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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, and morning and welcome, welcome, welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>It is a time now or our community connection right

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<v Speaker 1>here on K one one. Do you trust miss Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>How are you doing.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm very well. Thank you for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you know, we've got something really kind of unique

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<v Speaker 1>and special coming up. And first of all, tell us

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<v Speaker 1>about your organization and what it does, and then we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to get into the function itself, because this is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be fun.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, So we are the Bartlesville Community Foundation. We're a

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<v Speaker 3>grant making entity. So we award grants through different programs.

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<v Speaker 3>So maybe that's you coming in and starting a fund

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<v Speaker 3>and supporting the things that you like to do. Or

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<v Speaker 3>we have general grants that we have competitive cycles for

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<v Speaker 3>and that also includes you know, scholarships and so we

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<v Speaker 3>just finished kind of our biggest scholarship cycle ever.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 3>And we are opening a new grant cycle right now.

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<v Speaker 3>So if you are an organization that is on the

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<v Speaker 3>hunt for grants, we have six opportunities open right now.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll close in the beginning of September. And so we're

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<v Speaker 3>really here to be kind of a convener for our community,

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<v Speaker 3>bridging that gap between funders with an interest in organizations

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<v Speaker 3>with a need and we're conto it right and working

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<v Speaker 3>with our community as we identify, you know, ways we

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<v Speaker 3>can improve.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, in a nutshell, that's a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a lot, and it's a lot of work.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's happy work too, because you know you're you're

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<v Speaker 1>finding partnerships that.

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<v Speaker 2>Work exactly that. That is pretty fun. It's pretty energizing,

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<v Speaker 2>I imagine it is.

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<v Speaker 1>Every little every success is a big success when it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to that. Now, for years we've we've had the

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<v Speaker 1>legacy families and the big dinner and the everything. But

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<v Speaker 1>we've changed a little bit and it's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>something that's actually going to be a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>accessible for folks. Yes, and it's going to be actually

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<v Speaker 1>darn cool. Tell us about it.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I think it's darn cool. But you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>going to brag about it. And you can tell me

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<v Speaker 3>if you if you've.

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<v Speaker 1>Already told you, because I know about it.

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<v Speaker 2>So we have. I have coined a new event.

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<v Speaker 3>It'll be on September seventeenth. We're calling it the Celebrate

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<v Speaker 3>Together event. It's a luncheon and rather than a black

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<v Speaker 3>tied dinner, so it's a forty dollars ticket and join

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<v Speaker 3>us on September seventeenth.

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<v Speaker 2>We will be talking about the work that the Foundation

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<v Speaker 2>has been doing.

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<v Speaker 3>So we will be unveiling a couple of videos that

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<v Speaker 3>promote the foundation.

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<v Speaker 2>One of those being an impact video.

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<v Speaker 3>That summarizes the things that we did in twenty twenty three,

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<v Speaker 3>which is a lot, which is a lot. We had

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<v Speaker 3>more than two million dollars an impact in twenty twenty three,

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<v Speaker 3>and so we are we want to talk about that.

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<v Speaker 3>We want to talk about the groups that helped us

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<v Speaker 3>get there and the people who made those grants to

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<v Speaker 3>support the community and the communities that they love with

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<v Speaker 3>that more than two million dollars. And then we're going

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<v Speaker 3>to unveil a promotional video, which we won't do very often.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll do a promotional video just to talk about the

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<v Speaker 3>foundation as a quick resource. You know. We'll probably let

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<v Speaker 3>it live on our website as the Legacy Family videos

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<v Speaker 3>have that way. When you asked me a question, Hey,

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<v Speaker 3>what the BCF do, I can send you send you

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<v Speaker 3>a little video exactly. And so those are the ways

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<v Speaker 3>that we're going to talk about the BCF. But we're

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<v Speaker 3>unveiling two new awards.

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<v Speaker 1>This is exciting.

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<v Speaker 3>This is the exciting part. I mean I got through.

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<v Speaker 3>That's the boring part.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm in BCF.

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<v Speaker 3>We're exciting. We're not exciting compared to this. And so

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<v Speaker 3>we had an open nomination cycle for what we're calling

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<v Speaker 3>the Community Catalyst Award in memory of Charlie and Quirky Bowerman.

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<v Speaker 3>And so the Bowerman's had an incredible impact on our organization.

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<v Speaker 3>They had an incredible impact in our community and the

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<v Speaker 3>sustainability of our community, and so we really wanted to

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<v Speaker 3>capture that essence and recognize folks that are doing that

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<v Speaker 3>today in our community. And so we're going to award

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<v Speaker 3>a Community Catalyst Award on our charliean Quirky Bronment. Now

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<v Speaker 3>we're going to announce that individual in advance, So we

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<v Speaker 3>will announce that an individual next week to the community

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<v Speaker 3>so that they can all join in and come celebrate

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<v Speaker 3>that person's work together at that event. And then the

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<v Speaker 3>second thing that we're doing is what we're calling to

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<v Speaker 3>Tell Your Story grant. That is a twenty thousand dollars

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<v Speaker 3>grant to an organization in our community to support three

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<v Speaker 3>things general operating Five thousand dollars of that grant will

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<v Speaker 3>go to their general operating they can use it for

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<v Speaker 3>whatever they want to. Five thousand dollars of it will

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<v Speaker 3>go toward a promotional video that incentivizes or talks about

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<v Speaker 3>how building endowment can help that organization. And then the

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<v Speaker 3>last ten thousand dollars of it will go toward an

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<v Speaker 3>endowment for that organization. So if they have one, that's great,

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<v Speaker 3>it'll be a restricted gift to that organization's endowment. If

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<v Speaker 3>they don't, we can start one for them.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, this is impactful all the way around.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, I like this, Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, this is going to be exciting.

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<v Speaker 3>And we're unveiling that one at the event, so you

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<v Speaker 3>have to come and be there in order to know

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<v Speaker 3>who is going to get that twenty thousand dollars grant.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, I know some hungry people. It'd be there.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, it's going to be great lunch melodies, catering, so

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<v Speaker 3>there's nothing wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>You can go there.

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<v Speaker 3>We're having lasagna, salad roles. You know, we're going to

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<v Speaker 3>roll out of there.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow. Wow, So this is really going to be great.

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<v Speaker 2>This is going to be at the community Center.

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<v Speaker 1>Yep. All right, And where do we go to get

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<v Speaker 1>the tickets?

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<v Speaker 3>So you can buy tickets on the Foundation's website bartlesvillecf

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<v Speaker 3>dot org. And we've actually just completely redone the website.

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<v Speaker 3>So go on there and tell me whether or not

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<v Speaker 3>you like it.

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<v Speaker 1>I can voucher that because Laura was trying and she goes, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>where did I put that on the website. It's brand

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<v Speaker 1>new and it looks great.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, it's easier to navigate than you think, folks, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>so go on there and take a look. See what

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<v Speaker 1>the foundation is all about, what they do. Play the videos,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, and get your tickets while they last, because

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<v Speaker 1>they get the feeling these are going to be what

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<v Speaker 1>they call faster.

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<v Speaker 2>We're at about. We probably have a forty tickets left.

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<v Speaker 1>That's it.

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<v Speaker 2>That's it. Forty tickets left.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow. Ye, So if you haven't done it, let's get

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<v Speaker 1>her done by lunch today.

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<v Speaker 2>Get it done.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my heaven's sakes. Now, you've been there for a while,

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<v Speaker 1>almost three years.

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<v Speaker 3>So I've been in my role almost three years, but

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<v Speaker 3>I've been with the foundation seven and a half years.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh okay, very good, very good, And no two days

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<v Speaker 1>are the same because you just never know what's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>as they say, walk in.

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<v Speaker 2>That door exactly.

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<v Speaker 3>We've grown so much in the last seven eight years.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we went from a place where we had

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<v Speaker 3>one hundred and thirty ish fund relationships now we have

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<v Speaker 3>over two hundred and so we've just continued to grow

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<v Speaker 3>the service that we've provided and that's really resulted in

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<v Speaker 3>us been able to have some flexibility with impact in

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<v Speaker 3>the way that community needs us to have an impact

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<v Speaker 3>like this grant.

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<v Speaker 1>We're kind of in a select group that a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of communities can't do this, right. Yeah, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>there's only a handful in Oklahoma that do well.

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<v Speaker 2>So there's only four I may have that number wrong.

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<v Speaker 3>There's only four community foundations in the state of Oklahoma

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<v Speaker 3>that are staffed and running community foundations.

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<v Speaker 2>That's really unique. You look at.

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<v Speaker 3>Kansas and they're there are quite a few more, I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>probably thirty community foundations, and each one of those has

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<v Speaker 3>really what we call robust affiliate relationship, So that community

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<v Speaker 3>foundation represents a region and then maybe each county has

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<v Speaker 3>an affiliate relationship that's a volunteer board that represents that

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<v Speaker 3>geographic area, and then they're able to get the structure

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<v Speaker 3>and the credibility and the accreditation that comes with being

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<v Speaker 3>a partner with that host Foundation, and so we have

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<v Speaker 3>that too. We at the BCF, we have three affiliates,

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<v Speaker 3>the Blueston Medical Foundation, the Barsview Public Schools Foundation, and

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<v Speaker 3>the Nowada Community Foundation. So we do all the back

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<v Speaker 3>office work for those organizations. And we are now a

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<v Speaker 3>nationally accredited community foundation. We finished our accreditation in the

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<v Speaker 3>spring and we've received that kind of checkmark on our

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<v Speaker 3>on our credibility, and so those organizations, because they're under

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<v Speaker 3>our umbrella, also received that benefit.

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<v Speaker 1>Nice. I remember doing the news story on that. That

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<v Speaker 1>was that was a pretty exciting time. Yeah, a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of hard work went into that.

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<v Speaker 3>It's been a lot it's been a long process, but

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<v Speaker 3>you know, it has to be.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you got to get it done. But wow, it's incredible.

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<v Speaker 1>Hats off to you guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you well.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, and like I said, we're you know, number four,

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<v Speaker 3>we're the large, the third largest in the state, the

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<v Speaker 3>second the first largest in the state, Tulsa Community Foundation,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, but we're in there, we're in their backyard.

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<v Speaker 2>They're the second largest in the country.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh that's a little bit of a shadow.

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<v Speaker 3>Only second to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. So they

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<v Speaker 3>they are really doing some incredible work and We're just

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<v Speaker 3>glad to be able to watch and see what we

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<v Speaker 3>can do here.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, that is great. We'll keep up the good work.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>And again the website again.

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<v Speaker 2>Websites Bartlesville cf dot org.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, lord, thank you for popping by. I know

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<v Speaker 1>you got a thousand and one things to do before

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<v Speaker 1>this thing takes off here in just a couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>It's my pleasure, but that's off to get you did good,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, Thank you, folks. And you've been watching and

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<v Speaker 1>listening to our community connection right here on K one,

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<v Speaker 1>the one you trust.