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In this episode of "Discovering Grayslake," host Dave sits down with Alan, a local lawyer, to discuss life, law, and community in Grayslake. Alan shares heartfelt stories from his legal career, insights into family and criminal law, and his passion for giving back through local organizations. The conversation is filled with humor, personal anecdotes, and reflections on Grayslake's vibrant spirit—from favorite pizza spots to community events. With a warm, hometown feel, this episode highlights the importance of connection, kindness, and supporting one another in the Grayslake community. Automatically Transcribed With Podsqueeze Speaker 1 00:00:03  Looking for a car dealer that actually feels like your hometown. Welcome to City Chevrolet of Grayslake, where the vibe is friendly, the pressure is off and you'll always be treated like family. Meet Anthony Scala. He's just not the owner. He's a guy that grew up in the car business, worked his way from porter to owner. 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Speaker 1 00:01:58  So shout out to Agora for having us here. so I'm not going to mess up your name because you help me. So I'm here with Alan and Ziggy today. That's right buddy. Speaker 2 00:02:07  Hi, Dave. Nice to see you. And, Hello, internet. Speaker 1 00:02:09  Yes. So, actually, it's funny that we, Just as we sat down, we went over just a short thing of all the people from Grayslake that we just from just the Grayslake people that we know we have in common. Speaker 2 00:02:20  Right? I was living in Grayslake for the last 15, 20 years, and, my family lives in Grayslake. My mom does still, even though my dad passed away and I've been active in the Grayslake Exchange Club for a long time. So that's how I kind of got to know the people in that business community, stuff like that. Speaker 1 00:02:35  Right. Okay, so when I got arrested for the third time when I called you and then I called you, and I've not been arrested. Speaker 2 00:02:42  I would not be able to disclose the details unless you told me it was okay. Speaker 2 00:02:45  So just let me know, and I'm happy to. But we have attorney client confidentiality, which prohibits me from talking about it. Speaker 1 00:02:51  Which means all the fun stories that I want to ask you about to tell me today. You can't. Speaker 2 00:02:54  I can tell you stories, but I can't say like, hey, you know my client, Sergio. Guess what happened, right? I can't say that, but I can say I had this one guy and this one thing. I could do that, right? Speaker 1 00:03:03  He looked a lot like Mike Steiner, but. Speaker 2 00:03:06  Nobody looks like Mike Steiner. No, Mike Steiner is like Mike Steiner. Speaker 1 00:03:10  Doesn't even look like Mike Steiner. Speaker 2 00:03:12  He's like a ten. I mean, he's like, maybe mistaken for George Clooney from time to time. Speaker 1 00:03:17  He gets that a lot. I am. Speaker 2 00:03:18  Sure. Speaker 1 00:03:19  Shout out. Shout out to right at home. By the way, one of the sponsors of. Speaker 2 00:03:21  The show is an okay. Speaker 1 00:03:22  Dude. He's great. okay, so, Grayslake has changed, but what is your job? Speaker 2 00:03:27  Okay. Speaker 2 00:03:28  I am a lawyer. Speaker 1 00:03:29  Okay. What kind of a lawyer? Speaker 2 00:03:30  Okay, so my background is as a prosecutor. And when I was a prosecutor with the state's attorney's office. I guess I'll answer this in a long winded way. The easy question is, I tell people at Christmas parties. Like, what kind of lawyer are you? Divorces and DUIs. Okay. Okay. Because that's an easy way to break down family and criminal law. Those are my two specialties. I'm in a law firm called Johnston, Tommy Lansky and Goldberg. I'm one of the founding partners of that law firm, and we do everything collectively. I have a partner that does real estate. I have a partner that does business formation. I have a partner that does wills and trusts. We do probate litigation, foreclosures. We do all kinds of stuff. But my particular role at that law firm is family. So your divorces, child custody, child support type cases sometimes, and then also criminal cases. And, like, I have a murder right now. Speaker 2 00:04:20  So everything from murders down to traffic tickets and suspended licenses. Speaker 1 00:04:24  Is that normal for me? Because this shows how much I know. Is it normal for an attorney to have such a broad range of things like that? Speaker 2 00:04:30  So for me, I want two things, you know, so two things is pretty normal. If you're a guy that only, let's say only does criminal, it's I don't know you people do that, but I like to have a second sort of, type of case because sometimes it ebbs and flows in what you're getting. You know, the family law cases are hourly. The, criminal cases are a flat fee. Usually both are great. The family law cases are more, I guess intellectually and emotionally challenging sometimes. Which which maybe surprises some people. My criminal cases are usually a joy. Like family law cases can be tough. Speaker 1 00:05:08  Yeah, and that's one thing, because, it's no secret that I've been divorced twice. And, you know, for the for the people. And many people listen to the show, I mean, just from the, from the age demographics that I know that if people gone through these, like, heart wrenching, terrible parts of their life where they need someone like you to help guide them through and and hopefully make it as easy as possible. Speaker 2 00:05:29  Divorces are hard. I mean, a lot of you that are listening, have experienced it or your parents did or whatever. So, divorces are very difficult for people, and the plan with me would be just to get them done on time and under budget with a handshake at the end. Speaker 1 00:05:44  Okay. And I've never heard that before because I, I unfortunately, you know, I was spending a lot of time in courtrooms and seeing stuff like that, that it seems like, you know, the guys maybe that aren't doing well, or maybe they need to pay off their boat or something, string things along as long as they can. Speaker 2 00:05:58  They okay. I would never cast aspersions. I tell you, you might be surprised. The family law bar in Lake County is mostly fantastic people. Yeah. most of those lawyers I really like, I get along with the strength of our bench, you know, which means the judges in Lake County is good. Our bench is good. Our bar is good. there are a couple of lawyers that I'm like, oh, I got a case with her again. Speaker 2 00:06:21  Oh, I got a case with that guy. Right? because sometimes the law, just like any maybe more than some other, professions, can attract people with, like, a type of personality. That's annoying. I don't know, I don't want to. I'm not a psychiatrist or psychologist, so I can't say, like, all my clients come in and they say, oh, my husband, he's a narcissist. Or like, he's gaslighting me. People like those psychological sort of terms from today. Like the now times. Like we didn't know what narcissism and gaslighting was in 1997, right? Or I didn't, but now I do for sure, because all my clients are like, he's gaslighting me, he's a narcissist, he's a blah, blah. Speaker 1 00:07:01  One minute your world is normal, the next it's gone. A flood, a fire, a crime scene. Your home shattered, your business shut down, your life on pause. But in the darkest hour, when chaos knocks at your door, that's when Servpro of Northwest Lake County shows up. Speaker 1 00:07:20  Not just a company, not just a cleanup crew, but neighbors, parents, coaches, locals who care. Drake and his team aren't just restoring properties. They're restoring peace, restoring dignity, restoring lives. So when your worst day arrives, call the oh no guy who becomes your, thank God guy. Servpro of Northwest Lake County, locally owned, nationally known, unshakable and trusted from devastation to restoration. Duration. Servpro, northwest Lake County. Speaker 3 00:07:50  Hey, neighbors, this is Bill Mack with the Grayslake Chamber of Commerce. And if you're looking for a network of hardworking, customer focused and generally friendly local businesses who are dedicated to helping each other succeed, then I'd like to invite you to check out and consider joining our Grayslake chamber. We offer our members so many ways to advance their businesses through social networking events, special events, sponsorships, informative lunch and learns, and the ever popular after hours mixers. Come see why we say we're the new wave of business here in Lake County. Speaker 1 00:08:22  Well, at this time of day, everything needs a label, right? Speaker 2 00:08:24  They throw those labels around. Speaker 2 00:08:26  Which, I mean, there's there's nothing wrong with it. it helps me to identify, at least. Now, I don't know if the person saying he's a narcissist means that. Really, she's right and he is a narcissist. Or if it just is helping me to flag this case is going to be a little bit tougher than maybe some other ones. Truth, right? I could see that. It's like one. Okay. Like in internet. Now, I'm sure people are, like, watching TikTok. Like red flag. Red flag. Like I see, yes, red flags when those kind of cases walk in. Speaker 1 00:08:56  Absolutely. Yeah. And I'm sure things changed like that too. Okay. So I want to go back a little bit because you have a it's a very interesting that for me, if I was doing your job I would love it that you could do one day like you have a murderer thing. Totally. But but then you can have a family law case or maybe help a dad get, you know, custody of his child. Speaker 1 00:09:13  Like, yeah, at least there's a little variety for fun, right? Speaker 2 00:09:15  It's interesting. I mean, today I had a couple of DUIs up, you know? And DUIs are like a bread and butter type case for a criminal defense attorney. Because most people, especially in Grayslake, especially in Lake County, they're not murderers. They're not gang members, but otherwise good dude or an otherwise good lady who is not necessarily manifesting a criminal intent. Like I'm going to go shoplift. It's a guy saying, I've had too much to drink, I'm gonna drive. He's making a dumb choice to drive home, but he's not having the criminal intent. Like I want to endanger somebody tonight. Right. Right. And so a DUI is usually the first time that somebody that's a good person is in hot trouble. Speaker 1 00:09:55  Okay. Gotcha. And, you know, it's got to be nice to, some of these, I'm sure, having satisfaction to be able to to help people out and help them navigate through things they have no idea what they're getting into. Speaker 1 00:10:05  Right. Speaker 2 00:10:05  So. Okay, I used to work for a really fantastic attorney in Round Lake Beach, and I want to make sure to give a shout out to Round Lake Beach. That is an awesome town full of super awesome people. And this lawyer I used to work with, named Bruce Scotland. He taught me a lot. And he's still out in Round Lake. He's a competitor of mine, but I really respect him. And when I started working for him, he. He said, Alan, we love helping people for money. And I'm like, yeah, I love helping people for money. Right. Speaker 1 00:10:34  Well put. Right. It wouldn't be as fun as if you didn't get. Speaker 2 00:10:37  Paid for it. No, but I mean, and that, you know, it's a business. You want to help people? Yes. For money. Right. Right. So. And I'm not trying to sound cold, I do some pro bono. I know it's me, but I don't do pro bono divorces. Speaker 2 00:10:47  No way. They're too hot. They take too long. I'll do a pro bono traffic ticket. I'll give people. I used to volunteer at a safe place, and they have a, a battered women's shelter in Zion. And I used to go there, and I used to talk to the ladies about free legal advice. How can I help you? What do you. They have questions about everything, and I would just volunteer and talk to them. I love that, but, a really hot case to do pro bono is is a big mistake for attorney, in my opinion. Yeah. Attorney in my position, I'd say right. Speaker 1 00:11:16  Okay, so the one thing that really, that I found appealing when I was looking through, when we got connected and I went through your website and I was looking at things like places, like a safe place, like, those are people that really need help, right? Yeah. It's tough. I tip my hat to you for going in there and helping out, because I know there's a list of different things that that you do to give back, which is which is extremely generous of you. Speaker 2 00:11:39  Thanks. I just I just signed up to do the mock interviews at Libertyville High School. That's a cool program. Yeah. Cool. That high school has a really good program where they have these kids that are in the business class, and you give them mock interviews to, you know, improve their skills, to hone their hone their interviewing abilities. And I was blown away by how great the kids were. Really? I was like, you're really smart. You're really smart. Wow. You're what an active, wonderful person. And I was like a bump on the log. When I was in high school, I wasn't active like. Speaker 1 00:12:10  I would have loved to seen what my interview would have been like in high school. Speaker 2 00:12:14  I don't know, they were fantastic, but. So some of the stuff I do, yeah. In Libertyville, I was been active in Grayslake because I lived in Grayslake for many years. over there on West Trail. my mom lives in Harrison Farms and, yeah, that's we were living in Grayslake ever since about the turn of the millennium. Speaker 2 00:12:32  So that that wave of people that like third wave of of immigrants to Grayslake that began in the 90s when the, you know, when they started building the subdivision. Speaker 1 00:12:42  Farms, right? Yes. I think that I was one of the first off the Mayflower to when I landed at Avon on the Prairie, one of the first ones off of Atkinson. That was like one of the first things that wasn't in, you know, Grayslake proper. Right. So to say. Right. Right. That's what we showed up. But but so then how long ago is that? Speaker 2 00:13:01  So we moved here in like 2001. Okay. So my mom and dad bought a place in Grayslake on West Trail North in Harrison Farms. And I remember the first day we came to graze. Like, I'm from Florence, Illinois. Speaker 1 00:13:12  Okay. I was just gonna say. Where did you originally come from? Speaker 2 00:13:14  I'm from philosopher. I went to Homewood Philosopher High School. I was born in Harvey, at Ingalls. and, But that's why sometimes I get, like, a Chicago accent. Speaker 2 00:13:22  I don't know, whatever. It's like, it's a but but floss more is is a nice town in the 90s. I mean, it's like the lake bluff of the south side. Yeah. So we we had a good time growing up. Speaker 1 00:13:31  They should put that on their sign. Speaker 2 00:13:32  By the way. Yeah. Right. The lake bluff off. Speaker 1 00:13:35  The. Speaker 2 00:13:35  South side. I need the. Speaker 1 00:13:36  T. Speaker 2 00:13:36  Shirt. I mean, it is. I mean, it's kind of like being the tallest midget, you know? I mean, but no offense to people that are little people. I love them, too. but, you know, I don't know where I was going at that. Speaker 1 00:13:51  Time of growing up in Hollywood or more. Speaker 2 00:13:54  Grew up there. So then I came to, I lived in Champaign because I went to school down at U of I and Champaign, and it was fantastic. And my parents moved up to to Grayslake. So I come up to Grayslake, and on our first day, the restaurant they took me to was Bill's Pub North. Speaker 2 00:14:08  Yeah, right. Engages like and I just thought in my mind I'm like, I'm in the woods. My parents moved to Wisconsin, you know, where am I? I'm like, this is the woods. I mean, here in Wisconsin, there's a polar bear hanging there and there's fish every on, on the wall. And I thought, this is this is great. And it turned out Lake County's not quite Wisconsin, but it's close. It's an interesting. Speaker 1 00:14:29  Perception, I guess if you've never been here. And that's the place they took, I had to. Speaker 2 00:14:33  The only thing I had done with Grayslake before that when my parents moved here, Let's go to Prairie Crossing. Okay. Because my aunt and uncle lived in Prairie Crossing, which is a interesting. I wouldn't say the word weird, but it's an anomalous little part of the world. Prairie crossing is. Speaker 1 00:14:51  Absolutely. Speaker 2 00:14:51  I had never seen anything like that before, because I think that community at the time was novel and maybe still is. so I thought that all Lake County was like that. Speaker 2 00:15:00  And then I saw Bill's Pub and I went, oh my gosh, I'm in Wisconsin. Speaker 1 00:15:03  What's going on? You have no idea. Speaker 2 00:15:04  Where you're at. Am I at the U.P.? I mean, how is ten feet of snow? You know, this is I came from 708. You know, the land of good pizza and terrible baseball. Now, here I am. Speaker 1 00:15:15  The lake bluff on the south side. Speaker 2 00:15:17  Right, right. Yes. Speaker 1 00:15:18  That's awesome. okay, so, when you're studying law. So when you went to, you went to U of, I, law school? Speaker 2 00:15:25  No. So I went to I was an undergrad at u of I. Okay. and then I went to law school at DePaul. Speaker 1 00:15:30  We're taking a quick break just to say hello, because everybody knows Nano and Nano knows real estate. And actually I believe that's the name of her Instagram page. So if you're looking to buy a home, sell a home, or know somebody in the market for a home, contact nano from Baird and Warner. Speaker 1 00:15:44  She's a Grayslake girl helping out Grayslake people. And when you when you went to law school, did you know what you wanted to practice? Speaker 2 00:15:52  Yeah. So I don't mean to be, like, whatever, a little bit, emotional or emo in the, in the interview, but it was September 11th of 2001. Right. And you probably remember that day, but I could remember that day. I wanted a date with the girl. I looked in the sky and I saw there was no jet contrails. What a what a crazy day. And after that day, I thought to myself, I would like to be in law enforcement because I'd like to help our country for, I don't know, because America, I like America. Amen. And I was mad. Oh, I'm nine over 11, right? I mean, come on. Speaker 1 00:16:27  Everybody was. Yes. Speaker 2 00:16:28  So. But after that, I thought I'd go into criminal law. I thought I wanted to be a prosecutor, So then I got a job with Mike Waller, at the State's Attorney's office. Speaker 2 00:16:39  And I tell you, you know Mike Waller, I owe him everything. I love the guy. I know some people don't, but he's a politician. There's people that hate his guts, people that love and support him. He always was a gentleman to me, and I never. I just thought that, the decision making he made was good, and he gave me a job saving my bacon. You know, and so I got to begin my career as a prosecutor. And I was a line assistant state's attorney in Waukegan. They start you off as a DUI assistant. So, you know, brand new 25 year old kid. I was prosecuting DUIs. Misdemeanor DUIs. Right? Misdemeanor traffic cases out in the branch courts. And that was very good. Fulfilling. Fun work, I liked it. Okay. You know, you did. and then, they switched me to just misdemeanor stuff. And I was prosecuting your retail thefts. And back when weed was illegal, I was prosecuting your weed cases and your trespassing. Speaker 2 00:17:31  And here's your fights. And then they stuck me in the domestic violence division for a long time. Speaker 1 00:17:35  Okay, so how was that? Speaker 2 00:17:38  Okay. You know Lew Frank. Of course. Okay. Lew Frank is a fantastic Grayslake. And he would say felt like five minutes underwater, you know, to to be a line assistant in the domestic violence courtroom is hard. Speaker 1 00:17:55  I. Speaker 2 00:17:55  Bet. Because you have to look at the cases. And so, like, are you familiar with the cycle of violence? This is this theory. Speaker 1 00:18:02  I am not. Speaker 2 00:18:03  Okay. So it's a theory that's a big part of criminal prosecutions of domestic violence. And the cycle of violence goes like this. Right now we're having a fight, and I'm going to use the gender of he and she, you know, whatever. But sometimes women can be the victim of domestic violence. Sometimes guys can. But in a classic situation, let's say he slaps her. Okay. Then she calls the police. He's arrested. But then in a few days she's like, maybe he's not that bad or I need him out of jail so he can, like, work and pick up our kid from school. Speaker 2 00:18:35  Like you've been a parent, you know? And so maybe she takes them back and then they have a honeymoon period where it's, like, passionate, like we love each other, and then it can happen again, you know? And that cycle of violence. The State's Attorney's office was really keen to interrupt it. Right. But then that meant that lots of times you'd have the victims, I guess recanting, they'd say, hey, that didn't happen like that, or I'm not coming to court, you know? And so that was frustrating. And then sometimes you had cases, not all, sometimes you had cases where it was a situation where the family's going through a domestic violence thing. Maybe. But maybe what it really is, is a child custody thing. And somebody ringing the bell of domestic violence to get a leg up on somebody in a child custody type proceeding. Right. Like, like I'm going to get an order of protection against him. So I get our kid, which, I mean, I get that, but you need to really be careful about abuses of the system. Speaker 2 00:19:32  So as a line assistant with the State Attorney's office, as back then, I mean, things have changed a little bit now. They have had two different, changeovers between the state's attorney. but anyway, long story short, you still have to use your discretion to decide what really happened. And at least at the time I was a state's attorney, we were empowered with a good amount of discretion. It was awesome. Speaker 1 00:19:53  Really. Speaker 2 00:19:54  So. Speaker 1 00:19:54  Yeah. And and I'm sure with that, too, like, you probably get to be a really good read of people. but then sometimes you probably think you are and then people bamboozle whatever. And you probably don't even know. Speaker 2 00:20:06  I mean, you ever been lied to about your own kid, right? Speaker 1 00:20:09  I mean, you believe. Speaker 2 00:20:09  Him, and then you believe him, and you're like, I have egg on my face. I was lied to in kind. You know, so sometimes, you know, you just you don't have a, a lie detector that buzzes when she lies or he lies, you don't know. Speaker 2 00:20:25  So you have to do your best with what the facts are. But there was a good team at the time. But yeah, I did. Two and a half years as a as a domestic violence prosecutor. And then so when I left the State's Attorney's office, I thought to myself, well, I've been doing family law cases basically already. I may as well do them as a business. Sure. You know, so that's what I did. So now my practice is a hybrid. That's why I say divorces and DUIs. It's family law cases. And then it's criminal law cases too, because I've done all that. Speaker 1 00:20:52  Wow. So your resume is quite deep for all kinds of different things, right? Speaker 2 00:20:58  I guess. Speaker 1 00:20:59  Right. Speaker 2 00:20:59  You know, it's just like, I don't know how other people get through life. This is just what I did. Right. Speaker 1 00:21:05  Well, and everybody, you know, people look at different people, whether you're a doctor, whether you're a lawyer, whether you're a podcaster, where whatever you do that, everybody does something for a line of work that, you know, people are. Speaker 1 00:21:16  You deal with very delicate situations, people going through stuff. And especially the one thing about the family law stuff, it it must be hard for you to stay. You have to almost train yourself to not get emotionally involved in some of those things, right? Speaker 2 00:21:28  I sometimes. Speaker 1 00:21:28  Do. Speaker 2 00:21:29  I remember my first adoption. You know, we had a case that was a very ugly family law case, and it went on a long time. And then at the end of it, the dad, he agreed to put the child up for adoption. To the mom and her new husband. Okay. So the dad was making a very hard choice. Because, I mean, to give up your child, you know, and to look in the mirror and say, all right, I wasn't doing that good of a job. This new dude who's married my ex girl, he'll do better in the best interest of my child. It takes kind of like a man to do that. Speaker 1 00:22:06  Oh, that's a big decision, right? It's a big leap of faith. Speaker 2 00:22:08  But on the other hand, too, you know, maybe people are judging him about. You walked away from your kid, you didn't fight harder. So it's very tough, you know. And that's the type of case I remember I had, like, one manly tear going down my. Speaker 1 00:22:18  Face. Speaker 2 00:22:19  Looking into my steely eyed gaze. No it wasn't. I was bawling like a baby. I was so happy for them, you know? But also that's that's. Those are big moments. Yeah. Speaker 1 00:22:30  So you cool stuff too? Yeah, right. And to see people come through stuff that they deserve that the, the law can either work in your favor or against you. And it's nice when it actually works, right. Speaker 2 00:22:40  It's hard. I will say, okay. I was worried as a kid that I would come into the law and see a lot of weird stuff, like judges tossing cases in exchange for Cubs tickets. I have never seen any of that in Lake County. Really? I have never seen anything crooked or weird. Speaker 2 00:22:58  Everybody's been really professional. I mean, and I'm like, me that right? It's not just because I want to keep on working with these people. Most of them are fantastic. Speaker 1 00:23:06  Well, well, the Cubs have been doing that. Speaker 2 00:23:08  Well, no better than the White Sox, sadly. Speaker 1 00:23:11  Now, if somebody did something bad. Speaker 2 00:23:12  For White Sox. Speaker 1 00:23:13  Tickets, we really question what. Speaker 2 00:23:15  I heard. You could buy some chili at Wendy's and you get free season tickets to the White Sox, right? A cup of chili at Wendy's. Speaker 1 00:23:22  So well. In all seriousness, it is really good to hear you say that because, you know, everybody watches all these TV show, every law TV show and court TV show that people have this fantasy of things, how how they how they go along. Speaker 2 00:23:34  I don't ever watch any legal TV at all. Ever. I just don't. That's probably a good idea. The last legal movie was probably Liar Liar with Jim Carrey, which is a fantastic movie. Speaker 1 00:23:46  Very serious movie about the law. Speaker 2 00:23:48  I don't because I like do it for a living. And then honestly, at 502 when I'm at home, I'm like, I'll see you tomorrow. That sounds like a a modern day problem, al. Speaker 1 00:23:58  Right. Right. Speaker 2 00:24:00  So no, because otherwise you go insane. Speaker 1 00:24:02  No. Yeah, well, everybody needs a break from their job. Nobody wants to go home and do it. And that's why, you know, I've been self-employed for a very long time. That's why most self-employed people end up getting in office in hopes that when you go to the office, you can leave and leave your work there and go home. And if they can make that work. Speaker 2 00:24:20  That's why I don't work from home. Ever. Speaker 1 00:24:22  Yeah, well, good for you. Speaker 2 00:24:23  I mean, I guess ever is a word, I mean. I, I don't. Never say never. I don't like to work from home. And I very, very, very seldom. Speaker 1 00:24:30  Do. Speaker 2 00:24:30  It. Speaker 1 00:24:30  Right. Okay. That's good. Speaker 1 00:24:32  let's do something, because I have a couple other questions to ask you, but, you've said you've listened to a couple of podcasts. Sure. so we do something about halfway through. I call the Grayslake hot seat, where we have some rapid fire questions to get to know you just a little bit better. Speaker 2 00:24:45  I ain't scared enough. 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I'm looking around for the mirror with the guy behind it. Speaker 1 00:25:42  It's just. It is behind there. We just have the, newer ones, so to say. okay. So, Grayslake. Casey, did you play a, a sport in high school in the lake bluff of the the swimming. Speaker 2 00:25:58  I was on my country club swim team. The floss. More flyers. Yeah. Wow. Speaker 1 00:26:03  Yeah, that sounds bougie as all good. Speaker 2 00:26:05  It was kind of bougie, but, I mean, at the time, I didn't think it was. And at the time, I thought I looked fat in that Speedo. But now I look at those pictures, I'm like, you looked awesome, right? Speaker 1 00:26:13  Well, you got to look back. Speaker 2 00:26:14  Were you wearing a Speedo and everything? It was the 90s. Speaker 1 00:26:17  Were you good? Speaker 2 00:26:18  I mean, okay. Okay. I didn't come in last place because I'm kind of tall, right? And they made me swim a lot. I mean, in the morning, they would say it's 7:00 in the morning, do a bunch of laps. And when you're 14, 15, 16, you do that a lot. You get to be fit. Speaker 1 00:26:32  Oh, absolutely. It's the best. Speaker 2 00:26:34  That was nice. I like that I played T-ball as a little kid. but no, swimming was my jam. And then I became a lifeguard. I was a lifeguard for the H.F. Park district. That was fantastic. Speaker 1 00:26:43  Yeah, that's not a bad gig to have. Awesome gig. Yeah. Nice. First car. Speaker 2 00:26:48  Well, Volvo 740, a blue baby blue Volvo 740. Speaker 1 00:26:52  Nice. I'm a Volvo. Speaker 2 00:26:54  It helped me get one of my first girlfriends who was, honest to God, a Swedish foreign exchange student at my high school. No way. Anne-Marie. Honest to God. Speaker 2 00:27:04  And she. Speaker 1 00:27:04  Got her with a Volvo. Speaker 2 00:27:06  Because they make them in Sweden. And she. She sees it and she goes, oh, she goes, what an awesome car. But I wish it was a Saab. Speaker 1 00:27:14  You did? Speaker 2 00:27:15  She did. Totally. Speaker 1 00:27:16  That's so great. And, folks, I want you to listen closely. Maybe. Hit the rewind button there, because that is the first and last time you'll ever hear on the show about how a guy got a girl because of a Volvo. Speaker 2 00:27:25  That was unlikely. Speaker 1 00:27:27  The only reason that it will happen, totally. Speaker 2 00:27:29  But it was it was. That was my Volvo. It was my in with the Swedish girl. I was fine by me. Speaker 1 00:27:34  That was hilarious. Yeah, and they don't make many blue ones like that either. So it. Speaker 2 00:27:38  Was cool. It was a baby blue Volvo. I mean, whatever, I don't think it was. No, it wasn't cool, but it got me from A to B and. Right. Speaker 1 00:27:45  Whatever, man. Speaker 1 00:27:46  Hey, I got 200,000 on mine sitting in the parking lot. Speaker 2 00:27:48  I had a Dodge Neon for a while. I love that Dodge Neon. Right. I can talk about cars. Speaker 1 00:27:51  Yeah. You were, Yes. The the, two of the hottest cars. I could think of. Hot stuff in my head. speaking of that. So this is what? Oh, maybe this would be a fun one for you. What's the fastest you've ever gone in a in a vehicle? Speaker 2 00:28:06  Well, I got, like, an airplane, like. Speaker 1 00:28:07  No, no, no, we'll leave that out. Speaker 2 00:28:09  Like in. Speaker 1 00:28:10  A car. In a car. Speaker 2 00:28:10  I don't know, a hundred. Speaker 1 00:28:12  Just a. Speaker 2 00:28:12  Hundred, you know. Yeah. Because, I mean, I was a kid and stepping on it. Right. And nowadays, if you do that, like, I never do that anymore. I don't speed anymore. I don't, because the consequences. And I don't mean like death and dismemberment. Yeah. Speaker 2 00:28:24  That happens. Speaker 1 00:28:25  That's all legal consequences. Speaker 2 00:28:26  Yeah. The cops light you up, you know, and the the cases are class A misdemeanors. and they're punishable by up to a year in jail and or a fine of $2,500. Speaker 1 00:28:36  Wow. Speaker 2 00:28:37  Back when I was a prosecutor, I became friends with some police. And maybe they don't say this anymore, but I used to hear nine year fine, 11 year mine. Okay. All right. Which is consistent with my lived experience. Speaker 1 00:28:49  Of going nine miles over. Speaker 2 00:28:50  Nine year fine 11 year. Mine is what the police would say. And and that bears with what I've seen during the time that I've, I've done lots and lots of traffic tickets as a, as a prosecutor and as a defense attorney. And you never see somebody getting pulled over for five over. Right? You know, they are looking at you for 11 to 15 starting at 11, maybe 15 now 20. They want you right? You know, but like I said, nine. You're fine. Speaker 2 00:29:15  11. Your mind. I think that's pretty good. That's the advice I give a lot of the kids that I represent. This is. Speaker 4 00:29:20  Bob Churchill. 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I won't tell you how fast I've gone then, because I would not have been fine. Tell me something. Do you like to travel? You have not been. Speaker 2 00:30:25  So I've been like Johnny Cash. I've been everywhere, you know. I have been to lots of different places in this country because my wife is a maniac for travel. She loves it. And we have little kids and we take road trips. But we had little kids. Now they're getting old. my oldest is a sophomore in high school. Speaker 1 00:30:40  Oh, my gosh, it goes fast. It does it really. It just moves. It moves moves, moves so fast. And then I think I heard you have a ten year old too, right? Speaker 2 00:30:46  He's he's a wonderful guy. Awesome guy. but yeah, I have a of a 16 to 12 and a ten, and we've always done road trips around the country. you know, I don't know, early ones where? Tennessee and Kentucky, Upper Peninsula of Michigan, all through Wisconsin. Speaker 2 00:31:00  Indiana. Out to Maine. East coast, Florida. A lot of times we've flown out to California, Utah and Nevada. so around the country And then, like I used to, I lived in Europe briefly. I lived in London for a few years. Speaker 1 00:31:14  Did she really? How cool is that? Speaker 2 00:31:16  My mom, she was a lawyer at, Amoco. Right. The the gasoline company, you know, Amoco. They used to have that big white tower in downtown Chicago. The Amoco building, right? Absolutely. Formerly Standard Oil of Indiana. John Rockefeller's thing. And then they trust. Busted it. Whatever. Monopoly busted it. Right. So. But Amoco, if you remember, in the 90s, merged with BP, British Petroleum. So they moved my mom's job from Chicago to London. So we lived there for a while, and I was kind of in school in champagne and going to London in the summertime. That was awesome. Speaker 1 00:31:47  Oh yeah, especially at that age. But it was really cool. Speaker 2 00:31:50  I worked at a bar. I worked at a pub called the Prince Albert Stafford. That is the guy. It was awesome. Speaker 1 00:31:58  Folks, this isn't a real interview. Just so you know, I just brought one of my buddies in. Speaker 2 00:32:02  I worked at a at a pub called the Prince Albert, and it was in, Notting Hill. Right. You remember Notting Hill with the Hugh Grant movie? You've probably never seen that movie. Speaker 1 00:32:11  I've seen the movie poster. Speaker 2 00:32:12  I saw the poster. Yeah. So Hugh Grant, I thought he was good in the dad movie. But I never saw Notting Hill. But I worked in Notting Hill. so. Yeah, I don't know. Travel places. Speaker 1 00:32:23  There's nothing that you have, like a bucket list. Like I gotta. Speaker 2 00:32:26  Go. Like I don't need to go to Thailand. I don't know. I guess if I had infinite money, I'd travel Europe again, I like it. Sure. Speaker 1 00:32:32  You know, when the. The age of your kid. It sounds like you did your traveling and you did what you wanted to. Speaker 1 00:32:36  And your kids have got, like, some of the best education that kids can get is traveling all over the United States because the United States is cool. Speaker 2 00:32:43  It's fantastic. And like when you travel the United States, like the other day I was coming back from Florida on I-65. We stopped at the Bucky's in Athens, Alabama, which is, you know, a Bucky's is like a like a, you know, if you, you know, a Bucky's, of course. Yeah. It's a giant gas station in front of a giant Walmart, basically. You know, or maybe more like a Kmart. Speaker 1 00:33:03  But one of my favorite places, one of my favorite things, if anybody goes on TikTok right now, there's a woman that explains what Buc-ees is and is the most brilliant thing I've ever seen in my whole life. I love it. Like, if you want to feel like your true, true white trash, she explains exactly what it is. And because we all get excited to go to a Bucky's right. Speaker 2 00:33:22  My kids were stupid excited. They were. And I'm like, guys, it's a gas station that's in front of a K-Mart. What are you talking about? You know. Speaker 1 00:33:29  Exactly what. Speaker 2 00:33:30  It is. I mean, whatever. Back in the old days, Kmart used to have barbecue sandwiches, too. True. Speaker 1 00:33:35  You just couldn't get a puzzle. A sweatshirt and a, you know, corned beef sandwich? No. All at the same time. Speaker 2 00:33:40  It's a fancy dress I've traveled around. It's great. I like. Speaker 1 00:33:43  The train. I like the Bucky's. Was one of the highlights on your trip. Kept coming back. It kind of was. It's kind of. It's kind of fun. And we're getting one close to here now. I keep seeing the signs. God love. Yeah. Speaker 2 00:33:53  God love them. I hope that they take over. I'm ready for Bucky's to be the only employer in the United States. Speaker 1 00:34:00  Did we talk? What was your first job when you were. So you lifeguard was a lifeguard? Speaker 2 00:34:05  Yeah, I was a lifeguard. Speaker 1 00:34:05  Did we call that a job? Is that a job? Speaker 2 00:34:07  Oh, really? Man. Lifeguard. It could be my career. That is a fantastic job. Speaker 1 00:34:12  Maybe when you want to retire, you can go back and be a lifeguard. Speaker 2 00:34:14  My uncle, actually, he was like a car salesman and stuff. And then when he retired, he used to be a lifeguard at his, you know, apartment complex. Like, that's a great job, dude. Come on. Speaker 1 00:34:24  Wow. Maybe when I grow up, I'll look into that. Speaker 2 00:34:26  Be a lifeguard. Speaker 1 00:34:27  It's cool. I'm gonna. Speaker 2 00:34:28  It's cool. Speaker 1 00:34:29  I think it could be a. Speaker 2 00:34:30  Tad creepy. Speaker 1 00:34:31  If I applied at the Grayslake pool right now. Speaker 2 00:34:33  No, I mean, they need people that with with with maturity and experience. Yes. You know. Speaker 1 00:34:39  I have a shirt that says that that's for my requirements. Speaker 2 00:34:42  And it was nice. And I worked at Jewel. I worked at the library in summer. I mean, it was great. Speaker 1 00:34:47  So you had a lot of different jobs? Yeah. Speaker 1 00:34:48  So you actually were taught some work ethic as a as a child from your parents as well? Speaker 2 00:34:53  Well, they worked hard. My parents, they loved each other. They stayed together the whole time. They were both lawyers. They worked. And I just wanted to work. Right. Speaker 1 00:35:01  I don't know. They said very good examples, right? That's awesome. first concert you ever attended? Speaker 2 00:35:07  Man, I don't know. okay. It was, the World Music Center, right? Yeah. Q101 had one of those concerts that's like, not it wasn't, not not, Twisted Christmas. It's the one they did in the summertime. And I remember that garbage. Jamiroquai. Mighty, mighty. Speaker 1 00:35:27  Boston's nice. Speaker 2 00:35:29  Were there. I mean, that's, like, awesome. And I went with a Swedish girl. Really? So. Yeah. Speaker 1 00:35:34  Did you drive the Volvo. Speaker 2 00:35:35  There, though? Maybe I might have got dropped off by my parents, so. Speaker 1 00:35:39  Good, good. Good concert. Speaker 2 00:35:41  I saw the Smashing Pumpkins down there, but that was a different day. Speaker 2 00:35:44  Oh, nice. Billy Corgan, love that guy. Speaker 1 00:35:46  Yeah. He, Billy was at that because I had forever. I forget that where they're from, around North Shore. Yeah, right. And I was hanging out, and I was doing a daddy daughter dance, and a guy came up that looked a lot like Billy Corgan and asked for a song. And I had told him no. Yeah, because it wasn't really. It wasn't really appropriate. Yeah, right. And then somebody came back and one of the people said, well, Mr. Corgan asked for a song, and I guess you told him that you weren't going to play it. And I'm like, okay, well, it just didn't fit with what we were going to do, because I like to think that I do the right thing, right? You do the wood, you work music, you do the right thing for the party. You got to know your audience, unless it's Billy Corgan. And then you just say. Speaker 2 00:36:23  Do what he says. Speaker 1 00:36:24  Right? Speaker 5 00:36:24  Despite all my rage, he's awesome. Speaker 2 00:36:27  It was the best. Speaker 1 00:36:28  And it wasn't a pumpkin song, though. Speaker 2 00:36:29  Oh, that's too bad. Speaker 1 00:36:30  I wish I knew what the song was, though, to look back. Speaker 2 00:36:32  I would think that Billy loves putting on pumpkin songs. I would think that he lists the pumpkins all the time. Speaker 1 00:36:38  He's driving around right now listening. Speaker 2 00:36:40  To all these new stuff because his old stuff is for posers. He's like that old stuff. I'm over it. Only my new stuff. Only Billy and Machines have got to listen to right now. Speaker 1 00:36:48  Yeah. That's hilarious. if you had to have a superpower, what would it be? Speaker 2 00:36:54  Being the greatest golfer ever. Speaker 1 00:36:57  Really? Speaker 2 00:36:57  Yeah. Speaker 1 00:36:58  Come on. That would be good. But then you wouldn't have. Would it be any fun? Because then you beat everybody all the time. But yeah, you could play with people though. Speaker 2 00:37:05  Then you'd be good at golf. And that's what my dream would be. I would love to. Speaker 2 00:37:08  I'm not that good at golf. I wish I were okay. I practice and practice and the people that are naturally gifted, I look at them with such envy, you know? Speaker 1 00:37:17  Now, being a being an attorney makes you a better golfer, though. Doesn't like doctors and attorneys and like. Speaker 2 00:37:22  Yeah, yeah. And some of the attorneys really suck, which is great because I can just stuff them. You know, these old guys especially that that don't play that much. Oh, I'm way better than them. That makes me feel so good about myself just to stuff them. Yeah. Hey. Nice chat counsel. Oh. Speaker 1 00:37:38  That's fantastic. what do you wish you learned sooner in life? Speaker 2 00:37:43  Spanish. Really? Totally, dude. Speaker 1 00:37:45  It's a great answer. Speaker 2 00:37:46  Spanish. Speaker 1 00:37:47  Wow. Okay. So, you know, young people, people in high school, people go in and they're like. I have to tell them. It's probably one of the best things you can do. Right. As an education level, Just. Speaker 2 00:38:00  Your friends, your coworkers, your clients. You know, I mean, learning Spanish is awesome. I personally have a super awesome, legal assistant, and, she is bilingual and she helps me do so much. So I shout out to Crystal. Crystal, you're fantastic. But, like I said, if only I had paid more attention in school and I was better at Spanish, I wish. Right? Speaker 1 00:38:21  Yeah. No. And it's really. That's a great answer. I'm going to. Maybe I'll start learning a different language. have you ever eaten a roller dog from a gas station? No, really? With all the all the road trips you've taken. Speaker 2 00:38:34  I don't do that. Speaker 1 00:38:35  Maybe I'm smarter than me. Speaker 2 00:38:36  Because I'm worried about, like, dying from bacteria. Like it's. Guys, it's only ten more hours to Chicago. Stop 11. Speaker 5 00:38:43  Times. Speaker 2 00:38:43  Or having. Speaker 1 00:38:44  Explosive diarrhea on a. Speaker 2 00:38:45  On a road trip. You know, I don't either. I never eaten, I mean, I've bought stuff at gas stations, beer, I've bought smokes, I've bought lots of things. Speaker 2 00:38:53  if I'm gonna shop for food at gas stations, it's probably beef jerky. Speaker 1 00:38:57  They do have some coffee. Speaker 2 00:38:58  Beef jerky. Maybe some candy. Speaker 1 00:39:00  Okay, nice. what's the chance that, Bigfoot exists? Speaker 2 00:39:04  0%. Speaker 1 00:39:05  Really? Speaker 2 00:39:05  It's a hoax. Speaker 1 00:39:06  Really? Speaker 2 00:39:07  Yeah, I don't believe. I don't think so. Cryptids. Speaker 1 00:39:09  Really? Speaker 2 00:39:10  I'm not aliens. I'm not sure. Ghosts I don't believe in. Okay, okay. Speaker 1 00:39:15  All right. Okay. We were friends right up until. Let's see, what's the mark on there? 3605. Speaker 2 00:39:21  It's okay. You think that Bigfoot exists? Speaker 1 00:39:23  I. I think that the best, the best answer I ever got from it was from Doctor Terry Silky. our wonderful big. One of the biggest philanthropists in town. who's a orthodontic specialist for Lake County. Big shout out, Terry. he said that we think about all the things that we've gone through, like from history, from dinosaurs, to, like, all this thing. He's like, if you don't think it's a distinct possibility that we have a Bigfoot, maybe. Speaker 1 00:39:48  Maybe not today. Right. But maybe in the past. Like with all the things that we've had, he said. But, you know, this guy's been on 20 safaris and you've seen the whole thing. Speaker 2 00:39:58  You would think that there would be, like, Bigfoot heads mounted in the Smithsonian, you know. Speaker 1 00:40:03  Or at Bill's Pub. Speaker 2 00:40:04  Or Bill's Pub. Definitely. You know. I mean, there would be that. And I mean, the fact is, like, I know people lie and they sometimes lie for attention. So ergo, could it have been a hoax, too? Oh. Speaker 1 00:40:15  Maybe. Speaker 2 00:40:16  Right. Speaker 1 00:40:16  And actually, if anybody's watching, I just got this shirt as a gift. It's come from. It's from Logan, Ohio. And they have a, in the summertime. They have a Bigfoot festival there. Yeah. So my only thing is, if he doesn't exist, because this is this podcast is really about Bigfoot. It's not about you. Just so you know. Speaker 2 00:40:35  But I. Speaker 1 00:40:35  Hear you. But why or why is it such a big hoax everywhere? Then why do they have festivals for these? Speaker 2 00:40:40  Cute. I mean, like, people, you know? I mean, people, like, they think he's adorable. He's funny. He's like a meme. I think before memes. Speaker 1 00:40:47  Kill people, I think that might be. Speaker 2 00:40:49  What about Harry and the Hendersons? He was nice. Speaker 1 00:40:51  Yeah, that was just a. That's fiction. Like, he was nice, like Notting Hill. Speaker 2 00:40:54  He would always be like. He would always, like, hide bashfully in the closet. He's cool. Speaker 1 00:40:59  And John Lithgow, isn't that too? Speaker 2 00:41:00  He's nice. Right? He's always frustrated here. He does something. Speaker 1 00:41:04  Well, when I have evidence, I'm calling you. Speaker 2 00:41:06  Call me. I would love to be proven wrong about this, and I will. I would be happy to to to shake Bigfoot's hand. Speaker 1 00:41:12  Okay, good. Because now that we have these new phones that have better, you know, they focus better. Speaker 1 00:41:16  Now we'll get a clear picture of them, not just the fuzzy ones. Speaker 2 00:41:19  I only wish that Nessie was existing. The Loch Ness monster, that's my favorite cryptid. And I have never seen any good proof of that. That's a darn shame. Speaker 1 00:41:28  Yeah, well, hey, you never know. We're finding out all kinds of fun things these days. You never know. All right, so I think it's time we switch off of our hotseat. Questions that we've covered the really important stuff. Thank you. one thing I want to thank you for, because I know that you are a part of an organization, here, which is the Exchange Club. Yeah. so I know that, let's talk for people that aren't familiar with the Exchange Club. What is it? What is it based upon? Speaker 2 00:41:53  Okay, so the Exchange Club is cool. It's really an old organization. It's from, I don't know, 1913. And it is a group that I like in Grayslake because I just get together with my friends and have lunch. Speaker 2 00:42:05  Right. You know, so it's a bunch of business and community leaders. or not even, I mean, not at all. Some of them are just regular people. We have a, you know, like, I don't know, I want to say a retired teacher, not a community leader, but, you know, retired teachers come. And we had a retired accountant lady for a long time. And, you know, people that are just townies. Right. and, they come on, they have lunch where at first draft it's noon. if anybody wants to come to the Exchange Club, it's free lunch. Call me. (847) 549-0600. You can be my guest, but I like the Exchange club, because the main thing is that they plan big parties for the town. You know, they have the craft beer festival, you know, they do, stuff with, I got a taste of Grayslake downtown summer thing. Yeah. Speaker 1 00:42:46  And what did you change the name of all the time? Summer days. Speaker 1 00:42:48  Summer days, Summerfest. Speaker 2 00:42:50  They. but they they do cool stuff. They raise money and then they give that money away to kids in grades, like to go to school, right? Speaker 1 00:42:56  SIPs for scholarships. That's what the, the the craft beer festival is. Speaker 2 00:42:59  Yes. And then and it's good money. They're like, here's a thousand bucks, kid. And it's a Grayslake student that's a top student to go to college. You know, they do good stuff like that. They promote Americanism. you know, what is that? It is what? It's that Americanism is like liking 911 and being interested in our country and like. Right. You know, so it's a cool organization. Check it out. Speaker 1 00:43:21  Yeah. And I like all the nice things they do and the, the men and women that are involved in that. I happen to be fond of a lot of them. Yeah. I think the one day that I knew I knew nothing about the Exchange Club, and I think it was the day that you guys were doing your, you you had picked a couple of kids for scholarships. Speaker 1 00:43:36  You were giving them. And I saw these kids first. I was walking down to have an afternoon beer at the first draft or something like that. So I saw these two kids, like walking back to school and these big smiles on their faces. right? So I get to the bottom and a bunch of the Exchange Club members are hanging out, and to see these men that were standing there, and they were so blown away and so happy and so just straightforward, just happy about what they did. It was it made me really have a fondness for the organization. Speaker 2 00:44:05  And I just want to shout out to the Grayslake kids from North and Central. They're like really fantastic kids, you know? the some of the kids that are winning these awards, I mean, back when I was a kid, I tried to get good grades. I tried to do well in my tests, but otherwise I just went home. Speaker 1 00:44:22  How did I get so smart? Speaker 2 00:44:23  I don't, and they. And they have the energy, this boundless energy that is really. Speaker 2 00:44:27  It's admirable and kind of scary. So God level, I mean, whatever. Speaker 1 00:44:33  Which is. Speaker 2 00:44:34  Good. Don't you ever nap, you know, don't you ever eat too much pizza and then go to sleep, right, like me. So. Speaker 1 00:44:39  Right. Right. And especially as a high school kid. Right. And these guys are doing really, really well with things. Yeah. Speaker 6 00:44:44  Hey, Lake County, I know you know, a teacher out there that needs to be recognized. I'm Jodi, former educator, now realtor, and I'm here representing Educators Advantage. We want you to nominate a teacher of the month. Click the link in the show notes and nominate your favorite teacher. Make your favorite teacher feel appreciated and give them a shout out. Speaker 1 00:45:09  Cool! So I love to see people that get involved with organizations, especially like when going back, like the Safe Place kind of things. So explain this to me too. Are there more than one location for Safe Place? Because there's one in Zion. Speaker 1 00:45:21  Is there also one in Mundelein? Speaker 2 00:45:23  So okay, that is the family visitation center. Okay. Okay. That I believe has moved. Okay. So you'd want to check with Safe Place about the details for when I was involved in the organization. They had two places. They had a women's shelter. That was like a big apartment building in Zion, and it's tucked away. So you don't know about it, right? God love them. But then they also have a really important role that they play, having to do with, facilitating visitation or exchanges of parties that have, like ops against each other. Orders of protection. Yep. Okay. So you've got to go there. You, like drop off your kid in the front, and then dad comes in the back, and then they have like a meeting and they hang out for an hour and have pizza. And then there's people watching, like little child. Jimmy smiled when you saw dad. Right. And they take notes and they give that to the court and the safe place. Speaker 2 00:46:16  Like, honestly, so many exchanges, so much visitation just couldn't happen because of the acrimony between the parties. But for what a safe place does. So they're cool. They're they're fantastic. Speaker 1 00:46:27  I love them and it's nice. And I like places that are put together that look for the best for the children and to keep them safe to and keep, because sometimes just two people just don't get along. So that's a nice way to then get in there. Speaker 2 00:46:38  It's one of the toughest things about family cases is when you have a tremendous amount of acrimony, even like a good divorce, where it's just. I don't love him anymore. You know, you've got to co-parent the kid. But when it's a situation where it's like he raped me or he beat me up, or he right got 60 Y's or he. Whatever those cases, you know, the judges are very reluctant to totally shut out a parent. So they'll give him or her sometimes. Sometimes it's a her, you know, supervised visitation, wrangled by a safe place or supervised by perhaps somebody else, like a mom or grandma or whatever. Speaker 2 00:47:13  Okay. but those, those organizations that facilitate the, the best interest of the kid and the, the parenting time, the the courts. I don't know how they could function before that. That, safe place started doing that. Speaker 1 00:47:26  Yeah. No, it must be a really, really hard thing to do. well, one of the things that I really enjoy, I have to tell you, because I was having a conversation before we got together today, and a man was, who's potential, guest on another show was asking me my my, my motivations on why he wanted to come on. And the guy clearly, wanted to come out and just advertise his business. Right. And I was trying to explain to him that this these are the conversations you are having. You and I are having right now that I really like that. very soon, hopefully, we're gonna have Chief Myra chief of police on, because I really like humanizing. some people have jobs or positions that people don't really get to know, right? So if I had to hire somebody for a family attorney or a DUI attorney or a criminal attorney, I hope that I get to listen to the show so that they get to know your personality, to know that you're a human being, right? Speaker 2 00:48:16  My personality is is unique, but there are a lot of really good attorneys in Lake County. Speaker 2 00:48:21  I'm happy to help people. Whatever. Speaker 1 00:48:23  Yeah. Well, no. And I think it's nice. Speaker 2 00:48:24  I like to be humble. I'm not trying to. Well, you're very humble out there, right? I'm not. I'm not trying to be like. Oh, yeah. I'm like the only one around because I'm not, you know, and like I said, in Lake County, we're blessed with a strong bench and bar, right. You know, and honestly, I get along with just about all of them. Speaker 1 00:48:40  That's cool. Okay, so let's do this. because of people. So let's, to help our listeners out there listening. So let's talk. first of all, when starting to divorce proceedings like they're they know they're going to get divorced, maybe some advice on how they go about finding an attorney that would be right for them. Is that a hard question? Speaker 2 00:49:00  Yeah. So finding an attorney. I mean, a lot of people want to do word of mouth. They talk to their their cousin. Speaker 2 00:49:06  How you got divorced in Lake County. Tell me who you use and then call that guy. That's probably a good decision. Speaker 1 00:49:12  Not to tell you who not to use. Speaker 2 00:49:13  Right? Speaker 1 00:49:14  In their opinion, though, totally right. maybe the decision didn't go their way so it could be false information, right? Speaker 2 00:49:21  Totally. A lot of people just go to Google and they'll Google like Libertyville divorce attorney or Lake County divorce attorney or whatever. And you can get hits there. And you look at their Google reviews we have I mean, my law firm has fantastic reviews, but that's just because we try to just, I don't know, do a good job and then clear the case. You know, try to Because, like, if you take one guy's divorce case and you're like a vampire on his neck and you drain him till he's totally out of blood. Well, you know, that's one case, okay? I'd rather just, like, help a guy and then get a good review and help another guy and get a good review and help a guy and get a good review, and then just, like, kind of build it up that way. Speaker 2 00:49:56  That's way better, right? Speaker 1 00:49:58  And with integrity, when you're walking away, then you can sleep at night and make sure that you know that you can help people out. Speaker 2 00:50:04  I sleep. Speaker 1 00:50:04  At night. Right. That's good. Yeah. All right, so how about, DUI? Speaker 2 00:50:09  So. Okay. How to find a DUI attorney or. So same. Speaker 1 00:50:13  Thing. I know how to get one. Speaker 2 00:50:14  I know. Speaker 1 00:50:15  It's just not the. Speaker 2 00:50:16  Attorney. So, I mean, man, I use Lyfts now. Yes. You know, I, I really do I. Speaker 1 00:50:21  I cheapest thing to do. Right. Speaker 2 00:50:23  It's 20 bucks here and back and you don't have to worry about. Am I going to get in trouble. Right. You know, and you don't have to worry about. Am I going to hurt somebody or whatever? Speaker 1 00:50:32  So yeah, I heard somebody. Maybe it was another stupid social media thing I saw. But there again, like it was a $20 ride home, right? For, let's say I have to go from Grayslake up to Atkinson, like at the bar. Speaker 1 00:50:42  How many Lyft rides would it take to equal to a two? Would it cost to hire an attorney to go through the DUI process? Speaker 2 00:50:51  So I think it was NHTSA, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, one of those organizations, used to run a billboard campaign here in Lake County. And one of the billboards I remember was a picture of a kid blowing into a portable breath test. And there's the police cars, lights behind him, and it says, you just blew $10,000. Speaker 1 00:51:12  Most people have no idea what to do with their aging loved one who needs help. Well, there is a solution. A company that provides care and assistance to make your loved one feel right at home, at right, at home. Their mission statement is to improve the quality of life for those they serve. They offer extensive services personal and companion care, safety, supervision and transportation, fall prevention, dressing and bathing assistance. Medical reminders, meal prep, hospice support, ambulation support, stroke recovery, Parkinson's support, the list goes on and on and on. Speaker 1 00:51:43  If you have an aging loved one that needs help, call. Right at home. Most people prefer to age in their home rather than moving to an assisted living or nursing home. Right at home can make this happen. Contact right at home at right at home NHL.com or give them a call (847) 984-0103. Now back to the show. Speaker 2 00:52:02  You know, which I think is like not inaccurate. Speaker 1 00:52:06  Ten. Speaker 2 00:52:06  Grand right. Because like so the legal fees like, I don't know, cheap one 2500, you know, a hot felony DUI 568, whatever, $1,000. So that's good money there. But even for your first time misdemeanor DUI, you're spending 2500, $3,500 on a lawyer. And then you get the fines, the court costs. There are 3 or $4000. There's treatment that you must do, you know, so you do alcohol or risk evaluations and pay for the classes and then woo woo. It gets to be expensive. So yeah, you know,

The annual Duck Race will be held Saturday, June at Waterworks Park in Coldwater.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Questions or comments about the show? Click here!Today we have a quick message on the importance of reporting your service projects in the Exchange Club member website. It's important for many reasons so take a quick listen to find out more.  Thanks for listening! See you next time!

Questions or comments about the show? Click here!Today's guests are Donald Spencer and Julie Harman with the Exchange Club of  Monroe, MI.  They work hard to make theirs a "club for all people" in bringing people together with and without disabilities.  As you will see during the interview, they have high expectations and work hard to accomplish their mission.  If you'd like to enjoy today's episode via our YouTube channel, click here: https://youtu.be/qg1AZ3vzj9wThanks for listening! See you next time!

In this episode of What In East Dallas Is Going On?!, we sit down with Wilson Schoellko to talk about the incredible work of The Exchange Club of East Dallas and their upcoming Annual Gala Celebration—an evening with Cowboys Hall of Famer Drew Pearson benefiting over 7,000 public school children in East Dallas.We dive into the programs that make a difference, from Coats for Kids and Books for Kids to scholarships, mentorships, and vision screenings that help students succeed. Plus, Rich is now officially part of the club!Tune in to hear how The Exchange Club is changing lives, why their work matters, and how you can get involved. Don't miss this inspiring conversation about service, community, and making an impact right here in East Dallas.Connect with us! Instagram - Facebook www.visiteastdallas.comPartner with us! connect@visiteastdallas.com

Questions or comments about the show? Click here!Today's episode is a quick check-in with Liv about spring and preparing for this exciting month, as (for most of us) the weather gets warmer and brings about excitement for the upcoming summer.  Refresh and re-organize your club's efforts with the Exchange Club member website and many other tools available through Exchange. Thanks for listening! See you next time!

Comments about the show? Let us know! We love feedback!Have you ever wondered how a new club can be successful? Then look no further than today's episode with our guests Julia Ross and Tabitha Branch, with the Exchange Club of Lee County, GA. As a 2 year old club they have already made a huge impact with some memorable (and successful) events and a focus on how they can help the community.  They were even awarded the non-profit of the year!  Enjoy.To catch today's episode via our YouTube channel, click below:https://youtu.be/wJ_MBUePOkkThanks for listening! See you next time!

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #120 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Traci Carter. It was great to talk with my good #friend, Traci! Traci is the Executive Director of the nonprofit organization, Anchors Camp. We talked about: Playing basketball for The University of Hartford (minute 1) What makes Coach Gallagher a good #friend? (minute 3) Anchors Camp (minute 5) Being the Executive Director at Anchors Camp (minute 9) The importance of learning a trade (minute 12) Float 41, our newest podcast sponsor (minute 14) 3 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock) to being Executive Director(minute 15) Anchor Camp Activities: First, Last, Best, Worst (minute 18) Haneef is a camper success story (minute 25) Marty from The Exchange Club (minute 29) Traci and Feeney were clothing models at BK & Co (minute 31) Jim Newfrock (minute 32) “Life is one big school” - Traci (minute 35) The Science of Reading (minute 37) The Dictionary Game (minute 39) Kids are hilarious! (minute 47) Future plans for Anchors Camp (minute 51) MJ from Daswani Clothiers (minute 53) Upcoming events (minute 55) Recommendations (minute 57) Feeney won a dance contest with Zuly from Juniper Homes (minute 1.01) Podcast Sponsors: Donut Crazy - www.donutcrazy.com The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com Float 41 - www.float41.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/friendsoffeeney/support

Comments about the show? Let us know! We love feedback!Ever think about starting a Christmas tree fundraiser?  Then you don't want to miss today's episode with Rich Kurth from the Exchange Club of New Canaan, CT as he gives some valuable insight into his clubs' extremely successful project.  To enjoy today's episode via our YouTube channel, please click below:https://youtu.be/cnRNMDFRe-MThanks for listening! See you next time!

Comments about the show? Let us know! We love feedback!Welcome to another fun episode, as Tracey and Kristie interview Tony Giuliani and Rick Lowndes with the Exchange Club of Charleston here to talk about their wildly successful and historic Coastal Carolina Fair.  For more information on the fair, click below to their website.https://www.coastalcarolinafair.orgIf you'd like to enjoy today's episode via our YouTube channel, please click below:https://youtu.be/vu-UGLsF2EUThanks for listening! See you next time!

Greater Haverhill service clubs help a variety of organizations, individuals and causes, but one is paying particular attention to older residents taking on unexpected tasks and responsibilities.Judith Riopelle, president of the Breakfast Exchange Club of Greater Haverhill, recently told listeners of WHAV's “Win for Breakfast” program about the club's work with grandparents who find themselves raising their grandchildren.“They're so used to having things a certain way, and now they have this young child with them. Not only do they have to take care of them, they have to feed them, they have to put clothes on them, and we know how kids can grow. So, it makes it more difficult for them. It's been a really great thing we've done to help them,” Riopelle says.She adds it's a situation that is often overlooked. “Especially one thing that is truly near and dear to my heart are the grandparents that have been tasked with raising their grandchildren. They need a lot of help sometimes, because we usually have children when we're younger. They are on a fixed income. We help them financially, we've sent kids to summer camp, we've bought school supplies.”Riopelle says the Breakfast Exchange Club also helps with buying grandparents gift cards that can be used for purchasing snacks for the youngers during school vacation in February and April. They also lend a helping hand in assisting the elderly in signing up for fuel assistance, and they help with veterans' support.“And the other thing, a new initiative that we've begun, is a thing called Happy Rides, where we provide taxi vouchers for folks to help get over the social isolation from the Covid crisis. They get these taxi vouchers to go do something fun, not a doctors appointment, not going to the hospital, but maybe going to the beauty salon to have their nails done, or to go shopping or to the library, and it's become very successful, and we're in the process of expanding that to the Groveland community as well.”The Breakfast Exchange Club of Greater Haverhill meets on the second and fourth Tuesday mornings at the Citizens Center on Welcome Street in Haverhill, and new members are welcomed. There is more on its website at becgh.org.Support the Show.

In this episode of What In East Dallas Is Going On?!, we sit down with Matt Wood, a dedicated member of the Exchange Club of East Dallas, to explore the incredible work this civic club has been doing for the community since 1948. With a focus on serving public school children in need, the club implements a variety of programs such as Coats for Kids, Books for Kids, and vision screenings in partnership with the Essilor Vision Foundation.Matt shares insights into the club's comprehensive scholarship program, which supports students through a rigorous application and interview process. Learn how the club's commitment to service, education, and community has positively impacted countless lives in East Dallas. From increasing literacy to preventing child abuse, discover the profound ways the Exchange Club is helping to build a brighter future for local youth. Join us for an inspiring conversation about service, community, and the power of collective action.Join us and the Exchange Club Aug 17th! TWIN TOWERS CELEBRATING DALLAS MAVERICKS GREATS AUGUST 17Connect with us! Instagram - Facebook www.visiteastdallas.comPartner with us! connect@visiteastdallas.com

We're a little off-topic here, but it's for a good cause. Instead of the usual black tie event to raise money to fight cancer, founders of the H Foundation decided to create an uplifting event with The Goombay Bash. So grab your Hawaiian shirt and get yourself to the Navy Pier in Chicago on July 27th and help fight cancer (https://www.goombaybash.com/). While you're there, order yourself a Goombay Smash, just like the one Michael is drinking in this episode. Cortney Hausser has dedicated her career to the nonprofit industry holding numerous positions over the years in this sector. She began her career in 2010 as the Partnership Builder for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will & Grundy Counties. After leaving her position to pursue a more corporate setting, Cortney took the role as Development Associate for the Bolingbrook Hospital Foundation where she advanced the fundraising efforts to support the healing mission of Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital. Through this role, Cortney reinvigorated the Employee Charitable Giving Program nearly doubling the amount raised year over year. In October of 2015, Cortney made the decision to pursue a new role within the cancer nonprofit sector. Cortney began her position as Executive Director of The H Foundation in December of 2015. As Executive Director of The H Foundation, Cortney sits on the Advisory Board for the Friends of the Lurie Cancer Center. She was the recipient of the 2019 West Suburban Chamber of Commerce and Industry 30 Under 40 Award, graduate of the 2014 Adventist Hospital Emerging Leader Program, a prior member of the Exchange Club of Joliet and the recipient of the 2012 Exchange Club of Joliet William H. Lipsey "Rookie of the Year" Award. John Rot is a proven community and charitable leader. He started his career doing business valuations as a part of the appraisal group for Arthur Anderson. After leaving this position, John managed Hortons of La Grange, Inc., a pillar in La Grange since 1896. After two years in a management position, John purchased the company and created the business we know today as Hortons Home Lighting. This business propelled John's track record as an experienced businessman. His entrepreneurial spirit led him to opportunities of investment and ownership in the La Grange Theater, Q-BBQ, and The Hot Dog & Burger Co. His advocacy to the La Grange community drove him to invest in a $2 million renovation of the historic La Grange Theater in order to maintain this community asset. Through his business ventures, John has served as an Advisory Board member for the largest co-op in the lighting industry and as an Advisory Board member for the Friends of the Lurie Cancer Center. He was the recipient of the 2016 Business Person of the Year for the Rotary Club of La Grange, 2005 La Grange Business Association Person of the year, and served as the 2004 La Grange Business Association President. John is a Founding Father and the current President of The H Foundation. 

The latest episode brings Shawn and Ryan to the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands' June meeting where your hosts were the featured speakers. They took the time to record a podcast and what do you know...they interviewed one another. The guys covered a lot of ground, including their backgrounds, life at Allyn Media, the Deconstructing Dallas podcast origin story and how they both married up.The Exchange Club of Lake Highlands is an affiliate of the National Exchange Club.  The original purpose of “Exchange,” which continues today, was to create grass roots organizations for the exchange of ideas leading to community involvement and enhancement in the Lake Highlands area of Dallas, Texas.  This objective has been refined over the years to focus on the prevention of child abuse and a broad array of youth service, citizenship programs and community services, including the area schools and Family Compass.eclh.org

The 2024 Coldwater Noon Exchange Club Duck Race is Saturday, June 1 at Waterworks Park.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniele from St. Joe Today runs down the great events happening this weekend and Jim and Lois Ashbrook talk about the Exchange Club of Southwest Michigan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we have a quick, but important message from Olivia Nielsen, the Social Media and Communications Specialist at the Exchange Club headquarters.  She talks to us about year end giving and how you can help.  Check out this link to learn more:https://www.nationalexchangeclub.org/donate/Thanks for listening! See you next time!

Welcome back!  Today's guest is Exchange Club member and published author Nancy Wakeley.  Nancy has written several books and talks about her journey as an author in today's episode.  Her contact information is below so be sure to check that out as well.Also, please note that we experienced some connection issues during our interview so the quality is not what you normally expect from Talk Exchange.Nancy's Contact Information:Website: http://www.nancywakeley.comFacebook: @Nancy Wakeley and @Author Nancy WakeleyInstagram @nancywakeley2Twitter at @nancy_wakeleyAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Nancy-Wakeley/author/B089B5SLSQ?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueTo watch our podcast in video format, click the link below:https://youtu.be/MOGkZOWOqFAThanks for listening! See you next time!

An old-fashioned scavenger hunt, using modern technology, sends teams traveling around town next week in search of the most clues to win.Haverhill Exchange Club's annual Hillie Hunt offers prizes for first, second and third place as well as for best Halloween costume. There's also an after-party and 50/50 raffle. Exchange Club member Michael Joy, a recent guest on WHAV's “Win for Breakfast” program explains participants will be using a phone app.“You just log into the app and then the questions start to pop up. You can do trivia questions. You can do GPS questions—everyone has to be recorded on the app. Then we have the Command Central, which this year will be at the Bradford Country Club, and they will be looking at who is getting what for points. (The app) does a lot of the work for you, which is great,” he explains.Joy says the annual Hillie Hunt is organized by a number of Haverhill Exchange Club Committees, including one for the after-party, one for sponsorships and one for creating the clues.“And, the Clue Committee has to keep everything very super-secret. They get together separately and they think of 40 to 50 clues to find, and the point of the game is to get as many of the items right and not to try to get them done too quickly. You don't want to have people racing around town and getting into accidents,” he explains.Admission for scavenger hunt teams or by the car, up to six people, is $200 and includes entrance to an After Party at Bradford Country Club, featuring heavy hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, DJ, prizes and more. The hunt takes place Friday, Oct 27, between 5:30 and 10 p.m. Tickets are available online at givebutter.com/HillieHunt. A portion of the proceeds benefiting the Michael B. Christensen Community and Family Support Center.Joy says the timing of the Hillie Hunt works out well for the Halloween season.“It's great, in a way, for parents, especially for kids, because they have to go trick-or-treating the next night. It's sort of their night out, before they take the kids out,” he says.Support the show

Welcome to a very motivating episode of Talk Exchange!  Today we have an interview with Pete Folch, Exchange Club member, motivational speaker and leadership development trainer from central Florida.  While there are a lot of key takeaways from today's episode, we have listed a few below...Understand the power of encouragement and positive wordsKnow your "why"Find ways to make any situation fun"People lose their motivation when they lose their sense of purpose"To get in contact or learn more about Pete, see below:Website:https://www.secondwindfinishstrong.com/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/petefolch-personalrevitalization-leadershipdevelopment/Business Cell:407.733.8121As always, if you want to enjoy today's episode visually, click the link below:https://youtu.be/khI0U2LQ5nMEnjoy!Thanks for listening! See you next time!

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #83 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring “Be Real With Bella”! It was great to sit down, talk and catch up with my former student, Bella. Bella was and continues to be an amazing student, classmate and #friend. She is interested in starting her own podcast. We talked about: Podcast sponsors (minute 1) Bella's dad is a Sneakerhead (minute 4) 3 Keys to being a great podcaster (minute 9) Bella's favorite podcasts (minute 11) Inspired by Marsha McCurdy-Adell from WHFD (minute 13) SJC Electric, LLC (minute 15) What should Bella name her podcast: “Bella on the Mic” or “Be Real With Bella”? (minute 18) Bella's podcast questions (minute 20) Feeney's favorite podcasts: Swindled, JRE & Fantasy Footballers (minute 23) Feeney's podcast highlight was interviewing Kenny Mayne (minute 26) Feeney's idol is Mister Rogers (minute 30) Luna's meatballs vs Bella's Mom's meatballs (minute 35) Bella's favorite restaurant, Frida Mexican Cuisine (minute 39) Being the 2023 Clover Club Charity from Johnny's Jog (minute 42) Thanks to our newest podcast sponsor, Peoples Bank (minute 44) What makes Adama a good #friend? (minute 46) Bella's favorite teachers (minute 49) Friends of Nicholas event at the Hartford Yard Goats (minute 51) Erin from The Fix IV Therapy (minute 54) Crazy Questions sponsored by Donut Crazy (minute 57) Recommendations (minute 1.03) Thank you to The Exchange Club of West Hartford (minute 1.06) Trivia Game (minute 1.08) Closing Remarks (minute 1.11) Podcast Sponsors: Donut Crazy - www.donutcrazy.com The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com GastoPark - www.thegastropark.com Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/friendsoffeeney/support

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" Haley and Paul Hollis will interview Sharla Shults.   Sharla Lee Shults fulfilled her childhood desire to become an educator, graduating from Troy University, Troy, AL. Upon graduation, she began teaching high school chemistry and mathematics. After four years, she ventured outside education and began a second career in the railroad industry. Sharla reentered the educational field after an eleven-year break, and her experiences from her railroad career provided a real-world connection to the classroom. She worked with Special Olympics and was instrumental in establishing Exchange Club youth organizations in three high schools located in Panama City, Florida. Sharla's last year in the classroom involved working with teens in an at-risk dropout prevention program. In 2001, Sharla once again left the classroom but remained in the field of education with Beacon Educator in the Bay District School System (Panama City, FL) writing curriculum and providing professional development for teachers across Florida. She semi-retired in 2008, at which time she became an Online Learning Specialist for Beacon. Sharla discovered her passion for writing poetry that connects human nature with Mother Nature. Her most recent book, Catnip of Life (2023), gained the accolade of being an Amazon #1 bestseller. She has recently been interviewed on Write Now, Every Day is a New Day, VoiceAmerica and WJHG CH 7, as well as a panelist on Let's Talk Fab with Tamara L. Hunter. Her previous books include Echoes (2004), Remembering (2009), and Awakenings (2012). Upcoming books include A Touch of Catnip, Voices in Nature, and Buzzin', a children's title. Also, on the inspiration board are Catnip Short Stories, which will showcase other writers as they speak of their experiences in the natural world.  

The Exchange Club of East Dallas was charted August 14, 1948. At that time the first members and every member after accepted the Covenant of Service to ideals and goals of Exchange, and pledged to “serve in unity with those seeking better conditions, better understanding, and greater opportunities for all.” Further, they accepted as a motto: “Unity for Service.” The club has followed this pledge and has. made a difference in many ways to the individuals in need that live in our community.Here is President, Matt Wood to tell us all about the Exchange Club. If you don't know about them, you should! Find out more at: https://exchangeclubofeastdallas.org/Connect with us! Instagram - Facebook www.visiteastdallas.comPartner with us! connect@visiteastdallas.com

Today, the WGNS Action Line consisted of three different segments. During the first half of the show, host Scott Walker talked to Don Wright of the Exchange Club to learn abo

Exchange Club of Waterbury is hosting our Annual Dr. Lawrence Shea Banquet Awards

The third annual Hometown Heroes banner program is underway with a request residents identify and honor loved ones and friends who served their country.The program, organized by the Exchange Club of Haverhill, places two feet wide by four-feet tall banners on poles throughout the city's central business district. Last year, 156 banners appeared along Essex, Washington, Merrimack, Main, Water and South Main Streets; Bailey Boulevard; and Basiliere and Comeau Bridges.Hometown Heroes Banner Committee Chair Jennifer Coffey-Matthews and member Thea Tsagaris recently appeared on WHAV's “Win for Breakfast” show and gave an overview of the program. Matthews noted the number of streets where banners are displayed has grown.“Last year was our second year and what we did was basically doubled the size of our program from the first year. We extended into different streets in the downtown community. We also extended into the Bradford downtown,” she explained.Businesses and residents may sponsor a banner featuring a family member or loved one who lives in the city and has served or is currently serving in the military. Money raised helps the Exchange Club support various charities and scholarships.Registration for the 2023 program is open through April 1. Hometown Heroes banners may be purchased at HaverhillExchangeClub.com for $250 each and 160 are available on a first-come, first served basis.The patriotic banners are displayed from Memorial Day to Veterans Day and then returned to donors.Support the show

The wearing of the green and all things Irish will be on display when the Haverhill Exchange Club holds its 21st Annual Rick Barry St. Patrick's Day Breakfast.Exchangites Ron Carpenito and Kerrianne Petalidas discussed the upcoming fun for a good cause during a live appearance last week on WHAV's “Win for Breakfast” program. Carpenito says a lot of work goes into the event.“Probably the biggest highlight of this event is the continuing saga of St. Patrick's and this special super-secret video that we make every year that really incorporates a lot of Haverhill's own favorite faces and newcomers. Things like that, to kind of like laugh at ourselves and have a little bit of fun.”  Petalidas says event's anniversary is influencing prizes.“We actually have some great raffles which you'll usually find the theme of the day, of course on this particular one where it's our 21st, is birthday themes. You know, it's well known in the community, but if you have not been, I encourage you to attend this year's.”Despite the amusing elements, Petalidas says the event has a very serious purpose.“So this particular one, a lot of the funds raised at this program, it's one of our largest fundraisers, a lot of that goes to our local child abuse prevention center. So, we do fund that with proceeds from this, but we do have several other events throughout the city that we put on for the greater good of the community. We focus on Americanism, our veterans and we do a lot with child events and child abuse prevention.”Proceeds benefit the Michael B. Christensen Community and Family Support Center, part of Greater Lawrence Community Action Council. Christensen was a member of the Haverhill Exchange Club, who passed away in 2001.The 21st Annual Rick Barry St. Patrick's Day Breakfast takes place Friday March 17, at Haverhill Country Club, 58 Brickett Lane, Haverhill. Doors open at 7 a.m. with the program starting at 7:45 a.m. There's more online at HaverhillExchangeClub.com.Support the show

Welcome to Episode 5 with Jeremy Tate, President of Exchange Club of Charleston.  Today Jeremy talks about their 2022 Coastal Carolina Fair which is a massive (and very successful) undertaking.  He explains how the event works, what it takes to bring it to fruition and how other clubs can do something similar.  He even gives membership advice reflecting on his years as an Exchange Club member.  *To watch the video version of this episode, please click here: https://youtu.be/JjilVQxwzBUEnjoy!Thanks for listening! See you next time!

This is a strange episode, folks. Settle in. Lots of random stuff. A high school hoops "incident" that has produced more questions than answers. The Diss Track about the incident that led to a rapper/BC student being expelled from Benedictine and why there is precedent for these kinds of things (starts at 19:15). We start with the awful news out of Athens last weekend, the deaths of Devin Willock, Chandler LaCroy; Plus, some local HSBB Top-6 Drama (St. Andrew's makes its case), the Savannah Mall closes while 'Big Shots Golf' launches plans. And oh yeah, that Rush Propst guy is back as a HSFB coach. Go figure. ** SPONSORS: Coach's Corner, John Carr Real Estate, Prep Sports Report, www.SBPAsports.com , The Exchange Club of Savannah ** .... LINK TO READ TRAVIS JAUDON'S COLUMN ON THE BC/SCPS INCIDENT -- -- www.connectsavannah.com/savannah/jaudon-sports-incident-between-bc-students-and-savannah-christian-basketball-players-was-bound-to-happen

Georgia won its second straight National Championship, 65-7 over TCU on Monday night. Sports Illustrated's Christian Goeckel joins Travis Jaudon to talk about the game, the season, the legacies and much more. Plus, Travis talks about the Natty and some of his off-the-field notes from the game and the broadcast.     **  SPONSORS: Coach's Corner; John Carr Real Estate; Prep Sports Report; www.SBPAsports.com ; Exchange Club of Savannah & Jenkins Athletic Club  **

Welcome to Episode 4 with Rich Wistocki, an Exchange Club member, law enforcement expert, former SWAT team member, and nationally recognized cyber crime expert.In today's episode, our hosts Tracey Edwards and Kristie Lindau talk with Rich about his experience dealing with and the seriousness of school shootings and cyber crime, how to stay vigilant, and what we as a society can do moving forward.  It's a very informative and important episode in our new podcast series.  For more information about Rich or to schedule a class, please see the information below:Website:   https://www.besureconsulting.comEmail:  richwistocki@besureconsulting.comPhone:  630.461.0044*To watch the video version of this episode, please click here:  https://youtu.be/xaSNNoB1Zd4Enjoy!Thanks for listening! See you next time!

The final HGP episode of 2022! Travis Jaudon breaks down the UGA v Ohio State CFP semifinal game before reacting to Georgia Southern's Camellia Bowl loss to Buffalo on Tuesday (23:05). Also, Falcons updates, New Year's Six Bowl Picks and the GHSA thinks it's your fault that they can't find enough officials.      **  SPONSORS: Coach's Corner; John Carr Real Estate; Prep Sports Report; www.SBPAsports.com ; Braddy Electric; Exchange Club of Savannah  **           +++        ....     .    

Welcome to Episode 3 with Lori Hyde from Exchange Club in Pinellas, Florida!In today's episode our hosts Tracey Edwards and Kristie Lindau talk with Lori about all things Exchange, specifically: The secrets of fundraisingHow to recruit new membersThe best piece of advice for Exchange Club members*To watch the video version of this episode, please click here:  https://youtu.be/4XbErQh-pzkEnjoy!Thanks for listening! See you next time!

Episode 143 with Travis Jaudon! *** SPONSORS: Coach's Corner; John Carr Real Estate; Prep Sports Report; SBPAsports.com ; Braddy Electric; Exchange Club of Savannah *** ......

Daniele from St. Joe Today talks with Jonny about all of the events and activities happening this weekend and beyond. Plus Jane from the Exchange Club of SW Michigan talks about the great things that they do and their fundraiser for the Good Fellows Fund.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonus episode! Travis Jaudon joined Karl DeMasi on Thursday's "Prep Sports Report Pigskin Preview" to get you ready for No. 4 Benedictine (12-2) vs No. 1 Cedartown (14-0) in Friday's GHSA Class 4A State Football Championship Game (3:30 p.m.; GPB TV; www.GPBsports.org ). This episode is edited and clipped in places, but you can always go listen to the full episode by visiting The Prep Sports Report Facebook page! * HGP SPONSORS: Coach's Corner, John Carr Real Estate, Prep Sports Report, www.SBPAsports.com , Braddy Electric, Exchange Club of Savannah ** TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @JaudonSports .......

Episode 142 was recorded live at Coach's Corner on Monday afternoon (Dec. 5). TO WATCH THE LIVE VIDEO VERSION OF THE EPISODE, visit the Hot Grits Podcast Facebook page. ** SPONSORS: Coach's Corner, John Carr Real Estate, Prep Sports Report, www.SBPAsports.com, Braddy Electric, Exchange Club of Savannah ** ......

This week we talk to James Bakal, president of the Exchange Club of New Canaan. The volunteer organization's hugely popular Christmas Tree sale—benefitting the club's grant program in support of local nonprofits—is underway at Kiwanis Park.

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Jim Crawford Old Saybrook/Westbrook Exchange Club by Pete Mezzetti

The Musers were honored as special guests over the weekend at very special event. 7.18.22 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judy Cumming, incoming President of the Early Bird Exchange Club in Coldwater, gave us details on this year's Healing Hill of Hope.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jennifer Poe and Carrie Stout from the Coldwater Exchange Club, along with Fluffy, were in the studio to talk about next weekend's 29th Annual Duck Race. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flathead Valley Exchange Club members Kat Palmiotti and Dennis Bar joined the KGEZ Good Morning Show with John Hendricks and Robin Mitchell on Monday May 9, 2022 to talk about Field of Honor event May 27, 2022 to May 30th at Glacier High School.

Old Saybrook - Westbrook Exchange Club by Pete Mezzetti

Britney signed a $15m deal to pen tell-all book, The Exchange Club of Naperville's RIBFEST is coming to Wheaton in June, Bobby Hull is no longer a Hawks Ambassador, and the US men's Olympic hockey team beats the Soviets in 1980.

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The Exchange Club celebrated 85 years in Albany; The Atlanta Braves have won their first World Series title since 1995; And Bob Holly was promoted by DNR to Field Major.  #AlbanyGA #SWGA #Georgia #LocalNews        -     #AtlantaBraves #WorldSeries #BattleATL  -           -           -              Subscribe today, so you don't miss an episode!            Register Here for your essential digital news.             This Podcast was produced and published for the Albany Herald by BG Ad Group on 11-3-21          For advertising inquiries, please email j.southerland@bgadgroup.co See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WGNS' Scott Walker talks with Don Wright about the Exchange Club’s “48th Annual One Nation Under God Breakfast” on Tuesday morning, Nov. 23rd at the Embassy

It's a rite of passage every fall here in the Lowcountry, the Coastal Carolina Fair. In this latest episode of “Get2Know”, we talk to Gary Leonard of the Charleston Exchange Club about what to expect this year, as the Fair is back after taking last year off due to Covid.

On today's show, I have Bert Bretherick on the show to highlight the Exchange Club of Florence, Alabama. Bert will be sharing about the mission of the Exchange Club and the upcoming prayer breakfast with special guest Brodie Croyle, director of Big Oak Ranch. At the close of the show, I will have a special dedication to Betty Lynn who was widely known for her role as Thelma Lou on The Andy Griffith Show. Betty Lynn passed away on Saturday at the age of 95. I encourage you to listen and share.

On this MADM, Bert Bretherick is sharing about the mission of the Exchange Club of Florence and what motivated him to get involved. I hope you will listen and share. Sponsor: North Alabama Bojangles Chicken n' Biscuits

Jim Crawford - Old Saybrook-Westbrook Exchange Club by Pete Mezzetti

Those visiting downtown Haverhill have likely noticed an addition to many of the utility pole— banners honoring Haverhill Veterans.The Haverhill Exchange Club, with the help of Haverhill Veterans' Services Officer Luis Santiago and the Haverhill Public Works Department, are installing banners honoring local Veterans. Santiago, a guest recently on WHAV's morning program, says the original plan was to limit the number of banners to 80, but more than 100 were purchased.“We didn't want for any individual who wanted to participate in the program to feel left out, so we actually took a little bit more than what was expected in order to accommodate certain individuals who either found out a little late or had a little trouble with the website, so we accommodated as much as we could. It will be a program that will be ongoing, so this is the first year. We will continue next year and in the following years to hopefully make it bigger and better as we go along,” he says.Santiago says the project is a fundraiser for the Exchange Club.“It's something that we've seen done throughout the nation. It's something that raises and boosts the morale within the community. It's just a great reminder, a great visual, to let everybody know that our veteran community, we are a tight knit community. We will never forget the individuals who have served in our country and we look forward honoring these individuals with the visual of the banners that will be going up over the Memorial Day weekend,” he adds.Even though the banners have already started going up throughout downtown Haverhill, an official program takes place Thursday, May 27.“We will be doing a small ceremony. We are still going to follow the guidelines set by the governor and the state. We will be doing something on Washington Square in order for the installation of four Gold Star Family Banners which will be going up,” he explains.Santiago says volunteers are also signing up to help place American flags on veterans' graves throughout the city. Those interested may call him at 978-374-2351 or email LSantiago@cityofhaverhill.com.Support the show (https://whav.net/become-a-whav-member/)

Hour 3 Miss Rodeo joins us as we talk about the Exchange Club's Rodeo at the Beach. Audio from WGIG-AM and FM in Brunswick, GA

Community advocate and entrepreneur Leif Welhaven joins William in the studio!   Leif recently took the leap to start his own marketing and motivational agency. He was a fantastic employee and uses his experience to grow his company.   Leif is part of the Exchange Club and sits on the national board and shares about a local grassroots group he helped start!

Happy 100th to The Exchange Club of Southwest Michigan! Exchange Club President, Dr. Jane Oelke, owner and founder of Natural Choices in St. Joseph, talks about club projects, keeping it all together during a pandemic, and plans for an upcoming state convention in this episode.

Welcome to Principles with Cory and Logan. In this episode we interview our special guest- Amanda Angle. Amanda works as a CPA at Watkins Uiberall and has over 15 years of experience that includes work for small and regional firms. Prior to merging with Watkins Uiberall, Amanda managed her own firm for 4 years. Amanda specializes in individual and corporate taxation. Industries within Amanda's client base include healthcare, restaurant, manufacturing, nonprofit, and other professional services. She is also highly involved in her local community of Tupelo, MS with local involvement including: Exchange Club of Tupelo, Rotary Club, Tupelo Women's Club, Jim Ingram Leadership Class 2015, North Mississippi Medical Center Health Care Foundation (Board Member), Regional Rehab (Board Member), Family Resource Center (Board Member), First Baptist Church (Treasurer), Oak Meadows Homeowners Association (Treasurer). In this episode we discuss with Amanda how to maintain lifestyle balance with such a busy schedule as well as how high performers view decision making. Some points from this episode: -Sometimes if you don't have clear direction then maybe it's because you've been given all the talents and abilities to make the right decision. -Within an industry focused on numbers...success many times has a different definition. -The decision to enter into public service and run for City Council in Tupelo, MS. -The 5 key issues Amanda is focused on in her run for City Council. Stay connected with Amanda here: 417 W. Main St. Tupelo, MS 662-269-4014 Make sure to subscribe to Principles so you can stay up to date as episodes are released and we would love for you to give us a rate and review.

Marty is a retired teacher. He taught for 44 years. Currently, Marty is the President of The Exchange Club. Marty traveled the world in "38 days" and he has some beautiful artwork to prove it. He also collects pop-up books! The Exchange Club graciously made a donation of $500 to Friends of Feeney Inc. after I presented about our mission and goals: Marty has volunteered at many Friends of Feeney events: The Battle of the Badges Basketball game hosted by The United Way at The University of Hartford The Trick or Trick Event at The Miracle Field The Global Cardboard Challenge with The Elmwood Makers at The Elmwood Community Center A bus trip for children and families of the Hillcrest Neighborhood to Hartford Wolfpack hockey game Please donate your cans/bottles and nonperishable food items at our next event at GastroPark on Saturday, February 20th 1-4: Please donate to our current fundraiser for The Hamel Family: Read the West Hartford News article about our community raising money for a family who had a housefire. We received over 400 donations. Help support Friends of Feeney by making a purchase from: Life on the Mountain Blend coffee from WeHa Roasting Company: The Friends of Feeney collection at Sockstarz: The Friends of Feeney apparel catalog at Fresh Ink: Shout out: System X www.systemx.com (860)-358-0119 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/friendsoffeeney/support

This week, we talk to Exchange Club of New Canaan President George Benington about the service organization and its annual Christmas Tree and Wreath Sale. An important fundraiser benefitting local charities, it will run a little differentpodcly this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Hosted by Jane Wernette, the latest episode of Spotlight features: 1. University of Illinois Extension / DuPage County Master Gardeners 2. KidsMatter 3. Exchange Club of Naperville

Learn about volunteer opportunities available all over the country and find ways to get involved. This week Lori Hyde talks to us about the National Exchange Club and gives us some great examples for how we can get involved.

SUMMARY Leah Blythe is a Twenty-seven-year veteran teacher in the Indian River County School System. She offers her perspective on helping students and parents' manage virtual school from home for the first time. No one expected this and the process has been stressful and productive. Everyone is working hard, learning new skills, and things about themselves. Ms. Blythe is pleased and surprised by how well things have gone. She has some insights that will be helpful to both parents and students. ------------------------------ HIGHLIGHTS [00:56] Susan introduces Leah Blythe and she talks about her experience with the online resources for teaching during the pandemic. [08:21] Leah talks about how she has kept a personal connection with her students during the pandemic. [15:10] Leah explains some of the adjustments teachers and students have had to make. [20:07] How are the kids who are struggling to pass being helped or graded during the pandemic? [24:27] Leah explains what happens if a student doesn't pass a class. [28:13] Susan and Leah discuss how the teachers are dealing with the children that are struggling without in person learning and daily interaction with other students. [36:26] Leah shares her final tips on how to get through this pandemic ------------------------------ QUOTES 10:38 “Flexibility is key in a situation like this where everybody's dealing with something different.” 13:52 “We're dealing with the virus right now, but for those little ones to learn, the reading, the writing and the simple math is absolutely essential for the years to come.” 19:58 “Parents have become extremely awakened as to what it takes to educate their own child.” 29:54 “I was so excited to see my students. I mean you hadn't seen these people. And they're wonderful people. You haven't seen them for a month, and they are your motivation for being there every day.” 32:58 “I think that's something kids will walk away from this with is, feeling far more a part of their family and connected with their family through after this and during this.” ------------------------------ RESOURCES Chesnutt Law-Firm Website: https://www.thechesnuttlawfirm.com/about/ Exchange Club of Indian River County: http://exchangeclubofindianriver.org/ Indian River Charter High School: https://www.irchs.org/ Edpuzzle: https://edpuzzle.com/ Audubon House: http://audubonhouse.com/ FAU Harbor Branch: https://www.fau.edu/hboi/

Weather updates: Ware Mechanical Weather Alert: Two rounds of storms due today -- one in the afternoon and one in the evening. Heavy rain is expected – and has begun. Also strong gusts, possible tornadoes. We’ll have continuing coverage. Now's the time to get those weather apps, Code Red. Easy steps to be prepared. Coronavirus updates: 846 deaths in Georgia through 7 p.m. Wednesday; 44 in our area. New questions about how those deaths are counted. NW Georgia tops 500 positive tests to date. The unemployment rates for March are out and we saw an 18.5% increase in Northwest Georgia – with much more to come. Updates on procedures for hair stylists; updates on Floyd Medical Center's safety, surgery resumption. Today on Dining: A sample of plans from area restaurants on whether they'll reopen for dining Monday. Today's other headlines: Politics: Atlanta Press Club, Georgia Public Broadcast to host May 3 debate with Democratic U.S. Senate hopefuls. Where and when to watch. Rome High's Jose Reyes named the Exchange Club of Rome's Student of the Year. National Honor Society names Rome High senior Carson Garrett a semifinalist in its annual scholarship competition. Rant of the Day: Beyond the headlines. Double secret sheltering: Once again, we're ducking possible tornadoes as well as a pandemic. Trump vs. Kemp: A throwback to "I've Got a Secret." The only thing this: Which one is telling the truth? The worst is yet to come: More rough numbers from the state labor department -- and wait until you see April. It doesn't add up: A numbers game with coronavirus deaths. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-druckenmiller/support

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commission has made substantial progress in building a new memorial at Mill Brook Park, near the entrance to Plug Pond. The public is being asked to help finish the job by entering a raffle with a $5,000 grand prize.Chairman Ralph. T. Basiliere discusses the new fundraiser with WHAV's Win Damon. He said the raffle will help to cover the final phase of construction at the new memorial site.“We are on our way and the Vietnam veterans need to know that this is going down. This is going to happen. This is more than just talk,” Basiliere said.A Spring Raffle, in concert with the Exchange Club of Haverhill, is underway. Tickets are $100 each and only 250 tickets will be sold. Besides the $5,000 grand prize, there are second and third prizes of $3,000 and $2,000 respectively.Learn details and hear Basiliere discuss progress on WHAV's “Merrimack Valley Newsmakers” podcast.Support the show (https://whav.net/become-a-whav-member/)

From today's rant: We started with this today: "PEAK to all those groups and individuals collecting toys, clothing and donations for those in need at this time of year. From the Exchange Club to the sheriff’s office to children services and the angel tree groups at area churches, many of those in need this season will be touched by their – and your – generosity." Two sentences, while well intended, didn’t seem to be enough. So do we list each group indivudually? Do we break it into divisions, including churches, community service agencies and law enforcement? And what about schools and youth groups? Find out how on today's rant. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-druckenmiller/support

Toledo Strong CollaborationsLearn methods to partner for success and increase impact!Partner • Lead • SucceedProgram Content:Toledo-based leaders and professionals partner to make our community better. Learn how you can be part of the movement!Tracey Edwards, Chief Executive Officer, The National Exchange Club, and Ken Leslie, Founder and Advocate in Chief, Veterans Matter, will discuss how their two national organizations –headquartered in Toledo – have partnered for greater impact for their organizations, the community, and the country. Take away the awareness of Toledo’s role nationally, and an understanding of how you can get involved to build strong Toledo-based networks.facebook.com/events/417142559213338/?active_tab=about

Tom and Mary Ann guest Fred Rittler of the Exchange Club who sponsor The Ultimate Tailgate Party and Jules Lagarde, representing one of the cooking teams. ultimatetailgateparty.org

Hosted by Jane Wernette, the latest episode of Spotlight features: 1) Jannie’s Hope, funds innovative research, early detection methods, and advance treatment techniques to ultimately find a cure for Lung Cancer. 2) League of Women Voters Naperville, envisions a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge and the confidence to participate. 3) Exchange Club of Naperville’s Ribfest, has raised more than $17.5 million for local charities from its service activities at Ribfest.

Great interview with Mayor Litman of Mesquite, Nevada. We want to highlight local officials from differing backgrounds and views to show the importance of serving in local government.  Mayor Allan Litman hails originally from Duluth, Minnesota and moved to Los Angeles following graduation from the University of Minnesota.  He majored in history and political science.  Councilman Litman entered the Army in 1965 and served in Vietnam from 1966-1967 where he was decorated with a Bronze Star for valor and an Air Medal for flying in numerous combat flights with the First Calvary (Airmobile). Following his military service, Mayor Litman taught public school in Los Angeles for several years before teaching in Simi Valley, California for 15 years.  In addition to teaching public school, Mayor Litman was an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University, teaching in the Graduate School of Education and Psychology.  While teaching at Pepperdine, Mayor Litman completed his Master’s in Administration and his Doctoral work in Institutional Management. In 1984, Mayor Litman left education and founded an automobile service company until retiring and moving to Maui, Hawaii in 1994. After a brief retirement, Mayor Litman opened a small practice in Child and Family Psychotherapy and provided Autism consulting for the State of Hawaii until again retiring in 2004 to Mesquite. Since relocating to Mesquite, Mayor Litman has become very active in Veterans affairs, directing the annual Veterans Day Parade, Memorial Day Services, bringing the Vietnam Wall That Heals to Mesquite in 2010, helped found the Mesquite Veterans Center, serves on both the boards of the center and the local chapter of Vietnam Veterans, has assisted the Exchange Club on veteran issues and was the president of Dollars for Scholars. In 2011, then Councilman Litman was elected to a two-year City Council term.  In 2013, Councilman Litman was re-elected.  On May 13, 2014, Councilman Litman was appointed mayor. Since 2006, Mayor Litman has taught spinning classes at the city recreation center. Mayor Litman has been married to Phyllis for 49 years.

Don Bowman has resided in Washington County, MD his entire life which remains the home of D.M. Bowman Inc’s headquarters. He has created a diversified company which currently encompasses trailer leasing, real estate, truck sales, logistics and hospitality. Don has been active in community affairs, serving as an active Exchange Club member since 1972, with two 3-year terms as a board member. He is a member and past board member of the Hagerstown Associated Builders and Contractors. He is also a member of the local Chamber of Commerce, Williamsport United Methodist Church, American Truck Historical Society, as well as various antique car and truck clubs. Don is a past member of the board of The Columbia Bank (formerly the Hagerstown Trust Company) and a past member of the Board of Directors of Fulton Financial Board. Don enjoys antique car and truck collecting and restoration, walking, and biking. Don is actively involved in the trucking industry. He has been a member of the American Trucking Association (ATA) since 1978 where he served as ATA State Vice President (1984-1988); Vice President at Large (1989-1992); and as Chairman (1995-1996). He has been a member of the Maryland Motor Truck Association (MMTA) since 1971 where he served as President of the Western Maryland Chapter (1976-1977). Don has been on the state MMTA board since 1974; served as Vice President (1979-1982); and, State President (1982-1983). Don was honored by MMTA in 1995 as their Person of the Year. He was named Business Leader of the Month for Washington County, July, 1994. What you’ll learn about in this episode: How Kimberly, Anthony and Don joined the trucking industry and came to work at D.M. Bowman What changes Don has noted in the industry over his decades of service, and how dedication has been key throughout his career What new driver outreach strategies and diversity efforts the team at D.M. Bowman are making How the apprenticeship program at D.M. Bowman operates, and how and why it was created What onboarding strategies and driver outreach programs the D.M. Bowman team has put in place How the team is working to reach out to female drivers and women interested in truck driving for a living Why the entire D.M. Bowman organization tries to engage drivers and assist with retention efforts How D.M. Bowman allows its drivers to move up through various ranks with time and experience Why drivers aren’t “just drivers” at D.M. Bowman, and why they make efforts to help drivers advance their careers Where D.M. Bowman operates, and who is allowed to ask to drive one of their legendary pink trucks To reach out to the team at D.M. Bowman: Website: http://jobs.dmbowman.com

This episode looks at the social, educational, and economic effects of early teen pregnancy on girls of color. It features Lisa R. McBroom, MBA, a Program Manager and Lead IFPS specialist at the Exchange Club’s Family Center in Alamance.

We talk about Matt Walsh's piece on kids watching Disney movies and the Exchange Club comes in to talk about the fair.

[**Click Image to Listen**] Jennifer Balink, Executive Director, The Exchange Club Family Center, enlightens us on the role that the Center plays, the services it provides and what it means to the Memphis, State of Tennessee and Mid-South Region. As you know we always get Real, Right and definitely FUNKKKKYYYYY… Enjoy!!!

Tate Gorman and Adam Meierhofer are a couple of neighborhood guys who love sausage and beer, and came up with an idea to parlay that love into a huge event that will raise money for the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands, of which they are members. The event is Oktoberfest, and it's happening from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Lake Highlands Town Center.

Download HERE Welcome to the first edition of The Movie Exchange Club Podcast. So what exactly is this podcast you might be asking yourself? The concept is that the guests for the podcast each recommend a film for each other (one that person has not seen), so we each go out and watch the films … Continue reading →