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<v Speaker 1>And good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>It is time now for our community connection right here

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<v Speaker 1>on Gay one, the one you trust and Ian Studio.

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<v Speaker 1>Today we got the Boys and Girls Club Bartos, Philip

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<v Speaker 1>Jason bart is here with it.

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<v Speaker 2>You brought a friend, I get well, I bought re Arch.

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<v Speaker 1>Gateway.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes. Yeah, we're for inciate to have Gateway involved with

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<v Speaker 2>the Boys and Girls Club and proud sponsors and so

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<v Speaker 2>we invited him as guests here.

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<v Speaker 1>Now. We've got a big to do coming up here

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<v Speaker 1>very very shortly, and it is something that we do

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<v Speaker 1>every year and it's really a bright spot in our community.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah we do we uh next Friday the thirteenth, Friday

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<v Speaker 2>the thirteenth, Yeah, we have our seventieth anniversary Youth of

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<v Speaker 2>the Year, Great Futures Luncheon at the Boys and Girls Club.

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<v Speaker 2>So getting ramped up for that and we're excited and

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<v Speaker 2>Gateways leaned in as the sponsor for it this year,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're extremely thankful for their support of the club.

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<v Speaker 1>And Chris with Gateway involved here, you know, you see

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<v Speaker 1>the youth of America every darn day.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, yeah, I've seen it all from coaching to

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<v Speaker 3>you know, being an athletic director and then moving over

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<v Speaker 3>to banking and being fortunate enough to sponsor events like this.

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<v Speaker 3>This Youth the Youth of the Year event is absolutely incredible.

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<v Speaker 3>If you've never attended it, get your tickets, get there

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<v Speaker 3>and attend it. It's incredible to honor these youth and

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<v Speaker 3>see what they've done over the last year, and it's incredible.

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<v Speaker 3>And Jason talking a little bit about what these kids

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<v Speaker 3>have won here in Bartisville the Youth of the Year

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<v Speaker 3>four Bartsville and then they've gone on before and won

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<v Speaker 3>the state and even competed in the national Youth of the Year.

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<v Speaker 3>Is that correct.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, We've had a number of winners over the last

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<v Speaker 2>ten twelve years that have advanced on to the state

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<v Speaker 2>competition and they've won the state competition and they move

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<v Speaker 2>on to a regional competition. The ultimate goal of this

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<v Speaker 2>whole thing with Youth of the Year program is to

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<v Speaker 2>leverage some scholarship dollars for them that it would be

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<v Speaker 2>hard to get otherwise. And each Boys and Girls club

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<v Speaker 2>puts their you know, their best kid forward and we'll

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<v Speaker 2>have a panel of judges come in on Wednesday night

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<v Speaker 2>and they'll go through a judging deal with the kids,

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<v Speaker 2>with our finalists, and we'll name a winner and they'll

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<v Speaker 2>go on and we'll see what we can get. I know,

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<v Speaker 2>we have a couple that went through got all their degree,

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<v Speaker 2>one through graduate school and is working on PhD. And

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<v Speaker 2>all of that is paid for through the Youth of

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<v Speaker 2>the Year program. So it's a great opportunity for our kids.

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<v Speaker 2>And as much as they are not huge fans of

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<v Speaker 2>public speaking, we try to jump over that hurdle to

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<v Speaker 2>get them to see, you know, this can provide a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of opportunities for them after high school.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, the Boys in the Girls club is it

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<v Speaker 1>really extended itself with a lot of different opportunities. We

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<v Speaker 1>have the duty facility and of course here and we've

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<v Speaker 1>got the STEM program going and it just seems like

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<v Speaker 1>every time we turn around there's something new, something really

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<v Speaker 1>engaging for the kids.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we we try to keep it new and fresh

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<v Speaker 2>and new ideas, and our program staff do an excellent

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<v Speaker 2>job is spending time every day trying to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>change it up and create new opportunities for them. The

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<v Speaker 2>Dewey program has really taken off for us. We knew

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<v Speaker 2>there was a need out there when we Uh, when

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<v Speaker 2>we brought that facility out there and we're you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we're over one hundred kids a day and it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>a full house, you know, in Dewey. So we're we're

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<v Speaker 2>glad that you know, that's there for them, and it

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<v Speaker 2>alleviated some space issues that we had in Bartlesville. So

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<v Speaker 2>we were able to bring some kids off the weight

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<v Speaker 2>list in Bartlesville by moving the Dewey kids to their

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<v Speaker 2>facility and getting them their own place and stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's helped.

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<v Speaker 2>It's helped here as well with some of the pressure

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<v Speaker 2>we had with that weight list.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, tickets we got left for this bit, very

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<v Speaker 1>very very few.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we got.

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<v Speaker 2>We uh. This year, we're fortunate enough we had the

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity we're bringing in join her Cursey as our keynote

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<v Speaker 2>speaker and Gateway has helped us tremendously with that. And

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<v Speaker 2>she's obviously Olympic gold medalist and world record holder and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, so we we uh, we're excited to hear

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<v Speaker 2>her message. She's been involved in the youth world post career.

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<v Speaker 2>When she got done with her her career, she leaned

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<v Speaker 2>in on some youth stuff and has been instrumental in

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<v Speaker 2>some stuff in East Saint Louis that we're excited to

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<v Speaker 2>hear her story, and that's that's not something we could

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<v Speaker 2>have done without Gateway leaning in and helping us get

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<v Speaker 2>her here.

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<v Speaker 1>She is the consummate package when you talk about an

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<v Speaker 1>American Olympian. She didn't just go out do her thing

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<v Speaker 1>and say where's the check as she put her God

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<v Speaker 1>given gifts to great use for the future.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, she's by far one of the if not

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<v Speaker 3>the greatest female athlete ever. You know, she's three time

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<v Speaker 3>gold medalist winner one she won the bronze once when

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<v Speaker 3>the silver wants in a he tathla on which I mean, guys,

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<v Speaker 3>that's just it. Yeah, like going out. I mean, you

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<v Speaker 3>gotta throw the javelin and the shot and you gotta

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<v Speaker 3>do it all. Yeah, I mean, it's it's incredible to

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<v Speaker 3>that sort of athlete. But I was reading a little

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<v Speaker 3>bit about her, and uh, I didn't know that she

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<v Speaker 3>started at UCLA on the basketball team as well. Uh

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<v Speaker 3>huh for a four year starter as a forward, that's

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<v Speaker 3>a that's it. So she played college basketball and ran

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<v Speaker 3>track and went on to compete in the Olympics, Olympic

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<v Speaker 3>gold and world record holder Holy smokes, guys, she's coming

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<v Speaker 3>right here to talk to these kids, and what she's

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<v Speaker 3>done is unbelievable. So kudos to Jason and his team

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<v Speaker 3>for getting Jackie to come speak to these kids into everybody.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm excited, you know, just like all the kids.

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<v Speaker 1>Great, I'm impressireate, free moment and you got her in

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<v Speaker 1>a good spot. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. We were usually first Friday of December, but she said,

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<v Speaker 2>I can do it if you can move the date

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<v Speaker 2>by one week, and we moved the date by week.

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously get great. Ohiyes.

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<v Speaker 2>We'd had to regard at the podium and nobody.

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<v Speaker 1>Wants to that. How do we go about getting the

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<v Speaker 1>tickets for these You can call the club.

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<v Speaker 2>There are minimal left, but you can call the club

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<v Speaker 2>nine one eight three three six three six three six.

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<v Speaker 1>And what can we look forward to coming up in

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<v Speaker 1>the new year and twenty twenty five for the boys

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<v Speaker 1>and girls.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, hopefully another state winner at the Youth of the

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<v Speaker 2>Year competition. And I'd love to start us off well

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<v Speaker 2>the first quarter, but you know, we'll do a Harley

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<v Speaker 2>party thing and get ramped up for summer program. So

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<v Speaker 2>we'll we'll continue to do what we do and find

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<v Speaker 2>some new things that the kids are excited about.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, this is great, and thank you for being

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<v Speaker 1>a part of.

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<v Speaker 3>This absolutely absolutely gateway. We love the sport, the community,

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<v Speaker 3>we love support the kids definitely in sports and academics,

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<v Speaker 3>all of it, all the way around. So we're excited

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<v Speaker 3>and very very honored to be a part of the

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<v Speaker 3>Boys and Girls Club.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, get those tickets. We're probably talking about a

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<v Speaker 1>dozen or so if.

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<v Speaker 2>That, yeah, less than that probably, Yeah. Now they'll be

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<v Speaker 2>gone by noon today.

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<v Speaker 1>I assure you. Thank you for being on board with us.

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<v Speaker 1>And if folks want to make a generous contribution, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>year in time is coming around, can they do that?

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<v Speaker 2>They absolutely can.

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<v Speaker 1>We I thought i'd ask you had a banker at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we we're heavily relying on our community. We you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we're not a fee based program. We you know, twenty

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<v Speaker 2>dollars gets a kid in the door for the school

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<v Speaker 2>year and gets dinner every night and help with homework.

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<v Speaker 2>And so we're we're relying on corporate sponsors, individual donors

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<v Speaker 2>as much as we possibly can in this community. And

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<v Speaker 2>we're you know, we turned seventy years old this year

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<v Speaker 2>and it's it's been around a little bit and this

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<v Speaker 2>community continues to support the Boys and Girls Club and

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<v Speaker 2>we're we're thankful for it. So it's key to what

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<v Speaker 2>we do and we can't keep our dues low without

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<v Speaker 2>the community leaning in to support it. Oldest Boys and

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<v Speaker 2>Girls Club in the state of Oklahoma. So a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of a lot of really good history. When you have

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<v Speaker 2>Joe Allen Low for the first twenty years of your organization,

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<v Speaker 2>you're off to a pretty good start.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd say, and it's good good seed. Hey, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>guys for both coming in bright and early on his

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<v Speaker 1>Chilia tourday morning.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you folks you've been watching and listening to our

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<v Speaker 1>community connection.