News You Can Use 2/27/22

After watching Jordan Oaks, Nashville Singer/songwriter and Rocky Hillnative, perform on the Fox and Friends Plaza in New York City a whileback, they knew they had to have him perform for their special event! Onthis Sunday’s edition of News You Can Use on WTIC NewsTalk 1080 at5:30a and 9:00a, host Ann Baldwin and co-host Tracy Knight invite JTMariotte, a Chairperson for the “Be The One” charity, a cause meant tobring funding and awareness to prevent suicide throughout our firstreponders and verterans. JT talks about how they turned Oak Island into,“Jordan Oaks Island '' and raised more than 40 thousand dollars at theirrecent “Be The One” event.In 2017, more firefighters and police officers died as a result of suicideopposed to in the line of duty. Be The One fundraisers continue to make adifference in this statistic by training and pairing service animals to ourheroes with the money raised. In addition, JT believes that it is vitallyimportant to celebrate everything that first responders and military veteransprovide to our country.Join us, as we talk more about this and then wrap up the show with JordanOaks and his performance of “He Bleeds Blue.”If you or anyone you know is suffering from mental health issues, be sureto contact the National Suicide Hotline at (800) 273-8255.