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<v Speaker 1>Logo.

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<v Speaker 2>But we have time and a big brothers and big sisters.

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<v Speaker 3>How you doing, man, Hey, I'm doing good, glad to

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<v Speaker 3>be here.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, what's shaken? I think we've got a little bowling

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<v Speaker 1>action coming up.

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<v Speaker 4>We've got a lot of bowling action coming up. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>bull for kid's sake. First Bowl date is this month.

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<v Speaker 4>So yeah, we're getting ready for it. We're getting that

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<v Speaker 4>lane fash. Yeah, it came around quick. Yeah, getting the

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<v Speaker 4>lanes fired up, getting the getting them oiled and ready

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<v Speaker 4>to go.

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<v Speaker 1>Now I understand that we have some days that are

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<v Speaker 1>already filled up.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, yeah, So the March seventh date, it's already booked.

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<v Speaker 4>It's it's full. The lanes are lanes are all full.

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<v Speaker 4>So we've got two more dates at Red Apple. So

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<v Speaker 4>if you want to pick one, you need to sign

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<v Speaker 4>up today.

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<v Speaker 2>What dates are those?

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<v Speaker 3>That's going to be the twenty eighth and March sixth.

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<v Speaker 2>There you go.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so you got that going yep. But boy boy,

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<v Speaker 1>that's filling up quick.

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<v Speaker 2>That's good. That's a good problem to have.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a great problem to have. Yeah, we're we're sitting

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<v Speaker 4>at sixty teams right now, so so so happy about

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<v Speaker 4>the community coming together, putting these teams together. But the

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<v Speaker 4>good news is, hey, there's still time.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Bull for Kid's Sake and this is something that's

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<v Speaker 1>been going on for many, many years and it's got

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<v Speaker 1>a grand tradition, and this is the biggest, one of

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest fundraisers of the year.

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<v Speaker 4>This is our biggest fundraiser here in Bartlesville for Big

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<v Speaker 4>Brothers and Big Sisters.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, my Heaven's sakes. And you can only have fun,

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<v Speaker 1>that's right, I mean, what's the downside? There is no downside.

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<v Speaker 2>You have fun.

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<v Speaker 1>We raise some money, We make sure that the organization

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<v Speaker 1>stays afloat, and it's a good way to actually learn

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more about big brothers big sisters, especially

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<v Speaker 1>if you're kind of new to the Bull for Kid's Sake.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's not a bad way to recruit mentors either.

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<v Speaker 3>No, Yeah, so it is. It's pretty awesome. And it's

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<v Speaker 3>so I think last time we.

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<v Speaker 4>Were here, yeah, we needed we had thirty three waiting littles.

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<v Speaker 4>We're down to twenty nine, so that number is shrinking. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>so we still have twenty nine we're waiting on. But

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<v Speaker 4>the community is stepping up and when we're getting some

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<v Speaker 4>littles match with some bigs. People are hearing about what

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<v Speaker 4>we're doing. And we actually had a new report come out.

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<v Speaker 4>I thought this was really interesting. So they did a

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<v Speaker 4>thirty year report where they took littles and then kind

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<v Speaker 4>of mash them up against their peers. They found out

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<v Speaker 4>that the littles were making fifteen percent over their lifetime

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<v Speaker 4>versus their peers, and it was one hundred percent due

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<v Speaker 4>to this mentorship.

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<v Speaker 2>That's great.

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<v Speaker 1>On all mentorship is if you can be a friend,

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<v Speaker 1>you can be a big that's right. And what happens

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<v Speaker 1>is what I've learned is that these littles actually get

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<v Speaker 1>to see life through a different lens, you know, because

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<v Speaker 1>you only know what you know.

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<v Speaker 3>You only know what you know. That's right.

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<v Speaker 4>And Yeah, unfortunately, we've got a lot of kids in

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<v Speaker 4>our community that they don't have that person to kind

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<v Speaker 4>of show them the ropes and show them what's going on.

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<v Speaker 4>And so yeah, we need some people to kind of

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<v Speaker 4>step in and say, hey, here's how you you change

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<v Speaker 4>the oil in a car, Here's how you balance a

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<v Speaker 4>check book, Here's how you go grocery shopping.

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<v Speaker 3>You know what I mean?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know a lot of these littles are coming

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<v Speaker 1>from single parent households and they're watching that parent do

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<v Speaker 1>everything and and they don't have really time to show

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<v Speaker 1>or teach right, And this is a way to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>take that time right, invest in a little bit of learning.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know that.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't take a whole lot, It just takes a

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<v Speaker 1>hard Yep.

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<v Speaker 4>We are we're currently working on our Every year we

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<v Speaker 4>do an impact report and we yep and we just

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<v Speaker 4>we look at just just Bartlesville. What is the impact

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<v Speaker 4>of big brother, big sister on our current littles. So

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<v Speaker 4>we don't have all the details done, but one detail

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<v Speaker 4>that we already have that just floored me. One percent

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<v Speaker 4>of our littles avoided just the negative with the police.

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<v Speaker 3>And so that's just a that's a huge number.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, that's a shocking impact to a lot of

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<v Speaker 4>these kids that are constantly surrounded about around you know.

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<v Speaker 2>The police may be justice involved.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah exactly.

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<v Speaker 4>So to see that mentor step in and say kind

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<v Speaker 4>of show them a different way and to see that

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<v Speaker 4>impact of one hundred percent avoiding those negative interactions with

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<v Speaker 4>the police, man, this is making a huge impact.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, tell you what, that makes that first step

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<v Speaker 1>into adulthood a lot easier when you don't have that

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<v Speaker 1>following you. That's it, and you don't have that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of shadow. Yep, next thing, you know, everything starts to

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<v Speaker 1>be a little bit more positive.

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<v Speaker 2>Is this how this is working out for the kids?

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<v Speaker 3>Yep? Another huge one.

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<v Speaker 4>Ninety percent of our littles had increased academic performance.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe that.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I just time and time again.

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<v Speaker 4>Every time I see these numbers, I'm floored and blown

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<v Speaker 4>away what the impact of just one positive mentor can

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<v Speaker 4>do in a child's life.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's make it clear. We're not saying anything bad about

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<v Speaker 1>mom or dad. No, no, not at all at all.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just that you've got an adult there that's got

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<v Speaker 1>some time and can maybe just have a conversation, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>shed some light on you know, education is pretty important.

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<v Speaker 3>It is.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not just something you exist through and hope to

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<v Speaker 1>gosh it passes quickly.

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<v Speaker 2>This is something you could really use later on. That's right.

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<v Speaker 1>Make it a value instead of a Thing's right, Oh

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<v Speaker 1>my gosh, this is wonderful. You know, miracles happen, Like

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<v Speaker 1>to quote the poet Gump, miracles happen every day.

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<v Speaker 3>That's right.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, My gosh, what else did your study show?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, that's that's about where I'm at with the full details.

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<v Speaker 3>We're still still boiling with boiling it down.

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<v Speaker 4>There's we do a lot of data collection because we

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<v Speaker 4>want to make sure what we're doing is making an impact.

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<v Speaker 4>And how do you know unless you're tracking that. You

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<v Speaker 4>got to have some metrics, that's right, But the problem

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<v Speaker 4>is when you track a bunch of metrics, there's a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of data to sift through.

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<v Speaker 3>So those are the two that I've I've.

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<v Speaker 4>Got solid right now, and those are huge and they

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<v Speaker 4>are huge, but we track about forty different metrics, so.

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<v Speaker 2>We need to go on the positive. That is a plus.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, we're excited about it.

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<v Speaker 4>But yeah, the good thing bull coming back in and uh,

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<v Speaker 4>we're ready to get going.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, how do we find out more about how to

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<v Speaker 1>sign up? Where do we go, what do we do?

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<v Speaker 1>Who do we talk to?

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<v Speaker 4>Yep, So you can either call me directly nine one

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<v Speaker 4>eight two one three four five two four, Uh, you

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<v Speaker 4>can go to big Oklahoma dot org or of course

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<v Speaker 4>find us online.

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<v Speaker 2>Very good.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, if you want to be a mentor if you

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<v Speaker 1>know someone who probably has those mentor qualities, where do

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<v Speaker 1>we direct our friends.

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<v Speaker 4>The best place is to go to our website at

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<v Speaker 4>big Oklahoma dot org.

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<v Speaker 3>Mm hmm.

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<v Speaker 4>And then so when you go on there, there'll be

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<v Speaker 4>a little tap to say, hey, I'm interested in being

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<v Speaker 4>a big and there'll be a little questionnaire and kind

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<v Speaker 4>of fill it out and then we'll reach out to you.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right now, for the folks who have been kind

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<v Speaker 1>of hearing a little bit about Bowl for Kids sake,

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<v Speaker 1>this is your chance to get rolling.

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<v Speaker 3>That's right like now, like now, because you might get

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<v Speaker 3>shut exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep.

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<v Speaker 4>I think we're three weeks out from from that first

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<v Speaker 4>that first day. Huh yeah, Grab some friends, grab some coworkers,

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<v Speaker 4>some family members, get a team signed up and come

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<v Speaker 4>have fun with us.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know what that is.

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<v Speaker 1>You turn the Red Apple into a big rock and

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<v Speaker 1>place on the days that we have Bowl for Kids

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<v Speaker 1>saying there's a lot of fun going on.

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<v Speaker 4>Yep, yep, we're gonna take the whole place over. We're

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<v Speaker 4>lighting it up. We've got some Strobe lights coming in.

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<v Speaker 4>We got a bunch of Marty Gral beads. If you

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<v Speaker 4>get a strike, we're gonna be throwing beads around. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>we're gonna have a good time. We've got a lot

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<v Speaker 4>of really good prizes this year. So one thing we're

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<v Speaker 4>looking at this is brand new best dressed or just

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<v Speaker 4>craziest dressed. So we're hoping teams can theme out, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>come like it's prom coming a cowboy hat, come in

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<v Speaker 4>an alien hat, whatever you want to come in. We

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<v Speaker 4>want to see some crazy outfits, some cool teams come together.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you have any trick shooters.

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<v Speaker 3>I bet there's some that show up. I don't have

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<v Speaker 3>any personally, but I wouldn't be surprised.

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<v Speaker 1>I've seen some guys and gals who kind of put

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<v Speaker 1>on a little bit of a show.

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<v Speaker 2>They'll just sit there.

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<v Speaker 1>They're pretty good bowlers to begin with, and sometimes they'll

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<v Speaker 1>just do some of the darness things just to just

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<v Speaker 1>to show off a little have fun.

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<v Speaker 3>I like it.

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<v Speaker 2>Just curious about that.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, I know, I know.

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<v Speaker 4>Our board's got some some pretty solid shooters on there.

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<v Speaker 4>So oh yeah, rollers, that's right, Yeah, we'll see.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Hey, thanks for being with us.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah all right, folks, both for kid's sake, look it

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<v Speaker 1>up on the old computer and get yourself signed up

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<v Speaker 1>before we run out of spaces.