WEBVTT - On The Range, In Yonkers

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to On the Job. This season, we're focusing on

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<v Speaker 1>how people and businesses are getting back to work. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>call it a great transformation, a change in the way

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<v Speaker 1>workers are thinking. Employers need people to work more than ever,

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<v Speaker 1>putting laborers in a sort of position of power. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>be hearing from people navigating this new normal for themselves

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<v Speaker 1>as they find their life's work. Today we talked to

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<v Speaker 1>someone who has never not been in a great transformation.

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<v Speaker 1>Marcelli Bellinger lives in Yonkers and is almost maniacally dedicated

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<v Speaker 1>to improving himself, which eventually landed him in a job

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<v Speaker 1>where he supervises people all trying to do the exact

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<v Speaker 1>same thing. Okay, all right, thank you very much for

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<v Speaker 1>talking to I appreciate it. Thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 1>me for this episode. I had the pleasure of talking

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<v Speaker 1>with Marcelli Marcelly Bellinger. He was fifty seven when I

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<v Speaker 1>interviewed him back in March. Birthday comes next month on April,

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<v Speaker 1>which I would turn fifty eight. He's a very sprite

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<v Speaker 1>fifty eight, and he's a very busy guy. Are you

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<v Speaker 1>talking to me in the middle of a workday right now? Yes?

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<v Speaker 1>I am. As a matter of fact, yes, I am

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<v Speaker 1>and uh. Marcelli was born and raised in Yonkers, where

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<v Speaker 1>he works now as a Grayston Ranger, and his job

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<v Speaker 1>is to take out the trash to make sure that

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<v Speaker 1>yonkerstays as clean as we need to make it, no

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<v Speaker 1>question about it. Okay. So the Grayston Rangers is a

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<v Speaker 1>really amazing transitional workforce program designed to keep Yonkers clean.

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<v Speaker 1>Grayston is actually a bakery founded in nine two with

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<v Speaker 1>the goal of hiring anyone who wanted to work, no

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<v Speaker 1>background checks, no resumes, and in the two thousands they

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<v Speaker 1>started programs like the Rangers to create more jobs and

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<v Speaker 1>make Yonkers a better place to live. My job title

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<v Speaker 1>is Rangers Development Program Manager. I've been a manager right

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<v Speaker 1>now for exactly four months, but prior to that, I

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<v Speaker 1>was an actual worker for eight years. As a manager,

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<v Speaker 1>Marcelli oversees the Rangers as they spread out through the city,

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<v Speaker 1>drive routes and clean up the streets. A lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people sometimes see us and the first thing that goes

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<v Speaker 1>through their mind is this is such an easy job.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm here to tell everyone it is not an

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<v Speaker 1>easy job. I never assumed trash collection was an easy job,

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<v Speaker 1>but the way that Marcelli describes it, his job is

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<v Speaker 1>like a big game of chess, with the street maps

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<v Speaker 1>being his board. You need to be strategic about your routes.

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<v Speaker 1>You need to have some serious hustle, and you're battling

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<v Speaker 1>the elements all the time. You have to be a

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<v Speaker 1>quick thinker. Every day is a different day. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>the same routine. It may be the same route, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's never the same routine. A big part of this

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<v Speaker 1>is that the Rangers, in their fluorescent vests, have become

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<v Speaker 1>a huge part of the Yonkers landscape. They're constantly interacting

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<v Speaker 1>with the community, getting people involved, talking with them and

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<v Speaker 1>spreading the ethos that Grayston and the Rangers are founded on,

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<v Speaker 1>and believe it or not, they start to catch onto

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<v Speaker 1>it as they see as work in every day and

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<v Speaker 1>the Grayston Rangers. It's a truly immersive program that helps

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<v Speaker 1>workers to get to a place of self sufficiency in

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<v Speaker 1>every part of their lives. So in addition to cleaning

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<v Speaker 1>the streets, Marcelli is always helping his workers out with

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<v Speaker 1>housing issues, putting together resumes, and finding other work. So

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<v Speaker 1>the Rangers is a place you go when you want

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<v Speaker 1>to get on your feet work and you need a

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<v Speaker 1>hand to get that started. And whatever the situation is,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna assess that and we're gonna try our best

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<v Speaker 1>to work a solution now for you. Marcelli is infectiously

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<v Speaker 1>positive and exudes Grayston's mission of teaching self improvement, upward mobility,

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<v Speaker 1>and second chances. He's even got one of those inspirational

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<v Speaker 1>office posters behind him in the interview, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>read it to you. My story is continuing, no punctuation.

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<v Speaker 1>After talking with Marcelli for a bit, it feels like

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<v Speaker 1>he's always been an inspirational poster in human form. Again.

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<v Speaker 1>He grew up in Yonkers. His parents were both really

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<v Speaker 1>hard workers. That was a mechanic. So I was well

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<v Speaker 1>on my way to being that type of worker, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>because I saw my father working hard every day. I

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<v Speaker 1>saw him doing the things that he had to do

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<v Speaker 1>to take care of his family, and I adopted that. Also.

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<v Speaker 1>In high school, he was a very serious athlete, pushed

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<v Speaker 1>himself hard. He ended up going into the Army after

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<v Speaker 1>seeing their commercials about bettering yourself and thought boot camp

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<v Speaker 1>might be challenging. I wanted to work out be the

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<v Speaker 1>best that could be, So it wasn't like a patriotism,

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<v Speaker 1>Go America. Oh nah, you wanted to do push ups?

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<v Speaker 1>You wanted to That's all I wanted to do was

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<v Speaker 1>make myself better. That's that's that's the only thing it

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<v Speaker 1>was about. He quickly moved up the ranks in the army,

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<v Speaker 1>then got out in worked at a T and T

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<v Speaker 1>as an operator. Then he switched gears to do a

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<v Speaker 1>more physical job with his uncle's business. And I started

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<v Speaker 1>doing moving, being a relocation engineer, because that's what they

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<v Speaker 1>called them now. They're just not a mover, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>exactly who I am. You know, you want to pick

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<v Speaker 1>up that a little bit. So I became a relocation engineer,

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<v Speaker 1>and I got good at it. I got very good

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<v Speaker 1>at it. I got so good at it that I

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<v Speaker 1>did it for twenty years. He got married, had two kids.

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<v Speaker 1>In the early two thousand's, he got a job at

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<v Speaker 1>the local power plan. He and his wife had just

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<v Speaker 1>had their third child, and the night before MARCELLI was

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<v Speaker 1>going to start this new job, there baby passed away

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<v Speaker 1>in his sleep. It was obviously an unspeakably horrible moment,

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<v Speaker 1>and Marcelly remembers how his new boss at the power

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<v Speaker 1>plant was human. He cried I cried, and he said,

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<v Speaker 1>Marcel listened, Go take care of your business. He said,

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<v Speaker 1>do what you have to do. Your job is still here.

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<v Speaker 1>Do not worry about your job. Don't you even think

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<v Speaker 1>about this job. They sent flowers to the funeral, give

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<v Speaker 1>him as much time as he needed. Before he even started,

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<v Speaker 1>Marceli was being treated as more than an employee. I

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<v Speaker 1>caught a lesson from that that you have to treat

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<v Speaker 1>people in a certain way. When you show your kindness

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<v Speaker 1>and you show your heartfelt loyalty to somebody, you always

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<v Speaker 1>get a back. And from that day that's what I

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<v Speaker 1>planned to do. I said, I'm going to treat every

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<v Speaker 1>person with respect and dignity. He worked there for a while,

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<v Speaker 1>then he was a concrete inspector, then back to relocation engineering.

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<v Speaker 1>He liked moving around and doing new stuff, so into

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<v Speaker 1>thousand and fourteen, his friend told him about a program

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<v Speaker 1>that Grayston put together for veterans. He was telling me

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<v Speaker 1>about a range of program and I said, oh, you

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<v Speaker 1>mean the bakery, and they're like yeah, I said, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I used to work there. I used to do a

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<v Speaker 1>little part time over there. Of course he did. Marcelli

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<v Speaker 1>went into Grayston to hear about the job and found

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<v Speaker 1>that it was a trash collection program, and in the

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<v Speaker 1>interview he was asked if he had any problems cleaning

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<v Speaker 1>up the streets, but he said he wanted to work.

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<v Speaker 1>He needed to feed his family. He wanted to be

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<v Speaker 1>physical and outside. And he thought about this question with

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<v Speaker 1>the mantra that his dad imparted to him early on

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<v Speaker 1>whatever job you do, be the best at what you do,

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<v Speaker 1>because people are going to see you. He said. It

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<v Speaker 1>may seem like the lowliest job in the world, he said,

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<v Speaker 1>but I guarantee you someone's going to see you. When

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<v Speaker 1>we come back from the break, Marcelli gets seen a

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<v Speaker 1>to Marseli story. He went into interview at Grayston for

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<v Speaker 1>the Rangers job, but the interviewer was late. Marcelli was patient,

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<v Speaker 1>and after two hours the guy shows up pretty surprised

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<v Speaker 1>that Marcelli was still there. When he brought me into office,

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<v Speaker 1>he asked me about myself. I told him a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit about myself and he stopped me in the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of it and said, you really stayed for two hours.

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<v Speaker 1>I said, yes, sir, when you want what you want,

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<v Speaker 1>you have to stay and wait for it. I said,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't lose your discipline. I said, I'm a very

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<v Speaker 1>disciplined person. And he said, you know what, you got

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<v Speaker 1>the job just like that. Just like anything he'd done

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<v Speaker 1>till then, he wanted to go above and beyond, move

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<v Speaker 1>up in the ranks and be challenged, and he definitely

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<v Speaker 1>found that challenge coming into this job. Yonker's avenue at

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<v Speaker 1>that time was drop off garbage City of the Capitol, mattresses,

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<v Speaker 1>old furniture. This that which did it was a mess

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<v Speaker 1>that's why the Rangers was put together a few years earlier.

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<v Speaker 1>So he immediately went at it with his team and says,

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<v Speaker 1>the streets looked completely different in two weeks, cleaned everything

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<v Speaker 1>pristine to where now two weeks. In two weeks kind

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<v Speaker 1>of taken care of to where now we can just

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<v Speaker 1>do our usual cleaning and it's not a problem. The

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<v Speaker 1>Younker's landscape changed quickly, and Marcelli was noticeably the guy

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<v Speaker 1>out on the streets making that change. One day, he

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<v Speaker 1>was out on one of his routes and a car

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<v Speaker 1>pulled up. Guess who's in the car. The Mayor of

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<v Speaker 1>Yankrews rolls down his window and he says, listen, I

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<v Speaker 1>just want to tell you you're doing a phenomenal job.

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<v Speaker 1>What's your name, Marcelli Bellinger. He said, I'll be seeing

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<v Speaker 1>you soon, rolled up his window, went right on about

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<v Speaker 1>his business. A week later, Marcelli gets invited to city Hall.

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<v Speaker 1>The mayor shakes his hand in front of the assembly

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<v Speaker 1>and as him a letter of accommodation, and he tells me,

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<v Speaker 1>because of you, I'm gonna make this a job with

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<v Speaker 1>the city. Because of you, the Grace and Rangers have

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<v Speaker 1>been funded by grants to start out. Now, the mayor

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<v Speaker 1>agreed to fund the program through the city. Marcelli picked

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<v Speaker 1>up more routes on the other side of the city

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<v Speaker 1>where he lived, so everybody seeing me everywhere. Somebody would

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<v Speaker 1>see me even aren't you the guy that clean? Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I am, that is me, you know, and he was like, Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>you do a damn good job, man, I see you,

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<v Speaker 1>I see you. Eventually he became supervisor, the position he

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<v Speaker 1>still holds today. And all I kept doing every day

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<v Speaker 1>was making our routes better. How can I do this

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<v Speaker 1>to make this more effective? Have my community see that

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<v Speaker 1>it's clean, and how can I involve them in the

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<v Speaker 1>clean up. As he and his team go around, they

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<v Speaker 1>talk to people say, if you can clean your storefront

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<v Speaker 1>or in front of your apartment, we can spend more

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<v Speaker 1>time cleaning the parks in the streets, to the point

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<v Speaker 1>where now it's part of the community routine that everyone

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<v Speaker 1>does their part. So those are the things, like I

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<v Speaker 1>said before, that when you put a hundred percent into

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<v Speaker 1>it and you get involved with that community, those are

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<v Speaker 1>the things that happened. Those are the results that happened.

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<v Speaker 1>Those are the things that happened, because after you do

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<v Speaker 1>a great cleaning for them. They want to see it

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<v Speaker 1>clean all the time. Marcelli has simply helped make Yonkers

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<v Speaker 1>a better place to live. The community has pride in

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<v Speaker 1>the Rangers and what they do in cleaner streets, bring

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<v Speaker 1>in more business, get people out and about more. We

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<v Speaker 1>had little children that came up every day and said, listen,

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<v Speaker 1>can I use your picker? Can I Can I help

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<v Speaker 1>you with the picker? Cannot. So it wasn't a thing

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<v Speaker 1>that we were like, hey, can't get out of here. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't know. We turned right around and I would

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<v Speaker 1>bring extra pickers. Listen, here you go right before you

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<v Speaker 1>go to school. Come on, do you think by bringing

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<v Speaker 1>in the kids to what Grayston and the Rangers are

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<v Speaker 1>doing with the foundation, they brought the parents in two

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<v Speaker 1>families all got to know Marcelli by name, and he

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<v Speaker 1>got to find out more about their lives, what they needed,

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<v Speaker 1>if their housing was okay, if they needed work or

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<v Speaker 1>help putting together resumes. I speak with everyone. I talked

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<v Speaker 1>to him, ask them how they're doing, still working, not working?

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<v Speaker 1>What are you doing? Oh? I'm not doing anything. Listen,

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<v Speaker 1>you need to come to twenty one Park Avenue and

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<v Speaker 1>come see me listen, we got jobs. Everything up. They

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<v Speaker 1>come see me. Since I've been the manager, we have

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<v Speaker 1>created at least thirty jobs. We have thirty people working

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<v Speaker 1>right now. How does it feel now that you have

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<v Speaker 1>transformed the space that you grew up in? It feels great.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels that I've accomplished what I needed to accomplish,

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<v Speaker 1>but I know I still got more road to go.

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<v Speaker 1>Marcelli doesn't really have an off button for his self

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<v Speaker 1>improvement drive, and that's what he's passed on to the

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<v Speaker 1>people he works with. Every day before work, he has

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<v Speaker 1>meetings with his team and he asked them what can

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<v Speaker 1>he do for them? Their family? They're my family, and

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<v Speaker 1>I want to make sure that when they go out,

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<v Speaker 1>there's nothing on their minds to inhibit their work. A

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<v Speaker 1>happy worker is a great worker at worker that has

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<v Speaker 1>no problems. It's one of the best worker you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to ever see because there's nothing on his mind but

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<v Speaker 1>the work itself. And at the end of every day,

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<v Speaker 1>he makes sure to tell everyone he's working with one thing.

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<v Speaker 1>I say thank you. I'm so appreciative of their work

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<v Speaker 1>because I've been there so many times nobody told me

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<v Speaker 1>thank you, So every day I make it a point

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<v Speaker 1>to tell every one of my people, thank you so

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<v Speaker 1>much for just doing what you do. You make me.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't make you, you make me. Marcelli might seem

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<v Speaker 1>like one of those cheesy inspirational posters in human form,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's because he actually operates by the mantras that

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<v Speaker 1>most people pretend to live by. And it makes a

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<v Speaker 1>difference when you come across someone who actually lives their

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<v Speaker 1>lives like that or does their daily job with that ethos,

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<v Speaker 1>no matter what it is they do. And if anyone

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<v Speaker 1>thinks that sounds cheesy or unrealistic, or questions that one

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<v Speaker 1>person thinking like that can make a difference, just walk

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<v Speaker 1>down Yonkers Avenue and take a look around. Ask the mayor.

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's a stigma against people who have worked

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<v Speaker 1>as many different jobs and careers as someone like Marcelli has,

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<v Speaker 1>like they can't lock down one or stay the course,

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<v Speaker 1>always in transition. But why stay a course? Marcelli has

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<v Speaker 1>transitioned so many times because he's never wanted to stop growing,

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<v Speaker 1>despite any hardships that you assume would stop him or

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<v Speaker 1>anyone us right in their tracks. And the workers he

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<v Speaker 1>supervises at Grayston are people just like him. Humans in transition,

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<v Speaker 1>just trying to be better. And if that means that

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<v Speaker 1>one of his workers finds other opportunities and moves on

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<v Speaker 1>from the Rangers, he's proud of them. Listen, don't think

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<v Speaker 1>that because you whin it got a better job, that

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<v Speaker 1>I'm feeling mad at you, that I'm some sort of hater.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't drink hate to ration. I don't drink hate

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<v Speaker 1>to raid. I don't do any of that. What I

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<v Speaker 1>do is I'm proud of you for taking another step

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<v Speaker 1>towards your goal. There's no roof. Don't make a roof.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no roof. Whenever you think that you hit the ceiling,

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<v Speaker 1>guess what, it's some more and more wrungs that you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta go up in. This season all about the great

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<v Speaker 1>transformation we're going through. That's what I took away from MARCELLI.

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<v Speaker 1>Lean in and keep transforming. It's literally all we can do.

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<v Speaker 1>Stick to the goal of just being better her for ourselves,

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<v Speaker 1>and just keep going. Once you lay the blueprint, just

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<v Speaker 1>follow the blueprint, and it'll all makes sense to you

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the day because you will receive

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<v Speaker 1>the prize that you need to receive. You know, no punctuation,

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<v Speaker 1>No punctuation. That's it for on the job. I'm a discray.

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<v Speaker 1>To learn more about Grayston and the Rangers program, go

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<v Speaker 1>to Grayston dot org. Thank you for listening.