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Speaker 1: I think about pair CD Talk Station Brian Thomas. I

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Speaker 1: we have people in one We have homeless children in

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Speaker 1: Grus Benefiting Homeless Children Foundation. They're up for their thirty

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Speaker 1: fifth year at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center. With the celebration,

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Speaker 1: everybody's going to get together, enjoy some sick awesome food

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Speaker 1: and help put meals on the table. And welcome to

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Speaker 1: the morning show. The folks behind this Gordy Snyder, who's

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Speaker 1: a founding chairman of the Marti Garo Benefiting Homeless Children,

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Speaker 1: Amy Floyd, executive director with the Joe Burrow Foundation, more

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Speaker 1: on that in the moment, and Don Paparella, General manager,

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Speaker 1: Mercedes Benz to Fort Mitchell, who is one of the

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Speaker 1: awesome sponsors of this event. Welcome folks. It's a pleasure

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Speaker 1: to have you in pleasure to be here and just

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Speaker 1: briefly discuss the reality of homeless because sometimes like, there's

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Speaker 1: no way homeless children, are you crazy? But I've talk

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Speaker 1: to enough organizations like you over the years to know that, yes,

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Speaker 2: Well, actually, Brian, you know the thing about homeless children,

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Speaker 2: People don't know they're out there because they're hiding. They're

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Speaker 2: it could be a situation where they're afraid they're going

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Speaker 2: and they show up at school sometimes without you know,

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Speaker 2: being properly bathed or closed, the proper clothes, clean clothes,

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Speaker 2: or even being fed. And so you know, this event

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Speaker 2: actually benefits three agencies Bethany House in Cincinnati, Brighton Center

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Speaker 1: And hopefully, and I'm sure this is the case, hook

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Speaker 2: Help them get stabilized.

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Speaker 1: Absolutely all right, So who can argue with that? Right?

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Speaker 1: And the great thing about this is, in spite of

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Speaker 1: The event celebrating and putting together money and resources for

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Speaker 1: it amazing. So I love these types of events. So

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Speaker 1: we get to celebrate and enjoy some what I can

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Speaker 1: only describe as truly amazing food and a shout out

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Speaker 1: to it's Jimmy Curvell.

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Speaker 2: Jimmy Curvell that Governor's house.

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Speaker 1: Yes, Gordy reminded me that I had the best meatball

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Speaker 1: of my life last year. He brought some of Jimmy's meatballs,

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Speaker 1: and now I'm enjoying this unbelievable brisket or it's a

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Speaker 2: Just one of the items that will be served.

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Speaker 1: This is event.

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Speaker 2: That night we'll have over fifty restaurants and pyers.

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Speaker 1: Fifty five from one reason. You also have a lot

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Speaker 1: of yeah dB eight wonderful that's a drawl right there.

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Speaker 1: And the Marty Gross Parade. You have most of these events,

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Speaker 1: you have live or silent auctions. Obviously you need to

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Speaker 3: Yeah, the silent auctions are unbelievable. There'll be tables of

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Speaker 1: Well, and this is fact Tuesday's just say right after Valentine. Correct,

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Speaker 1: So people are still being that cellbent to where we're

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Speaker 1: to let you know, you're free to say it's okay

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Speaker 1: if somebody wrote that down somewhere party like a rock star,

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Speaker 1: the how many people can I ask generally attend or

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Speaker 2: Year we have about fifteen fifteen hundred. That's fifteen hundred

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Speaker 2: big party for with a purpose, Brian, right, with the purpose,

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Speaker 2: that's see, that's the justification. Yes, eat, drink, be merry

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Speaker 2: If we also have some sponsorships left too for corporation, Yeah, absolutely,

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Speaker 1: the first year that Georgia the Joe Burrow Foundations got involved.

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Speaker 1: How did Joe get get in touch with you or

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Speaker 4: I actually attended the event a couple of years ago. Obviously,

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Speaker 4: Marty Girl is a big thing, So it just felt

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Speaker 1: Oh yeah, Claire, Well, can he can teach us how

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Speaker 1: to properly party for the uninitiated who haven't been down

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Speaker 1: that road. You mentioned corporate sponsorships, folks, they could use

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Speaker 1: some additional sponsors like Mercedes Benz of Fort Mitchell, who's

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Speaker 1: stepped up to the plate. Don Paparella's here to talk

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Speaker 3: Thirteen years so ever ever since we've been open. So

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Speaker 3: we've been opened thirteen years. And the first charity that

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Speaker 1: But we're very, very fortunate now in terms of donations

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Speaker 1: for the silent auctions? Are you still accepting those? So,

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Speaker 2: Oh no, absolutely, Yeah, we'll take donations, we'll take money,

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Speaker 1: Anything and everything, And that's the way it's supposed to be. Uh,

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Speaker 1: buy caresea dot com. Someone's driving to work. They can't

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Speaker 1: write this stuff down, and I know that is plus

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Speaker 1: if they're like me, you forget a moment after hearing it.

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Speaker 1: But let us see here. So it's it's it's fat Tuesday.

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Speaker 1: What time does it start?

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Speaker 2: Gordy starts at five thirty for the VIP tickets and sponsorships.

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Speaker 2: at six thirty. But most people buy VIP and get

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Speaker 3: Or the meat balls, the little steak sandwiches from Rubies.

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Speaker 3: No pressure, and is Jimmy the meatballs are gonna show?

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Speaker 1: Listen. I don't know and I don't care how much

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Speaker 1: there and try Jimmy's meatballs. They're sick awesome. Good. Well,

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Speaker 1: everything is so five thirty to ten pm. Now, I

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Speaker 1: don't recall ever having a problem parking over by the

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Speaker 1: Northern Kentucky Convention Center. What's the parking situation all about? Well,

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Speaker 1: it's actually free. Actually, our sponsor, Mercedes benz a Fort

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Speaker 3: And we're glad to help. It's not just Mercedes parking only.

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Speaker 3: Totally fine, and we should talk about that. It's time

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Speaker 2: Let's just be honest.

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Speaker 1: It is all right. I got a statement, brother, bold statement. Okay,

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Speaker 1: what am I missing on this? If I forgot anything?

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Speaker 1: So corporate sponsors, please step up in the plate. You

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Speaker 1: Just make the donation. You guys will handle all of that.

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Speaker 3: Right, we'll handle all that. There's also tables that are available.

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Speaker 2: Sponsorship tables are very cossive tables if you want fifteen

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Speaker 1: Step up to the plate. This is this is great.

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Speaker 1: I am so pleased that you're in studentity. Thanks for

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Speaker 1: and he did do the food drop this morning and

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Speaker 1: it is impressive. Folks, get to wog Pagerety by Cassey

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Speaker 1: twenty twenty six dot org. Get your tickets, maybe even

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Speaker 1: consider getting a couple of tickets for some friends. You know,

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Speaker 1: it's Valentine's Day weekend. You just continue the celebration. But

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Speaker 1: this is great, and now thank you all for helping

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Speaker 1: these homeless children. It's a beautiful thing what you're doing

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Speaker 1: each and every year. In congratulations on thirty five years

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Speaker 1: of it. Yeah, hopefully next year the need will evaporate.

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Speaker 1: Amen, Thank you very much. A big picture with Jack

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Speaker 1: Adam this morning, get the podcast fifty five cars dot com.

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Speaker 1: discussion with my buddy A. W. R. Hawkins from Breitbart.

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Speaker 1: media aviation expert joins the show, among other guests. Sean

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Speaker 1: McMahon wonderful job covering for Joe Stracker and getting us

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Speaker 1: great job, brother folks, have a great day, and don't

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