best friends, and partners during Season 35 of “The Amazing Race”. They talk about their experience on the show and how it led to Joel starting a GiveSendGo campaign to help get Garrett’s special needs daughter a service dog.
To read more about their story and check out their GiveSendGo campaign visit www.GiveSendGo.com/SmithFamilyServiceDog.