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Reviving History · Community Spotlight

• 1 00:00:00.600 --> 00:00:02.850 <v 0>The Light FM presents Community Spotlight,</v> 2 00:00:02.940 --> 00:00:06.810 a program designed to focus on what's important to you in your community. 3 00:00:07.230 --> 00:00:10.170 Now here's Braxton with today's Community Spotlight. 4 00:00:10.830 --> 00:00:15.630 <v 1>And we appreciate you listening on the Light fm. Excited to have you here.</v> 5 00:00:15.660 --> 00:00:19.890 We got Mike Wood from Foundation Forward. Hey Mike, appreciate you hanging out. 6 00:00:20.130 --> 00:00:22.170 <v 2>Braxton. Thank you so much for having me.</v> 7 00:00:22.170 --> 00:00:24.240 I'm excited to share with you what we're doing. 8 00:00:24.720 --> 00:00:29.310 <v 1>So Foundation Forward and their initiative to put in</v> 9 00:00:29.320 --> 00:00:33.960 Charters for Freedom all across the country to remember the heritage 10 00:00:34.020 --> 00:00:35.850 this nation was founded on. 11 00:00:36.030 --> 00:00:40.440 So excited to hear how Mike and the rest of the team are impacting communities. 12 00:00:41.100 --> 00:00:43.290 And tomorrow in Canton, 13 00:00:43.350 --> 00:00:46.560 they're going to be impacting that community with a charter for freedom as well. 14 00:00:46.560 --> 00:00:49.680 Mike's here to talk about it. So Mike, give us an overview, 15 00:00:49.740 --> 00:00:51.570 what is Foundation Forward, 16 00:00:51.570 --> 00:00:53.700 and then we can talk about what's happening tomorrow. 17 00:00:54.690 --> 00:00:55.590 <v 2>Sure, sure.</v> 18 00:00:56.370 --> 00:01:00.690 The goal of Foundation Forward is to bring our founding documents to 19 00:01:01.600 --> 00:01:06.570 local communities and actual life-sized replicas of 20 00:01:06.570 --> 00:01:11.370 the settings as what they would see if they went to the National Archives in 21 00:01:11.370 --> 00:01:12.600 Washington dc. 22 00:01:14.010 --> 00:01:16.620 There'll be placed in our community in Canton. 23 00:01:16.950 --> 00:01:20.490 It's going to be at 36 Park Street in front of our museum, 24 00:01:21.090 --> 00:01:25.740 and tomorrow it will take place at 1:30 PM 25 00:01:26.190 --> 00:01:30.330 and this will be our charters of freedom setting. 26 00:01:30.690 --> 00:01:34.530 And we do refer to them as a setting. They're not a monument, 27 00:01:34.530 --> 00:01:35.730 they're not a memorial. 28 00:01:36.390 --> 00:01:41.310 We feel like these documents are still alive and we want them to be living for 29 00:01:41.310 --> 00:01:42.750 generations to come. 30 00:01:43.800 --> 00:01:45.060 <v 1>Why do you think that's important?</v> 31 00:01:46.770 --> 00:01:50.670 <v 2>Well, and not to get political,</v> 32 00:01:50.730 --> 00:01:54.060 I put my faith first. I try to, and like a lot of folks, 33 00:01:54.060 --> 00:01:55.830 I fall short every day on that, 34 00:01:56.100 --> 00:02:00.720 but we had such wise and knowledgeable, I mean, 35 00:02:00.730 --> 00:02:03.150 God truly blessed us with very, 36 00:02:03.270 --> 00:02:08.010 very knowledgeable and wise founding fathers and what they 37 00:02:08.010 --> 00:02:08.843 did. 38 00:02:09.000 --> 00:02:13.230 It's amazing how it is still relevant today. 39 00:02:13.350 --> 00:02:17.130 As long as people know the truth, not misinformation, 40 00:02:17.520 --> 00:02:21.540 as long as they know the truth about what these founding documents are. 41 00:02:21.990 --> 00:02:26.340 God has blessed us with this nation, and in my personal opinion, 42 00:02:26.430 --> 00:02:29.430 I think we are still the greatest nation on earth, 43 00:02:30.060 --> 00:02:32.460 even though we all don't agree on everything. 44 00:02:32.790 --> 00:02:37.320 If we take the heart and we look at what's in our US Constitution, 45 00:02:37.740 --> 00:02:41.970 what's in the Bill of Rights, what's in the Declaration of Independence, 46 00:02:42.060 --> 00:02:46.950 those are our founding documents. But we also, when we put in a setting, 47 00:02:47.310 --> 00:02:51.930 we also add the Civil Rights Amendments because these documents are 48 00:02:51.940 --> 00:02:56.790 for everyone and we are just trying to place these 49 00:02:56.880 --> 00:03:00.280 settings of charters of freedom. All the country. 50 00:03:00.790 --> 00:03:04.180 Our founders, Vance and Mary Jo Patterson, 51 00:03:04.900 --> 00:03:09.310 that was their wishes. After they had a chance to visit these archives, 52 00:03:09.910 --> 00:03:12.490 the National Archives in Washington dc, 53 00:03:13.300 --> 00:03:16.900 they came back and prayed about this for over two years. 54 00:03:16.900 --> 00:03:18.370 How can we do this? 55 00:03:18.370 --> 00:03:22.840 Because there are so many people that will never have the 56 00:03:22.840 --> 00:03:27.490 opportunity to make it to Washington DC and see these 57 00:03:27.490 --> 00:03:28.870 documents firsthand. 58 00:03:29.290 --> 00:03:33.100 So if we can put it in a community close to you, 59 00:03:33.760 --> 00:03:35.710 what a blessing that is for folks. 60 00:03:36.100 --> 00:03:39.460 And take a minute and just imagine school teachers, 61 00:03:39.610 --> 00:03:43.240 even elementary school teachers bringing their third, fourth, 62 00:03:43.240 --> 00:03:46.450 fifth grade classes to see these documents, 63 00:03:46.840 --> 00:03:50.140 our older classes, middle school and high school, 64 00:03:50.440 --> 00:03:55.300 and these teachers being able to expand on what they're trying to teach these 65 00:03:55.300 --> 00:03:58.180 young women and young men history and civic, 66 00:03:58.660 --> 00:04:02.740 it is going to be a great thing and hopefully it's going to be 67 00:04:02.890 --> 00:04:03.723 factual, 68 00:04:03.760 --> 00:04:08.620 honest information to let them know firsthand what our founding fathers 69 00:04:08.770 --> 00:04:12.760 really did for us and what these documents actually are. 70 00:04:13.540 --> 00:04:15.190 <v 1>Paint a picture for me, Mike,</v> 71 00:04:15.190 --> 00:04:19.090 about when you read some of these documents that are going to be at this setting 72 00:04:19.090 --> 00:04:19.960 there in Canton, 73 00:04:20.290 --> 00:04:24.850 how does that impact you and does it direct 74 00:04:24.860 --> 00:04:28.930 steer your mind to certain things about, like you said, 75 00:04:29.980 --> 00:04:31.570 the Lord and this nation? 76 00:04:31.580 --> 00:04:34.240 How does that impact you when you read a document like that? 77 00:04:35.410 --> 00:04:40.030 <v 2>Well, everybody will probably have their own personal opinion on this,</v> 78 00:04:41.080 --> 00:04:45.820 but I go back in history thinking about 79 00:04:46.360 --> 00:04:48.220 what our founding fathers faced. 80 00:04:49.270 --> 00:04:51.580 We have difficult situations today, 81 00:04:52.180 --> 00:04:57.040 but you think about what they were facing and the 82 00:04:57.040 --> 00:04:58.930 people that were stacked against them. 83 00:04:58.940 --> 00:05:03.460 Certainly England was at that time and what they did, 84 00:05:03.700 --> 00:05:07.810 I think it's just incredible. And how they came together, 85 00:05:08.260 --> 00:05:11.710 did they agree on everything? Absolutely not. 86 00:05:12.100 --> 00:05:14.020 But after much discussion, 87 00:05:14.470 --> 00:05:17.830 I think they also had much prayer involved in this, 88 00:05:18.370 --> 00:05:23.230 and they came to these documents and there's 89 00:05:23.230 --> 00:05:25.690 not enough time to go into great detail. 90 00:05:25.690 --> 00:05:30.520 I just encourage people to come and read these documents firsthand 91 00:05:30.910 --> 00:05:33.010 so they can see for themselves. 92 00:05:33.070 --> 00:05:38.020 They can form their own ideas about the sacrifice, but again, 93 00:05:38.020 --> 00:05:42.490 the wisdom and the knowledge and the common sense that our founding fathers had 94 00:05:42.490 --> 00:05:44.560 In piecing these documents together. 95 00:05:45.490 --> 00:05:49.150 <v 1>You were talking about hard times, people from Canton,</v> 96 00:05:49.150 --> 00:05:52.540 North Carolina can speak about hard times too. 97 00:05:52.540 --> 00:05:56.920 Been through a lot the past several years with of course the pandemic that had a 98 00:05:56.920 --> 00:05:59.600 lot of major flooding and then the mill closure last year. 99 00:06:00.080 --> 00:06:04.700 What do you think this setting and these charters of freedom will mean to that 100 00:06:04.700 --> 00:06:06.320 community of Canton specifically? 101 00:06:07.640 --> 00:06:11.780 <v 2>Well, I am very, very proud to be a Canton native,</v> 102 00:06:11.960 --> 00:06:13.040 born and raised, 103 00:06:13.100 --> 00:06:17.900 and I feel blessed to have been placed in Canton, 104 00:06:17.990 --> 00:06:21.920 born in Canton. And if God will cease it, 105 00:06:21.920 --> 00:06:23.510 I'll probably die in Canton. 106 00:06:23.600 --> 00:06:28.460 But we have been through a lot and I appreciate you referencing that. Of course, 107 00:06:28.460 --> 00:06:31.940 everybody went through the pandemic and had to struggle with that, 108 00:06:32.360 --> 00:06:37.280 but we've had multiple floods and then the mill closure after 115 109 00:06:37.280 --> 00:06:39.980 years, not just the primary employer in Canton, 110 00:06:39.980 --> 00:06:44.450 but also Haywood County and our people are resilient. 111 00:06:45.500 --> 00:06:48.890 It is a loving community, it's a caring community, 112 00:06:49.340 --> 00:06:54.050 and I was so honored when people from 113 00:06:54.050 --> 00:06:58.820 Foundation Ford came to me and asked me if I could help get this into Canton. 114 00:06:59.390 --> 00:07:04.160 It is going to be an asset for our community in so many ways, 115 00:07:05.300 --> 00:07:09.710 and we want it just not for Canton and certainly it's for all of Haywood County, 116 00:07:09.710 --> 00:07:11.960 but it's for our surrounding communities. 117 00:07:13.620 --> 00:07:17.540 We want students especially coming in by the busload 118 00:07:18.890 --> 00:07:23.750 to see these documents and to be able to witness them and read them and have 119 00:07:23.750 --> 00:07:27.530 their teachers go into civics and history with them firsthand. 120 00:07:28.070 --> 00:07:33.050 We want our veterans to be able to come and see 121 00:07:33.050 --> 00:07:37.910 these documents and know that these documents that they fought to 122 00:07:37.910 --> 00:07:42.770 protect are still in place and we want them to always 123 00:07:42.770 --> 00:07:47.330 know how much we appreciate the sacrifice the veterans and their 124 00:07:47.330 --> 00:07:51.980 families have made for this nation and to keep these documents in 125 00:07:51.980 --> 00:07:55.670 force. They are a blessing to all of us. 126 00:07:57.140 --> 00:08:01.730 <v 1>And now you're doing a unveiling of this setting tomorrow.</v> 127 00:08:01.740 --> 00:08:02.720 What's going to be happening. 128 00:08:04.130 --> 00:08:08.090 <v 2>Tomorrow at 1:30 PM It will be, again,</v> 129 00:08:08.090 --> 00:08:10.100 36 Park Street in Canton. 130 00:08:10.790 --> 00:08:15.170 We're directly across from First Citizens Bank and it will be a 131 00:08:15.180 --> 00:08:17.240 dedication. We will have 132 00:08:18.920 --> 00:08:22.820 almost our full staff from Charters of Freedom and Foundation, 133 00:08:22.820 --> 00:08:27.770 Ford Vance and Mary Jo Patterson will be there as long as all the 134 00:08:27.770 --> 00:08:29.750 people that work with us. 135 00:08:30.230 --> 00:08:32.960 And we will have guest speakers. 136 00:08:33.500 --> 00:08:38.300 We're going to have Haywood County School superintendent there to 137 00:08:38.300 --> 00:08:38.900 speak. 138 00:08:38.900 --> 00:08:43.790 We're going to have other speakers from the town board and the 139 00:08:43.790 --> 00:08:46.330 Kenton management team team. 140 00:08:46.330 --> 00:08:49.580 It's going to be a great time of celebration. 141 00:08:49.880 --> 00:08:53.240 We have very much tried to involve Pisca High School. 142 00:08:53.720 --> 00:08:54.890 We're going to have part of the, 143 00:08:55.380 --> 00:09:00.000 we're going to have part of the chorus doing those things. 144 00:09:00.000 --> 00:09:03.450 We're going to have the pisca, N-J-R-O-T-C, 145 00:09:03.450 --> 00:09:05.430 doing the color presentation, 146 00:09:06.300 --> 00:09:08.520 color guard presentation with the flag. 147 00:09:08.910 --> 00:09:13.620 So it's going to be just a great time for our community. We have 148 00:09:13.620 --> 00:09:17.460 had so much support, excuse me, 149 00:09:17.910 --> 00:09:21.870 but we have had so much support. The town management, 150 00:09:21.870 --> 00:09:23.760 when we brought this to them, 151 00:09:24.090 --> 00:09:28.530 they gave us unanimous support right away immediately, 152 00:09:28.540 --> 00:09:32.850 as did our mayors e Sers and our town board. 153 00:09:32.850 --> 00:09:37.740 The full town board took this to the Haywood County School 154 00:09:37.740 --> 00:09:42.180 Board and we had the full support of the 155 00:09:42.480 --> 00:09:47.010 school board as well as our superintendent, our associate superintendents. 156 00:09:47.520 --> 00:09:52.140 Everyone has really been behind this because they see how impactful 157 00:09:52.500 --> 00:09:56.790 this is to our nation and to our community, and they are very, 158 00:09:56.790 --> 00:10:00.690 very proud to support it, and I'm truly grateful to have their support. 159 00:10:01.950 --> 00:10:03.120 <v 1>Mike, again,</v> 160 00:10:03.120 --> 00:10:07.500 that's one 30 tomorrow in Canton for the unveiling of the Charters of Freedom 161 00:10:07.500 --> 00:10:09.150 there from Foundation Forward. 162 00:10:09.390 --> 00:10:12.270 Would you pray for tomorrow's event and then pray for the future of this 163 00:10:12.270 --> 00:10:13.103 setting? 164 00:10:13.710 --> 00:10:18.420 <v 2>I would be glad to, to pray with me.</v> 165 00:10:18.420 --> 00:10:20.520 Please, dear God, 166 00:10:21.540 --> 00:10:24.270 we thank you for being an amazing, 167 00:10:24.990 --> 00:10:27.330 awesome God and a loving heavenly Father. 168 00:10:28.710 --> 00:10:32.970 We are just so pleased to be your children and your servants, 169 00:10:33.780 --> 00:10:38.430 and I do pray for this nation and as we are in election year, 170 00:10:38.970 --> 00:10:42.270 again, not to get political on this. Dear God, 171 00:10:43.140 --> 00:10:45.960 I pray that people will put you first, 172 00:10:46.440 --> 00:10:51.030 that as Christians or people that believe in you and your son 173 00:10:51.030 --> 00:10:51.690 Jesus, 174 00:10:51.690 --> 00:10:56.100 that we will seek your will first and foremost every day of our lives. 175 00:10:56.550 --> 00:10:59.700 And we will put your will and your plan ahead of our own. 176 00:11:00.750 --> 00:11:04.770 You have blessed us in more ways than we can ever give thanked for, 177 00:11:05.280 --> 00:11:10.050 and we thank you for what you've already done as well as what you're currently 178 00:11:10.050 --> 00:11:12.060 doing and what you're preparing to do. 179 00:11:12.810 --> 00:11:17.100 I'm thankful for Vance and Mary Jo Patterson and the good people of 180 00:11:17.100 --> 00:11:21.720 Foundation forward and that I've had the blessing and the opportunity to be 181 00:11:21.720 --> 00:11:26.610 involved with them and help bring this setting to Canton. And we'll give you the 182 00:11:26.610 --> 00:11:28.290 praise and the credit for that. 183 00:11:28.860 --> 00:11:33.090 And as people come and read these documents and view this setting, 184 00:11:33.720 --> 00:11:37.200 let them understand how blessed we truly are. 185 00:11:37.550 --> 00:11:41.640 And those blessings come from you, dear God. They're by your hands. 186 00:11:42.210 --> 00:11:44.370 And we just pray that you'll guide us. 187 00:11:44.460 --> 00:11:49.200 You'll direct us individually and collectively you'll help us as 188 00:11:49.200 --> 00:11:52.530 families to be the mothers, the fathers, the children 189 00:11:54.220 --> 00:11:55.750 that you would have us to be, 190 00:11:56.260 --> 00:12:00.970 and that we will honor you and please you with our lives and what we do 191 00:12:01.210 --> 00:12:05.440 through every aspect of our lives. And now and always, 192 00:12:05.440 --> 00:12:09.250 I especially pray you see the things that we could do better, 193 00:12:09.250 --> 00:12:10.660 that we could improve on. 194 00:12:10.660 --> 00:12:15.160 But I pray that you'll guide us now and forever and 195 00:12:15.160 --> 00:12:18.310 always to be one nation under God, 196 00:12:18.730 --> 00:12:23.350 for our communities to be communities under God. And again, 197 00:12:23.530 --> 00:12:28.120 just know how thankful we are to be your servants, 198 00:12:28.300 --> 00:12:32.980 to be your children, and just please guide us every step of the way, 199 00:12:33.040 --> 00:12:36.130 God, our nation, as we come into this election year. 200 00:12:36.580 --> 00:12:38.050 I pray that we will have 201 00:12:39.550 --> 00:12:42.070 good God-fearing God, 202 00:12:42.070 --> 00:12:44.650 respecting men and women to choose from, 203 00:12:45.040 --> 00:12:47.440 and that we will make wise choices. 204 00:12:47.470 --> 00:12:52.330 We will make choices that first and foremost will honor you and please 205 00:12:52.330 --> 00:12:53.140 you. 206 00:12:53.140 --> 00:12:57.640 That will put our faith ahead of any political party and every political 207 00:12:57.650 --> 00:13:02.380 party to do again, things that will be honoring and pleasing to you. 208 00:13:02.390 --> 00:13:06.120 And I just ask this prayer in Jesus' name. Amen. 209 00:13:07.120 --> 00:13:09.490 <v 1>Thank you, Mike. Again,</v> 210 00:13:09.490 --> 00:13:12.280 where can folks go to find more about what's happening tomorrow? 211 00:13:14.590 --> 00:13:19.150 <v 2>Tomorrow? They can go anytime. It's very simple.</v> 212 00:13:19.270 --> 00:13:23.990 Don't need to put in the https or WW dot or any of 213 00:13:24.220 --> 00:13:28.750 that. You can just go to Charters of Freedom. 214 00:13:29.470 --> 00:13:31.450 That's all one big long word, 215 00:13:31.690 --> 00:13:34.900 charters of freedom.com, 216 00:13:35.530 --> 00:13:38.710 and you can go there and see our website. 217 00:13:39.220 --> 00:13:43.240 It'll tell you about who we are and what we're doing. And again, 218 00:13:43.240 --> 00:13:44.830 please keep us in prayer. 219 00:13:45.400 --> 00:13:49.720 We want to do these things again in a way that will honor God, 220 00:13:50.080 --> 00:13:54.310 that will be a blessing and a benefit to our nation. 221 00:13:54.760 --> 00:13:59.350 And we hope to be able to continue to put these charters of freedom settings 222 00:13:59.350 --> 00:14:03.880 all across America, and we greatly appreciate your prayers. 223 00:14:04.480 --> 00:14:06.190 <v 1>Absolutely. Thanks for joining us, Mike.</v> 224 00:14:07.270 --> 00:14:10.450 <v 2>It's been a pleasure, Braxton. Thank you so much for what you do,</v> 225 00:14:10.450 --> 00:14:15.400 my friend and the people that you reach. And thank you for having me on. 226 00:14:15.400 --> 00:14:16.630 I greatly appreciate it. 227 00:14:16.930 --> 00:14:17.763 <v 1>No, you're welcome.</v> 228 00:14:18.220 --> 00:14:22.420 Previous episodes of Community Spotlight or available on the Light FM app right 229 00:14:22.430 --> 00:14:26.080 now if you'd like to listen. Also, big thanks to our sponsor, 230 00:14:26.080 --> 00:14:29.590 Turner Business Appraisers in Matthews, North Carolina, 231 00:14:29.950 --> 00:14:32.710 and you can find them online@turnerbusiness.com. 232 00:14:34.540 --> 00:14:36.640 <v 0>We hope you enjoyed today's community spotlight,</v> 233 00:14:36.640 --> 00:14:39.550 covering issues that matter to you in your community. 234 00:14:39.970 --> 00:14:42.460 If you have a suggestion for a future program, 235 00:14:42.460 --> 00:14:46.360 just call 803 3 0 96 48. 236 00:14:46.540 --> 00:14:50.440 That's 803 3 0 9 6 4 8. 237 00:14:50.920 --> 00:14:55.000 Be sure to join us next week for another community spotlight with Braxton on the 238 00:14:55.000 --> 00:14:55.840 Light fm.