Speaker 1: Good morning, good morning, good morning. Welcome, welcome, welcome you
Speaker 1: this time now for our community connection right here on
Speaker 1: K one, the one you trust, and it's being brought
Speaker 1: to you by Arnold Moore and Hee Camp Funeral Homes.
Speaker 1: We have the Salvation Army in with us. Veronica and Michelle,
Speaker 1: Welcome ladies. How are we doing today?
Speaker 2: Pretty good?
Speaker 1: Good? Well, considering everything, I guess we're could counter lucky
Speaker 1: stars when we're not in Florida or other places that
Speaker 1: have been affected by prior hurricanes. But I understand that
Speaker 1: the Salvation Army is busy and ready to help absolutely.
Speaker 2: Our commanding officer, Lieutenant Tonya Swayin, who you met just
Speaker 2: a couple of weeks ago.
Speaker 1: Oh yeah, but on and off. Yeah, we've been seeing
Speaker 1: each other for about a year. Her and Luke.
Speaker 2: Yes, she is on her way out to Florida either
Speaker 2: today if not latest on Saturday. Oh wow, along with
Speaker 2: another team, some other teams from around the Oklahoma Arkansas area.
Speaker 1: Wow. What would they be doing down there? You know?
Speaker 2: Spiritual care of course, meals we you know, specialize in
Speaker 2: getting meals out to those who cannot they don't have
Speaker 2: the services or utilities in their home to be able
Speaker 2: to get a hot meal. So that's what they're going
Speaker 2: to be doing. They'll find like a warehouse and then
Speaker 2: load all of these rovers up with meals and send
Speaker 2: them out into communities.
Speaker 1: Oh that is that is a godsend. That's really what
Speaker 1: that's all about. I've lived in Florida I think for
Speaker 1: about ten years, and every time the storm would roll through,
Speaker 1: of course, all the TV cameras who are there and
Speaker 1: people who are watching the thing on TV. Oh I
Speaker 1: want to go through a hurricane. No you don't, because
Speaker 1: after all that blowing and destruction goes through, well the
Speaker 1: TV can leave, but you know what, it takes about
Speaker 1: two to three years even start to build back from
Speaker 1: the rip that goes through there. And of course the
Speaker 1: Salvation Army knows that because we put people on the ground, right.
Speaker 3: Yeah, they already went out with Hurricane Helen Helene and
Speaker 3: over it says over three hundred and thirty thousand meals
Speaker 3: have been served from the Salvation Army for that for
Speaker 3: that hurricane.
Speaker 1: Wow. Yeah, And you know that's a mess because no
Speaker 1: one ever figures that a hurricane's going to go up
Speaker 1: into the mountains, I know. And that is a special
Speaker 1: kind of wow. And it's always nice to know that
Speaker 1: our Salvation Army is there. And then with your different
Speaker 1: Salvation Armies locally, you're able to take people like Lieutenant
Speaker 1: Kanya and actually share in the helping hands of the
Speaker 1: communities that are affected. That is that is incredible. How
Speaker 1: can people here help the Salvation Army with this?
Speaker 2: So to donate locally here they can call the Salvation
Speaker 2: Army office at nine eight three three six six four
Speaker 2: five four. There is a way to donate online as well,
Speaker 2: and if they put in the memo line Hurricane Helene
Speaker 2: or Hurricane Milton, one of those donations go to those
Speaker 2: victims and act it.
Speaker 1: And I want to remind you of everybody that with
Speaker 1: the Salvation Army, the overhead is very very very very
Speaker 1: little because many people work for the black Shoes and
Speaker 1: and if if you know what I mean, you know
Speaker 1: what I mean, If you don't, please look it up
Speaker 1: because it'll be well worth your read. There's not a
Speaker 1: whole lot of overhead now, and this is all about
Speaker 1: being the hands and feet of absolutely the higher beings
Speaker 1: and taking care of business. So there we go. We've
Speaker 1: got the Red Kettle kickoff coming out. No, this is
Speaker 1: a lot of fun. Miche I here, it's a lot
Speaker 1: of fun.
Speaker 3: This is the first time that I know of that
Speaker 3: since I've been I've only been with the Salvation Army
Speaker 3: for three years and this would be the first time
Speaker 3: that they're having a dinner since I've been here, and
Speaker 3: so COVID. Yeah, yes, So it's going to be a
Speaker 3: big event and that is coming.
Speaker 2: Up November seventh at the Adams Boulevard Church of Christ.
Speaker 2: And again they can purchase tickets at the Core or
Speaker 2: call us. They're thirty five dollars per person and we
Speaker 2: would love to have you. We've got the guest speaker
Speaker 2: is John Kine.
Speaker 1: Okay, now, this is going to be fun because, first
Speaker 1: of all, the Adams Boulevard Church of Christ, it's right
Speaker 1: there by the water towers. Hot, warm and cold can't us,
Speaker 1: but they have a wonderful facility and it can hold
Speaker 1: lots of people and that kitchen facility is wizing. So yeah,
Speaker 1: you're you're really set in the stage here for a
Speaker 1: grand kickoff, and this is really going to be nice.
Speaker 1: John McCain is a great speaker, and he comes from
Speaker 1: the heart, and I think this is where this all lies,
Speaker 1: is from the heart, yes, correct.
Speaker 2: And the red kettle kickoff, you know, basically starts where
Speaker 2: when you know, getting the message out there of you know,
Speaker 2: in front of the stores, ringing the bells, hoping that
Speaker 2: you know, we can get some volunteers, and the reason
Speaker 2: behind and why we do what we do with those kettles.
Speaker 1: Now, the getting the ringers is something else too, because
Speaker 1: every town has a couple of what they call money kings.
Speaker 1: I mean, they just know how to do it. They
Speaker 1: actually put on a show. I saw one of the
Speaker 1: guys at Walmart and I'm like, going, dude, what kind
Speaker 1: of vitamins you want? I said, Vitamin God, let's go.
Speaker 2: Also, yes, we have some volunteers out here that are
Speaker 2: just awesome. And especially when they volunteer as a group
Speaker 2: there's two three of them. They bring music, they have
Speaker 2: you know, they're showing that they want to be there
Speaker 2: and they're enjoying it, and that that draws people in.
Speaker 2: They're like, what's going on over here? Why are they
Speaker 2: having so much fun?
Speaker 1: Well, you know that that it's the old standard. You know,
Speaker 1: if you see somebody having fun, you're gonna be curious
Speaker 1: and you're gonna be checking it soon. Next thing you
Speaker 1: know you're having fun, then somebody else is gonna waterway. Well,
Speaker 1: why is he having so much fun? Right? You know?
Speaker 1: Less of course it's your spouse, and they'll put a
Speaker 1: quick stop for that. But I'm sorry that the wrong thing, wrong,
Speaker 1: wrong format. Anyway, this is this is where we raise
Speaker 1: funds for a good part of the upcoming year.
Speaker 2: Correct, yes, it's it finds a lot of what we
Speaker 2: do throughout the year, Social services, the food pantry. Michelle
Speaker 2: has some programs that she works with as well.
Speaker 1: Michelle Lace laying on this. What kind of programs you got?
Speaker 3: So I run the children's program? Oh wow, and is
Speaker 3: an after school program. Kids are there, We pick them
Speaker 3: up from school and they're they're in the evenings while
Speaker 3: their parents are at work. And then I have a
Speaker 3: senior program. Seniors come in once a week and we
Speaker 3: provide a warm meal for them, play games, give them prizes,
Speaker 3: just have a good time, have a good time, get
Speaker 3: them out of the house.
Speaker 1: Best kept secret clubhouse in the world.
Speaker 2: That's right, that's right.
Speaker 1: A lot of people do not realize this. I didn't
Speaker 1: realize this until I became a senior. You never really change.
Speaker 1: You're still basically a nine year old kid with this
Speaker 1: outer body. It's like what happened here? But you know,
Speaker 1: but you still looking for fun and you're still looking
Speaker 1: to be social. And I think a lot of people
Speaker 1: who are kind of between thirty and fifty got it
Speaker 1: all wrong and they really just don't know the psychological
Speaker 1: aspect of it all. We're all the same. But it
Speaker 1: takes money to keep those things going.
Speaker 3: And the red kettle, if I'm correct, the money goes
Speaker 3: into Bartlesfield, right, it stays in.
Speaker 1: Yeah, it stays home. Yeah, that's the good part.
Speaker 2: Everything raised locally stays locally.
Speaker 1: No, some technology has come upon us here over the
Speaker 1: last five to ten years where people don't really carry
Speaker 1: cash or or change for that matter. That's a rarity
Speaker 1: to find change in somebody's pocket, I know, except for
Speaker 1: me anyway, I ever get. But we've got ways to
Speaker 1: take care of it. Because people use their debit cards
Speaker 1: or credit cards. Do we have that kind of way
Speaker 1: to take care of those transactions on the kettles?
Speaker 2: You know, We've tried different things where there was kettles
Speaker 2: where they could scan a card or things like that.
Speaker 2: I'm not sure what's going to happen this year, how
Speaker 2: they're going to handle it.
Speaker 1: We shall wait and see.
Speaker 2: We are gonna wait and see. But for sure, you
Speaker 2: know they'll be out there with with the bucket. I'm
Speaker 2: just not sure if it's gonna have the technology to
Speaker 2: scan the cards.
Speaker 1: I like the sound of the clank, especially when I
Speaker 1: don't know who that person is who keeps dropping the
Speaker 1: gold coins around here, But clank, boy, you hear that,
Speaker 1: and that's a mighty sound because you know that that
Speaker 1: that that's something that's ringing troup for your community. Absolutely,
Speaker 1: and of course, you know, I'll put some dollars in
Speaker 1: there because I kind of like to, you know, put
Speaker 1: that in after you hear the clank. It's kind of
Speaker 1: like the applause. So put into a couple of half
Speaker 1: dollars or quarters. Here's the big clank, and then it's like, yeah,
Speaker 1: you're twenty years and fifty there.
Speaker 2: I really appreciate that.
Speaker 1: That's the applause for the clank. I hope other people
Speaker 1: kind of, you know, follow the suit and do that
Speaker 1: would be okay.
Speaker 2: Absolutely, Barnsville is an amazing community. Is it a very generous,
Speaker 2: very generous.
Speaker 1: It's kind of uprising. I've lived in a lot of
Speaker 1: other places and I've not ever witnessed a community like this,
Speaker 1: and believe me, it only took me about four hours
Speaker 1: of being here to decide. You know, I'm gonna be
Speaker 1: a Barshe because the people are so nice.
Speaker 2: The support that we have and the support you see
Speaker 2: throughout the community, it is amazing. I don't know that
Speaker 2: I've ever seen anything like it, and the other you know,
Speaker 2: not that I've lived in a lot of other communities,
Speaker 2: but it is unique.
Speaker 1: Oh, it truly is. Now with your programs you were
Speaker 1: talking about with the seniors and with the kids and
Speaker 1: things like that, if folks are interested in learning more,
Speaker 1: can we just go to the website or do you
Speaker 1: have a Facebook page that explains Facebook page?
Speaker 3: Website and then call our number.
Speaker 1: That phone still works.
Speaker 4: Yes, yes, that's a good thing to know because although
Speaker 4: you know, the world changes, it's still a piece of
Speaker 4: all of us that would like to hear a voice
Speaker 4: on the other end of that telephone.
Speaker 2: It's a little bit easier.
Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, you should type it in your question. You
Speaker 1: just ask it and someone's going to be there to
Speaker 1: take care of it all.
Speaker 2: Especially for her target audience, oh, seniors, it's easy for
Speaker 2: them to pick up the phone and I RB one right,
Speaker 2: tell them come pick me up, and that's she does.
Speaker 2: There's several of the seniors. She goes around Bartisville and
Speaker 2: Dewey to pick them up and brings them back to
Speaker 2: the Core. So if they want so, even if they
Speaker 2: don't have a ride, they can call her and she'll
Speaker 2: come pick them up.
Speaker 1: I imagine there's some lively conversations going. I imagine there
Speaker 1: is some bodies.
Speaker 3: We have to remind them to calm down.
Speaker 1: Yes, well, you know, once a giggle starts going in
Speaker 1: a car, it don't stop, doesn't So once again. You're
Speaker 1: right there at the Citadel and that's located on Bucy right.
Speaker 2: Yes, one O one North Bucy Avenue, and our phone
Speaker 2: number is nine three three six six four five four.
Speaker 1: I want to thank both of you ladies for coming
Speaker 1: in here today and letting us know how we can
Speaker 1: help with the disaster relief and to make sure that
Speaker 1: we get our preparations and our reservations and our RSVPs
Speaker 1: all ready to go for the red kettled cookoff that's
Speaker 1: coming up on November seventh.
Speaker 2: Thank you for coming in, thank you for having us, Oh,
Speaker 2: thank you so much.
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