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Speaker 1: the excellent work they do. That's just one thing that

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Speaker 1: Kerry Ackerman's and you know Kerry from hosting Sunday AVOs

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Speaker 2: Morning, Matthew. It's interesting to be on the other side today.

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Speaker 1: How many centers do we have in essay, we.

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Speaker 2: Have about one hundred and thirteen across the state, officially

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Speaker 2: termed as a community center, but there's many others that

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Speaker 2: offer youth hubs and different ways. But it's all about

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Speaker 2: where learneliness sits that that's what's being cited as one

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Speaker 1: I was thinking when I drove off about what sense

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Speaker 1: and it's just amazing the things I learned about that

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Speaker 2: And Matthew, many people don't know about community centers. I'm

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Speaker 2: now talking to my contacts and networks and say, oh, really,

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Speaker 2: I didn't know that they did that, and can you

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Speaker 1: So what else happens? I mean, this is very much

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Speaker 2: Depends on where the community center is. They respond to

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Speaker 2: It's very much meant to be a place based, strength

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Speaker 2: And of course it's that word of mouth where they

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Speaker 1: Okay, do you think you've got an image problem in

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Speaker 2: Absolutely, Matthew. Which is why this part with five double

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Speaker 2: So you can get in touch with Community Center's essay.

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Speaker 1: Okay. Are they out in the regions as well, country towns?

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Speaker 1: Absolutely, So all right, youth centers is interesting. So it's

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Speaker 2: Well, and just enjoyment as well, a place to gather

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Speaker 2: So those one where English isn't that first language, and

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Speaker 2: where they can go as a place a safe haven

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Speaker 2: to engage in activities and enrich them.

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Speaker 1: Fantastic, all right, So website the place to go, Kerry,

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Speaker 1: as you said that.

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Speaker 2: In Communities Center's essay, and that's where we will pop up.

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Speaker 1: Okay, if you've got questions for Kerry, you can jump

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Speaker 1: on now a double two to three double O double ow.

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Speaker 1: We'll meet Farah next week, who speaking yesterday.

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Speaker 2: And how passionate is the one thing I'll say about

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Speaker 2: community centers. You will find passion and loyalty.

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Speaker 1: So Fara will be in and helping to answer questions.

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Speaker 1: We'll have a green room going. You'll be here for

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Speaker 1: that as well. I will taking questions off air about

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Speaker 1: how to get involved, what people can do and find

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Speaker 1: out more about community centers in their area. So, okay,

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Speaker 1: one hundred and six I think thirteen thirteen, So that's

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Speaker 1: just about most suburbs, isn't it.

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Speaker 2: It is. It's a great reach and a lot of

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Speaker 2: people just don't realize now some have been brought in

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Speaker 2: with libraries within council areas, but a lot of councils

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Speaker 2: have their independent ones as well, and then they've sprung

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Speaker 2: up through independent sources. As I said, nothing to do

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Speaker 2: with the council. But if you look up just put

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Speaker 2: in community centers you will find one just nearby.

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Speaker 1: All right, Kerry, thank you for coming in. It's been

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Speaker 1: great chatting and finding out more about it. Look forward

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Speaker 1: to visiting the others and next week at this time

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Speaker 1: we'll play what I did yesterday out at the Northeast

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Speaker 1: Community House and people can get a better idea of

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Speaker 1: meeting some of the people on the air that I

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Speaker 1: spoke to yesterday.

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Speaker 2: Well, I certainly enjoyed watching you, Matthew and seeing the interaction.

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Speaker 2: There were certainly some five double A listenas saying, oh

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Speaker 2: I listened to five double A. They were very excited.

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Speaker 1: They were indeed, so it was good meeting them too.

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Speaker 1: All right, thank you, Kerry. Akaman's great meeting you again

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Speaker 1: today here in the studio as an interview this time

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Speaker 1: not as.

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Speaker 2: A college after. This is so easy, Matthew. I'm not

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Speaker 2: having to worry abouts than news coming and pushing

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Speaker 1: Buttons exactly Kerry Akerman's CEO Community Center Sessa