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

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<v Speaker 1>It's time to bring in big brothers, big sisters and

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<v Speaker 1>Charlene do how do you do? Well?

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<v Speaker 2>It's a lovely fall morning it is.

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<v Speaker 1>And you brought along Rusty got here for good luck.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, just ride your coattails.

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<v Speaker 1>Well you no stranger, you've been here quite a few times.

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<v Speaker 1>First of all, the big event, how.

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<v Speaker 2>Do we do big event? Our dinner and auction was wonderful.

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<v Speaker 1>It was.

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<v Speaker 4>It really was everything from decorations to the Danny Hood

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<v Speaker 4>who shared his match story to Anjeanette and the evolution

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<v Speaker 4>for the entertainment, and of course Roger did his usual

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<v Speaker 4>great auctioneer work, the crowd and our MC John J.

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<v Speaker 4>Kine and our and our event Barbara and John B.

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<v Speaker 2>King. So it was it really was the perfect.

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<v Speaker 4>Finale to my last gala. As you know, I am

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<v Speaker 4>retiring in November.

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<v Speaker 1>It's only twenty six, I tell her, That's what I

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<v Speaker 1>tell her.

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<v Speaker 4>So everything just ran really smoothly and we raised over seventy.

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<v Speaker 2>Thousand dollars, which is over goals, so that's awesome. So

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<v Speaker 2>it really.

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<v Speaker 4>Was a good evening and we are I want to

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<v Speaker 4>thank our sponsor Sutterfield was the presenting sponsor, and then

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<v Speaker 4>Conical Philips Philliped sixty six and Rusty Tear sponsors.

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<v Speaker 1>We are going to be talking a little bit today

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<v Speaker 1>about the recruitment of mentors, and you, Rusty, you might

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<v Speaker 1>have a little insight track on this. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, so'm I say.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm honored to get the privilege to serve on the

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<v Speaker 3>board at Big Brother, Big Sister here in Barsville. Have

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<v Speaker 3>been doing it for quite a few years now. That

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<v Speaker 3>really started though, when I became a mentor. I'll never

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<v Speaker 3>forget that first month I joined as a big and

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<v Speaker 3>then a month later Charlene said, hey, you're going to

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<v Speaker 3>join the board too, so it was kind of a

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't realize it was a package deal.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>We're always looking for mentors, and you know, I really

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<v Speaker 3>stress the importance of male mentors. We really need men

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<v Speaker 3>to step up in the community. We have a lot

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of young boys out there waiting. And Dayton

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<v Speaker 3>and I have been together for three years. And the

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<v Speaker 3>irony is I was taller when we first met. Now

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<v Speaker 3>he is taller than me. So the joke is I'm

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<v Speaker 3>the little brother. But I get just as much out

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<v Speaker 3>of it as he probably does, and that's something I

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<v Speaker 3>didn't realize at the beginning, and just the amount of

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<v Speaker 3>you know, everything you pour in is what you're going

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<v Speaker 3>to get out right, And that's come back to me tenfold.

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<v Speaker 3>And so you can just spend a couple hours every

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<v Speaker 3>other week. I think we all have the time to

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<v Speaker 3>do that. We're all busy though there's sports, there's activities,

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<v Speaker 3>But I think we can take a couple hours every

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<v Speaker 3>other week spend it given back to the community because

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<v Speaker 3>we have a fair amount of young kids in waiting

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<v Speaker 3>that really need mentors.

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<v Speaker 1>How many kids do we have in waiting, Charlie, We.

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<v Speaker 4>Have thirty two children on the waiting list. Twelve of

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<v Speaker 4>them are girls and twenty of them are boys. More

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<v Speaker 4>boys are referred more women volunteers, so there's always that

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<v Speaker 4>disparity going going on. But yes, and our greatest need

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<v Speaker 4>ist men or couples to be matched with the boys.

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<v Speaker 2>Exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>Very cool that you have married couples who might be

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<v Speaker 1>empty nesters now and it benefits to everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>It does.

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<v Speaker 4>A big couple, their screens separately come in and they're

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<v Speaker 4>matched with a boy. Advantage to the couple as they

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<v Speaker 4>can do stuff together to get back to the community

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<v Speaker 4>and they advantage to the child is that they get

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<v Speaker 4>both a male role model and a female role model,

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<v Speaker 4>and a healthy marriage role model as well. So it

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<v Speaker 4>is an advantage and it's particularly useful for either young

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<v Speaker 4>couples with no children or the empty nesters retirees.

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<v Speaker 1>This gives a child a chance to see maybe something

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<v Speaker 1>and probably something they don't see in their everyday life. Correct.

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<v Speaker 3>Great, Yeah, and you know I kind of add to that.

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<v Speaker 3>Sometimes I think mentors may think, hey, I need to

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<v Speaker 3>be a parent figure and really know you're that's the

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<v Speaker 3>fun part of this.

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<v Speaker 5>I get to be. I joke.

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<v Speaker 3>I have four siblings and I'm the oldest, and if

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<v Speaker 3>you're ask any of them, they would probably say I

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<v Speaker 3>was probably hard on them, And so I joke with them, Hey,

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<v Speaker 3>to to Dayton, I'm the brother.

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<v Speaker 5>I always wanted to.

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<v Speaker 1>Be that kind of that older brother feeling. Yeah. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you get a chance to do something price start a

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<v Speaker 1>new both of you. Yeah, and you bring out the

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<v Speaker 1>best possible each other.

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<v Speaker 5>That's right, And I mean it's it's a humbling experience.

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<v Speaker 5>I've learned. I can't fly kites throughout.

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<v Speaker 3>This this, but a bitch, you look fun trying, yes,

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<v Speaker 3>and I hand it to him and he all of

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<v Speaker 3>a sudden can fly it. I don't understand, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>we've done all and there's so many things to do

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<v Speaker 3>in our community that we probably don't think about. Whether

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<v Speaker 3>that's just bowling, going to Remy's going to to the park,

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<v Speaker 3>like I said, flying kites, we've done, fishing, you name it.

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<v Speaker 3>We've done all the things here and most of it

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<v Speaker 3>it's pretty costa fault.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, yeah, right there, all those things you mentioned you

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<v Speaker 1>weren't like taking out a home loan to go to

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<v Speaker 1>an amusement park or something like that. I know how

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<v Speaker 1>that goes. I got seven kids, I've done that. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>these are just everyday things. And it's the bonding. It's

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<v Speaker 1>the time.

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<v Speaker 3>It is.

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<v Speaker 1>It's basically the time and conversation.

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<v Speaker 5>It really is.

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<v Speaker 3>And we've had all kinds of really deep conversations I

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<v Speaker 3>probably wasn't planned for. And I've reached out to Daniel

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<v Speaker 3>at Big Brother Bick sister kind of helps coordinate everything

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<v Speaker 3>there and setting up the matches, just to get feedback

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<v Speaker 3>in a different perspective. But it's been a great experience

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<v Speaker 3>and I look forward to continue to get until he graduates,

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<v Speaker 3>high school and then beyond.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, this is great. I understand we have some site

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<v Speaker 1>based programs going on in some of our elementary school right.

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<v Speaker 4>Our site based are school base are used interchangeably. The

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<v Speaker 4>volunteers can be young as young as fifteen and a

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<v Speaker 4>half and they the volunteers stay at the child's school

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<v Speaker 4>and they meet during the after school program hours from

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<v Speaker 4>three thirty to four thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>So those it's an ideal.

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<v Speaker 4>Opportunity for high school students, college students, retirees because we

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<v Speaker 4>go to the school the same day every week and

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<v Speaker 4>meet during that hour. We provide activity boxes with all

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<v Speaker 4>kinds of things to do in them, but you have

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<v Speaker 4>to stay on the school campus. And our target schools

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<v Speaker 4>for this here are Jane Phillips Elementary, Wilson Elementary, and

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<v Speaker 4>then Dewey Elementary.

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<v Speaker 1>Ah, there you go.

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<v Speaker 3>Cool.

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<v Speaker 4>So if there are you know your listeners are thinking, well,

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<v Speaker 4>I have a child in one of those three schools

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<v Speaker 4>that I would like to have a big brother or

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<v Speaker 4>big sister, either in our community based program or a

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<v Speaker 4>site based program, and just talk to the school counselor

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<v Speaker 4>or they can call our office and if there's anyone

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<v Speaker 4>listening that has a high school student sixteen and up

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<v Speaker 4>that is interested in having a volunteer opportunity, then we

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<v Speaker 4>would welcome that. We definitely need volunteers at especially at

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<v Speaker 4>Jane Phillips and we have six boys they're all waiting

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<v Speaker 4>in a site based program, so they can just give

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<v Speaker 4>our office.

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<v Speaker 1>Call very good, very good, Big Brothers, Big Sisters. You

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<v Speaker 1>you've still kind of got the glow of the big award,

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<v Speaker 1>haven't you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, well, everybody, yes, that was a big deal.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a huge deal.

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<v Speaker 2>No play onwards intended.

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<v Speaker 4>The Big Brothers Sisters of Oklahoma is named the twenty

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<v Speaker 4>twenty three Large Agency Alliance Agency.

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<v Speaker 5>Of the Year.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, and that is.

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<v Speaker 4>It is a recognition based on specific criteria financial stability, growth,

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<v Speaker 4>quality of matches.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's.

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<v Speaker 4>It's well earned and a big national recognition of the

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<v Speaker 4>quality of the program of Big of the Oklahoma program.

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<v Speaker 1>That's great. This is not your participation rippon, this is

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<v Speaker 1>this is this is the one that goes on the mantel. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll congratulations again. She's so humble.

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<v Speaker 3>She's like, oh yeah, well when we leave here, she'll

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<v Speaker 3>be am a little more private.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, she just going that way.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, well, I've been I've been the director here.

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<v Speaker 4>Big Brothers for Sisters has been serving Washington County for

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<v Speaker 4>forty years and I've been the director for thirty five

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<v Speaker 4>of those years. And so, you know, quality of program

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<v Speaker 4>and has always been my priority in terms of what

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<v Speaker 4>we're doing, try to do it at the highest level

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<v Speaker 4>standard of excellence as possible, and so it's just nice

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<v Speaker 4>to see that that is recognized at the national level

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<v Speaker 4>as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh there you go about darn time too. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I would just be saying now, getting back to recruitment

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<v Speaker 1>of mentors, how difficult is this?

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<v Speaker 4>Ar Well, recruiting is difficult, and it's changed over the years,

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<v Speaker 4>and you know, people's perspective on mentoring has changed. Our

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<v Speaker 4>demographics in our community has changed significantly. You know, people

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<v Speaker 4>have less time, it appears because of the workloads and things,

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<v Speaker 4>but the reality is we all have the same twenty

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<v Speaker 4>four hours and it's really about what you choose to

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<v Speaker 4>spend your time on. And like Rusty said, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>we all have a couple hours a week that we

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<v Speaker 4>could involve a child in something that we're already doing

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<v Speaker 4>if we just think about it, you know, one less

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<v Speaker 4>TV show.

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<v Speaker 3>Or two maybe I told myself, could I give up

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<v Speaker 3>a round a golf every couple of weeks. I'm like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>that's pretty easy. Yeah, it's not like my golf games

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<v Speaker 3>good anyways. So my time can be keeper appreciate, it

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<v Speaker 3>could be spent in other other areas more productive.

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<v Speaker 5>But it really does.

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<v Speaker 3>It takes a little to be a big, it does.

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<v Speaker 3>It does take a little to be a big.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think people who are thinking about this kind

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<v Speaker 1>of make more of it?

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<v Speaker 5>Absolutely? Yeah? And and right it is.

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<v Speaker 3>It's always a little awkward, you know, that first couple

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<v Speaker 3>of meetings because you're you're still connecting, You're trying to

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<v Speaker 3>figure out you know what that's exactly right, And it's

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<v Speaker 3>a different adult adult your adult to kid, right, and so.

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<v Speaker 5>But it's it's it's funny. It just starts clicking.

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<v Speaker 3>And I I had asked myself when I'm making a difference,

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<v Speaker 3>and am I you know, am I making a positive

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<v Speaker 3>difference in this young man's life? And I'll never forget.

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<v Speaker 3>I went to I dropped him off one day, maybe

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<v Speaker 3>a month or two into this, and his mom said, Hey,

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<v Speaker 3>I just want you to know. I can always tell

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<v Speaker 3>after he's hung out with you because he sings in

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<v Speaker 3>And so she just thanked me, which I in turn

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<v Speaker 1>And we.

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<v Speaker 4>Take the matches are made on the basis of personality,

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<v Speaker 4>common interests, what the child's needs are, and what the

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<v Speaker 4>volunteer's life experience are. So if you think about it,

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<v Speaker 4>that's how you have friends. You have you get along,

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<v Speaker 4>you have something in common, and one of you is

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<v Speaker 4>Understanding the volunteer, what are they bringing to.

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<v Speaker 2>The table, what's their picture of.

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<v Speaker 4>Being a mentor, and then matching that volunteer with the

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<v Speaker 1>The waiting list very good.

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<v Speaker 4>So that helps to get off to a strong start.

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<v Speaker 4>And Daniel is our program specialist, and we do provide

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<v Speaker 4>the professional support, and that's what separates us from a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of other programs where it's like you tossed together

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<v Speaker 4>and left on your own devices. Our program specialist talks

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<v Speaker 1>And Big Brothers Big Sisters also partners with other agencies

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<v Speaker 1>here in town for mentorship. Correct.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, we do all of the mentoring component of Young Scholars.

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<v Speaker 4>They recruit the volunteers, but once the volunteer is recruited,

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<v Speaker 4>we provide the mentoring component of that program.

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<v Speaker 1>Very good, folks, well worth your time, well worth your

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<v Speaker 1>investment of your time, and well worth your investment period.

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<v Speaker 1>If people want to know more about Big Brothers Big Sisters,

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<v Speaker 1>how do we do that here locally?

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<v Speaker 4>The website is big Oklahoma dot org, or they can

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<v Speaker 4>call our office nine one eight two one three four

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<v Speaker 4>five two four is my is my number?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, And once again, congratulations on the big event, the

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<v Speaker 1>big success there, and on the big award.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>That's mighty big stuff.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, and a big retirement.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to ask you I had to answer this,

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<v Speaker 1>what kind of fun you plan it? Well?

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<v Speaker 4>Right now I'm just running to get all my stuff

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<v Speaker 2>I can't focus too much on that.

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<v Speaker 4>It's happening after November fifteenth, but my first six months

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<v Speaker 4>is going to be a well deserved rest and just

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<v Speaker 5>Have you thought about being a big mentor?

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<v Speaker 1>I have, I bet she has. I bet she can too.

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<v Speaker 4>Well. I've been a big sister three times in my life, okay,

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<v Speaker 4>and probably will again.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, we'll we'll just see how that works,

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<v Speaker 2>all right.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to thank you both for being in here

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<v Speaker 1>with us today and is sharing with us about big

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 1>Folks you have been watching and listening to our community

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