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<v Speaker 1>It's Nightside with Dan Ray. I'm telling you easy. Boston

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back everyone. We are about to begin the twelfth

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<v Speaker 2>annual Knightside Charity Combine. We've done it now for this

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<v Speaker 2>is our twelfth year, and we start off as always,

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to talk about representatives of about twenty great charities.

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<v Speaker 2>Sit back, relax, no phone calls, But as we have

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<v Speaker 2>for many, many years, going to start off with the

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<v Speaker 2>official charity of Nightside, and that is the Shadow Fund.

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<v Speaker 2>With us is the assistant dean at the Massachusetts School

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<v Speaker 2>of Lord, Diane Sullivan, who founded the Shadow Fund. Diane,

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to be getting close to twenty years that

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<v Speaker 2>you've been doing this.

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<v Speaker 3>It is, Yes, it's a good solid eighteen years.

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<v Speaker 1>Dan.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow. How many people has the Shadow Fund helped during

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<v Speaker 2>that period of time?

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<v Speaker 3>And I wish I could give you a number. I cannot.

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<v Speaker 3>We have helped thousands, I would say at this point,

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<v Speaker 3>until we get several calls a day and we're you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we're inundated with requests. There used to be a few

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<v Speaker 3>other charities besides us that help the animals, but were

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<v Speaker 3>the sole standing charity at this point, so we're pretty busy.

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<v Speaker 2>So you help people who need you just don't do

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<v Speaker 2>veterinary care for people, but if somebody really qualifies and

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<v Speaker 2>it needs to help financially people who do not have

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<v Speaker 2>enough money to help take care of their pets or

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<v Speaker 2>get them to a vet. It's you know, I've told

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<v Speaker 2>you before that there are people who are successful, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>people who will call and inquire, inquire of me and saying, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>I understand you guys. Support a charity called the Shuttle

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<v Speaker 2>Funded gets free veterinary care for people. I said, where

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<v Speaker 2>do you live Weston and what he won? A lawyer

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<v Speaker 2>in Boston like you, Oh, really, Oh it's great, it's great. No, no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 2>this is people who need the help. You have a

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<v Speaker 2>coterie of veterinarians who do a lot of this work

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<v Speaker 2>for you at in some cases the cost that they need.

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<v Speaker 2>You do everything from literally helping someone get a critical

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<v Speaker 2>shot for an animal that they might not be able

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<v Speaker 2>to afford, to actually sometimes surgery. There's a lot of factors.

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<v Speaker 2>How can people get in touch with you directly if

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<v Speaker 2>they really truly do need help? And please, folks, if you,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're comfortable, make a contribution to the Shadow find Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>how can they get in touch with you.

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<v Speaker 3>Simply either call me or email me. Diane Sullivan the

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<v Speaker 3>Math School of Lawn eight dixtate one zero eight hundred.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll repeat that nine seven eight dixtate one zero eight hundred,

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<v Speaker 3>or you can email me. You can go to the

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<v Speaker 3>Math School of Law's website and I'm listed there, or

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<v Speaker 3>you can simply email me at Diane da n E. F.

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<v Speaker 3>Sullivan at mslaw dot edu.

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<v Speaker 2>And of course people also can go to the website

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<v Speaker 2>which is Shadow fundne dot org. N E stands for

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<v Speaker 2>New England. There is a shadow fund in California which

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<v Speaker 2>is unrelated. This one is named after the first dog

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<v Speaker 2>that you were able to help many many years ago.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh yeah, that's right, Ida.

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<v Speaker 2>Wonderful cause, a wonderful organization. I just again thank you

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<v Speaker 2>for the I call you saint Diane.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, oh well that's not true.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me tell you if you're not a saint, no

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<v Speaker 2>one is. In terms of the I'm serious Shadow Fund

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<v Speaker 2>inne dot org. I encourage everyone jot it down. A

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<v Speaker 2>five dollar contribution to a five thousand dollar contribution, whatever

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<v Speaker 2>you could afford. It's helping some person who needs to

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<v Speaker 2>get veterinary care for their pet. Diane, thank you for

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<v Speaker 2>what you do. Please say had to all our friends

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<v Speaker 2>at the Massachusetts School of Law and we'll talk sooner.

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<v Speaker 3>Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you, Dan, and thanks

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<v Speaker 3>for everything you do to support the Shadow Fund and

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<v Speaker 3>your listeners the same. Thank some of them. Ganet Forms

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<v Speaker 3>being one who have been long term supporters.

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<v Speaker 4>I thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>She's an unbelievable human being as well. She's a saint

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<v Speaker 2>as well. Thanks, Diane, appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, Danny Holiday, Merry Christmas.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, We're going to take our next charity is

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<v Speaker 2>one that's also very close to my heart, and that

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<v Speaker 2>is the Mark Fidrick Foundation. Everybody I think who's a

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<v Speaker 2>sports fan remembers Mark Fidrich, the picture for the Tigers,

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<v Speaker 2>who actually in nineteen seventy six was the talk of

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<v Speaker 2>the baseball world. Local guy here from central Massachusetts died

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<v Speaker 2>very young in an accident, but his wife Anne is

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<v Speaker 2>with us and he has carried on his cause the

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Findrich Fidrick Foundation and Fidricks tell us what the

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Fidrich Foundation continues to do for young people related

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<v Speaker 2>to sports.

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<v Speaker 4>So we provide grants to a number of programs that

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<v Speaker 4>provide sports related activities for individuals with special needs. And

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<v Speaker 4>it could be a child or an adult. It could

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<v Speaker 4>be a physical disability or intellectual disability. We take all

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<v Speaker 4>comers and some of the programs that we support our

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<v Speaker 4>unified sports which go on at middle schools, high schools,

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<v Speaker 4>and now even in the elementary grades. That's under the

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<v Speaker 4>umbrella of Special Olympics. We also support Special Olympics, do

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<v Speaker 4>some water ski collectives in Webster that does a great

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<v Speaker 4>programming with some disabled children. It's just amazing to see

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<v Speaker 4>the smiles and for these individuals to have the opportunity

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<v Speaker 4>to participate in sports where they may not have had

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<v Speaker 4>that opportunity.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know me, and I'm sure that Mark is

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<v Speaker 2>looking down at us and so appreciates the work that

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<v Speaker 2>you've done in his memory. How many years have you

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<v Speaker 2>been providing help to so many of these organizations that

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<v Speaker 2>either reach out to you or you've reached out to.

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<v Speaker 4>So it's thirteen years that we've been, you know, raising

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<v Speaker 4>funds and then distributing funds annually to a variety of

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<v Speaker 4>organizations that as I mentioned, So, yeah, it's been. And

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<v Speaker 4>my daughter is really the brainchild behind all of this.

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<v Speaker 4>She says mommy. We get to keep things going that

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<v Speaker 4>Daddy used to do. So yeah, we get ourselves together

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<v Speaker 4>and we're doing it well.

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<v Speaker 2>We all loved his spirit, and his spirit lives today

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<v Speaker 2>through the through the Mark Fiedrich Foundation, and through your

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<v Speaker 2>efforts and the efforts of your family. How can some

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<v Speaker 2>of my baseball fans maybe make a contribution to help

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<v Speaker 2>you help other people? What's what's the website?

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<v Speaker 4>So Mark Fiedridgefoundation dot com gives a donate tab on

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<v Speaker 4>that page. You could go through PayPal or you if

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<v Speaker 4>you prefer to write a check. The address is also

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<v Speaker 4>listed there.

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<v Speaker 2>And Fidridge, which is not an easy name to spell,

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<v Speaker 2>is f I d y r h am I.

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<v Speaker 4>Correct, Uh, we mix up on the vowel, so f

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<v Speaker 4>I d yep r y h r y ch Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, thank you very much for that. But I think

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<v Speaker 2>any baseball fan can look up Mark Fiedrich uh and

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<v Speaker 2>the impact that he had on on Major League baseball

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<v Speaker 2>as a as a young guy from central Massachusetts, and

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<v Speaker 2>he continues to have an impact of positive impact. And

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<v Speaker 2>thank you so much for what you do, and thank

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<v Speaker 2>you for participating in with us this year of the

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<v Speaker 2>Nightside Charity combine.

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<v Speaker 4>Dan, I can't thank you enough for your help and

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<v Speaker 4>I wish you all the best.

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<v Speaker 6>Merry Christmas.

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<v Speaker 2>Merry Christmas to you as well. Thanks so much. All Right,

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<v Speaker 2>we are going to take a very quick break here,

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<v Speaker 2>and when we get back, we're going to be talking

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<v Speaker 2>about helping men and women in uniform adopt a platoon's

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<v Speaker 2>southea style. We're coming right back on Nightside.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, back to Dan ray Line from the Window World

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<v Speaker 1>Nightside Studios on w b Z the news Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Next up, Kelly coin Conroy. I met Kelly coin Conroy

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<v Speaker 2>on several occasions and she is the proud mom of

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<v Speaker 2>a West Point graduate who soon be a captain in

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<v Speaker 2>the US Army. He has been deployed and was when

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<v Speaker 2>his unit was deployed. Kelly coin Conroy come up with

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<v Speaker 2>the idea of adopted platoon selfie style. Kelly coin you

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<v Speaker 2>got to explain that one to people who might not

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<v Speaker 2>be familiar with adoptor plun platoon sealthie style. Welcome.

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<v Speaker 7>Thank you, Dan for giving me this platform to talk

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<v Speaker 7>about something that I feel passionate about. In about twenty

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<v Speaker 7>twenty one, I hooked up with a group from Fort Drum,

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<v Speaker 7>New York, and got a list of some soldiers that

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<v Speaker 7>needed packages. And then once they gave me the list,

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<v Speaker 7>I realized it was kind of a daunting task because

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<v Speaker 7>they had so many names and that was only one person.

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<v Speaker 7>So I just reached out to my community and everybody

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<v Speaker 7>just came together and started to send me money, send

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<v Speaker 7>me different things to go inside the boxes and grind

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<v Speaker 7>all the bars and snacks and different items for them,

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<v Speaker 7>cards and letters, and it's just grown and grown. And

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<v Speaker 7>I'm lucky enough to say that in these few years,

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<v Speaker 7>we've sent over a thousand packages to deployed soldiers to

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<v Speaker 7>ten different countries. We've had several different platoons, and we've

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<v Speaker 7>been lucky enough to be able to follow them from

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<v Speaker 7>the beginning of their deployment until they return home.

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<v Speaker 2>But the thing that's interesting is that you continue this

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<v Speaker 2>beyond your son. At that time, he was a lieutenant

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<v Speaker 2>soon to be a captain, a lieutenant Conroy's deployment. So

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<v Speaker 2>what kept you doing this even after your son came

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<v Speaker 2>back home?

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<v Speaker 7>Just so rewarding.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, every once in a while, we'll hear from

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<v Speaker 3>different members of the platoon. They'll send us a note

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<v Speaker 3>or thank you, they'll send us some cards. There are

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<v Speaker 3>some of those there, I call them kids. Them A

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<v Speaker 3>lot of them are just like eighteen to twenty one

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<v Speaker 7>They don't have a whole lot of people in their lives.

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<v Speaker 7>They can sometimes come from, you know, tough situations. So

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<v Speaker 7>they get a box from me in a note or

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<v Speaker 7>a pod or a birthday card, and it just lifts

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<v Speaker 7>their spirits. And we just want to make everybody, you know,

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<v Speaker 7>feel a little better, you know, boost them around. We

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<v Speaker 7>all go back to the statistics of twenty two a day,

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<v Speaker 7>and you just hope that maybe as they realize that

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<v Speaker 7>there's somebody out there that cares and that's thinking about them,

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<v Speaker 7>it will help them get through the days they missed,

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<v Speaker 7>the times they missed from their families, the holidays they

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<v Speaker 7>give up a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>And the reference to twenty two a day. As you

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<v Speaker 2>and I both know the number of suicides that occur

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<v Speaker 2>for veterans in this country every day twenty to a day,

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<v Speaker 2>which is that's too much. So how can folks I

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<v Speaker 2>join your cause and help out in many forms and fashions.

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<v Speaker 2>What's the website?

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<v Speaker 7>The website is adoptor Platoon.

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<v Speaker 3>Sealthistyle dot com and on there is pretty much everything

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<v Speaker 3>we do.

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<v Speaker 2>And you also have a great website. By the way,

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<v Speaker 2>everybody should visit the website just to see the amount

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<v Speaker 2>of activity. It's adopt a Platoon, Selthistyle dot com, Kelly Coincnray.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll tell you're a gift to this nation. Your son

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<v Speaker 2>is a gift to the nation as well, but you

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<v Speaker 2>are very much a gift to the nation. Thank you

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<v Speaker 2>for what you do and thanks for joining us tonight.

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<v Speaker 7>As always, thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 4>I appreciate this opportunity.

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<v Speaker 2>You bet you we'll talk so Merry Christmas. We are

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<v Speaker 2>now going to talk with Jennifer de Luca, who's with

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<v Speaker 2>the group that maybe you're aware of called the Fisher

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<v Speaker 2>House Boston. There are fisher Houses across the country, but

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<v Speaker 2>this is fish the Fisher House Boston. Jennifer, welcome tonight's side.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you.

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<v Speaker 8>I'm very good, Dan, thank you so much for letting

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<v Speaker 8>me come on and talk about Fisher House Boston.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure a lot of people have some idea about

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<v Speaker 2>Fisher House, but let's nail it down exactly. What is

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<v Speaker 8>So Fisher House Boston is unique to most other Fisher Houses,

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<v Speaker 8>other Fisher Houses on VA properties and take care of

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<v Speaker 8>veterans there and how to the families. We recognized a

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<v Speaker 8>gap in care ten years ago for military families that

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<v Speaker 8>needed specialized treatment at our world renown Boston medical centers.

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<v Speaker 8>So we started the Fisher House Boston serving all of

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<v Speaker 8>General Brigman Women's all of them, and it's free of charge,

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<v Speaker 8>because we believe they've already paid the price when they

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<v Speaker 8>raised their hands and said they'd served this country.

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<v Speaker 2>How many families do you accommodate in some form of

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<v Speaker 6>Boy, so I'll tell you.

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<v Speaker 8>As of November one this year, we've provided sixty two

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<v Speaker 8>hundred nights of lodging to over eleven hundred families, saving

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<v Speaker 8>them two point five million dollars. And in the ten

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<v Speaker 8>years since starting the program, we've provided twenty six thousand

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<v Speaker 8>nights of lodging to over four thousand families, saving them

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<v Speaker 8>nine point five million.

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<v Speaker 2>Unbelievable unbelievable, Jennifer, how can people? Do you need volunteers?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you need financial support? What? What do you are

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<v Speaker 8>We need financial support. We run solely on donations. We

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<v Speaker 8>receive no government funding or state funding. It is truly

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<v Speaker 8>our communities. And you know, Dan, I say all the time,

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<v Speaker 8>the best healthcare in the world means nothing if you

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<v Speaker 8>can't access it. So we provide that access with the

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<v Speaker 8>help of people like your listeners. So I would ask

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<v Speaker 8>everyone to visit Fisherhouse Boston dot org and Fisher is

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<v Speaker 8>spelled Fisher House, Boston dot org. And again all the

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<v Speaker 8>information is there.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh that's perfect, Jennifer, A great explanation. Thanks for breaking

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<v Speaker 2>it down for us, a very impressive set of statistics.

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<v Speaker 2>And hopefully some folks might take the opportunity in the

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<v Speaker 2>next few days to visit your website and maybe help

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<v Speaker 2>that you folks have espoused for so many years, and

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<v Speaker 2>I thank you so much on behalf of all the

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<v Speaker 2>veterans in their families that you've helped for all that

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<v Speaker 2>you've done for them, and hopefully my my audience, well,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe write a few checks in your direction. Thank you

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<v Speaker 2>so much. Merry Christmas.

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<v Speaker 8>Okay, thanks Jam, thank you, same to you. Thank you,

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<v Speaker 8>You're very welcome.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got to break here. Goodbye, goodbye, Jennifer. We'll talk again.

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<v Speaker 2>We come back on a talk about Handy Capable Fitness,

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<v Speaker 2>feeling fit. I have a very interesting guest. We'll also

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<v Speaker 2>at the bottom of the hour.

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<v Speaker 1>It's night Side with Boston's News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Back on Nightside, our twelfth annual Nightside charity Combine, and

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<v Speaker 2>we're delighted to welcome back James Norris. He's the founder

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<v Speaker 2>and president of the Handy Capable Fitness Incorporated. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>five all one C three organization headquartered in Malden, Massachusetts. James,

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<v Speaker 2>welcome back to Nightside.

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<v Speaker 5>How are you, hey, Dan, Thank you so much for me.

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<v Speaker 5>I really appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>So tell us briefly what your organization does. And then

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<v Speaker 2>one of the things that you've done is you have

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<v Speaker 2>written three books for children to help them better understand

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<v Speaker 2>other children who might have a physical impediment and show

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<v Speaker 2>that really people can accomplish a great deal whatever some

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<v Speaker 2>of those physical impediments might suggest.

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<v Speaker 5>Otherwise, that's correct. So Handicapable Finish started to kind of

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<v Speaker 5>out on my own Finnish journey, and what I wanted

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<v Speaker 5>people to realize is that despite having a disability, could

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<v Speaker 5>live a fin active lifestyle. And how we choose to

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<v Speaker 5>do that, or how we help people do that is

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<v Speaker 5>providing them grants for things that is finness, crimen, gym

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<v Speaker 5>memberships or anything that's going to help them live that

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<v Speaker 5>active lifestyle. So we work with anybody from veterans to

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<v Speaker 5>children to anybody in between.

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<v Speaker 2>And the individuals that you help. Is there an age bracket?

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<v Speaker 2>I know you have a great focus on young children,

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<v Speaker 2>on children that.

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<v Speaker 5>There is there is children, but we help anybody. I mean,

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<v Speaker 5>we've helped get veterans wheelchairs all the way in Kansas,

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<v Speaker 5>to teenagers you know that wanted to skateboard wheelchair so

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<v Speaker 5>that they could go skateboarding with their friends. We've done

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<v Speaker 5>everything in between. So really, if you want to get up,

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<v Speaker 5>get active, we want to help bridge the gafts to

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<v Speaker 5>make that happen.

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<v Speaker 2>And you have written three books. Tell us about the

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<v Speaker 2>three books that are available. People at your website not

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<v Speaker 2>only can contribute, but they also can buy the books.

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<v Speaker 2>Tell us about the three books, that's correct.

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<v Speaker 5>So so the series is called Flow four Kids sl

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<v Speaker 5>O and Number four Kids dot com. And what it

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<v Speaker 5>is is it just snapshots in my life growing up

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<v Speaker 5>with a disability and just showing the kids that yes,

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<v Speaker 5>there's things that make us different, but those things are

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<v Speaker 5>actually our superpowers and that with hard work and determination,

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<v Speaker 5>we can accomplish anything that we set our minds to.

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<v Speaker 2>So there are actually four books you've written. I miss

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<v Speaker 2>mis wrote it, miss said it. It's four. It's four

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<v Speaker 2>books you've written in this series Feeling Accepted Coast to

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<v Speaker 5>So there's there's dreams that are been published. I'm working

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<v Speaker 5>on the fourth one.

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<v Speaker 2>As all right, all right, so give us the website

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<v Speaker 2>how people can get in touch, either to contribute and

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<v Speaker 5>Okay perfect through its handy ahn d I Capable v

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<v Speaker 2>Handy Capable Fitness dot com. Perfect thank you for what

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<v Speaker 2>you do. I know that you have dealt with a

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<v Speaker 2>disability that occurred when you were quite young, but you

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<v Speaker 2>have overcome so much, and you're an inspiration to me

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<v Speaker 2>and to everybody who knows you. Thanks James, I appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>it and saying my good friend. Okay, thanks you. All

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<v Speaker 2>right now we're gonna take you up above the Clouds.

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<v Speaker 2>And the organization is called Above the Clouds and with

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<v Speaker 2>us is Greg Bonnie Giorno. How have I done with

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<v Speaker 2>that pronunciation? Greg? Not bad?

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<v Speaker 5>You did?

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<v Speaker 7>Right now?

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<v Speaker 9>Not back? Compared to a lot of.

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<v Speaker 2>People, all right, tell us about Above the Clouds sounds

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<v Speaker 2>to me like a great program. You get some young

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<v Speaker 9>That's right. Well, first, thanks for having having me on

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<v Speaker 9>the show tonight, along with all the other great organizations

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<v Speaker 9>that you're promoting here. But Above the Clouds were based

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<v Speaker 9>children and teens who have serious illness or disabilities and

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<v Speaker 9>have had access to otherwise, and that's bringing them to

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<v Speaker 9>give them an experience during the day where they come

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<v Speaker 9>meet the pilot. We have volunteers on the ground and

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<v Speaker 9>During the day, they do a walk around of the

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<v Speaker 9>they'll they have options to explore different areas. Sometimes we'll

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<v Speaker 9>times we'll fly down towards Jilatt Stadium and do a

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<v Speaker 9>so it's a really special exciting treat for these kids

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<v Speaker 9>entails the kids, usually groups of kids. We have about

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<v Speaker 9>twenty different partner organizations throughout Boston that feed us kids

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<v Speaker 9>and we'll do events that Logo Airport get behind the

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<v Speaker 9>and it's a beautiful high tech facility at Plymouth Airport

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<v Speaker 9>and we'll do about a two to three hour event

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<v Speaker 2>It sounds greg like a great program. I assume you

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, so I'll go to Above the Clouds kids dot org.

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<v Speaker 9>Above the Clouds we have the kids in the end

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<v Speaker 9>all the information as far as who we are, what

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<v Speaker 9>as someone on the ground, we always need flight coordinators

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<v Speaker 9>And so we're getting ourselves organized again for twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 9>We're pushing all about almost a thousand kids we've flown

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Greg, thanks for what you do and thanks for

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<v Speaker 2>listening to Nightside and joining us this year, and we'll

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<v Speaker 2>keep in contact this time goes on, but again a

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<v Speaker 2>great program. Greg Bungeiono Bongono.

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<v Speaker 9>I believe thanks Dan, thank you having me. I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Greg. Okay, thanks so much. All right, now

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<v Speaker 2>us is Laurie Low Lurie, Welcome to Nightside.

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<v Speaker 3>How are you, hi, Dan doing fantastic? How are you doing?

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<v Speaker 6>Thank you so much for very well.

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<v Speaker 2>Tell us tell us what what is Minis with the

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<v Speaker 2>Mission all about?

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<v Speaker 5>Sure?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. Mini of the Mission is an all volunteer nonprofit.

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<v Speaker 3>We partner with local outreach programs and charities as well

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<v Speaker 3>as communities to provide opportunities for all people to receive

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<v Speaker 3>the healing and joyful benefits of connecting with our rescued

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<v Speaker 3>miniature horses and donkeys.

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<v Speaker 2>Mint horses and donkeys.

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<v Speaker 5>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>And is there a geographic area that you serve or

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<v Speaker 2>do you or how far does your does your mission extend?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>So we are have our miniature horses and donkeys in

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<v Speaker 3>the Ipswich and Newberry area, So we do a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of our outreach with the north Shore communities. However, we

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<v Speaker 3>do know as far as to the Boston Schools, which

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<v Speaker 3>is a really exciting an impactful program because a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of the Buston school children have never seen a miniature

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<v Speaker 3>horse or a donkey, so those are a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>fun to do those.

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<v Speaker 2>And what type of facilities do you, uh, do you

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<v Speaker 2>bring your your minige minis too? I assume a variety

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<v Speaker 2>of facilities we do, and we really.

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<v Speaker 3>Say, honestly, any place where there's a need of joy

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<v Speaker 3>and healing and and that is often anywhere in the

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<v Speaker 3>world that we live in today. But we have a

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<v Speaker 3>very great partnership with Veterans Home Base. We also work

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<v Speaker 3>with Care Dimensions, so their programs such as their hospice

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<v Speaker 3>care and Camp stepping Stone. We also have worked with

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<v Speaker 3>the Denvers Recovery Center and the Recovery High School, many

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<v Speaker 3>councils on agings in our local communities as well as

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<v Speaker 3>Northeast ARC and some of the school programs and I'd

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<v Speaker 3>already mentioned like the Boston City school programs.

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<v Speaker 2>So I assume that if folks want to avail themsel else,

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<v Speaker 2>they could contact you. If other folks want to help

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<v Speaker 2>and contribute, because obviously it costs some money to run

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<v Speaker 2>a great program like this, how can people get in

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<v Speaker 2>contact with you to either to help you or to

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<v Speaker 2>participate in the program. What's what's the website?

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you? The website is Minis with a Mission, and

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<v Speaker 3>there are several ways to support us. As you had mentioned,

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<v Speaker 3>Generous donations do help us care for the rescued courses

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<v Speaker 3>and donkeys, as well as administrative cost of the nonprofit.

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<v Speaker 3>We love our volunteers who work passionately and tirelessly. We

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<v Speaker 3>are an all volunteer organization. We have volunteers of many

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<v Speaker 3>ages and different interest levels, and we find a way

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<v Speaker 3>to make them feel welcome. And we would love to

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<v Speaker 3>hear from you.

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<v Speaker 2>So I assume it's Minis with a Mission? Is it

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<v Speaker 2>dot coma dot org, dot org, dot org? Okay, Minis

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<v Speaker 2>with a Mission all one word dot org glory. Thank

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<v Speaker 2>you very much. Thank you for what you do. I

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<v Speaker 2>know you bring a lot of joy to a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people of all ages. Have a great Christmas and

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<v Speaker 2>holiday season. Okay, thank you, Laurie Ll good bye. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>take a break, coming back for two more. We'll wrap

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<v Speaker 2>the hour and then we will have another full hour

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<v Speaker 2>of ten more great charities here on our twelfth annual

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<v Speaker 2>Nightside Charity Combine. Coming back on Nightside right after this

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<v Speaker 2>short break.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to Dan Ray Live from the Window World

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<v Speaker 1>Nightside Studios on WBZ News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Just a very quick correction. The website minisw a mission.

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<v Speaker 2>It's dot com dot org. It's Minis Withthemission dot com.

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<v Speaker 2>Now I want to welcome Arthur Bembery. He's with a

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<v Speaker 2>group called part Takers. Welcome Artha. Tell us about Partakers.

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<v Speaker 2>You've been around now for well twenty five years, since

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen ninety seven.

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<v Speaker 10>Yes, Hi, good evening. Thank you so much for having us.

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<v Speaker 10>I appreciate the opportunities. We have it around for just

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<v Speaker 10>nineteen ninety seven. And we're an organized that offers educational

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<v Speaker 10>opportunities and rentering opportunities for people that are incarcerated and

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<v Speaker 10>for folks that have been impacted by incarceration post in

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<v Speaker 10>consceleration when they get out. We work with aranging colleges

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<v Speaker 10>in the area Tufts University, Emerson Vandeis, Boston College, and

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<v Speaker 10>Boston University to provide these educational opportunities. We also have

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<v Speaker 10>a rentering force of four hundred volunteers from the surrounding

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<v Speaker 10>the Boston area and the communities that are matched with

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<v Speaker 10>the students inside and outside when they segue back into

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<v Speaker 10>the community. Our recentive is aranged is two percent compared

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<v Speaker 10>with the national three year average of sixty three percent

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<v Speaker 10>in the local average here in Massachusetts of thirty two percent.

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<v Speaker 10>So we're very proud of the work that we do.

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<v Speaker 10>Ninety percent of the folks in our reentry program go

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<v Speaker 10>on to establish stable housing, eighty percent of them, if

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<v Speaker 10>I have gone on to obtain employering upon now the

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<v Speaker 10>release from prison.

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<v Speaker 2>Those are amazing statistics, art that you should be really

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<v Speaker 2>proud of those. How many folks have participated in this

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<v Speaker 2>program over the near quarter of the century that you've

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<v Speaker 2>been operational now, well, actually it's more than a quarter

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<v Speaker 2>of a century now that I get my math right here,

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<v Speaker 2>go right ahead.

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<v Speaker 10>Dort reminders. During that time, we've had over four hundred

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<v Speaker 10>preeple go through the program. Some do get out early

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<v Speaker 10>before they graduate with a degree and they go on

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<v Speaker 10>to erol in our re entry program and go on

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<v Speaker 10>to find other forms of employer and others go on

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<v Speaker 10>to continue your education through to the various colleges that

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<v Speaker 10>they've been connected with. So it's been a raging journey

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<v Speaker 10>and it's great to have this type of support from

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<v Speaker 10>the universities because that was not always the case on

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<v Speaker 10>the conservative side. Keeping somebody in prison can range from

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<v Speaker 10>a to one hundred and fifty thousand dollar fore and Massachusetts.

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<v Speaker 10>So our work that we do, I'm establishing a pathway

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<v Speaker 10>for folks to stay out at FRIS and it's definitely

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<v Speaker 10>better than us sending those resources on that.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so you've made a very strong case. How can

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<v Speaker 2>my listeners help you out? Give us the website and

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<v Speaker 2>what do you need volunteers? Do you need support? What's

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<v Speaker 2>the website?

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<v Speaker 10>First of all, takers dot org, ww dot parth, takers

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<v Speaker 10>dot org.

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<v Speaker 2>And part Takers is p A R T A k

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<v Speaker 2>E r s like partaking.

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<v Speaker 10>Exactly Partakers dot org. And our need is obviously donations

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<v Speaker 10>are always welcome, but what we really need is for

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<v Speaker 10>folks to get involved, for folks to become mentors. To

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<v Speaker 10>go on the website, click on it see how to

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<v Speaker 10>become involved at the organization because we encourage people to

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<v Speaker 10>join us in being agentsy change and changing the narrative

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<v Speaker 10>surrounding people that have been infected by a conceleration.

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<v Speaker 6>It's a.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, congratulate you, Congratulate you on what you do.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for being in touch with Nightside and we wish

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<v Speaker 2>you all the best in the in the in the

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<v Speaker 2>years to come. For everybody who goes in and does

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<v Speaker 2>their time, pays their price, they should be given an

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity to get out and get themselves straight straight and

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<v Speaker 2>straightened out and onto a very productive life. And you're

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<v Speaker 2>doing that for a lot of people.

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<v Speaker 10>Thanks Arthur, Yes, and thank you for the opportunity to

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<v Speaker 10>just shitty. In fact, we make with your listeners.

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<v Speaker 2>You're you're very welcome. All right, We're going to move

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<v Speaker 2>and talk with Ellen van Erin. I hope I supper

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<v Speaker 2>announced that name correctly. She runs a program called Companion Animals.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>It's basically services facilities down on Cape Cod visiting hospitals

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<v Speaker 2>with companion animals. Ellen, how long has your group been around?

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<v Speaker 11>Well, actually I don't run the programpty and I just

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<v Speaker 11>want to I don't want to take credit.

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<v Speaker 2>For that week, Kay, Sure, no problem.

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<v Speaker 1>So how long?

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<v Speaker 11>But the group spit around since nineteen eighty six. It

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<v Speaker 11>basically started because there was a woman who was in

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<v Speaker 11>a rehabit She had a dog at home that she missed,

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<v Speaker 11>so a group of her friends got together and they

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<v Speaker 11>started to go in and visit her in the hospital

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<v Speaker 11>with their animals, and then from there the organization grew.

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<v Speaker 11>We are approved by the American Kennel Club, so we

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<v Speaker 11>are an approved training group and basically we have twofold

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<v Speaker 11>We train owners and their dogs to become part of

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<v Speaker 11>a therapy team and join our organization. And then from

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<v Speaker 11>there we go and we visit various facilities on the Cape.

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<v Speaker 11>We go into Belmouth Hospital, a Cape Cod Hospital, Spaldi Rehab.

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<v Speaker 11>We have also visit the various nursing homes that are

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<v Speaker 11>available on the Cape and group homes and day programs

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<v Speaker 11>for students with disabilities. We have a children's program where

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<v Speaker 11>we go into elementary schools and we help students with

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<v Speaker 11>the literacy programs. We make one time visits when requested

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<v Speaker 11>to different libraries. We've participated in suicide prevention walks to

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<v Speaker 11>provide to try to provide some emotional support to the participants.

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<v Speaker 11>And basically what we really need is we're looking for

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<v Speaker 11>more people to become involved and become a therapy team

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<v Speaker 11>on the Cape with us and join us and have

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<v Speaker 11>us come with us to our various facilities.

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<v Speaker 2>Wed my next question, which was the help that you need.

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<v Speaker 2>How can folks get in touch with you? You have

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<v Speaker 2>a pretty impressive website, I believe Companionanimalprogram dot org is

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<v Speaker 2>that the website.

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<v Speaker 11>No, actually it's Companionanimalprogram dot com. And on that day

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<v Speaker 11>on the website, people can find out the different places

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<v Speaker 11>that we visit, can find out about our training program.

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<v Speaker 11>We run a six week training program just teaching the

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<v Speaker 11>handlers and the odds how to behave in a different facility.

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<v Speaker 11>They go through devaluation. We provide mentoring for the teams

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<v Speaker 11>to ensure that they're comfortable in the different facilities. And

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<v Speaker 11>we are actually having an open house on Friday, January

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<v Speaker 11>third at six point thirty at the Requoite Congregation Church.

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<v Speaker 11>Anybody all of that.

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<v Speaker 2>I hate to do this to you, Ellen, but I'm

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit tight on time here. I just want

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<v Speaker 2>to make sure people have that website. All this information

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<v Speaker 2>is available at Companion Animal Program dot com. Com. Yep, perfect,

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Ellen, Thank you so much. I appreciate you so much.

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<v Speaker 11>Dan, we really appreciate the opportunity.

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<v Speaker 2>Bybye, You're welcome. Now, I'd like to talk with a

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<v Speaker 2>representative of the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, Joshua Joshua Kamirov.

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<v Speaker 2>Joshua tell us about the mass Down Syndrome Congress.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, great, Thank you so much, Dan, I really appreciate

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<v Speaker 6>the opportunity and just hearing all the incredible, uh, you

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<v Speaker 6>know work that other charities are doing out there. So

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<v Speaker 6>the m d s C has been around for forty

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<v Speaker 6>years now, and you know, we really just started by

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<v Speaker 6>parents who you know, had young children who with with

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<v Speaker 6>Down syndrome and wanted to be able to you know,

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<v Speaker 6>provide support for them in their schools. And we've just

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<v Speaker 6>you know grown tremendously over the years and we have

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<v Speaker 6>all sorts of programs and you know, big thing that

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<v Speaker 6>that we really focus on is providing supports throughout the

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<v Speaker 6>entire lifespan. So we have an incredible program called Parents

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<v Speaker 6>First Call that is really like a hallmark of m

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<v Speaker 6>d SC that provides that has uh, you know, forty

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<v Speaker 6>plus parent volunteers around the state who when somebody gets

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<v Speaker 6>a diagnosis, whether it's prenatally or whether it's at birth,

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<v Speaker 6>that we're able to match them you know, very thoughtfully

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<v Speaker 6>and be able to provide and support there. But then

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<v Speaker 6>on the on the other end is to provide you know,

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<v Speaker 6>support for individuals as they age, which is you know,

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<v Speaker 6>really important considering that people with downstad them now are

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<v Speaker 6>living a heck of a lot longer than they were,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, several decades ago.

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<v Speaker 2>How many folks over the years, how many families have

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<v Speaker 2>you helped?

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, you know, right now we serve about eight

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<v Speaker 6>thousand families across the state, and you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>specifically with new and expectant families through our Parents' First

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<v Speaker 6>Call program that I spoke about, then we serve about

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<v Speaker 6>one hundred and fifty every year with those sort of Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't mean to get emotional, but you do in

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<v Speaker 2>God's work.

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<v Speaker 5>I truly mean that.

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<v Speaker 2>What's the easiest way for people either to support your group?

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<v Speaker 2>I assume that financial contributions would be welcome, or to

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<v Speaker 2>see about to get some help if they feel they're

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<v Speaker 2>in need. What's the website?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, the website is m d s C dot org. So, yeah,

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<v Speaker 6>Massachusetts Down centde Congress m d s C dot org.

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<v Speaker 6>And yeah, for certainly at the end of the year,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, financial donations that allow us to provide support

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<v Speaker 6>for more families you know, throughout the year is hugely

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<v Speaker 6>important to There are so many other ways to get

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<v Speaker 6>involved as well. We have a Buddy Walk program that

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<v Speaker 6>we run every October. Anybody can start a team. We

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<v Speaker 6>have you know, scores of teams, and we have an

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<v Speaker 6>employment program. It's really important. I spoke about the lifespan

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<v Speaker 6>and how important it is to make sure the individuals,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, have rich lives, not just as as children

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<v Speaker 6>and through their you know, education that we have support for,

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<v Speaker 6>but as well into the adult years and so our employment.

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<v Speaker 6>Our employment program is called your Next Star and we

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<v Speaker 6>have a shop that you can find if you just

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<v Speaker 6>go to MDSc dot org. You'll get there, you'll see it.

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<v Speaker 6>But our employment program.

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to give that website a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>most slowly, and that is m D S C. M

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<v Speaker 2>M is from Massachusetts. D is for for Daniel, S

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<v Speaker 2>is for Sam, for Charlie dot org, m d SC

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<v Speaker 2>dot org. Joshua, thank you very much, Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be happy. All the families, thank you so much

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<v Speaker 2>for what you're doing. I hope some of my listeners

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<v Speaker 2>will be will be generous. Merry Christmas.

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<v Speaker 6>Okay, thank you, Jim, You're welcome.

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<v Speaker 2>When we get back, we have ten more great charities

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