Rotary Community Heroes of Hope
Introducing "Rotary Community Heroes of Hope" - a podcast dedicated to showcasing the profound impact of Rotary in District 5330 and beyond. Join us as we explore the remarkable stories of rotary heroes and initiatives that are transforming communities and creating hope around the world.
Rotary Community Heroes of Hope
EPISODE 37 - Empowering Youth and Supporting Vulnerable Communities with Power Speaks Louder
Ever wondered how creativity and community service can transform lives? Join us as we sit down with visionary designer Hunter from Power Speaks Louder, who shares her incredible journey from the world of design to becoming a community leader. Hunter enlightens us on the origins of Power Speaks Louder, an organization dedicated to empowering youth through words and actions. Discover how a modest family food distribution effort during the pandemic grew into a massive community-supported initiative, involving high school students, and how PSL Evolve is making strides in health and wellness.
We also spotlight the vital work of organizations like "Holding the Wall," which provide crucial services to homeless individuals. Despite facing challenges like limited resources and inadequate housing options in Marino Valley and Riverside, these organizations offer hope through transitional and permanent housing solutions. Hunter emphasizes the importance of community support, donations, and the transformative impact of small acts of kindness. By breaking down the stigma surrounding homelessness, the conversation shifts towards the necessity of collaborative efforts, including the important roles played by Rotary and other community partners.
Finally, we delve into the power of community connections and the significance of small contributions. Learn about our partnerships with organizations like Western Eagle Foundation, which help deliver nutritious food to low-income families and the unhoused. Discover the thoughtful contents of our care packages designed to provide dignity and respect. The episode wraps up with an inspiring look at the collaboration between Rotary and Heroes of Hope, underscoring the importance of staying connected to maximize impact. Subscribe, share, and join us in celebrating the powerful changes driven by collective community efforts.
Welcome to the Rotary Community Heroes of Hope. I'm your host, Judy Zulfikar, and I'm thrilled to be joined by my amazing co-host, Jamie Zinn, District Governor of Rotary District 5330. Together, we will take you on a journey to discover the incredible impact Rotarians have on our community and around the world. Get ready to be inspired by our Rotary Heroes of Hope, by our Rotary Heroes of Hope. I want to say that the lovely guest that we have here today was so enigmatic, just such a great presenter at a recent Interact event that we both went to Jamie and I just could not wait to have her on our podcast. So I'm so, so, so excited that we have the Hunter from Power Speaks Louder. What do you think about that?
Speaker 2:I think it's fantastic and, yes, I was so moved listening to you at our Interact Awards banquet that we had and sharing what you did and seeing those videos that all the kids put together. So I think this is gonna be great and our listeners are gonna love to hear what you have to offer. So let's get going on it.
Speaker 1:So, without further ado, bea, can you introduce yourself to our audience?
Speaker 3:Well, thank you, ladies, so much for your work with this podcast and also inviting me, because it's an honor to be here. I love what Rotary is doing and all the things that you guys have going on, so I'm thankful to be here. But yeah, a little bit about myself. I am a designer by trade. I want him a lover of people. That just came recently Right when I asked for purpose and how can I be a better service to my community.
Speaker 3:But I have a background in just visionary design and the beautiful part about what we're doing with the organization is now I get to pair my background with impacting people. So you know I always loved creativity, I've always been into film and all the different parts of who I am as a person, as a creative, have just blossomed through the organization. Power Speaks Louder. So through that organization we have various different programs and we're essentially an encouragement company for the power of words right, empowering people that their words matter, but also through the power of action as well. So a lot of the resources we provide that I'm sure we'll get into during this podcast is always paired with a message. So that's the key of why we do what we do.
Speaker 2:And think about this. She says the power of action and we are the people of action. How well does that go together, right?
Speaker 1:It comes right hand in hand. And speaking of action, I was very impressed by the level of action that you are able to impact on your community and working with the Interact students from the Merino Valley High School. So how many students are working with your program? And, before we get into that, even tell us a little bit about how. Is Power Speaks Louder, serving the Merino Valley community at this time?
Speaker 3:Yes, great question. You know we actually started our community outreach program in 2020. So in 2016 was the inception of Power Speaks Louder. We were primarily doing youth empowerment and youth engagement. We will go out to different high schools and middle schools and empower young people on the power of their words and walking in purpose. And again we will pair that with, like, nike footwear, which is one of our first partners that we had, and we were very heavily into the youth empowerment space. And then we started a health and wellness division as well, which is PSL Evolve, which is a running activity club.
Speaker 3:So then, when the pandemic hit, we all had a transition during that time. Many of us can attest to the effects, right, and in fact, there was a small grant, for I think it was $6,500. And what was small compared to what an organization needs to do something at that level. But it was to distribute food boxes to the community. And we say, okay, we'll do that and you know we'll take it on. We have to find a location, we have to find where the food is coming from.
Speaker 1:Yeah, there's a lot of logistics to that whole endeavor.
Speaker 3:It's a lot of logistics and because we were so used to the logistics on how to craft a youth empowerment event, because we're bringing like banners, we're bringing footwear, we're having to get different various sizes of shoes to a multitude of kids, so there's its own logistics to that and I think that kind of prepared us. And in 2020 is where we started our first food program. So we did the first and second for Thursdays, for the box food distribution. But then we understood there was a need for people that were on the streets that cannot make it to us, you know, in a drive-thru setting. So we started to pack up some lunches. You know, my family and I it was my mom, my dad and we just started putting them on the dining table and just like filling them with resources. They call them PPE supplies. So the face mask, the hand sanitizer you'll be surprised Toilet paper is what people really really need for frying while they're on the streets. So, you know, using the bathroom and the things that they need, like those essential items in addition to a sandwich.
Speaker 3:And we start off with 65 doing it ourselves and going throughout the city in the SUV distributing these lunches to people that were in need. Wow, we did that in 2020 consistently. We did it every single Saturday. Then we noticed we really big on data entry, so we want to make sure that we're correct collecting all of the data and how many people were impacting, and we knew we needed to have at least a pocket of time to do that before we gear up for the next one. So then we started to do our second and fourth schedule and we did that for four years and as we started to grow, we met Charlie, who helps us with connecting to young people in Barry's high school through Interact, and he's like, hey, I can help you with some volunteers.
Speaker 1:Like okay, great, we've got hands and feet on the ground.
Speaker 3:Yeah, we started off with like maybe six interactors, you know from one high school, and now it's been so successful we went from 65 lunches to 156, consistently, you know, every other week, which is twice a month, and now we have about 20 to 30 interactors that come out at each event to help us put those backs together for the community.
Speaker 1:That's amazing, and so how you grew from 65, I think you told me a number that you served this last month. What has that grown to?
Speaker 3:Yeah, so with our community outreach and street outreach combined it's usually about 1850 people very easily. Yeah.
Speaker 2:Big growth, and we're talking just in the Moreno Valley area.
Speaker 3:Yes, in the Moreno Valley area Now there's two different outreaches at play, right? So, interactors they do come out to assist us with our food box distribution during holidays, so Christmas Thanksgiving, because they're in school, which is why the uh, what we're referring to as the street outreach program, so that's when they come, which is today, actually right after this podcast. Right now, our team is building up sandwiches, our team of seniors. They're building sandwiches and those are going to be refrigerated, and then we meet the interactors very shortly, um, for them to put those backs together. But, um, but I would say yeah, so far, right now, we've distributed about 7,000 plus lunches. Wow, from the 2020 time, and that's because those small little increments of the SUV distribution.
Speaker 3:Right, we're able to do bigger numbers, but now the interactors have really, they show up in droves. Right, there's so many of them. And the true testament of their commitment to service is when Charlie had to do, I believe, Ryla and they had another program that he had to step away for and he said, hey, but I still have a group of students coming to serve with PSL and we're like, OK, so we're thinking our numbers may be a little low because Charlie wasn't there.
Speaker 1:Right, there wasn't a driver right.
Speaker 3:No, those kids came in At least. I think it was 30 that day. You know that's not a kid, that will be there. Charlie was there, right, so it just shows you. And we made a comment. We said hey, we noticed that you guys still showed up with Charlie, you know, wasn't here. He said no, we come because we want to.
Speaker 1:Yes, and isn't that a beautiful thing when there's so much negative press about how, you know, kids aren't this, or kids aren't that? They're unengaged, they're just looking at their phone. They're not, you know, paying attention. And then we have this amazing group of kids that consistently show up time and time again to do something that's giving back to the community.
Speaker 2:Well, again, they're seeing positive role models. You know constantly positive role models and you know it really goes to Charlie and to what he is doing with those young people because many of them are coming from homes that they're not seeing a positive role model and to do that community service and feel the effect of it and see it, you know, to be out on the street and see what it is that they're doing and the impact that they're making.
Speaker 1:And some of the population in some of the Marina Valley schools. They're not that far from being in that place, where they're unhomed or close to it, you know. So it's really amazing. They're really just putting their heart and soul into it.
Speaker 2:Well, I am sure within the school district that they have kids who are living in cars or living, you know, in vacant buildings or what have you. I mean, I know that exists in school districts within San Bernardino County, so I'm sure it exists out here as well.
Speaker 3:So I'm sure it exists out here as well. It does, and we really try to let the students know how much what they do matter to the people on the streets. Because, you know, once we pack up those lunches, like tonight it's so funny how ironic this podcast landed on the same day we're serving with the students. We'll pack up the big bus, the 13 passenger bus, which usually six of our seven to our team members ride on, and we're packing it up. We have about 13 bins and 12 lunches in each bin. And then the following day, which is tomorrow, saturday, every second of Saturdays we go out into the streets and we distribute those lunches to people who are unhoused and are in need and we don't say, hey, are you homeless? We say, hey, are you hungry? Right, right, when I say, oh, yes, thank you so much.
Speaker 3:And it's 156 lunches, but that's 156 interactions. So it might be five minutes with one person and it may be 20 minutes with another person, you know, but it's really that, that face-to-face contact. So to one of your questions is it just in Marino Valley? We can't get out of Marino Valley because one the need has grown and now the demand for us to show up for them has also extended. So we just we get two miles and we're out of 156 lunches, but then that's eight hours of our team's time, because we just want to be present and people look forward to seeing us as if we're paying a visit to one of our family members house.
Speaker 1:Now, bea, I know you're working with Rotary. Obviously we talk a lot about that. Are you working with any other resource organizations within Marina Valley for you know, bringing additional services or resources to those that you're doing on your street team?
Speaker 3:We have a resource card that we mentioned a lot of different service providers right To put in those bags, because we understand we're passing out the lunch, we're giving people the love and compassion and dignity, but we understand that there's other needs that they have, right Right. So there's other organizations. Yes, there is this new organization, well, new to us, but holding the wall. There they do some wraparound services. They actually present them with many different options as to like transitional housing. If it's permanent housing, they can hook them up and pair them with other people looking for someone to rent a room. So unfortunately, there are not a lot of beds in the city of Marino Valley.
Speaker 1:Right or any of our cities.
Speaker 3:Actually, yes, and it's something that we've been advocating for. But yeah, and even in addition to, I mean there's Path of Life in Riverside, there's other, there's there's Victory Outreach, there's other programs and organizations. It's just a challenge to get people bused and transported to those, those places.
Speaker 3:So we're open to more resources because we definitely need them and we come in contact with people who need those additional resources. But we do partner with other there, other churches that want to donate. There are congregations like I want to buy some of the snacks that you guys put in the bag. So we have different ministries that come help and they give us a big load of donations, of toilet paper, some of their drinks and beverages that people really, really enjoy and they feel like that extra push. I want to say this too we we from time to time come contact with people that have a dire need to get off the street, to maybe go get their ID, and we say, ok, we'll put you up for a couple of nights. Right, and we've noticed with the few people that we put up in a hotel for a short period of time that they felt like you know what? There's hope for me, right, and now I want to do good for myself and I want to make these people that saw me valuable. I want to make them proud. Right, and we have a lady right now who is in.
Speaker 3:It's called the, the women's place, one of the places that they keep people and it's transitional. So she went through this sobering center and she went there and she's doing excellent. She looks completely different than how she looked before and she ended up being on the streets because of her son passed away through violence right and she just lost it, grieving over the loss of her son, and she became homeless. They were doing very well prior to that loss and she suffered homelessness and is in doing very well prior to that loss and she suffered homelessness and is in the process of getting on her feet. So just little things like that. You know, we try to keep in contact with these people. If we give them a recommendation to go somewhere, we're actually how did it go? Should we keep them on our list or should we remove them? Like, did they help you? So we're really trying our best to like walk people through their services, even if it's not PSO that provides it.
Speaker 2:So tell us, you know because it's something that you just mentioned brought a thought to my mind is that people who end up being unhoused there's many reasons for that.
Speaker 2:And unfortunately, like with mental health, there is a stigma out there that, oh, homelessness is because of, you know, lack of this, and they don't have that and they don't want to do this Exactly, whereas, like you just mentioned, you know, here this family lost their son through violence, I mean, and they really needed that help to keep that family unit together. So my question to you is I know that you will refer them to other resources, but how can our listeners get engaged with this and bring resources to you? What's your next step? I mean you've got, as you said, different segments in PSL. What's your next step? I mean you know you've got, as you said, different segments in PSL. What's your vision now? What's the next step and what can we do to help support that and move that forward?
Speaker 3:Yeah, that's a great question. Thank you so much and it's important that one. I think the first step is for people just to be kind and not contribute to the stigma that all homeless people are there because they want to be or it's just because it's drugs, you know. I think first, the first step is getting into our heads that it can be any of us and that many people are just one paycheck away from losing it all. It can be one disaster away from losing it all.
Speaker 3:We've come into contact with people who their house burned down and they were staying with their family and there goes their home and now they're in a spiral or they get an eviction and it's after eviction many of us know after for seven years it's on your record and it's really hard to get out of and, I think, contributing to organizations like even PSL. Right, our goal and our plan is to become one of those service providers as we grow in capacity to be able to put people, even if it's for a 30 day period, so they can go get the ID, so they can go get the medical services that they need, for they to be able to do job interviews, because they can't have a job interview if they're not cleaned up. If they're not, there are nowhere else for them to take a shower, right? So it's really about like, if people can continue to pour in and partner with organizations that actually have that in their plan, it makes a lot of a difference, because not all grants are used for particular programs like this.
Speaker 3:Right, it might be, oh it can be, for community outreach, but it may not be to put somebody up for 30 days right so that's what we use some community support, and if there are any service providers out there in silos they can say, hey, reach out to us via email and say, hey, we have this service that we can provide and we can add it to our database and people that we can reach out to to really to combat this.
Speaker 1:Well, and I think this this is a good example of how Rotary also connects people right. So we saw Bea at that at the Interact event that we went to, and the next day I connected her with Western Eagle Foundation. They have food, they have their own food box program. They have a store where their programs are funded out of the sale of some of the things that that they have there. And how has that connection helped you in the last month?
Speaker 3:Tremendously. We just recently picked up from Western Eagle Foundation and we just distributed some amazing goods Right, so it's helped tremendously they gave us.
Speaker 1:Do I need to name out anything, because I was really excited about what you can name out, whatever you'd like.
Speaker 3:Yes, you know it's so funny because I love health and wellness, right, and I love going to Sprouts just for my everyday leisure when I'm able to, and there's a particular drink there at Sprouts, I'm like okay do. I want to spend $6.99 on this one drink.
Speaker 3:Every time I do, it's a treat right, and thank you so much, judy, for connecting us with Todd, because he's a great guy and the first thing we see when we went to his site was a whole pallet of rebel right and double. Is this um health drink right, and it's the same drink that I I drink myself. And one thing we're really big on it on our community outreach is is having good food right yes, fresh food, good food yeah fresh food right um organic.
Speaker 3:So many of what we got from him and from Western Eagle Foundation was organic things.
Speaker 3:It was these amazing, you know, pile of drinks, onions produce green beans, green beans like and that was organic green beans to you know to mention that, and he was actually able, and that foundation was able to help us with both outreaches. There were travel packs that we could use for our street outreach, which the students today will be putting in the bags, you know, and also our community outreach for low-income families and people that are unhoused, so that one partnership in connection of Judy saying, hey, you know what Power Speaks Louder does this for the community, so does Western Eagle Foundation. Let's connect them too. And that made an impact, right, because we also introduced him to one of our other partners we pick up from and he loaded us all up with like eight pallets of food.
Speaker 1:Yeah, see, that's how it. That's what I love about what we all do, you know.
Speaker 2:Yes, yes, it's all about connections and partnerships and you know providing and doing for those. So you know share with our viewers. You know inquiring minds need to know right, what do you put in the lunches and packets that go out? So people have a general idea, especially for donation purposes, because we'll have people listening out here.
Speaker 3:Yes, and thank you for that, because it's always great for people to know that, you know, start small, think big, right, and your, your small efforts do make a major impact. And if we thought that these small lunches, you know, wasn't that big of a deal, I don't think we would have grown to the level that we've grown to today. So, yes, the items make a difference. So inside of the bags we have toilet paper that's one of the most expensive items, usually toilet paper and water. We always want to make sure we hydrate people.
Speaker 3:Out there we have some snacks, so a lot of times it's like maybe a bag of potato chips and, believe it or not, it's like, oh, it's just chips these people love, they love what's in the bag, and we always ask them like how, how do they like the food? Can we make any adjustments? Um, health drinks are good, right. So, even though they're on the streets and they may like soda pop or whatever, but we want to contribute to their health. So that can be a rebel drink or it could be something that is delightful but also, you know, good for them, right? We also have like a snack bar. You know in that bag whether that is a nature, valley or something that they can you know have on the go very much a travel item, I would say right, just like you know, needs to be light and it can't.
Speaker 1:Obviously it needs to be carry a travelable.
Speaker 3:Yes, um stuff like essential. We have the medicine kits that we also provide, which can contain um some cough drops or you know we try. We don't ask people to give us medicine or anything like, you know, motion or anything like that, but we they need sometimes band-aids chapstick because their lips can get dry. Um, hand warmers are great during the colder months. It's getting. It's getting warm now, but because we're're in California, sometimes the temperatures drop at night and they're exposed outside those emergency blankets. I don't know if you guys ever seen like the little square packets.
Speaker 2:One guy said I don't like them because they make me sweat.
Speaker 3:But then other people are like I love them because they keep me warm, you know.
Speaker 3:So items like that that can just be an additional resource to people to say, hey, I'm thinking about you, hey, I care about you. And maybe for those who are listening may say, what's the big deal of giving you guys toilet paper, what's the big deal of a snack is just understanding that what that snack is paired with, right? I really want the listeners to know it's paired with a team of people who have devoted their time in their life to giving that contact of dignity and respect and care for that person. So now they just have more like a souvenir reminder of like hey, they were here, hey, they came to visit me and they met an immediate need, because there's a difference between an immediate need and a long-term solution, right? So a long-term solution is permanent housing you know that's getting them on their feet with that and then the services they need with mental health, getting them everything they need. They need an ID. A lot of people need IDs. They need a post office box so that way they can't get county services.
Speaker 1:if they don't have an address, they can't get an address they have to have an address. That's a big, big barrier.
Speaker 3:Yes, it's big and we don't know because we have IDs and we have addresses.
Speaker 1:So it's like what's the big deal? Get a job.
Speaker 3:It's like no, they would if they could, Right. So just understanding that and in the meantime, before you can provide those long term solutions, be a part of making a difference with those immediate needs.
Speaker 2:And that's what makes a difference Absolutely, and I think people need to understand. It's not about just giving the food, you know, and that's what you're bringing to us here today is for people to understand. Again, it's that stigma, it's that very narrow viewpoint of what really is the issue, and it is a very large issue to be dealt with. And, as you said, starting giving them the food, having the connection, giving them the dignity, letting them know that you know, we understand and we're here to help you and we're not judgmental.
Speaker 3:You know, let us know what it is you need and we'll try to help you, you got it and just know, like you just said, and we'll try to help you, you got it. And just know, like you just said, it's paired with the love and respect. But we hug them. We have no problem and I don't care. Some of your listeners can't see, but I have red lipstick on. That's my thing. You know, my hair is locked up and I dress my best when I go see our street outreach family right.
Speaker 3:So it doesn't matter if I took a shower, that where I'm hugging you Right Cause I want you to feel that we truly care about you Right. And that's another barrier. And I'm not saying everybody go run out and hug folks on the streets, right, everyone has their preferences. But you know, we do hear that. Hey, people don't look at me. Sometimes people are supposed to touch me Right. And sometimes, when people do give out food, they have a mask on, gloves on. You can barely see their eyes because they're afraid of me. And when you help us do the work and we all do this collectively as a community it's paired with people going out there touching them and that are not afraid, right, right.
Speaker 1:So if you're more like okay, I'm more reserved.
Speaker 3:I can help with giving you the. That's fine we need all of us, everyone needs to be there to be supportive, but I just really want people to help contribute to dismantling that stigma, because they're people too.
Speaker 1:So tell us about how someone can reach out to you. Do you have a website? Do you have a way that they can contribute and get involved?
Speaker 3:no-transcript page to donate. Or, if you want the direct donation link, it will be wwwpowerspeaksloudorg. Forward, slash lives or invest one of the other links that will lead you directly to donate to what we do.
Speaker 2:So tell us how you came up with the name.
Speaker 3:Power Speaks Loud, so tell us how you came up with the name Power Speaks Loud. Okay, you guys want the short version. Okay, you know, it's so interesting how these things work, because I was Power Speaks Louder actually came from. It wasn't an organization name, it was not a name for an organization, it was actually to revamp my website as a creative designer. That's the truth, right. And B Hunter was not available. It was actually B-Hunter.
Speaker 3:So I asked one of my friends. I said, hey, what do you think about B-Hunter for being the name of my new website to present my creative ideas? And he says, no, it just sounds like BHunter was not available. So I just thought about it and I prayed about it. I like okay. And then the name Power Speaks Louder, you know, popped in my mind and the beautiful part about that name, in that word, in that statement, is it constantly reveals itself to us as an organization. Right, because someone donated their, they donated funding for us to do our 501c3. When I had the idea like, hey, this is really about helping people. You know, when PowerSpeaksLoudercom at the time, there were just like these inspirational quotes on every page of a design page, right, right. And then it started to take shape and become more than what I intended for it to be. And I always tell people we all are pregnant with an idea and once you birth your idea, oftentimes if that idea is to make impact in this world, it's going to tell you what it needs.
Speaker 1:It's going to have its own personality, it's going to tell you what you got to feed it and you're going to become a mom you know, let it grow and let it go right, let it go Exactly.
Speaker 3:So that's where we are right now, you know, and Empower Speaks Louder definitely has its own branding. You know, the black and white stands for the light and the darkness, because we are addressing the very dark challenges with light and giving people hope, and it's about the power of words, but also the power of action, and it's just taking a shape of its own and we're, all you know, just really inspired and empowered by its growth. So it's not even mine at this point. It's like I'm just the mom and you know, I'm the lead servant of Power Speaks Louder, but it does its own thing, you know.
Speaker 1:And speaking of moms, your mom's really involved in this, isn't she?
Speaker 3:Yes, yes, she is, she is. So my mom she is a very key piece of Power Speaks Louder. She's actually our outreach coordinator. She has 30 years of outreach, so she's been doing this for many, many years, before I was even born. And then I remember being in the barbershop. You know, her and my dad had a shop together and she was feeding people out of that barbershop.
Speaker 1:So she had this food pantry. So you grew up with this power of action right, yes, and had no idea.
Speaker 3:Right. I had no idea this was in my DNA because I wasn't the most friendliest person, so I definitely took no, really, I promise you guys see me now, but I wasn't that friendly, nor did I want to do anything of service. So this has now become a big passion of mine, but it was in my DNA through my mom and my dad as well.
Speaker 2:So yeah, we can tell how shy you are.
Speaker 3:Very very. It was really tough man pulling this information out of you. You know, you don't know, it's in you until you walk in it, right?
Speaker 1:Well, thank you so much for joining us today. This is exciting. I know that I think.
Speaker 2:I think we're going to have her back. Don't you get that feeling?
Speaker 2:Oh, we're going to have you back we're going to have you back and we want to hear about all your successes and, um, we want to hear how our listeners uh, we know are going to be flooding, flooding your website with ideas and support. Um, and, of course, rotary is here and we we're very excited to continue down this road and see how we can continue to augment it beyond what our Interact students are doing. They're doing a fantastic job and I think there's definitely opportunity here for us to partner.
Speaker 1:I could put you to work all over the place. I think she wouldn't. You be a great speaker in our club meetings too. Absolutely, that spread the word to all the clubs in our district.
Speaker 2:I think that she would be a very motivational speaker at one of our major events uh, district conference or something. Well, do you just stay there, don't change your number, and if you do, you better let us know okay, I will, you have me.
Speaker 3:okay, just let me know, and I'm just so excited to just partner up with all of you. It's just a beautiful thing and I know rotary's mission is like the service above self, I believe, is the tagline for you guys and for us. It's who cares? We do, and it's not that power speaks louder cares although we do, but it's the community that cares, so it's all of us as a community. So thank you guys so much for having me today.
Speaker 2:Thank you, all right, take care. Bye-bye.
Speaker 1:So that wraps up this episode of Heroes of Hope. We are so happy that we have an audience out there listening. We want you to subscribe, share and tell your friends about the Rotary Community Heroes of Hope, because that's how we get the word out about the impact we're having in this world.