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Speaker 1: It is Lisa Fox now switching gears to talk all

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Speaker 1: things Operation Gratitude. They have a huge Day of Service

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Speaker 1: for all that they do. There are many ways we

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Speaker 1: and oh yeah, from anywhere in the world, like from

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Speaker 2: Hi.

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Speaker 1: Emily, Hi, Lisa. I feel like I'm welcoming you to

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Speaker 1: the Operation Gratitude family because I've been a fan of

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Speaker 1: at Carolyn Blaschek, their founder, on many times, and other

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Speaker 1: awe of how you all are able to deliver like

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Speaker 1: hard work, but a lot of love, lot.

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Speaker 2: Of love, so much love, so much love, and we

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Speaker 2: love you. Lisa. You've been such a wonderful long time

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Speaker 2: Easient Gratitude. I mean, it's just so special to be

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Speaker 1: Yeah, oh you're sweet, well, thank you, thank you for

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Speaker 1: with love, but i'll also filled with needed items that

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Speaker 1: our service members need and cherish.

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Speaker 2: Yes, I couldn't agree more. Everything that goes into these

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Speaker 2: from the people who donate them, and especially the letters,

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Speaker 2: the handwritten letters of support are really the part of

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Speaker 1: I love that.

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Speaker 2: One veteran told us that after a really difficult stretch,

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Speaker 1: A little something, a little love from home, you know.

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Speaker 1: I mean, people are out there on so many missions

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Speaker 1: just these special boxes from you guys means so much,

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Speaker 2: Yes, oh, one hundred percent, Lisa. And so we serve

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Speaker 1: And also dar I say, easy and affordable to help

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Speaker 2: It's still twenty five bucks, very Yeah, it's still twenty

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Speaker 1: Yeah, so break it down how it's going to work.

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Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely, So on February twenty first, volunteers are going

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Speaker 2: Oh got it, Okay, right, It's very cool, and we'll

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Speaker 2: They're already filled here by volunteers here. We've had volunteers

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Speaker 1: So we're packing that crazy for a couple hours, packing that.

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Speaker 1: So is the whole process changing now because before we

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Speaker 2: So we're actually not taking donations anymore. You're at, Yeah,

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Speaker 2: But coming very soon is going to be a community

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Speaker 2: All those things will still be there, yep. And instead

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Speaker 2: You can organize it with your volunteer groups. You can

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Speaker 1: And also there are different needs for those serving right

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Speaker 2: So one hundred percent yeah, So you.

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Speaker 2: Yep, We're going to light everything out for you, make

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Speaker 2: It's going to be a really exciting new chapter for

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Speaker 1: And can you talk about the teddy bears that you

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Speaker 2: Sure are, We sure are. We've got our Battalion Buddy

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Speaker 1: And the bear is adorable. It's such as sweet bear.

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Speaker 1: And again, there's more information on their website, Operation Attitude

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Speaker 2: Operation Gratitude is founded by Carolyn Blashick with just a

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Speaker 2: you know what, this Operation Gratitude doesn't live in one place,

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Speaker 2: in one community. It lives in every community across the country.

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Speaker 2: And so she believed that saying thank you isn't symbolic,

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Speaker 2: it's stableized, and it reminds those who serve that they're

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Speaker 1: Yeah, and I love you're doing this for veterans next Saturday.

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Speaker 1: We're not waiting for Veterans Day. The veterans always need

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Speaker 1: some love. They always need new socks, they always need

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Speaker 1: about them. So, and you have regular volunteer days, like

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Speaker 1: you said in person there in Chatsworth, regularly, right, So

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Speaker 1: people can sign up for the email list or check

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Speaker 2: Yeah, they can come in five days a week. We've

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Speaker 2: We we've got lots to do, definitely different, lots of

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Speaker 2: if you're not in the immediate area, there's plenty of

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Speaker 1: It's such an easy way to thank people who deserve

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Speaker 1: to be thanked. Thank you for your service. Active duty military,

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Speaker 1: are veterans, local first responders, and children saying those sweet

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Speaker 1: serving out of the country for Lord knows how long.

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Speaker 1: Volunteer in person, volunteer from your own home by putting

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Speaker 1: so much to so many. We encourage you to go

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Speaker 1: to their website right now get all the information Operation

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Speaker 1: Gratitude dot com Operation Gratitude dot com, and to their

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Speaker 1: new president and executive director, Emily Schwartz, thank you so

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Speaker 1: much for all that you do in your whole team

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Speaker 1: at the Operation Gratitude.

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Speaker 2: Thank you, thank you, Oh my god. Lis