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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, good morning. Welcome, welcome, welcome, idiot.

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<v Speaker 2>Is a time now for our community connection right here

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<v Speaker 2>on K one, the one you trust. And we're talking

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<v Speaker 2>with our friends from CASA of Northeast Oklahoma.

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<v Speaker 1>And boy do we have friends.

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<v Speaker 2>Hello, ladies, we have Lori, Emily and Alisha, and this

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<v Speaker 2>is really something else. And we've got a doll twich

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to explain here in just a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>This one's wearing clothes this year, which I'm quite happy

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<v Speaker 2>about that. Emily, first off, tell us a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>about KASA Northeast Oklahoma.

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<v Speaker 3>So, KASA Northeast Oklahoma is a nonprofit and we recruit

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<v Speaker 3>and trained volunteers and they become advocates for children in

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<v Speaker 3>foster care.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, these kids don't really have a voice. They're just kids.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't know the legal system.

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<v Speaker 3>That's right, that's right, And so we try and get

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<v Speaker 3>people in the community who want to step up and

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<v Speaker 3>be that voice for the kids.

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<v Speaker 4>And they get to know the kids. They talk to.

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<v Speaker 3>Their families, their teachers, anybody that can tell us what's

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<v Speaker 3>going on with that kid. And then we go to

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<v Speaker 3>court and we're their voice in court.

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<v Speaker 2>So now Alicia we're going to get to the doll

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<v Speaker 2>here in just a second. Laurie, you're an advocate coordinator

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<v Speaker 2>here in Bartlesville and your mission is to find advocates.

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<v Speaker 1>Correct.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, we desperately need more volunteers. Lots of foster kids

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<v Speaker 5>out there without a voice, and so we are looking

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<v Speaker 5>for people who want to help kids have that voice.

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<v Speaker 5>Just get to know foster kids and their situations and.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, how do we go about being a Do you

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<v Speaker 1>have to go to school for this? No?

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<v Speaker 5>I it is a commitment, but it's a worthwhile one.

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<v Speaker 5>There's training that we give them. It's a thirty hour

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<v Speaker 5>training and they go through that and we give them

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<v Speaker 5>all the information that they need to know how to

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<v Speaker 5>go out there confidently and meet with the foster families

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<v Speaker 5>and the kids and write reports for the judge.

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, my goodness sakes. You know, it sounds like

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<v Speaker 2>a lot, but it's.

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<v Speaker 5>You got to have a heart, yes, And the things

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<v Speaker 5>that you put a lot of work into are often

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<v Speaker 5>the most rewarding things in your life. And I think

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<v Speaker 5>with this volunteer opportunity, it's super rewarding because you do

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<v Speaker 5>work so hard at it.

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<v Speaker 2>And now I've had some family members who have done

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<v Speaker 2>this line of work in Illinois and Indiana, and it

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<v Speaker 2>is it is one that your heart better be in it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, and it's all for the right reasons. Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we've got we've got a nice doll here, interesting

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<v Speaker 2>fellaut here and I guess we're going to talk to Ala,

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<v Speaker 2>she's one of the board members.

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<v Speaker 1>You're ring here for Martin Hill. A little bit about

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<v Speaker 1>what we got going on here with the doll.

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<v Speaker 4>So this is a paper doll.

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<v Speaker 6>We're doing a fundraiser this spring for each county in

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<v Speaker 6>northeast Oklahoma, and this little guy kind of represents one

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<v Speaker 6>of the foster kids who needs an advocate. So by

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<v Speaker 6>having this little gentleman out there in the community or

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<v Speaker 6>you know, little girl right there, there's both, they can

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<v Speaker 6>really represent that. And people can sponsor the doll and

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<v Speaker 6>all those funds go to KASSA. They can also clothe

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<v Speaker 6>the dolls and those clothing items go to the kids

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<v Speaker 6>and foster care who maybe you know, unfortunately have been

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<v Speaker 6>removed from the home and you know, need some things

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<v Speaker 6>right when they get out of the home. Maybe they

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<v Speaker 6>need clothes, you know, toothbrushes, whatever. So the fundraiser helps

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<v Speaker 6>support that as well. As Costa's ongoing mission.

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<v Speaker 2>So g is chilly little paper doll. Let's get some

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<v Speaker 2>clothes on that paper doll. Yes, get some toothbrushes. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and also some money would be a good thing.

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<v Speaker 4>That would be great.

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<v Speaker 2>It would be that stuff that don't clank really works good,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. But but this is really what it's all about.

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<v Speaker 1>Now. You guys had a ball with this last year.

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<v Speaker 2>And I just remember Mark Ogle, who's somewhere in the

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<v Speaker 2>vicinity here, I know he's with an earshot. He was

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<v Speaker 2>really excited about this last year. And I understand that

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<v Speaker 2>we had a little bit of a race down to

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<v Speaker 2>the final wire, didn't we.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it's a battle between each of the counties.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so you know sponsor here in Bartlesville that goes

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<v Speaker 3>towards Bartlesville's a mountain. So yeah, I got a spreadsheet

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<v Speaker 3>and we're competing all the counties against each other to

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<v Speaker 3>see who's going to raise the moves.

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<v Speaker 2>So now I understand we did something with coffee, cup

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<v Speaker 2>of sleeves. Hold that up here for the camera, just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of there you go here you see it. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>if you were at a crossing second and you got

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<v Speaker 2>a coffee, you got one of these and how did

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<v Speaker 2>that work out? Because I know you probably do it again.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just getting ahead of the gate because that Mark

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<v Speaker 2>fellut here he'll be haring and goes, hey you remember

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<v Speaker 2>what we did?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, go ahead.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>So we had these coffee sleeves printed up.

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<v Speaker 3>They have our logo on it, they have it shouldn't

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<v Speaker 3>hurt to be a child, which is kind of something

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<v Speaker 3>that we always say, and it's got our QR code

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<v Speaker 3>on the back and we just got these out too. Restaurants,

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<v Speaker 3>coffee shops, everywhere we could think of that would sell

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<v Speaker 3>a drink or sell and it's free to them, and

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<v Speaker 3>we just said, hey, would you like to help us

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<v Speaker 3>and get in the word out. So we're just trying

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<v Speaker 3>to get our logo out there and just let people know,

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<v Speaker 3>you know that we're here, and we're trying to get

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<v Speaker 3>volunteers to help us be there for the kids.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, LORI, part of being an advocate also means that

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<v Speaker 2>hey pay attention, right, Yes, So this awareness campaign that

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<v Speaker 2>really pays the big dividends. At least people are familiar

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<v Speaker 2>with what you're trying to get accomplished and they're not saying, well,

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<v Speaker 2>what do you want me to do. They got an

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<v Speaker 2>idea what's going on.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, it's helpful to get your name out there so

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<v Speaker 5>people know what's happening. And a lot of people have

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<v Speaker 5>never heard of KASA, So it's.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, a lot of people are kind of blind

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<v Speaker 2>to the idea that there are kids in trouble that

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<v Speaker 2>happened someplace else. Yes, that happens in a big city.

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<v Speaker 2>It didn't happen. It happens a lot, and it's kept quiet.

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<v Speaker 2>That's true, and we kind of need to draw some

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<v Speaker 2>attention to it.

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<v Speaker 5>That's true. There are lots of kids in our county,

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<v Speaker 5>right here in Bartlesville and the neighboring cities. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>we all need to open our eye that there's a

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<v Speaker 5>lot of foster kids. There's a lot of kids suffering

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<v Speaker 5>every day.

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, how did you get to become a board member?

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<v Speaker 6>Oh, it was a it was a happy accident.

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<v Speaker 2>Actually, the way it always happens, that the way you

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<v Speaker 2>always find board members.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, tell us about it.

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<v Speaker 6>I was actually at the doctor's office. I moved here

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<v Speaker 6>with kind of a goal to possibly start my own

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<v Speaker 6>not for profit organization. Well, I stumbled upon actually a pamphlet,

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<v Speaker 6>a little flyer that they have out in the different offices.

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<v Speaker 6>And I looked down and I picked it up. Right,

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<v Speaker 6>You're thinking, oh, there's something on the floor. I'm going

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<v Speaker 6>to pick it up, and I'm looking for the little

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<v Speaker 6>plastic sleeve that it goes in because I'm not reading

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<v Speaker 6>it because I'm busy, and I stop and there's no

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<v Speaker 6>plastic holder, there's no billboard, there's no nothing. And I

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<v Speaker 6>look at it and it's you know, COSA to help

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<v Speaker 6>abused and neglected kids. So it's like, wow, Okay, it's

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<v Speaker 6>a sign. That was definitely a sign.

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<v Speaker 1>And you've got the heart for it.

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<v Speaker 2>You already had the mind to do something positive in

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<v Speaker 2>the community, and this just matched up right with everything

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<v Speaker 2>in your core beliefs, right.

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<v Speaker 5>So it was a good, little, happy accident.

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<v Speaker 1>And now she's a board member holding a happy little

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<v Speaker 1>at all. Him Timmy, Jimmy, he doesn't have a.

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<v Speaker 4>Lot of people name them. They go all out. They'll

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<v Speaker 4>be they'll call us back.

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<v Speaker 3>They'll say I want Sally back from last year. And

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<v Speaker 3>Mark's like, Okay, I gotta go figure out who's Sally.

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<v Speaker 4>Want to make sure I get you Sally. Because they

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<v Speaker 4>get serious about it.

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<v Speaker 1>I bet they do.

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<v Speaker 3>Them have wigs like yesterday when we're trying to get

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<v Speaker 3>some out of closet.

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<v Speaker 4>Then the wig was stuck on somebody's foot. It's a

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<v Speaker 4>little yarn.

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<v Speaker 1>Wig and wow.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's even a rough life being at all, hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>not hopefully not.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, you know, yeah, that's right, taking good care.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh that's great. And once again they just to get

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<v Speaker 2>a get ahold of you for the adult.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, actually you can contact Mark Mark Ogle.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, he's somewhere in the building.

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<v Speaker 4>He's somewhere in this room.

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<v Speaker 3>He or so. But yeah, you can contact Mark and

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<v Speaker 3>he'll get you set up. And we have different levels

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<v Speaker 3>of sponsorship.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go for it. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, So we have the one hundred dollars sponsorship, which

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<v Speaker 3>is the individual you get one doll. Got the bronze

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<v Speaker 3>sponsorship for two fifty, you get two of these dolls.

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<v Speaker 3>You've got the Silver at five hundred and you'll get

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<v Speaker 3>three dolls. Gold is seven to fifty and you get four,

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<v Speaker 3>and then Platinum is one thousand and you get five dolls.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, you got a family going there, Yeah, yeah, there there,

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<v Speaker 2>we're talking.

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<v Speaker 4>You can just load them all up and get around.

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<v Speaker 2>Get him dressed. Yeah, put them in the station. Where

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<v Speaker 2>you can go for a drive.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, we'll not give you weird looks.

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<v Speaker 2>No, Mark, who's somewhere in the building, told me that

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<v Speaker 2>people were looking at him because he had this doll

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<v Speaker 2>in the front seat.

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<v Speaker 1>They're like, what the hell, what's he doing?

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<v Speaker 4>He just loads up his vehicle with him and drives

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<v Speaker 4>them all.

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<v Speaker 1>Around on kids, We're done some.

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<v Speaker 4>Town with some wooden dolls. Don't don't worry about it.

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>Mark's been a foster parent.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean imagine he's had a car load of real kids.

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<v Speaker 1>Just the oval is nothing to see here. There we

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<v Speaker 1>go comfort.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well this is great.

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<v Speaker 1>And where can we find out more?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you have a website or a Facebook page where

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<v Speaker 2>you have current events?

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<v Speaker 4>We have both of those.

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<v Speaker 3>Actually, our facebook is KASA Northeast Oklahoma.

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<v Speaker 4>That should be able to find us on Facebook.

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<v Speaker 3>Our website is www dot casa A s A n

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<v Speaker 3>E Okay, Northeast Oklahoma dot org.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, and then just put the casa any Okay

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<v Speaker 2>on the Facebook searchable whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, my kids do that.

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<v Speaker 2>So, Glorie, I got to ask you what drove you

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<v Speaker 5>So I went back to school as an adult after

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<v Speaker 5>the end of my college and I had a friend

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<v Speaker 5>And then when I found out who they were and

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<v Speaker 5>doing great things. And then about a year after I

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, I went to work and my goodness sakes yea,

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<v Speaker 2>and finding out about it is the big part, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>And this is why we're here, Yes, to help more

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<v Speaker 2>people find out about content and the great work that

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<v Speaker 2>we do for children who need a voice neeck or

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<v Speaker 2>you know you think that you know kids got a

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<v Speaker 1>Not always.

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<v Speaker 5>They have so many cases that they don't have the

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<v Speaker 1>Go one on one.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, to get to know the situation.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you get to know the kids a little bit more?

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<v Speaker 2>On a personal basis other than just how you buy.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, you're in their homes once a month, visiting with

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<v Speaker 5>the kids, invested in them, yep, and you follow the

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<v Speaker 5>to see what happens, like what the outcome is.

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<v Speaker 2>Isn't that kind of special for YouTube to see how

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<v Speaker 2>this process works, you know, from Lori's end all the

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah. I actually originally was interested in being a volunteer,

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<v Speaker 6>but we found out I was too much of the

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<v Speaker 1>We you know, after crying, become a board.

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<v Speaker 6>Lot in that kind of business and vironment, so I

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<v Speaker 2>Is from a position of strength where we're future talents, you.

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<v Speaker 6>Know, running an organization, you know, as Emily does. There's

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<v Speaker 6>a lot to it, policies, procedures and things. So I

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<v Speaker 6>So it's a really good mission these kids. You know,

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<v Speaker 6>there's numbers on Washington County. I think there was thirty

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<v Speaker 6>nine kids until last year in Washington County. That needed

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<v Speaker 6>an advocate and that really helped them move along. A

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<v Speaker 6>lot of them were reunited with their families, which is wonderful,

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<v Speaker 6>but some weren't right. Some you know, maybe needed to

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<v Speaker 6>in foster care. So it's really important work that these

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<v Speaker 2>So and how they grow up in this world tells

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<v Speaker 2>they get to be older, and they need the best

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So now, Emily, I got to ask you this, how

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<v Speaker 1>Man, it seems like you got a lot going on.

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<v Speaker 3>Sometimes I feel like I'm losing nuts and bolts and

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<v Speaker 3>trying to catch those wheels. But you know, I got

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<v Speaker 3>a great staff, I got a great board, We have

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<v Speaker 3>amazing volunteers, so you know, it's just kind of all

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<v Speaker 4>You know, we can't we can't talk.

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<v Speaker 3>About the kids in their situation, you know, in the communities.

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<v Speaker 3>That's the thing why the community doesn't know because we

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<v Speaker 3>can't go talk about little Timmy's case. So that's what

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<v Speaker 3>Timmy's here to represent, is that kid in foster care

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<v Speaker 3>that is in this area that we can't be talking about,

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<v Speaker 4>The cases are confidential.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's the thing is we need the community support

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<v Speaker 3>to step up, but we can't go out and talk

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<v Speaker 3>about the cases. So that's why people think it's not happening.

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<v Speaker 2>I think, quickly, how do we get the paper dolls

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<v Speaker 2>in our community and to get the.

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<v Speaker 1>Awareness going here.

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<v Speaker 3>They can call our office, or they can call Mark's number,

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<v Speaker 3>or they can email number or email Mark.

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<v Speaker 2>So all right, and we'll have that information. Okay, the

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<v Speaker 2>uh little news story that we're gonna have a little

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<v Speaker 4>Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and by the way, there's Facebook Live. You can

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<v Speaker 1>use that forever and ever and ever. You can use

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, and I want to go to the Facebook. You

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<v Speaker 6>can always just send a message as well. Go in

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<v Speaker 6>and taste like it, send a message and we'll you'll

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<v Speaker 6>find you and yeah, you'll get your chipped up with

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<v Speaker 6>the doll. Sponsor a doll donate. You can go to

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<v Speaker 6>the website and donate easily as well. Yeah, ACASA Anyokay

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<v Speaker 6>dot org. There's a donation button if you want to

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<v Speaker 6>just do that, if that's kind of what you can

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<v Speaker 6>do right now to contribute, or if you want to

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<v Speaker 6>volunteer either way.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, that's on our website faces.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, there's a big red button up to volunteer, donate

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<v Speaker 3>to say.

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<v Speaker 5>Also, if you're a softie, it's okay to also be

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<v Speaker 5>a volunteer. I'm a pretty big softie. And you get

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<v Speaker 5>you should do and helps. So don't be afraid if

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<v Speaker 5>you're a softy, you can still do this.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to thank you all for coming by. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you find that Mark fellow hanging around, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you might want to ride back to Claremore and row.

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<v Speaker 1>Him in my car.

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<v Speaker 4>I'll have to take him back.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, CASA Northeast Oklahoma, thank you,