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Nic Bowen is the chief winemaker for Howard Park wines. Nic was born into a winemaking family and in a short time has made valuable contributions to the Western Australian wine industry. https://howardparkwines.com.au/ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, NEWS, GIVEAWAYS AND BEHIND THE SCENES https://deepintheweeds.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d33e307cf7100cf947e2e6973&id=d17d8213f5 Follow Over a Glass https://www.instagram.com/overtheglasspod Host Shanteh Wale https://www.instagram.com/shantehwale/?hl=en Executive Producer Rob Locke https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Executive Producer Anthony Huckstep https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork Over a Glass is a wine & drinks podcast with Shanteh Wale exploring the personalities, stories and landscape of the wine and drinks business. An Australian Wine and Drinks Podcast from the Deep in the Weeds Network.
Talked with Naomi Wallen, from the Armory Art Center. "The Armory Art Center's historic campus, located in Howard Park, within walking distance to City Place in downtown West Palm Beach, Antique Row, and the Norton Museum of Art on Dixie Highway. The Armory Art Center is a registered historic building undergoing historic restoration and preservation to maintain and upgrade its facilities.The venue sits squarely in the heart of the historic Grandview Heights, Flamingo Park, and Sunshine Park Neighborhoods. It is a short distance from the I-95 corridor, Palm Beach International Airport, Amtrak, Tri-Rail, and Brightline train and accessible from the downtown Circuit Transportation. Artists gather at the Creative Market to showcase their work and provide demonstrations, performances, and more." They are hosting their 8th Annual Art, Craft, design festival this weekend. Listeners can enjoy this free event from 9a-5pm. There will be art demos throughout the day starting with Collage demo and Plein Air Painting, Wheel thrown pottery, campus and studio tours, Raku Fired pottery and eco printing. There will be live music from BAJI, Adam Douglas, Thomas & Rachel, and NOSLEEPKG. Listeners can enjoy ongoing studio tours, view the exhibits and kids can create art int eh kids zone. It will be a fun start to holiday shopping, Listeners can sign up for classes, newsletter, volunteer, make donations are www.armoryart.org
Santa Rosa Pizzeria menu. The co-owners of Santa Rosa Pizzeria, Peter Lopez and Ignacio Ruiz, join Steve Jaxon and Herlinda Heras on Brew Ha Ha today. Peter is a frequent guest and occasional co-host on Brew Ha Ha, here is Peter's most recent BHH episode, from March of this year. Peter Lopez is back with Ignacio Ruiz, aka Nacho, as co-owners of the new Santa Rosa Pizzeria. They have been open for about a month. They are active on Facebook, at this link. Nacho tells the story of how he and Peter worked together in another restaurant, then they reconnected. Peter found a location that used to be under another name. Also, Barolo's Pizza was there for about 15 years. So the place has a pizza pedigree. In less than a month they started! The Art of Pizza Peter also runs Juncture Taproom and Ignacio is also the controlling partner of Art's Place, so he is also an ideal partner for Peter. Ignacio learned pizza while working in an Italian restaurant, and he also makes pizza at Art's Place. Art was a master and taught the art to Ignacio. Art Ibleto's kids still control the Pasta King name, so he steers clear of things like their famous ravioli. They do have an extensive wine and beer menu. They named all the pizzas after Santa Rosa icons, including Jerry Robinson, former Raider and All-American UCLA Bruin linebacker of yesteryear. Jerry Robinson (84) UCLA, 1978 Peter considers his place to be a family friendly taproom, with something for everyone of all ages. He wants people to feel comfortable and safe. They even have their own Charlie Brown statue. He originally named Juncture Taproom “Confluence.” Juncture is at the corner of Mission and Montgomery, close to Howard Park and Spring Lake, where Rincon Valley and Bennett Valley come together. There is a band called Igor and the Red Elvises that plays there. They are a great band, a lot of fun. They won Star Search with Ed McMahon on TV long before American Idol and The Voice. They took the money, bought a van an went on tour. They have a cult following. Santa Rosa Pizzeria is open noon to 8 pm, and they do deliveries from 11:30 to 8:30. Russian River Brewing Co. is open in Santa Rosa on 4th St. and at their big Windsor location. Visit their website for up-to-date hours, menus, beers and more. Herlinda brought a guitar pick from the Beatles museum in Liverpool and she has lots more stories from Liverpool in the later part of the show. See our sponsor Victory House at Poppy Bank Epicenter online, for their latest viewing and menu options.
Western Australia's Howard Park Wines featured on this podcast very early on when I interviewed then chef winemaker Janice McDonald, in October 2018.Janice has since moved on to focus on the Margaret River wine company she founded with partner Stuart Pym, Flowstone Wines, which we explored on Drinks Adventures in early 2023.In this episode we welcome Howard Park's current chief winemaker Nic Bowen to the show, together with Natalie Burch, general manager and marketing director.Nic joined Howard Park in 2021 with strong pedigree as a sparkling winemaker, having worked alongside the legendary Ed Carr at House of Arras.Howard Park had won a major trophy for its Jete Brut NV even prior to Nic's arrival, and in this episode he'll share what the company is currently doing in the vineyard and winery to build on this early success.We also touch on some of the many other projects currently underway at Howard Park and sibling brands, like the recent embrace of grenache, and the low intervention wines released under the Mon Tout label.But first up, we go back to the beginning with Natalie Burch, who details how her family became involved with Howard Park 30 years ago, and the exciting evolution of its wine styles over that time.
Nic Bowen is a boy from Great Southern WA and his new role brings him back to his roots making wine from that regions and Margaret River, a classic story of the wine industry having the pull to bring people back in. @thewineshowaustralia @howardparkwines
Welcome back to the Drinks Adventures podcast for 2023.If you've been with me on the show since the beginning you'll recall a brilliant chat back in Season One with winemaker and brewer, Janice McDonald, who at that time was chief winemaker at Howard Park in Margaret River.Janice recently joined her partner Stuart Pym at his boutique winery Flowstone, and they're with us this episode as we hear all about the rekindling of their exciting winemaking partnership.Janice and Stuart previously worked together in establishing the quirky Suckfizzle brand and Stella Bella Wines in 1999.They were both key players in the establishment of Matilda Bay Brewing Co in the late 1980s before taking up winemaking roles at Voyager Estate and Devil's Lair, respectively.At Flowstone, their proven partnership will continue to focus on small parcels from vineyards they manage and own.The lead varieties are Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon, supplemented by unexpected and experimental wines including Gewürtztraminer, Touriga and a Shiraz Grenache blend.Click here to open this episode in your preferred podcast player.
jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/22aucugz Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com €290m to be spent on walking and cycling projects this year. €290m le caitheamh ar thograí siúil, rothaíochta i mbliana. The National Transport Authority has allocated €290 million to local authorities in the country to develop infrastructure for walkers and cyclists from now until the end of the year. Tá €290 milliún lamháilte ag an Údarás Náisiúnta Iompair d'údaráis áitiúla na tíre le bonneagar do shiúlóirí agus rothaithe a fhorbairt as seo go deireadh na bliana. The money is to be invested, it was said, in almost 1,200 walking and cycling projects across the country - between paths, bridges, lanes and others. Tá an t-airgead le hinfhesitiú, a dúradh, i mbeagnach 1,200 togra siúil agus rothaíochta ar fud na tíre - idir chosáin, dhroichid, lánaí agus eile. The Government's Program promised to set aside €360 million each year for walking and cycling projects. Gealladh i gClár an Rialtais €360 milliún a chur ar leithligh gach bliain le haghaidh tograí siúil agus rothaíochta. The funding announced today will be used to bring 387 proposals to fruition in the Dublin area, as well as 250 proposals in other cities and 502 proposals in rural areas. Bainfear leas as an maoiniú a fógraíodh inniu le 387 togra a thabhairt i gcrann i limistéar Bhaile Átha Cliath, chomh maith le 250 togra i gcathracha eile agus 502 togra i gceantair tuaithe. The local authorities have to raise the rest of the money to recruit new employees. Caithfidh na húdaráis áitiúla fuílleach an airgid ar fhostaithe nua a earcú. Here are some of the projects to be developed or initiated: - The Dothra Greenway between Howard Park and Donagh Broc Road in Dublin - a new pedestrian bridge over the M40 motorway in Cork - the Waterford Greenway between Carricknafraochan and the city . Seo cuid de na tograí atá le forbairt nó le tionscnamh: - Bealach Glas na Dothra idir Páirc Hoirbeaird agus Bóthar Dhomhnach Broc i mBaile Átha Cliath - droichead nua coisithe thar mhótarbhealach an M40 i gCorcaigh - Bealach Glas Phort Láirge idir Carraigh na bhFraochán agus an chathair. Transport Minister Éamon Ryan said that the funding announced today would be of great benefit locally and nationally. Dúirt an tAire Iompair Éamon Ryan gur mhór an tairbhe a bhainfí go háitiúil agus go náisiúnta as an maoiniú a fógraíodh inniu. Big towns and villages will be cleaner and healthier because of it, he said, and the new proposals will help this country reduce carbon emissions. Beidh bailte móra agus sráidbhailte níos glaine agus níos sláintiúla dá bhíthin, arsa sé, agus cuideoidh na tograí úra leis an tír seo astaíochtaí carbóin a laghdú. RTÉ News and Current Affairs Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ
Nic has taken over the winemaking at Howard Park and we chat about the wines he is making with Great Southern fruit, the museum releases of riesling and life in Margaret River. @thewineshowaustralia @howardparkwines
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Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. (Galatians 6:7-9) 245 And remember, sitting right back where Sister Wright is at, one night, that a woman was going to throw me out the door for doing something like that. Yes, sir. I said, “You're not coming in my church with your old…” When they used to wear, or cut their dresses way down like this, and that funny-looking stuff, and about half of their body exposed. I said, “They ever come in my church, I'll sure put them out.” And some little old snickle-fritz down here, she died not long after that; and then she called on me, dying. She was a Catholic girl, walked up there and set down with that like that. I looked back and I spied her, sitting up here, and they was singing. Took off my coat, walked back there, put it up around her shoulders. I said, “Madam, if you're going to listen to me preach, would you please wear this coat while you're in the church of God.” See? Sure. 246 She stomped out of there, and spread them little lips up. She went out the building. She said, “If he has got religion, I wouldn't let my cow have that kind of religion.” I said, “Don't worry, she won't have it.” 247 Then we had the tent, they called for me when she was dying. She had a heart attack, and she was dying. Her husband come. He, “Can, come quickly!” And I was right in the meeting. Big, tall boy, standing at the door, waiting for me. And I run as… 248 I got in my car and run out there. As I went up, I met that old nurse out there, that lives down in Howard Park, yet. She said, “Reverend, there is no need of coming.” That's been about twenty years ago, maybe a little better. Said, “She is dead.” Said, “She's been dead about three minutes.” Said, “She screamed as hard as she could, for you.” Said, “I got a message for you.” Said, “What?” 249 Said, “Tell that preacher, that I said that about, ‘Please forgive me.'” 250 I went down there to look at her. Beautiful woman; and she had suffered so hard. She had little freckles across her nose; a pretty woman. And the freckles, looked like, stood out. And her eyes had pushed completely out of the sockets, and was halfway turned back. Course, her bowels and kidneys had moved, and the steam coming up all over the bed, like that. 251 And her husband looked at me, said, “Brother Branham, say a prayer, 'cause she wanted to see you.” I said, “A prayer for her now would do no good.” 252 “The way the tree leans, that's the way it falls.” See? “Be not deceived; God is not mocked. Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap.” 58-0928e - "The Serpent's Seed" Rev. William Marrion Branham ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Order your own copy of the Family Altar at http://store.bibleway.org Appreciate what we do? Consider supporting us: https://anchor.fm/ten-thousand-worlds/support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ten-thousand-worlds/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ten-thousand-worlds/support
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對,跟著 #freedomwine 的浪潮來了解一下澳洲酒,最近感覺上好像很多人都在喝澳洲酒,Google一下,發現除了國際新聞外,台灣政府單位及官員也跟進了買澳洲葡萄酒及喝澳洲葡萄酒,即然這樣,凡正也是要買要喝,那就來帶大家快速認識一下澳洲酒,這集會有的內容大概有: 1. #freedomwine 的原因 2. 了解澳洲酒的重點 3. 澳洲酒品種 4. 利害的要買那幾支酒 5. 澳洲酒拒買名單,網路上有流傳 41家,手邊己有的內容不止,歡迎來信索取 harlem.wine@gmail.com 內容會提到的澳大利亞首批葡萄酒家族(澳洲第一批葡萄酒11家酒莊): Brown Brothers, Campbells, d'Arenberg, Henschke, Howard Park, Jim Barry Wines, McWilliam's Wines, Tahbilk, Taylors, Tyrrell's Wines, Yalumba 蘭頓澳大利亞葡萄酒分類,第7版:https://www.langtons.com.au/classification/explained 另外兩個 hashtag # #AussieAussieAussieOiOiOi! #SolidaritywithAustralia #澳洲酒 #shiraz #syrah #希哈 #哈林說 #wine #Australia #經驗 #新手 #100問 是的你沒有看錯,就是葡萄酒新手100問,2020年我在教學西班牙酒的時,學員總是會一些看似很簡易,但網路卻有很多神奇的答案,所以他們也不知道對不對,也不好意思在公開社團去問,因為人家會說你為什麼不Google或爬文? 所以就有這個系列啦~ 如果大家也有難以啟齒,不好意思問的問題,都歡迎留言給我,我會盡所能,跟以過去所學習的經驗來幫大家回應。 留言連結 : https://open.firstory.me/user/ckc1qfuzf9d890918s9gd3jgw/comments 很歡迎大家的支持請我喝一杯的( 威士忌/葡萄酒/咖啡), 下次播出時,我會跟大家說誰請我們喝哪一杯了….. ^^ 歡迎抖內 ( $$$ ) --> https://pay.firstory.me/user/harlemsay
對,跟著 #freedomwine 的浪潮來了解一下澳洲酒,最近感覺上好像很多人都在喝澳洲酒,Google一下,發現除了國際新聞外,台灣政府單位及官員也跟進了買澳洲葡萄酒及喝澳洲葡萄酒,即然這樣,凡正也是要買要喝,那就來帶大家快速認識一下澳洲酒,這集會有的內容大概有: 1. #freedomwine 的原因 2. 了解澳洲酒的重點 3. 澳洲酒品種 4. 利害的要買那幾支酒 5. 澳洲酒拒買名單,網路上有流傳 41家,手邊己有的內容不止,歡迎來信索取 harlem.wine@gmail.com 內容會提到的澳大利亞首批葡萄酒家族(澳洲第一批葡萄酒11家酒莊): Brown Brothers, Campbells, d'Arenberg, Henschke, Howard Park, Jim Barry Wines, McWilliam's Wines, Tahbilk, Taylors, Tyrrell's Wines, Yalumba 蘭頓澳大利亞葡萄酒分類,第7版:https://www.langtons.com.au/classification/explained 另外兩個 hashtag # #AussieAussieAussieOiOiOi! #SolidaritywithAustralia #澳洲酒 #shiraz #syrah #希哈 #哈林說 #wine #Australia #經驗 #新手 #100問 是的你沒有看錯,就是葡萄酒新手100問,2020年我在教學西班牙酒的時,學員總是會一些看似很簡易,但網路卻有很多神奇的答案,所以他們也不知道對不對,也不好意思在公開社團去問,因為人家會說你為什麼不Google或爬文? 所以就有這個系列啦~ 如果大家也有難以啟齒,不好意思問的問題,都歡迎留言給我,我會盡所能,跟以過去所學習的經驗來幫大家回應。 https://open.firstory.me/story/ckiu5wu12cy670825hyhqfjnz?m=comment 很歡迎大家的支持請我喝一杯的( 威士忌/葡萄酒/咖啡), 下次播出時,我會跟大家說誰請我們喝哪一杯了..... ^^ 歡迎抖內 ( $$$ ) --> https://pay.firstory.me/user/harlemsay Powered by Firstory Hosting
對,跟著 #freedomwine 的浪潮來了解一下澳洲酒,最近感覺上好像很多人都在喝澳洲酒,Google一下,發現除了國際新聞外,台灣政府單位及官員也跟進了買澳洲葡萄酒及喝澳洲葡萄酒,即然這樣,凡正也是要買要喝,那就來帶大家快速認識一下澳洲酒,這集會有的內容大概有: 1. #freedomwine 的原因 2. 了解澳洲酒的重點 3. 澳洲酒品種 4. 利害的要買那幾支酒 5. 澳洲酒拒買名單,網路上有流傳 41家,手邊己有的內容不止,歡迎來信索取 harlem.wine@gmail.com 內容會提到的澳大利亞首批葡萄酒家族(澳洲第一批葡萄酒11家酒莊): Brown Brothers, Campbells, d'Arenberg, Henschke, Howard Park, Jim Barry Wines, McWilliam's Wines, Tahbilk, Taylors, Tyrrell's Wines, Yalumba 蘭頓澳大利亞葡萄酒分類,第7版:https://www.langtons.com.au/classification/explained 另外兩個 hashtag # #AussieAussieAussieOiOiOi! #SolidaritywithAustralia #澳洲酒 #shiraz #syrah #希哈 #哈林說 #wine #經驗 #新手 #100問 是的你沒有看錯,就是葡萄酒新手100問,2020年我在教學西班牙酒的時,學員總是會一些看似很簡易,但網路卻有很多神奇的答案,所以他們也不知道對不對,也不好意思在公開社團去問,因為人家會說你為什麼不Google或爬文? 所以就有這個系列啦~ 如果大家也有難以啟齒,不好意思問的問題,都歡迎留言給我,我會盡所能,跟以過去所學習的經驗來幫大家回應。 留言連結 : https://open.firstory.me/user/ckc1qfuzf9d890918s9gd3jgw/comments 很歡迎大家的支持請我喝一杯的( 威士忌/葡萄酒/咖啡), 下次播出時,我會跟大家說誰請我們喝哪一杯了..... ^^ 歡迎抖內 ( $$$ ) --> https://pay.firstory.me/user/harlemsay --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/harlem27/message
In this episode of Wine & Wisdom, Thomas, Cam and Chris discuss the journey of growing from a salesperson to a leader, and how to leave an office the right way. After all, we don't need to destroy our past in order to build a new future. As usual, as the boys get into their wine, they speak their mind more freely. In the end, that's what Wine & Wisdom is about. As they say, “In vino veritas”. Thomas brings Encore, a 2018 Cabernet Shiraz from Thomas Allen, Hunter Valley. Cam brings Premiere, a 2016 Chardonnay from Pooles Rock, Hunter Valley, and Chris brings a 2011 Shiraz from Scotsdale, Howard Park.
This episode, though part of our live series, is a throwback to the season two format of the two of us in the studio with a guest. We interviewed Aaron Perri, Executive Director of Venues Parks & Arts, about his work to re-imagine the future of Howard Park, South Bend’s oldest and largest park. Our wide-ranging conversation explores Aaron’s history with South Bend, his thoughts on what a good park can do for a neighborhood, how he thinks about ending creative projects, the founding of Howard Park as an innovative pleasure ground, and what Howard Park’s multi-million dollar transformation will mean to the city at-large. It is one of our favorite episodes.
This week on the program, I play an extended interview with Janice McDonald, Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine's 2018 Winemaker of the Year.Janice is chief winemaker at Burch Family Wines in Western Australia, where she oversees the Howard Park and Mad Fish wine brands using grapes sourced from vineyards in the Margaret River, Mt Barker and Great Southern regions.Prior to that, she ran her own Margaret River wine label Stella Bella to great acclaim, together with her partner Stuart Pym.But we're not just talking about wine today, because Janice has been making beer for just as long as she's been making wine.She worked as a brewer at Australia's original craft brewing company, Matilda Bay, in the 1980s, and then at Little Creatures in 2000, its first year of operation. And she still brews today - if you've ever visited the Settlers Tavern in Margaret River Town and had one of the beers under the Margaret River Ale Company label, that's Janice's handiwork too.All other Drinks Adventures episodes, show notes, transcripts and many helpful links are available on the podcast website, DrinksAdventures.com.au, and you can email me at hello@drinksadventures.com.au.Follow James Atkinson on Facebook here, Instagram here and Twitter here.Theme music ‘Sandbox’ by Cameo Culture. You can listen to more from Cameo Culture at https://soundcloud.com/cameoculture.
This week on the City Voice Podcast: I hope this is the first of many conversations that explore, record and reveal interesting aspects of the lives of people. People that we stand next to in line at the grocery store or pass in traffic often have stories we will never know. This weeks conversation is with Bob Cosgrove. Bob is my neighbor. He also happens to be a former navigator on one of America's first nuclear submarines. Bob is also an author. His recently published book Vincent Van Gogh: A Poisoned Life: A Novel is just out and available on Amazon.com. More than those things I wanted to hear his stories and get his perspective on what they neighborhood we live in (Historic Grandview Heights) was like almost a decade before I moved there. The blight, the drug houses, Howard Park, the neighbors.
We have a lot of ground to cover today. If you live in northwest Baltimore City, if you live in central and east Baltimore, we’re bringing you the candidates for City Council from your part of town. In this podcast:District 5 is northwest Baltimore -- that is, Pimlico, Howard Park, North Roland Park, Fallstaff, Cross County. Rochelle "Rikki" Spector has been the City Council member for that district since the 1970s. She’s retiring. A woman named Elizabeth Ryan Martinez and two men, Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer and Christopher Ervin, are hoping to replace her. There are other Democratic candidates in the District 5 primary, but they didn’t RSVP Roughly Speaking.2:08: Elizabeth Ryan Martinez is an attorney who works in the Baltimore City law department.17:18: Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer is a young entrepreneur and community association leader.36:37: Christopher Ervin is a 47-year-old former Marine who served time in prison on drug charges. Since his incarceration ended, he has worked in offender rights and restorative justice.We had a much better response from candidates for the 12th District. That’s in central/east Baltimore, including neighborhoods such as Station North, Collington Square, Old Goucher, Greenmount West, Middle East and Oliver. Veteran City Councilman Carl Stokes decided to run for mayor this year, leaving his council seat up for grabs. Today, we’ll have Gary Crum, Kelly Cross, Gordon Stick -- whose slogan is "Stick with Stick Because Stick Will Stick With You" -- as well as Ertha Harris, Rashad Staton and Jason Pyeron.51:30: Kelly Cross is a legal consultant who moved to Baltimore from Washington six years ago and became active in the Old Goucher neighborhood.1:15:09: Gary Crum is from East Baltimore’s Oliver neighborhood and works as a property manager.1:28:30: Ertha Harris is a businesswoman and entrepreneur who has been politically active in the 12th District for years.1:40:44: Gordon Stick is a Bolton Hill native and gemologist whose campaign is based on the concept of incentives -- providing rewards for student achievement and good citizenship.1:51:41: Jason Pyeron is a software contractor who lives on 24th Street, between Old Goucher and Charles Village; he’s a civic activist who decided to run for City Council because he found all other candidates too accepting of the status quo.2:10:00: Rashad Staton is a young educator and entrepreneur who lives in Perkins Homes.Next episode: Our series of interviews with candidates ends on Friday with five of the 7th District candidates.
Burch Family Wines, although new in name, originates back in the mid 1980s when Howard Park was first established in the Denmark area of Great Southern in Western Australia. In the last 30 years or so it has gone from strength to strength, expanding to the Margaret River and recently becoming a member of Australia's First Families of Wine, an initiative designed to highlight the unique regions and families behind some of the countries best loved producers. Richard Burch is one of the ‘next gen' of the group, and he joins me to talk about what this means to him as well as some of the exciting initiatives the group is engaging in to get the message out to the world.