WEBVTT - BONUS: 9 Strange, Fun and Wonderful Non-Profits we Just Learned About

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<v Speaker 1>So Ango. I was reading this story the other day

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<v Speaker 1>and it was about how different companies are finding ways

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<v Speaker 1>to give to charity, and one that really struck me

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<v Speaker 1>was about Toyota and they made the decision a while

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<v Speaker 1>back to donate their efficiency expertise to New York charities

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<v Speaker 1>instead of money. Now, how do you feel about that

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<v Speaker 1>instead of money? I mean that that kind of sounds

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<v Speaker 1>like a scam to me. Well, I had the same

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<v Speaker 1>thought at first, and I mean it kind of seemed

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<v Speaker 1>like a sneaky way of getting out of donating. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I know, we both heard about how the Toyota philosophy

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<v Speaker 1>involves this constant improvement to efficiency, but this sounded a

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<v Speaker 1>little suspect to me. But then I looked into it

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<v Speaker 1>and it's actually kind of incredible. So they changed the

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<v Speaker 1>setup at the Harlem Soup kitchen and change the weight

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<v Speaker 1>time from ninety minutes to eighteen minutes. At a Houston

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<v Speaker 1>food bank, they changed the layout and it used to

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<v Speaker 1>take eight volunteers an hour to sort five hundred pounds

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<v Speaker 1>of frozen foods, which really doesn't sound that bad, but

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<v Speaker 1>now they pack forty two hundred pound ounds an hour.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is with three fewer volunteers. It's actually all

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<v Speaker 1>pretty incredible, but with such an unusual approach to charity,

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<v Speaker 1>it got me wondering, you know, what are some of

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<v Speaker 1>the more unique nonprofits out there and what are some

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<v Speaker 1>of the more bizarre ways to help. And that's what

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<v Speaker 1>we're covering in today's bonus episode. Welcome to Part Time Genius.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Will Pearson and as always I'm joined by my

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<v Speaker 1>good friend man guesh hot Ticketer and sitting behind the

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<v Speaker 1>soundproof glass and apparently admiring his stamp collection. That's our

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<v Speaker 1>friend and producer Tristan McNeil. And of course we've got

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<v Speaker 1>our PTG all star Gabe Bluesier on the line as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey they're Gabe. Hey guys, how's it going. Always good

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<v Speaker 1>to have you on. All right, so I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>kick this one off. You know, one of the charities

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<v Speaker 1>that's been in the news of in recent years is

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<v Speaker 1>called Community Voicemail, and it may sound kind of unnecessary,

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<v Speaker 1>but actually provides this incredible service. You know, I I

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<v Speaker 1>haven't heard about that. Could you tell me a little more?

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<v Speaker 1>All right? Well, it provides this voice messaging service for

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<v Speaker 1>the poor and homeless in the US and It's especially

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<v Speaker 1>helpful for people looking for jobs, you know, because applicants

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to have to give the number to a

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<v Speaker 1>homeless shelter as their primary phone number, so it reduces

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<v Speaker 1>the stigma. And it's actually been pretty effective. CBM serves

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<v Speaker 1>more than forty thousand people a year, and it's received

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<v Speaker 1>funding from places like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, I know, we've all found a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of nonprofits that we thought were quirky or fun or

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<v Speaker 1>just playing unusual. So, Omega, why don't you give us

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<v Speaker 1>one you liked? Yeah, so I can do that. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>this is kind of a similar one that's feel good

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<v Speaker 1>and also involves the phone. It's called Forget Me Not,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's really just a program devote to making friendly

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<v Speaker 1>phone calls to seniors who are lonely or depressed or

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<v Speaker 1>want to chat. The organized station was founded by a

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen year old named Annika Kamar from San Jose, and

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<v Speaker 1>she realized while volunteering how meaningful of friendly voice and

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<v Speaker 1>a conversation could be to residents and assisted living facilities.

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<v Speaker 1>It's manned entirely by volunteer high school students. But I

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<v Speaker 1>really love the simplicity of it, and what a reminder

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<v Speaker 1>it is of how little effort it takes to do good.

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<v Speaker 1>I like that, all right, gab Gabe, what do you have?

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<v Speaker 1>So my first pick is the Secret Stock Society. And

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<v Speaker 1>I like this one partially because having the word secret

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<v Speaker 1>in the title just makes you know, everything seemed cooler.

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<v Speaker 1>But this is like a simple idea too. It's it's

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<v Speaker 1>a nonprofit out of New Hampshire and it provides warm

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<v Speaker 1>stocks two kids so that everyone, regardless of income, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, participate in winter sports and activities. So of course,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the secrets of the Secret Stock Society. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, maybe they don't want me telling you this,

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<v Speaker 1>but they actually provide more than just stocks. They also

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<v Speaker 1>provide snow boots and outerwear, all kind of winter gear

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<v Speaker 1>that's really fun. And you know, actually, I was going

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<v Speaker 1>to do the animal category next, since we're all animal

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<v Speaker 1>lovers here, but since you brought up a nonprofit was

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<v Speaker 1>such a great name, why don't we do the nonprofit

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<v Speaker 1>with the best title we found? So, Mango, you want

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<v Speaker 1>to take a stab first? Yeah, So, obviously there's so

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<v Speaker 1>many good names for nonprofits, but my favorite is knitted Knockers.

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<v Speaker 1>It's this funny title, but it's actually describes the nonprofit perfectly.

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<v Speaker 1>They provide knitted prosthetics for women who have had mastectomies,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's especially helpful when women are still sore from

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<v Speaker 1>the surgeries. They've given away over eight thousand knitted knockers

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<v Speaker 1>or crochet knockers to women across America, and the demand

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<v Speaker 1>is actually so high that they're looking for more knitters

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<v Speaker 1>to help out, which is awesome. Alright, So my contribution

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<v Speaker 1>to this make me laugh but actually do good category

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<v Speaker 1>is called the Goliad Fruit Salad Shoot, and the money

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<v Speaker 1>raised by the nonprofit event goes to the Make a

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<v Speaker 1>Wish Foundation, which is obviously a terrific organization, but it

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<v Speaker 1>sounds so fun. So people gather at a ran inch

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<v Speaker 1>and they compete to shoot fruit and I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>mostly watermelon at a range of two hundred to six

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<v Speaker 1>hundred yards. Can you imagine that, you know? And and

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<v Speaker 1>while the event only started last year, it raised over

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<v Speaker 1>eighty thousand dollars. It's pretty incredible. It's amazing that you

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<v Speaker 1>can shoot fruit for charity. But from the pictures I

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<v Speaker 1>saw online, it was mostly fruit that was on this

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<v Speaker 1>still target. But I would love to see like a

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<v Speaker 1>clay pigeon style thing with like cantal oaps and jack

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<v Speaker 1>fruit where people are just shooting big melons out of

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<v Speaker 1>the air. I know it's it's it's pretty awesome. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll have to check back to see how the event evolves.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Gabe, So what do you have for this category? Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>this was a tough call for me because I was

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<v Speaker 1>going to say the Association for Dressings and Sauces, because

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<v Speaker 1>you know he doesn't love sauces. But I'm actually going

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<v Speaker 1>to go with the Intergalactic Crew of Chewbakis Incorporated. And

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<v Speaker 1>as you might know, most Marty Grass crews are officially nonprofit,

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<v Speaker 1>but this one is particularly fun because the goal, from

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<v Speaker 1>its mission statement is to quote bring the magical revelry

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<v Speaker 1>of Marty Graw to the poor, disenfranchise, socially awkward, and

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<v Speaker 1>generally weird masses whom they never had the opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>participate in a Mardy Graw parade organization. And they also

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<v Speaker 1>have this wonderful goal of making the Chebacca's Parade the

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<v Speaker 1>only leave no trace trade, which means they strategically give

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<v Speaker 1>away their items so that there's no litter after the

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<v Speaker 1>event and if you hadn't guests, the costumes and the

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<v Speaker 1>number of lightsabers and attendant it's something to see it,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean. And it's called the Intergalactic Crew of Chewbaccas.

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<v Speaker 1>That is so great? All right. Well, for our final category,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna go with the animal name nonprofits. So manga,

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<v Speaker 1>what do you have? So? I almost used this as

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<v Speaker 1>my funniest name one. This is an organization dedicated to

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<v Speaker 1>rescue and rehabilitate donkeys and mules and need It's called

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<v Speaker 1>the Savior Ass Long Eear Rescue. And I don't do

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<v Speaker 1>you think of donkeys needing to be rescued? I I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, aside from your from we need the poop,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's kind of a nice reminder that they could

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<v Speaker 1>use some love as well. And they offer it out

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<v Speaker 1>of dew Hampshire. That's pretty great, all right, Gabe? What

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<v Speaker 1>do you have? So I'm gonna go with the Critter Connection,

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<v Speaker 1>which is a guinea pig outreach and shelter that operates

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<v Speaker 1>out of Durham, Connecticut, and since two thousand four they

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<v Speaker 1>saved about fifteen hundred guinea pigs that have been abandoned

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<v Speaker 1>due to the unemployment, allergies, or just kids who aren't

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<v Speaker 1>ready yet to have a pet responsibilities, and the organization's

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<v Speaker 1>addressing a need because most bigger shelters are unequipped to

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<v Speaker 1>take care of smaller animals like these. And my favorite

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<v Speaker 1>part about it is that they also educate people on

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<v Speaker 1>guinea pig care and terminology. So in case anybody's wondering,

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<v Speaker 1>when guinea pigs, you know, jump up into the air

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<v Speaker 1>with their heads thrown back because they're really excited, that's

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<v Speaker 1>called popcornings. I think you get a bonus point just

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<v Speaker 1>for that term. That's pretty great. I'm popcorning right now.

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<v Speaker 1>That's good. All right. Well, I'm gonna take a page

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<v Speaker 1>out of Mangoes book here and not exactly follow the rules.

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<v Speaker 1>But my entry for best animal name nonprofit is called

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<v Speaker 1>Screaming Chickens forty two. So I don't understand that that

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<v Speaker 1>helps out chickens. What do they do? Well, I have

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<v Speaker 1>no idea why it's called Screaming Chickens forty two, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's a it's a nonprofit after school club in San

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<v Speaker 1>Antonio and they do engineering outreach. They teach web design

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<v Speaker 1>and computer programming two kids, so all important things, and

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<v Speaker 1>apparently it started out as a four h club, but

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<v Speaker 1>the robotics projects they do are so cool. And also

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<v Speaker 1>they sell these geeky chicken hats, which are just big

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<v Speaker 1>chickens and glasses that sit on top of your head

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<v Speaker 1>on their site, so you know, it's pretty cool too.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm pretty sure that Anna Winter has three or

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<v Speaker 1>four of these sitting around for special occasions, if I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not mistaken. Yeah, nobody fact checked that, so um, I

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<v Speaker 1>I know we've got to cut the short. We we

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<v Speaker 1>didn't even get to talk about the Naked Clown Calendar

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<v Speaker 1>or the Tall Clubs International Foundation. But we've got to

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<v Speaker 1>pick a winner, and I think Give's got it this week.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think I think you're right on this one.

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<v Speaker 1>Between Chewbacca and guinea pigs and secret socks and teaching

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<v Speaker 1>us about popcorning, I think it's pretty clear here. So Gabe,

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna take the trophy. Congratulations. All right, that's two

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<v Speaker 1>for me now, thanks, guys. I'm gonna have to get

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<v Speaker 1>a bigger imaginary trophy case. I guess. Well that's it

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<v Speaker 1>for today's bonus episode. Of course, while these are all

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<v Speaker 1>fun and deserving charities, we know there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>hurt going on in the world right now, and hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>this episode gives you a reason to think about how

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<v Speaker 1>in the many ways you can give back. But we'll

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<v Speaker 1>be back tomorrow with a fresh Part Time Genius episode.

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