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WELCOME TO, IT'S HAPPENING IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
I'M GEORGIA CLEMSON, AND WE HAVE THE BEST SHOW FOR YOU TODAY.
AND WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH TWO VETERANS WHO ARE HERE.
I MEAN VETERANS OF THE SHOW AND FRIENDS WE HAVE DENISE GARE.
WE HAD TALKED JUST EARLIER THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE SHOW BEFORE.
AND PERSONALLY, WE HAVE HISTORY, SO IT'S A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU ON TODAY.
AND WE KNOW YOU HAVE SOMETHING BIG, REALLY BIG COMING UP IN JUNE.
WHO WANTS TO START OFF AND TELL US ABOUT THAT? WELL, UM, AS THE BLESSED PRESIDENT OF THE GRAND PERIOD JUNETEENTH COMMITTEE, I AM PEACOCK PROUD.
I'M HYENA HAPPY, AND I'M ELEPHANT ELATED TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR GRAND TAKEOVER FOR THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION OF 2024.
UH, WE'RE EXCITED AND DELIGHTED TO HAVE A THREE DAY CELEBRATION THIS YEAR.
AND, UH, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP ALL THE TIME, BUT IT'S A THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENT.
YOU DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE TIME.
UH, WE HAVE TO KNOW ALL OF THESE DETAILS.
NOW, WHAT DAYS ARE WE CELEBRATING? BECAUSE JUNE THE 19TH DOESN'T ALWAYS FALL ON THE DAYS WE CELEBRATE.
UH, THE 13TH, WHICH IS A THURSDAY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR INAUGURAL COMMUNITY VOLLEYBALL EVENT AT THE DOWARD RECREATION CENTER.
AND, UH, IT'S OUR FIRST TIME EVER.
AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO EXPAND IT.
THAT'S JUNE THE 13TH, AND THEN JUNE THE 14TH IS A FRIDAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE EPIC AND SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE AT EPIC CENTRAL, AND IT'S GONNA BE FROM 6:00 PM TO 10 O'CLOCK, WE HAVE A LIVE VAN, DJ, FOOD TRUCKS, VENDOR BOOTS.
AND IT'S GOING TO LEAD INTO OUR AWESOME SATURDAY, WHICH IS JUNE THE 15TH, 2327 TYREE STREET AT TYREE PARK IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS.
IT'S A GRAND WEEKEND IN THE GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS.
AND IT'S ALWAYS SO MUCH FUN, DENISE, NOW YOU HELP TAKE CARE OF THE PARADE TOO AS WELL, DON'T YOU? YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT.
SO THIS YEAR OUR PARADE MARSHAL IS, IS NONE OTHER THAN, UM, A COUNCILWOMAN JACK, JACQUELINE HEAD UHHUH.
AND SHE IS, UM, WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO BECOME, UH, TO BE ELECTED ON THE COUNCIL.
AND SO WE THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS A HISTORICAL MOMENT, AND WE THOUGHT THAT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THAT'S HISTORICAL.
AND SO WE, WE ASKED HER AND SHE ACCEPTED SO KINDLY AND GRATEFULLY, AND WE'RE SO GLAD TO HAVE HER.
NOW, DENISE, IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT, UH, PARADE, HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE DO THAT? OKAY.
UM, UH, THERE'S A PARADE FLYER UP ON FACEBOOK, AND MY PHONE NUMBER IS ON THAT, ON THAT FLYER AS WELL.
AND WE ALSO, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE YOUNG PEOPLE NOW, SO THEY'RE THE GOOGLE FORMS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU HIT THE LINK.
AND SO WE ALSO HAVE THAT ON THE FLYER.
THE LINK WILL BE ON, IS ON THE FLYER.
SO IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN, IN PARTICIPATING IN OUR PARADE WILL BE THE SAME TIME ON THAT SATURDAY MORNING.
OF COURSE, WE MEET AT, UH, THE CITY HALL PLAZA AND WE HAVE, UH, A SHORT PROGRAM ABOUT 15 MINUTES, AND WE TRY TO START THE PARADE ON TIME AT 10 O'CLOCK.
AND SO WE PROCEED TO, UH, TYREE PARK.
AND SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY WALK THAT FAR, DON'T THEY? YES, THEY DO.
AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT IT GOES TO TYREE PARK AND I LOVE THE NEW THINGS THAT WE CAN ENJOY AT TYREE PARK FROM THE $2 MILLION RENOVATION.
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS, THE, UH, REPRESENTATIVE FOR, FOR, WE'RE STARTING THAT OFF BECAUSE IT REALLY IS LOOKING NICE RIGHT NOW.
I REALLY AM PLEASED WE WILL ENJOY THAT.
AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE PARADE AND JUNETEENTH MM-HMM
UH, AND COMING UP TO TYREE PARK, I THINK ABOUT SMELLING THAT BARBECUE.
AND WE DO HAVE OUR WONDERFUL COOKS LINED UP, READY TO GO.
THEY'VE CONTACTED US AND WE'RE JUST SO EXCITED.
AND AGAIN, AS DENISE SAID, WE'RE CERTAINLY GRATEFUL TO STATE REPRESENTATIVE CHRIS TURNER AND ALL THAT.
HE, UM, WENT FORWARD TO HELP MAKE TY RE BEAUTIFICATION WHAT IT HAS BECOME.
BUT IT IS BEAUTIFUL AND WE'RE CERTAINLY GRATEFUL TO YOU AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL AND AN HONORABLE MAYOR.
WE'RE AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME.
WE HAVE, AND SO WE'RE JUST BLESSED BEYOND MEASURED TO HAVE A CITY LIKE GRAND PRAIRIE TO HELP US TO CELEBRATE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, WHICH IS JUNETEENTH IN AND OF ITSELF.
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OF JUNETEENTH HELPS US TO SPREAD AMEN.WHAT THE TRUE MEANING OF JUNETEENTH IS ALL ABOUT.
AND SO THERE IS A HISTORICAL CONTEXT, THERE'S A ETHNICITY CONTEXT, AND SO VENDOR BOOTS ALL OVER THE PARK, THEY'RE STILL AVAILABLE TOO.
AND SO THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT AND THAT SATURDAY EVERYTHING'S FREE BECAUSE WE'RE CELEBRATING FREEDOM.
UH, NOW THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE, UH, THE VOLLEYBALL GAME WHERE YOU'LL HAVE FOOD TRUCKS.
THEY BUY THEIR OWN FOOD THERE.
BUT WHEN THEY COME TO TYREE ON A SATURDAY, YES.
OH, YOU HAVE THE BEST HOT DOGS AND AWESOME, ARE YOU GONNA HAVE BURGERS TOO? YES, MA'AM.
THAT'S GONNA BE BURGERS, HOT DOGS, HOT LINKS, WATERMELON.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO FOOD TRUCKS THERE.
SO IF YOU DON'T KIND OF LIKE WHAT WE ARE GIVING AWAY FOR FREE, THEN UH, JUST BRING AN EXTRA FEW DOLLARS AND YOU CAN BUY WHAT YOU WANT.
SO WE CAN BRING THE FAMILY TO THIS EVENT, CORRECT.
FREE SWIMMING, FREE BOUNCE HOUSES, UH, FREE GAMES FOR ALL THE CHILDREN.
AND DENISE, ANOTHER PERK IS YOU HAVE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS, DON'T YOU? YES.
WE, UH, ARE GOING TO GIVE, UH, THREE SCHOLARSHIPS THIS YEAR.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, THE, THE TITLE IS, UM, THE, THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF JUNETEENTH IN THIS TIME, AND THAT'S THE TITLE.
AND SO IN THE DEADLINE, UM, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I THINK THE DEADLINE TO IS THE NINTH.
AND ALL OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ESSAY IS ON THE WEBSITE.
AND, UH, AND IT'S, IT'S A WONDERFUL THING.
SO WE GIVE 1000 FOR FIRST PLA FIRST PLACE IS 1000, SECOND PLACE IS SEVEN 50, AND THIRD PLACE IS 500.
AND THAT, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LOT OF MONEY, BUT WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO SCHOOL, ANY LITTLE BIT HELPS.
AND WE'VE DONE, I MEAN, WE'VE DONE THIS FOR A WHILE AS FAR AS THE SCHOLARSHIPS, AND IT REALLY WARMS OUR HEART BECAUSE WE WANNA GIVE, 'CAUSE EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT.
AND EVEN IN, IN SPEAKING OF EDUCATION, EDUCATION ABOUT THIS DAY, BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S, WE'RE CELEBRATING 159 YEARS OF FREEDOM.
AND THEN IN GRAND PRAIRIE, WE'VE CELEBRATED THIS HOLIDAY FOR 36 YEARS BECAUSE, UH, IN 1979, YOU KNOW, CLEMONS, UH, GOVERNOR CLEMONS MADE IT A STATE HOLIDAY.
AND THEN WE HAD OUR GRANDMOTHER OF JUNETEENTH WHO WALKED THOSE MILES, UH, OPAL LEE, WHO IS MY SORA.
I WANTED EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT TOO.
AND, UM, PRESIDENT, UH, JOSEPH ROBINETTE, UH, BIDEN MADE IT, UH, OFFICIAL A FEDERAL HOLIDAY IN, UH, 19, I'M SORRY, 19, 20, 21.
AND SO WE'RE JUST, WE WANT TO EMBRACE THE AMERICAN HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST OUR HISTORY, RIGHT.
THIS IS IMPORTANT TO EVERYBODY, AND WE JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW, AND WE WANNA LOVE ON EVERYBODY BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TOO, BECAUSE LOVE IS WAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND.
SO TELL US ABOUT THE MAIN EVENTS AND WHEN TO SHOW UP FOR THE FUN FOR JUNETEENTH.
WELL, YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE THERE THAT SATURDAY AS A CLIMAX AT 2327 TYREE PARK IN GRAND PERRY, TEXAS, AND THE DALWORTH COMMUNITY.
THE PARADE WILL CLIMAX AROUND 11 O'CLOCK, BUT IF YOU GET THERE ABOUT 10 45, YOU'LL GET TO SEE 'EM PULLING IN.
LISTEN, I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU.
WITH TWO SCOOPS OF ICE CREAM ON MY LEFT SHOULDER.
IT'S A JUNETEENTH TAKEOVER, IT'S GONNA BE FREE FOOD, FREE FUN, FREE FELLOWSHIP.
SPECIAL THANKS TO YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOU DO AND THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.
WE COULD NOT PULL IT OFF WITHOUT OUR WONDERFUL SPONSORS.
TEXAS TRUST, CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE PARKS AND RECREATION, AIRBUS, THE LOCAL CHURCHES, EVERYBODY.
AND, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN TO YOU AND DENISE.
PLEASE TELL THEM HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THAT.
AND WE'RE LOOK AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
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WELCOME BACK AND WELCOME TO OUR NEXT
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GUEST.I KNEW, I, I KNEW I DIDN'T GET IT RIGHT, BUT I SAID IT'S AN INTERESTING ONE.
NOW SAY IT ONE MORE TIME FOR ME.
WELL, I'M JUST GONNA CALL YOU ASHLEY.
HOW ABOUT THAT? THAT'S PERFECT.
ASHLEY, YOU'RE WITH THE FABULOUS LIBRARY? YES.
AND, UM, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT SUMMERTIME AT THE LIBRARY, AREN'T WE? MM-HMM
AND YES, THE LIBRARY IS FANTASTIC.
I, I KNOW I'M A LITTLE BIT BIASED, BUT ONE OF THE BEST LIBRARIES AROUND FOR SURE.
WE'RE GETTING READY FOR SUMMER READING CLUB AND WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA START OFF STRONG AND HAVE ALL KINDS OF GREAT PROGRAMMING AND IT'S GONNA BE REALLY FUN.
OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS ADVENTURE BEGINS AT YOUR LIBRARY.
THAT'S GONNA BE SO APPEALING TO ALL THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
I FEEL LIKE IT'LL BE APPEALING TO EVERYONE.
'CAUSE YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE FANTASY THEMED, UM, ACTIVITIES.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE SCI-FI THEMED ACTIVITIES.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A RAINBOW GLOW DANCE PARTY AT EPIC CENTRAL ON JUNE 5TH AT SEVEN 30.
SO WE'LL HAVE LIKE, GLOW IN THE DARK BUBBLES, WE'LL HAVE GLOW STICKS, SOME GLOWING CRAFTS.
SO MANY FUN ACTIVITIES MM-HMM
AND UH, ACTUALLY THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM IS TO PROMOTE WHAT, SO WE DO THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM BECAUSE WHENEVER KIDS ARE OUT OF SCHOOL FOR SUMMER, JUST LIKE WITH ANY HOBBY, JUST LIKE WITH EXERCISE, WITH ANY MUSCLE, IF YOU'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, DOING IT CONSISTENTLY, THEN THERE'S A CHANCE THAT YOU CAN KIND OF REGRESS.
AND SO THAT'S CALLED THE SUMMER SLIDE.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVEN THOUGH KIDS ARE OUT FOR SUMMER, THEY'RE STILL USING THEIR BRAINS.
THEY'RE STILL, UM, GETTING SOCIALIZED.
THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, STILL ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO WE WANT TO INVITE KIDS AND REALLY EVERYONE OF EVERY AGE,
ZERO TO 120 UHHUH, UM, COME TO THE LIBRARY AND READ AND JUST HAVE FUN AND, UM, JUST ENJOY THAT TIME WITH YOUR COMMUNITY.
AND ASHLEY, WHAT WAYS DO YOU HAVE TO MOTIVATE US TO GET INVOLVED? SO, UM, FOR READING, WE HAVE OUR READING LOGS, AND IF YOU READ FIVE HOURS, KIDS CAN TURN IN A READING LOG AT ANY LOCATION AND THEY CAN GET A PRIZE.
WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF REALLY GREAT COUPONS THAT WE'VE PARTNERED WITH, UM, LOCAL BUSINESSES IN GRAND PRAIRIE, THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE BUSINESSES, UM, THAT HAVE HELPED PROVIDE THOSE INCENTIVES.
UM, YOU CAN GET LIKE LITTLE TRINKETS.
WE HAVE SOME REALLY FUN LIKE TREASURE CHEST ITEMS BECAUSE IT'S ADVENTURE THEMED MM-HMM
AND THEN YOU CAN OF COURSE GET A FREE BOOK TO TAKE HOME, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO RETURN IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT OURS, IT'S YOURS.
UM, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS FOR KIDDOS, FOR PRIZES.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE PRIZES FOR TEENS AND ADULTS.
SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
UM, WE WANNA ENCOURAGE TEENS AND ADULTS TO READ AS WELL, BUT WHENEVER THEY TURN IN THEIR FIVE HOURS ON A READING LOG, THEY GET ENTERED INTO A DRAWING TO WIN A PRIZE.
AND IT'S USUALLY SOMETHING BIGGER.
LIKE WE'LL HAVE LIKE A STANLEY CUP OR, UM, LIKE A JBL SPEAKER AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND ASHLEY, IS THIS AVAILABLE ONLY AT THE MAIN LIBRARY OR AT THE OTHER BRANCHES AS WELL? AT ALL LOCATIONS? SO, AT SHOTWELL, AT THE MAIN LIBRARY, AT THE WARMACK, BETTY WARMACK BRANCH, UM, WE HAVE, WE HAVE IT EVERYWHERE.
WE HAVE LOGS AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA BE OUT AT EPIC CENTRAL, UM, FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SUMMER DOING A PROGRAM, A SUMMER PROGRAM.
WE HAD OUR BIG DINO FEST IN THE SPRING, WHICH WAS A HUGE HIT.
UM, SO WE'RE EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH EPIC CENTRAL AGAIN.
IT WAS, AND I'M SURE THIS IS, ALL OF THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN.
WE HAVE THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM, AND I KNOW YOU OFFER SOME PROGRAMS THAT WHERE THEY COULD ACTUALLY PET THE ANIMALS.
WE'LL HAVE OUR PETTING ZOO AGAIN.
SO EVERY, UM, IT USED TO BE EVERY MONDAY, SO WE'RE SWITCHING IT EVERY FRIDAY.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR SPECIAL PERFORMER THIS SUMMER.
AND WHAT'S REALLY COOL ABOUT THEM IS THEY START OFF AT ONE LOCATION AND THEN THEY GO TO THE MIDDLE ONE, AND THEN THEY GO TO THE OTHER ONE.
SO THIS YEAR WE'RE GONNA HAVE THEM START OFF AT WARMACK, AND THEN THEY'LL COME TO MAINE AND THEN THEY'LL GO TO SHOTWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
SO THAT KIND OF BREAKS DOWN BARRIERS AND PROVIDES EASIER ACCESS FOR FAMILIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN ATTEND ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS. UM, AND THAT'LL BE ON FRIDAYS.
AND SO ONE OF OUR LIKE SPECIAL PROGRAMS, UM, IS THE PETTING ZOO THIS YEAR.
SO WE'LL HAVE THE PETTING ZOO, WE'LL HAVE LIKE A, A UNICORN PUPPET SHOW.
UM, WE'LL HAVE KARATE DANCE PARTY, WHICH IS LIKE A CONCERT WHERE THE, UM, MUSICIAN TEACHES KIDS HOW TO DO LIKE KARATE MOVES.
AND WHAT AGES DO YOU TARGET FOR THOSE PROGRAMS? HONESTLY, KIDS OF ALL AGES.
LIKE, WE EVEN HAVE SOME ADULTS COME THAT, THAT DON'T HAVE KIDDOS THAT ARE JUST LIKE, HEY, I'M REALLY
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INTERESTED IN THIS.UM, I WOULD SAY USUALLY THOUGH, LIKE IT'S A GOOD, UH, LIKE PRESCHOOL TO LIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL RANGE IS LIKE PROBABLY WHAT OUR AVERAGE IS.
WELL, I KNOW THAT IT LOOKS SO MUCH FUN WHEN I JUST REVIEWED WHAT THE PROGRAMS WERE MM-HMM
UM, OUR MAIN TARGET, OF COURSE, THE PROGRAMS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT IS THE SUMMER READING CLUB KEEPING THE KIDS PLUGGED IN? YES.
AND IF I WANTED TO JOIN THAT PROGRAM, HOW DO I DO THAT? IF YOU WANNA JOIN SUMMER READING CLUB, JUST SHOW UP, SHOW UP AT ONE OF OUR LIBRARIES, GET A READING LOG, ONE OF OUR AMAZING STAFF MEMBERS WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU OUT.
UM, JUST PICK UP A READING LOG.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO HAVE A LIBRARY CARD.
HOWEVER, IT'S REALLY EASY TO GET A LIBRARY CARD.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN GRAND PRAIRIE TO HAVE ONE.
SO WE WANT YOU TO GET A LIBRARY CARD SO YOU CAN CHECK OUT ALL OF OUR AWESOME MATERIALS THAT WE HAVE AND USE OUR AMAZING ONLINE SERVICES.
UM, BUT YEAH, JUST COME IN, GET A READING LOG, COME TO OUR PROGRAMS. EVERY PROGRAM THAT YOU ATTEND IS ONE HOUR OF READING BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE ATTENDING A PROGRAM, THEY'RE SO HIGH QUALITY THAT THEY'RE JUST AS ENGAGING AND JUST AS BENEFICIAL AS READING A BOOK.
SO WE LIKE TO COUNT THOSE, UM, PROGRAMS AS READING TIME AS WELL.
WELL, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S ALWAYS, UH, FUN AT THE LIBRARY.
AND SOME, A LOT OF EXCITEMENT.
SO, UM, IS THERE A WAY TO GET, UH, ENROLLED ONLINE OR DO YOU NEED TO COME INTO ONE OF THE, UH, PHYSICAL LOCATIONS? YEAH, SO WE, WE DON'T, UM, RIGHT NOW WE DON'T UTILIZE AN ONLINE SYSTEM MM-HMM
UM, WE DO HAVE OUR LOGS AVAILABLE ONLINE, SO IF YOU WANTED TO PRINT ONE OUT AT HOME AND THEN BRING IT IN, YOU CAN DO THAT.
BUT REALLY, WE JUST, WE WANT TO SEE EVERYONE'S SMILING FACE.
JUST COME IN AND PICK UP A LOG AND YEAH.
WE'LL, WE'LL KIND OF HELP GUIDE YOU FROM THERE.
IT'S HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARY THIS SUMMER.
ADVENTURE BEGINS AT YOUR LIBRARY.
ASHLEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US.
AND PLEASE SEND OUR BEST TO ALL OF THOSE WONDERFUL PEOPLE AT THE LIBRARY.
HE'S SUCH A WONDERFUL ASSET TO OUR CITY.
VERY GRATEFUL TO WORK WITH HIM.
AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING HERE.
AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU THIS SUMMER AT THE LIBRARY.
GRAND PRAIRIE IS CHANGING THE SCHEDULE FOR GARBAGE AND RECYCLING PICKUPS STARTING OCTOBER 2ND.
GARBAGE PICKUPS NORTH OF WARRIOR TRAIL WILL BE ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.
GARBAGE PICKUPS SOUTH OF WARRIOR TRAIL WILL BE ON MONDAY AND THURSDAY, AND RECYCLING PICKUPS WILL CHANGE TO WEDNESDAY FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW PICKUP SCHEDULE, VISIT GPTX.ORG.
WELCOME BACK AND WELCOME TO OUR NEXT GUEST, MS. VIVIAN MORRIS WITH THE LIFELINE FOR FAMILIES.
SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU TODAY, VIVIAN, I'M SO THANKFUL TO BE HERE.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME, SO I'M REALLY EXCITED.
AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU AND WE LOVE LIFELINE AND YOUR MISSION.
TELL US WHAT YOU DO FOR LIFELINE.
SO, I AM THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR LIFELINE.
I TOOK OVER THIS ROLE JANUARY ONE, SO I AM IN A GREAT LEARNING STAGE.
I HAVE GREAT MENTORS AND GREAT PEOPLE THAT STAND BEHIND ME THAT ARE HELPING ME NAVIGATE THIS NEW SEASON.
AND ACTUALLY, YOU'VE BEEN WITH LIFELINE FOR A LONG TIME, HAVEN'T YOU? HOW LONG? YES.
I'VE BEEN WITH LIFELINE SINCE 2009.
SO I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE TO WORK WITH SEVERAL GOOD PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS AND ACTUALLY REALLY GROW A LOVE FOR LIFELINE AND, YOU KNOW, OUR MISSION AND WHAT WE DO.
SO YES, I'VE, I'VE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME, FOR SURE.
AND VIVIAN, TELL OUR VIEWERS WHAT THE MISSION OF LIFELINE IS.
SO WHAT WE DO IS WE HELP FAMILIES WHOSE STUDENTS ARE, OR EXCUSE ME, STUDENTS WHOSE FAMILIES ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
SO THAT CAN LOOK LIKE DIFFERENT THINGS.
UM, WE HELP WITH FINANCIAL LITERACY, WE HELP WITH CASE MANAGEMENT.
WE HELP TRY TO ALLEVIATE THAT CRISIS, UM, THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING THROUGH SUPPORT WITH OUR AGENCY.
UH, WE RECEIVE ALL OF OUR REFERRALS THROUGH THE GRAND PRAIRIE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO WE ARE VERY COMMUNITY BASED.
WE'RE TRYING TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN GREEN PRAIRIE.
AND IT'S A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH G-P-I-S-D, ISN'T IT? BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO THEY DO REFERRALS, THEY ARE VERY KIND OF LIFELINE, UH, HELPING PROVIDE FACILITIES AND SUCH AS THAT.
WE DON'T PAY ANY BRICK AND MORTAR, SO WE'RE HOUSED IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE DON'T PAY FOR PHONES OR INTERNET
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OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.SO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TAKES GOOD CARE OF US.
UM, AND SO WE'RE JUST SO THANKFUL FOR THAT PARTNERSHIP.
OF WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO FOR THE STUDENTS.
WHAT LIFELINE IS ABLE TO DO FOR THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
NOW, VIVIAN, I KNOW WE CAN'T DO WHAT WE DO AT LIFELINE WITHOUT RAISING FUNDS AND WE HAVE OUR BIGGEST FUNDRAISER COMING UP, DON'T WE? YES, WE DO.
IT IS OUR 21ST, UH, ANNUAL LUNCHEON.
SO WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE.
WE, WE DO THIS AT THE RUTHIE JACKSON CENTER.
IT'S A LOT OF WORK, BUT I WANNA SAY IT'S THE BEST EVENT IN TOWN.
BUT IT'S CALLED THE FREEDOM LUNCHEON.
AND UM, WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT YEAH.
BUT THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE ATTENDED.
SO IF THEY WANT TO COME, HOW DO THEY DO THAT? SURE, OF COURSE.
UM, SO THE TICKETS ARE $45 FOR INDIVIDUAL TICKETS OR $400 FOR A TABLE, WHICH SEATS EIGHT.
UM, YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE, LIFELINE FOR FAMILIES.ORG OR YOU CAN, UH, ALWAYS CONTACT US, UM, AT OUR OFFICE TO GET TICKETS.
BUT WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO COME BECAUSE I THINK IT IS THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS EVENT.
AND IT'S HOW WE CAN HELP FAMILIES WHO ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE EXPERIENCING SOME KIND OF HARDSHIP.
AND NOT ONLY THAT, WE HAVE THE MOST FABULOUS OPTION EVER.
WE HAVE A, A SILENT OPTION WHICH, UM, YOU KNOW, PUT A LOT OF OUR MEMBERS PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO THAT.
AND THAT'S OF COURSE MELINDA ROGERS, AMY SPRINKLES, UH, TRICIA WYNN, JUST TO NAME AE SARAH DELIC, JUST TO NAME A FEW.
THEY PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT AND EFFORT INTO OUR, UH, OUR AUCTION SO THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO HAVE IN YOUR HOME AND YOUR FAMILIES.
AND SUSAN HART WORKS ON THAT AS WELL.
SO WE'RE SO BLESSED TO HAVE GOOD COMMITTEE WORKING ON THAT.
AND SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE SO GENEROUS TO DONATE ITEMS YES.
AND, UH, IT'S JUST, I'M JUST IN AWE AT HOW MUCH, UM, OUR COMMUNITY HELPS, UH, THESE STRONG WOMEN ARE OUT HERE REALLY HELPING THE COMMUNITY.
I'M JUST, I JUST LOVE BEING A PART OF, OF THAT GROWTH.
WE'RE SO THANKFUL TOO FOR OUR SPONSORS.
OH, THAT, THAT MAKES SUCH A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN OUR FUNDRAISING AS THE SPONSORS THAT ARE SO GENEROUS YEAR AFTER YEAR YES.
TO, UH, DONATE TO OUR, UH, EVENT.
AND SO SPONSORSHIPS, LIKE I SAID, THAT IS HOW WE DO THINGS.
AND SO SPONSORSHIPS CAN RANGE ANYWHERE FROM TWO 50 TO 10,000.
SO WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO SPONSOR TO, AND EACH SPONSORSHIP COMES WITH ITS OWN, UM, UNIQUENESS.
SO IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT, PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE AS WELL AS, UM, CONTACT US.
WE'D BE HAPPY TO WALK YOU THROUGH THAT FOR SURE.
AND VIVIAN, WHAT IS OUR WEBSITE? IT IS WWW.LIFELINEFORFAMILIES.ORG.
AND OUR OFFICE NUMBER IS 9 7 2 2 3 7 5 5 4 5.
AND I KNOW WHEN YOU WALK IN THE DOOR THERE AT THE RUTHIE JACKSON CENTER.
UM, IT'S, IT'S JUST LIKE, IT'S ELECTRIC, IT, EVERYTHING LIGHTS UP AND EVERYBODY IS SO HAPPY AND IT'S SUCH A GREAT, UH, EVENT.
IT'S, UH, AND WE CAN ACTUALLY BUY, UM, A RAFFLE TICKET TOO.
WE HAVE THE GOLDEN TICKET, WHICH I'M EXCITED FOR BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE GOLDEN TICKET GIVES PEOPLE, EVERYONE THE OPPORTUNITY TO POSSIBLY WIN.
SO WE'RE SELLING A HUNDRED GOLDEN TICKETS.
UH, SO THERE'S A ONE IN 100 CHANCE OF WINNING.
THERE'S SEVERAL ITEMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON THAT AND YOU CAN DEFINITELY GO TO THE WEBSITE TO GET THOSE.
BUT ONE OF THEM IS THE WAGYU BEEF PLUS EIGHT GIFT CARD FOR A FREEZER, BEACHSIDE FRONT HOUSE.
SO IT'S JUST SO MANY GOOD THINGS, UM, THAT YOU CAN POTENTIALLY GET IN.
LIKE I SAID, IT'S A HUNDRED DOLLARS AND WE'RE HAVING ONE IN A HUNDRED DOLLARS CHANCE.
AND THOSE ARE DIRECTLY OFF OF THE LIVE AUCTION.
AND SO WE STARTED DOING THIS LAST YEAR AND IT WAS A HIT.
AND SO EVEN ME, I'VE PUT IN MY A HUNDRED DOLLARS 'CAUSE I WANNA BE A WINNER
I'M TELLING YOU THAT IS SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
WE NEED PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO SPONSOR OR WHO MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DONATE TO THE AUCTION.
AND IF THEY WANT TO DO THAT OR IF THEY WANT TO, UH, BUY A TABLE YEAH.
THEY NEED TO, UH, GO ONTO THE WEBSITE.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
THEY CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE, OF COURSE.
UM, I JUST THINK THAT IF YOU'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED OUR FREEDOM LUNCHEON, YOU SHOULD EXPERIENCE THAT ONE TIME AT LEAST BECAUSE WITH OUR AUCTIONEER, JEFF COPELAND AND WITH SO MANY PEOPLE, UM, HELPING
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AND BUSTLING THROUGH IT IS JUST LIKE GEORGIA SAID, LIKE IT ELECTRIC.IT'S JUST ELECTRIC TO SEE THE COMMUNITY DO COMMUNITY BASED WORK, UM, IN REAL TIME.
SO I'M EXCITED TO BE A PART OF IT.
WE'RE ALWAYS EXCITED AND EVERYBODY LOOKS FORWARD TO IT.
I HAVE PEOPLE ASKING ME WHEN IS IT
THAT THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT COMING BACK.
UM, PLEASE, PLEASE GO TO THE WEBSITE, UM, PURCHASE YOUR TICKET.
UM, AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY FULL, SO WE ARE LESS THAN A MONTH OUT.
AND SO DEFINITELY, UM, THIS IS A SOLD OUT EVENT.
IT'S GONNA BE OVER A HUN OF OVER 500 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE, SO, UM, SO DEFINITELY PLEASE CONTACT AS SOON AS YOU'RE ABLE TO TO GET THOSE TICKETS.
VIVIAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YES.
BEING HERE AND, UM, BRINGING US THIS GREAT, UH, EVENT.
AND I'M JUST EXCITED TO SEE YOU THERE.
OF COURSE, GEORGIA AND SEE EVERYONE THERE.
UM, AT OUR ANNUAL FREEDOM LUNCHEON, AND I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER HOW MANY YEARS DO WE HAVE? 21.
AND OVER A MILLION DOLLARS THAT WELL OVER A MILLION DOLLARS RAISED FOR THE HOMELESS.
UH, SCHOOL CHILDREN AND GPSD AND THEIR FAMILIES.
AND SO WE HAVE BEEN REALLY A BIG HELP ACCORDING TO THE GPSD AND HELPING FAMILIES AND STUDENTS SO THEY STAY STABLE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND THANK YOU VIVIAN FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
FOR, UH, LIFELINE AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.
WE KNOW YOU'RE ACTIVE IN A LOT OF AREAS, SO I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TODAY.
I'M GEORGIA CLEMSON REMINDING YOU AS ALWAYS, IT'S HAPPENING IN GRAND PRAIRIE.