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No Kid Hungry · The iHeart SoCal Show

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  Speaker 1: Hi is Luza Fox for the iHeart So Cal show
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  Speaker 1: No Child Should Go Hungry in America, but sadly one
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  Speaker 1: and five kids in the US live with hunger. That's
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  Speaker 1: nearly fourteen million children. And No Kid Hungry is working
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  Speaker 1: to end childhood hungery by by helping launch and improve
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  Speaker 1: programs they give all kids the healthy food they need
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  Speaker 1: to thrive. They have a huge fundraiser Happy next Saturday
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  Speaker 1: on Aprile eleventh here in La and On to talk
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  Speaker 1: all about their big night out for No Kid Hungry.
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  Speaker 1: Is their senior program manager with No Kid Hungry, Ya
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  Speaker 1: Andrea Quaar Hi, Andrea.
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  Speaker 2: Hi, thank you so much for having me so, of.
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  Speaker 1: Course, and TV personality superstar chef and longtime No Kid
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  Speaker 1: Hungry supporter Michael Voltagio.
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  Speaker 3: Hi, Michael, Hi, hell are you? Oh?
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  Speaker 1: I'm wonderful that I'm already salivating about this night. I
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  Speaker 1: want to dive into the big night. But first, before
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  Speaker 1: we touch on the fundraiser, I do want to ask Andrea,
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  Speaker 1: let's start with you. For folks who aren't familiar, what
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  Speaker 1: is No Kid Hungry and how does it work? It's
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  Speaker 1: a big question, but how does it all work?
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  Speaker 2: Great? Well, Noked Hungry is a national campaign run by
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  Speaker 2: the nonprofit Share Our Strength, and our mission is simple
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  Speaker 2: but urgent, and that is to end child hunger here
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  Speaker 2: in America. As you mentioned, currently, nearly fourteen million kids
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  Speaker 2: in the US are living with hunger right now, and
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  Speaker 2: here in California specifically, that is one out of every
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  Speaker 2: six children. So I want you to think about that
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  Speaker 2: for a minute. These kids aren't in far away places.
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  Speaker 2: They're in our neighborhoods, They're in our community. Across the country,
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  Speaker 2: Austen families are being forced into impossible choices right like
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  Speaker 2: do I pay for an electricity bill or do I
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  Speaker 2: buy enough food to feed my kids this week? So
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  Speaker 2: no child shoever be caught in the middle of that,
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  Speaker 2: and that's why we exist. That's why the NOKED Hunger.
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  Speaker 3: Campaign exists, and thank God for you guys.
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  Speaker 1: Now, how does it work is a lot I'm assuming
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  Speaker 1: a lot of programs in schools right right.
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  Speaker 2: So we work with school districts, community based organizations and
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  Speaker 2: we provide them with funding, tools, resources that they need
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  Speaker 2: in order to connect the kids with healthy food. And
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  Speaker 2: we are so incredibly fortunate to also have absolutely amazing
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  Speaker 2: culinary partners like Jeff Michael who cares so deeply about
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  Speaker 2: this work and believe that every kid deserves three meals
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  Speaker 2: a day to grow up healthy and happy and wrong.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, And speaking of that, Michael as a chef, and
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  Speaker 1: I can hear I think, is it the kids in
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  Speaker 1: your car or in Andrea's car?
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  Speaker 3: I was going to say, I am.
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  Speaker 4: An ultimate girl that I have three daughters sitting by.
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  Speaker 3: Girls.
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  Speaker 1: So as a dad and as a superstar chef, how
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  Speaker 1: did you get involved and no kid hungry?
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  Speaker 3: And why is it so important to you?
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  Speaker 4: Well, I mean, I think you just said it right.
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  Speaker 4: I have three children, and I've cooked my entire career
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  Speaker 4: to not only feed other people, but to feed my
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  Speaker 4: own family. And for me to align myself with an
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  Speaker 4: organization that does that, I can literally take what I
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  Speaker 4: do for a living and just continue to expand the
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  Speaker 4: amount of people that I can help and feed and
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  Speaker 4: sort of communicate this issue our platforms as well. I mean,
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  Speaker 4: it's a natural fit for me, and it's a real issue.
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  Speaker 4: And I think one of the biggest questions that I
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  Speaker 4: get oftentimes is what are you involved in and how
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  Speaker 4: can we help? And I think one of the biggest
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  Speaker 4: uh sort of questions that everyone has is how do
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  Speaker 4: I get with the right organization that's doing the right
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  Speaker 4: work and actually getting the work done. And I think
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  Speaker 4: with no kid hungry specifically and share our strengths. I mean,
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  Speaker 4: the stats are there and the call to action is there,
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  Speaker 4: and I think that the time is now and we
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  Speaker 4: all have you know, our part that we can play
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  Speaker 4: in this, and it can be as simple as showing
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  Speaker 4: up for the night out with all of us. And
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  Speaker 4: I think just contributing by getting a ticket and coming
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  Speaker 4: and sort of getting involved in that way and seeing
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  Speaker 4: the power behind the community that is involved in this.
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  Speaker 4: I mean there's over fifty chefs, mixologists, restaurant tours that
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  Speaker 4: are getting involved. We've got potentially Warren g coming to
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  Speaker 4: spend some s.
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  Speaker 1: His name is on the website, Michael, he must be coming.
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  Speaker 1: It's on the website.
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  Speaker 4: But again, that's what that's cool about all this, and
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  Speaker 4: Andrew Day is, well, well, it's you know that conversation
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  Speaker 4: Warren I met at a music festival a few years
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  Speaker 4: ago and then we started talking because he's in the barbecue.
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  Speaker 4: And then now it was you know, a simple text
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  Speaker 4: message of like hey, if you're available this night, we've
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  Speaker 4: got this event happening, And the answer was like, yes, indeed,
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  Speaker 4: I'll be there, And I just that's what's so cool
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  Speaker 4: about this community is that the more we expand and
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  Speaker 4: sort of educate and reach out to our friends and colleagues,
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  Speaker 4: the bigger, better and more effective and more help you know,
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  Speaker 4: as a result of all of that becomes obvious and
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  Speaker 4: comes to life. And I just it's been over a
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  Speaker 4: decade for me. I've been working with Share Strength and
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  Speaker 4: No Get Hungry and my brother and I it's a
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  Speaker 4: family thing for us. Our family gets involved. We've brought
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  Speaker 4: other professional partners to the table as well. Walliamson Omans
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  Speaker 4: a company that I used to do a lot of
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  Speaker 4: work with and still do a lot of work with,
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  Speaker 4: and even just making like professional introductions like that has
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  Speaker 4: been something that has sort of again provided an opportunity
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  Speaker 4: to just continue to grow this community and get really
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  Speaker 4: important work done and get food food in front of
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  Speaker 4: these kids that need it.
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  Speaker 1: And isn't it so nice when you ask they say yes,
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  Speaker 1: they just know they trust these organizations and know, like
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  Speaker 1: what Andrea said, you know and what you said, they
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  Speaker 1: trust that what they're doing is a good thing and
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  Speaker 1: a needed things, sadly needed thing, but it's something that
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  Speaker 1: we're all coming together for.
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  Speaker 3: So now it's your turn, those of you listening.
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  Speaker 1: It's a night out for No Kid Hungry, a very
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  Speaker 1: special night next Saturday, April eleventh, No Kid Hungry dot
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  Speaker 1: org slash night Out. This is a massive event. There's
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  Speaker 1: a dinner, then there's the tasting and the after party,
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  Speaker 1: which you're co hosting. So let's dive into the tasting
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  Speaker 1: because their artic is available. And if you go to
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  Speaker 1: that website, No Kid Hungry dot org slash night Out,
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  Speaker 1: you type in the code join us twenty you'll get
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  Speaker 1: twenty percent off this incredible night and that automatically gets
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  Speaker 1: you into the after party. So Michael I was looking
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  Speaker 1: at the list of these chefs involved for the tasting.
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  Speaker 1: So many incredible restaurants coming together, and a bunch of
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  Speaker 1: my favorites like the Border Girl Ladies mary Sue Milligan
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  Speaker 1: and Susan Feneger, Border Girl Catering, Love and Salts. Also
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  Speaker 1: the lot Upster in Santa Monica with my chef Govid.
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  Speaker 1: So many people you want to name some of the
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  Speaker 1: restaurants on this list and folks involved, Yeah, I mean.
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  Speaker 4: For me it's like your favorite chef's favorite chefs are
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  Speaker 4: all going to be in the same place. Yeah, you know,
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  Speaker 4: from Ludo Lefev to Doff Goldman who's hosting the after
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  Speaker 4: party with me, Brooke Williamson who is a fellow Titan
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  Speaker 4: with me on Bobby's Triple Threat. I mean, the list
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  Speaker 4: is it's growing as we speak, and I think that's
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  Speaker 4: what's so amazing about this is that again, it's like
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  Speaker 4: once one person hears about it, everyone wants to get
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  Speaker 4: involved and everyone wants.
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  Speaker 3: To help, and that's what it's all about.
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  Speaker 1: Night Out for No Kid Hungry next Saturday, April eleventh,
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  Speaker 1: at the La Rolling Greens in downtown Los Angeles, bringing
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  Speaker 1: together over fifty of the best chefs, restaurants, tours, tastemakers,
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  Speaker 1: and mixologists from around the country. Night Out for No
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  Speaker 1: Kid Hungry gives guests the unique opportunity to experience the
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  Speaker 1: best of Californa's dynamic culinary scene and one night, one
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  Speaker 1: fun filled, packed night of so much going on, all
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  Speaker 1: and support of this mission to end childhood hunger. At
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  Speaker 1: the tasting, guests can sip and sample clonet creations from
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  Speaker 1: Elie's top chefs, mixologists, and taste makers as well as
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  Speaker 1: other chef supporters. Then I conclude for all of the
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  Speaker 1: guests that the after party hosted buy as you mentioned
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  Speaker 1: at Duff Goldman and Michael Voltago, who's on with us
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  Speaker 1: for an evening of sweet treats and special live musical
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  Speaker 1: performances by artists Andre Day, Hopefully Warren g and DJ
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  Speaker 1: Supernova and Andrea. The money that we raise at this event,
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  Speaker 1: talk about where exactly the funds go.
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  Speaker 2: It's just such an important question, just because I want
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  Speaker 2: listeners to know that their support is truly making a
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  Speaker 2: tangible difference. When you support Nook at Hungary, you're funding
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  Speaker 2: real on the ground programs. One big focus is school breakfast,
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  Speaker 2: something as simple as making sure that kids start a
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  Speaker 2: day with a healthy meal, right. And just recently we
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  Speaker 2: awarded over three hundred thousand dollars in new grants to
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  Speaker 2: ten different school districts here in Kela, and that is
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  Speaker 2: so they can expand and have strengthened their breakfast programs,
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  Speaker 2: because we know that a hungry child cannot learned. Additionally,
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  Speaker 2: summer's coming, and we know here specifically in the Inland
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  Speaker 2: Empire in parts of La gets really really hot, so
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  Speaker 2: It's one of our big focuses because it is the
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  Speaker 2: hungriest time of the year for kids. So I'm not
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  Speaker 2: sure if you guys were aware of that, but wanted
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  Speaker 2: to point that out. Schools out and those regular meals disappear,
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  Speaker 2: and that's what we've partner with school districts as well
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  Speaker 2: to make sure that we are reaching those children in remote, remote.
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  Speaker 1: Rural areas, and not only just for this amazing event
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  Speaker 1: that we're hoping you're gonna buy tickets for and have
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  Speaker 1: the best night ever, but also year round.
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  Speaker 3: Right, how are we able to help year round?
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  Speaker 1: Are you ever need to volunteers or just through donations
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  Speaker 1: year round through the website.
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  Speaker 2: No, I love this question because I think that it's
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  Speaker 2: truly something for everyone. You don't have to We would
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  Speaker 2: love to see there, but you don't have to attend
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  Speaker 2: an event or write a big chech, although we would
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  Speaker 2: always love that as well. But you can dine our
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  Speaker 2: shop with brands that partner with the Get Hungry. That
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  Speaker 2: alone helps fund our work. You can also share resources
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  Speaker 2: in your community by spreading the word about a summer
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  Speaker 2: meal site that is nearby or a school breakfast program
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  Speaker 2: to a family that might need it, And most importantly,
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  Speaker 2: you can also boye, use your voice and write a
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  Speaker 2: letter to make a call to your local lawmakers, urging
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  Speaker 2: them to protect programs and policies that we know work,
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  Speaker 2: such as Snap also known in California as Scalt Fresh.
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  Speaker 1: And again, we're kind of dangling this big, delicious carrot
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  Speaker 1: for you to buy a ticket for this incredibly, big, fancy, fun,
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  Speaker 1: amazing fundraiser indulging culinary creations and expertly crafted cocktails from
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  Speaker 1: top culinary talents at the tasting and the after party
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  Speaker 1: featuring DJ Supernova and a special libe performance by Andre
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  Speaker 1: Day and maybe warreng g. I said, I saw his
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  Speaker 1: name on the website, Michael at this year's night out
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  Speaker 1: for No Kid Hungry. It's going to be an incredible night.
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  Speaker 1: If you're able to buy a ticket, please do so.
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  Speaker 1: No Kid Hungry dot org slash night Out and again
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  Speaker 1: use the code join us to get twenty percent off and.
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  Speaker 3: That gets your tickets into both events.
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  Speaker 1: So the tasting and the after party, and Michael, what's
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  Speaker 1: gonna happen to the after party after we've had all
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  Speaker 1: the delicious food and the drinks and the after parties
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  Speaker 1: is more of the music, vibe and then more eating,
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  Speaker 1: more drinking.
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  Speaker 3: What are we doing?
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  Speaker 4: Oh? It will continue on. And I think that's what's
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  Speaker 4: amazing about this. As as hard as Chef's work, you
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  Speaker 4: get them all together in one place, they'll keep the
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  Speaker 4: party going. So they'll be music, they'll be food and
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  Speaker 4: just sort of again a chance for everyone to hang
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  Speaker 4: out and sharing this amazing calls together and just celebrate
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  Speaker 4: the fact that we are all together. We are doing
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  Speaker 4: that to help. I can't stress that enough. I mean,
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  Speaker 4: No Kid Hungry has so many activations throughout the year
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  Speaker 4: as well. I mean I've participated in Chef's Cycle just
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  Speaker 4: to name one of them, where I wrote three hundred
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  Speaker 4: miles on a bicycle over the course of three days.
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  Speaker 3: Good to work off this food exactly.
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  Speaker 4: So there's many cool opportunities to get involved, but really
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  Speaker 4: this one is for me one of the most exes
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  Speaker 4: because it's a great introduction to the organization and it's
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  Speaker 4: a great opportunity to come meet the chest and just
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  Speaker 4: enjoy good food, good drinking, good music.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, and good people.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you so much, Andrea Quaar, thank you so much
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  Speaker 1: for all that you do for No Kid Hungry. And
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  Speaker 1: Michael Voltagio, Michael, how do we find you on social
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  Speaker 1: media and follow your restaurant stuff and TV stuff?
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  Speaker 3: How do we follow you?
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  Speaker 4: Pretty simple at Altazio on Instagram and I'll be definitely
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  Speaker 4: there posting away that night as well if anyone doesn't
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  Speaker 4: get a chance to show.
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  Speaker 1: Up, m Voltagio v O lt a Ggio And where
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  Speaker 1: can we catch you on TV?
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  Speaker 4: Currently Bobby's Triple Threat on Food Network. We just finished
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  Speaker 4: shooting I believe our fifth season.
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  Speaker 1: Ah fantastic, and we'll get to meet you in person
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  Speaker 1: and taste your food and just enjoy an incredible night again.
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  Speaker 1: It's No Kid Hungry the Big Night Out event happening
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  Speaker 1: in April eleventh, downtown Los Angeles.
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  Speaker 3: Bring your appetite because you will need it.
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  Speaker 1: No kid Hungry dot org slash night Out and use
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  Speaker 1: the code join us twenty for twenty percent off and
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  Speaker 1: have an incredible time all these amazing people and food
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  Speaker 1: and drinks for a great cause. You guys, thank you
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  Speaker 1: so much for time. We'll see you on the eleventh.
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  Speaker 4: Thank you so much.