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Episode 1: Troy Fountain with The Wiregrass Foundation
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In this episode we sit down to talk with Troy Fountain, President of the Wiregrass Foundation in Dothan, Alabama. We discuss the different areas associated within the Wiregrass Region, the HudsonAlpha Wiregrass parternship, and what goals he hopes the Wiregrass Foundation is able to achieve moving forward.
Dig into more information:
Wiregrass Foundation
“To energize the spirit and potential of our local community through charitable investments that will have significant, measurable impact on our health, education, and quality of life.”
https://wiregrassfoundation.org/
Dothan, Alabama
Wiregrass Region
https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/wiregrass-region/
Dr. Marnix Heersink
https://www.eyecentersouth.net/our-doctors/marnix-e-heersink/
Abby Burch
Huntsville Wiregrass
https://www.hudsonalpha.org/wiregrass/
HudsonAlpha’s Culture of Collaboration
https://www.hudsonalpha.org/innovate/ecosystem/
Troy’s comment about wanting to see the headline “Dothan Area High School Students Discover the Next Peanut Variety” corresponds to a project that started shortly after this podcast was recorded. Read more about the WIREGRASS Peanut Project here:
https://www.hudsonalpha.org/students-schools-begin-the-wiregrass-peanut-project/
https://www.hudsonalpha.org/historic-peanut-breeding-project-expands-to-more-high-schools-in-wiregrass-area/
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