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More Than a House: How Tri River Habitat for Humanity Is Building Hope
A house is more than walls and a roof. It's safety. Stability. Pride. Hope. And a place to call your own. ❤️
This week, Hello Hello is coming to you from inside House #17 built by Tri River Habitat for Humanity in South Boston, Virginia and this may be one of the most meaningful places we've ever recorded.
Alyssa Rogers sits down with Larry Davis and Bob Hughes to learn what really happens behind the scenes at Tri River Habitat for Humanity and clear up one of the biggest misconceptions about its work:
These homes aren't simply given away.
Families go through an extensive qualification process, purchase their homes and make monthly mortgage payments. They're also expected to invest significant sweat equity into building their future home. The family preparing to move into House #17 has contributed more than 400 hours to its construction.
And they didn't build it alone.
Volunteers, businesses, organizations and donors from across the community have contributed their time, skills, materials and resources to make this house possible. You don't even need construction experience to help—Larry and Bob make it clear that there is a place for anyone willing to show up.
This particular home carries another special meaning. House #17 will be dedicated in memory of Gene Haugh, who helped build 13 of the organization's 17 houses and served as a project manager on several of them. His legacy of service lives on in a home that will soon belong to another local family.
One question from our conversation has stayed with me:
Have we shown up when it mattered? Have we given a little more than we've taken? And have we left this world a little better than we found it?
This episode is proof of what can happen when an entire community answers yes.
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30 Sept 2026
Licensed at 18: How Makenzie Morgan Is Building Her Real Estate Career in Danville
What were you doing at 18?
For Makenzie Morgan, the answer was becoming a licensed real estate agent and beginning to build a career in an industry where many of the people around her have decades more experience.
On this episode of the Hello Hello Podcast, Alyssa Rogers sits down with Makenzie, who describes herself as the youngest Realtor in Danville, Virginia, to talk about ambition, family, real estate, and what happens when you decide what you want early—and actually go after it.
Real estate has been part of Makenzie's life for as long as she can remember. Her dad is a real estate investor, her grandfather worked in construction, and entrepreneurship was part of her upbringing. By 11th grade, a conversation with her dad helped her realize real estate might be more than something she grew up around—it could become her career.
She graduated high school at 17, waited until she was eligible to become licensed at 18, passed the exam on her first attempt, and got to work.
Her first transaction under contract came only about two months after becoming licensed—and fittingly, her first client was her dad. Nearly a year later, Makenzie says she's been involved in about 11 transactions and is determined to keep growing.
But Makenzie is also candid about one of her biggest challenges: looking young in an industry where experience matters. Instead of running from it, she's learning how to combine the knowledge and experience of her brokerage with her own energy, technology skills and determination to build her reputation.
In this episode:
🏡 Why Makenzie chose real estate instead of college
🎓 Getting licensed at just 18 years old
❤️ The influence her dad has had on her life and career
🔑 Closing her first real estate transaction
📈 Building momentum during her first year
👀 Overcoming assumptions about being a young Realtor
🏠 What buyers and sellers should know before entering the market
🤝 Why she believes real estate is ultimately about relationships
📱 How she's using social media and technology to grow
🌆 What she's seeing happen in Danville
🚀 And where she wants her career to go next
Whether you're 18, 38 or 68, Makenzie's story is a reminder that you don't have to wait for someone else to decide you're ready to start building the life you want.
Hello Hello is Powered by Rogers Heating & Cooling: www.callrogers.com
23 Sept 2026
55 Years of Clogging: Jerry Lovelace & the Green Grass Cloggers
What happens when two friends knock on your door, tell you to grab some hard-soled shoes, and inform you that learning to clog is "not a request"?
For Jerry Lovelace, it turned into a journey lasting more than 50 years.
On this episode of the Hello Hello Podcast, Alyssa Rogers sits down with longtime Green Grass Clogger Jerry Lovelace to hear the incredible story behind a group that started with a bunch of college students simply trying to have fun—and went on to help transform the world of clogging.
Jerry began dancing with the Green Grass Cloggers in 1972 while attending East Carolina University. The group combined clogging steps with square-dance formations, began creating steps of their own, and developed a style unlike what competition judges were accustomed to seeing at the time.
One of those original steps?
The Jerry Step.
Jerry created it himself, and because members of the Green Grass Cloggers later traveled and taught internationally, he says dancers around the world have learned the step that bears his name.
Jerry takes us back to the early days when the group would dance anywhere they could find a place to perform. He shares stories of performing alongside legendary musicians, traveling to festivals, confusing competition judges with their unconventional style, and the unforgettable moment at Union Grove when the reaction from the enormous crowd made them feel, in Jerry's words, like "The Beatles."
And now he's helping bring that tradition home.
On October 10, the Green Grass Cloggers return to The Prizery for an evening of old-time music and dance. Before the evening performance, they'll also offer a free clogging workshop at 2:30 PM where beginners of all ages can learn the basic steps. No clogging experience required!
And yes...Jerry even attempts to teach Alyssa a few steps during the episode. 😂
This isn't just an episode about dance.
It's about friendship, tradition, community and what can happen when something you do simply because you love it becomes part of your life's story.
Hello Hello is Powered by Rogers Heating & Cooling: www.callrogers.com
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