1 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: Seven six seven hundred WLWRL Carrier Sports Talk brings you 2 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: going to buy Kelsey Chevrolet Amliance Macuntleister eighty. Thanks for 3 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: making your way here tonight and hanging out. We'll do 4 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: it for three hours tomorrow night. Can't wait for that 5 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: six to nine o'clock. We'll do it off the beaten 6 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: path topic. We'll recap the day that was at Paycoorps 7 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: with Duke Toba. It's so much more. But let's get 8 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 1: to our next guest. It's been way too long since 9 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: we talked with him. And a little backstory here, little 10 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: background Joe Nux. We love talking about the Joe Nucks 11 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: America Lake Fields and the old left hander had a 12 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: vision for building a Hope Center. Imagine, if you will, 13 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: thirty one thousand square foot indoor facility with recreational experiences 14 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 1: in a variety of different sports. Well, also imagine a 15 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: dream like that cost a lot of money, like twelve 16 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: million dollars. Well, that dream has taken a gigantic and 17 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: I mean gigantic step forward, and what a way to 18 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: ring in twenty twenty six with this news, Let's go 19 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: straight to the source. He's the executive directory, He's the 20 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: the show, he would be Tyler Bradshaw. 21 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 2: How are you, Lance, I'm good. I'm actually calling to 22 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 2: hire you as my agent and we're gonna go get 23 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 2: one of these lame kiffing deals where I can, I can, 24 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:13,839 Speaker 2: I can leave and I can just get a bunch 25 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 2: of money in that something. It really is, It really is. 26 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 1: I don't understand any of it, but a world, a 27 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 1: world I do understand. There's just incredible news that has 28 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 1: developed on the front of the Nuxhall Miracle League Fields. 29 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: Let me start with this, explain to listeners what Walt 30 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: Lunsford and Mahttan Foundation initially put up and what the 31 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: response was to it. 32 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 2: Yeah. So actually, gosh, it's hard to believe that it's 33 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 2: already been over over two months since we got to 34 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 2: honor you Lance as our our Joe Nuxsall Humanitarian Award 35 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 2: winner and our annual Miracle Ball, which was such a 36 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 2: special night. Now I wanted to make sure Lance that 37 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 2: we we thanked you again for letting us honor you. 38 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 2: It was so special to have Kasey and Peyton there 39 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 2: to speak on your behalf, so many other people who 40 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 2: came out just to love on you and thank you 41 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 2: for everything you do for our cause for so many 42 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 2: nonprofits throughout Cincinnati, and we knew it was going to 43 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 2: be a special night because of that, But then we 44 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 2: got to add an additional layer of excitement. Walt lunch 45 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 2: Heard and the Hatton Foundation have just been incredible supporters 46 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 2: of ours since since before day one. They were actually 47 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 2: the folks who when we when we wanted to build 48 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 2: a miracle League Fields Vacuum twenty eleven, they offered a 49 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 2: half million dollar matching grant that that was the biggest 50 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 2: gift in our history up until the night of the 51 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 2: Miracle Ball, because Walt Lunchford took the stage and announced 52 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 2: that the Hatton Foundation was going to be offering a 53 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 2: one million dollar matching grant to help us build the 54 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 2: Hope Center. So that was our first seven figure gift, 55 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 2: first million million dollar gift in the history of the 56 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 2: Nuxhall Foundation. There was there was a little asterisk though 57 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 2: on there when we got the offer. Not not a 58 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 2: bad one by any means, but it kind of you know, 59 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 2: you look at your calendar and you're like, Okay, we 60 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:08,679 Speaker 2: got to do this quick. Because the goal that the 61 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 2: Hatton Foundation laid down, they said we would like for 62 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 2: you all to meet this this grant, this matching gift. 63 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 2: We'd like you to do it by December thirty first, 64 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 2: which nobody was counting, but if they were, that was 65 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 2: sixty eight days. So we had sixty eight days to 66 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 2: go out and raise a million dollars towards this project. 67 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 2: Met with lots of people, talked with lots of people, 68 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 2: had lots of great conversations, and boy lance, it is hard. 69 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 2: Here we go. We're starting off. I made it eight 70 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 2: days into twenty twenty six, and I'm crying on air 71 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 2: with you. Our donors stepped up and donated. They set 72 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 2: a million's not enough, they said, let's go a quarter more. 73 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 2: In two months, we raised one point two five million 74 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 2: dollars to meet and surpass that matching grant. Took the 75 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 2: total of our campaign to six point six million dollars raised, 76 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 2: which is just saying it out loud. It still doesn't 77 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,280 Speaker 2: feel real that we've been able to make that kind 78 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 2: of progress. You know, I shared on stage at the 79 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 2: Miracle Ball. If you were have talked to us. Back 80 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 2: in September, our campaign was sitting at about three point 81 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 2: two million dollars raised. To go from three point two 82 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 2: million dollars raised in September to end the year at 83 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 2: six point six million. It's an incredible feeling. And I 84 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 2: know that we've got a lot of our supporters and 85 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 2: a lot of our donors out there listening because they 86 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 2: love you and they listen to your show. And on 87 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 2: behalf of myself, the Knuxall family, the Hatton Foundation, everybody 88 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 2: involved in this. We just have to say thank you, 89 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 2: thank you, thank you for showing us how much you 90 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 2: believe in this dream, how much you love Joe, how 91 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 2: much you want to see this facility built. It's an 92 00:04:58,360 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 2: incredible feeling. 93 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: I am uh, I have I have chills, I have goosebumps, 94 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: and look, I'm a I'm a I'm a spec in 95 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: the big picture of all of this, but that night 96 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: was was life changing for me and for my family. 97 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: I'm still recalling moments that I didn't realize were actually 98 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: happening in real time. I'm realizing they were happening now, 99 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: which is incredible. What Larry Tischler told me, he said, 100 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: so call this in because you're not going to realize 101 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: everything that happened, and he was exactly right. But I 102 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: what you just laid out, and if you're crying. That 103 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: means Kim is crying, and that means I'm about to 104 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:34,479 Speaker 1: cry hearing all this. 105 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, but if I'm if, I'm if I'm crying Kims 106 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 2: and crying for two or three days exactly. 107 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: But to do this, and you allude to this in 108 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: the release, this isn't one person or two or a handful. 109 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 1: This is the power of community getting something done. Yeah, 110 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: I mean hundreds, hundreds of donations that came in. I mean, lance, 111 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: I I'm not the fastest guy responding to emails, but 112 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:00,040 Speaker 1: I am still. 113 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 2: Answering emails from people who donated back in back in December, 114 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 2: and and I think the amazing thing was was first 115 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 2: time donors. I have to share a couple stories. One 116 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 2: in particular, we had a gentleman and his family, Dave Welsh, 117 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 2: who stopped out at the fields. He'd never been there, 118 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 2: He'd always wanted to come out, he always wanted to 119 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 2: stop by, wanted to check the place out. And Kim, 120 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 2: you know, you just talked about the stars aligning. Kim 121 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 2: happened to be there. It was probably about thirty minutes 122 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 2: before he was headed to grab lunch at Skyline on 123 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 2: Hicks Boulevard, and he talked with Dave for a while. 124 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 2: I met with him a few days later, and a 125 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 2: few days after Thanksgiving, Dave reached out and said, our 126 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,039 Speaker 2: family is just so touched by this, this dream and 127 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 2: what you guys are doing, and we would like to 128 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 2: donate a half million dollars to name the court in 129 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 2: the arena so that that court, which is going to 130 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 2: host special Olympics basketball games and special needs proms and 131 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 2: theater performances and all kinds of things, that'll be the 132 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 2: Welsh Family Court at the Hope Center. And we're so 133 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 2: thankful to them for doing that. My other favorite was, like, 134 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 2: I want to say this was probably the thirtieth of December. 135 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 2: I get a call number I don't recognize. I answered, 136 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 2: that's a guy. He said, Hey, I actually I'm on 137 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 2: my way to Kim Knoxall's house. I got a check 138 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 2: I want to drop off for fifty thousand dollars. And 139 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 2: it was just like, you know, just jaw dropping to 140 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 2: see people respond to this message to the local news organizations, 141 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 2: and you all helped us get the story out to 142 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 2: brand new people. I would venture to say I haven't 143 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 2: run the numbers, but I would venture to say fifty 144 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 2: to sixty percent of the people who donated to help 145 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 2: us get to that one point two to five million raised. 146 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 2: We're brand new, first time donors. That's an incredible thing. 147 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 2: It's really amazing to see the response from all of 148 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 2: Cincinnati to want to make this happen. But whether it 149 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 2: was a five dollars donation or whether it was a 150 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 2: half million dollar donation, they all added up to do 151 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 2: something absolutely remarkable. 152 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: And Tyler, in and around all that, I just flashed 153 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 1: to a memory that has forever burned in my head 154 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: and in Kelly's head, back to that the evening of 155 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: hope that you had and yeah, and seeing one of 156 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: the young boys who's part of the Nuts on America 157 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: League family. 158 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 3: Danger, I know, I know what story takes his piggy 159 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 3: bank and he sets it down on the stage and 160 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 3: he puts on goggles and he takes a bat and 161 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 3: he bashes down on it, and all the money that 162 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 3: comes out he donated that night for an evening of 163 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 3: a hope. 164 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 1: And that the hair is standing up on my arms 165 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: as I say that right now. 166 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 2: Yep, yep, for sixty three cents, and we've still got 167 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,680 Speaker 2: the the glass yards from the piggy bank and I 168 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 2: can tell you we're we're gonna display those in the 169 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:52,439 Speaker 2: Hope Center someday because it's that kind of giving, you know. 170 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 2: And Lance, I mean Sam, Sam uses a walker. Sam 171 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 2: has had some some he was diagnosed with dwarf Ism 172 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 2: after he was born. And to see the smile on 173 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 2: Sam's face every Saturday when he comes out there, to 174 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 2: see him talk about what this building would mean for him, 175 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 2: not just next year, the following year, but for the 176 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 2: entirety of his life, that he'll have a place where 177 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,199 Speaker 2: he can go that will meet his needs, that will 178 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 2: be there to serve his family, It's unbelievable. And I 179 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 2: mean you you know. That night at the Evening for Hope, 180 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 2: that was another incredible reason that we were able to 181 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 2: make such a big jump here over the past few months. 182 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 2: Are Our board members Ron Ready and Chad Kiddell put 183 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 2: on an incredible event and we were very transparent with people. 184 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,839 Speaker 2: We were asking people to come out and make three 185 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 2: year pledges to support this project, and we had a 186 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 2: couple hundred people there in attendance with us that night. 187 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 2: Our family shared their stories, including Sam and his family, 188 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 2: and we had our supporters pledge about eight hundred and 189 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 2: ninety thousand, and that's separate from the one point two 190 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 2: to five million that I'm talking about that was raised 191 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 2: through the Hatton Foundation MAT grant, and every donation more 192 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 2: than the more than the money that ends up in 193 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 2: the total line lance. It's it's a vote of confidence 194 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 2: from people who say, yes, we need this, Yes this 195 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 2: is something that will benefit our family, that will benefit 196 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:17,959 Speaker 2: our community. That's what every time I see these donations, 197 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 2: that's what I think is that it's not just somebody 198 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 2: giving their money, although that's a that's a you know, 199 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 2: that's a really worthy thing to do. They're giving us 200 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 2: their support and they are giving us their validation that 201 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 2: a project like this matters. And that encouragement coupled with 202 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:38,599 Speaker 2: a dream from the old left hander himself. I don't know, 203 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:40,719 Speaker 2: I don't know what more you need to want to 204 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 2: work for this every single day. 205 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:45,600 Speaker 1: Tyler will will in fact, will shovels go on the 206 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 1: ground in twenty twenty six, and if so, tell listeners 207 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,840 Speaker 1: where where exactly the location is and where the shovels 208 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 1: will go. 209 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:56,079 Speaker 2: Yeah. The only way I'm gonna be able to prevent 210 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 2: Larry Tishler from putting a shovel in the ground is 211 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 2: if I find a straight jacket and Larry might have 212 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 2: his shovel right now driving out to the field. So 213 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 2: the beautiful part about this is the building is going 214 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 2: Let me answer right out of the gate real quick though, Yes, 215 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 2: shovels are going in the ground in twenty twenty six. 216 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 2: Based on these sundraising totals of what we're seeing, we 217 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 2: are going to be able to break ground in twenty 218 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 2: twenty six. Obviously, we still got a long way to go. 219 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 2: We still need to raise around five and a half 220 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 2: million dollars left, so that's we need to get to 221 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 2: ten million to completely build the building and then another 222 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 2: two million for a maintenance and operations endowments. But we 223 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:41,479 Speaker 2: are planning to break ground this year. The building itself 224 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 2: the beautiful part about it. It will be positioned adjacent 225 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:49,079 Speaker 2: to the Miracle League Fields where they are right now. 226 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 2: So if you are standing in the parking lot at 227 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 2: the Miracle League Fields to your left hand side, the 228 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 2: building will basically be right there. Sot'll share a parking 229 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 2: lot with our currently existing facility. And the reason I 230 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 2: say that's a beautiful thing is because for our families, 231 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 2: predictability is so important to them. If we can give 232 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 2: them a predictable routine that they can follow, whether they're 233 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 2: coming to play a baseball game, whether they're coming to 234 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 2: play mini golf, coming to hear a nutrition class, coming 235 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:18,960 Speaker 2: to play basketball, whatever it is, If we can give 236 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,680 Speaker 2: them a place that they're comfortable, that they're familiar with, 237 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 2: that takes a little bit of that that work out 238 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 2: of the equation of raising a child or an adult 239 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 2: with with physical or developmental disabilities, it makes all the difference. 240 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 2: So so with the addition of this building, we will create, 241 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 2: you know, what we think is the world's most comprehensive, 242 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 2: inclusive recreational campus for athletes with special needs. Because whether 243 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 2: it's indoor, outdoor, summer, winter, it'll all be right there 244 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 2: on that one plot of land. It's going to be 245 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 2: really cool to see it all kind of build out 246 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 2: there and complement one another. And the best part about it, 247 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 2: no more rain delays for us. If you know, if 248 00:12:58,040 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 2: it does rain during a baseball game, will just be 249 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 2: to shift everything indoors. 250 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:04,839 Speaker 1: All right before I run out of time, and to 251 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 1: keep the momentum going. For those listening who say, wait 252 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 1: a minute, I want to be a part of that. 253 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: How do they go about doing that? 254 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:14,959 Speaker 2: Yeah, just jump on our website Nutsawmiracle League dot org 255 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 2: slash Hope. If you go on our website, there's opportunities 256 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 2: to give there. You can watch an incredible virtual fly 257 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 2: through a video of the building narrated by our friend, 258 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 2: the Hall of Famer Marty Brenhaman. I've watched that video 259 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:33,199 Speaker 2: about seven and forty eight times and it never gets old, 260 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 2: and especially hearing hearing Marty talk about what that dream 261 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 2: meant to Joe. So check out the video. You can 262 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:41,439 Speaker 2: give online. You can also reach out to us at 263 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 2: the Nutsall Foundation. We're happy to discuss giving plans, happy 264 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 2: to discuss giving opportunities, naming rights, corporate sponsorships, whatever it 265 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 2: may be. But you know, Lance, as you saw that 266 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 2: night at the Evening for Hope, what this will mean 267 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 2: to our families, you know, many of which you just 268 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,320 Speaker 2: deal with challenge after challenge every single day. We can 269 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 2: take some of those roadblocks out of the out of 270 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 2: the way for them and give them opportunities to do 271 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 2: things that unfortunately they've been told their child or their 272 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 2: loved ones never going to have an opportunity to do. Uh, 273 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 2: That's what it's all about and that's what this building 274 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 2: will do. It will create that hope that they deserve. 275 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 1: You know, we love you guys, pass along our best 276 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 1: to everybody, and we hope to see you soon. 277 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 2: Yeah. And Lance, you joked at the Miracle Ball that 278 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 2: we all thought you were going to pass out. I 279 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 2: didn't show you the stretcher we had underneath the state 280 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 2: just in case that happened. We had some some salts 281 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 2: and cool pals things like that. But you're you did 282 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 2: an incredible job. And Lance, I'll say you your your 283 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 2: speech still sharing Casey's story. That meant so much to 284 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 2: me as a father, It meant so much to our 285 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 2: families who who deal with struggles. We're going to be 286 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 2: sharing your speech out on on social media and things 287 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 2: here in the coming days because it was really really 288 00:14:55,960 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 2: a powerful testimony and just a reinforce Smith that we 289 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 2: we picked the right guy when we honored you. You 290 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 2: were you were incredible that night, as you are every night, 291 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 2: and we're just thankful for your friendship. 292 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: Well right back at you, and uh we we are 293 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 1: so blessed and uh, I was so good catching up 294 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: with you, and let's uh let's talk soon, all right. 295 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 2: Yep, hope to hope to call you in a few 296 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 2: weeks and say we got another couple million, my friend, 297 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 2: let's do it. Thanks Tyler, all right, Thanks Lann.