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Speaker 1: My next guest represent the organization that provides children facing

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Speaker 1: Nearly half a million children in Metro Atlanta live in

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Speaker 1: communities with low well being. That's very important. Did I

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Speaker 1: say that their vital mission is to recruit volunteers to

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Speaker 1: money making conversation. The president and CEO of Big Brother,

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Speaker 1: Big Sister Foundation and volunteer Recruitment manager of Greater Loss

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Speaker 1: and of Greater Atlanta, Kwamie Johnson and Juliet Yeah names

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Speaker 1: you look at that. She mouthed the name. I need

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Speaker 1: the help on the phone she would have been no help.

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Speaker 1: But welcome to my studio. First of all, how are

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Speaker 1: you doing, Kwamie? Oh man, I'm great man, It's Monday.

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Speaker 1: I'm blessed to be here. We appreciate you giving us

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Speaker 1: what is big Brother Big Sister? So Big Brothers Big

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Speaker 1: through building a relationship. Uh. We you know have great

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