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Talk-Line: Rebecca Munoz-Ripley, Sauk Valley YWCA · WIXN AM 1460 - Shaw Local Radio

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Speaker 1: We are quarter passed the hour. This is Thursday. It's
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Speaker 1: August the twenty eighth. The year is twenty twenty five,
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Speaker 1: and it's time for another informational edition of talk Line
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Speaker 1: here at wixent Radio. Good morning, I'm Steve Marco. It
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Speaker 1: is time to get the word from the YWCA of
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Speaker 1: the Sack Valley. News and information from the yw We
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Speaker 1: get it periodically throughout the year, and the executive director
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Speaker 1: of the YWC of the Salk Valley is live with
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Speaker 1: us by telephone this morning to give us details of
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Speaker 1: happenings across the y calendar. Rebecca Munos Ripley joins us
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Speaker 1: live on the air with us this morning here at
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Speaker 1: WIX and Rebecca, good morning.
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Speaker 2: Good morning Steve. How are you.
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Speaker 1: I am fine man, Thank you for joining us. Rebecca
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Speaker 1: has a business. She's usually here in studio, but she's
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Speaker 1: got busy things to attend to, so she talks with
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Speaker 1: us by phone this morning here at wi Accent. Just
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Speaker 1: as good and Rebecca. We've got a lot of things
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Speaker 1: coming up on the y calendar that we wanted to
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Speaker 1: spotlight today, but the first thing that we wanted to
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Speaker 1: mention was the fact that it is back to school
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Speaker 1: time across our Stock Valley area. Classes have begun, others
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Speaker 1: have started or are beginning to start here in our
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Speaker 1: northern Illinois area. The coverage area from the YWCA the
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Speaker 1: Stock Valley and along with back to school time, Rebeccy,
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Speaker 1: you wanted to spotlight your school services that you offer
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Speaker 1: at the YW We do.
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Speaker 2: I don't think people realize just how much time that
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Speaker 2: our team spends out there in schools all across Lee
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Speaker 2: and Whitesike County, and so just want to recognize that
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Speaker 2: and make sure people can plug into any services they
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Speaker 2: might be in need of. So in Whitesize County, at
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Speaker 2: three area schools, we do offer the free after school
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Speaker 2: program Tech Girls and girls learn about non traditional careers,
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Speaker 2: computer programming and all sorts of fascinating tech things. And
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Speaker 2: so if someone is interested in that, give us a
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Speaker 2: call it eight one to five six two five zero
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Speaker 2: three three three. We also go out and provide counseling
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Speaker 2: services at area schools for our children who have been
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Speaker 2: affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. And so we
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Speaker 2: actually have team members that will travel to schools so
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Speaker 2: that way parents don't have to worry about bringing their
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Speaker 2: children in for appointments and trying to make time to
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Speaker 2: do that in their busy schedules, so it really alleviates
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Speaker 2: that barrier or even have to worry about the transportation
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Speaker 2: in case they don't have it. So we just also
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Speaker 2: want to make people aware that if you have children
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Speaker 2: in your lives who have been affected by domestic violence
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Speaker 2: or sexual assault, we do have counseling services available, and
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Speaker 2: our counselors will go directly to the school during the
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Speaker 2: school day and all of those things can be worked
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Speaker 2: out with the school and if you're interested in learning more,
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Speaker 2: just give us a call eight one five sixty five
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Speaker 2: zero three three three, And that is a service that
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Speaker 2: we can provide at any of the area schools and
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Speaker 2: are happy to do so. So if you're unsure, don't
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Speaker 2: hesitate to reach out and ask some questions.
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Speaker 1: Absolutely, that is the first step and the most important step,
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Speaker 1: and we always point this out when we chat with
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Speaker 1: Rebecca and the services offered through the YWCA of the
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Speaker 1: Soft Valley. As a matter of fact, domestic violence is
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Speaker 1: going to be a subject we're going to take up
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Speaker 1: in a little bit with Rebecca right here on WIX
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Speaker 1: and today in our broadcast with Rebecca, but we did
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Speaker 1: want to point out that services are available and it's
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Speaker 1: always the initial contact with counselors that are experienced, that
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Speaker 1: have the knowledge, that are the guides through difficult times
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Speaker 1: like this that again you need to seek out and
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Speaker 1: if you need assistance and help. Rebecca again the council
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Speaker 1: are they available. I mean you talked about you know,
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Speaker 1: visiting the schools in the schools, all schools I mean,
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Speaker 1: or just you know what schools are.
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Speaker 2: Covered wherever we need to go it's in Lee or
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Speaker 2: Whiteside County. And of course some people still want to
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Speaker 2: be seen traditionally in an office setting, and that's okay too.
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Speaker 2: We do have our dicton office and our Stirling office.
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Speaker 2: We just try to alleviate as many barriers as possible
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Speaker 2: and make it as convenient and easy on parents, okay.
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Speaker 1: And all it takes is that initial phone call if
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Speaker 1: you need help and you need a counselor in your
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Speaker 1: school area. The schools are working with the YWCA of
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Speaker 1: the Salk Valley to arrange again education information counseling through
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Speaker 1: their various institutions and that is, as Rebecca mentioned, in
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Speaker 1: both Lee and Whiteside Counties. So again, if you need assistance,
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Speaker 1: please reach out to the white WC of the Salk Valley.
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Speaker 1: That important phone number eight one five six two five
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Speaker 1: zero three three three. It's an easy number to remember.
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Speaker 1: Please dial it and don't forget the Tech Girls program.
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Speaker 1: That's a really neat program and that is is that
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Speaker 1: just during the school season, Rebecca, I think that's longer
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Speaker 1: than that, isn't it.
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Speaker 2: So we do a group. We do groups in the
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Speaker 2: fall semester and the new ones in the spring semester,
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Speaker 2: and then we also offer Summer Tech Girls. And so
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Speaker 2: we did do Summer Tech Girls up in Dixon and
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Speaker 2: we had several girls participate and that was a lot
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Speaker 2: of fun. And then we also offered Summer Tech Girls
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Speaker 2: over in Morrison as well, So lots of options with
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Speaker 2: Tech Girls. We do try to take that show on
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Speaker 2: the road. It's one of those programs where it's actually
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Speaker 2: a high demand. You know. We tend to run a
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Speaker 2: waiting list for that. So if you're interested, give us
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Speaker 2: a call and learn some more.
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Speaker 1: Absolutely, we'll continue to remind you of that phone number
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Speaker 1: and contacts at the YWC of the stock value as
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Speaker 1: we move through our program today with our executive Director
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Speaker 1: of the YWC of the Stock Value, Rebecca Munjos Ripley,
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Speaker 1: joins us live by telephone this morning here at wi Accent.
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Speaker 1: We've talked about the school services offered through the yw
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Speaker 1: Let's move on to the calendar of events that are
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Speaker 1: coming up on the y calendar and one major event
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Speaker 1: happens in September, Rebecca, that you're going to be a
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Speaker 1: part of.
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Speaker 2: Oh my goodness, yes, we are very excited. It is
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Speaker 2: Sustralian Rack Falls Fies Today for coming up and so
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Speaker 2: we love to kick up Fes. Today's at the Fiesta
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Speaker 2: before the Fiesta, and so that is a re event
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Speaker 2: and this year it's going to be on Thursday September fourth,
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Speaker 2: from five to six thirty at the YWCA outside in
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Speaker 2: our courtyard. There will be food available, so stop by
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Speaker 2: get yourself ready to Fies Stu. The following week we
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Speaker 2: are participating in the Taste of Fiesta which will be
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Speaker 2: on Saturday, September thirteenth, and that is over on the
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Speaker 2: Rock Falls riverfront. And then of course Fiesta Week closes
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Speaker 2: with a parade on Saturday, September twentieth. It steps off
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Speaker 2: in Rock Falls at one pm and then travels over
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Speaker 2: the First Avenue Bridge into Stirling. It will disperse at
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Speaker 2: the Sterling Marketplace and then there will be a celebration
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Speaker 2: at the marketplace with bands and dancers and food and
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Speaker 2: all sorts of fun. So lots of opportunities for Fiesta
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Speaker 2: get out and honor our Hispanic heritage. It is a
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Speaker 2: tradition that is now seventy two years old, and that's
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Speaker 2: just amazing to think about.
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Speaker 1: Well, and I think it's it's right. I think it's
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Speaker 1: great that we observe these times and these important times,
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Speaker 1: and Fiesta Days is an important time on the calendar.
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Speaker 1: Again for our northern Illinois area. It's a busy time
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Speaker 1: for the y w C. A let's trip back and
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Speaker 1: kind of, you know, break all of this stuff down.
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Speaker 1: But Rebecca, you kind of took us through the calendar,
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Speaker 1: but I went a little bit more of a breakdown
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Speaker 1: with the again taste of Fiesta. This is kind of
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Speaker 1: a preview, right, I mean, this is kind of a
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Speaker 1: you're you're getting off to an early start in celebration
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Speaker 1: of Fiesta, and that is at your physical location in Sterling.
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Speaker 1: That'll be on the grounds of the Sterling location. And
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Speaker 1: what food entertainment. Is that what's going to be about.
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Speaker 2: So that's the Fiesta, be for the Fiesta, and that's
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Speaker 2: September fourth, And yes, we do have food. It is
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Speaker 2: free food. I think we're doing a Natcho bar this year,
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Speaker 2: and we will have music, lots of mingling happening. It's
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Speaker 2: five to six thirty, so a little bit short lived,
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Speaker 2: but it's just that little teaser or preview of what's
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Speaker 2: to come and get people excited for the exciting days ahead.
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Speaker 1: Absolutely, I think it's great that we kind of kick
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Speaker 1: it off with that event. I mean, this is an
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Speaker 1: early Fiesta event on the Fiesta Day's calendar for the
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Speaker 1: entire region. Public is invited. There'll be food and entertainment
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Speaker 1: on the grounds. And again that is on September the fourth.
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Speaker 1: Then the Taste actually happens at the Riverfront in Rock
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Speaker 1: Falls then on Saturday the thirteenth, and you're going to
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Speaker 1: be there.
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Speaker 2: We will have it, yeh, we will be participating. We
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Speaker 2: will have a table there with some activities for the youth.
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Speaker 2: And I know the Taste of Fiesta committee always does
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Speaker 2: a fantastic job of arranging entertainment. There's always you know
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Speaker 2: seven eight food vendors there, so you can go and
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Speaker 2: indulge in all of the Mexican food that you could
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Speaker 2: possibly enjoy, which is why they call it the Taste
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Speaker 2: of Fiesta because that's really part of what they're ocasing,
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Speaker 2: just all of the amazing Mexican cuisine that we have
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Speaker 2: available to us in the Sock Valley. So definitely a
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Speaker 2: great time.
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Speaker 1: But you will have a table there, so you're going
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Speaker 1: to have some information then to share at your table location.
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Speaker 1: Then at that taste then right of.
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Speaker 2: Course we'll have information there kids activities. Yep, we'll be
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Speaker 2: thrilled to be there.
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Speaker 1: And again that's on the riverfront in Rock Falls again
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Speaker 1: along the riverfront. That is September the thirteenth. Then will
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Speaker 1: the YW have an entry into the parade then, Rebecca,
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Speaker 1: are you planning on that or how's that going to
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Speaker 1: work this year?
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Speaker 2: So we're debating what we're doing for the parade and
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Speaker 2: say anything yet, but we will definitely be at the
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Speaker 2: judges stand and DJ Cabral will be there before the
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Speaker 2: free we'll be there with the food vendors, getting people
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Speaker 2: excited for what's to come. I know, the parade's always
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Speaker 2: just such a fun time. You know, I love to
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Speaker 2: see all of the floats, the creativity that come out
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Speaker 2: from our community, and so we do encourage community groups, families,
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Speaker 2: all sorts of people to there's still times get your
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Speaker 2: parade entry in and to come up with what you
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Speaker 2: want to do. They do give out awards and YWCA
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Speaker 2: has taken home.
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Speaker 1: First yesure four, Yes you have yes, you have ye.
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Speaker 2: Yeah. We probably display that in our lobby here and
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Speaker 2: so it does get to be a little bit of
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Speaker 2: a competition between some of the participants in the parade.
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Speaker 2: It's always a good.
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Speaker 1: Time, absolutely, and again the well the yw will have
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Speaker 1: a presence at the parade again that is on September
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Speaker 1: the twentieth again starting at one o'clock. Again, it's all
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Speaker 1: part of the Yestaday's celebration. The entire area, you know,
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Speaker 1: gathers together for this upcoming celebration period and it seems
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Speaker 1: to expand further and further into the month of September.
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Speaker 1: September is a busy time for Fiestaday's activities here in
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Speaker 1: our northern Illinois area, and the YWC of the Stock
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Speaker 1: Valley is very going to be very active with the fes.
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Speaker 1: Today's activities coming up for twenty twenty five. Rebecca Munjos
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Speaker 1: Ripley as our guest today on the talk line. Rebecca,
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Speaker 1: we're going to break for five minutes of news at
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Speaker 1: the bottom of the hour because when we come back,
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Speaker 1: we still have some highlights of activities on the calendar
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Speaker 1: that Rebecca wants to point out. There are still some
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Speaker 1: activities coming up and October. We're going to talk about
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Speaker 1: October because it is a very important month and this
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Speaker 1: will be before the next time that Rebecca and I
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Speaker 1: get together on the air, so we really want to
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Speaker 1: stress the month of October, and we'll do the honors
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Speaker 1: in the next half hour here at WIX and so
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Speaker 1: stay with us. We're going to have five minutes of
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Speaker 1: news next with Brandon Clark at wixend It's eight station
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Speaker 1: with our good friends from the YWCA of the Sock
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Speaker 1: Valley spotlighted on the eight fifteen talk line. It's an
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Speaker 1: expanded talk line that we have for you today with
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Speaker 1: the executive director of the YWCA the Sock Valley joining
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Speaker 1: us live by telephone. Rebecca Munjos Ripley is with us
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Speaker 1: today on WIX and Rebecca, thanks for spending the extra
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Speaker 1: time with us.
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Speaker 2: Appreciated thanks for having me.
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Speaker 1: I appreciate well. We talked about back to school time
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Speaker 1: through the YW and their programs going on that you
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Speaker 1: can be involved with with back to school. We talked
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Speaker 1: about Fiesta Month. Yeah, Fiesta month. September is Fiesta Month.
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Speaker 2: Dad.
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Speaker 1: The YW is center stage with Fiesta activities across our
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Speaker 1: Northern Illinois area, and we talked about those with Rebecca
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Speaker 1: in the last half hour. Now we move on talk
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Speaker 1: about a couple of other activities on the calendar rebecam.
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Speaker 1: One is what is coming called a Girls Summit, and
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Speaker 1: this is not the first time that the YW has
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Speaker 1: held this. I believe this is this an annual event.
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Speaker 2: This is an annual event that we do in the fall,
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Speaker 2: and so each year we look at what's going on
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Speaker 2: in our communities and we take feedback that we're hearing
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Speaker 2: from people who work in schools, and we try to
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Speaker 2: determine what seems like a need or information or learning
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Speaker 2: opportunity that area girls could use. And so this year
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Speaker 2: for our twenty twenty five Girls Summit, our theme is
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Speaker 2: unapologetically mean and so it's empowering girls to empower others
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Speaker 2: so that they can be part of the solution. There
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Speaker 2: is a focus on mental health for girls, talking about
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Speaker 2: dealing with stress and anxiety and how you can be
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Speaker 2: supportive of each other and the idea that you're not alone.
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Speaker 2: We keep hearing from so many schools, from teachers, even
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Speaker 2: from our staff just about how much youse right now
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Speaker 2: are struggling with anxiety and stress. And so we're specifically
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Speaker 2: targeting six to eighth grade girls and we will have
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Speaker 2: a day full of workshops to help them learn and
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Speaker 2: understand understand. It's all interactive. We will provide breakfast and
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Speaker 2: lunch and snacks and using lots of different modes to
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Speaker 2: engage with girls. We'll be doing hands on art activities.
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Speaker 2: You know, we will have some therapy animals on site,
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Speaker 2: so just lots of different ways to learn and engage.
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Speaker 2: So we are super excited. It is a free event
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Speaker 2: and so if you have a girl in your life
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Speaker 2: between six to eighth grade, you can register her by
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Speaker 2: calling the YWCA eight one five sixty five zero three
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Speaker 2: three three. We also have the flyer up on our
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Speaker 2: Facebook page and there's a link to an online registration
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Speaker 2: or a QR code that could take you to the
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Speaker 2: registration as well, So it's really a great opportunity and
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Speaker 2: so it's free, no reason not to participate. Help the
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Speaker 2: girls in your lives be healthy and strong.
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Speaker 1: Just reiterate again, Rebecca on the Girl's Summit date and
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Speaker 1: time and place once again.
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Speaker 2: October tenth, nine thirty to two at the YWCA in Sterling,
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Speaker 2: four twelve First Avenue. And it's for six to eighth
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Speaker 2: grade girls. And you can call us six two five
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Speaker 2: zero three three three for our unapologetically twenty twenty five
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Speaker 2: girls Summit.
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Speaker 1: Well worth it to get. And this is free, but
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Speaker 1: there is limited I believe space. You can only take
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Speaker 1: so many, right, I mean.
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Speaker 2: There is you can only take so many.
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Speaker 1: You can only take so many, and I know that
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Speaker 1: that that has been the past situation where we've it's
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Speaker 1: a shame. You don't want to turn anybody away if
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Speaker 1: you can squeeze everybody in. But again, please call UH
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Speaker 1: if you would are planning to attend. If you have
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Speaker 1: a young lady that's planning to attend, sixty two five
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Speaker 1: zero three three three, get them registered as soon as
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Speaker 1: possible so you don't get shut out of that great
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Speaker 1: girls summit. On October the tenth at the ywn sterling.
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Speaker 1: You gotta play. Go ahead, go ahead, right off the bag.
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Speaker 2: We have had a couple of school counselors reach out saying,
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Speaker 2: so how many girls can I send to this? So
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Speaker 2: if you're really thinking you're interested or that there's someone
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Speaker 2: you want to send, I would jump on it.
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Speaker 1: It's fast, Yeah, absolutely, yep, yep. You don't want to
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Speaker 1: be shut out, Please call as soon as possible. Eight
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Speaker 1: one five, six two five three zero three three three. Yeah.
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Speaker 1: The activity is in October, but I'm I'm telling your
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Speaker 1: friends this is going to fill up over the next weeks,
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Speaker 1: so please give a call and join them at the
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Speaker 1: girls Summit. You have a fundraiser coming.
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Speaker 2: Up now, we do. We're doing something new this year
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Speaker 2: and we're super excited about it. So on Saturday, October fourth,
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Speaker 2: we are hosting a corn hole tournament. And so cornhole
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Speaker 2: or bags, you know where there's the border in the
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Speaker 2: hole or maybe you try to throw the bean bag
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Speaker 2: in the hole because maybe you're like me and you're
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Speaker 2: not that good, but it will.
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Speaker 1: Join the club.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, So at our cornhole tournament, it's four games of switchholio.
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Speaker 2: There will be A and B brackets. It is being
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Speaker 2: held at the classroom which was previously Parties on Pope
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Speaker 2: which is in Nelson. There are cash prizes. It's a
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Speaker 2: seventy percent payout and so that is very exciting. We
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Speaker 2: will have some raffle items and guest bartender event going
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Speaker 2: on as well, so it looks to be a really
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Speaker 2: great time. There is a registration fee and it's twenty
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Speaker 2: five dollars a person. You can sign up at the door,
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Speaker 2: you can sign up at scoreholio, or there is a
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Speaker 2: QR code that we do have posted on our Facebook
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Speaker 2: page and so you could go and you could scan
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Speaker 2: that and sign up that way as well. So I
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Speaker 2: think it's going to be fun.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, and supporting the services that we've been talking
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Speaker 1: about all through the year from the YWC of the
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Speaker 1: Salk Valley. So again support the yw if you haven't
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Speaker 1: in the past. This is a great way to do it.
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Speaker 1: Have fun, you know, tossing those bags. It's a corn
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Speaker 1: hole tournament being held on October the fourth, one day
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Speaker 1: affair and again twenty five dollars registration and again you
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Speaker 1: can find more information out on the Facebook page. That's
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Speaker 1: a great place to go. Go to the YWC of
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Speaker 1: the Stock Valley Facebook page. It's practically updated every day,
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Speaker 1: and again you can get information and registration on that
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Speaker 1: page and join them for that fundraiser in early October
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Speaker 1: and support the YWC of the Stock Valley. Rebecca, we
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Speaker 1: wanted to end our program talking about October, and that's
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Speaker 1: of course a couple of months away, but it is
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Speaker 1: an important month and will be it probably will be
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Speaker 1: the next time. Yeah, we will be in touch with you,
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Speaker 1: but we wanted to give people a reminder of October's
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Speaker 1: importance to the YWC of the Stock Valley.
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Speaker 2: That's right. So October is domestic violence Awareness months, and
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Speaker 2: so you hear me talk about that a lot when
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Speaker 2: I come on the radio, and so at YWCA, we
18:30
Speaker 2: know that our numbers of the people that we serve
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Speaker 2: remain consistent. People are always shocked to hear seven hundred
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Speaker 2: people right in Lee in Whiteside County. So these are
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Speaker 2: people that you know. And we know that national statistics
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Speaker 2: say at least one in four women has been affected
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Speaker 2: by our victim of domestic violence. And so if you
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Speaker 2: think about that, chances are we all know more than
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Speaker 2: four women. So you know someone who has been affected
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Speaker 2: by domestic violence. So know someone, you know someone, and
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Speaker 2: so Domestic Violence Awareness Month gives us an opportunity to
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Speaker 2: really raise the awareness that this is such a prevalent
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Speaker 2: thing and also send the message that just because it's
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Speaker 2: happening or it has happened to you, it's not your fault.
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Speaker 2: It's not acceptable for someone to be violent, and to
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Speaker 2: raise awareness about the services out there that can help you.
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Speaker 2: So we really want to make sure that people know
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Speaker 2: our services are available. There is nothing more heartbreaking than
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Speaker 2: knowing that someone is suffering through a domestic violence situation
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Speaker 2: and not reaching up out to us for assistance.
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Speaker 1: Absolutely, and what we're going to do is we're going
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Speaker 1: to get really hip deep into it the next time
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Speaker 1: we talk to Rebecca, because that will be the next
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Speaker 1: month that we will be spotlighting why Wactivities is in
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Speaker 1: that domestic Awareness month of a domestic violence Awareness Month
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Speaker 1: of October. So we'll really get into the nuts and
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Speaker 1: bolts of the yw's programs. But for now, the hotline
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Speaker 1: numbers are always open, Rebecca, we want to mention those please.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, so our twenty four hour our hotline is always open.
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Speaker 2: It doesn't matter if it's Christmas Day, Saturday in the
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Speaker 2: middle of the night, whenever it is free. It is
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Speaker 2: completely confidential, and our phone numbers are eight one, five,
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Speaker 2: six two five. Oh no, I'm so sorry, that's not it.
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Speaker 2: I'm gonna give you our regular numericain eight one, five, six, two, six, seven,
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Speaker 2: two seven seven or eight one five two eight eight
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Speaker 2: one zero one one. And these phone numbers are always
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Speaker 2: answered by a trained staff person. We can respond to
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Speaker 2: call outs to emergency rooms. We can just provide someone
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Speaker 2: with information and resources if they're just trying to consider
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Speaker 2: their options, or you can even call and get information
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Speaker 2: for our friend if that's something that you need to
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Speaker 2: do so eight one, five, six, two, six, seven, two
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Speaker 2: seven seven and eight one five two eight, eight one
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Speaker 2: zero one one. We do not want for anyone to
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Speaker 2: suffer alone. We have lots of services available to assist
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Speaker 2: everything from help with emergency shelter sometimes we have relocation
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Speaker 2: assistance available, systems with legal remedies, counseling, a whole spectrum
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Speaker 2: of services depending on what someone needs.
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Speaker 1: And we will reach out and we will be discussing
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Speaker 1: these in that month of October when next we visit
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Speaker 1: with Rebecca and our friends from the YWC of the
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Speaker 1: Sock Valley. Down the line again. Eight one five six
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Speaker 1: two five zero three three three is the general number
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Speaker 1: at the YWC of the Sock Valley. Call for information
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Speaker 1: about these activities that we talked about coming up. Give
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Speaker 1: your again self an opportunity to join in many of
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Speaker 1: these festivities and go go to that Facebook page, go
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Speaker 1: to the yw Facebook page and again get registration information
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Speaker 1: on many of these upcoming activities. Rebecca, we thank you
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Speaker 1: so very much for joining us today. That will take
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Speaker 1: care of our talk line for Thursday. Always the pleasure
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Speaker 1: having you on board, and we look forward to that
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Speaker 1: October gathering. We'll be in touch with you in a
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Speaker 1: couple of months.
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Speaker 2: Thank you, have a great day.
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Speaker 1: The executive director of the YWC of the Sock Valley,
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Speaker 1: Rebecca Munjos Ripley