HOW
HOW YOU
HOW YOU CAN CONNECT TO BEAUTIFUL SOULS.
BEAUTIFUL SOULS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> LET'S GET TO CHRIS.
>>> THANK YOU.
EARLY IRI GOT TO SIT DOWN WITH
DOUG BALDWIN, THE FRIEND OF THE
SHOW.
SHOW.
SHOW. HE
SHOW. HE TALKED ABOUT GROWING UP IN
FLORIDA, SPENDING A LOT OF HIS
TIME AT A LOCAL COMMUNITY
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. HE KNOWS HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS.
WHEN HE MOVED HERE FOR THE JOB
HE HAD OVER IN RENDON, HE SAW A
SIP LAR NEED IN THE BEN --
SIMILAR NEED IN THE BENSON
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. A
AREA. A PLACE TO BE ACCEPTED, HEARD,
LOVED AND HERE HE IS IN FIB
STAGES OF FUND RAYING FOR THAT
NEW COMMUNITY CENTER HE IS
LOOKING TO BUILD.
I GOT TO SIT DOWN WITH HIM ON
THE PROPERTY HE IS HOPING TO
TRANSFORM.
TRANSFORM. >>> RENTON, WASHINGTON, IS
ABOUT AS FAR AWAY FROM
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, WHICH IS
THE INSPIRATION FOR WHAT YOU'RE
DOING HERE.
DOING HERE. >> I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT
LESSON I LEARNED, ALL HUMANS
ARE THE SAME, AT THE CORE OF US
ALL.
ALL.
ALL. WE
ALL. WE ALL WANT TO BE SEEN AND
RECOGNIZED AS INDIVIDUAL HUMAN
BEINGS AND ALSO TO BE LOVED,
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? AND THAT IS NO DIFFERENT
WHETHER YOU'RE IN PENCE COAL'OR
-- PENSACOLA OR RENTON,
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. >> AT THE VERY BASIC LEVEL,
THIS IS ALL ABOUT GIVING KIDS
SOMEWHERE TO GO, SOME PLACE TO
BE.
BE.
BE. >>
BE. >> FOR ME GROWING UP, I WAS --
I WAS AT A FACILITY WHERE I
FELT SAFE SO THEN I WAS FREE TO
EXPLORE AND BE CURIOUS AND TO
MAKE MISTAKES THAT IS THE MAIN
GOAL OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO
ACCOMPLISH WITH THIS FACILITY.
>> YOU HAVE MADE AN EFFORT TO
MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
THIS ISN'T JUST GOING TO BE
JUST A REC CENTER.
YOU HAVE GREATER VISIONS FOR
THIS AND YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT
SOME OF THEM.
>> THE APPROACH WE TOOK IS
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE WHOLE HIGH
MAN.
MAN.
MAN. WHAT
MAN. WHAT ARE THE SERVICES AND NEEDS
OF THE WHOLE HUMAN.
SO WE PARTNERED WITH HEALTH
POINT, AN ORGANIZATION THAT CAN
PROVIDE HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES,
DENTAL SERVICES, AND ALL OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE'RE GOING
TO WORK WITH ARE GOING TO BE
DEDICATED TO SERVING THE WHOLE
HUMAN IN SOME CAPACITY.
>> ON A FOOTBALL FIELD, YOU'RE
GOING TO MAKE A PLAY AND YOU
HEAR THE CROWD'S REACTION AND
FEEL THE LOVE.
WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS, YOU
ARE A SILENT PARTNER.
YOU'RE A NAME THAT PEOPLE KNOW
AND GET EXCITED ABOUT.
YOU'RE BEHIND THE SCENES.
WHAT DOES THAT DO FOR YOU
INTERNALLY?
INTERNALLY? >> THE PERCEIVEED SUCCESS I
HAVE HAD ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD,
WAS TO BE OF MY OWN PERSONAL
DOING, RIGHT?
DOING, RIGHT? BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED ME ALONG
THE WAY, WHO HAVE BEEN MENTORS,
GUIDERS.
GUIDERS.
GUIDERS. IT IS NO DIFFERENT ON THIS
FIELD.
FIELD.
FIELD. I
FIELD. I AM A PART OF THE TEAM AGAIN
AND I'M A PART OF THE TEAM
BUSHING A GOAL AND ASPIRATIONS
FOR SOMETHING THAT IS -- GOES
WELL BEYOND MY PASSION FOR
FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL. >> WHAT IS IT LIKE TO SEE THIS
ALL COMING TOGETHER?
WE'RE RIGHT THERE.
THIS IS THE LOANED.
THIS IS WHERE IT WILL BE?
>> IT IS PROBABLY JUST MY
NORMAL NATURE.
NORMAL NATURE. IT IS NOT BUILT YET SO WHEN THE
DOORS ARE FINALLY OPEN AND THE
PROGRAMS ARE FINALLY
IMPLEMENTED, AND FAMILIES ARE
ENJOYING THOSE PROGRAMS, THAT
IS WHEN I'LL POSSIBLY, I SAY
POSSIBLY BECAUSE WE'RE NOT
THERE YET, I THINK THAT IS WHEN
I WILL BE ABLE TOO LOOK BACK
AND REALIZE ALL OF THE WORK
THAT HAS BEEN DONE WITH THE
VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AS YOU
MENTIONED TO MAKE IT COME TO
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. >>
LIFE. >> HERE IS THANKS TO DOUG FOR
SITTING DOWN WITH US.
THEY'RE IN THE FINAL $5 MILLION
PUSH.
PUSH.
PUSH. THE
PUSH. THE GOOD NEWS IS THE REPS FROM
THE CITY WERE THERE AND THEY
SAY THE COUNCIL, WE VOTED.
WE'RE ALL IN.
IT WOULD SURE BE NICE TO DO IT
WITH THE INVESTORS.
YOU CAN TEXT THE WORD CENTER TO
206-448-4545.
206-448-4545. IT IS NOT JUST A REC CENTER.
IT IS UNIQUE.
HE ALMOST EQUATED IT TO A
MARRIAGE.
MARRIAGE.
MARRIAGE. IT IS -- WHEN YOU GET MARRIED,
YOU'RE MARRYING THE PERSON NOW
AND WHO THEY WILL BE IN THE
FUTURE.
FUTURE.
FUTURE. THIS REC CENTER MIGHT EVOLVE.
IT MIGHT BE A VERY DIFFERENT
THING DOWN THE ROAD.
WE HAVE TO HEAR FROM THE
PEOPLE, THE CUSTOMERS, WHAT DO
THEY NEED?
THEY NEED? IN THAT AREA THE BENSON HILL
AREA, ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE
POPULATION IS UNDER THE AGE OF