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Talk-Line: Rebecca Munoz-Ripley on domestic violence awareness · WIXN AM 1460 - Shaw Local Radio

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  Speaker 1: We are quarter past the hour. This is Friday, It's
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  Speaker 1: October twenty four, the year is twenty twenty five, and
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  Speaker 1: it's time for another informational edition of Talkline here at
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  Speaker 1: WIXN Radio. Good morning, I'm Steve Marco. It is time
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  Speaker 1: for our look at news and information from the YWCA
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  Speaker 1: of the Soak Valley. We get our organization in throughout
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  Speaker 1: the year to give us updates on happenings across our
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  Speaker 1: northern Illinois area, and we are happy to have a
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  Speaker 1: board the executive director of the YWC of the Sock
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  Speaker 1: Valley paying us a visit this morning. Our dear friend,
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  Speaker 1: Rebecca Munjos Ripley is live with us at the microphones
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  Speaker 1: here at wix and Rebecca, good morning.
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  Speaker 2: Good morning Steve. It's so nice to be back again.
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  Speaker 1: It is nice to have you with us. This is
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  Speaker 1: going to be kind of bittersweet, and I know it's
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  Speaker 1: going to be kind of a bittersuite. Towards the end
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  Speaker 1: of our broadcast, we're going to fill you in obviously
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  Speaker 1: on happenings at the yw But Rebecca and I have
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  Speaker 1: been a staple here at WIXN as far as our
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  Speaker 1: talk line chats are concerned for many, many years, you
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  Speaker 1: ma'am came on board as the executive director of the YWCA.
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  Speaker 2: How long twenty seventeen? Okay, so it's been a bit.
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  Speaker 1: It's that time. And we've gone through a lot, gone
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  Speaker 1: through a lot since your tenures started at the yw
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  Speaker 1: back in twenty seventeen. Obviously the pandemic nice, yeah, and
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  Speaker 1: you know, having to work our way through that situation,
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  Speaker 1: and you know the many activities and the many special events.
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  Speaker 1: Of course, we all know about the yw's regular routine.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, they offer regular activities daily at the YWC
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  Speaker 1: of the Suk Valley, but Rebecca has always spotlighted the
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  Speaker 1: special areas that we have chatted about throughout our association
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  Speaker 1: together and since that time in twenty seventeen, and here
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  Speaker 1: it is twenty twenty five.
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  Speaker 2: Time when you have fun.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, that's true, and we're hoping to continue the association
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  Speaker 1: moving forward and hopefully we'll keep our connections open to
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  Speaker 1: the YWC of the Sock Valley. But we'll get to
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  Speaker 1: a little bit more of that in our broadcast today
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  Speaker 1: with Rebecca as we wrap up our conversations together here
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  Speaker 1: at WI exam. October is a very important month as
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  Speaker 1: we spotlight those month of October. We always have Rebecca
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  Speaker 1: and our representatives in from the YWC of the Sock
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  Speaker 1: Valley during this month because it is kind of an
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  Speaker 1: important designated month and it's interesting that October kind of
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  Speaker 1: stands out Rebecca, you know, with the yw.
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  Speaker 2: So for us, October is domestic violence Awareness Month, and
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  Speaker 2: so we really push hard to help people understand that
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  Speaker 2: domestic violence, whether you think it's here or not in
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  Speaker 2: the SoC Valley, it is happening, and so for us,
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  Speaker 2: the awareness is really huge people being able to watch
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  Speaker 2: out for their family and friends. It's a very taboo
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  Speaker 2: topic that people often don't like to talk about or recognize,
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  Speaker 2: but it's real. At the White to BCA, we say,
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  Speaker 2: if you know someone, then you know someone who's been
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  Speaker 2: affected by domestic violence. One in four women is affected,
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  Speaker 2: and we know what affects men to and it goes
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  Speaker 2: across all ages. It goes across all ages, all races,
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  Speaker 2: all religions, all things. It is a common occurrence. And
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  Speaker 2: since I started at the White to BCA in two
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  Speaker 2: thousand and five, which is quite a long time, our
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  Speaker 2: numbers in the domestic violence program that we service every
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  Speaker 2: year stay pretty consistent. Typically we're right in you know,
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  Speaker 2: six to seven hundred people every year who come through
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  Speaker 2: our doors seeking help. That's a tremendous number when you
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  Speaker 2: think about just the Sack Valley area. I remember one
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  Speaker 2: year we were over nine hundred, you know, And that's
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  Speaker 2: also you know, a lot of mixed feelings because you
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  Speaker 2: want people to come in for services, right and so
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  Speaker 2: that's a good thing because we also think as our
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  Speaker 2: services are definitely violence and homicide prevention, as you're helping
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  Speaker 2: people leave and get safe. But also it's sad to
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  Speaker 2: know that so many people out there needed.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, that's that's it's kind of the flip side of
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  Speaker 1: the coin, so to speak. It is wonderful that there
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  Speaker 1: is an organization like the y w C a of
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  Speaker 1: the Sock Valley that is focused on this area and
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  Speaker 1: offers the services as Rebecca mentioned, but it is also
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  Speaker 1: kind of uh distraught that you know, you bring those
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  Speaker 1: numbers to our attention, but they need to be brought
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  Speaker 1: to our attention that we really we really do need
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  Speaker 1: to know, you know, what is going on here in
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  Speaker 1: our This is this is as Rebecca mentioned, our local area.
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  Speaker 1: This has nothing to do with Rockford, the Quad City, Chicago.
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  Speaker 1: This is our northern Illinois area that we are dealing with,
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  Speaker 1: and we are dealing with hundreds, as Rebecca mentioned, on
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  Speaker 1: average every year that need those services, and that that
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  Speaker 1: is again an eye opener. It is, you know, and
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  Speaker 1: we need to have our eyes open into this situation.
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  Speaker 2: It is because it's so easy for us to ignore it. It
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  Speaker 2: doesn't feel good, you know. We abusers often present as
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  Speaker 2: very nice, wonderful people, so we don't want to believe
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  Speaker 2: these horrible things about them. But it is really important
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  Speaker 2: to believe people when they tell you their story or
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  Speaker 2: if you see something that you think is off. So
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  Speaker 2: I do have a few tips out there that I
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  Speaker 2: would like to share with the listeners. I know a
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  Speaker 2: lot of times one of the biggest things that I
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  Speaker 2: hear from people is they get so frustrated and angry
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  Speaker 2: when you know someone who's in a situation and it's
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  Speaker 2: violent and you tell them just leave, or maybe you
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  Speaker 2: see someone leave and they go back. So I always
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  Speaker 2: remind people it's extremely complicated. Think about a time in
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  Speaker 2: your life when you've tried to make a simple change,
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  Speaker 2: like you know, what's healthy to drink eight glasses of
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  Speaker 2: water a day, and so you start trying to do
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  Speaker 2: that and how hard is that. Now, imagine you're in
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  Speaker 2: a violent relationship with someone that you love, maybe you
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  Speaker 2: have children together, maybe your finances are mixed up, maybe
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  Speaker 2: you don't have a job, you don't have your own
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  Speaker 2: you don't have your own place. It becomes very complicated,
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  Speaker 2: and there's still love involved, which is hard to understand
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  Speaker 2: for people. But at one time this seemed to be
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  Speaker 2: a positive, healthy relationship that made you feel good. So
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  Speaker 2: it's really hard. So when someone tells you we encourage
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  Speaker 2: you to have patience, resist the urge to say leave.
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  Speaker 2: Know that when someone leaves a violent relationship, that is
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  Speaker 2: the most dangerous time. When abusers start losing control, the
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  Speaker 2: likelihood of severe violence and homicide increases. And the victims
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  Speaker 2: know this, and so often they're very afraid, and it
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  Speaker 2: does need to be planned and orchestrated for them. So
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  Speaker 2: resist that urge to say just leave. Believe them when
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  Speaker 2: they tell you, even when it's someone that you have
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  Speaker 2: liked and that you respect. We're all different at home, Yes,
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  Speaker 2: we're all different at home. We don't know what goes
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  Speaker 2: on behind closed doors, try to connect survivors with THETIC
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  Speaker 2: violence experts and support. It is a really tricky situation.
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  Speaker 2: There's laws involved. You've heard me talk about it being
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  Speaker 2: the most dangerous time. So call the YWCA twenty four
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  Speaker 2: hours a day, three hundred and sixty five days a year.
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  Speaker 2: We can help talk to you, give you some advice,
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  Speaker 2: and we can also talk to that person too, who
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  Speaker 2: is the victim if they're interested. Six two six seven
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  Speaker 2: to two seven seven, two eight eight one zero one one.
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  Speaker 2: Those are our hotline numbers. You can call us any time.
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  Speaker 2: If someone asks for help getting ready to escape abuse,
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  Speaker 2: please be ready help them take care of some of
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  Speaker 2: the details and logistics. Sometimes it's really hard for someone
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  Speaker 2: to do that when you're in a controlling relationship and
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  Speaker 2: someone's monitoring probably your phone if you've been allowed to
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  Speaker 2: have one. Maybe you're very isolated. You could need some
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  Speaker 2: help trying to come up with details of what you're
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  Speaker 2: going to do. If you're able a sport support the
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  Speaker 2: abuse survivor financially. They're going to have to start their
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  Speaker 2: entire life over. So imagine you have to suddenly leave
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  Speaker 2: your head with nothing but probably the clothes on your back.
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  Speaker 2: That you're wearing maybe a small bag. You may not
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  Speaker 2: even be able to grab all of your documentation. So
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  Speaker 2: often we see people come in and they have to
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  Speaker 2: start from scratch trying to get a social Security card,
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  Speaker 2: a driver's license, all the things, birth certificates, because you've
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  Speaker 2: just run out the door with nothing. Try to leak
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  Speaker 2: domestic violeance support survivors with legal support, and just try
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  Speaker 2: to be there for them no matter what, because remember,
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  Speaker 2: it's going to take them an average leaving seven times
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  Speaker 2: before it sticks for good. And that's just average. Sometimes
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  Speaker 2: it's more, sometimes it's less. We're very aware of that
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  Speaker 2: at the YWCA. People come in, they seek services, and
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  Speaker 2: they go back and it's okay. We don't hold any judgment.
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  Speaker 2: We let people know you can come back any time.
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  Speaker 2: We are here for you no matter what, and you
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  Speaker 2: need to do what's best for you. Victims have lost
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  Speaker 2: total control of their lives, and so one of the
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  Speaker 2: most important things that we can do is empower them,
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  Speaker 2: give them back the ability to make their own decisions,
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  Speaker 2: even when it's a decision that we know is not
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  Speaker 2: in their best interest. We know it's not what we
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  Speaker 2: would do. They need to have the opportunity to take
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  Speaker 2: back control. And so sometimes that is the returning and
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  Speaker 2: the leaving again, and the returning and the leaving again
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  Speaker 2: and figuring things out, and it's a process and that's
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  Speaker 2: really hard. We're also there to talk to buy standards
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  Speaker 2: because oftentimes family is really struggling to so remember that
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  Speaker 2: we have our hotlines twenty four hours a day, three
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  Speaker 2: hundred and sixty five days a year six two six
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  Speaker 2: seven to two seven seven two eight eight one zero
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  Speaker 2: one one. Call us. We can help with emergency shelter.
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  Speaker 2: We can help with legal advocacy, we can help with counseling.
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  Speaker 2: We have lots of resources available, So just call us
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  Speaker 2: to find out more if you need to. We are
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  Speaker 2: always there, no judgment. You can just call find out information.
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  Speaker 2: You don't even have to do anything with the information
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  Speaker 2: if you're not ready, but we're there for.
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  Speaker 1: You at the ready. That's the key. They are at
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  Speaker 1: the ready. They are here with that phone call. And
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  Speaker 1: this is the most critical time, I believe, Rebecca and
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  Speaker 1: you and I have talked about this before. The stigma's
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  Speaker 1: involved in again making the initial decisions to change. This
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  Speaker 1: is a life changing act event, This is changing lives.
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  Speaker 1: We're talking about here when this situation occurs. So it's
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  Speaker 1: not easy. We know that they know that, the YWCA
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  Speaker 1: the Stock Valley, as Rebecca just mentioned, they know that,
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  Speaker 1: but they are here with what you need. And that's
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  Speaker 1: the important thing and the important again initial contact with
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  Speaker 1: the YWC of the Stock Valley is the most important.
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  Speaker 1: It really is getting the again initial contact together with
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  Speaker 1: the yw so that again we can move forward and
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  Speaker 1: again assist where hyw can in this situation. Rebecca mentioned
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  Speaker 1: some startling numbers across our northern Illinois area and October
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  Speaker 1: is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and that's why we bring
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  Speaker 1: these numbers to your attention today, friends, and again, if
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  Speaker 1: you are associated and you know some body or someone
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  Speaker 1: that is involved in this particular situation, or if you
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  Speaker 1: are directly involved as it may be a family member
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  Speaker 1: or somebody involved, please those hotlines are twenty four hours
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  Speaker 1: a day, seven days a week in both Stirling and Dixon. Again,
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  Speaker 1: you can call them any time of the day and
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  Speaker 1: they will assist and direct in this time of need.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you.
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  Speaker 2: It's just so no part.
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  Speaker 1: We need to do that. We need to do that
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  Speaker 1: in October Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Rebecca Munjos Repley as
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  Speaker 1: our guest today from the YWC of the Soft Value.
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  Speaker 1: We're going to take a short break for News First
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  Speaker 1: at the half hour, but when we come back, we've
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  Speaker 1: got some special activities Rebecca wants to talk about coming
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  Speaker 1: up this final quarter of twenty twenty five, and she's
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  Speaker 1: going to share that information with us, But first to
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  Speaker 1: break for News First. Next on WI we continue our
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  Speaker 1: conversation this morning with our good friend from the YWCA
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  Speaker 1: of the Salk Valley. Oh Before we do that, a
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  Speaker 1: quick check of weather across to our region again. Our
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  Speaker 1: redeologist Terry Smith will be joining us right after ABC
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  Speaker 1: News at around nine to oh five with her take
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  Speaker 1: on weather. But your forecast today calls for a clear
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  Speaker 1: high of fifty five a partly cloudy low of thirty
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  Speaker 1: four tonight, Chili conditions once again across our Sock Valley area.
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  Speaker 1: Cloudy tomorrow with a high year fifty four. More fallley
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  Speaker 1: conditions that we're experiencing here in our northern Illinois area.
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  Speaker 1: We were so used to those summer light conditions earlier
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  Speaker 1: in the month, but now things have kind of fallen
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  Speaker 1: back into our autumn pattern. So again temperatures in the fifties,
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  Speaker 1: overnight lows in the thirties. That's where we should be
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  Speaker 1: at this time of year, and we're right there at
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  Speaker 1: thirty two degrees. We're at the freezing mark here at
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  Speaker 1: wix And we continue our conversation now with our dear
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  Speaker 1: friend from the YWCA of the Sock Valley. She is
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  Speaker 1: live with us this morning for our update of the
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  Speaker 1: news and information from the yw Rebecca Munjos Ripley, is
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  Speaker 1: alongside yours truly here at Wixen. We talked in the
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  Speaker 1: first portion of our talk line about October, which is
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  Speaker 1: Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Rebecca brought you all of
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  Speaker 1: the information you need as far as that area is
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  Speaker 1: concerned and the YWCA's assistance in that area, major assistance
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  Speaker 1: in that area. This is one of their missions at
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  Speaker 1: the YWCA is to offer that area of service to
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  Speaker 1: our northern Illinois area. And Rebecca expanded on that during
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  Speaker 1: our first portion of the talk line. We are going
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  Speaker 1: to talk about some other activities coming up. First of all,
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  Speaker 1: kind of a review of the Fiesta days in September.
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  Speaker 1: We haven't talked to you since then, and I understand
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  Speaker 1: it was a very successful month for the yw It was.
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  Speaker 2: It was a great time. So we kicked it off
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  Speaker 2: with fiesta before the Fiesta, and then we journeyed on
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  Speaker 2: over to taste a fiesta and had a table there
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  Speaker 2: and enjoyed the festivities. And then of course there was
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  Speaker 2: the Fiesta parade and at why you said we were
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  Speaker 2: very excited because we were the commercials was super exciting.
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  Speaker 2: I think the community for selecting us. So yeah, it
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  Speaker 2: was a huge shout out for our team who worked
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  Speaker 2: so hard all the time to recognize great honor.
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  Speaker 1: Great, Yeah, I think that was great.
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  Speaker 2: When I heard that, I was, well.
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  Speaker 1: That's that's the that's the right choice. They made the
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  Speaker 1: right choice in again giving the YWC of the Sock
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  Speaker 1: Valley the Grand Marshal honors at the Fiesta parade. So
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  Speaker 1: you were right up front then, right or were you?
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  Speaker 3: Well?
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  Speaker 2: I was at the judges stand, okay, because I do
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  Speaker 2: the parade announcing. But we did have we wrote in
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  Speaker 2: the Sock Valley chambermobile. They lent us their chambermobile and
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  Speaker 2: we had staff and board who wrote in the mobile
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  Speaker 2: and who walked and it was wonderful honor for them,
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  Speaker 2: so excellent, great they deserve the recognized recognition.
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  Speaker 1: And Rebecca busy right there, you know, handling the again
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  Speaker 1: announcing chores for the parade as well. So congratulations on
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  Speaker 1: a busy time during Festa days in September. Now we
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  Speaker 1: have to trek into the final quarter of twenty twenty
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  Speaker 1: five and you've got a fundraiser coming out, one of
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  Speaker 1: my favorite, one of my favorites.
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  Speaker 2: It's one of my favorites.
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  Speaker 1: Chefs, you'll be very shortly talking, that's all.
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  Speaker 2: Right, whenever there's yummy food involved there. Yes, And so
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  Speaker 2: beginning November first, we will be taking orders for our
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  Speaker 2: annual Tamali sale, and so watch for the information to
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  Speaker 2: be posted out there on our Facebook page YWC of
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  Speaker 2: the Sack Valley. You can look us up. You could
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  Speaker 2: also call us at six two five oh three three three.
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  Speaker 2: This year they are twenty dollars a dozen. As we
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  Speaker 2: all know, the cost of meat has risen tremendously and
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  Speaker 2: so that means, of course our cost has risen. The
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  Speaker 2: tamales come in freshly made from a Tamale factory in Chicago,
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  Speaker 2: and they are absolutely delicious and we will pass them
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  Speaker 2: out hot off the truck, and so it can be
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  Speaker 2: your dinner that night, and they freeze well, and so
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  Speaker 2: then it can also be your dinner, you know, a
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  Speaker 2: couple of weeks later, or in January. So you could
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  Speaker 2: buy one dozen, and the tamalis are pretty hefty. I
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  Speaker 2: would say that as well. You know, if you can
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  Speaker 2: eat two of them then and you know, you're probably
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  Speaker 2: doing pretty good, and we will pass them out a
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  Speaker 2: night in December. You can freeze them. You can get
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  Speaker 2: one dozen, you get two dozen, you can get ten dozen.
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  Speaker 1: Hey, that'd be great.
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  Speaker 2: You can eat a dozen every much. Absolutely, Yeah, you know,
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  Speaker 2: plan your meals for the years. But it's a tremendous
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  Speaker 2: opportunity to support the services at the YWCA. All of
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  Speaker 2: the money that we raise goes right back into our
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  Speaker 2: programs making things happen in the Sack Valley area. We're
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  Speaker 2: here twenty four hours a day, three hundred and sixty
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  Speaker 2: five days a year for all sorts of people who
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  Speaker 2: are in need. So give us a call about Tomali's.
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  Speaker 2: It's a yummy easy way to support white WCA efforts.
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  Speaker 1: It really is. And it's, again, like I said, one
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  Speaker 1: of my favorite fundraisers. And again that starts very shortly.
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  Speaker 1: Again they'll be starting very shortly taking orders and again
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  Speaker 1: booking those orders. They'll be delivering the goods in December,
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  Speaker 1: early December, and again delicious you get these India? Is
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  Speaker 1: it Indiana?
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  Speaker 2: It's right on the border of Indiana Chicago.
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  Speaker 1: Okay. I was going to say, right there, I remember
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  Speaker 1: that you know that that we that we get our
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  Speaker 1: delicious Tomali's produced and they're they're great friends. Again, purchas
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  Speaker 1: yours twenty dollars. That's that's a great, great fundraiser for
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  Speaker 1: the YWCA of the Soft Valley. Just think of it,
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  Speaker 1: you know, contributing to their important programs and enjoying delicious
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  Speaker 1: Tomali's at the same time. So again looking forward to
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  Speaker 1: that starting very shortly through the YWCA of the Soft Valley.
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  Speaker 1: Call them for again registration information. A couple of other
• 17:33
  Speaker 1: activities as we move into the holidays. The Giving Tree,
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  Speaker 1: that's right, So.
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  Speaker 2: As we talked about, yeah, we are at the freezing
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  Speaker 2: mark right now, so it is cold outside and so
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  Speaker 2: we are looking for donations for the Giving Tree. So
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  Speaker 2: gently used winter apparel, all sizes, all genders, all ages,
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  Speaker 2: anything that we can hand out to people in need.
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  Speaker 2: And if you need something, you're more than welcome to
• 17:56
  Speaker 2: stat by the way w c A to pick it up,
• 17:59
  Speaker 2: and you can also drop things off. So if you
• 18:01
  Speaker 2: are getting a new coat this year and you don't
• 18:03
  Speaker 2: need your old coat, you could certainly leave it. If
• 18:06
  Speaker 2: you took a coat last year but you need a
• 18:08
  Speaker 2: larger size, maybe before a child or maybe you've grown,
• 18:11
  Speaker 2: you can certainly make an exchange as well. No questions ask.
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  Speaker 2: The idea is just to keep people warm, and so
• 18:18
  Speaker 2: we do accept of course hats, gloves, scarves, but coats
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  Speaker 2: are really one of the biggest needs. Sometimes we see
• 18:25
  Speaker 2: a need for snow pants for children, especially children who
• 18:29
  Speaker 2: go to school. You know a lot of times on
• 18:30
  Speaker 2: those snowy days they have to have pants or boots
• 18:32
  Speaker 2: to get off the cement. So certainly welcome to donations.
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  Speaker 2: If you have questions call us six two five O
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  Speaker 2: three three three. Otherwise donations can be dropped off. We
• 18:44
  Speaker 2: really appreciate the sport keeping the community warm.
• 18:46
  Speaker 1: Right there at the YW right there.
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  Speaker 2: Yep, right there Astra yw in Sterling at four to
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  Speaker 2: twelve first Avenue. And when we have clients in need
• 18:55
  Speaker 2: and they can't get to the giving tree themselves, we
• 18:57
  Speaker 2: take their sizes, pick some things out and take it
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  Speaker 2: to them.
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  Speaker 1: So okay, all right. Again, as mentioned, no questions asked
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  Speaker 1: with the Giving Tree, there's nothing that you are obligated
• 19:08
  Speaker 1: with as far as this venture is. It's a win
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  Speaker 1: win as far as I'm concerned, because you're donating and
• 19:13
  Speaker 1: again you're helping those that are in need that just
• 19:17
  Speaker 1: stop by and again pick up the necessities that they
• 19:20
  Speaker 1: need at the Giving Tree through the YWC of the
• 19:23
  Speaker 1: Sock Valley. Especially, think about this for the cold months
• 19:26
  Speaker 1: coming up, as Rebecca mentioned, for the holidays coming up,
• 19:28
  Speaker 1: that's when it's really active, is the Giving Tree at
• 19:31
  Speaker 1: the WHITEWC of the Sock Valley. And you also wanted
• 19:34
  Speaker 1: to touch on something that we touched on with our
• 19:36
  Speaker 1: friends from Ogle County earlier, and that's your Many Food
• 19:38
  Speaker 1: Center that's going through.
• 19:39
  Speaker 2: That's right, So we have a Many Food Center. You
• 19:41
  Speaker 2: were very fortunate to be one of I think we
• 19:43
  Speaker 2: may have been the first from Ogle County and super
• 19:46
  Speaker 2: grateful to them for helping us get that going. But
• 19:49
  Speaker 2: of course we are trying to keep it stocked and
• 19:52
  Speaker 2: lots of families out there are struggling. Is the cost
• 19:55
  Speaker 2: of food has really Risen. We do work with Sock
• 19:59
  Speaker 2: Valley Food, but there is quite a bit of avoid
• 20:03
  Speaker 2: in lots of days where our a center could use
• 20:05
  Speaker 2: some filling. And so we do have the pantry which
• 20:09
  Speaker 2: is for things that do not need to be refrigerated,
• 20:12
  Speaker 2: and then of course we do have the refrigerator freezer,
• 20:14
  Speaker 2: and so we are looking for donations to fill it.
• 20:17
  Speaker 2: If you are a business and you would like to
• 20:19
  Speaker 2: sponsor it, especially if you're looking to sponsor anything for
• 20:22
  Speaker 2: Thanksgiving or Christmas, call us sixty five O three three three.
• 20:26
  Speaker 2: If you are just a private resident, you are also
• 20:29
  Speaker 2: able to help stock it. And if you have anything extra,
• 20:32
  Speaker 2: things you're not using at home, or maybe you could
• 20:34
  Speaker 2: just pick up a couple extra things when you go
• 20:35
  Speaker 2: to the grocery store, you're able to just stop by
• 20:37
  Speaker 2: the YWCA four twelve First Avenue and Sterling and put
• 20:41
  Speaker 2: those things in the fridge or the frizz freezer or
• 20:44
  Speaker 2: the pantry. It really does get heavily utilized, and it's
• 20:50
  Speaker 2: really hard when it's there's nothing in it and to
• 20:52
  Speaker 2: see people who are walking away empty handed. I know
• 20:55
  Speaker 2: a lot of times people out there worry and think
• 20:58
  Speaker 2: what people should be able to budget better or buy
• 21:00
  Speaker 2: their own food or whatever the thoughts are. The other
• 21:03
  Speaker 2: side of it is is this isn't glamorous food that
• 21:06
  Speaker 2: goes into the food pantries, you know, and there's also
• 21:10
  Speaker 2: you know, some pride that's involved when you have to
• 21:13
  Speaker 2: walk up to take a donation and so people coming
• 21:15
  Speaker 2: really do need it. And if you are in a
• 21:18
  Speaker 2: position where you have an abundance or anything extra, we
• 21:23
  Speaker 2: would really ask that you, you know, consider.
• 21:25
  Speaker 1: Sharing absolutely, just you know, just load up a sack,
• 21:28
  Speaker 1: bring it to the YW and again drop it off.
• 21:30
  Speaker 1: That's all it takes. There's a pantry avaiabled doors open
• 21:33
  Speaker 1: and the refrigerator is opened. The doors are open. All
• 21:36
  Speaker 1: it takes is a visit with your food stuffs and
• 21:40
  Speaker 1: as Rebecca mentioned, they can either be dried food stuffs
• 21:43
  Speaker 1: or even on the frozen or refrigerated side. That's the
• 21:47
  Speaker 1: beauty of this many food mark as that again we
• 21:51
  Speaker 1: have that, yes.
• 21:52
  Speaker 2: And if you can't get to Sterling to support ours,
• 21:54
  Speaker 2: we would encourage you to support the one in your community,
• 21:57
  Speaker 2: because you have one and Amboy and there's one in
• 21:59
  Speaker 2: Dixon and so you know there is I believe five
• 22:02
  Speaker 2: already up and running across the Sack Valley area, so
• 22:06
  Speaker 2: support one of them. Even if it's not us, I
• 22:08
  Speaker 2: would still be tickled to hear that as well, because
• 22:11
  Speaker 2: we just do this as a free service. We want
• 22:13
  Speaker 2: people to be fed, We want for children to be
• 22:16
  Speaker 2: able to thrive when they go to school and not
• 22:19
  Speaker 2: to have an empty tummy and all of the things.
• 22:22
  Speaker 2: So please, especially in the season of being thankful and
• 22:26
  Speaker 2: having gratitude and giving, it's a great opportunity.
• 22:28
  Speaker 1: Absolutely great timing on talking about this again. Make your
• 22:32
  Speaker 1: way over to the Many Food Center at the YWCA
• 22:35
  Speaker 1: of the Sock Valley. Donate what you can. It doesn't
• 22:39
  Speaker 1: have to be a ton. It can be just what
• 22:42
  Speaker 1: you have in your cabinet or what you have in
• 22:43
  Speaker 1: your refrigerator that you can share with those that are
• 22:46
  Speaker 1: really in need. As Rebecca mentioned, a lot of times,
• 22:49
  Speaker 1: the Many Food mark kind of runs short because of
• 22:52
  Speaker 1: the need, the necessity. Those people coming in and wanting
• 22:58
  Speaker 1: to again nourish their kids or nourish their families need
• 23:03
  Speaker 1: this again, and as Rebecca mentioned, great timing. What a
• 23:06
  Speaker 1: time to give during the thankful time that we have
• 23:09
  Speaker 1: ahead during Thanksgiving time. Think about that, friends, and think
• 23:11
  Speaker 1: about those that aren't able to enjoy Thanksgiving the way
• 23:15
  Speaker 1: we are able to do that and give what you
• 23:17
  Speaker 1: can to the many food centers across our entire as
• 23:20
  Speaker 1: Rebeca mentioned our northern Illinois area, there's one in every county.
• 23:24
  Speaker 1: Lee Ogil, carrold and Whiteside counties have a many food
• 23:26
  Speaker 1: marked in their area station. So again, call the yw
• 23:30
  Speaker 1: at six two five zero three three three for information
• 23:33
  Speaker 1: on all of these activities that Rebecca talked about here
• 23:35
  Speaker 1: at AM fourteen sixteen FM ninety five to one. We
• 23:38
  Speaker 1: appreciate your visit and I thank you so very much
• 23:41
  Speaker 1: for being a part of our family. For the last
• 23:45
  Speaker 1: time that Rebecca and I have shared information from the
• 23:49
  Speaker 1: yw It's been a pleasure, ma'am having you on board.
• 23:51
  Speaker 1: I hope the communication line stays and we are able
• 23:54
  Speaker 1: to continue with communication and with updates from the YWCA
• 23:59
  Speaker 1: of the SOKVA. But for me to you personally, ma'am,
• 24:02
  Speaker 1: thank you so very much.
• 24:03
  Speaker 2: Thank you so very much for having us, for always
• 24:05
  Speaker 2: recognizing the YWCA. We are wishing you the best in
• 24:09
  Speaker 2: your retirement. You have more than earned it, and so
• 24:13
  Speaker 2: go forth and enjoy your life and do all the
• 24:16
  Speaker 2: things that you haven't had time to do because you
• 24:18
  Speaker 2: were so busy waking up it probably.
• 24:22
  Speaker 3: For forty five years. Holy cow, it's been a while,
• 24:27
  Speaker 3: ye yeah. And for me to you please stay healthy,
• 24:33
  Speaker 3: please and move forward and take care. And to all
• 24:37
  Speaker 3: connected with the YWC of the Sock Valley, thank you
• 24:40
  Speaker 3: so very much for making us a part of your
• 24:43
  Speaker 3: family and bringing the good news and the news of
• 24:47
  Speaker 3: the morning to our listening audience across our Sock Valley area.
• 24:50
  Speaker 3: Thanks again for joining us.
• 24:52
  Speaker 2: Thank you.
• 24:52
  Speaker 1: Rebecca Munjos Ripley is our executive director of the YWC
• 24:55
  Speaker 1: of the Sock Valley. That's our talk line for today
• 24:57
  Speaker 1: here at WYX in Cool.