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Talk Line: Ellie Hanlon shares upcoming events at the Sterling-Rock Falls YMCA · WIXN AM 1460 - Shaw Local Radio

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  Speaker 1: Good morning, Sock Valley. You've joined the Waking Crew here
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  Speaker 1: on FM ninety five one and A fourteen sixty wi XN.
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  Speaker 1: It's eight thirty five on your Thursday morning, and that
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  Speaker 1: means it's time for talk line and I'm joined in
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  Speaker 1: the booth once again by our good friends from the
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  Speaker 1: Sterling and Rock Falls wy MCA. Ellie Hanlin is here
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  Speaker 1: with us to give us some important updates. Ellie, how
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  Speaker 1: are you.
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  Speaker 2: I'm good. How are you?
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  Speaker 1: I'm very well. We've got some fantastic weather heading our way.
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  Speaker 2: I'm so excited for warm. I'm over shovel and snow.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, I know we always have to get hit with
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  Speaker 1: like one.
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  Speaker 2: Last below, that last easter snow, and then it's like,
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  Speaker 2: I guess it's spring. Now that's I'm happy for it.
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  Speaker 1: I'm calling it. Three false flags and done. We've had
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  Speaker 1: our three falses and now now the corner turns. I'm
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  Speaker 1: calling it. And with with spring and warmer weather brings
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  Speaker 1: just a lot of great events with the YMCA, and
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  Speaker 1: one of those we want to start with is Camp Bension.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, snow has kind of pushed you away from feeling,
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  Speaker 2: oh it's going to be warm. It's time for summer activities.
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  Speaker 2: But Camp Benson registration is open. We have a ton
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  Speaker 2: of campers already to head out there, so we just
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  Speaker 2: wanted to make sure everybody knows registration is open. We
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  Speaker 2: have our Mini camps, which are our shorter three day programs.
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  Speaker 2: We have our Mega Camp, which is eleven days for
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  Speaker 2: you to really explore Camp Benson, and we just wanted
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  Speaker 2: to make sure families know this is the best place
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  Speaker 2: to send your kids over the summer. It's safe, it's interactive,
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  Speaker 2: it gets them outside. We really hope they think about
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  Speaker 2: coming to Camp Benson this summer.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I was a Camp Benson kid. I cannot suggest
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  Speaker 1: this more. I mean, get your kids to disconnect from
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  Speaker 1: from the devices and plug into each other, you know
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  Speaker 1: what I mean, into nature.
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  Speaker 2: See all friendships. They still come and connect, they still
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  Speaker 2: come back, they check in on how camp is now.
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  Speaker 2: It truly is a life changing experience.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, I'm forty two and I still remember making
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  Speaker 1: the crafts, you know, my first night in the bunk, canoeing,
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  Speaker 1: the big Capture the Flag.
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  Speaker 2: Cash to the Flag, and Fort Benson and rock climbing.
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  Speaker 2: It's so fun even as an adult when I get
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  Speaker 2: to go out there when I start kayaking, I don't
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  Speaker 2: want to leave.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, and parents out there. I mean, not only
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  Speaker 1: is it great for your kids, but it's great for
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  Speaker 1: you too, right.
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  Speaker 2: Maybe to a couple nights of just calm at home,
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  Speaker 2: they can go run around and terrorize camp. That'll be
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  Speaker 2: good for them.
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  Speaker 1: Yep, yeah, bye bye by night too. You'll probably be
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  Speaker 1: missing them more than they're missing you. Oh yeah, speaking
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  Speaker 1: of camp, your at your summer day camp.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, So at the YMCA, we also offer our Summer
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  Speaker 2: Day Camp. So this is a camp for kids to
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  Speaker 2: go while parents are at work. So that is a
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  Speaker 2: big concern when kids are out of school, where do
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  Speaker 2: they go? Where's somewhere safe, interactive and educational. So the
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  Speaker 2: YMCA offers that program. It's for kids who have completed
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  Speaker 2: kindergarten through fifth grade, and for our members it's one
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  Speaker 2: hundred and fifty five dollars a week, and for our
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  Speaker 2: non members it's one hundred and seventy five dollars a week.
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  Speaker 2: And we're super excited this year we're offering our Camp
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  Speaker 2: Benson day trips for just twenty dollars for members and
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  Speaker 2: thirty for non members. You can send your kiddos to
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  Speaker 2: Camp Benson. They get all the fun interactives of rock
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  Speaker 2: climbing and lunch with the other kiddos staying out there
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  Speaker 2: and s'mores. But if they're a little worried about staying overnight,
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  Speaker 2: they get to come back home and sleep in their
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  Speaker 2: own bed. So we hope a lot of kids will
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  Speaker 2: take that opportunity to truly explore the outdoors.
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  Speaker 1: Now you can get Camp Benson by the slice. YEP.
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  Speaker 1: I love this.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, we're super excited for it. So many kids last
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  Speaker 2: year had tons of fun during our Camp Benson field trips,
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  Speaker 2: so we're like, go out there every day, have fun.
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  Speaker 2: And I wasn't an overnight kid, so knowing that I
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  Speaker 2: get to come home and sleep in my own bed
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  Speaker 2: and still get to go have fun with my friends,
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  Speaker 2: it's a win win for everybody.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely, and I mean parents. By the time your kids
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  Speaker 1: get home, they're going to be worn out, They're going.
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  Speaker 2: To sleep good, They're gonna sleep the whole time.
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  Speaker 1: Love love hearing this. You guys are always doing great thing.
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  Speaker 1: Love anything to do with camp vents and of course
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  Speaker 1: again getting back to this warmer weather getting outside. You
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  Speaker 1: guys always have events going on and you're gonna share
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  Speaker 1: a couple of those.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, we have three big events that we're really excited for.
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  Speaker 2: We know Easter always kind of has is there going
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  Speaker 2: to be a snowstorm? Is it going to be warm?
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  Speaker 2: So we actually hold our Easter egg hunt in the
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  Speaker 2: pool so families can come, they can swim and collect
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  Speaker 2: eggs just for five dollars for a family for our
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  Speaker 2: members and only ten dollars for non members. So you've
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  Speaker 2: got one kid, you've got four kids, it's just that
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  Speaker 2: same price. Everybody can come in, swim, collect eggs, and
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  Speaker 2: we're having a basket raffle, so two lucky kids will
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  Speaker 2: win a basket and we have a couple of fun
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  Speaker 2: other prizes for the kids too.
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  Speaker 1: I love that you're not even going to send a
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  Speaker 1: kid to one kid to the movies for ten bucks,
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  Speaker 1: let alone a family and in a day of.
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  Speaker 2: Activity swimming, in three hours of swimming and prizes and
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  Speaker 2: candy and activities, it's a good time.
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  Speaker 1: I love this, and I love that you guys always
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  Speaker 1: find a way to include people who aren't members. Of course,
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  Speaker 1: you've always got those benefits for your members, and that's
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  Speaker 1: just a good reason. You know, if you're not a
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  Speaker 1: member it, try some of these you know these events
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  Speaker 1: the camp Benson out. You like it, you see why
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  Speaker 1: everyone else enjoys it, and you can become a member
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  Speaker 1: and enjoy those great perks.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, those perks are awesome. We like to make sure
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  Speaker 2: that everybody feels that they have a place at the Why.
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  Speaker 1: Awesome something that I've probably never tried, but at least
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  Speaker 1: you guys are put will put on as your indoor triathlon.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, so it's our first indoor triathlon. We're really excited
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  Speaker 2: about it. It's on March twenty ninth. It's thirty dollars
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  Speaker 2: for members, fifty dollars for non members, and we're really
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  Speaker 2: trying to stress it as the start of your season. Hey,
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  Speaker 2: you're maybe a little out of practice with your swimming top,
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  Speaker 2: or you've been biking but you haven't been running. This
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  Speaker 2: is the perfect low stakes triathlon for you. Or maybe
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  Speaker 2: you've never even tried a triathlon before and you think
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  Speaker 2: that's something new I want to try this year. Come
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  Speaker 2: to the y, try it out, see how you like it,
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  Speaker 2: and just have a fun morning at the y.
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  Speaker 1: There you go, sign up, get out. What's the best
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  Speaker 1: way to sign up for that?
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  Speaker 2: You can sign up online on our website so www
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  Speaker 2: dot s r f YMCA dot com, or you can
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  Speaker 2: always call the y or stop in. We'll help you out.
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  Speaker 1: See you don't have to run down there, but it'd
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  Speaker 1: be a good warm up for the triathlon. So either way,
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  Speaker 1: no excuse, get out there and sign up. You might
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  Speaker 1: have trouble paying me to run, but I hear this
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  Speaker 1: is a thing among some people who really like that.
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  Speaker 2: They're really into it triathlon people. They are committed. I
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  Speaker 2: wish I had that commitment. Maybe we'll see how this
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  Speaker 2: one goes and I'll try out our next one.
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  Speaker 1: I've fully committed to my wife and Ben and Jerry's.
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  Speaker 1: I have no loo for running.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, Beta Jers, that's probably up there for me.
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  Speaker 1: Another event that gets so many people excited, whether you
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  Speaker 1: run or not, is March Madness.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, I actually just finish my March Madness bracket, so
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  Speaker 2: I'm very excited. But at the why we're actually having
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  Speaker 2: our March Madness tournament. So it's a three on three
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  Speaker 2: adult tournament. It's one hundred and twenty dollars per team,
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  Speaker 2: so how many people you've got just that one fee?
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  Speaker 2: It's on April fourth, so that's actually the finals for
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  Speaker 2: March Madness. So the tournament is in the morning, see
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  Speaker 2: how you and your team shape out, can you win
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  Speaker 2: March Madness, and then go home, make some snacks and
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  Speaker 2: watch the final games. We think it's a fun way
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  Speaker 2: to celebrate such an impactful sporting event every year.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely in local bragging rights.
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  Speaker 2: Oh yeah, saying you won the March Madness tournament, that's
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  Speaker 2: a pretty big deal.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah. Absolutely. I grew up in the days around here
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  Speaker 1: of the Gusmacker and Sterling, so I know the excitement
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  Speaker 1: for the three on three basketball attorney. So you wrap
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  Speaker 1: that in with some March Madness, and that's.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely and those those guys are committed. When we go
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  Speaker 2: out there and watch it, it's like watching an NBA game.
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  Speaker 2: I have so much fun cheering on the teams. From
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  Speaker 2: our little kid tournaments all the way to our adult tournaments.
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  Speaker 2: It's always a fun experience at the y.
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  Speaker 1: I love that more you know, more sports, you know again,
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  Speaker 1: getting out there, getting active. You guys are always active
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  Speaker 1: at the Why it doesn't matter what time of year
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  Speaker 1: it is, but you're going to give us a little
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  Speaker 1: bit of a glimpse into the year upcoming. NFL Flag Season.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, so NFL Flag is returning, So we're super excited
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  Speaker 2: that we're partnering with the NFL to have NFL sponsored
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  Speaker 2: flag football. So it's a safe program where kids aren't tackling,
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  Speaker 2: there's no contact, they're just pulling flags for me and
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  Speaker 2: a lot of other parents and people who have nieces
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  Speaker 2: and nephews and care about the kiddos having that opportunity
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  Speaker 2: of activity. But still safety is so important to everyone,
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  Speaker 2: and we're very happy that we can have it back.
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  Speaker 2: So our season starts in May and goes all the
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  Speaker 2: way till June, and then we're having our end of
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  Speaker 2: season tournament, which last year you would have thought it
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  Speaker 2: was the super Bowl. Those kids were committed to winning.
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  Speaker 2: They got Super Bowl rings at the end, they were
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  Speaker 2: wearing their jerseys, cheerleaders were cheering on the teams. Parents
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  Speaker 2: brought in coolers and snacks, and it was an event
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  Speaker 2: and it was so much fun to be a part of.
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  Speaker 2: And you do pick a team that you cheer for.
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  Speaker 2: I cheered for the Chiefs the entire time, but it's
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  Speaker 2: fun to say, like my kids on the Chiefs, my
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  Speaker 2: kids are on the Bears. So we hope a lot
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  Speaker 2: of people will be really excited for NFL flag football
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  Speaker 2: coming up.
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  Speaker 1: I know people are going to be excited for that.
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  Speaker 1: There's been people waiting since the end of the last
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  Speaker 1: Super Bowl to get excited for more football.
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  Speaker 2: I saw a football game rerun last night and I
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  Speaker 2: was like, did football start back up? I gotta start watching.
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  Speaker 1: I'm going to make one request here, and I know
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  Speaker 1: it's not in your control. Well, it's probably the NFL,
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  Speaker 1: but if you could cement the Bears as the Chicago
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  Speaker 1: Bears for your season, no matter what happens out there, Indiana,
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  Speaker 1: you're not allowed to have my Bears.
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  Speaker 2: No, they're the Chicago Bears.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, at least for one more season, one.
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  Speaker 2: More, one more. They've got to be Chicago. As a
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  Speaker 2: girl who married into an Illinois family and moved to
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  Speaker 2: an Illinois family, Chicago Bears one and only.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, I love it, La. Anything else you want to
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  Speaker 1: share this morning.
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  Speaker 2: We just wanted to thank our community. We just finished
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  Speaker 2: up our twenty twenty six annual support campaign, which helps
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  Speaker 2: raise funds for our scholarship, and we had a lot
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  Speaker 2: of people from our community reach out, help volunteer, and
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  Speaker 2: donate towards this program. And because the YMCA is celebrating
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  Speaker 2: one hundred and seventy five years. This year, we're showing
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  Speaker 2: why there's no place like this place and why it
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  Speaker 2: means so much to our community.
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  Speaker 1: Any future events where people can can get involved in
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  Speaker 1: support or is there maybe a direct way to help
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  Speaker 1: support the Why all you?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, So we take donations all year round to help
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  Speaker 2: support scholarships so kids can do these programs and members
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  Speaker 2: can access the WHY. Our Easter egg hunt in the pool,
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  Speaker 2: all of the funds from that are actually going to
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  Speaker 2: our support campaign, so those will help those kids do
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  Speaker 2: those use sports programs. And then you can always stop
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  Speaker 2: in and volunteer. We have coaching opportunities, reffing opportunities, and
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  Speaker 2: then other events throughout the year.
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  Speaker 1: Well, there you have it, folks. It's just a wonderful
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  Speaker 1: way to support a local organization that I mean supports
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  Speaker 1: its own and I almost my kids are grown now,
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  Speaker 1: we've got some that are teens. Oh my god, call
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  Speaker 1: kids anymore. It feels like, but you know, they've done
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  Speaker 1: the summer day camp programs before the soccer and some
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  Speaker 1: of the other sports. So love what you guys do
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  Speaker 1: over there. Get your kids involved. Everyone you know you're
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  Speaker 1: always talking about how do you get them off the
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  Speaker 1: games or get them outside or when they build their
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  Speaker 1: clay sports.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, just spend time with friends. Even kids will come
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  Speaker 2: and ask to go to our child watch while their
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  Speaker 2: parents are working out because they make friends in there
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  Speaker 2: and they want to spend time and play with toys.
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  Speaker 2: It's so much fun. My nephew is playing basketball right
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  Speaker 2: now and he's so excited out there. He might not
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  Speaker 2: be great at basketball or understand the game, but he's
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  Speaker 2: having so much fun on the court.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely, and even if your kid has no interest in sports,
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  Speaker 1: you guys are always involved in the outdoors as soon
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  Speaker 1: as as it's warm enough, even finding ways when it's nice. Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: and that alone is just a great way to get
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  Speaker 1: kids out and again get them connecting with other kids. So,
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  Speaker 1: if anybody wants to find out any more information or
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  Speaker 1: has any questions about anything we've talked about or anything
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  Speaker 1: why related, Ellie, what's the best way to go about
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  Speaker 1: getting that?
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  Speaker 2: So we're Facebook and our Instagram of course always have
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  Speaker 2: updates about upcoming programs and events and celebrations of what
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  Speaker 2: we're doing at the Y. The website that I mentioned
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  Speaker 2: the www dot s ORF ymca dot org that is
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  Speaker 2: available all information volunteering. We have a form on there
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  Speaker 2: if you're interested, and then you can always call the
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  Speaker 2: y Our phone number is eight one five five three
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  Speaker 2: five nine six two two.
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  Speaker 1: Well, there you have it, Ellie, thank you so much
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  Speaker 1: for sharing this information and for all the wonderful work
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  Speaker 1: that you folks do at the YMCA. We appreciate it.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for having us.
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  Speaker 1: It's always a pleasure.