Mary Charles Howard with Georgia Hi-Lo Trail

September 28, 2023 by Tom Sheldon

Mary Charles Howard

Mary Charles Howard/Georgia Hi-Lo Trail

After four years of being frustrated with a lack of safe cycling and economic opportunities in her home town, Mary Charles Howard decided to take matters into her own hands. In 2019, she launched the Georgia Hi-Lo Trail initiative.

After seeing the success of Athens’ own Firefly Trail, she decided to build on the great work of that trail by extending Firefly Trail’s original 39-mile trail south another 200 miles with the Georgia Hi-Lo Trail – through Sandersville and beyond – and ending in Savannah, GA.

Upon completion, the Georgia Hi-Lo Trail will be the longest paved trail in all of America.

Join the cause by donating today or poke around their website to learn more about the exciting annual Athens to Savannah Ride and Kids Bike League program.

Our Community Partner for this episode of Northeast Georgia Business Radio is Chubby Hippo Signs. A giant thank you to Jeremiah and his team for their continued support. Chubby Hippo Signs specializes in Commercial Signage that helps your business get noticed. They can turn your dreams and ambitions into successful business: visit them today.

Tom Sheldon is a lifelong Georgian and longtime businessman in the Northeast Georgia area.

With a strong history in the business networking world; Tom has served as Chairman, President and Vice-President in multiple networking organizations. His fundamentals are simple: build relationships through networking and provide support when needed. After all, “we do business with people we know and like.” This has given him the ability in the past to build a successful small business in an ultra- competitive environment.

Tom has worked with other BRX studios since 2018 as a host and guest host; he is now the proud CEO and Executive Producer of the Northeast Georgia Business RadioX Studio. The podcasting world nicely compliments his Voice Over career he began in 2019.

A fan of community theatre, Tom performed on stage at the beautiful Eagle Theatre. He can also be found calling local high school games and serving as host emcee for events. Give him the mic; he’s ready! Visit tomsheldonvo.com to check out his demo reel.

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