Michele Vergho graduated from Indian River State College with a bachelor’s degree in Human Services with a concentration in Youth and Family. As a student, Michele served as the chair of The Helping Hands Committee. This committee provided community service through student engagement and leadership. This led to the creation of Helping Hands of the Treasure Coast, Inc.

Helping Hands is a volunteer-based organization. They recruit new and committed volunteers to become Helping Hands Members, who in-turn, volunteer their time to other nonprofit organizations needing help in our community. Since inception, Helping Hands has provided volunteers and its services to over 100 events.

As if dedicating all her time to Helping Hands wasn’t enough, Michele was asked to be on the Board of Directors for Keep Indian River Beautiful (KIRB). After being a board member for a few short months, the former Executive Director, asked Michele if she would like to adopt K.I.R.B. and all its programming as the organization was facing a shut-down. Michele, and her former co-founder and college friend, Michael Ansley took the request to the Board of Directors for Helping Hands, and it was decided that they would adopt K.I.R.B. by a majority vote. K.I.R.B. is currently developing new programs to include: K.I.R.B. Community Heroes, Cigarette Litter Prevention, Lagoon Friendly Lawns, Litter Quitter, and Event Recycling.

On a personal note, Michele has been married for 20 years to a boy she met in the 6th grade. She and husband James have three children. When she’s not helping Michael run their now two nonprofit organizations, Michele works as a medical assistant and receptionist for a Chiropractor in Vero Beach. Although she is a very busy woman, she always finds the time to live by the Helping Hands motto to: Serve. Heal. Inspire.

Tom MacLear Composer, Author, Screenwriter, Producer, Poet, Entertainer

Tom MacLear moved to Sebastian Florida, from his home base of business (Los Angeles California) in 2021.

Born in Montana, MacLear has lived his life on both sides of the Atlantic. Scotland, England, Ireland, Sweden but for the most part, the U.S.

Over his 40 year career: MacLear became an intimate player of back room corporate deals of Ghosts Writing for some of the biggest names in the industry.

MacLear began his career as a child actor at age 8 in Musical Theater, co-staring with legendary future rock legend, Steve Marriott (Small Faces/Humble Pie) which later would result in Tom’s introduction into Rock & Roll at age 20 when he began his career as a recording, touring and writing employee of legendary artists such as Rod Stewart and Annie Lennox.

Tom went on to perform and record with: ‘The Flying Burrito Brothers’, Emmy Lou Harris’s ‘Hot Band’, Vince Gill’s & Byron Berline’s ‘Sundance’, Rusty Young and ‘Poco’, ‘The Dirt Band’ and numerous others.

MacLear’s award-winning career expanded when recorded and performed on a Blues CD with ex-Canned Heat Singer Guitarist Dallas Hodge in 2007 which was released on MacLear's record label MEG Records Nashville, receiving critical acclaim in Blues circles on both sides of the Atlantic.

Tom MacLear's 'New Nashville Songwriting Session Work' initially entitled: 'ONE MORE RODEO', in 2010: resulted in HMMA & NEW MUSIC WEEKLY awards when 'SWEET SUMMER DAYS' blew up on the charts in 2013.

Since then, MacLear has enjoyed a steady flow of hit radio releases since 2010, and topped numerous charts and radio playlists in Country, HOT/AC and Alternative genres alike_ Making him a new hot commodity in this world of cookie-cutter music packages of late.

“Tom MacLear & Friends” won “Best New Country Band 2015,” by New Music Weekly Magazine, Nominated for best Adult Crossover Artist in 2016 by New Music Weekly, was voted ‘Most Popular Adult Contemporary Artist 2016″ by the Independent Music Network and also garnered top honors from the Hollywood Music in Media Awards with another win for ‘Best Country Song’ in 2015 and 2017.

Tom MacLear capped off his triumphant return to the national spotlight when he appeared on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'. Jimmy Kimmel shouts: "You sing like an angel..." as Tom's slide guitar playing was on fire as always.

Tom MacLear's recent motion picture and television contributions are: lending songs to Forrest Whitaker's feature film project: 'Songs My Brother Taught Me,' and painting modern art portraits for the filming sets of Showtimes' cult classic: 'Californication'... the 'Laurel Canyon Blues' episodes.

In 2022 Tom MacLear has returned to performing at select venues and will be recording and producing his wife's (Renee DiSisto) follow up of her first successfully released C.D. 'Renele: Interrupted' (with her sister Michele DiSisto), which enjoyed generous radio play in Americana, Country and AC Independent-Radio Playlists in 2019.

Tom MacLear is currently working on his long-awaited Blues CD which will include archived session work of over 20 years, including performances from the likes of Dallas Hodge (Canned Heat), Stanley Behrens (War & Canned Heat), Billy Watts (Jackson Brown), Jim Pugh (Robert Cray Band), Terry Wilson (Gary Burden's Animals) Produced by Grammy Award Winning, Tony Braunagel (Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal). The CD: 'THE BIG BLUE MAC' for Christmas 2022.

Tom MacLear is the owner of MACLEAR ENTERTAINMENT GROUP. A company which contains four (4) subsidiaries of ‘Creative Arts’ companies: Meg Records Nashville, Meg Films, Meg Publishing and Gebr Art.

2022 / MEG Records EPK / A MacLear Entertainment Group Subsidiary / ASCAP FOR YOUR

Biography Sources and references:

MEG RECORDS Independent Record Label since 1994 Home of Artists: Tom MacLear, Renele, Dallas Hodge, Adela Gebrova www.megrecords.net

MEG FILMS A Feature Film Musical, Currently under development in Hollywood California www.thegodsandghostsofbleeckerstreet.com

MEG PUBLISHING Music Publishing for 40 years via ASCAP and SPIRIT MUSIC Poetry Book 'Inside A String' released via Water Forest Press: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/inside-a-string-tom-maclear/1119662067

GEBR ART ARCHIVES Curation and Management of the Art Archives of renowned Portrait Artist for Film and Television Jaroslav Gebr www.gebrart.com

View Live performance on Jimmy Kimmel Show: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi84261913?fbclid=IwAR04O961jAu2my_ntLyfHozZNlwhIg SvVPLV9N2XAOEa_Ubj9QLZ14ZOxqk

https://newmusicweekly.com/tom-maclear-night-word-songup-close-personal/

 https://maclear.net/biography

 https://www.prweb.com/releases/the_award_winning_songwriter_tom_maclear_performs_on_ji mmy_kimmel_live_to_promote_his_new_cd_gods_ghosts_thursday_december_13th_11_30pm _on_the_abc_television_network/prweb15977009.htm 

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