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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome it. It's

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<v Speaker 1>time for our community connection right here on Kay one,

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<v Speaker 1>the one you trust, and I'm blessed to have our

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<v Speaker 1>young scholars at Bartlesville in here.

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<v Speaker 2>Ms. Cameron. How you doing today?

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<v Speaker 3>I am doing wonderful.

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<v Speaker 2>You're always wonderful.

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<v Speaker 3>I try to be.

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<v Speaker 2>He comes in with a smile. All the time. You

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<v Speaker 2>brought France, you brought Bethany Burns in today. How you doing,

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<v Speaker 2>beth I'm doing good.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>You're a senior right, yes, right here in Bartlesville. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's good to be a bruin. Huh yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Well, we're going to be talking about young scholars.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to talk about mentors. We're also going to

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<v Speaker 1>get Bethany's aspect on this, and we're going to also

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<v Speaker 1>talk about ways that we can propel.

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<v Speaker 2>This forever and ever and effort. First of all, we

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<v Speaker 2>need mentors.

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<v Speaker 4>We need mentors absolutely. I was in here a couple

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<v Speaker 4>months ago. We were looking for mentors. We did get

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<v Speaker 4>a couple, yay, yeah, so thank you, But we are

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<v Speaker 4>still looking for mentors.

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<v Speaker 3>We have students that need a mentor.

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<v Speaker 4>That just helps guide them through the process of life

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<v Speaker 4>and through the process of you know, the applications of

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<v Speaker 4>college and just being there for them.

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<v Speaker 1>This is what Young Scholars is all about, is guiding

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<v Speaker 1>kids who never really had the chance to see or

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<v Speaker 1>be around people.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's what we hope to do.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, we take kids we started in the sixth

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<v Speaker 4>grade and they do have to be in the program

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<v Speaker 4>by the tenth grade, and we just tried to provide

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<v Speaker 4>them with education and resources that is going to make

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<v Speaker 4>them successful when they get to college, because you know,

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of kids can get to college, but they

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<v Speaker 4>don't really know what to expect. They've not had a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of financial classes, they've not had a lot of

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<v Speaker 4>leadership classes, they've not had just the we're going to

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<v Speaker 4>be talking about public speaking.

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<v Speaker 3>She's gonna get real excited about that. Just different things

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<v Speaker 3>that you're going to encounter in college.

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<v Speaker 4>And if they can encounter it sooner than when they

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<v Speaker 4>get to college, they's so much more successful and so

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<v Speaker 4>much more prepared.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, a guy like me, I didn't know anybody

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<v Speaker 1>who went to college. I mean I heard some of

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<v Speaker 1>my older friends going to college, but that whole aspect

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<v Speaker 1>was Okay, you're going far away.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to see you and you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>learn something. Okay, great, what's that mean for me?

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<v Speaker 1>Now?

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<v Speaker 2>I wound up.

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<v Speaker 1>Going to college, but I got to tell you I

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<v Speaker 1>had a mentor that really made it a lot better

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<v Speaker 1>than what it could have been. What is your h

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<v Speaker 1>your whole experience been so far with this since becoming

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<v Speaker 1>a part of the Young Scholars.

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<v Speaker 5>Bethony, it's been good. I do have a mentor. I've

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<v Speaker 5>had her for a couple of years now. She does

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<v Speaker 5>help a lot, like apply for college and whatever, and

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<v Speaker 5>I do go to financial classes we talked about for

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<v Speaker 5>college and stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>So eye opened her, isn't it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, that's how it's done.

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<v Speaker 4>And it's still hard for them to understand until they

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<v Speaker 4>actually get out there and do it. But hopefully once

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<v Speaker 4>they're out there doing it, then they can fall back

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<v Speaker 4>on some of the classes and some.

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<v Speaker 3>Of the stuff that they've been taught.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a daughter who's a teenager and her first job,

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<v Speaker 1>she wanted to know who this mister Fikau was.

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<v Speaker 2>Me too, because he keeps taking her money for her check.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, that's one of the things that's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of an eye opener there too, is that when you

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<v Speaker 1>get paid. It gets shared a little bit too, so

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<v Speaker 1>you got to be prepared for that. Now, do you

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<v Speaker 1>feel a lot more confident going into this college thing

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<v Speaker 1>coming up than you did, say, maybe a year or

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<v Speaker 1>two ago.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I mean I'm still scared, but like I think

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<v Speaker 5>she did have a little healthy here. Yeah, I just

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<v Speaker 5>I think I do have more preparations and whatever. My

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<v Speaker 5>mentor will be there if I need help.

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<v Speaker 3>She has a great mentor.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you're not going to be there alone.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you can always pick up the phone and

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<v Speaker 1>say hey, and that mentor can guide you right through there.

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<v Speaker 3>And sometimes it's easy as that. For a mentor, it's easy.

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<v Speaker 4>It's answering a text, maybe not at midnight, but entering

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<v Speaker 4>a text, man for a phone call, or you know.

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<v Speaker 3>Just just answering her quick question.

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<v Speaker 4>It's not always an extravagant let's go out to eat

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<v Speaker 4>and let's go watch a movie or let's go do this.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, it can be that, and that's fine for them,

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<v Speaker 4>but sometimes it's just another sounding board.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that really that really helped.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I'd sleep easier at night if this was

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<v Speaker 1>going on a little bit earlier in my life. But

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<v Speaker 1>this is a wonderful resource that we have here in

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<v Speaker 1>our community, and we do need mentors. Now you've been

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<v Speaker 1>working with Big Brothers, we do.

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<v Speaker 4>We partner with Big Brothers Big Sisters majorly. They help

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<v Speaker 4>us out tremendously on that. They vet everybody and they

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<v Speaker 4>kind of monitored that relationship and Daniel and myself and

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<v Speaker 4>Todd work really close with that. So we currently need

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<v Speaker 4>I believe three or four mentors. But we are also

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<v Speaker 4>wanting to open up this program to some more students

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<v Speaker 4>in the spring semester. In order to be able to

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<v Speaker 4>do that, we have to have mentors.

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<v Speaker 2>So let's shoot. Let's shoot for a dozen.

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<v Speaker 3>A doesn't a dozen?

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<v Speaker 2>I like that?

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<v Speaker 3>I like that.

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<v Speaker 4>I'd love to get to the point that I have more.

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<v Speaker 4>I have a waiting list of mentors. I think that

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<v Speaker 4>would be fun.

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<v Speaker 2>That would be fun.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, in order to keep this going, this is a

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<v Speaker 1>nonprofit organization, nonprofit and we rely on of donations, Yes, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>And sometimes it gets to be around tax time. Folks

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<v Speaker 1>are going well, who have they shared with lately? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>please consider young scholars.

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<v Speaker 4>Of yes, so they can go to our website which

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<v Speaker 4>is Bartlesville scholars dot org. Or you can come buy

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<v Speaker 4>our office. We're in the RSU building on the eighth floor.

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<v Speaker 4>You can call my phone number, which is on our

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<v Speaker 4>website as well. You can send, you can wave me

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<v Speaker 4>down in the street whatever I would love.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't I have that conversation.

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<v Speaker 4>We also have a really big fundraiser coming up. It's

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<v Speaker 4>a little early, but I'll go ahead and mention it.

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<v Speaker 4>We have our annual fundraiser called Uncork Your Supports. It's

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<v Speaker 4>a great one. It is scheduled for February twenty second.

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<v Speaker 4>Tickets are on sale on our website and it is

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<v Speaker 4>a wine and food pairing And every year we choose

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<v Speaker 4>a different country, and so this year the country themes

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<v Speaker 4>not really a country, but the.

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<v Speaker 3>Theme is Latin America.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh my goodness, we've already chosen the wine, and I

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<v Speaker 4>promise you it's amazing. I cannot wait for the food

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<v Speaker 4>and I also cannot wait to announce what twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 4>sixth theme is.

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<v Speaker 2>Goodness, So who you pairing up with?

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<v Speaker 3>As far as the food, we are using melodies.

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<v Speaker 2>Right right there in the building absolutely.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely always has a great food.

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<v Speaker 1>No, we just go to the website there and we

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<v Speaker 1>can purchase our ticket.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, all right, And where are you going to hold this.

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<v Speaker 3>It is that Saint John Father Lynch Hall.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh great, I know right there at the keeler. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, So there you go, and we'll be back on

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<v Speaker 4>later talking more about that. But if they they know

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<v Speaker 4>they want to go, and we're still looking for sponsors,

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<v Speaker 4>we still have a few sponsorships left.

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<v Speaker 3>Silent auction is a big deal with that event.

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<v Speaker 4>So if you want to if you've got a business

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<v Speaker 4>and you want to put together a basket or one

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<v Speaker 4>of the things that you do in your business, we'd

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<v Speaker 4>love to showcase that, put that in our silot auction.

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<v Speaker 4>That's always a good way to get your name out

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<v Speaker 4>there about a business put together a silent auction.

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<v Speaker 3>So we're looking for that too.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, this is great, beth Andy.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to get too personal here, but if

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<v Speaker 1>you picked out a college, not yet.

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<v Speaker 4>We keep throwing her, We keep throwing her things to

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<v Speaker 4>think think about this, think about this.

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<v Speaker 2>You always thought about the building you're in, you know.

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<v Speaker 4>And one of the great things as she's completing this

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<v Speaker 4>program is that she will get a scholarship from us

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<v Speaker 4>any one where she's going. The program is much more

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<v Speaker 4>than a scholarship program. It is a mentorship program. It

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<v Speaker 4>is a building building you up and ready for college.

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<v Speaker 3>But in the end they do get a college scholarships.

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<v Speaker 4>And then a four year degree and hopefully they come

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<v Speaker 4>back to Bartlesville and kind of start the cycle over

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<v Speaker 4>of giving to the community.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's starting to be a thing. Four years and

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't think that you'd ever come back. And next thing,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, hear five, I'm home.

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<v Speaker 3>So a fun story.

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<v Speaker 4>We just elected our new board members and one of

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<v Speaker 4>our new board.

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<v Speaker 3>Members was a student. So she went through the program.

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<v Speaker 4>She went to college, she came back, got a job

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<v Speaker 4>in Bartlesville, and she is joining our board of directors.

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<v Speaker 4>And I just think that is a huge testament to

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<v Speaker 4>the program.

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<v Speaker 2>Bull circle, full circle, Bethy, what are you going to study?

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<v Speaker 3>I want to do nursing.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, very good, very good. We need them.

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<v Speaker 1>We lot of One of my daughters is a nurse

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<v Speaker 1>and another one is a physician's assistant. It's a wonderful

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<v Speaker 1>it's a wonderful vocation. It's also a calling of the heart.

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<v Speaker 2>You know that.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't have to tell her, No, knew that this

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<v Speaker 1>is wonderful. Now, where can we find you on the

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<v Speaker 1>world Wide Web again?

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<v Speaker 4>We are at Bartlesville Scholars dot org or anyone can

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<v Speaker 4>reach me on my phone which is nine one eight

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<v Speaker 2>Do you have a Facebook page, dude?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh my goodness, yes, Young Scholars of bartles will find

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<v Speaker 4>us on Facebook. We recently just did a day of

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<v Speaker 4>giving where we raised enough money that mister Earl Sears

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<v Speaker 4>has to kiss a real pig.

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<v Speaker 3>And so I'm hanging with this.

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<v Speaker 2>But with this, I bet Earl's happy to do that.

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<v Speaker 3>He is so excited to do that.

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<v Speaker 4>So we are working on finding the pig and getting

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<v Speaker 4>that all set up. So you can watch our Facebook

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<v Speaker 4>because I can promise you something is in the works

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<v Speaker 4>that is going to be very entertaining and adorable and

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<v Speaker 4>adorable goodness.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for sharing the good news absolutely, Young Scholars

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<v Speaker 1>of Bartleswoo, ladies.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks for your time.

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<v Speaker 2>Married Christmas.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll be talking to you again coming up about the

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<v Speaker 1>big event in February soon