Dear Storm & Chris:

Do you know someone you think should be our Woman of the Week?  Tell us about her!

Dear Storm & Chris:

Do you know someone you think should be our Woman of the Week?  Tell us about her!

Dear Storm & Chris:

Do you know someone you think should be our Woman of the Week?  Tell us about her!

Dear Storm & Chris:

Do you know someone you think should be our Woman of the Week?  Tell us about her!

Congratulations to Kim Vij, our Woman of the Week!

Dear Storm & Chris:

I organize a local moms group of 150 families here in Gainesville. Kim is my Assistant Organizer for this group. She has really put in a lot of her time to make this group awesome. We just completed the March of Dimes Walk, and she organized some great fundraisers and put a whole little carnival together. Kim is there anytime I need her. She organizes a weekly playdate for kids that are 3 and up. Field Trips, Tours, Crafts. She comes up with some really wonderful ideas. Kim is a great leader, and means so much to me and to Alachua County Mamas. My husband has been sick several times in the 3.5 years since the group has been formed. Kim has organized meals and babysat my children when my husband was going through chemo treatments. I would really love to see her be Woman of the Week, she really deserves it, and it would be something just for her. since she does so much for others. Thank you! Daphne

Listen as we surprise Kim on the air! 4.15.10.4.Woman of the Week Kim Vij

 

Do you know someone you think should be our Woman of the Week?  Tell us about her!

Dear Storm & Chris:

Elissa’s husband almost died a few years ago due to unknown heart issues. Since then he’s been in and out of the hospital. She’s adopted her brother’s son when he was unable to care for him. Then when her brother unexpectedly passed away, she took custody of his baby girl, too. Then, tragically, last school year, her 13 year old daughter was killed in the fiery bus crash in Citra. Since then Elissa has continued to keep it all together AND she fights for laws to stop cell phone use while driving.  She struggles everyday to make ends meet and to create a normal life for her family.  She’s an amazing person who has been through so much in recent years.  I think it’s time someone take care of her for a change.

Do you know someone you think should be our Woman of the Week?  Tell us about her!

Dear Storm & Chris:

Ruthie Brown is my aunt.  She is a nurse practitioner at the V.A hosital in Gainesville.  She went to Iraq to serve as a nurse.  While she was over there, on her 21st anniversary, her husband past away of a massive heart attack.  She returned to Florida.  After almost a year back, her home was broken into and so much she loved was lost.  Then she installed a security system, which 3 weeks later more people came and cut the wire and broke in to steal everything left and that she replaced. Fearing for her life, she was forced to move out of her dream house, something her and her husband worked on together. After all of this, she still goes to work to help our veterans and remains calm for the sake of her children and grandchildren. She is exceptionally brave and a true hero to all.

Listen as we surprise Ruth on the air! 

Do you know someone you think should be our Woman of the Week?  Tell us about her!

Dear Storm & Chris:

Cristina is my hero. No matter what life through at her or how hard things got, she never gave up. She went back to school a few years ago and became a nurse, a job she was truly destined to hold. All the while, she was still an incredible wife and mother to our family. She never let me or the kids down.  No matter what got in her way in life she always stood tall and persevered. She is one of the most amazing people I have ever known. She is a jewel as a mother to our children, Amanda, 16 and Alex, 10. She is never too busy to talk to them or help them with homework or just have fun with. On the outside of our home, she is just as helpful, just as busy and just as amazing. She is involved with our church retreat team, helping to bring others closer to God.  She is a school nurse, caring for middle school children, not just medically, but as someone to talk to. Some of these kids live in group homes, foster homes, with extended family rather than their parents, just extraordinary circumstances. She treats every one of those kids like they were her own. Her nurturing personality pours out in her work and she genuinely cares for every one of those kids that come through her office. For some of these kids, she is likely the most healthcare they get. She also works at a local hospital and worked throughout the H1N1 clinics in Marion County, providing flu shots to countless individuals. Cristina also serves as a Eucharistic minister in our church and recently became a minister to the sick, meaning that she brings the Eucharist to the sick in the hospital as well as homebound members of our church. Cristina is always the first one to lend a hand, volunteer to help or to jump in and bail someone out. She is selfless and also very humble. She would never tell anyone all of this and frankly would be embarassed by the praise. In closing, I think she should be Woman of the Week because she is absolutely amazing and because she is the most incredible woman I have ever met. I say that after having spent 21 years by her side and my amazement and wonder for her has never wavered. I want the whole world to see what I see every day.

Listen as we surprise Cristina on the air! 3.25.10.1.Woman of the Week Cristina Kelly

Do you know someone you think should be our Woman of the Week?  Tell us about her!

Dear Storm & Chris:

Veronica is the best daughter-in-law that anyone could ever ask for. She is so easy to love and I feel so fortunate to be her mother-in-law. I can’t think of anyone better to raise my grandchildren! Besides being a super mother, and a loving wife to my son, she is also a nurse, although she is presently a full-time mother. Even before she became an “official” member of our family, she demonstrated what a loving and caring person she was. When Veronica was dating my son, Kirk, she stepped in and took care of my father on his death bed even though she really didn’t know my father well. My brother immediately took Kirk to the side and informed Kirk that Veronica was definitely a “keeper”! Years later, she did the same thing when my mother was on her death bed. And my mother thought Veronica was just it and the right woman for her beloved grandson, Kirk. My family immediately fell in love with Veronica because of her loving and caring manner that she assisted with our loved ones in their final moments. I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this award. Thank you Veronica for being there for all of us! Love, Mom Ziegler 

Listen as we surprise Veronica on the air!  3.18.10.5.Woman of the Week Veronica Ziegler

Do you know someone you think should be our Woman of the Week?  Tell us about her!

Dear Storm & Chris:

Do you know someone you think should be our Woman of the Week?  Tell us about her!