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JJR Christmas Wish 2025: Wish #1 - Lerner and Rowe INTERVENE · Johnjay & Rich On Demand

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  Speaker 1: It's the John Jay and Rich Christmas Wish. What oh
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  Speaker 1: four to seven kiss f I met John Jay and Rich.
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  Speaker 2: Uh.
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  Speaker 1: This is Christmas Wish, first one of twenty twenty five. Jody,
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  Speaker 1: good morning, Good morning.
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  Speaker 2: Tell us a little bit about the people that we're
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  Speaker 2: going to grant this wish for.
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  Speaker 3: They are wonderful people. It's Josh and Mandy and they
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  Speaker 3: have four kids. Mandy actually just gave birth on December
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  Speaker 3: first with a newborn baby, and she was six pounds
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  Speaker 3: two ounces. They've got a two year old boy, Nate.
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  Speaker 3: They have Charlotte and Violet, violets eight and Charlotte's eleven.
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  Speaker 2: But what are they going through? So you don't, I mean,
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  Speaker 2: don't read the letter. Just tell us like just I mean,
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  Speaker 2: you read the letter to them, But I just wanted
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  Speaker 2: to talk to you about them.
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  Speaker 3: They are so Josh was on family medical leave for
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  Speaker 3: about six or seven months, so his pay was cut drastically.
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  Speaker 3: Mandy had lost her job for a little bit and
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  Speaker 3: then started working weekends only sometimes Thursdays or Fridays.
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  Speaker 1: How do you know them?
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  Speaker 3: I've known them a long time. My kids grew up
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  Speaker 3: with their family. I've known them for a long time,
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  Speaker 3: Like literally, my son was best friends with Mandy's brother Cody.
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  Speaker 1: So we're gonna call Mandy. Where's she right now?
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  Speaker 3: She's had her mom's she went to her moms because
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  Speaker 3: of the scyrian that she had.
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  Speaker 1: She's still recovering.
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  Speaker 3: She's still in December for only a couple of days ago. Yeah,
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  Speaker 3: and she's got the four kids, so.
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  Speaker 2: Okay, and she has no idea when you call her. Okay,
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  Speaker 2: all right, we're gonna get her. We're gonna call her
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  Speaker 2: right now.
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  Speaker 4: Okay, Hi, if you record your name and reason for calling,
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  Speaker 4: I'll see if this person is available.
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  Speaker 1: It's John Jay and Rich from iHeartRadio.
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  Speaker 4: Thanks John Jay, please stay on the line.
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  Speaker 1: Hello Mandy. Yes, Hey, it's John Jay and Rich. Can
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  Speaker 1: we put you on the radio with us for just
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  Speaker 1: a minute please? Oh yeah, sure? Hey you know Jody.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, she wrote us a letter about you, okay, and
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  Speaker 2: we asked her to come in.
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  Speaker 1: The studio and read the letter to you live on
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  Speaker 1: the air.
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  Speaker 4: Okay.
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  Speaker 1: Do you have a second, Yeah, okay, Jody, whenever you're ready.
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  Speaker 3: Dare John Jay and Rich. I'm nominating Josh and Mandy.
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  Speaker 3: They've been having some very difficult times with no light
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  Speaker 3: at the end of the tunnel. Josh had to take
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  Speaker 3: Family Medical Leave ACT time off for months due to
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  Speaker 3: medical issues, and Mandy was working weekends sometimes Thursdays and
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  Speaker 3: Fridays as a beer cart girl up until the day
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  Speaker 3: she gave birth. They fell behind on all their bills
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  Speaker 3: and payments. They have a beautiful family, four kids ages
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  Speaker 3: two to eleven, with their latest baby joining their family
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  Speaker 3: on December first. Their months on their rent electric and
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  Speaker 3: must get sometimes food from food banks weekly. Josh is
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  Speaker 3: back to work but trying to get caught up from
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  Speaker 3: being on leave and is over and it's very overwhelming
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  Speaker 3: for them. They also have major problems with both of
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  Speaker 3: their vehicles. They're trying to stay afloat and are worried
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  Speaker 3: they're never going to dig themselves out of this hole
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  Speaker 3: they are in. Not to mention, Christmas will be so
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  Speaker 3: very hard on them. I'm praying for them. It would
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  Speaker 3: be so grateful if you could grant this very much
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  Speaker 3: needed Christmas wish.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, we'd like to grant you a Christmas wish.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you, Joy, You're welcome, I love you girls.
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  Speaker 2: Thank our friends at United Food Bank are going to
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  Speaker 2: make sure you have all you need for hot a meal,
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  Speaker 2: so You're gonna get turkey, rolls, stuffing, canned goods, all
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  Speaker 2: the fixes for the whole family. You're also to get
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  Speaker 2: a family sized farm box of vegetables grown in an
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  Speaker 2: Agritopia farm in Gilbert, courtesy the Arizona Urban Agricultural Foundation.
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  Speaker 2: Our friends at Kroger they've donated for you a two
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  Speaker 2: hundred and fifty dollars Fries gift card.
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  Speaker 4: Uh huh good.
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  Speaker 2: And for you and Josh one hundred dollars gift card
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  Speaker 2: just supercuts because your hairs needs your hair needs some work.
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  Speaker 2: We're also going to give you a bunch of Pampers, Huggies,
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  Speaker 2: white bourbon cloth, security blankets, teethirsts, everything.
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  Speaker 1: For the new baby.
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  Speaker 4: Oh so cool, thank you.
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  Speaker 2: We got some stuff for Charlotte. We got our a
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  Speaker 2: seven piece comforter set that's so cool, pony beads, bracelet kit,
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  Speaker 2: Betty Boop dance collection, figuring mannequin artist, wooden doll set, roadblocks,
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  Speaker 2: gift card, some self care stuff like a face mask,
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  Speaker 2: bath bomb, lip oils, gloss, headband, eye roller, body spray.
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  Speaker 4: Wow, she's gonna be so excited.
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  Speaker 2: We got her a six color temporary hair color wax
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  Speaker 2: Crayola Artists Series color book and a fifty dollars gift
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  Speaker 2: card to DSW.
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  Speaker 1: Was cool for Violet.
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  Speaker 2: A five piece purple microfiber bedding, Hello Kitty, Squish Mollow Mollow,
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  Speaker 2: Hello Kitty lip Bombs, nail art, polished kit Roadblocks gift card,
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  Speaker 2: one hundred and forty Krayola inspiration art case, a girl's
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  Speaker 2: diary with lock and stationary set of Friendship bracelet set
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  Speaker 2: and fifty bucks at DSW.
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  Speaker 4: So cool.
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  Speaker 1: She's gonna be excited, you see, Jody. Okay.
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  Speaker 2: For Nate, we got him a Max Action Construction toy set,
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  Speaker 2: a pillowfort soft blanket, Miss Rachel, Big Feelings, Wooden puzzles,
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  Speaker 2: pop It Sensory toy, Monster jam Grave Digger Plush toy,
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  Speaker 2: a fifty nine piece Stem Construction Kids tool set, a
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  Speaker 2: Sonic Hedgehot Ordering color set, a good Night Moon numbers
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  Speaker 2: book and fifty bucks to DSW.
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  Speaker 5: So cool. Thank you.
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  Speaker 2: You got it all right, So Merry Christmas to you guys.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you so much.
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  Speaker 1: You guys have some car issues too.
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  Speaker 4: Right, yeah, big time?
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  Speaker 1: Like what you got some? Do you need tires? Oh gosh,
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  Speaker 1: there's check ins and life on and both vehicles and
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  Speaker 1: the one vehicle.
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  Speaker 3: Is shutting off every time I'm driving it.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, all right, so let me walk you through a
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  Speaker 2: couple things to do for your car. Oh, we have
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  Speaker 2: this amazing friend. His name's Tony Williams.
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  Speaker 1: He owns Big O' tires.
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  Speaker 2: He has offered to give you two sets of new
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  Speaker 2: tires for both your cars.
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  Speaker 4: That's awesome.
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  Speaker 1: Does that help, Jody?
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  Speaker 3: Yes?
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  Speaker 1: Also, car Life out of Repairs? Car Life out of Repair.
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  Speaker 2: Scott Still has graciously donate one thousand dollars to diagnose
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  Speaker 2: and fix the issues with your twenty fourteen Chevy Tahoe.
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  Speaker 4: Awesome, thank you, that's great.
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  Speaker 2: The Love Up Foundation is going to cover one month
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  Speaker 2: of your electric bill.
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  Speaker 1: How much is that electric?
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  Speaker 3: Jeez, I don't know.
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  Speaker 2: The electric just shut off this morning.
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  Speaker 4: Actually, oh my gosh.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, all right, we'll get that back on for you.
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  Speaker 1: How much is your rent? Just over two thousand dollars?
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  Speaker 2: Okay, Love Up will pay one month's rent for you
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  Speaker 2: to get started.
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  Speaker 1: All right.
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  Speaker 2: So Merry Christmas, Thank you, Mary, Christmas, Love you guys.
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  Speaker 1: You.
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  Speaker 2: If you open your door, we have a little Christmas elf.
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  Speaker 2: Her name is Jess. Jess is outside right now. With
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  Speaker 2: everything we just talked about, Oh great, if you open
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  Speaker 2: those door. Jesse, are you there outside the house?
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  Speaker 3: I'm here.
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  Speaker 1: We've got Hi everybody.
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  Speaker 3: Miranda's with us, Reunited Food Bank, and we've got Lashonda
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  Speaker 3: from Arizona Urban Agriculture Foundation.
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  Speaker 4: Ry Christmas, Happy always.
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  Speaker 3: Oh, we're so happy to do this for you and
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  Speaker 3: your family. We have all of the goodies for you
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  Speaker 3: as far.
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  Speaker 1: We've got some coming via Amazon.
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  Speaker 3: The Amazon elves are already working hard this year. Oh
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  Speaker 3: my gosh.
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  Speaker 4: Of course, we're so happy to.
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  Speaker 1: Do this for you, Mandy. Mandy.
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  Speaker 2: One more thing we haven't This is unexpected, but have
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  Speaker 2: you ever heard of a learner in Row.
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  Speaker 1: The law firm. That's the way to go. Yeah. Uh,
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  Speaker 1: if you ever get to a car accident. No, Kevin Row.
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  Speaker 2: Kevin Row is actually here in the studio and he
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  Speaker 2: was He's just walked into our studio.
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  Speaker 1: He was listening. What's up, Kevin? Hi?
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  Speaker 5: John Jay him, Mandy. I wanted to say happy holidays
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  Speaker 5: and congratulations.
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  Speaker 3: Yeh, thank you, thank you.
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  Speaker 1: So on behalf of learning Row gives back.
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  Speaker 5: I would like to help you and your family out
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  Speaker 5: and give you one thousand dollars in Target gift cards.
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  Speaker 1: That's awesome, Thank you, I know.
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  Speaker 5: There's a lot of needs with baby and new baby,
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  Speaker 5: and obviously a lot.
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  Speaker 1: Of your kids.
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  Speaker 5: You can get gifts there as well too, so hopefully
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  Speaker 5: this will help you out during this I.
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  Speaker 4: Appreciate that very much.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you, Mandy.
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  Speaker 2: Jody said you were a If I heard this correctly,
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  Speaker 2: you're nine months pregidant and a beer card girl.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean that should have been awesome. I think
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  Speaker 1: holy smokes. Wow.
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  Speaker 2: Well, Learner Row would like to invite you to the
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  Speaker 2: next Learner Row golf cart golf turn.
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  Speaker 1: Twenty four. Put you to work. I would love to
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  Speaker 1: Merry Christmas Mandy from all less.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you so much. Note I love you too.
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  Speaker 3: M hm hm