1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:03,810 Lisa: Welcome to Aging In Full Bloom with Lisa, I'm your host, 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:06,900 Liza, and I have a special guest actually in person with 3 00:00:06,900 --> 00:00:09,900 me, we were just laughing about that today because we do so 4 00:00:09,900 --> 00:00:11,880 many interviews over the phone. 5 00:00:11,910 --> 00:00:14,930 Stephanie Sparrow Hughes, I get that right. 6 00:00:14,940 --> 00:00:18,660 Yes, you are from LifeCare Alliance and that is a local 7 00:00:18,660 --> 00:00:23,580 organization here in Columbus, Ohio, and they do all kinds 8 00:00:23,580 --> 00:00:26,370 of things. I know a little something about LifeCare 9 00:00:26,370 --> 00:00:29,730 Alliance because back in the day when I was in the field 10 00:00:29,730 --> 00:00:35,370 selling, we had Franklin County Task Force used to meet 11 00:00:35,370 --> 00:00:37,830 there. They might still meet there, I'm not sure. 12 00:00:37,860 --> 00:00:40,200 And so we would have lunch there once a week. 13 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:44,970 Great food, amazing food, and every now and then someone 14 00:00:44,970 --> 00:00:48,060 would come in and tell us about the 112 things you do. 15 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:51,840 And I was always overwhelmed at the long list. 16 00:00:51,870 --> 00:00:55,260 Probably your signature thing that the community knows 17 00:00:55,260 --> 00:00:58,740 before is Meals on Wheels, but that's just one of your 18 00:00:58,740 --> 00:01:01,320 programs. What do you want us to know? 19 00:01:01,350 --> 00:01:05,010 Tell us all about all the things you do, or maybe spotlight 20 00:01:05,010 --> 00:01:06,390 the top. I don't know. 21 00:01:06,660 --> 00:01:07,500 10 or 12. 22 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,530 Stephanie: Well, thank you so much, Lisa, for having me on your 23 00:01:10,530 --> 00:01:14,220 program. I really appreciate being here to share all of the 24 00:01:14,220 --> 00:01:17,430 work. Like you said, we have so many programs here at 25 00:01:17,610 --> 00:01:20,610 LifeCare Alliance, so I really just want to do an overview 26 00:01:20,610 --> 00:01:23,520 of all the Meals on Wheels programs and all of our other 27 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:24,930 programs that we offer. 28 00:01:25,050 --> 00:01:28,000 Of course, our signature program is Meals on Wheels. 29 00:01:28,020 --> 00:01:31,860 Yeah, most people know about that particular program, and 30 00:01:31,860 --> 00:01:36,450 we are so in need of volunteers for that specific program 31 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,600 for Meals on Wheels here locally. 32 00:01:39,780 --> 00:01:43,800 We are actually in five different counties that we service 33 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:47,640 for Meals on Wheels and Franklin County, Madison, Marion 34 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:50,240 Champagne and Logan counties. 35 00:01:50,250 --> 00:01:53,280 All right. And we deliver meals seven days a 36 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:55,260 Lisa: Week because people eat. 37 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,010 Stephanie: Absolutely, absolutely. 38 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:02,070 And we are so proud that we have a zero waitlist for our 39 00:02:02,070 --> 00:02:03,650 Meals on Wheels program. 40 00:02:03,660 --> 00:02:07,830 So if there is someone in need for our services for Meals 41 00:02:07,830 --> 00:02:11,760 on Wheels, they can give us a call and we can do that 42 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:16,280 assessment for them to if they are in need of the program. 43 00:02:16,290 --> 00:02:19,500 Lisa: All right, so let's talk about that program for a moment. 44 00:02:20,100 --> 00:02:22,170 Who pays? How does it get paid for? 45 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:26,910 Is the is it a cost that gets moved to the the person who's 46 00:02:26,910 --> 00:02:29,070 getting the meal or how does that work? 47 00:02:29,100 --> 00:02:32,460 Stephanie: Great question. We do have different funding sources, 48 00:02:32,460 --> 00:02:36,330 primarily the majority of our clients do not pay for that 49 00:02:36,330 --> 00:02:39,360 meal. They again, they would give us a call. 50 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:43,080 Our number is six one four four four four meal. 51 00:02:43,500 --> 00:02:45,660 Give us a call and we'll do that assessment. 52 00:02:45,660 --> 00:02:49,650 But primarily, clients that receive meals on Wheels do not 53 00:02:49,650 --> 00:02:52,710 pay for that service. There's a small number that may pay 54 00:02:52,710 --> 00:02:55,530 for that service, but most most of them do not pay for the 55 00:02:55,530 --> 00:02:56,040 service. 56 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:57,090 Lisa: Who does pay? 57 00:02:57,690 --> 00:03:01,200 Stephanie: We have different funding sources federal, state, local. 58 00:03:01,230 --> 00:03:04,260 We are have a huge grants team that we have a grant. 59 00:03:04,270 --> 00:03:09,780 Yes, we we always are looking for grants to for providing 60 00:03:09,780 --> 00:03:11,290 our services for our clients. 61 00:03:11,310 --> 00:03:13,890 Lisa: Yeah, I think I remember when some of those things come up 62 00:03:13,890 --> 00:03:16,170 for on the ballot, right? 63 00:03:16,170 --> 00:03:18,590 And oh yeah, and we have to vote on them and we're out 64 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:23,010 supporting those efforts because people, especially the 65 00:03:23,010 --> 00:03:27,780 elderly and seniors, rely on this service for a variety of 66 00:03:27,780 --> 00:03:32,580 reasons. It's not always what you think, but if for some 67 00:03:32,580 --> 00:03:37,650 reason you have difficulty preparing a meal, maybe it's you 68 00:03:37,650 --> 00:03:40,530 have difficulty getting out to grocery shop, you don't have 69 00:03:40,530 --> 00:03:43,560 the means for that. Maybe it's an absolute issue of 70 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:46,920 affordability. This is a great program. 71 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:48,680 And is it one meal a day? 72 00:03:48,690 --> 00:03:50,640 Is that how it works? 73 00:03:50,670 --> 00:03:53,940 Stephanie: Well, typically we have a variety of different meals that we 74 00:03:53,940 --> 00:03:57,690 offer. We have one hot meal that's provided some clients 75 00:03:57,690 --> 00:04:01,710 receive either to one meal, two meals, or we also provide 76 00:04:01,710 --> 00:04:05,040 frozen meals, which are packaged in five or seven. 77 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:08,580 So they may receive five to seven meals once a week so they 78 00:04:08,580 --> 00:04:11,470 can reheat those meals during the course of the week. 79 00:04:11,490 --> 00:04:14,790 So we do have different meal options again, the hot meal. 80 00:04:14,820 --> 00:04:18,630 We have a vegetarian, kosher, mechanical soft. 81 00:04:18,660 --> 00:04:22,520 So just depends on what that client is in need of. 82 00:04:22,530 --> 00:04:26,040 And again, the meals are delivered at lunchtime. 83 00:04:26,310 --> 00:04:28,680 So that's really the perfect time for the meals to be 84 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:32,130 delivered. It's not dark in the early mornings or when it's 85 00:04:32,130 --> 00:04:36,000 daylight savings time in the evening, so we do sometimes 86 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:39,120 deliver two meals for that client at lunchtime. 87 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:42,180 So they have a meal at lunch and then they can eat the 88 00:04:42,180 --> 00:04:44,040 other meal later in the evening. 89 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,890 Lisa: And I know that that's that's amazing. 90 00:04:46,890 --> 00:04:52,500 So you rely on volunteers to actually deliver the meals, 91 00:04:52,500 --> 00:04:54,510 and that's what you said you're in need of. 92 00:04:54,660 --> 00:04:56,070 Stephanie: Absolutely, we. 93 00:04:56,370 --> 00:04:59,940 Prior to the pandemic, we were delivering over 5000. 94 00:05:00,050 --> 00:05:02,030 Meals every single day. 95 00:05:02,060 --> 00:05:06,500 Hmm. We are the number one meal provider in the country and 96 00:05:06,500 --> 00:05:08,990 there's so many people that are in need. 97 00:05:09,410 --> 00:05:13,550 So you can imagine how many volunteers we would need to 98 00:05:13,550 --> 00:05:16,460 deliver those meals every single day, said 99 00:05:16,460 --> 00:05:17,720 Lisa: Prior to the pandemic. 100 00:05:18,170 --> 00:05:21,920 Stephanie: Exactly. So that was prior to the pandemic with the 101 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,730 pandemic. You can imagine so many more people at home. 102 00:05:25,870 --> 00:05:29,660 Other support systems have been compromised with, you know, 103 00:05:29,660 --> 00:05:31,260 making sure that they're safe. 104 00:05:31,280 --> 00:05:33,680 So people are not able to get out as much. 105 00:05:33,830 --> 00:05:37,370 So we really increased our meal delivery over sixty five 106 00:05:37,370 --> 00:05:39,670 percent during the pandemic. 107 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:44,000 Oh my gosh. So a huge increase of up to seven thousand 108 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,120 meals a day that we were delivering during the pandemic. 109 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:52,130 And one of our models is really to work with companies to 110 00:05:52,130 --> 00:05:55,550 allow their associates to go out during their workday to 111 00:05:55,550 --> 00:05:56,570 deliver those meals. 112 00:05:56,570 --> 00:05:57,680 And guess what? 113 00:05:57,710 --> 00:06:00,020 The pandemic shut everything down. 114 00:06:00,350 --> 00:06:03,860 So now the companies that we were working with, some of 115 00:06:03,860 --> 00:06:06,560 them were working remotely, which makes it more difficult 116 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,240 to get out and volunteer. 117 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,670 And of course, you know, people want to be safe during the 118 00:06:10,670 --> 00:06:11,240 pandemic. 119 00:06:11,250 --> 00:06:14,930 Lisa: Yeah, well, and I even think of our own company. 120 00:06:14,930 --> 00:06:18,770 I know we did Meals on Wheels at one of our nursing homes 121 00:06:19,010 --> 00:06:20,240 here in Columbus. 122 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:24,740 And really, we can't spare the staff these days to let them 123 00:06:24,740 --> 00:06:27,710 leave at lunch to do anything because we're so short 124 00:06:27,710 --> 00:06:33,350 staffed. So it's just and even if we had the staff, as you 125 00:06:33,350 --> 00:06:38,690 said, the need is great for them to be on campus and taking 126 00:06:38,690 --> 00:06:42,770 care of our residents and our customers. 127 00:06:43,070 --> 00:06:47,480 So this pandemic changed the way we've been 128 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:51,440 Stephanie: Very challenging, but we have had a lot of volunteers step 129 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:55,760 up as well because when some people were working from home 130 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:58,880 or unfortunately some people were laid off, they gave them 131 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:02,210 some additional time to get out and volunteer. 132 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:05,240 One of the things that we really focus on on live paralyzed 133 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,010 is we want to make it easy for you. 134 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:08,270 As easy as 135 00:07:08,270 --> 00:07:10,270 Lisa: Possible, people like easy. 136 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:13,970 Stephanie: Yes, I'll tell you how easy it is for you to go out and 137 00:07:13,970 --> 00:07:15,080 volunteer. Okay? 138 00:07:15,170 --> 00:07:19,910 Our main location is at six 70 Harmon Avenue, and that is 139 00:07:20,210 --> 00:07:21,840 in the Franklin, Tenn., area. 140 00:07:21,890 --> 00:07:25,520 However, we have 40 locations all across our city. 141 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:26,780 Forty four 142 00:07:26,780 --> 00:07:28,040 Lisa: Oh four oh 143 00:07:28,130 --> 00:07:31,760 Stephanie: Locations where you can pick up the mail bags and 144 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,970 conveniently deliver where you live or work. 145 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:39,020 So if you are in Dublin, if you're in Grove City Canal, 146 00:07:39,020 --> 00:07:43,460 Winchester Westerville, wherever you're located, we deliver 147 00:07:43,460 --> 00:07:46,910 those meal backs to you so you can deliver in specific 148 00:07:46,910 --> 00:07:50,060 areas. So whether you're a company, whether you're working 149 00:07:50,060 --> 00:07:52,730 from home, we want to make it easy for you. 150 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:56,450 Lisa: And really, this is about an hour commitment. 151 00:07:56,450 --> 00:07:59,090 I would say it takes about an hour or about 152 00:07:59,090 --> 00:08:02,090 Stephanie: An hour, an hour and a half, and it's totally up to you how 153 00:08:02,090 --> 00:08:03,770 often you want to volunteer. 154 00:08:04,010 --> 00:08:09,590 We love companies, schools, churches, civic organizations 155 00:08:09,620 --> 00:08:13,640 or even individuals to pick up those meals and deliver them 156 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:14,800 at your convenience. 157 00:08:14,810 --> 00:08:16,590 Lisa: You can do it as a group event. 158 00:08:16,610 --> 00:08:20,300 I know some of our youth groups at our church have done 159 00:08:20,300 --> 00:08:21,920 that, and that's been fun. 160 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:25,880 How many meals does the typical volunteer deliver? 161 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:30,050 Like if I wanted to volunteer, would I be just doing one or 162 00:08:30,050 --> 00:08:31,660 two, 10 or 12? 163 00:08:31,670 --> 00:08:33,510 Would it be up to me? How's that look? 164 00:08:33,530 --> 00:08:37,550 Stephanie: So typically a mail route has about 10 to 12 meals on that 165 00:08:37,550 --> 00:08:41,330 route. And again, you would determine which a specific 166 00:08:41,330 --> 00:08:43,400 location you would like to deliver from. 167 00:08:43,430 --> 00:08:46,940 So for example, if you're in Westerville, you pick up those 168 00:08:46,940 --> 00:08:50,600 meal bags at our Westerville location and deliver in that 169 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:51,710 specific area. 170 00:08:51,710 --> 00:08:54,770 So you're not delivering, you know, all across town, you 171 00:08:54,770 --> 00:08:56,660 Lisa: Don't need MapQuest or Google Maps. 172 00:08:56,690 --> 00:08:58,520 Stephanie: You could use it if you want. 173 00:08:58,790 --> 00:09:01,630 You know, we we provide all the information for you. 174 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:05,510 We have a delivery record with the client's address, their 175 00:09:05,510 --> 00:09:07,600 name, of course, and their phone number. 176 00:09:07,610 --> 00:09:10,670 So you have all that information in addition to the 177 00:09:10,670 --> 00:09:12,560 directions to get to each household. 178 00:09:12,560 --> 00:09:16,070 Lisa: But sure, your your route is concentrated. 179 00:09:16,070 --> 00:09:18,680 Yes, you're not going from Westerville to Grove City. 180 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:20,120 Stephanie: Oh, absolutely. 181 00:09:20,750 --> 00:09:23,210 And you know, most of the homes are in that same, you know, 182 00:09:23,210 --> 00:09:25,850 specific area that you're delivering to. 183 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:29,810 Lisa: What I also find interesting is some of the neighborhoods 184 00:09:29,810 --> 00:09:35,270 that you named are affluent, and people sometimes assume 185 00:09:35,300 --> 00:09:39,380 falsely that it's only people who are challenged in terms 186 00:09:39,380 --> 00:09:41,270 of resources who need these services. 187 00:09:41,270 --> 00:09:42,630 But that isn't so. 188 00:09:42,650 --> 00:09:46,260 So no matter where you live, you can help if you want. 189 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:50,750 Speaker2: Absolutely. Our clients are based on if you can safely 190 00:09:50,750 --> 00:09:52,520 prepare a meal or not. 191 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:56,420 Yeah. So anyone who cannot safely prepare a meal by 192 00:09:56,420 --> 00:09:59,720 themselves would will be someone with. 193 00:10:00,220 --> 00:10:02,890 It would be considered as a client for us. 194 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:06,100 So it's not based on financial need. 195 00:10:06,130 --> 00:10:10,000 Right? Primarily, again, most of our clients do not pay for 196 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,970 their service. They are typically low income, but not 197 00:10:12,970 --> 00:10:16,600 necessarily. And again, a small portion do pay for the 198 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:20,350 service. So we have clients in Upper Arlington or other 199 00:10:20,350 --> 00:10:24,550 areas as well, and some of them may pay a small fee for the 200 00:10:24,550 --> 00:10:25,160 service. 201 00:10:25,180 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker1: And the point here I can read the emails already. 202 00:10:28,540 --> 00:10:31,780 I'm not saying that low income people don't deserve a 203 00:10:31,780 --> 00:10:33,880 helping hand. Don't get it twisted. 204 00:10:34,210 --> 00:10:38,200 What I'm saying is no matter where you live there, there 205 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,570 are needs to be filled because sometimes people think, 206 00:10:40,570 --> 00:10:44,050 Well, that's I don't want to drive there and do, no, it's 207 00:10:44,050 --> 00:10:44,840 right in your own backyard. 208 00:10:45,700 --> 00:10:46,270 Speaker2: Absolutely. 209 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:49,750 Speaker1: There's opportunity for everyone to get involved here. 210 00:10:49,780 --> 00:10:52,640 So that's tremendous. 211 00:10:52,680 --> 00:10:55,810 Seems like seven thousand seven thousand five hundred meals 212 00:10:55,810 --> 00:10:58,460 a day might be enough for y'all, but it's not. 213 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,670 What else do you do at Life Care Alliance? 214 00:11:01,690 --> 00:11:05,470 Speaker2: So again, I want to focus on on the volunteer piece, and 215 00:11:05,470 --> 00:11:07,390 then I'll also talk about our other programs. 216 00:11:07,420 --> 00:11:09,940 Okay. So how easy it is to volunteer? 217 00:11:09,970 --> 00:11:14,700 We just give us a call six one four four four four meals. 218 00:11:14,980 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker1: I got that six one four four four four meal each. 219 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:21,700 Speaker2: We can easily get you signed up to volunteer. 220 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,270 We, of course, with a pandemic, we've uploaded all of our 221 00:11:25,270 --> 00:11:30,160 forms on our website so you can just apply online and we'll 222 00:11:30,310 --> 00:11:32,980 get you trained very quickly to get started with 223 00:11:32,980 --> 00:11:35,860 volunteering. And we try to have different models for 224 00:11:35,860 --> 00:11:39,630 volunteering. If you want to upload your complete 225 00:11:39,650 --> 00:11:43,120 application online and view the video online, you can get 226 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,840 signed up to volunteer, send us an email or you can come in 227 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:48,940 person and we'll train you in person. 228 00:11:48,940 --> 00:11:51,980 You can fill out all the forms at our site as well. 229 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:53,750 Speaker1: Now I'm man asked a hard question. 230 00:11:53,750 --> 00:11:55,620 Yes, what about screening? 231 00:11:55,630 --> 00:11:57,160 Do you screen the volunteers? 232 00:11:57,190 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker2: Yes, we do. We do do a background check on the volunteers as 233 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:02,860 well. So we want to make sure 234 00:12:03,490 --> 00:12:05,620 Speaker1: When you say that you mean a police check. 235 00:12:05,710 --> 00:12:06,940 Yes. Ok. Yes. 236 00:12:06,950 --> 00:12:08,080 So everybody's clear. 237 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:10,390 Speaker2: Yes, absolutely. We'll go and make sure our clients are 238 00:12:10,390 --> 00:12:10,770 safe. 239 00:12:10,780 --> 00:12:12,700 Speaker1: Yeah, yeah, that's the thing, right? 240 00:12:12,730 --> 00:12:15,820 Absolutely. And so that's another thing. 241 00:12:15,820 --> 00:12:17,080 So I think about this. 242 00:12:17,950 --> 00:12:21,130 We get everybody gets deliveries at home all the time these 243 00:12:21,130 --> 00:12:24,330 days. So it's not such an unusual occurrence. 244 00:12:24,340 --> 00:12:28,090 But sometimes these kids that deliver from Amazon run up to 245 00:12:28,090 --> 00:12:29,980 your porch and then they run. 246 00:12:29,980 --> 00:12:32,470 And I'm like, sooner or later, the dog is going to catch 247 00:12:32,470 --> 00:12:34,480 him and bite him. You know, something bad is about to 248 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:39,730 happen. But here's my question how if I'm an elderly person 249 00:12:39,730 --> 00:12:44,950 waiting on delivery and people in my neighborhood might 250 00:12:44,950 --> 00:12:46,390 notice that I get a delivery? 251 00:12:46,390 --> 00:12:49,150 And how do I identify your volunteer? 252 00:12:49,300 --> 00:12:52,750 Is there a way for me to know that they're really from 253 00:12:52,750 --> 00:12:53,530 Meals on Wheels? 254 00:12:53,560 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker2: Yes, we have meal bags that so once you sign up to 255 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,820 volunteer, you're picking up those meal bags. 256 00:12:59,830 --> 00:13:02,410 The meal bags are labeled life Carolines. 257 00:13:02,650 --> 00:13:04,780 Those do stay in your car. 258 00:13:04,810 --> 00:13:08,950 However, you'll receive that the volunteer will be carrying 259 00:13:08,950 --> 00:13:10,420 that meal to that client. 260 00:13:10,750 --> 00:13:12,970 Speaker1: So the it ain't McDonald's. 261 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,900 Speaker2: No, no, you will definitely know it's a meal from Life Care 262 00:13:16,900 --> 00:13:19,600 Alliance, and the clients know that that volunteer is 263 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:23,200 coming. There's a specific time frame that that volunteer 264 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:25,870 arrives. A lot of times the clients are right there at the 265 00:13:25,870 --> 00:13:29,830 door, the waiting, they're ready for that, you know, meal 266 00:13:29,830 --> 00:13:33,520 and also just a quick, really a quick conversation as well. 267 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,790 They're they're lonely and they love to see the volunteer 268 00:13:36,790 --> 00:13:38,560 and say, hi, how you're doing. 269 00:13:38,680 --> 00:13:41,260 Talk about their grandkids and things like that. 270 00:13:41,470 --> 00:13:44,110 It's just a really in addition to that meal. 271 00:13:44,140 --> 00:13:47,680 It's really a wellness check for that time as well. 272 00:13:48,130 --> 00:13:50,770 Speaker1: And it's an opportunity to make a human connection. 273 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,830 Absolutely. And we know how important that is. 274 00:13:54,340 --> 00:13:57,580 I did it for a little while, and these were the questions 275 00:13:57,580 --> 00:13:59,350 like, what if someone else shows up? 276 00:13:59,350 --> 00:14:00,940 And I'm like, Well, don't answer the door. 277 00:14:00,940 --> 00:14:02,800 If it ain't going to be me, I'll tell you, I'll give 278 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:05,650 Speaker2: You a call. We definitely again, our volunteers identify 279 00:14:05,650 --> 00:14:08,170 themselves as like Caroline's Meals on Wheels. 280 00:14:08,170 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker1: Yes. And if you've been receiving them, you know, some 281 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:13,840 things to look 282 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:16,900 Speaker2: For is just like in addition to that meal, there's a 283 00:14:16,900 --> 00:14:18,100 delivery record. 284 00:14:18,580 --> 00:14:22,270 And prior to the pandemic, clients would sign the delivery 285 00:14:22,270 --> 00:14:24,130 record by their name. 286 00:14:24,130 --> 00:14:27,130 So that confirms that they have received the meal. 287 00:14:27,130 --> 00:14:30,250 At this moment, we have suspended that to just make sure 288 00:14:30,250 --> 00:14:33,430 that that client is safe and not, you know, using that pen 289 00:14:33,430 --> 00:14:36,190 to sign their name for that delivery record. 290 00:14:36,190 --> 00:14:37,680 But at one point that will come back. 291 00:14:37,690 --> 00:14:38,820 Speaker1: Yeah, yeah. 292 00:14:38,830 --> 00:14:42,370 And sometimes I think we get a and again, I'm not trying to 293 00:14:42,370 --> 00:14:45,940 underestimate the need for us to be safe, but we get a 294 00:14:45,940 --> 00:14:47,290 little paranoid. 295 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:52,600 Probably nothing bad has ever happened or it's been 296 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:57,820 minimal, but people are just so fearful about letting, you 297 00:14:57,820 --> 00:14:59,380 know, answering the door. 298 00:14:59,580 --> 00:15:01,680 I mean, the thing about the kind of deliveries we're 299 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:04,530 accustomed to getting even food, they don't even ring the 300 00:15:04,530 --> 00:15:07,020 doorbell, they leave it on the porch and run away. 301 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:09,390 But you're going to have to answer the door. 302 00:15:09,540 --> 00:15:12,000 Oh, absolutely. But you want that. 303 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:13,230 You want that opportunity. 304 00:15:13,260 --> 00:15:13,760 Absolutely. 305 00:15:13,770 --> 00:15:16,020 Speaker2: And we are delivering the meals at that doorstep. 306 00:15:16,020 --> 00:15:19,050 So right now, the volunteers are not going inside the home 307 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:23,160 and then some clients may have a table or chair outside 308 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:25,530 where that volunteer says that meal? 309 00:15:25,540 --> 00:15:27,330 Yeah, on that table or chair. 310 00:15:27,330 --> 00:15:30,930 But once that volunteer confirms that that client is at 311 00:15:30,930 --> 00:15:34,650 home, you know, if that client prefers for that volunteer 312 00:15:34,650 --> 00:15:37,530 to step back for them to receive that meal, that works for 313 00:15:37,530 --> 00:15:38,040 us as well. 314 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:39,420 Speaker1: Yeah, yeah. 315 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:41,830 So you need volunteers? 316 00:15:42,150 --> 00:15:45,540 Call six one four four four four meal. 317 00:15:45,570 --> 00:15:48,630 If you're interested, you can come in if you want. 318 00:15:48,630 --> 00:15:51,120 If you don't have access to the internet, you can do it 319 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,900 online. In terms of making application EU-Vietnam, you 320 00:15:54,900 --> 00:15:57,600 screen them, you training them, you tell them what to 321 00:15:57,600 --> 00:15:59,940 expect. Give them a route. 322 00:16:00,450 --> 00:16:01,920 It's an hour a day. 323 00:16:01,980 --> 00:16:02,990 Make it happen. 324 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:08,610 Absolutely. Somebody call that number and in spend one hour 325 00:16:08,610 --> 00:16:12,780 a day doing something really significant for somebody you 326 00:16:12,780 --> 00:16:16,980 don't know that needs an act of kindness and the world is 327 00:16:16,980 --> 00:16:17,640 full of people. 328 00:16:17,730 --> 00:16:21,510 Speaker2: Yeah, and you think about the last two years, you know what 329 00:16:21,510 --> 00:16:22,610 we have been through? 330 00:16:22,620 --> 00:16:26,010 Yes. And you know, a lot of people are just kind of feeling 331 00:16:26,010 --> 00:16:29,730 down right now, you know, understandably and think about 332 00:16:29,730 --> 00:16:31,580 how this will cheer you up. 333 00:16:31,590 --> 00:16:33,930 So it's not just about that client. 334 00:16:33,930 --> 00:16:37,950 Yeah. One of the really the perks of volunteering for this 335 00:16:37,950 --> 00:16:41,550 specific program is that it makes you feel so good. 336 00:16:41,580 --> 00:16:42,780 Speaker1: Amen, sister. 337 00:16:42,810 --> 00:16:47,370 Speaker2: It does. It makes it really puts your life in perspective. 338 00:16:47,490 --> 00:16:49,530 You know, I was just talking to one of our corporate 339 00:16:49,530 --> 00:16:52,980 partners, and she was having a bad day, you know, things 340 00:16:52,980 --> 00:16:56,280 going on at work. She says, I love Meals on Wheels because 341 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:58,920 when I go out and deliver, I can see that I'm making a 342 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:02,280 difference and I can see, you know, you know, like you 343 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:03,560 said, we all need to eat. 344 00:17:03,570 --> 00:17:06,060 Yeah, most of us, you know, we have food in our 345 00:17:06,060 --> 00:17:09,330 refrigerator. But just understanding that you're providing 346 00:17:09,330 --> 00:17:10,620 a meal to someone. 347 00:17:10,620 --> 00:17:13,350 Speaker1: Yeah, your basic necessity, a wellness 348 00:17:13,350 --> 00:17:17,010 Speaker2: Check and you see that, you know, our clients are in need 349 00:17:17,010 --> 00:17:19,950 and how much you may have versus our clients. 350 00:17:20,100 --> 00:17:23,040 So it really just brings things really into perspective. 351 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,650 Speaker1: And you know, I love what you said about everything we've 352 00:17:25,650 --> 00:17:29,310 been through. And not only that, but you know, everything 353 00:17:29,310 --> 00:17:31,740 that's going on in the world right now. 354 00:17:31,770 --> 00:17:34,200 You know, people say, I can't watch the news because it's 355 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:36,510 depressing and I get that. 356 00:17:36,510 --> 00:17:41,040 But I'm one of those people where I need to know what's 357 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:44,250 happening to people, because then it helps me know how to 358 00:17:44,250 --> 00:17:48,240 pray. I just don't want to just always pray thy will be 359 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:52,380 done. I think he expects us to put legs on our prayers and 360 00:17:52,380 --> 00:17:53,970 do a little something more. 361 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,940 But I hear people say, What can I do? 362 00:17:57,120 --> 00:17:58,200 What can I do? 363 00:17:58,230 --> 00:18:00,510 We'll start by making a difference. 364 00:18:00,510 --> 00:18:02,020 Maybe in your own backyard. 365 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:06,450 Right? And there is a feel good for you, for them, for the 366 00:18:06,450 --> 00:18:08,970 community. Nobody loses. 367 00:18:09,090 --> 00:18:09,780 Absolutely. 368 00:18:09,820 --> 00:18:11,750 Speaker2: Everybody wants a win win. 369 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,640 Yeah. And we encourage people of all ages to come out 370 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:17,460 volunteer. This is something that you can do with your 371 00:18:17,460 --> 00:18:19,560 kids, with your grandkids. 372 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:23,850 Again, we have school groups coming out anywhere from first 373 00:18:23,850 --> 00:18:28,650 graders to college students going out and volunteering. 374 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:32,370 Church groups, civic groups, companies are allowing their 375 00:18:32,370 --> 00:18:35,340 associates to go out and volunteer, providing those 376 00:18:35,700 --> 00:18:38,580 volunteer time on their lunch time to go out. 377 00:18:38,580 --> 00:18:41,640 And as a team, it's really a team building opportunity, 378 00:18:41,940 --> 00:18:44,880 especially when you think about so many people are remote. 379 00:18:44,910 --> 00:18:47,210 This is an opportunity to come together. 380 00:18:47,220 --> 00:18:50,180 Yeah. Time to come together, deliver meals. 381 00:18:50,190 --> 00:18:52,620 You can also volunteer at our site. 382 00:18:52,650 --> 00:18:55,480 We need volunteers to pack all those meals. 383 00:18:55,500 --> 00:18:59,010 So guess what? We have this huge kitchen where people can 384 00:18:59,010 --> 00:19:00,410 come together is huge. 385 00:19:00,420 --> 00:19:02,430 It is. It is. 386 00:19:02,820 --> 00:19:06,510 Come to our site, get a tour, learn about all of our 387 00:19:06,510 --> 00:19:09,940 programs and services, all of our different program areas. 388 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:13,710 You can even have an opportunity for our representative to 389 00:19:13,710 --> 00:19:17,140 have lunch with our president and CEO Chuck Gehring. 390 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:21,450 He has those every so often come in, ask questions, learn 391 00:19:21,450 --> 00:19:23,640 about what we do or feel free again. 392 00:19:23,670 --> 00:19:27,420 Give us a call. I'm happy to meet new volunteers, have a 393 00:19:27,420 --> 00:19:31,380 chat with them and meet with their teams to see how they 394 00:19:31,380 --> 00:19:33,210 could be engaged with our programs. 395 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:35,970 Speaker1: Stephanie, how long have you been with LifeCare clients? 396 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,910 Speaker2: I have been with our life care alliance for three years. 397 00:19:39,210 --> 00:19:41,850 And my role is working with corporate and community 398 00:19:41,850 --> 00:19:45,510 engagement. So I work with a lot of companies that really 399 00:19:45,510 --> 00:19:47,900 are looking for ways to engage their teams. 400 00:19:47,930 --> 00:19:51,450 Yeah, versus it could be a one time opportunity to. 401 00:19:51,450 --> 00:19:55,380 We have several companies that have adopted a route, and 402 00:19:55,380 --> 00:19:58,620 what that means is that our team is going out either once a 403 00:19:58,620 --> 00:20:02,160 month between. Wants to move to a couple of times a week to 404 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:03,840 volunteer, to deliver those meals. 405 00:20:03,870 --> 00:20:06,690 Speaker1: Yeah, so this just isn't on the individual. 406 00:20:06,690 --> 00:20:10,980 If you're listening to the program, maybe you're in some 407 00:20:10,980 --> 00:20:13,950 kind of leadership position or some kind of management 408 00:20:13,950 --> 00:20:17,520 position and you oversee a group of people and this is a 409 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,950 great team building opportunity for you. 410 00:20:19,980 --> 00:20:23,700 So there are multiple ways that we benefit from this so 411 00:20:23,700 --> 00:20:26,040 that we can benefit if we participate. 412 00:20:26,940 --> 00:20:28,800 All right. What else do you do? 413 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:32,570 Speaker2: Ok? We have so many different programs and services. 414 00:20:32,580 --> 00:20:35,340 So again, Meals on Wheels is our signature program. 415 00:20:35,700 --> 00:20:39,690 We also have our Central Ohio Diabetes Association. 416 00:20:40,140 --> 00:20:43,980 And that particular program works with kids that have 417 00:20:43,980 --> 00:20:48,090 diabetes to provide prevention services and referrals and 418 00:20:48,090 --> 00:20:51,060 information for kids to manage their diabetes. 419 00:20:51,090 --> 00:20:53,940 Because you can imagine if your kid you feel like you're 420 00:20:53,940 --> 00:20:55,860 the only one. Of course, of course. 421 00:20:55,870 --> 00:20:58,180 And this is an opportunity for kids to don't 422 00:20:58,280 --> 00:20:59,550 Speaker1: Feel that way, too. 423 00:21:00,990 --> 00:21:03,510 Speaker2: This is an opportunity for kids to come together. 424 00:21:03,510 --> 00:21:06,810 We have this cool summer camp that they can go to right 425 00:21:07,260 --> 00:21:10,290 where they can just be a kid, you know, go swimming, 426 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:12,510 horseback riding, you know, 427 00:21:12,510 --> 00:21:14,670 Speaker1: And understand that they're not alone in their disease. 428 00:21:14,930 --> 00:21:17,940 Speaker2: They learn how to manage their diabetes themselves. 429 00:21:18,510 --> 00:21:22,770 We just actually merged with not just recently Diabetes 430 00:21:22,770 --> 00:21:26,900 Dayton. They are also one of our programs as well. 431 00:21:26,910 --> 00:21:30,330 Again, teaching people how to manage their diabetes is one 432 00:21:30,330 --> 00:21:33,930 of our other programs that we have our Columbus Cancer 433 00:21:33,930 --> 00:21:38,100 Clinic. We provide free and low cost screenings to those 434 00:21:38,100 --> 00:21:40,860 that are in need. And in addition to that, we have our 435 00:21:40,860 --> 00:21:45,000 groceries to go pantry where we are providing two weeks, 436 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:49,650 two weeks worth of groceries to our cancer clients that we 437 00:21:49,650 --> 00:21:52,830 have. So we need volunteers to go out and deliver those 438 00:21:52,830 --> 00:21:56,010 groceries to those clients because you can imagine their, 439 00:21:56,910 --> 00:21:58,100 you know, their health needs. 440 00:21:58,110 --> 00:22:00,030 They really shouldn't be out as much. 441 00:22:00,030 --> 00:22:03,480 So we have volunteers go out and deliver groceries to those 442 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:04,560 clients as well. 443 00:22:04,740 --> 00:22:07,890 Speaker1: Wow. Anything else I know there is a long 444 00:22:07,890 --> 00:22:09,090 Speaker2: List goes on and on. 445 00:22:09,230 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker1: Yeah, absolutely. 446 00:22:10,350 --> 00:22:13,110 Give us a couple more, though, because I really feel like 447 00:22:13,110 --> 00:22:15,150 in the address is the Mi six 70. 448 00:22:15,150 --> 00:22:16,110 Harmon Yes. 449 00:22:16,830 --> 00:22:19,580 Speaker2: Yes, that's our distribution location. 450 00:22:19,590 --> 00:22:22,530 Speaker1: If you wanted to come and tour and have lunch with the CEO 451 00:22:22,650 --> 00:22:24,540 to call all the stuff that you're suggesting. 452 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:28,590 But I feel like when you walk in like angelic music should 453 00:22:28,590 --> 00:22:31,890 play or something because the work that you do is so 454 00:22:31,890 --> 00:22:36,420 amazing. And it's it's for people in need and for people 455 00:22:36,420 --> 00:22:38,370 who are struggling with disease. 456 00:22:38,490 --> 00:22:42,390 And you know, new diagnosis is I mean, diabetes is one 457 00:22:42,390 --> 00:22:44,310 thing. You're going to have to learn how to manage that. 458 00:22:44,310 --> 00:22:46,200 That's a lifelong endeavor. 459 00:22:47,100 --> 00:22:49,650 And people say, Well, you can cure it with diet. 460 00:22:49,650 --> 00:22:51,780 No, you can correct it with diet. 461 00:22:51,930 --> 00:22:54,600 And as long as you do the right things and you know you, 462 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,180 you'll stay there and that corrected place. 463 00:22:57,270 --> 00:23:02,190 But cancer is probably a new diagnosis for most of us. 464 00:23:02,190 --> 00:23:03,900 Most of us aren't born with it. 465 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:07,680 And oh my goodness, the hardship. 466 00:23:07,710 --> 00:23:11,250 Oh, absolutely. And the difficulty there. 467 00:23:11,250 --> 00:23:13,560 And Brad, I can't help, right? 468 00:23:14,250 --> 00:23:17,560 Brett just lost his mom to cancer. 469 00:23:17,610 --> 00:23:21,210 Yeah. And people just don't realize until you walk through 470 00:23:21,210 --> 00:23:24,240 it. We're we're talking about walking through hell. 471 00:23:24,570 --> 00:23:25,950 Let's just let's just be. 472 00:23:26,070 --> 00:23:27,480 Let's just be honest about it. 473 00:23:27,570 --> 00:23:33,000 And so in that dark time, when you understand that there 474 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:36,450 are people in the world who don't even know you but care 475 00:23:36,450 --> 00:23:39,750 about your condition and care about what you're 476 00:23:39,750 --> 00:23:44,820 experiencing, that changes everything, everything, right? 477 00:23:44,970 --> 00:23:47,820 And that's what Life Care Alliance is all about. 478 00:23:48,060 --> 00:23:49,900 Absolutely. Give us a couple more. 479 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:52,920 Speaker2: Yeah. So some of our volunteers that work with our Clemmens 480 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:57,150 Cancer Clinic and our Groceries to Go program have been 481 00:23:57,150 --> 00:24:00,780 impacted with cancer, so that's a way for them to give back 482 00:24:00,810 --> 00:24:02,580 in that specific area. 483 00:24:02,620 --> 00:24:04,140 Yeah, absolutely. 484 00:24:04,260 --> 00:24:07,500 About 70 percent of our clients with our Meals on Wheels 485 00:24:07,500 --> 00:24:09,030 program have pets. 486 00:24:09,120 --> 00:24:11,460 So this is one of our most popular programs. 487 00:24:11,460 --> 00:24:15,030 We actually have a pet care program because we notice back 488 00:24:15,030 --> 00:24:18,840 in the day some of our clients were feeding a portion of 489 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:20,010 their meal to their pet. 490 00:24:20,460 --> 00:24:22,310 But you know, that cannot happen. 491 00:24:22,350 --> 00:24:27,300 So we started that year, we started a pet care program 492 00:24:27,300 --> 00:24:30,580 where we provide pet food for our clients as well. 493 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:34,020 So we actually have animal roots where you can deliver pet 494 00:24:34,020 --> 00:24:37,200 food, toys and treats out to our clients. 495 00:24:37,230 --> 00:24:40,560 Those are very popular, so those are mostly full, but we 496 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:44,370 also provide pet food for our regular routes as well. 497 00:24:44,820 --> 00:24:47,190 So we need volunteers to come in. 498 00:24:47,220 --> 00:24:51,180 We have a huge room with huge bags of pet food and we need 499 00:24:51,180 --> 00:24:53,730 to downsize those bags into smaller bags. 500 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:57,090 So we have a lot of school groups again, churches, anyone 501 00:24:57,120 --> 00:24:59,340 companies come out and really help. 502 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:04,050 Get those pet food items downsized and delivered to our 503 00:25:04,050 --> 00:25:04,700 clients, 504 00:25:04,710 --> 00:25:07,620 Speaker1: You do not have to wait to Thanksgiving to go to a 505 00:25:07,620 --> 00:25:09,370 Speaker2: Food pantry. Certainly not. 506 00:25:09,390 --> 00:25:11,400 We are three sixty five. 507 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:14,160 We are seven days a week delivering meals 508 00:25:14,340 --> 00:25:17,490 Speaker1: Just like people, pets need to eat every 509 00:25:17,490 --> 00:25:18,870 Speaker2: Day. Absolutely. 510 00:25:18,870 --> 00:25:23,220 Yeah, we provide veterinary services for a small fee as a 511 00:25:23,220 --> 00:25:27,780 small portion for that client to get their pets shots and 512 00:25:27,780 --> 00:25:30,710 some other veterinary services that they may need as well. 513 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:32,730 So that's something that we cover as well. 514 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:36,670 Speaker1: What about the person that doesn't want to get involved? 515 00:25:36,690 --> 00:25:38,130 Can they donate money? 516 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:40,830 Oh, absolutely, absolutely. 517 00:25:41,370 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker2: We make it as easy as possible. 518 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:44,800 Just go to our website. 519 00:25:44,820 --> 00:25:46,860 Life Care Alliance dot org. 520 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:48,810 We that's how we operate. 521 00:25:48,990 --> 00:25:51,570 You know, when you when you say, Well, how are you actually 522 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:56,710 doing all these programs, programs and services donations? 523 00:25:56,730 --> 00:26:00,750 We have a team that, you know, apply for grants, but every 524 00:26:00,750 --> 00:26:02,000 donation counts. 525 00:26:02,340 --> 00:26:03,930 No, at whatever level, you can 526 00:26:03,930 --> 00:26:07,140 Speaker1: Donate our goodwill and absolutely. 527 00:26:07,140 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker2: Yeah, you know, how do we get those meals out? 528 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:10,770 It's by donations. 529 00:26:10,770 --> 00:26:14,820 Speaker1: We are so blessed in central Ohio to have life care alliance 530 00:26:14,820 --> 00:26:16,110 at our disposal. 531 00:26:16,860 --> 00:26:21,120 Whether we have a need or whether we need to volunteer, 532 00:26:21,120 --> 00:26:22,470 that's a need to right. 533 00:26:23,250 --> 00:26:26,460 Social connectedness is a thing it's important to all of 534 00:26:26,460 --> 00:26:28,980 us. And thank you. 535 00:26:28,980 --> 00:26:30,870 Thank you for the work that you do. 536 00:26:31,110 --> 00:26:34,710 And I know it's the kitchen is huge, right? 537 00:26:34,740 --> 00:26:37,380 Yes. Seven thousand meals a day. 538 00:26:37,380 --> 00:26:41,280 Huge. These are big projects and they're ongoing, as you 539 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:43,650 say, three hundred and sixty five days a year. 540 00:26:44,850 --> 00:26:47,760 Parting thoughts You want to leave our audience with yet 541 00:26:48,030 --> 00:26:50,130 Speaker2: Another program that we have is our L.A. 542 00:26:50,130 --> 00:26:52,390 Catering. So our L.A. 543 00:26:52,410 --> 00:26:55,770 catering is a part of our social enterprise wing, so we 544 00:26:55,770 --> 00:26:59,640 provide full scale catering for weddings, receptions, 545 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:00,910 corporate events. 546 00:27:00,930 --> 00:27:05,490 So if you have a major event coming in, I just had one 547 00:27:05,490 --> 00:27:07,920 yesterday and I didn't think of you. 548 00:27:07,950 --> 00:27:08,990 Guess what? 549 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:12,630 All of those proceeds go back to serve our clients. 550 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:14,430 So is that a great 551 00:27:14,430 --> 00:27:16,650 Speaker1: Way to Life Care Alliance in the future? 552 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:17,880 Yes, absolutely. 553 00:27:18,090 --> 00:27:18,690 I never 554 00:27:19,060 --> 00:27:22,590 Speaker2: Went. Whether it's a box lunch to a full scale catering 555 00:27:22,590 --> 00:27:24,810 event, yeah, we can do that for you. 556 00:27:24,810 --> 00:27:27,600 We'll come right to you or you can use our space. 557 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:32,040 We have a huge event space and you can support our work. 558 00:27:32,070 --> 00:27:33,770 That is one way that you can support. 559 00:27:33,780 --> 00:27:36,930 You talk about donations and how you can support us. 560 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:38,250 That is another way that you can 561 00:27:38,250 --> 00:27:40,410 Speaker1: Support us and the food is yummy. 562 00:27:40,410 --> 00:27:43,580 Speaker2: I will attest to this, but I'm glad you said it first. 563 00:27:43,590 --> 00:27:44,940 Speaker1: Yes, the food is yummy. 564 00:27:45,810 --> 00:27:47,730 All right. There's a lot. 565 00:27:47,730 --> 00:27:51,480 I know you have a long list of things, but I think we have 566 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,700 given our listeners enough to think about. 567 00:27:53,700 --> 00:27:56,160 We've given them a call to action. 568 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:59,730 We'd like you to volunteer, we'd like you to call in if you 569 00:27:59,730 --> 00:28:00,780 have a need. 570 00:28:01,110 --> 00:28:03,330 Don't be afraid to ask for help. 571 00:28:03,330 --> 00:28:05,580 That's not an embarrassing thing. 572 00:28:06,300 --> 00:28:08,160 And people say, Oh, I don't need help. 573 00:28:08,940 --> 00:28:09,960 Why are you human? 574 00:28:11,190 --> 00:28:12,540 At some point you will. 575 00:28:12,540 --> 00:28:16,890 At some point we all do, and there's no shame in asking or 576 00:28:16,890 --> 00:28:21,100 giving. That's what keeps us human listeners. 577 00:28:21,150 --> 00:28:22,170 Thank you. 578 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:24,360 We hope you have enjoyed the program. 579 00:28:24,360 --> 00:28:26,310 We hope you're in love with Live Care Alliance. 580 00:28:26,310 --> 00:28:29,970 You should be as we are if you live in central Ohio. 581 00:28:29,970 --> 00:28:33,160 Again, that number is six one four four four four. 582 00:28:33,180 --> 00:28:37,110 Meal that's at six seventy Harmon Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. 583 00:28:37,140 --> 00:28:39,210 Stephanie is wonderful. 584 00:28:39,210 --> 00:28:43,020 She's beautiful, she's awesome, as is the work that she's 585 00:28:43,020 --> 00:28:44,850 doing with this organization. 586 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,000 Till next time, may the road rise to meet you. 587 00:28:47,010 --> 00:28:48,960 May the wind be forever at your back.