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Talk Line 10-27-2026: Ashley Richter shares United Way of Lee County November events · WIXN AM 1460 - Shaw Local Radio

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  Speaker 1: Good morning, Sauk Valley. Welcome back to The Waking Crew
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  Speaker 1: here on FM 95.1 and AM 1460 WIXN. 8.15 on
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  Speaker 1: your Tuesday morning and it's time for Talk Line. And
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  Speaker 1: we're joined in the booth once again by our good
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  Speaker 1: friends from United Way of Lee County, Ashley Richter in
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  Speaker 1: the studio this morning.
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  Speaker 2: Ma'am, how are you?
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  Speaker 3: Good. How are you doing?
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  Speaker 2: I'm fantastic.
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  Speaker 1: It's been some pleasantly nice weather.
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  Speaker 4: I am loving it. I am definitely a fall person,
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  Speaker 4: so this has been awesome.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely.
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  Speaker 1: When we get this perfect five-minute golden zone, you can
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  Speaker 1: kind of dress how you want. It's not too hot,
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  Speaker 1: not too cold. It's beautiful out. It's perfect.
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  Speaker 2: And then cleanup's going to come.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, it's like you know what's coming, but just enjoying
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  Speaker 4: this moment.
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  Speaker 2: Yep, yep.
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  Speaker 3: This beautiful in-between time. I love it.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I know cleanup will come at one point, so
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  Speaker 1: I'm just enjoying the leaves for all they're worth. And
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  Speaker 1: then seeing how far out I can push it before,
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  Speaker 1: you know, they become like those wet things that are
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  Speaker 1: so hard to get and you can't leave them.
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  Speaker 3: On the lawn. Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: So we're enjoying it right now. And part of enjoying
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  Speaker 1: that golden five-minute zone... Boy, what you guys got going
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  Speaker 1: on is a lot longer than five minutes, but I
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  Speaker 1: think by the time you're done and it's a whirlwind,
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  Speaker 1: oh my goodness.
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  Speaker 3: Yes.
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  Speaker 1: November's so busy for you. Ashley, take it away.
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  Speaker 3: All right.
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  Speaker 4: I know I came in here with notes, and as
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  Speaker 4: I was writing this, I'm like, we have a lot
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  Speaker 4: going on. So definitely if you want to get involved
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  Speaker 4: with United Way and give back, You can obviously make
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  Speaker 4: a donation directly to our campaign or you can come
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  Speaker 4: support one of our events. You know, we have a
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  Speaker 4: lot of opportunities to get involved and even sharing the
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  Speaker 4: events on Facebook. That is super valuable to us, too. So,
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  Speaker 4: you know, if you can help spread the word, we
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  Speaker 4: really appreciate it. So our first thing we have going on,
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  Speaker 4: if you're someone that likes to eat out at local restaurants,
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  Speaker 4: this is for you.
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  Speaker 3: So it's like, that's me. I'm here.
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  Speaker 4: The first one is our Dine Night at Palmyra Pub.
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  Speaker 4: That is going to be coming up. It's November 5th,
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  Speaker 4: and that will be from 5 to 8. So you
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  Speaker 4: can come down, eat any time between 5 to 8,
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  Speaker 4: and they will donate a percentage back of all sales
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  Speaker 4: from that night.
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  Speaker 3: Okay.
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  Speaker 4: We have that coming up. And also another dine night
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  Speaker 4: we have scheduled is at Basil Tree. And that's going
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  Speaker 4: to be on November 11th from four to nine. And
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  Speaker 4: November 11th is Veterans Day. So we're really excited to
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  Speaker 4: also be holding that on Veterans Day. So if you
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  Speaker 4: have a veteran in your life, definitely, you know, come down,
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  Speaker 4: eat at Basil Tree, make reservations, and know that a
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  Speaker 4: percentage of your meal that night will also be going
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  Speaker 4: back to support United Way.
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  Speaker 3: So That's fantastic.
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  Speaker 4: We have for dining. So definitely an easy way to
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  Speaker 4: get involved there.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: I love that. Not an easier way. I don't need
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  Speaker 1: an excuse to go out and eat. But this knowing
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  Speaker 1: that it's going to go help to go towards a
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  Speaker 1: good cause as well. Just makes you feel good. My
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  Speaker 1: wife's never had basil tree, so I think that would
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  Speaker 1: be a really good night for us.
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  Speaker 3: Yes, yes.
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  Speaker 4: And I figured, you know, if people have work off
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  Speaker 4: that day or like you want to, you know, honor
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  Speaker 4: a veteran, I think that is just so great. So
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  Speaker 4: I'm really excited for that day too.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely. And the good times just keep on rolling. You've
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  Speaker 1: got a couple of shop days going on.
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  Speaker 4: Yes. So another thing we do is our shop days.
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  Speaker 4: So we partner with local businesses. And you could just
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  Speaker 4: stop in. start your holiday shopping, buy something for yourself,
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  Speaker 4: like whatever you want to do. But if you go
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  Speaker 4: in and you make a purchase, they will donate a
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  Speaker 4: percentage back of all sales as well. So the one
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  Speaker 4: we have coming up is November 6th and 7th. So
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  Speaker 4: that's a Friday and Saturday with a Society Boutique in Dixon.
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  Speaker 4: So you can stop in, make a purchase, say hi,
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  Speaker 4: share that event. And they will donate a percentage back
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  Speaker 4: to our campaign as well. So we have that one.
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  Speaker 4: And then a little later in November, we also have
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  Speaker 4: a shop and play day. And that is partnering with
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  Speaker 4: Fresh Finds Gifts and My Play Village. So you can
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  Speaker 4: go shopping at Fresh Finds and then go over to
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  Speaker 4: My Play Village, bring the kids over to play. And
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  Speaker 4: they both will also be donating a percentage back that day.
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  Speaker 4: So they are both right by each other. So it's
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  Speaker 4: a great time to stop in, do both. Kids can play.
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  Speaker 3: You can go shop. I think you have to have
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  Speaker 3: an adult with them.
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  Speaker 4: But if you have a friend, you can get two
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  Speaker 4: things done and support United Way. So both different things
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  Speaker 4: there if you have younger kids. It's definitely a fun one.
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  Speaker 4: So that is November 14th that we have that.
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  Speaker 2: Awesome.
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  Speaker 1: That's just a great way, like you said, whether you've
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  Speaker 1: got a little one with you. It's just a great
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  Speaker 1: way to get out, help support that. Those are– shop
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  Speaker 1: days are always well-received.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah.
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  Speaker 4: I like it because it's like– If you're a business and,
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  Speaker 4: you know, you want to give back, but you're not
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  Speaker 4: really sure where to start, I think that shop days
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  Speaker 4: and dine nights are great ways to give back because
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  Speaker 4: we also help you, you know, promote the event, market it.
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  Speaker 4: We love promoting our downtown, you know, our businesses in
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  Speaker 4: our area. And I think it's like a win-win for everyone.
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  Speaker 4: You know, people come, you know, maybe check out a
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  Speaker 4: store they've never been in. The store supports United Way,
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  Speaker 4: and we love supporting our small businesses, too, in our community.
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  Speaker 3: So definitely, I think, a fun way.
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  Speaker 4: To give back.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely.
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  Speaker 1: Now, what's this I'm hearing about a guest bartender night?
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  Speaker 1: I've never mixed drinks, so I don't think you're going
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  Speaker 1: to ask me. And that's okay.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah. So we are so excited.
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  Speaker 4: This is a new one. We've done guest bartending nights
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  Speaker 4: in the past. So this one we have coming up
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  Speaker 4: is at the last stop in Dixon. And that will
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  Speaker 4: be on November 13th.
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  Speaker 3: It's a Friday.
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  Speaker 4: Okay. and it'll be from 5 to 8. So if
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  Speaker 4: you come down, we do have guest bartenders and an
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  Speaker 4: illegit bartender.
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  Speaker 3: So don't worry. We won't mess up all your drinks.
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  Speaker 3: It'll be good.
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  Speaker 4: But we also have our volunteers there. We'll be selling
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  Speaker 4: 50-50 tickets. So this year for our campaign, we have
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  Speaker 4: 50-50 tickets we're selling. They're $ 5 a ticket, and then
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  Speaker 4: we'll draw the winner on December 4th. So We're only
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  Speaker 4: selling 1,000 tickets. So you can get tickets from a
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  Speaker 4: volunteer that we have on the campaign. We can get
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  Speaker 4: that for you. Or you can get them at our
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  Speaker 4: guest bartender night. So we have 50-50 tickets for sale.
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  Speaker 4: They're just $ 5. And we also will have snack mixes
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  Speaker 4: available so you can get a little snack. And stop by,
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  Speaker 4: say hi. It's just also a nice, fun, easy event.
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  Speaker 4: We're really grateful that The Last Stop has invited us
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  Speaker 4: to come do this. So this is a new event
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  Speaker 4: for us.
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  Speaker 1: That'll be a fantastic time. I always love a good
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  Speaker 1: 50-50 raffle. I tell folks, you got so much better
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  Speaker 1: odds than the lottery. And you're also helping support, you know,
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  Speaker 1: support a good cause at the same time.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, we wanted to keep the cost, you know, we
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  Speaker 4: wanted it to be a $ 5 ticket, have that cap.
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  Speaker 4: So 1000, like you said, only 1000 are being sold. And,
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  Speaker 4: you know, half of it will go to support the campaign. And,
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  Speaker 4: you know, the winner will take half as well. So
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  Speaker 4: Definitely get your tickets. We do still have some available.
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  Speaker 2: There you go. Love that. And Girlfriend Gala.
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  Speaker 4: Yes. So Girlfriend Gala is our biggest fundraiser event of
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  Speaker 4: the year. So that is coming up on Thursday, November
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  Speaker 4: 19th from 5 to 8 at the Dixon Elks Lodge.
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  Speaker 4: So it is our big ladies night out event event.
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  Speaker 4: Our tagline is Sip, Shop, and Support. So like it says,
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  Speaker 4: we are inviting everyone in the community to come. We
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  Speaker 4: have heavy appetizers, silent auction, raffles, premiere raffle, a dessert table,
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  Speaker 4: and live music. We also have vendors there. Part of
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  Speaker 4: it is, you know, we want it to be an
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  Speaker 4: experience for our guests. So, you know, the program, we're
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  Speaker 4: there to talk about United Way, but we want a
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  Speaker 4: lot of that event to be, you know, for you
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  Speaker 4: and your friends and family to get together, you know,
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  Speaker 4: enjoy the food, shop our vendors. We have some exciting
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  Speaker 4: vendors coming. Black Cat Candle Company. We have Tarot Card Reader.
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  Speaker 3: We have, let's see.
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  Speaker 4: Oh my gosh.
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  Speaker 3: Now I'm blanking. We have a lot of great things.
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  Speaker 4: It's early, but we have a lot of different experiences
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  Speaker 4: that you can come and participate in. Um, ear piercing, um,
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  Speaker 4: you know, shopping with gold key boutique. She'll be doing
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  Speaker 4: a charm bar, um, bracelets by bar with permanent jewelry.
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  Speaker 4: It's coming back now.
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  Speaker 3: Here we go.
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  Speaker 4: Seven vendors and, you know, selling local products or it'll
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  Speaker 4: be more experiential. So really excited for that. It's just
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  Speaker 4: a fun time to get together. Um, And a lot
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  Speaker 4: of amazing baskets. So our community is so wonderful and
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  Speaker 4: everyone is very supportive of, you know, of our events.
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  Speaker 3: So if you would.
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  Speaker 4: Like to donate a basket through the Girlfriend Gala, we
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  Speaker 4: are still accepting basket donations for our silent auction and raffle.
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  Speaker 3: And we also.
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  Speaker 4: that night kick off a virtual silent auction. So if
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  Speaker 4: you can't make it to the gala, we do have
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  Speaker 4: a virtual auction that, um, kicks off that night that
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  Speaker 4: runs through Sunday. So you can kind of bid from home.
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  Speaker 3: So everyone's invited.
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  Speaker 4: If you can't make it, you can still get in
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  Speaker 4: on the fun and get some fun baskets. Um, and
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  Speaker 4: that will run through Sunday, the 22nd. Um, And we
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  Speaker 4: are really appreciative. Dixon Auto Body Clinic is sponsoring our
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  Speaker 4: music area. We have Dendy music coming to play. So
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  Speaker 4: we're really grateful for just all the support from the
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  Speaker 4: community of everyone getting a table, you know, wanting to
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  Speaker 4: get involved with supporting a specific area at the event
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  Speaker 4: and It looks like we're about 50% sold out, too,
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  Speaker 4: at this point of tables. So definitely get your tickets now.
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  Speaker 4: We're about, yeah, half sold out already, which is a
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  Speaker 4: great place to be. So we're hoping to have a
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  Speaker 4: sold out event and just have a lot of fun together.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, no, that's a great spot to be in already.
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  Speaker 1: Not surprised. Those tickets are going to go fast. If
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  Speaker 1: folks want to get those, where can they? Yeah.
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  Speaker 4: So we have tickets available online, unitedwayofleecounty.org. And there is
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  Speaker 4: a specific Girlfriend Gala page under our event tab. So
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  Speaker 4: you can put that in. You can get individual tickets.
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  Speaker 4: They're 50 so you know come bring a friend or
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  Speaker 4: we have tables of eight that are 375 so um
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  Speaker 4: or you can get a whole table so we're yeah
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  Speaker 4: definitely very excited it's it's always a fun event and
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  Speaker 4: we have a lot of great baskets and donations coming
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  Speaker 4: in too so thank you to the community for for
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  Speaker 4: their support of that Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Go online, get your tickets. You can get some more
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  Speaker 1: great information there about everything you guys do because the
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  Speaker 1: money that you raise helps to go support the campaign.
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  Speaker 1: And what is, you know, maybe for those who aren't familiar,
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  Speaker 1: what is the broader mission and campaign of United Waverly County?
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  Speaker 4: Yeah. So every year during the fall right now, we
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  Speaker 4: are in our campaign season. So what that means is,
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  Speaker 4: you know, we're going out and we're asking the community
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  Speaker 4: to support United Way. And when you give a donation
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  Speaker 4: to United Way, that donation is going out to support,
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  Speaker 4: you know, other organizations, not just us. So one of
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  Speaker 4: our big programs is our community grant program. So, you know,
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  Speaker 4: we pool collective. Basically, we work on making collective impact
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  Speaker 4: as a community. So, you know, if we all make donations,
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  Speaker 4: it goes into a pool of money. And then from that,
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  Speaker 4: we're able to use that money to redistribute back out
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  Speaker 4: into the community to support other nonprofits. So this last year,
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  Speaker 4: we provided, I believe, 35 grants to area nonprofits here
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  Speaker 4: serving Lee County residents. And the dollars also help support
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  Speaker 4: other programs like Summer Eats, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program,
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  Speaker 4: and 211. So those are our kind of unique programs
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  Speaker 4: to United Way that we run. Our staff coordinates all
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  Speaker 4: of those programs. And then that community grant program is
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  Speaker 4: our biggest one. So when you think of like a GoFundMe,
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  Speaker 4: United Way is kind of here to be that platform
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  Speaker 4: for our community, but we're looking to support areas that
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  Speaker 4: provide direct support to health, education, and financial stability. So
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  Speaker 4: we're here to make sure that You know, transportation is available,
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  Speaker 4: food's available, housing, mental health services, crisis services. So those
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  Speaker 4: are the things that we want to make sure are
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  Speaker 4: available here in Lee County. So that is what we're working,
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  Speaker 4: you know, to address and partner with our area nonprofits
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  Speaker 4: to make sure that, you know, we have these things
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  Speaker 4: in our community. And every United Way is local to
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  Speaker 4: its own community. So a United Way in New York
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  Speaker 4: is different than our United Way here. We are working
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  Speaker 4: directly with our area nonprofits. And the money stays 100%
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  Speaker 4: local and supports organizations that we all know and love.
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  Speaker 4: So I think that's really important, too, that it's very
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  Speaker 4: unique to our area with what the funding is going towards.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, you don't have to question where that's going. Not
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  Speaker 1: to say that some organizations aren't helping, but to know
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  Speaker 1: that your money is staying 100% local. You're already wanting
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  Speaker 1: to get out and have a good time. And this
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  Speaker 1: just combines that with the fact that your money just
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  Speaker 1: isn't going just for something. You're going and supporting something
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  Speaker 1: and having a good time. Because you don't have to
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  Speaker 1: be a millionaire to be a philanthropist, darling.
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  Speaker 3: I love that.
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  Speaker 4: No.
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  Speaker 3: You don't. Exactly. Every gift makes a huge difference.
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  Speaker 4: You think if you're at a workplace, you do a
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  Speaker 4: workplace campaign and do $ 2 a paycheck. When that comes
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  Speaker 4: out of your paycheck, it's so great because I feel
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  Speaker 4: like you don't notice it. And that's an easy way
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  Speaker 4: that you can give $ 2 a pay period. And if
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  Speaker 4: everyone does that, that adds up so quickly. And You know,
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  Speaker 4: before you know it, that 50, you know, some dollars
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  Speaker 4: a year, you know, I'm trying to think of math,
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  Speaker 4: but even like $ 50 a year at the end of
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  Speaker 4: the year, you know, that could help support a lunch
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  Speaker 4: and learn for cancer patients, you know, books for a
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  Speaker 4: year for a child in the community. So, you know,
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  Speaker 4: those dollars all go directly to support programs that are
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  Speaker 4: really important. And every dollar makes a difference. So like
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  Speaker 4: you said, we are made up of a lot of,
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  Speaker 4: you know, smaller donations programs. And every donation matters. And
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  Speaker 4: that is what we are built on, truly.
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  Speaker 3: Absolutely. You do not have to be a millionaire.
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  Speaker 2: No, you don't.
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  Speaker 1: You really don't. It's everybody helping in and chipping in.
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  Speaker 1: Many hands make light work.
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  Speaker 4: Yes.
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  Speaker 2: And it applies to giving. So I love this. Anything
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  Speaker 2: you wanted to share while we had a minute, Ashley?
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  Speaker 2: I think.
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  Speaker 3: I think that's it.
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  Speaker 4: We have a very busy, we have a busy November.
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  Speaker 4: You can keep up with everything we have going on
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  Speaker 4: on our Facebook page. We try to keep up with,
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  Speaker 4: you know, all of our events and activities there. So
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  Speaker 4: definitely check that out. Our campaign, you know, all of
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  Speaker 4: these events and programs, you know, these events we're running
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  Speaker 4: support our campaign. So you can make, like I said,
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  Speaker 4: a direct donation. You can donate online. You can mail
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  Speaker 4: donations in. You can come support, you know, United Way
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  Speaker 4: through these programs. share the events on Facebook. We also
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  Speaker 4: just launched a new business partner program, which is working
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  Speaker 4: with our area businesses on ways that they can get
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  Speaker 4: involved with United Way as well. So that information is
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  Speaker 4: on our website. And we're also happy to meet with
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  Speaker 4: you to talk about, you know, how can your business
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  Speaker 4: get involved with United Way? You know, and what does
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  Speaker 4: that partnership look like? So we're really excited to roll
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  Speaker 4: that program out. We just kicked that off this year
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  Speaker 4: as well. So definitely a great time to get involved
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  Speaker 4: with United Way. We have a lot of new programs,
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  Speaker 4: continuing the programs that we believe are very important. But
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  Speaker 4: those programs are not able to run without the community's support.
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  Speaker 4: We are 100% funded by our grants and direct donations.
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  Speaker 4: So everything that you see, if you like the work
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  Speaker 4: we're doing with Summer Eats, the Mini Food Center, Dolly
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  Speaker 4: Parton's Imagination Library are supporting our area nonprofits through these grants.
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  Speaker 4: Definitely get involved because we're not able to do the
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  Speaker 4: work we do without your support. And we are 100%
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  Speaker 4: funded by community direct donations and grant funding. So, you know,
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  Speaker 4: our community is very important and we want them to
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  Speaker 4: see the value in our work and be like, you know,
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  Speaker 4: I want to get behind that. I want to make
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  Speaker 4: sure that, you know, we have a strong, healthy community.
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  Speaker 4: And that is through, you know, having our strong, you know,
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  Speaker 4: strong nonprofits in our area. I feel like we're really
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  Speaker 4: lucky to be in the, you know, we have a
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  Speaker 4: lot of wonderful nonprofits here and a lot of a
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  Speaker 4: lot of good things happening. So if you, if you
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  Speaker 4: see that work and you want to help, um, you know,
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  Speaker 4: make sure that that continues on, um, definitely get involved.
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  Speaker 4: Supporting United Way is a great way to do that
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  Speaker 4: because you're really supporting, um, you know, 35 other organizations
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  Speaker 4: in the process. So I feel like that's a really
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  Speaker 4: cool thing. You know, it's like a blanket over the
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  Speaker 4: whole community.
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  Speaker 1: A positive trickle down effect for once.
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  Speaker 3: A positive trickle down.
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  Speaker 4: And it's a great way to get involved when you're,
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  Speaker 4: I'm not really sure how to start or how can
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  Speaker 4: I make a difference. And I think making a contribution
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  Speaker 4: to United Way is a great way to do that
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  Speaker 4: because now you're helping so many people through that gift.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely.
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  Speaker 1: Whether you're wanting to help directly, you could volunteer a
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  Speaker 1: direct donation or go into one of these fantastic events.
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  Speaker 1: So you don't even got to think about it. You're
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  Speaker 1: having a good time and you know you're helping all
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  Speaker 1: at the same time. There's no better time to get involved. Ashley,
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  Speaker 1: thank you so much for coming and sharing for all
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  Speaker 1: the hard work.
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  Speaker 2: You all do.
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  Speaker 1: And I got to imagine by the time your head
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  Speaker 1: stops spinning from November, you'll be back here in December
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  Speaker 1: to let us know where your next dance card is
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  Speaker 1: full for the rest of the year.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah.
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  Speaker 4: And I do want to shout out our awesome team
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  Speaker 4: at United Way, our board, our volunteers. We have so
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  Speaker 4: many great people that help us do what we do.
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  Speaker 4: So shout out to the team and all of our volunteers.
• 17:24
  Speaker 4: And yeah, thank you so much. We're looking forward to Yeah, 2027.
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  Speaker 4: So already scheduling things. So be on the lookout for
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  Speaker 4: more to come.
• 17:32
  Speaker 1: Yeah, we'll have our party hats on before we know it, Ashley.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you so much.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you.