Speaker 1: Good morning, good morning, good morning. Welcome, welcome, welcome.
Speaker 2: It is time now for our community connection right here
Speaker 2: on Gay one, the one you try to stab, brought
Speaker 2: to you by Arland Boyton.
Speaker 1: You can't if you wal home with is here the
Speaker 1: United Way. We're living united.
Speaker 2: We've got Lisa, We've got Katie, and we got Sunshine.
Speaker 1: How are we doing there.
Speaker 3: Ladies, Yeah, yeah, no complaints.
Speaker 2: My goodness, six you've been busy, busy, busy. That golf
Speaker 2: tournament was something else and you just haven't stopped. It's
Speaker 2: been like, you know, nobody can catch it.
Speaker 1: Well.
Speaker 4: You know, sometimes I feel like I'm I'm running behind
Speaker 4: the pack. But no, we have been extremely busy out
Speaker 4: trying to raise money for our twenty twenty four annual campaign.
Speaker 4: We are you know, it's crunch time right now. We're
Speaker 4: still waiting for about you know, a couple of bigger
Speaker 4: companies to give us their numbers.
Speaker 3: I looked yesterday.
Speaker 4: We're about fifty six fifty seven percent of our goal,
Speaker 4: which we have some work to do. And the need
Speaker 4: has grown just over the past year. More services are
Speaker 4: being used by people who need it most. And this
Speaker 4: is a time for us to buckle up and give
Speaker 4: as much as we can because it's going directly to
Speaker 4: those partner agencies and helping those people that are in need.
Speaker 2: Now I understand that we are working with our retirees.
Speaker 1: At this point has yes.
Speaker 5: So towards the end of the year, Conico Phillips and
Speaker 5: Phillips sixty six put out a plea to their employees,
Speaker 5: to their retired employees to donate and it's a big
Speaker 5: campaign that we do.
Speaker 6: We started in August.
Speaker 5: It goes out to about two thousand of their retired
Speaker 5: employees and we just asked for donations. Conico Phillips will
Speaker 5: match and you have until November thirtieth to get in
Speaker 5: donations to be matched. That we can't guarantee that they'll
Speaker 5: be matched. And the match really does make a different, Yes.
Speaker 3: Makes a huge difference.
Speaker 4: I mean, we still have a lot of people who
Speaker 4: are involved in our community even though they're not working
Speaker 4: for one of the big companies anymore, and they choose
Speaker 4: to give to us and that means the world to us.
Speaker 4: We are beyond grateful for their commitment and support. And
Speaker 4: just realize that, you know, times are tough for a
Speaker 4: lot of people and every dollar counts, and I you know,
Speaker 4: we're trying to brainstorm some ways to get some additional
Speaker 4: dollars and we've got some stuff hopefully that we're going
Speaker 4: to do, so stay tuned to that. But we are
Speaker 4: so you know, and in the companies that they do
Speaker 4: internal campaigns, they help our retirees, they give us our
Speaker 4: golf tournament. I mean, we are so so grateful for
Speaker 4: all of the commitment that our companies and individuals do
Speaker 4: in our communities.
Speaker 2: Speaking of doing, you have this day of carrying, and
Speaker 2: it's not just one day, it's a it kind of
Speaker 2: spreads out a little bit, ye for everybody's benefit.
Speaker 1: Yes, how well did we do on it?
Speaker 2: Because I keep seeing people posting their pictures all over
Speaker 2: social media carry look at us, you know, Yes, what
Speaker 2: do we do?
Speaker 6: So this year was a great year.
Speaker 5: We had about eighty four projects from thirty different nonprofits.
Speaker 6: There are projects still going on.
Speaker 5: Salvation Army has a lot that has to do with
Speaker 5: their can food drive, that have to do with their.
Speaker 6: Angel Tree distribution.
Speaker 5: So you will still see some of those green Dave
Speaker 5: King shirts out about. But this year we had about
Speaker 5: one three hundred and seventy volunteers I know.
Speaker 1: For town thirty eight thousand.
Speaker 3: That's pretty darn Yeah, is great.
Speaker 1: It's called performing.
Speaker 5: Yeah, and I will say about six hundred and fifty
Speaker 5: of them came from Chai County Tech.
Speaker 4: Yes, so that, you know, that is something that we're
Speaker 4: really grateful for Kyle pull because he is he's been
Speaker 4: the one that's championed that and it instills in our
Speaker 4: younger people how giving back is really important and how
Speaker 4: you can start volunteering at any age. And it's a
Speaker 4: you know that helps our agencies and our non agencies
Speaker 4: get some work done that they just don't have time
Speaker 4: to do.
Speaker 3: And we love it.
Speaker 4: We have people at our office and you know we
Speaker 4: are so it's such a fun experience to see people
Speaker 4: getting their hands dirty or yes, yes, yeah, And I
Speaker 4: mean the Red Kettle kickoff was last week, so I
Speaker 4: know that Salvation Army is needing volunteers to ring the bell.
Speaker 4: So I mean there's still so many opportunities for people
Speaker 4: to get back before the end of the year.
Speaker 1: Oh my goodness.
Speaker 2: You know, every time you saw a picture those folks,
Speaker 2: you know, the shirt was pretty much clean.
Speaker 3: Hands not so much yes, because yes, they were.
Speaker 2: Actually working there, you know, like pose in and say, hey,
Speaker 2: look at me, I'm showing up. No, they're actually up
Speaker 2: to their elbows getting things taken care of.
Speaker 1: That was just cool pictures.
Speaker 5: Well, and it's so fun too because every year it
Speaker 5: seems like we have a new company that gets involved.
Speaker 1: Yeah.
Speaker 6: Last year we.
Speaker 5: Had abb that really kind of stepped up and they
Speaker 5: got involved, and then this year we had Apex Title
Speaker 5: and closing.
Speaker 6: They said, hey, we want to be a part of this.
Speaker 5: And so getting these different companies that haven't been a
Speaker 5: part of the Day of Caring before to join in
Speaker 5: is just such a fun experience. And we love bringing
Speaker 5: volunteerism throughout our community every year.
Speaker 1: Wow.
Speaker 4: Yeah, it's a really great experience and it makes you
Speaker 4: really look at what's important, and that is, you know,
Speaker 4: giving back is something that I've been passionate about my
Speaker 4: entire life. And it's easy to get on board when
Speaker 4: you're when you know you're doing things that will help.
Speaker 1: Yeah, it truly is.
Speaker 4: No, we have fifteen new yes yes, fifteen party yes,
Speaker 4: yes we do yes.
Speaker 1: Actually said thirteen last time.
Speaker 3: Yes we are.
Speaker 4: Yeah, we have fifteen partner agencies, thirty programs. But the
Speaker 4: individuals and families that they serve is just incrust you
Speaker 4: can't put No, you really can't. So we're really I'm
Speaker 4: grateful for my board of directors and their leadership and
Speaker 4: and looking at the future focused and how we're going
Speaker 4: to be able.
Speaker 3: To help those that really needed.
Speaker 4: And I mean we have the in my opinion, I'm biased,
Speaker 4: but we have the best of the best in our agencies,
Speaker 4: their directors, their employees, but also our board of directors and.
Speaker 3: The brew crew. I feel like we are really an
Speaker 3: amazing team and we.
Speaker 4: We all are like minded and want to make sure
Speaker 4: that we're we're doing the best we can.
Speaker 2: Now and somebody's going through their finances and they're saying,
Speaker 2: you know, probably would benefit a lot of people if
Speaker 2: I made a domination to United Way. Now you're gonna
Speaker 2: you will accept that donation.
Speaker 4: Right, yeah, well except yes, of course, of course. I
Speaker 4: mean there's several ways. I'll let Katie explain, but I
Speaker 4: mean they can come by our office set four fifteen styles.
Speaker 3: I will throw you a T shirt and then Katie,
Speaker 3: you want to tell them about that other ways.
Speaker 5: So you can always call it is nine one eight,
Speaker 5: three three six one zero four four. We can take
Speaker 5: your information over the phone, but you can also donate
Speaker 5: their website and that's BARTLESVILLEUW dot org and you can
Speaker 5: also check us out on social media. We will be
Speaker 5: posting all those links all that information there as well.
Speaker 5: We also share all of our partner agency information there too,
Speaker 5: So if you ever kind of want to know, like
Speaker 5: what's going on over at Salvation Army, what's Eldercare up to,
Speaker 5: then we're we really try and share all that information there.
Speaker 6: Any events going on, you know.
Speaker 5: About to hit into the holidays, so there's a lot
Speaker 5: of things that are going to be popping up and
Speaker 5: a lot of people that need services. So we really
Speaker 5: try throughout November December to really share as much of
Speaker 5: that information as we can, even if it's information that's
Speaker 5: not from one of our partner agencies. We just like
Speaker 5: to be kind of a source that gets that information across.
Speaker 6: The community as much as possible. So you can check
Speaker 6: that out.
Speaker 1: My goodness sake, what don't you guys do? Do you
Speaker 1: ever sleep? Because every time I see you too, you're
Speaker 1: just all over the place.
Speaker 4: You know, it takes all of us together. Some days
Speaker 4: I'm dragging, some days other people are dragging, and we
Speaker 4: just lift each other up.
Speaker 3: And that's what we're doing.
Speaker 4: That's what those agencies do every single day, and it
Speaker 4: is you know, it's been an honor to serve in
Speaker 4: this capacity, and I still I wake up. I love
Speaker 4: my job and I will never lose hope that this
Speaker 4: community will rally together to help the people who really
Speaker 4: need it, and that that's just been evident, and it's
Speaker 4: shown day after day, year after year that you know,
Speaker 4: most of the time, I'm like, I don't know if
Speaker 4: we're going to meet our goal, and something happens and
Speaker 4: we're able to do it. But you know, more important
Speaker 4: is that we it's not just about our goal, it's
Speaker 4: about the number of individuals that are helped when we
Speaker 4: meet that goal. And we're just really passionate. We're not
Speaker 4: going to stop until till the final day, which we
Speaker 4: don't really have one, so who knows we'll be We'll
Speaker 4: be going a long time.
Speaker 2: Tell that's great, That is great. And when you help
Speaker 2: out there so many people. A lot of the agencies
Speaker 2: you work with are the those that it's just folks
Speaker 2: who fall between the cracks in a lot of cases. Yeah,
Speaker 2: and although we've got a lot of safety nets in
Speaker 2: the world, we don't have more. Yes, these really do
Speaker 2: a good job of making sure that nobody gets left behind.
Speaker 5: That's right, Yes, And I think that's important to remember
Speaker 5: because when you make a donation a United Way, it
Speaker 5: goes towards those fifteen agencies, and it allows them to
Speaker 5: focus their efforts on helping more people, to be exactly,
Speaker 5: because they're not having to go out and figure out
Speaker 5: where are we going to get all of this money from.
Speaker 5: They can apply for these grants through us and we
Speaker 5: can kind of take that burden off of their shoulders.
Speaker 3: A little bit.
Speaker 5: While we don't fund the full percentage of their programs,
Speaker 5: we do make it so that it, you know, what
Speaker 5: they can't go out and do is.
Speaker 6: A lot easier.
Speaker 1: Allow them to do what they do best.
Speaker 6: Yes, exactly.
Speaker 4: So we are going, you know, United Way Worldwids going
Speaker 4: through a brand refresh and we'll be participating in that
Speaker 4: the first of the year. But what I've loved so
Speaker 4: far is that our CEO of Angela Williams says United
Speaker 4: is the Way, and that's something we're going to utilize
Speaker 4: and because I believe it, I believe in it, and
Speaker 4: I believe that we do make a difference in the
Speaker 4: lives of I mean, it makes a difference in our lives.
Speaker 4: It makes a difference in those that need it. But
Speaker 4: I just am going to say that United is the way. Uh,
Speaker 4: it's going to probably get on people's nerves, but it
Speaker 4: is this, it is I totally believe in it. I
Speaker 4: really do, and I'm I'm excited about how this is
Speaker 4: going to impact how we're able to connect with folks.
Speaker 1: That's wonderful. Again, tell us where we can make that
Speaker 1: check so.
Speaker 5: You can go to Bartlesville UW dot org to donate online,
Speaker 5: you can call us nine to one eight three three
Speaker 5: six one zero four four, or you can stop by
Speaker 5: our office at four one five East Silas Street.
Speaker 1: Wow, ladies, than you for being here.
Speaker 3: Yes, thank you.
Speaker 1: Yeah.
Speaker 3: Again, we're just grateful for for your support.
Speaker 4: I mean it's been years and years at this that
Speaker 4: the Bartlesville Radio has supported us and we just are
Speaker 4: very appreciative. So thank you for collaborating with us to
Speaker 4: help us make a difference.
Speaker 1: It is our pleasure.