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All right, we are on day four of the Travelers Championship.
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Amanda Joe from the Country ninety two to five up
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Morning Show. I am here for community access and the
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Birdie's for Charity program. If you aren't familiar. Every year, Travelers,
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through their Birdies program, donates millions of dollars back to
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local charities. We've been catching up with a lot of
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them over these few days. They get a fifteen percent
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bonus match when you make a donation before the championship
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closes out on Sunday. So right now we're here with
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Lauren from the We Before Me Foundation. How you doing, Hi,
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good morning, Thank you for having me.
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Thank you for coming.
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And I hear your foundation is all about another type
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of sport that involves somewhat of a stick hockey.
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Yes, yes, we are a youth hockey initiative.
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Okay, the WEE Before Me Foundation, we were established back
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in twenty twenty two. We are affiliated with the Connecticut
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GC Youth Hockey Program. The We Before Me Foundation's mission
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is to make hockey more accessible to young players that
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would not otherwise have access to the sport.
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I can imagine it's pretty pricey.
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It's expensive, and then also just like ice time.
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Getting like, there's so many different factors that make hockey
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complicated for kids to access, especially if you're in a
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community that doesn't have an active program or a rink.
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So we do three different things. We run an intramural
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program in partnership with Covenant Preparatory Academy of Hartford, so
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we teach their middle school players how to play. We
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also have scholarships available for youth players who already know
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how to play, but for whom cost may be a barrier.
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So those are kids that are in the sport or
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pee wee level of youth hockey would be eligible for
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those scholarships. And then we also have a development track,
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another scholarship opportunity for younger kiddos between five and eight
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years old. They can join our pro I'm at the
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MIT level and grow up in the program with our
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regular full pay players.
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I like how you guys kind of keep the terminology
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the same across like Peewee Hockey League. I didn't. I
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thought that was like a you know, maybe to an area,
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But I grew up in Greenfield, Massachusetts, so I forget that.
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Depending on the area you grow up, but you might
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not have a rink. We had a rink, so I
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had a lot of friends that played hockey. So aside
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from the smelly equipment, yes, like it can get a
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little pricey.
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Yes, yes, yes, it's an expensive sport, but it's a
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great sport. So we were founded by Duncan Fletcher. Duncan
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Fletcher is the head of Connecticut GCUTH Hockey. Okay, Duncan
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grew up playing hockey, he played in college. Hockey's been
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really life changing for him and he's really passionate about
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making it available to more kids.
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I love that. Yeah, I love that.
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I mean anybody that I've talked to that has any
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sort of involvement in a sport, because I just absolutely
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love it because you learn so much more than just sport. Yes,
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I always say as an adult, I can tell one
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I'm working with people who played a team sport growing
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up and who did not.
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Yes, yes, yes, yes. And GC actually stands for grit
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and courage.
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Yes, because to learn how to skate and coordinate all
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of the different things that are happening on the ice,
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it takes a lot.
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It's a lot of character development, yes, into it.
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So if somebody donates to you, guys, what types of programs,
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the three that you outlined.
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Yes, so a donation to the Way Before Me Foundation
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is supporting our ability to continue running our program with
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Covenant Prep so that we continue teaching those players how
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to play. And it's really impactful for scholarships, so that
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we can get more players involved, especially we're we're really
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trying to find players at that younger level, at the
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might level.
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I love that.
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So, yeah, we we would love your support. It means
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a lot to us. We provide the equipment, we provide
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the ice time, we provide the coaching, and then for
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our scholarship players, we're also providing all of their expenses
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to go to tournaments.
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Oh that's amazing.
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Yeah, we want to.
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Make sure if a child is in this program as
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a scholarship player, they get equal opportunity with all of
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our other players.
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All right, we before Me. If you want to make
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that donation, go a little bit farther. Make sure you
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make the donation before Travelers raps on Sunday. And do
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you have any events coming up past Travelers?
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So, yes, we are hoping.
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We are planning to host a friend raiser at Newpark
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Brewing on September twenty four. Oh I'm familiar with that, yes,
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so keep a lookout for that as well.
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Fantastic and where can they go if they want to
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find out more about you guys?
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So we before mefoundation dot org.
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Okay, and again get them that fifteen percent match, make
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the donation before travelers raps on Sunday.
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Thank you so much, Thank you so much. Great to
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see you.
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All right, we are on day four of the Travelers Championship.
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Amanda Joe from the Country ninety two to five up
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Morning Show. I am here for community access and the
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Birdie's for Charity program. If you aren't familiar. Every year, Travelers,
5
00:00:14.359 --> 00:00:18.320
through their Birdies program, donates millions of dollars back to
6
00:00:18.399 --> 00:00:20.960
local charities. We've been catching up with a lot of
7
00:00:20.960 --> 00:00:23.679
them over these few days. They get a fifteen percent
8
00:00:23.719 --> 00:00:28.440
bonus match when you make a donation before the championship
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00:00:28.760 --> 00:00:31.280
closes out on Sunday. So right now we're here with
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Lauren from the We Before Me Foundation. How you doing, Hi,
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good morning, Thank you for having me.
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Thank you for coming.
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00:00:38.039 --> 00:00:41.439
And I hear your foundation is all about another type
14
00:00:41.439 --> 00:00:44.200
of sport that involves somewhat of a stick hockey.
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00:00:44.359 --> 00:00:47.159
Yes, yes, we are a youth hockey initiative.
16
00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:50.280
Okay, the WEE Before Me Foundation, we were established back
17
00:00:50.320 --> 00:00:54.200
in twenty twenty two. We are affiliated with the Connecticut
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00:00:54.359 --> 00:00:58.640
GC Youth Hockey Program. The We Before Me Foundation's mission
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00:00:58.799 --> 00:01:02.759
is to make hockey more accessible to young players that
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would not otherwise have access to the sport.
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I can imagine it's pretty pricey.
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It's expensive, and then also just like ice time.
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Getting like, there's so many different factors that make hockey
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complicated for kids to access, especially if you're in a
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community that doesn't have an active program or a rink.
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So we do three different things. We run an intramural
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program in partnership with Covenant Preparatory Academy of Hartford, so
28
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we teach their middle school players how to play. We
29
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also have scholarships available for youth players who already know
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how to play, but for whom cost may be a barrier.
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So those are kids that are in the sport or
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pee wee level of youth hockey would be eligible for
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those scholarships. And then we also have a development track,
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another scholarship opportunity for younger kiddos between five and eight
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years old. They can join our pro I'm at the
36
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MIT level and grow up in the program with our
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regular full pay players.
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I like how you guys kind of keep the terminology
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the same across like Peewee Hockey League. I didn't. I
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thought that was like a you know, maybe to an area,
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But I grew up in Greenfield, Massachusetts, so I forget that.
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Depending on the area you grow up, but you might
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not have a rink. We had a rink, so I
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had a lot of friends that played hockey. So aside
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from the smelly equipment, yes, like it can get a
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little pricey.
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Yes, yes, yes, it's an expensive sport, but it's a
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great sport. So we were founded by Duncan Fletcher. Duncan
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Fletcher is the head of Connecticut GCUTH Hockey. Okay, Duncan
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grew up playing hockey, he played in college. Hockey's been
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really life changing for him and he's really passionate about
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making it available to more kids.
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I love that. Yeah, I love that.
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I mean anybody that I've talked to that has any
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sort of involvement in a sport, because I just absolutely
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love it because you learn so much more than just sport. Yes,
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I always say as an adult, I can tell one
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I'm working with people who played a team sport growing
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up and who did not.
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Yes, yes, yes, yes. And GC actually stands for grit
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and courage.
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Yes, because to learn how to skate and coordinate all
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of the different things that are happening on the ice,
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it takes a lot.
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It's a lot of character development, yes, into it.
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So if somebody donates to you, guys, what types of programs,
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the three that you outlined.
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Yes, so a donation to the Way Before Me Foundation
69
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is supporting our ability to continue running our program with
70
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Covenant Prep so that we continue teaching those players how
71
00:03:31.919 --> 00:03:37.159
to play. And it's really impactful for scholarships, so that
72
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we can get more players involved, especially we're we're really
73
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trying to find players at that younger level, at the
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might level.
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I love that.
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So, yeah, we we would love your support. It means
77
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a lot to us. We provide the equipment, we provide
78
00:03:50.159 --> 00:03:52.800
the ice time, we provide the coaching, and then for
79
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our scholarship players, we're also providing all of their expenses
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to go to tournaments.
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Oh that's amazing.
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Yeah, we want to.
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Make sure if a child is in this program as
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a scholarship player, they get equal opportunity with all of
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our other players.
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All right, we before Me. If you want to make
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that donation, go a little bit farther. Make sure you
88
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make the donation before Travelers raps on Sunday. And do
89
00:04:13.840 --> 00:04:17.279
you have any events coming up past Travelers?
90
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So, yes, we are hoping.
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We are planning to host a friend raiser at Newpark
92
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Brewing on September twenty four. Oh I'm familiar with that, yes,
93
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so keep a lookout for that as well.
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Fantastic and where can they go if they want to
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find out more about you guys?
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So we before mefoundation dot org.
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Okay, and again get them that fifteen percent match, make
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the donation before travelers raps on Sunday.
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Thank you so much, Thank you so much. Great to
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see you.
