1
00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:03,680
Speaker 1: Jonesy and Amanda's.

2
00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:05,680
Speaker 2: Jam can Make It Happen with Combag. We want to

3
00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,400
Speaker 2: hear your stories of great act of community kindness. So

4
00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,920
Speaker 2: we're partners with Combag to reward those who have shown

5
00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:12,960
Speaker 2: the can do spirits.

6
00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:15,640
Speaker 3: Yeah, we've asked you to nominate yourself or maybe someone

7
00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:18,960
Speaker 3: you know who's gone above and beyond. Today we're going

8
00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,880
Speaker 3: to call Glenn. Eight years ago he started a fundraising

9
00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:24,919
Speaker 3: night for the Sydney Children's Hospital. This was after his

10
00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,760
Speaker 3: son was a patient at the hospital. It was called

11
00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:30,920
Speaker 3: Bands for Kids. So let's have a chat with him.

12
00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:36,760
Speaker 2: Let's punge in Glenn's deats. It's a bacon taste in

13
00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:37,160
Speaker 2: my mouth.

14
00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:39,520
Speaker 3: It's on my hands too.

15
00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:46,639
Speaker 2: Hello. Hello, is that Glenn? Yes, how are you Glenn?

16
00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:48,760
Speaker 1: I'm going to take you. How are you great?

17
00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:49,080
Speaker 2: Hi?

18
00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,960
Speaker 3: Glenn? This is awkward. It's Jonesy and Amanda from WSF.

19
00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,320
Speaker 2: Man talk to another man without it being awkward.

20
00:00:55,320 --> 00:01:01,240
Speaker 3: Well, you said with hello glennon we're calling you is

21
00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,480
Speaker 3: because we've asked people to nominate a friend or themselves

22
00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,960
Speaker 3: for the incredible community work they're doing, and you've come

23
00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:11,240
Speaker 3: to our attention. Tell us about the Sydney Children's Hospital.

24
00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,920
Speaker 3: Work you do with bands for kids.

25
00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,440
Speaker 1: Something that happened back in twenty ten. My son had

26
00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,920
Speaker 1: a trampoline accident and he said he hurt his back,

27
00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:26,360
Speaker 1: and we took him to the hospital and within about

28
00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,399
Speaker 1: half an hour he lost the whole use of his

29
00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:34,000
Speaker 1: left side. And then he ended up transferring him to

30
00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:38,760
Speaker 1: the children's hospital and the first couple of days he

31
00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,320
Speaker 1: couldn't walk. You know, he was going to walk again,

32
00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:45,640
Speaker 1: and it all sorts of tests, but anyway, they were

33
00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,560
Speaker 1: just fantastic in her. He ended up being in there

34
00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:50,840
Speaker 1: for four weeks. They got him up and going in

35
00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,520
Speaker 1: the you know, and in about two days it was good.

36
00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:58,280
Speaker 1: But what they call it, he hyperflexed his final course,

37
00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,200
Speaker 1: so it's like it's someone's stretched it, but it didn't

38
00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:05,200
Speaker 1: stretch back properly. So he ended up with some nerve damage.

39
00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:08,040
Speaker 2: Is yeah, can he walk around and stop?

40
00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,680
Speaker 1: Yeah, he's fine. He's fine. Now, Yeah, he's you know,

41
00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:16,000
Speaker 1: his muscles, you know, his muscle is very skinny on

42
00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,560
Speaker 1: it because his muscles can't develop, something to do with

43
00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:22,360
Speaker 1: nerves and things. But he's fine, he's happy, and you know,

44
00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:27,760
Speaker 1: everything's good there. But anyway, since then, maybe about a

45
00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:32,280
Speaker 1: year later or something, I just started a band a

46
00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,920
Speaker 1: kind of for a bit of playback. I got all

47
00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,160
Speaker 1: these bands together and did this fundraising, you know, and

48
00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,480
Speaker 1: I called it Bands for Kids and got about four

49
00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,840
Speaker 1: or five bands and we all got together and everyone

50
00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:46,400
Speaker 1: did a set, and you know, we managed to raise

51
00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:48,679
Speaker 1: about four and a half thousand dollars the first year.

52
00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:52,200
Speaker 1: And it was such a good night. And it was

53
00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,959
Speaker 1: just supposed to be a one off. But every year

54
00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:56,799
Speaker 1: everyone has to be all, you're going to do it again.

55
00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:59,000
Speaker 1: You're going to do it again. So I've been doing

56
00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,919
Speaker 1: it for about eight years. Yeah, I know, managed to

57
00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,600
Speaker 1: save about thirty thousand dollars over this easier.

58
00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,560
Speaker 3: That's fantastic, Glenn. And I know you also volunteer in

59
00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:09,880
Speaker 3: the family room at the hospital.

60
00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,840
Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, that's right. They're really good outfit.

61
00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,720
Speaker 3: Well, you're exactly the sort of person you are we

62
00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:17,799
Speaker 3: want to congratulate.

63
00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:19,960
Speaker 2: Yeah, so when we want to give you something, give

64
00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:22,120
Speaker 2: you something back. How does a two night state at

65
00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,440
Speaker 2: the Crown Plaza a hundred Valley sound So you can

66
00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,480
Speaker 2: get away and take a little bit of a break. Obviously,

67
00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,959
Speaker 2: get someone to mind the kids. How older the kids now?

68
00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:33,239
Speaker 1: The kids there are twenty three and twenty eight.

69
00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:38,840
Speaker 3: Can you leave them alone? Glenn? Also, I think we

70
00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,640
Speaker 3: should support your bands for kids, your fundraising.

71
00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,160
Speaker 2: Let's buy a couple of tickets, buy a a couple, No.

72
00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,640
Speaker 3: We're going to buy eighty tickets raising event.

73
00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:49,000
Speaker 2: Yes, how much is a ticket?

74
00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:51,600
Speaker 3: We'll take care. We're going to so you get a

75
00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:53,560
Speaker 3: two night state at the Crown Plaza, one Hunter Valley.

76
00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,480
Speaker 3: We'll buy eighty tickets to the next fundraising event. And

77
00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,600
Speaker 3: Glenn on behalf of us and Combak, we salute you.

78
00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:01,960
Speaker 1: And all that you do very nice. Well, thanks very

79
00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:02,360
Speaker 1: much for that.

80
00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:03,520
Speaker 2: Good on you.

81
00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,120
Speaker 1: Glenn, Jonesy and Amanda's gamation