Speaker 1: Good morning, good morning, good morning, welcome Longay. It's time
Speaker 1: now for our community connection right there on K one.
Speaker 1: The one youds just brought to you by Tall Grass Motors,
Speaker 1: Wesley and Kitty College and Arnold Moore and knee Camp
Speaker 1: Funeral Home. It is the United Way. And my goodness sakes, ladies,
Speaker 1: you look like you might have got a little bit
Speaker 1: of a nap in after the golf turn.
Speaker 2: Maybe good morning. How are you today doing?
Speaker 1: Grat we have Lisa carrying Katie's on in with it.
Speaker 1: First of all, congratulations on one stellar golf.
Speaker 2: Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you.
Speaker 3: It was definitely a year to remember, so we are
Speaker 3: I want to really again thank Connico Phillips and Phillip
Speaker 3: sixty six for their just their ability to pull this
Speaker 3: off and work together on it. We had nine hundred
Speaker 3: and sixty golfers, one hundred and fifty volunteers, one hundred
Speaker 3: and fifty sponsors, and we raised one point two million,
Speaker 3: So it is it was a great week. I mean,
Speaker 3: we've already started talking about next year and we are
Speaker 3: just ready to add more value and help our community
Speaker 3: in even more ways. And big, big thank you to
Speaker 3: Laura Sanders and the Adams Golf Course and Mike.
Speaker 2: Bailey for their support.
Speaker 3: It was a transitional year, but that allowed us to
Speaker 3: do some things differently and I think it works, so
Speaker 3: we're gonna we're gonna do it again. But without their
Speaker 3: generosity and delaying the green rede that was a huge
Speaker 3: stress off my shoulder. So thank you for all the
Speaker 3: golf club, Adams Golf Club staff specifically, there were two
Speaker 3: volunteers that came three actually, Marty and Billy and Tammy
Speaker 3: and they just jumped in, did stuff. They've been doing
Speaker 3: it for a long time so and Alex and Jared
Speaker 3: and Jason out.
Speaker 2: There, they just were really great.
Speaker 1: We had a great week, although we got a lot
Speaker 1: of people who've been around for a long time as
Speaker 1: far from plug and player, that's true, I don't know true.
Speaker 2: Yes, Wow, yeah it was. It was such a really
Speaker 2: great event.
Speaker 3: And we had new sponsors this year, and we had
Speaker 3: you know, usually Friday afternoon we try to get some
Speaker 3: local teams to play. We had to reduce that this
Speaker 3: year just because we had sponsors playing on Friday afternoon.
Speaker 3: So no, we're not going to add a day to
Speaker 3: the tournament. But it's just was a great weather was great.
Speaker 3: We had a good time.
Speaker 1: Oh wonder, Well, a day of Caring is you guys,
Speaker 1: just go right from one to the other without you
Speaker 1: missing a step.
Speaker 4: We hit the ground running and we we go fast,
Speaker 4: go hard. But yeah, so Dave Carry, this year was
Speaker 4: really great. We had about eighty projects that were submitted, yes, eighty,
Speaker 4: so that was about what we had last year. But
Speaker 4: we had about fourteen hundred volunteers this year. Six hundred
Speaker 4: of them were from Tray County Town. So yeah, so
Speaker 4: we like to joke and say if you saw a
Speaker 4: group of people working hard at wearing these bright Kelly
Speaker 4: green shirts, that was Day of Caring volunteers. So they're
Speaker 4: out making a difference in our community.
Speaker 1: Really are, And you know, this is something that a
Speaker 1: lot of people look forward to do, not just cry
Speaker 1: County Tech. They got numbers, but other groups do this
Speaker 1: too and they get a big kick out of it.
Speaker 3: I mean you what it does is just give the
Speaker 3: the agency or school some some support and needed work done,
Speaker 3: but it also brings joy to the volunteers. And we
Speaker 3: had we had a group from ABB at our office
Speaker 3: and they did a phenomenal job. And we're just really
Speaker 3: wanting to help out and we've already heard from some
Speaker 3: people who didn't submit projects this year that are going
Speaker 3: to submit next year.
Speaker 1: So well great, See it's it's having that effect. I
Speaker 1: got to get on this.
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's it's a I mean all pretty much all
Speaker 3: United Ways in the network do something to this level,
Speaker 3: but I think ours is unique because we don't make
Speaker 3: it on one day. Only some United Ways you have
Speaker 3: to do it on a specific day. Well, a lot
Speaker 3: of our agencies and schools need help that isn't either
Speaker 3: before September or after September, so that allows some flexibility
Speaker 3: and and gives that added support. So we're really we're
Speaker 3: very excited about volunteerism and app and just want to
Speaker 3: encourage people next year if they didn't get an opportunity
Speaker 3: to volunteer, reach out to Katie and she'll get you.
Speaker 2: She'll get you hooked up.
Speaker 3: Now.
Speaker 1: Rise Grants they open up on Monday, see.
Speaker 4: Exactly, yes, yes, yeah, So we started doing rise grants.
Speaker 4: This is our second year doing it and it was
Speaker 4: something that was really important to Lisa and to the
Speaker 4: board and it's it's been so great because it's a
Speaker 4: way that we can help each andcies that aren't in
Speaker 4: our core fifteen partner agencies. So again, you know we
Speaker 4: we say we don't fund agencies, we fund programs, and
Speaker 4: this is a way to kind of spread that wealth
Speaker 4: around a little bit more so. The grants they open
Speaker 4: on Monday, October seventh, and they are mini grants, so
Speaker 4: it will be you can apply for them in the
Speaker 4: areas of health, education or financial security for an amount
Speaker 4: up to ten thousand dollars. We'll have the process all
Speaker 4: on our website. We'll share it on social media as well.
Speaker 4: Joni Hall is kind of leading the charge on that,
Speaker 4: so you can always hit her up. Her email is
Speaker 4: Joni j O n I at BARTLESWELLUW dot org.
Speaker 1: She just became popular.
Speaker 4: Yes she did, yes, but it's it's been a fantastic thing.
Speaker 4: Our board really sees the importance of it because we
Speaker 4: do get new agencies involved. We kind of get to
Speaker 4: help them that we didn't think that we would get
Speaker 4: to it.
Speaker 2: It's fantastic and we're happy to have it back now.
Speaker 1: Lisa, when I first came to town, they were only thirteen.
Speaker 3: We're getting there, yes, yeah, everybody, that's true. And you
Speaker 3: know what we really with these grants want to try
Speaker 3: to get if they have a new program that you're
Speaker 3: just needing some help with getting it shirt up, that
Speaker 3: you should apply, or if you have a program that's
Speaker 3: adding a new.
Speaker 2: Enhancement let us know.
Speaker 3: So this is really geared towards looking at ways we
Speaker 3: can put some money into these programs that are helping
Speaker 3: people that we currently don't help fund a program too.
Speaker 2: So it does.
Speaker 3: I mean partner agencies can apply, but I mean we
Speaker 3: are really looking for ways to get new programs for
Speaker 3: non partner agencies out there.
Speaker 1: We just sput it out a little bit and helping
Speaker 1: more people along the way.
Speaker 2: Yes, exactly, that's how exactly right. I love that, Tom.
Speaker 2: I'll pay you later.
Speaker 1: Okay, I've got tens of them. Yes, but you know
Speaker 1: this is great now, the Bartlesville regionally United Way is
Speaker 1: a great organization worth supporting. Is when you support the
Speaker 1: United Way, you support so many different entities who are
Speaker 1: helping people in times of deep Yes, and my goodness
Speaker 1: sakes there you would say, well, aren't there are enough
Speaker 1: programs already? Well, no, people fall through the crack, absolutely,
Speaker 1: and this is where we make sure nobody falls right, Yeah,
Speaker 1: I mean looking out for our neighbors.
Speaker 3: Exactly, and you know, our community changes all the time,
Speaker 3: so there are some gaps in some of the services
Speaker 3: for our for our in our community, not only Bartlesville,
Speaker 3: but we're in the now area so no wada O
Speaker 3: sage in Washington County. So really we have to look
Speaker 3: at it through a lens of what can we do
Speaker 3: to help support those agencies to provide those services because
Speaker 3: they're the ones, they're the ones making a difference in
Speaker 3: lives every single day, and we're really proud to be
Speaker 3: partners with them.
Speaker 2: And it starts.
Speaker 3: With with people like you and me, Tom that give,
Speaker 3: they volunteer, and they advocate, and we're really fortunate we
Speaker 3: have a really generous community. So yes, we raised about
Speaker 3: half of our campaign goal at the golf tournament we.
Speaker 2: Got we got another half to go.
Speaker 1: So I was, yeah, teasing Katie about that. I said,
Speaker 1: now here comes the fund part.
Speaker 3: Yes, yeah, really, And so I mean today we have
Speaker 3: a kickoff at Phillip sixty six. We've done our Conic
Speaker 3: of Phillips kickoff. We've we've spoken to our vest, we've
Speaker 3: talked to O and G. So we you know, we
Speaker 3: have some more on the horizon. But if anyone out
Speaker 3: there wants to learn more about United Way, or wants
Speaker 3: us to come present to a to your company or
Speaker 3: to your group.
Speaker 2: Feel free to give us.
Speaker 3: A call or email us, and we would love to
Speaker 3: come let you know about United Way.
Speaker 1: What are your points of contact? Which is the phone,
Speaker 1: in the web and everything.
Speaker 4: Yes, so they can come by our office where at
Speaker 4: four to one five East Silas Street.
Speaker 2: They can give us a call.
Speaker 4: It is nine eight three three six one zero four
Speaker 4: to four. They can go to our website BARTLESVILLEUW dot org,
Speaker 4: or they can find us on Facebook. And that's just
Speaker 4: Bartlesville Regional United Way.
Speaker 1: What if somebody just wants to write to you check,
Speaker 1: you gotta take one of that.
Speaker 4: You can take care absolutely, and we'll probably give them
Speaker 4: a T shirt too.
Speaker 3: Oh yeah, yeah, I mean some people say no to
Speaker 3: my T shirts.
Speaker 2: Now. I think it's because I've given so many out
Speaker 2: to them. Probably.
Speaker 3: Yes, we definitely take cash. And I just want to
Speaker 3: make this point is that you may be listening in
Speaker 3: your life. Well, all I can give is a dollar,
Speaker 3: five dollars, ten dollars, that is great.
Speaker 2: Yes, every dollar.
Speaker 3: We received, ninety nine cents of it stays in our
Speaker 3: community and so no amount is too small or too big,
Speaker 3: but we are you know, we're really grateful for those
Speaker 3: those individuals who say, hey, I'm not able to give
Speaker 3: a huge amount, but here's here's a few bucks, and
Speaker 3: that that's where it starts, right. We really just want
Speaker 3: people to know that we are not just grateful for
Speaker 3: those huge corporations or those individuals that are able to
Speaker 3: be to provide a big check. We're really grateful for
Speaker 3: individuals who will decide to give anything or give up
Speaker 3: their time and their talents.
Speaker 1: So and you know, many times you can do that
Speaker 1: to your payroll deduction.
Speaker 2: That's what exactly.
Speaker 4: Yeah, and that's always a great thing too, because a
Speaker 4: lot of companies will match. You know, that was a
Speaker 4: big thing that we talked about when we were presenting
Speaker 4: at Ong. They match, so again, even if you only
Speaker 4: have twenty dollars or fifty dollars, that gets matched, so
Speaker 4: your donation gets doubled. So it's really important to ask
Speaker 4: your company if they will match, because you just never know.
Speaker 1: You never know.
Speaker 2: All they can do is I know or yes, oh yeah,
Speaker 2: yes they do.
Speaker 3: Again, our community is so we're so grateful, I mean,
Speaker 3: were they're so generous. We're very lucky to live in
Speaker 3: this wonderful town and area.
Speaker 1: Oh we are. I want to thank you both for
Speaker 1: coming in. I know you have such busy, busy days
Speaker 1: and schedules, and I really appreciate the time you carked
Speaker 1: out for us.
Speaker 3: Well, Tom, it goes without saying that we're really appreciative
Speaker 3: of you and Bartlesville Radio and the support you give
Speaker 3: us throughout the year. I almost every time I go
Speaker 3: somewhere someone says I heard you on the radio, and
Speaker 3: so that it's I mean, you guys are super generous,
Speaker 3: and we are.
Speaker 2: We really appreciate it.
Speaker 3: It's a great partnership, and so thank you for allowing
Speaker 3: us this opportunity just to say a few words about
Speaker 3: what we are very passionate about, and that's helping others
Speaker 3: through Bartlesville Regional United Way.
Speaker 1: Bartlesville Regional United Way, we have Lisa Carrie Katie's on
Speaker 1: with us here today. Thank you ladies,