1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to the last episode of season two of The 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: Good Stuff. I'm Ashley Shick, and I'm joined by my 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: husband and co host, Jacob Shick, a third generation combat 4 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:12,799 Speaker 1: marine and CEO of One Tribe Foundation. 5 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 2: Ashley also comes from a family rich in military history, 6 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 2: and we've dedicated our lives to One Tribe's mission serving veterans, 7 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 2: first responders, and their families. We're coming to you from Dallas, 8 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 2: so welcome to Texas. 9 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: And joining us all season long from Los Angeles, California 10 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,159 Speaker 1: is our West Coast long haired friend and producer of 11 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: the Good Stuff, Nick Cassolini. 12 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 3: I'm feeling so good about today's episode because we are 13 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,319 Speaker 3: digging into what it means to be a volunteer, how 14 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 3: we help each other, and how we help ourselves. 15 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 1: Very excited, and. 16 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 3: Just a quick heads up, this show can explore some 17 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 3: heavy subject matter, including suicide, so listener discretion is advised. 18 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 1: We're so glad you're joining us again. 19 00:00:51,440 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 3: Welcome to the Good Stuff, Ashley. Would you like to 20 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 3: tell us where we are and what we're up to? 21 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: Absolutely so. We are at Dallas National Cemetery in Dallas 22 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: Fort Worth. Today is September eleventh, and we decided not 23 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: only do we want to take some time to honor 24 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: and remember the individuals who lost their life twenty four 25 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: years ago. Today, the first responders who bravely went in 26 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: to help in those that perish, the three hundred and 27 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: forty three firefighters who lost their lives, and the countless 28 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: healthcare professionals that stepped up to several of those who 29 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: were greatly impacted by that horrific day. We wanted to 30 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: do something more to give back to our community. So 31 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: we are here. It's Patriot Day, and we are here 32 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: at Dallas National Cemetery with Carry the Load and a 33 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: bunch of other organizations, Adaptive Training Foundations out here, Home Depot, 34 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: the Daughters of the American Revolution, and we are carrying 35 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: our buckets and carrying our soft bristol brushes, and we 36 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: are going to do some cleaning. We're going to clean 37 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: the tombstones. 38 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 3: Jake, do you have any early memories of volunteering, like 39 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 3: an elementary school or anything like that. 40 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, even younger. Yeah, with my grandmother Mimi, we would 41 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 2: go to the better nursing homes and take them, you know, 42 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 2: pies and cakes that she would make, and we played bingo. 43 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 2: Lots of Bingo as a little little little kid, and 44 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:33,079 Speaker 2: so really my service above self mentor was my grandmother. 45 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,239 Speaker 2: And it really, I mean I loved doing it too 46 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 2: because you got to hear all these cold stories from 47 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:44,119 Speaker 2: in my mind. We're all these like superheroes, and so yeah, 48 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 2: going with me me very early on, it was something that. 49 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 4: I love to do. 50 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 2: And so that that's really where I got my first 51 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 2: taste of volunteerism. 52 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 3: What are we actually looking at? It's paint the picture 53 00:02:58,120 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 3: a little bit for our listeners. 54 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, so there patriots and all of their group T 55 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: shirts collected together and like I said, carrying their buckets 56 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: in their brushes. It's a beautiful day. There's not a 57 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 1: cloud in the sky. The sun is shining. We've got 58 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: a beautiful lake at the center of the cemetery. It's 59 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: a massive cemetery. If you haven't been out here, it 60 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: really is sacred and hollowed grounds, a beautiful final resting 61 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: place that we actually have quite a few friends that 62 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: have selected this as their final resting place, and just 63 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: a lot of people that you can tell are here 64 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: to roll up their sleeves and do some beautifying of 65 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: this already beautiful place. 66 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 3: So I think if you asked me to picture what 67 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 3: a national cemetery would look like, iconic images come to mind. 68 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 3: I've actually never been to one before. It really is striking, 69 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 3: all of the uniform gravestones lined up perfectly. It's really 70 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 3: a powerful, I want to say image, but it's more 71 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 3: than that. It's you know, I mean, it is a 72 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 3: memorial in and of itself. It is an act of 73 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 3: honoring and remembering just by its very existence. How would 74 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 3: you describe it? 75 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, it is as you said, it is a memorial. 76 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: There's rolling hills, green grass, and a lot of white 77 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: stones perfectly lined up with names of our fallen their 78 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: family members or sometimes on the back of their tombstones. 79 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: It's always They do a really great job of keeping 80 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: our national cemeteries in pristine conditions so that it is 81 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 1: just one of the most beautiful final resting places. 82 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 3: Is the act of cleaning a gravestone significant to you? 83 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 3: Like the literal act of what we're doing, Like, talk 84 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 3: to me a little bit about that. 85 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,919 Speaker 1: Absolutely, it's very personal and meaningful to me. My grandfather 86 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: is buried at Presidio National in San Francisco, and I 87 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: remember the first time I visited his grave and brought 88 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: my tools to go clean his tombstone, just knowing that, 89 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: you know, throughout the years, people have taken care of 90 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: his final resting place for us, and now we get 91 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 1: to pay that forward and do it for them. It's 92 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: definitely a labor of love. 93 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 3: So when you went with her to drop off these 94 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 3: spies and spend the time with these with these men, 95 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 3: were you invited to do that or were you told 96 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 3: to do that? Or how do you remember that going down? 97 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 2: Volun told yeah, right, like both. It was she wanted 98 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 2: me to see with my own eyes and my own 99 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 2: experiences why we're free and what role each one of 100 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 2: these individuals played. And I think that she also, albeit 101 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 2: she never even told me this, you know, looking back 102 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 2: on it as a grown man now I can connect 103 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 2: the dots. She wanted me in a way to feel 104 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 2: close to my grandfather because I never got to actually 105 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 2: meet my grandfather, And I think this was her way, 106 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 2: part of the reason that she would have me do 107 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 2: these things so I could have a closeness to him 108 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 2: because I never got to actually meet him. But I 109 00:05:58,360 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 2: was all in on it, and a lot of times 110 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 2: as I was I remember being like terrified to go 111 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 2: meet some of these older men that were you know, 112 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:08,600 Speaker 2: because not all of them were. 113 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 4: Chipper, sure, yeah, yeah, but I respected all of them 114 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 4: so much because I followed her lead, you know, and 115 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 4: she she hammered home that. 116 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 2: You know, we have what we have because of men 117 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 2: like this, and in some cases women and a lot 118 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:29,040 Speaker 2: did serve WORL War two that we never even really 119 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 2: knew about, especially on the medical side of it. And 120 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 2: uh and then in that number obviously just gets greater 121 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 2: and greater and greater. And so she she's one of 122 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 2: a kind, man. I mean, if she loved you, you 123 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 2: knew it. And then if she didn't, you know it. 124 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 3: So was going with her on those volunteer missions, I mean, 125 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,599 Speaker 3: was that a particularly bonding experience between the two of you. 126 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 3: It sounds like it for sure. 127 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 2: I mean, because it was you know, she would be 128 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 2: doing her things, passing only cutting cake and pies and 129 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 2: hand out cupcakes, and like I still have the visual 130 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 2: memory of going into these places and they had a 131 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 2: very particular smell, and I just remember being the bingo. 132 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 3: Was so huge. 133 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 2: It was like such a big deal, and people did 134 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 2: not like it wasn't what you're thinking of fun bingo, 135 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 2: Like it was the most competitive bingo you could possibly 136 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 2: think of. Yeah, and like scared the shit out of 137 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 2: me sometimes because I was little, Like little. 138 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: Would you play? 139 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 2: Hell no, I would sit with Mimi. I would sit 140 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 2: right up next to Mimi, you know, and she would 141 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 2: have her like a little stamp thing or whatever, like 142 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 2: they had the full on bingo kits, and no, I 143 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 2: was I distinctly remember being scared to play on my own, 144 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 2: and so I would sit next to me, me and like 145 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 2: try and help her find numbers and stuff. Hell no, 146 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 2: I wouldn't play on well because some of those people 147 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 2: would bite your head off if you yelled bingo, God 148 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 2: help you if you didn't actually have been good. 149 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 4: That's hilarious. 150 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 3: Ashley, What about you? Do you have early memories of volunteering. 151 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: Yes, so my mother has always stressed that this is 152 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: going to be a big part of your life. And 153 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: I think one of the earliest memories I have. My 154 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: mom is a phenomenal piano player, and my dad played guitar, 155 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: and my sister and I sang, actually all sang. So 156 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: we would go to the old folks home after church 157 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: on Sunday and we would play music for the old folks. 158 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 1: It's probably has a lot to do with why I 159 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 1: love old people so much. You know, they've lived so 160 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 1: much life, they have so many stories, and to just 161 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: sit and talk to them sometimes all they need is 162 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: a friend and someone to listen to them. Shut up, Jake, 163 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 1: he's laughing at me, because to this day, I get 164 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 1: emotional when I see the Visiting Angels commercials. 165 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, and he's. 166 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 1: Always the commercial comes on and he'll just stare at 167 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 1: me waiting for me to tear up. It's like they 168 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:00,680 Speaker 1: just friends. 169 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 2: But because they're actors on a sound stage, it's not. 170 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 3: It's not a documentary. 171 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 2: They're not real lonely old people. 172 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,719 Speaker 1: But yeah, so that I mean, that was It's it's 173 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: a very fond memory. 174 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, I hold dear. 175 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: My mom also worked at a boys home in Lancaster, 176 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 1: South Carolina, and so we would often have you know, 177 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:24,959 Speaker 1: these young orphans at our house for they were older 178 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,679 Speaker 1: than me at the time, but for Thanksgiving and Christmas, 179 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:31,839 Speaker 1: and we would see just through church, through different organizations. 180 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:33,679 Speaker 1: I played a lot of tennis growing up. We were 181 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: very involved in the tennis community and there were clinics 182 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 1: that I would volunteer at and then later in life, 183 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: dance clinics to your clinics, you know that just help 184 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 1: out the younger kids and volunteer at that. And then 185 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 1: when I started volunteering for the USO, you know, in 186 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: my young adulthood life, that just lit a fire that 187 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:56,440 Speaker 1: is still burning bright. 188 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 3: Let's take a quick commercial break, and when we come back, 189 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 3: well introduce you to some of our fellow volunteers we 190 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 3: met at the Dallas National Cemetery. Welcome back here. I 191 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 3: am at the Dallas National Cemetery helping clean the gravestones 192 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 3: and meeting new people. What is your name? 193 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 5: My name is Kelly Castingway. 194 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:26,680 Speaker 3: And what are you up to today? Today? 195 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 5: We are out at the Dallas National Cemeteries helping to 196 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 5: clean the graves of our fallen veterans. 197 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 3: And you're here as a volunteer. Correct. Do you have 198 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:39,559 Speaker 3: an early memory of volunteering? I do, Yeah, yeah, I 199 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 3: would love to hear it. 200 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 5: So back when I was probably a ten years old, 201 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 5: my mom was a volunteer with Meals on Wheels and 202 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 5: during the summer she would take me and my brothers 203 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 5: with her to visit and deliver the meals to those recipients. 204 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 5: And it just the smile the time we spent with 205 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:01,079 Speaker 5: them just made me appreciate giving back and how important 206 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 5: it is. 207 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:04,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, I guess what I'm curious about is like looking 208 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:07,319 Speaker 3: back at that. I mean, obviously it's a fond memory 209 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 3: and it's rewarding. When I think about myself at that 210 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 3: age volunteering, I just think of it like, oh, that 211 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 3: was fun. Yeah exactly. 212 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 5: I still think like that, yeah, to this day. 213 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 3: And you were saying earlier that you've been to a 214 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 3: few events today, so obviously volunteering is still a part 215 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:23,439 Speaker 3: of your life. Absolutely. If you had to like describe 216 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 3: what volunteering means to you now, how. 217 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 5: Would you It's my paycheck right here in my heart. 218 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 5: So I love to give back. I'm so appreciative for 219 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 5: how fortunate we are, and it makes a huge difference. 220 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 3: Do you have like a pretty wide net of things 221 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 3: you volunteer for? Is it kind of specific at this point? 222 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 3: Have you started of honed it down, like as a 223 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 3: veteran volunteer, you. 224 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 5: Know, usually it has to do around veterans and military. 225 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 5: I am involved with our community with the Women's Club, 226 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:51,959 Speaker 5: so we do that. I was out volunteering yesterday with them. 227 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 3: So when was the last time that you did meals? 228 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 3: On wheels. 229 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 5: It actually has been a couple of years. I have 230 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 5: volunteered and I wrote out with a friend that does it. 231 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 5: So I just need to figure out a day. And actually, 232 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 5: now that you said that, Mondays, I spend with my 233 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:09,679 Speaker 5: dad and he's a veteran, and I think that might 234 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:11,080 Speaker 5: be what we're going to start doing on Mondays. 235 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 3: Oh that's amazing you and your father will do it together. Yep, Yep, 236 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 3: that's amazing. So paycheck in your heart, right. I guess 237 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:21,839 Speaker 3: I'm just exploring this idea of why this is beneficial, 238 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 3: you know, like and like, obviously I'm not being particularly 239 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 3: articulate about it, but if could you like do my 240 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 3: work for me and be like articulate about what the 241 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 3: benefit is if. 242 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 5: I'm passionate about it, Yes, And that's what I do. 243 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:39,559 Speaker 5: I volunteer about passionate things. I don't just go out 244 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 5: and volunteer just to volunteer to do. 245 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 6: Huh. 246 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 5: So my husband has joked with me for a long time. 247 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 5: He's like, oh, I see you're over there making your millions, 248 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:48,200 Speaker 5: and I always say, yes, right here, baby, right here. 249 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 6: So my name's Rich Clumb. Graduated Boot Camp, Paras Island, 250 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 6: nineteen eighty seven. I went in as a reserve marine, 251 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 6: you know, two weeks over the summer, you know, I 252 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 6: do my weekend drills and things like that. And then 253 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 6: senior year at college, our unit got activated during the 254 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 6: First Golf War, So we spent about eight months in Japan, 255 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 6: six months in Okinawa, two months in the mainland supporting 256 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 6: the artillery marines that went over to fight in the Gulf, 257 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:16,559 Speaker 6: and then rotated back home. And I stayed in for 258 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 6: about another year and a half and you know, finished 259 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:21,719 Speaker 6: my college degree, resume my life and you know, work 260 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 6: as a software sales recruiter. 261 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:26,960 Speaker 3: Now, do you have an early memory in life of volunteering. 262 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 6: Man, I'm trying to I'm old. I'm fifty six, so 263 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 6: I don't know if I can remember that, you know what. 264 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 6: It didn't seem like it was as big a deal 265 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 6: when I was growing up. I grew up in the 266 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 6: seventies and eighties, so I don't really specifically remember doing 267 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 6: stuff like that until I got involved with the Marines. Yeah, 268 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 6: like my desk, my daughter Olivia, I know we're not 269 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 6: on camera, but she's standing over there. 270 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 3: We did a lot of stuff. 271 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 6: She did one hundred hours of volunteer work at her 272 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 6: high school, Like we didn't do that when I was 273 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 6: a kid, and a lot of it we did with 274 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:52,239 Speaker 6: animal rescues. 275 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 3: Do you remember some early memories of that experience and 276 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 3: what that felt like for you? 277 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 6: Oh for us? Yeah, for you yeah, Oh it's amazing, 278 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 6: Like it's amazing. I'm so out of Olivia because she 279 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 6: wasn't even born when nine to eleven happened. But like 280 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 6: she's been down, she's been a parasyland with me, Like 281 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:07,079 Speaker 6: I'm old enough where my marine buddies have kids that 282 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 6: are graduating from boot camp. Yeah, so she's seen the 283 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:13,080 Speaker 6: drill instructors, she's seen the Marines and she also we 284 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:16,199 Speaker 6: have a big event for carried to Load called Memorial March, 285 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 6: So Memorial Day weekend we do a big twenty two 286 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 6: hour event or twenty one hour event, and she'll come 287 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 6: down for that as well. Yeah, very very proud the 288 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 6: younger generations get getting involved. 289 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 3: Well for you now these days in the shoes you 290 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 3: currently fill, what does volunteering mean to you? 291 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 6: Just doing something bigger than myself, like doing something like altruistic, 292 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 6: you know what I mean, Like something it doesn't benefit 293 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 6: me in any way to be out here and sweat 294 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 6: and get hot. But for all these people that died 295 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 6: serve the country. I mean, it's a nice gesture to 296 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 6: come out and remember them, clean the tombstones, tidy up, 297 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 6: do something for the betterment of you know, other people. 298 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 3: I guess is there something specifically about cleaning tombstones that 299 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 3: that touches you? 300 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 7: Well? 301 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean I've lost so again, I wasn't a 302 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 6: combat but we had a high number of guys in 303 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 6: my unit. Again, I'm fifty six, probably twenty plus guys 304 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 6: that have already passed away from disease, accidents, als, cancer. 305 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 6: We're all gonna end up here someday. So, like, you know, 306 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 6: the way I think about it, like someday, if I 307 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 6: was here, it would be nice for somebody to, even 308 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 6: if they didn't know me, to care for my tomb 309 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 6: and you know, take care of my stuff. 310 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 3: It's just respectful. Yeah, that's amazing. Yeah, Olivia, we can't 311 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 3: have anyone under eighteen on them. She's twenty one, she's 312 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 3: twenty one. Would you like to hop on? Mike? Sure? Okay, 313 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 3: Hil Hello, Hello, and what is your name? 314 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 7: My name is Olivia Club. 315 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 3: Hi, Olivia? So okay, So I was just told by 316 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 3: your dad that you've done, Mike about one hundred hours 317 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 3: of volunteer work, right, Okay, cool. Do you remember like 318 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 3: an early memory of those first one hundred hours that 319 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 3: kind of stuck with you. 320 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 7: I remember hearing about the one hundred hours for a 321 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 7: service Cord and I thought it was super interesting and 322 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 7: something that I would want to do. So I think 323 00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 7: one of the first things that we did was the 324 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 7: carry the load. Yeah, I got Yeah. Well, the first 325 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 7: thing I did, I think was I was on the 326 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 7: kid's duty. Yeah, so that was for care of the load. 327 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 7: And then a lot of the stuff we did was 328 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 7: for like Good Shepherd Rescue, which is we have a 329 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 7: German shepherd at home, so a lot of stuff for dogs. 330 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 7: And then I go to college in Oklahoma, so every 331 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 7: week I'll go to the animal shelter and take out 332 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 7: the dogs. So that's what I really enjoy doing. Yeah. 333 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 7: You kind of just find something that you like and 334 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 7: make it about other people and how you can help it. 335 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 3: If you had to articulate like what it is about 336 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:36,280 Speaker 3: helping dogs specifically, like could you like why is it 337 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 3: important to you? What does it feel like? 338 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 7: Well, I kind of had like my soul dog when 339 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 7: I was I got her when I was in middle school, 340 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 7: and we got her from a kill shelter. She's a rescue, 341 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 7: and I just think about all the other dogs that 342 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 7: are just like her that don't get the chance to 343 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 7: get out. So I mean, because she's like probably not 344 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 7: a dog I would have like picked unless like she 345 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 7: was brought to us. So every time I go in there, 346 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 7: I think about, like I see her and like all 347 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 7: the other dogs, and yeah, I just know she would 348 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:04,639 Speaker 7: be happy. 349 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 3: So you're you're out here with your family, Yes, you're volunteering. 350 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 3: It's a family gathering. And then I assume sometimes when 351 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:15,680 Speaker 3: you're helping these dogs it's like a solo activity, right. 352 00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:17,399 Speaker 3: Could you just speak a little bit about what it 353 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 3: means to like sort of be in solitude in service 354 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 3: to something and also what it means to sort of 355 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 3: be with your family in service to something. 356 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:28,080 Speaker 7: Yeah, uh, yeah, definitely. So I think. I mean, I 357 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 7: come out here for my dad because I have a 358 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 7: lot of respect for him for serving the Marines, and 359 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 7: I'm very proud of him. So I mean, I drove 360 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 7: down from Oklahoma to be here today, and I really 361 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:40,360 Speaker 7: love like helping out and spending time with my dad, 362 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:43,640 Speaker 7: so that's more of like almost like a father daughter thing. 363 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 7: And then also just respect for our country and those 364 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:49,199 Speaker 7: who fought for our country. So I feel more like 365 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:53,199 Speaker 7: proud in that aspect. And then as far as like 366 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 7: doing stuff on my own, it's kind of just honestly 367 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:58,680 Speaker 7: my own interest. Yeah, and it makes me feel good, 368 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:01,639 Speaker 7: like knowing like I'm in my senior year, so I 369 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 7: don't really have much to do, so it feels good 370 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 7: like I did something, like I helped someone today. Yeah, 371 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:09,679 Speaker 7: you know, whether that's like feeding dogs that need food 372 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 7: or taking them out, like you know, some of them 373 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 7: don't even get to see sunlight in the day, so 374 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:16,360 Speaker 7: the fact that I got to go take them out 375 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 7: to see the sun today. Just simple things like that. 376 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 3: Okay, And if you had to do the impossible and 377 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:24,480 Speaker 3: see into the future, how do you feel like volunteering 378 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:26,199 Speaker 3: will fit into that future for you? 379 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:29,200 Speaker 7: I mean, I definitely will be here next year and 380 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 7: the years after that, so I love being out here 381 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 7: and then just finding things that I like am passionate about. 382 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 7: I had an internship this summer and we did a 383 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 7: lot of We did packaging, making sandwiches for people who 384 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:45,880 Speaker 7: for like the hungry yeah. Well so just little things 385 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 7: like that. You can find them all over the place. 386 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 7: And I think I'll incorporate volunteering into my life, yeah. 387 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 3: Forever, because like it seems like maybe an inappropriate word, 388 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:59,640 Speaker 3: but I just I remember volunteering, and when I volunteer, 389 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 3: it's I find it to be fun. 390 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:06,920 Speaker 7: It is fun. Yeah, yeah, I feel No, it's better 391 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 7: than saying it's not fun. Yeah yeah, but I have 392 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 7: fun here. I mean, I mean it's I mean kind 393 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:15,919 Speaker 7: of like obviously a sad place, but it's makes you 394 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 7: feel good about, you know, doing your part. 395 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,640 Speaker 3: Awesome. Thank you so much. Yeah that was great. 396 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:23,360 Speaker 1: Hi. 397 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 3: How are you want? You want to hop on the 398 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:27,119 Speaker 3: bike too? Perfect? Okay? 399 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: Hi? 400 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 3: What is your name? 401 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 8: My name is Schirry Owen. 402 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 3: Hi Share Owen. How are you? I'm wonderful. Thank you 403 00:19:33,080 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 3: for being on microphone with me. What breinges you out today? 404 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:41,639 Speaker 8: So our company SAP America and with Rich that you 405 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:44,920 Speaker 8: were just talking with. He kind of inspired us through this, 406 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:47,640 Speaker 8: you know, through coming out for Patriot Day, uh huh. 407 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 8: And so my schedule allowed me to do that today. 408 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 8: So I was excited because I do like volunteering. This 409 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:55,879 Speaker 8: is a new area here for me to come in 410 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:59,359 Speaker 8: the veterans. But I do have a nephew or niece 411 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:03,439 Speaker 8: and her husband that are served in the army, in 412 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:05,360 Speaker 8: the U. S. Army, and he was in special Forces. 413 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:08,879 Speaker 8: So you know, it's it's important to me, you know, 414 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,240 Speaker 8: with our military. And I had, you know, a grandparent 415 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 8: that served in World War Two and he was actually 416 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 8: on Normandy Beach and the bulldozer that was one in 417 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 8: the front line. 418 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:17,360 Speaker 7: Wow. 419 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 8: He never would talk about that day. And after seeing 420 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:22,640 Speaker 8: saving Private Ryan, you kind of understand why. 421 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 3: Right totally. So you got involved through your workplace. Yes, 422 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 3: that's sort of an interesting angle. I mean, I guess 423 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 3: on some level, I know that that happens because you 424 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:34,719 Speaker 3: see maybe people wearing shirts that have their business on 425 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 3: it or whatever corporation they work for or whatever. How 426 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 3: did that work? Like what was the process of, Okay, 427 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 3: I'm at my job one day and now, oh here's 428 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:46,920 Speaker 3: I'm going to go volunteer. Now, Like, walk me through 429 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:47,479 Speaker 3: that a little bit. 430 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 8: So it was an email that was sent out, you know, 431 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 8: from the carry of the load and from Rich and 432 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:54,399 Speaker 8: he had sent it out to a large group of 433 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 8: us and I happened to be one of those recipients 434 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 8: and I looked at my schedule and I was like, wow, 435 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 8: for once I get to go do in service day, 436 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:06,400 Speaker 8: right yeacause I always enjoyed doing workday with corporate functions 437 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:08,639 Speaker 8: and a lot of times your schedule just doesn't allow. 438 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 8: So it was an honor to be able to do 439 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 8: that today. 440 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 3: Do you have an early memory of volunteering? I do. 441 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:16,119 Speaker 3: I wouldn't. 442 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:18,879 Speaker 8: Maybe it doesn't go back as what maybe doesn't go 443 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:21,879 Speaker 8: back as early as she spoke about. But for me 444 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:25,120 Speaker 8: it was animals as well. And when I was once 445 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 8: I graduate college, I was probably actually in my late 446 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 8: twenties early thirties, I had a dog that got certified 447 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:34,880 Speaker 8: so I could go into assisted living and memory care 448 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 8: and kind of a type of a therapy dog. Right wow, 449 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:41,120 Speaker 8: So they had to be certified to go in there. 450 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 8: And I had some great memories, especially you don't see 451 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 8: very many men when you go to assisted living or 452 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 8: in this case, and there was one particular gentleman who 453 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:52,560 Speaker 8: was in World War Two and he had some very 454 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 8: interesting stories with what he did, and I found that 455 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 8: very fascinating. So just to sit down and take time 456 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 8: with them and talk to them. And of course you 457 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 8: know that some love dogs some we're just happy that 458 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 8: you were there talking to them, And so it meant 459 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 8: a lot to me because you know, one day we're 460 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:08,959 Speaker 8: all going to get older, right. 461 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 7: Yeah. 462 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:12,640 Speaker 3: One of my earliest memories of volunteering is going into 463 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 3: a similar housing situation and just being with the people there, 464 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 3: and it's it's I'm I think about it to this day. 465 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 3: We exchanged Christmas ornaments that we made for each other, 466 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:26,560 Speaker 3: and I still have that Christmas ornament. You know, it's 467 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 3: such a rewarding experience. What would you say to someone 468 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 3: who's like bored and maybe has some time on their hands, Like, 469 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:38,359 Speaker 3: would you recommend getting involved in either something like this 470 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:41,080 Speaker 3: or something else that's still in the volunteer realm? 471 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 1: Sure? 472 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 8: I mean, I think the volunteering is very therapeutic. You know, 473 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 8: having too much time on your hand can actually work 474 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 8: against you. Yeah, and going out and doing something that 475 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:52,639 Speaker 8: you are passionate about. You know, you may not be 476 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,199 Speaker 8: wanting to come out in a ninety degree day, but 477 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:58,199 Speaker 8: you know there's shade trees, right So yeah, but you know, 478 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 8: and that's why I found the passion with animals and 479 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 8: with talking with the elderly, right, So you got to 480 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 8: find your passion, and once you find something that you 481 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 8: love doing, you'll find it's not work. Yeah, it's actually you. 482 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:14,399 Speaker 8: I think sometimes I benefited just as much, if not more, 483 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 8: for just being present with somebody and learning about their 484 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 8: life and their experiences and they're valuable. 485 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:21,640 Speaker 6: Right. 486 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 3: Well, I feel like I'm having that experience right in 487 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 3: this very moment. So yes, I absolutely agree, and thank 488 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 3: you so much for joining us. 489 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 8: Well, thank you. 490 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 3: All right, folks, we're going to take our last commercial 491 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:37,960 Speaker 3: break of the episode and we'll be back in just 492 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:48,360 Speaker 3: a few moments. Welcome back, everybody. Here we go, let's 493 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:52,879 Speaker 3: get into the good stuff. I mean, it's sort of 494 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 3: amazing to me when I think back on early memories 495 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:59,639 Speaker 3: of volunteering, I just remember being so fun, you know, 496 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 3: And to this day, if I when I volunteer, like 497 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 3: when we went to the Dallas Memorial Cemetery, it's always 498 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 3: like a good time, yeah, you know, And like I'm 499 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:12,879 Speaker 3: trying to find it within myself, like trying to answer 500 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:15,919 Speaker 3: the question, then why don't I do it more? You 501 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:19,680 Speaker 3: know what I mean? Because this sort of direct endorphin 502 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 3: rush there's there selfishly, there's like this direct payoff, and 503 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 3: yet I find myself struggling with it or realizing, oh, 504 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:28,159 Speaker 3: it's been a while. And Muriel talks about that a 505 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:30,359 Speaker 3: lot too, you know, volunteering was just like a huge 506 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:32,960 Speaker 3: part of her life for so long, and everyone we'll 507 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 3: just look at other like, why don't we do that more? 508 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:37,119 Speaker 3: You know, it's just I guess it just gets lost 509 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 3: in the wash these days. It's hard. It's not. It's 510 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 3: not easy exactly for that. Even though it is easy 511 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,159 Speaker 3: to just like go do something for free and you 512 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:50,359 Speaker 3: can google something and kind of sign up whatever it 513 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:54,159 Speaker 3: is about, you know, today's world, it doesn't come supernaturally 514 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 3: for people like me who do love it, you know, 515 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 3: and I and I talk to other people, I know 516 00:24:58,040 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 3: they feel the same way. 517 00:24:59,560 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 7: You know. 518 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:01,879 Speaker 3: It's I don't know, I'm just like grappling with that. 519 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:02,920 Speaker 3: On a personal level. 520 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: Well, I think it can be intimidating, right, like if 521 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:07,200 Speaker 1: you're going to sign up for something with a bunch 522 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 1: of people you don't know and then go. But to me, 523 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:14,440 Speaker 1: it really is community and it's connection, and I think 524 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: if the world had more of that we would be 525 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 1: in a lot better place. It's the same reason we 526 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: love football, right It brings a community together and whether 527 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 1: that's rolling your sleeves up, cleaning gravestones, or going and 528 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:30,679 Speaker 1: cheering on your favorite team on Friday night. You know, 529 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:34,159 Speaker 1: it is about community. And again, when it's something that 530 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 1: we can do to give back to that community, especially 531 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 1: to those who are hurting in the community, it's extremely important. 532 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:43,880 Speaker 1: But it's something we certainly have to prioritize. 533 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:48,640 Speaker 2: We've lost connection so much because of what I think 534 00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 2: is technology. Yeah, you know, through being able to carry 535 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 2: films that are really computers around in our pockets and 536 00:25:57,160 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 2: we can get our whatever gratification dopamine hits, Yeah, from 537 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 2: doom scrolling. It's like, man, we've just lost connection. We've 538 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:08,959 Speaker 2: got to get back to connection. And I think that 539 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:14,359 Speaker 2: volunteerism provides a great opportunity for that, because, yeah, is it. 540 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 2: You know, it's scary or uncomfortable to go be around 541 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 2: a big group that you don't know. Yeah, but guess what, 542 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 2: you're also helping fight for the greater good. Regardless of 543 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 2: what it is, whether you go to you know, a 544 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 2: homeless shelter for teens or adults, or you go to 545 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:35,160 Speaker 2: Dallas National Cemetery and clean headstones, or you go whatever 546 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:38,679 Speaker 2: it may be. There's tons and tons and tons of 547 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 2: opportunity out there. You know, be willing to do it. 548 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:44,680 Speaker 2: You just have to be willing to do it well. 549 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:46,400 Speaker 3: And for you guys, I mean, you guys run One 550 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:49,159 Speaker 3: Tribe Foundation, right, and you guys put on events all 551 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:52,360 Speaker 3: the time. I mean you literally offer opportunities for volunteers. 552 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:55,639 Speaker 3: You guys have a huge network of volunteers. Can you 553 00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 3: think of like a recent memory of maybe a first 554 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 3: time volunteer and just what you observed of them getting 555 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 3: involved with One Tribe. 556 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 1: I think for me, one of the most impactful things 557 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 1: that we do every year is our Christmas campaign, which 558 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:15,720 Speaker 1: is coming up and we adopt all thanks to Jamison. 559 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: One year, Jamison, our youngest, was kind of doing the 560 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:19,639 Speaker 1: give me, give me, give me, I want this, I 561 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: want that for Christmas, and Jake looked at me and said, 562 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 1: we've got to adopt a family for Christmas. Like we've 563 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 1: got to teach him that Christmas is about giving. 564 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 2: Ourselves, not one tribe. 565 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:32,080 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, yeah, and make him go wrap the 566 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:32,760 Speaker 1: presents and just. 567 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:35,479 Speaker 2: Get the presidents, go find them down the aisle. I'll 568 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 2: like help wrap them all those things. 569 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 1: So we kind of put the word out to look 570 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 1: for a family that was in need, and one became 571 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: two and two became five, and we decided we needed 572 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 1: to do it through one tribe because they were veteran 573 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:50,640 Speaker 1: or first responder families, because we. 574 00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 2: Couldn't afford to do Christmas for twenty different exactly. 575 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:57,680 Speaker 1: So we now this will be our fifth year doing 576 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:02,040 Speaker 1: the Season of Giving as we we've and we create 577 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 1: an Amazon wish list and then we actually have a 578 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 1: rap party at Coppell High School, Jake's alma mater, where 579 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:10,320 Speaker 1: the high school students, the student athletes predominantly are welcome 580 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:15,159 Speaker 1: to come wrap the gifts, and we have got in 581 00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: recent years especially, we've had so much interest in it. 582 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:20,960 Speaker 1: And so we're there at one of the rap parties 583 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 1: about a year ago and one of the coaches told Jake, 584 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:26,920 Speaker 1: he said, you know what's crazy is that half of 585 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:30,480 Speaker 1: these kids don't even celebrate Christmas, but here they were 586 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:34,119 Speaker 1: spending two hours on their Wednesday night. Yes, they're getting 587 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 1: volunteer hours for it because it's required in Texas high schools, 588 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:41,640 Speaker 1: but they're here wrapping Christmas gifts for kids in need 589 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 1: when they don't even celebrate this. So to me, that's 590 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 1: a fond memory. 591 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:48,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's a beautiful part about. 592 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 2: Volunteering too, right. I mean, regardless of what it is 593 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:56,280 Speaker 2: or what your beliefs are, you're going to get soul 594 00:28:56,320 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 2: food from it because you're helping somebody you're probably never 595 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:02,920 Speaker 2: going to meet, right, And that's the one thing that 596 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 2: I think we all need more of, because it's that 597 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 2: it's okay to feel good about yourself for doing something 598 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:13,680 Speaker 2: for somebody else that you're never gonna meet. That's okay, 599 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 2: that's there's not like this like, oh I shouldn't feel 600 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 2: good about it because it's something I'm supposed to know. 601 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 2: Celebrate you and doing the thing that you didn't have 602 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:26,800 Speaker 2: to do in order to help somebody else. That's what 603 00:29:26,840 --> 00:29:29,200 Speaker 2: life is all about, right. I mean, we need a 604 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 2: hell of a lot more of that. And you need 605 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 2: to find somebody in need you don't have to look 606 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 2: for as everybody's fighting something. 607 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 3: I have a question and I'll answer first for myself. 608 00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 3: Please be honest with your answer, Like, was there ever 609 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:48,240 Speaker 3: anything that you volunteered for that you ended up regretting? 610 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 3: For me, the answer is no, Like I can't think 611 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:54,640 Speaker 3: of a single thing that I went out there and 612 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 3: signed up and did the thing, and then I was 613 00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:58,680 Speaker 3: like oh wish I hadn't done that. 614 00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:04,480 Speaker 1: No, because Jake and I talk about this a lot, 615 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:07,400 Speaker 1: especially because he gets asked all the time, I mean 616 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 1: all the time to do speaking engagements or interviews or 617 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:14,680 Speaker 1: you know, we talk about it all the time. Even 618 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 1: if it just touches one Yeah, it's worth it. Even 619 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:20,080 Speaker 1: if you walk into the room there's only twelve people there, 620 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:23,840 Speaker 1: someone in there needs to hear, you know, And obviously 621 00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:27,120 Speaker 1: bandwidth is a thing, so it's not like he's always 622 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 1: able to say yes. But for the times that we've 623 00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 1: shown up and maybe it hasn't been you know, someone 624 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 1: else might say that wasn't worth your time, like there 625 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:39,880 Speaker 1: was someone there that needed to hear that. I firmly 626 00:30:39,920 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 1: believe that. So I feel the same way about v 627 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 1: volunteerism in that even if we made a difference in 628 00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:49,160 Speaker 1: one life, or you know, planted one tree, or you know, 629 00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 1: whatever it might be, I don't think it's a waste 630 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:52,320 Speaker 1: of time. 631 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, being completely honest with my answer, there were there's 632 00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:57,440 Speaker 2: been a couple of times where I've bitched and complained, 633 00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 2: either you know, internally or to Ashley, where I'm like, 634 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 2: what the what am I doing? But after the fact, 635 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:13,360 Speaker 2: it's it's always like like God flicking you in the forehead, 636 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:18,600 Speaker 2: like see dumb, dumb. There's always every single time a 637 00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 2: person or persons that are like, man, I really appreciate that, 638 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 2: like something that you're like, ah, got it, yeah, and 639 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:28,480 Speaker 2: got it. 640 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:29,880 Speaker 7: Well. 641 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:32,880 Speaker 3: I don't want to end this episode on a preaching 642 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 3: note or anything like that or being sanctimonious or self righteous, 643 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:40,680 Speaker 3: but I hope some of our listeners go out and volunteer, 644 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:43,520 Speaker 3: you know, because because it because uh, because I want 645 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 3: the world to be good for you, our listener, And 646 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:48,400 Speaker 3: I think if I think volunteering is is one of 647 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:51,200 Speaker 3: the ways to help yourself. 648 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:54,200 Speaker 1: And help others. And tell us if there are opportunities 649 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:56,120 Speaker 1: you know about that we can spread the word about. 650 00:31:56,160 --> 00:31:58,600 Speaker 1: Let us know if there are opportunities that you took 651 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 1: that you did. We'd love to hear that as well. 652 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 3: I think that's the end of the episode. Yeah, thank 653 00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 3: you so. 654 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 2: Much for listening some Good Stuff. 655 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:09,000 Speaker 1: As Season two of The Good Stuff comes to a close, 656 00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:11,400 Speaker 1: we want to say a huge thank you to a 657 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 1: few people. We want to thank our parents, Jim and 658 00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:17,000 Speaker 1: Beth Pickens and Woody and Diane Schick. We are so 659 00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 1: grateful for the love, support and guidance you've shown us 660 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:23,280 Speaker 1: in our marriage and raising our boys and in our lives. 661 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 1: We love you so much. 662 00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:26,680 Speaker 2: We want to say thank you to the tribe, the 663 00:32:26,720 --> 00:32:30,000 Speaker 2: employees at One Trap Foundation. Thank you for showing up. 664 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 2: Thank you for putting in the work and doing it 665 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:35,320 Speaker 2: every single day with joy your heart. Thank you for 666 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:37,880 Speaker 2: joining us on the Good Stuff, for being vulnerable, and 667 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:39,720 Speaker 2: for all the love it's palpable. 668 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:42,479 Speaker 1: We want to say a huge thank you to our 669 00:32:42,520 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 1: amazingly dedicated producer and very dear friend, Nick Cassolini, who 670 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:50,400 Speaker 1: has poured his everything into this podcast this season. Jake 671 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:52,680 Speaker 1: and I have said from day one, no Nick, no 672 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:56,400 Speaker 1: good stuff period. He is truly the heart and soul 673 00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:59,680 Speaker 1: of this project. We love you Cassolini so much. 674 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 3: You guys are amazing. 675 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:03,360 Speaker 2: Thank you, and most importantly, we want to say thank 676 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:06,840 Speaker 2: you to you, our listeners. We hope and praise something 677 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:08,959 Speaker 2: in this show has resonated with you and that your 678 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 2: day and life is better. 679 00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:10,719 Speaker 4: Because of it. 680 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:13,880 Speaker 2: We truly appreciate you and thank you for enriching ours. 681 00:33:14,760 --> 00:33:17,200 Speaker 2: We give all the glory to God again, thank you 682 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:18,800 Speaker 2: for listening to the Good Stuff.