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CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BEAUFORT COUNTY.LISTEN, I CAN'T GET THE PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE BARS TO COME IN HERE.
I KNOW IT'S BECAUSE OF OUR NEW SIPPY CUPS THAT EVERYBODY LOVES SO MUCH.
UM, THEY, UH, CAN BE FOR COLD AND HOT BEVERAGES, JUST SO YOU KNOW.
AND THEY CAN COME BACK ANYTIME YOU WANT TO.
BUT AT THIS TIME, I DO WANNA WELCOME EVERYBODY HERE TO THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
THIS IS TRULY ONE OF OUR FAVORITE EVENTS TO HELP PRODUCE BECAUSE OF WHERE THE MONEY GOES AND THE WONDERFUL CHILDREN.
SO, UM, I KNOW Y'ALL ARE GONNA ENJOY TONIGHT.
UM, IT'S ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.
THE DANCERS HAVE WORKED SO HARD, AND OF COURSE, CHRISTINA AND JESSE'S HEARTS ARE SO BIG.
UM, BUT I PROMISE YOU
UM, THEY HAVE BEEN ON 'EM FOR THREE FULL DAYS.
UM, THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THE GREATEST JOB OF PULLING TOGETHER ONE OF THE BEST EVENTS, I THINK IN BEAUFORT.
SO, BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO KAPPA AND WHAT THEY DO.
SO, SO AT THIS TIME, LET'S START THE SHOW.
SOUNDS LIKE YOU GOT A FAN OR TWO.
I'M WEARING GLASSES THIS YEAR, GUYS.
ARE WE READY TO PARTY TONIGHT? WOO.
YOU KNOW, KATIE LAST NIGHT THEY WERE PRETTY LOUD, BUT I THINK WE MIGHT BE BETTER THIS NIGHT.
I THINK THIS CROWD'S A LITTLE MORE ROWDY.
SO, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THIS IS OUR SIXTH PERFORMANCE THAT WE'VE DONE HERE WITH KAPPAS DANCING WITH OUR STARS.
AND IT'S BECAUSE OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HERE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT'S MADE THAT HAPPEN, UH, TO SUPPORT ALL THE AWESOME KIDS THAT WE HAVE, UH, THAT WE SUPPORT.
SO, UM, I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION FOR YOU TO HELP SET UP THE COMPETITION.
IF YOU'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE, IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
UH, IF YOU HAVE, IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME WITH US, WELCOME, UH, AND WE'LL KIND OF LAY IT ALL OUT FOR YOU A LITTLE BIT.
ALSO, THOSE OF YOU IN THE FRONT ROW, YOU MIGHT WANNA SIT BACK A LITTLE FURTHER.
YOU MIGHT GET KICKED IN THE FACE ONCE OR TWICE.
SO, ALL TEAMS HAVE BEEN COLLECTING FUNDS.
THE TEAM THAT RAISES THE MOST MONEY WILL WIN THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE THE CONTROL OVER.
UH, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO VOTE UNTIL THE INTER END, END OF INTERMISSION FOR YOUR FAVORITE TEAM.
CASH CHECK OR CREDIT VOTING CLOSES AT THE END OF INTERMISSION.
YOU CAN VOTE FROM YOUR PHONES BY USING THE CONVENIENT QR CODE IN THE LOBBY AS WELL.
SO THAT ONE YOU GUYS HAVE A CHOICE OVER.
THE MORE MONEY YOU DONATE, THE BETTER CHANCE YOUR TEAM HAS TO WIN THE PEOPLE'S CHOICES.
I THINK THEY WILL HANG ON, START PASSING FORWARD.
UM, THE TEAMS WILL ALSO BE JUDGED BY YOUR FOUR CELEBRITY JUDGES, WHICH WE'LL BRING OUT HERE ON STAGE MOMENTARILY.
UH, BASED ON THEIR SKILLS, PRECISION, CREATIVITY, AND OVERALL DANCE PERFORMANCE, THOSE SCORES WILL BE TALLIED.
AND YOUR CH UH, WINNING TEAM WILL BE AWARDED THE JUDGES' CHOICE AWARD.
BUT YOU KNOW, IF YOU GUYS YELL AND CHEER AND SCREAM REALLY LOUD, THAT MIGHT PERSUADE THE JUDGES IN THEIR VOTE.
SO
THERE WILL ALSO BE BEST CHOREOGRAPHY AND BEST COSTUME AWARD.
NEW TO THE COMPETITION LAST YEAR, THE CHILDREN OF THE OPEN ARMS CHILDREN'S HOME ARE WATCHING AT HOME AND WILL VOTE ON THEIR PICK FOR THE KIDS' CHOICE AWARD.
WE ASK NO VIDEO OR FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY DURING THE SHOW, PLEASE AND SAY HELLO TO EVERYONE AT HOME, AT THE PARTIES, EVERYWHERE.
AND THANK YOU TO THE COUNTY CHANNEL FOR BROADCASTING THE EVENT AND MAKING THIS POSSIBLE.
NOW IT'S TIME TO INTRODUCE OUR JUDGES.
BUT SEE, ONLY CUZ I FEEL LIKE THE ACCESSORY, I THINK KATIE SHOULD WIN THE BEST COSTUME AWARD.
IS SHE NOT LOOK GORGEOUS IN THIS DRESS?
SO OUR FIRST JUDGE FOR THIS EVENING IS LIBBY.
LIBBY, COME ON OUT, EVERYBODY GIVE HER HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
LIBBY IS AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THEATER AND INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES AT U S C B WHERE SHE WAS NAMED PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR IN 2019.
ISN'T THAT FABULOUS? SHE HOLDS BOTH THE BACHELOR'S AND MASTERS IN FINE ARTS.
THIS IS HER SECOND YEAR JOINING ON THE JUDGES' PANEL.
SHE'S DIRECTED A HANDFUL OF PRODUCTIONS TO INCLUDE LOCAL SHOWS LIKE GREASE, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, GODSPELL NINE TO FIVE, MAMA MIA, AND
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MUCH, MUCH MORE.HER PASSION IS TEACHING ACTING SKILLS AS LIFE SKILLS.
YOU MAY KNOW VERY WELL AS LULU BECAUSE OF HER UNABASHED SENSE OF HUMOR.
MISS NAN IS THE OWNER OF LULU BURGESS, A VERY FUN STORE.
SHE SITS ON THE KAPPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN BELIZE.
KAPPA IS THE ONE WAY TO BEST HONOR HER MOTHER'S LEGACY.
NANA IS ALSO A FORMER CITY COUNCILWOMAN FOR THE CITY OF BEAUFORT.
AND IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, DURING HER 16 YEARS IN THE BIG APPLE PURSUING HER ACTING CAREER, SHE MANAGED CATERING SERVICES AT THE UNITED NATION AND TOOK CARE OF HEADS OF STATE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
OUR NEXT JUDGE IS MIKE MCPHEE.
MIKE IS A DANCING WITH OUR STARS ALUM, DANCING IN THE EVENTS INAUGURAL YEAR.
THIS IS HIS FIFTH YEAR JUDGING.
HE HAS SERVED AS MAYOR PRO TIM FOR THE CITY OF BEAUFORD SINCE 2014.
HE'S A REALTOR AT HOMETOWN REALTY FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
MIKE GRADUATED FROM BEAUFORD HIGH SCHOOL AND DID WE MENTION THEY WON THE FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP? HE ALSO GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
HE'S IN THE CHOIR AND SITS ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT CARTERET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.
SO WE HAVE A BRAND NEW JUDGE JOINING US THIS YEAR.
MR. GRAYSON WILLIAMS. MR. GRAYSON WAS BORN AND REARED IN FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA.
HE'S CURRENTLY A FINANCIAL CONSULTANT WITH MCDONALD INVESTMENTS, ALONG WITH BANKING.
GRAYSON ALSO WORKED IN THE LUXURY HOTEL INDUSTRY ALL OVER THE COUNTRY FOR SHERIDAN HOTELS.
HE GREW UP DANCING, BALLET, JAZZ, AND TAP.
HIS FATHER WAS A MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR THE MISS SOUTHERN 500 PAGEANT, EXPOSING HIM TO THE WORLD OF PAGEANTRY.
HE TELLS US THIS, HE'S SO EXCITED TO BE JOINING THE JUDGES PANEL, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT HE'S JUST AS EXCITED AS WE ARE TO HAVE HIM, MR. GRAYSON WILLIAMS. SO WE HAVE EXCELLENT JUDGES TONIGHT AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME PEOPLE TO THANK.
SO BEFORE WE DANCE, WE WANTED TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS.
OUR PRES, OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR OF THE EVENING IS HILTON HEAD, CADILLAC.
SO GIVE A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
THANK YOU TO HILTON HEAD, CADILLAC SHANE, GAL AND HIS ENTIRE TEAM AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR BEING OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR OF THE EVENING.
ALL RIGHT, FRIENDS, SO BEAR WITH US FOR A LITTLE BIT.
WE NEED YOU TO TAKE OUT YOUR NOTEPADS AND CELL PHONES AND TAKE LISTS OF ALL THESE NAMES.
BUT WAIT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORK HARD.
SO WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT, UH, OUR PLATINUM SPONSORS FIRST THAT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO, UH, MAKE A FUTURE FOR OUR WHOLE HEAP OF KIDS AT THE KAPPA'S UH, SHELTER.
SO PLATINUM SPONSORS START WITH ALPHA GRAPHICS, ALTERNATIVE ROOFING SOLUTIONS, BEAUTIFUL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, BUTLER, MARINE, CHARLESTON ORAL AND FACIAL SURGERY, DEVIL DOG HEADQUARTERS, AND THE KITCHEN.
LEAH MELVIN GROUP, MISSY AND AND DOUG MASLON, MOS SOUTHWEST GRILL.
HAL MEADOW SMILES OF BUFORT POWELL BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION AND SOUTHERN TREE SERVICES.
AND WE NEED TO THANK OUR GOLD SPONSORS FOR THE EVENING.
ALL RIGHT, SO STARTING OFF WITH ARCHER'S AUTO GLASS, BEAUFORD COUNTY, JESPER REALTORS, COLLINS PEST CONTROL, THE FOUNDRY FIGHTING AND FITNESS.
HAL CHASE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING.
AND LISA NEWTON HOME FINDER'S REALTY GROUP.
SO WE, WE ARGUE ABOUT HOW YOU PRONOUNCE THIS NAME.
LAO LAO ENGINEERING, LULU BURGESS, MB CON CONSTRUCTION, ERUS SIGNATURE HOMES, RIVERVIEW CHARTER SCHOOL,
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LOVE IT.SOUTH STATE BANK, TD COMMERCIAL BUILDERS, AND WELCOME HOME BUFORD.
SO WE ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR MANY OTHER SPONSORS AND ADVERTISERS.
PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE SPONSORSHIP BOARDS IN THE LOBBY AND THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, PLEASE SUPPORT THEM AS THEY SUPPORT US, NOT JUST TODAY, BUT ALL YEAR LONG.
SPEAKING OF THOSE SPONSORSHIP BOARDS OUT THERE, KATIE, THEY LOOK AMAZING.
I THINK THOSE CAME FROM ALPHA GRAPHICS.
ALL RIGHT GUYS, THE NUMBER OF KAPPA SUPPORTERS IS AWE-INSPIRING.
THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
IT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR BUTTS IN THE SEATS TONIGHT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO SOME AMAZING THINGS, UH, FOR KAPPA TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND TO HOUSE SOME OF THESE AMAZING KIDS THAT YOU GUYS WILL, UH, GET TO HEAR ABOUT A LITTLE BIT LATER.
A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR THAT AMAZING SUPPORT.
AND WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE DANCE.
LOOK, KATIE, LOOK WHAT'S NEXT,
AND NOW AFTER SAYING YES, AFTER MEETING THEIR DANCE INSTRUCTORS, AFTER ABANDONING THEIR FAMILIES, WHICH ARE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, AFTER HOUNDING THEIR FRIENDS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO BUY SEATS, TO BUY ADVERTISEMENTS, UH, THEY'VE BEEN FUNDRAISING AND DANCING FOR MONTHS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THEY ARE HERE TO DANCE FOR THE KIDS TONIGHT.
WE ARE HERE FOR THE 2023 DANCING WITH STARS.
STARS DA DANCING THE CHA SHOT WITH HIS PARTNER CAROLINE.
THIS ONE FOR THEM HOOD GIRLS, THEM GOOD GIRLS.
STRAIGHT MASTERPIECE, SILENT VIOLIN, LIVING IT UP IN THE CITY.
CALL THE POLICE AND A FIREMAN TOO HOT.
GIVE IT TO GIVE IT TO SATURDAY.
WHAT'S WRONG? OKAY, HERE WE GO.
NOW CAN YOU HEAR ME? THEY FIXED IT.
I USUALLY SEE YOU IN A COAT AND TIE
AND THEN YOU TOOK YOUR JACKET OFF
NOW I WAS TRYING, I WAS TRYING TO KEEP HER ON THE SOAP
NOW I DON'T KNOW ABOUT Y'ALL, BUT, UM, YOU MUST BE WORKING OUT AT LIFE FIT, I GUESS
AND, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW A CEO THAT
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CAN DO THE WORM.THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THEY, THE TALENT THAT WE HAVE HERE, I MEAN, JUST STARTING OFF WITH THE FIRST DANCE IS EVERY, EVERY YEAR WE HAVE THIS WONDERFUL TALENT AND WE HAVE THE ABILITY FOR THESE PEOPLE TO COME OUT HERE AND, AND DO AMAZING THINGS.
AND AMAZING HALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT.
UH, YOU GOT A LOT OF TALENTED PEOPLE BACK THERE.
SO THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
SO PROUD OF EVERYONE BACK THERE.
I'M PROUD TO BE REPRESENTING KAPPA UP HERE.
AND I'M DOING THIS BECAUSE, WELL, I HAVE A MOM AND A GRANDMOTHER SOMEWHERE OUT HERE.
THEY GAVE ME ALL THE BENEFITS THAT THESE KIDS DON'T HAVE.
RIGHT? AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE IS FOR THE CHILDREN OF KAPPA TO GIVE THEM THE SAME BENEFITS THAT WE HAD.
SO PLEASE VOTE FOR A TEAM TONIGHT.
VOTE WITH YOUR WALLET, OBVIOUSLY.
PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME LEARN THE WORM FOR NOTHING.
DANCING, LATIN STYLE AND JAZZ WITH HER PARTNER MEGAN.
ONE, NOT BE YOUR HERO UP IN HERE TONIGHT.
LET'S DO, IT'S, LET'S GET NINE.
AINT NOBODY GOTTA WHAT? YOU GOTTA DON'T STOP YOU.
LET'S JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH.
I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT I LOVE THE, THE CONCEIT OF THIS DANCE, RIGHT? LIKE THE FRAME OF IT.
BECAUSE WHEN I WAKE UP FOR MY DREAMS, I ALSO HOPE TO LOOK LIKE THAT.
OH MY GOSH, YOU ARE BOTH SO BEAUTIFUL AND SO TALENTED AND HAVE SUCH
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BIG HEARTS.AND I REALLY HOPE THAT EVERYONE HAS ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD SO THAT THEY CAN GIVE ALL THE MONEY TO THESE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.
IT A JOY TO WATCH, UH, THE SHIMMY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT Y'ALL SEE OUT THERE, BUT WE SEE A DIFFERENT VIEW BACK HERE.
SHIMMY, SHIMMY, SHIMMY, SHIMMY.
UM, CHELSEA AND I BOTH AGREED THAT OUR Y IS FOR THE CHILDREN.
UM, AND A FEW YEARS AGO, JESSE CHAPMAN PLANTED THIS STORY IN ME.
YOU MIGHT NOT REMEMBER IT, BUT IT WAS SO POWERFUL.
SHE SAID, I HAD A GREAT CHILDHOOD.
AND I WAS LIKE, OH MY GOD, ME TOO.
AND SO IF YOU CAN IMAGINE JUST PROVIDING THAT FROM SOMEONE ELSE, THEN THAT'S THE DREAM RIGHT THERE.
SO THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT AND MAKING DREAMS. SOME DANCING JAZZ WITH HIS PARTNER, BRIE.
IT'S RAPHAEL'S STONY LONDONO TEAM.
TAKE EACH OTHER AND UNDERSTAND YOUR I YOUR YOU.
NO, I NEVER FELT THIS WAY BEFORE.
YES, I SWEAR IT USUALLY TAKES,
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IT USUALLY TAKES A FEW MORE DANCES FOR ME TO START CRYING.THAT IS JUST ONE OF THE MOST JOYFUL THINGS THAT I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED IN MY LIFE.
I, I FEEL, UH, I DON'T KNOW, JUST ELATION.
I HOPE AND EXPECT THAT WHAT WAS WARRANTED ABSOLUTELY IN THAT APPLAUSE IS ALSO EQUATED INTO MONETARY DONATIONS.
I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE TEAM TO BEAT IS WONDERFUL.
YOU, YOU, YOU BRING AN ENTIRE, AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT DIRECTION TO WE ARE FAMILY.
I WANT TO JUST PRAISE YOU BOTH.
I WANNA TELL YOU A MILLION THINGS, BUT I'M GONNA STICK TO MAYBE THREE.
NUMBER ONE, LOVE YOUR STORIES.
WHEN THESE BEAUTIFUL LADIES COME KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR, YOU BETTER SAY YES.
THESE ARE ANGELS WALKING AMONG US.
OKAY, NUMBER TWO, UH, I'M GONNA GET INTO BLESSINGS AND YOU'LL SEE WHY I'VE BEEN BLESSED.
CAUSE I GOT THE BEST PARTNER IN THE WORLD.
I MEAN, WHO COULD PUT MY BABY IN THE CORNER? SA I WAS BLESSED WITH THE BEST FUNDRAISER IN THE WORLD.
I'M B BLESSED CUZ I LIVED, UH, I READ ARTICLES ABOUT THIS TOWN, THE BEST TOWN TO LIVE IN.
UH, WHAT THOSE CA WHAT THOSE ARTICLES DON'T CAPTURE IS THE HEART OF THIS TOWN.
EVERYONE I ASK, THEY SAID YES.
AND THE ONES WHO SAID NO IS BECAUSE THEY WERE CONTRIBUTING TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
SO THE HEART IN THIS TOWN IS AMAZING.
SO
ALL THE BLESSINGS I HAVE, I WISH I COULD PASS 'EM ONTO THESE CHILDREN ARE KAPPA.
THE WAY I CAN DO THIS IS BY ASKING YOU ONE MORE TIME TO CONTRIBUTE.
YEAH, I'M AN ENGINEER, BUT I CAN'T DO THE MATH RIGHT NOW.
LOOK DEEP, LOOK DEEP INTO YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW, BUT LOOK DEEPER IN YOUR POCKET.
TEAM SEVEN DANCING, HIP HOP WITH HIS PARTNER ASHTON.
HERE'S CHARLES WORLER TEAM PARTY ROCK.
I CHALLENGE YOU TO A OFF, HANDS OFF.
NO BACK WALK ON BLACK TALK JUST MEANS YOU.
NO CAT, NO TAG TEAMS, NO MASKS RIGHT NOW.
PAY 28 BUCKS TO GET UP IN THIS CLUB.
I'M LADIES, DON'T JUMP DOWN YOUR, LET'S STEP UP FAST AND BE THE FIRST GIRL TO MAKE ME THROW THIS CASH.
DON'T BE MAD NOW STOP HATING THIS BAD.
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WATCHING ALL THE, THOSE WOULD BE THE BEST MEMORIES.I JUST WANNA LET IT GO FOR NIGHT.
THAT WOULD BE THE BEST THERAPY FOR I DON'T, BUD.
AND YOU KEPT THAT WITH HER PRETTY GOOD.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE YOU GOT THOSE.
EARLIER THIS WEEK I WAS WONDERING ABOUT Y'ALL.
I SAID, YOU KNOW WHO THE HECK WANNA DO? Y'ALL BROUGHT IT HOME TONIGHT.
I'M SORRY I WOULD'VE TALKED MORE TO GIVE YOU SOME.
I WANNA THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS FOR DANA.
NOT ONLY TO OUR TEAM, BUT EVERY OTHER TEAM HERE.
I KNOW OF EVERY FRIDAY'S PROBABLY SICK AND TIRED TO SEEING THE FUNDRAISERS AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA POST AND, AND ALL OF THAT.
BUT THE ONE THING ABOUT THIS EVENT, ALL THE MONEY THAT'S DONATED STAYS RIGHT HERE IN BEFOR COUNTY.
IT GOES, IT GOES TO ALL THE KIDS AND THE TEENAGERS OF THIS COMMUNITY TO GIVE THEM THE LITTLE THINGS THAT YOU AND I AND ALL OF OUR CHILDREN TAKE FOR GRANTED ON A DAILY BASIS.
IT JUST GIVES THEM JUST A, JUST THAT LITTLE SENSE OF NORMALCY EVERY DAY OF THE LIVES.
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T, AND EVEN IF YOU HAVE DONATE A LITTLE BIT MORE, GO TEAM 10.
DANCING JAZZ WITH HER PARTNER AMY.
THE MINUTE YOU WALKED IN THE JOINT, I COULD SEE YOU WERE A MAN OF DISTINCTION.
SO SEE, WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ALL IN MY MIND? SO LET ME GET RIGHT TO THE POINT.
I DON'T POP MY CORK FOR EVERY GUY I SEE.
THE MINUTE YOU WALKED IN THE JOINT, I COULD SEE YOU WERE A MAN OF DISTINCTION.
WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY MIND? SO LET ME GET RIGHT TO THE POINT.
I DON'T POP MY CLERK FOR EVERY GUY I SEE.
A LITTLE TIME WITH LAST GOOD TIME.
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YEAH.FIRST OF ALL, BU COUNTY HAS SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.
THE OTHER DAY THE JUDGES AND I WERE WATCHING THE DRESS REHEARSAL.
AND FOR THIS NUMBER WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHO WAS THE PROFESSIONAL DANCER.
THAT IS A TESTAMENT TO BOTH OF YOUR TALENTS.
SO, SO LIBBY STOLE MY THUNDER
I SAID, NOW, WHICH ONE'S THE INSTRUCTOR? Y'ALL ARE FABULOUS.
YOU ARE, YOU WERE ON SYNC ON TIME.
THE SYNCHRONOUS ETHNICITY WAS JUST FABULOUS.
I TRIED, I TRIED TO TALK LONG AS I COULD.
OKAY, SO, UM, WE ARE SO HUMBLED AND HONORED TO BE PART OF THIS.
LOTS OF BRUISES AND TEARS AND ANXIETY AND STRESS AND AWKWARD BEGGING FOR MONEY.
HOWEVER, THERE IS A A REASON, AND I HAVE A WHY AND I KNOW AMY HAS A WHY.
I PERSONALLY HAVE SOMETHING THAT HITS CLOSE TO HOME.
MY, UM, SEVEN YEAR OLD COUSIN KIMBERLY, UM, STRONG.
SHE WAS TAKEN FROM US BY THE HANDS THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO LOVE AND PROTECT HER.
UM, HER BIRTHDAY IS MARCH 26TH, 1990.
SO JUST EIGHT DAYS SHY OF WE'RE WE'RE COMING UP ON IT.
SO KAPPA KAPPA'S MISSION IS TO BREAK THE DESTRUCTIVE CYCLE OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
UM, THEIR VISION IS TO NURTURE AND PROTECT ALL CHILDREN.
AND KIMBERLY DIDN'T HAVE A VOICE.
SO BE THAT VOICE, MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
SUPPORT KAPPA, HOWEVER YOU DO IT.
BUT, UM, THIS IS TO HONOR HER, TO DEDICATE TO HER AND ALL THE CHILDREN THAT DON'T HAVE A VOICE.
UM, SUPPORT TEAM SIX IF YOU CAN, OR ANY TEAM.
DANCING JAZZ IN HIP HOP WITH HIS PARTNER AARON.
WOW, THIS HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY LONG WEEK.
LET'S JUST GET THIS PAPERWORK DONE AND GET OUTTA HERE.
DO YOU MIND IF I TURN THE RADIO ON? YEAH, JUST KEEP IT DOWN.
WE'VE ME CAREFUL, BUT DON'T GO AROUND.
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SIGN OF THE WINDOW, POCKET CARPET.THE, SO YOU'VE BEEN HERE, YOU'VE BEEN HERE.
EVERYBODY HERE GET IT OUTTA CONTROL.
BECAUSE MR. ALL I CAN SAY, ALL I CAN SAY, UM, MICHAEL JACKSON WOULD BE SO PROUD.
Y'ALL HAD, Y'ALL HAD A GREAT TIME AND YOU REALLY JUST ENJOYED YOURSELVES AND YOU DID SO MUCH.
THAT'S NOT WHAT WE SAW IN REHEARSAL.
THAT'S NOT WHAT WE SAW IN REHEARSAL.
FANTASTIC GUYS, Y'ALL HAD A BLAST.
I JUST WANNA SAY
UM, I WAS THINKING THIS AFTERNOON, I WAS LIKE, THERE'S A SONG OUT THERE BY TALKING HEADS.
UM, AND IT GOES, ONE OF THE LINES SAYS, HOW DID I GET HERE?
BUT, UM, THE TRUTH IS, AFTER MEETING THE KIDS, THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT THIS ORGANIZATION HELPS OUT, UM, YOU GET IT.
I MEAN, THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW.
AND HONESTLY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT ALL OF YOU GUYS.
UM, BIG THANKS AND A BIG SHOUT OUT TO EVERYBODY THAT PUTS THOSE THINGS ON THE JUDGES, EVERYBODY THAT VOLUNTEERS THEIR TIME.
MY PARTNER WHO PUT UP WITH MY TWO LEFT FEET FOR WEEKS AND MOST OF ALL TO ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR REACHING IN YOUR POCKETS AND YOUR HEARTS AND DONATING TO SUCH A WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION.
AND THIS IS THE WHOLE TOOTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TOOTH
DIG DEEP, GOOD DANCING, SWING AND JAZZ WITH HER PARTNER RASHAD.
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JUST SING IN WHERE? LEASE FIVE.I'M BOY CAN YOU GET IT UP? BOY, BOY.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD IT IN YOU
I HAVE TO POINT OUT ANNIE'S LITTLE BOYS RIGHT HERE.
I KNOW THAT THEY'RE PROUD OF THEIR MAMA.
AND THE OUTFITS ARE TO DIE TO US.
I I I WILL NEVER FORGET THIS
I MEAN THIS, BUT THE, THE, THE WORK TOGETHER, THE, THE, THE FLOW WAS JUST PERFECT.
I MEAN IT WAS FUN, IT WAS ENGAGING, IT WAS WONDERFUL.
BUT THAT'S VERY SELFISH CUZ YOU'RE PROBABLY VERY TIRED.
WAS THAT LONG ENOUGH FOR YOU TO GET YOUR YEAH.
I WANNA THANK THIS UNBELIEVABLE COMMUNITY FOR ALWAYS SAYING YES.
EVEN THOUGH I WAS CHASING YOU.
AND WHEN YOU SEE ME COMING, I KNOW YOU WALK THE OTHER WAY
BUT YOU HAVE JUST BEEN INCREDIBLE.
AND I'M JUST SO HUMBLED THAT YOU CONTINUE TO GIVE LIKE YOU DO AND YOU'VE GIVEN TO OTHER TEAMS. BUT WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO HELP THE CHILDREN.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DANCE.
AND I AM JUST SO HONORED TO BE HERE.
AND IF YOU COULD REALLY DIG DEEPER IN YOUR POCKETS AND REALLY THINK OF THESE CHILDREN WHO REALLY DO NOT HAVE MUCH.
BUT WHEN THEY DO, WHEN THEY'RE WITH KAPPA, IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT THEY HAVE.
THEY HAVE A SAFETY AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE DANCING.
PLEASE GO OUT, VOTE FOR TEAM EIGHT AND COCAO
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DANCING JAZZ WITH HER PARTNER CHRISTIE HEARS.VICTORIA MARRAN, GIO TEAM, ELECTRIC LADY LAND.
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU WHAT A MODEL.
NOW I'M GONNA SHOW YOU ALL THE THINGS TO DO WHEN WOMAN THROW ME AND YOU.
I'M A MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY MAKER.
I'M GONNA SHAKE, SHAKING, MOVE.
I'M A MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY.
CAUSE I'M MAKE IT JUST LOOK SO EASY.
I'LL MAKE IT LOOK EASY, EASY, LOW, EASY AT, EASY, EASY, EASY.
YOU CALL THE, I THINK YOU'RE BURNING UP.
CAUSE ONCE TASTE THIS, YOU JUST CAN'T GET IT UP.
I'LL MAKE IT LOOK EASY JUST AWAY.
I CAN DO THIS ALL DAY, ALL ALL NIGHT.
I KNOW TAP DANCING IS VERY DIFFICULT.
AND ALL I COULD KEEP THINKING IS A COUPLE OF GROUPS AGO THERE WAS A, A BUBBLE MACHINE.
AND HALFWAY THROUGH YOUR ROUTINE I WAS THINKING, OH MY GOD, PLEASE DON'T SLIP.
BUT YOU DID SUCH A GORGEOUS JOB.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PERFORMANCE.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE.
I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT CAME TODAY.
IF IT WASN'T FOR US, WE WOULDN'T BE WHERE WE ARE.
AND THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING KAPPA KAPPA'S, A WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION THAT DOES AMAZING THINGS FOR KIDS AND UH, WE'RE SO PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS EVENT.
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DANCING MILLENNIAL MOVES WITH HIS PARTNER MEGAN.MY MILKSHAKE BRINGS ALL OUR BOYS TO THE YARD AND THEIR LIFE IS BETTER THAN YOURS.
I COULD TEACH YOU, BUT I HAVE TO CHARGE MY MILKSHAKE.
BRINGS ALL OUR BOYS TO THE YARD AND THEIR LIFE IS BETTER THAN YOURS.
I COULD TEACH YOU, BUT I HAVE TO CHARGE.
YOU WANT ME HOPE THE GUYS GO CRAZY.
WAIT, MY MILKSHAKE BRINGS ALL THE BOYS TO THE YARD AND THEIR LIFE.
I CAN TEACH YOU, BUT I HAVE FREE CHARGE.
MY MILKSHAKE BRINGS ALL THE BOYS TO THE YARD AND THEIR LIFE IS BETTER THAN YOURS.
I CAN TEACH YOU, BUT I HAVE TO.
ALRIGHT, STOP, COLLABORATE AND LISTEN.
ICE IT BACK WITH MY BRAND NEW INVENTION.
SOMETHING GRABS A HOLD OF ME TIGHTLY FULL LIKE A HAW DAILY AND NIGHTLY.
WILL IT EVER STOP? YO, I DON'T KNOW.
TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND I'LL GLOW TO THE EXTREME ON ROCKA MIC LIKE A VAN D LIGHT OFF THE STAGE AND WATCH A CHUNK LIKE A CAN DO DANCE RUSH.
I'M KILLING YOUR BRAIN LIKE I POISONOUS MUSHROOM DEADLY.
WHEN I PLAY A DOPE MELODY, ANYTHING LESS THAN THE BEST IS A FELONY.
YOU BETTER HIT BULLS OUTTA THE KID.
IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM, YO, I'LL SOLVE IT.
I'VE JUST HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING JOSE.
WE MET A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, BUT REALLY GOT TO CHAT TODAY.
AND I HAVE TO SAY YOU REALLY ARE THE TOTAL PACKAGE, THE HAIR, THE DANCE MOVES, BUT TRULY ONE OF THE BIGGEST HEARTS AS WELL.
AND THROUGH THE COURSE OF OUR CONVERSATION, HE MENTIONED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CHARITIES AND A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PHILANTHROPIC THINGS THAT HE HAS DONE OVER THE YEARS HERE IN BEAUFORT, WHICH TELLS ME THIS IS A MAN WHO CARES ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY AND HE'S GOT THE MOVES TOO
I MEAN, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE US.
VERY WELL OBVIOUS JOSE, YOU AND I DO NOT GO TO THE SAME BARBER OBVIOUSLY.
SO YOU HAVE YOUR MONEY MAKER USE IT.
YOU'VE USED IT, YOU'VE DID A GREAT JOB.
YOUR PARTNER, Y'ALL NAILED IT.
SO I MUST SAY, UM, WE COULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT OUR FAMILY SUPPORT, OBVIOUSLY.
UM, THERE'S ONE LITTLE GIRL THAT'S IN MY FAMILY.
UM, AVA, SO I ASKED, YOU KNOW, I CALLED LILY AT COLLEGE.
I SAID LILLY, I WAS SELECTED FOR DANCING WITH OUR STARS.
SHE WAS SO ECSTATIC, SO HAPPY.
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GRACE FASHION.YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE GOING TO EMBARRASS OUR FAMILY.
THAT'S ALL I BRING TO THE TABLE.
I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT ELSE I COULD DO,
ANYWAY, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR KAVA FOR SELECTING ME FOR THIS, UH, AMAZING EVENT.
UM, I'VE VOLUNTEERED WITH KA FOR A FEW YEARS AND HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE AMAZING, AMAZING WORK THAT THEY'RE, UH, JESSE AND CHRISTINA AND THEIR FABULOUS TEAM DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
SO EVERYBODY'S ASKING FOR MONEY.
THAT'S PART WHAT THE SHOW'S FOR.
BUT LET ME ASK YOU ANOTHER QUESTION.
UM, IF YOU'RE NOT VOLUNTEERING SOMEWHERE, PLEASE CONSIDER KAPPA.
UH, THESE KIDS COULD USE AN, THESE KIDS COULD USE A GREAT MENTOR AND UH, JUST SOMEBODY TO SHOWS THAT THEY LO THAT YOU LOVE THEM.
DANCING TAP WITH HER PARTNER LISA.
HERE IS MARYANNE BLAKE, TEAM TWO TAPPING TEACHERS.
I GOT MY MAN WHO COULD ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE.
I GOT DAS, I GOT MY MIND WHO COULD ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE? WHO COULD DANCE WITH US? SO WHO COULD STAND WITH US? LOOK AT US TONIGHT.
WE LOOKING FABULOUS LOVE FRESHED IT UP TO DEATH.
AND WE JUST MOVING OUT ON THE PUTTING ON DANCE SHOES IN ONE FOOT, IN ONE FOOT OUT.
WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT? WELL, LISTEN AFTER I TAKE YOU BACK TO OLD SCHOOL AND LIGHT LENA HORN, ALL THEM CATS WAS COOLING, BUT YO, I CAN'T TAKE IT.
WHEN THAT YOUNG THING LIKE THE CHICK SHAKEY SHAKE WISHY MOVE FORWARD, SHE BACK THE UP AND I GOTTA BEAT OR POINT AND LIVE ON SOMETHING BECAUSE MY HOOD IS BREEZY.
I WHO CAN ASK FOR ANYTHING? OH MY GOODNESS, MARYANNE AND LISA, THAT WAS WONDERFUL.
AND TO TAP, YEAH, I MEAN Y'ALL WERE TAPPING WITH THOSE SHOES ON
THANKS TO HER AND LOVE THE OUT, LOVE THE JACKETS OFF, AND THEN THESE GREAT OUTFITS.
Y'ALL HAD THE PRECISION OF ALPHA PRINTING AND THE STYLING OF A HILTON HEAD, CADILLAC
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STAR PROFESSIONAL, STAR PROFESSIONALS.Y'ALL WERE BOTH PROFESSIONALS AND YOU LOOKED LIKE YOU HAD A GREAT TIME.
AND OF COURSE YOU LOOK FANTASTIC.
I FORGOT LAST NIGHT TO THANK MY WONDERFUL PARTNER WHO IS LISA AND THEY'RE, I WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT HER.
NOT ONLY IS SHE CUTE, BUT SHE'S FABULOUS.
BUT I'M HERE FOR TWO REASONS AND, UM, I THINK THE NUMBER ONE REASON THAT I'M HERE IS THAT IN, YEAH, 1991 AT ROBERTS MALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, I TAUGHT AN AUBURN HAIRED GIRL WHO IS NOW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AGENCIES IN THIS COUNTY.
AND THE REASON WE ARE ALL HERE TONIGHT.
EVEN IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU ARE AN UNFORGETTABLE DETERMINED LEADER.
THE SECOND REASON I'M HERE IS FOR ALL OF THE STAFF, VOLUNTEERS PAST PRESIDENT, AND UNFORTUNATELY THE FUTURE RESIDENTS OF THE OPEN ARMS SHELTER.
I'VE BEEN A VOLUNTEER THERE SINCE 2016.
AND THANKS TO THE STAFF, IT'S A SAFE HAVEN FILLED WITH JOY AND HOPE WHERE THE RESIDENTS ARE TAUGHT AND FINALLY ABLE TO FEEL LOVED ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY MUST TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR OWN DESTINIES.
SO IF YOU HAVE THE TIME AND TALENT, I'M ASKING YOU TO VOLUNTEER.
AND IF YOU HAVE TREASURE, I'M ASKING YOU TO LIVE A LITTLE TO TEAM FIVE TONIGHT,
EITHER WAY, THE CHILDREN OF BEAUFORD NEED US.
NOT ONE PERSON OR BUSINESS IN THIS TOWN SAID NO TO TEAM FIVE.
IN FACT, MANY APPROACHED US AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
AND, UM, LASTLY, CHRISTINA, WHATEVER ELSE YOU WANT ME TO SAY YES TO.
YES, US DANCING OPEN STYLE WITH HER PARTNER SHAHEEM.
IT'S ROBIN ANGELO, TEAM BANKING ON TWO DAY OFF DAY.
I I ARE YOU READY? ARE YOU'ALL READY? WHAT, WHAT, WHAT? READY BRING YOU, YOU KNOW, COME, COME BACK BABY, PLEASE.
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HURT.THAT YOU HURT FOR BRINGING DOWN DO YOUR THING.
I DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH MORE TO ADD.
I HAVE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU MY FAVORITE PERSON ON ALL OF BUM OBSESS.
YOU ARE, YOU ARE JUST A TREASURE HERE.
WHAT AN AMAZING TREASURE YOU ARE AS WELL.
ALL I'M USUALLY FAR MORE ARTICULATE.
IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS SUCH A PLEASURE TO WATCH SHAIM DANCE AND MOVE AND EVERYTHING.
I ACTUALLY, I HAVE THE HONOR OF HAVING BEEN ON STAGE WHEN HE DANCED, WHEN SHE WAS DIRECTING WITH MAMA MIA.
THE ENERGY OUT HERE WAS WONDERFUL.
AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE SUPPORTED BOTH OF OUR SCHOOLS HERE IN BUER TOO.
YEAH, I'M TRYING, TRYING YOUR ON TURN.
THANK, THANK ALL FOUR OF YOU FOR BEING HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE ALREADY HERE SO I KNOW THAT YOU'RE ALREADY SUPPORTERS.
WE HAVE JUST HAD THE CRAZIEST, THE CRAZIEST FOUR MONTHS.
BUT I JUST WANNA SAY JUST SUCH AN AMAZING, HUGE THANK YOU, OUR FRIENDS, OUR FAMILY HAVE GIVEN OVER AND OVER.
I'M SURPRISED THAT EVEN WANTED TO SEE US DANCE TONIGHT BECAUSE THEY HAVE JUST GIVEN AND GIVEN AND GIVEN THE, THE BUSINESSES.
THEY GAVE GOODS, THEY GAVE SERVICES, THEY GAVE A PORTION OF THEIR PROCEEDS, STUFF THAT COMES OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET JUST TO SUPPORT US.
AND THE, THE TEAM, Y'ALL, THE KAPPA TEAM TEAMS COMING TO OTHER TEAMS EVENTS TO SO SUPPORT THEIR, GIVE US THEIR MONEY.
GIVE TEAM TWO THEIR OWN MONEY.
THIS IS AN INSANE, IT'S AMAZING.
PICK A TEAM ANY TIM, IT REALLY IS.
ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE SO INCREDIBLE.
THEY'RE INCREDIBLE AT WHAT THEY DO IN THEIR LIFE.
THEY'RE INCREDIBLE WITH WHAT THEY DO WITH THEIR FAMILY.
EVERYBODY IN THIS AUDIENCE SHOULD GO TO INTERMISSION.
JUST GIVE JUST THE SMALLEST AMOUNT OF GOOD.
EVERY PERSON SHOULD GO OUT IN THAT LOBBY.
PICK A TEAM, A PERSON OR A DANCE THAT YOU LIKE.
I MEAN IT REALLY SERIOUSLY DOES MATTER.
GO OUT IN THAT LOBBY AND GIVE A TINY BIT OF GOOD TO ANYBODY THAT YOU LIKE.
I SWEAR IT DOESN'T MATTER UNLESS YOU WENT TO BATTERY CREEKER BUFORD HIGH, THEN YOU SHOULD STICK WITH US.
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STYLE OF MUSICAL THEATER WITH HIS PARTNER AARON.HERE'S CHAD COX TEAM, THE KING AND I, WHEN IT'S ONE FARMER MONEY FOR THE SHOW, THE READY AND I GO STEP ON MY BLUE SWAY SHOES.
ONE THROUGH A PARTY IN THE JAIL.
WHALE MAN WAS JUMPING, JUMP BEGAN TO SWING.
I DUNNO WHERE A TRAP I CAN'T WALK OUT BECAUSE I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH BABY.
WHY CAN'T SING? WHAT'S IT DOING TO? WE CAN'T.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ELVIS HAS LEFT THE THANK YOU.
WHAT CAN YOU SAY TO THAT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
CHAD, I DON'T KNOW YOU BUT BUDDY, YOU'VE GOT GUTS AND AND THE OUTFIT AND THE HAIR.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS.
MY TURN, NO, WHEN I HEARD IT WAS AN ELVIS MEDLEY, I WOULD SAY AUSTIN BUTLER.
AUSTIN BUTLER'S GONNA BE HERE.
AND I COULD TELL THE ENERGY THAT Y'ALL HAD BOTH EXUDED AND JUST LOVED IT.
SO, AND I FEEL FELT IT BACKSTAGE.
YOU PUT YOUR HEART SWEAT AND TEARS IN IT AND IT SHOWED.
WELL, I'M DEFINITELY NOT THE YOUNG ELVIS.
UM, OBVIOUSLY I'VE GIVEN KAPPA MY PRIDE.
SO THEREFORE, IN A FEW MINUTES, IF I KNOW YOU'VE ALREADY GIVEN IT'S TIME TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE.
EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT THEIR WHY, BUT ONE THING THEY'RE LEAVING OUT, BLESS THEIR HEART, THOSE TWO LADIES THAT ARE GONNA COME UP TO YOU YES.
WITH BALLOONS AND THOSE BIG EYES AND EVERYBODY'S LIKE, WHY'D YOU SAY YES? HOW DO YOU SAY NO,
SO IF WE CAN DO THIS AND NEVER
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LIVE THIS DOWN FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES, YOU COULD GO OUT THERE IN A FEW MINUTES, GIVE TO ALL THE, THE TEAMS AND GIVE TO TEAM FOUR.THAT'S SUCH A GREAT, THAT WAS SUCH A GREAT, HOW DO WE FOLLOW THAT? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WAS THAT NOT INCREDIBLE? OKAY, LET'S, I MEAN, COME ON GUYS, LET'S GET MORE ENTHUSIASTIC.
LIKE COME ON, THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING JUDGES.
UM, THAT
SO BEFORE WE HEAD INTO THE LOBBY FOR INTERMISSION, WE WANNA JUST MENTION A COUPLE THINGS TO YOU.
WE PROMISE IT WON'T TAKE VERY LONG.
UH, HUGE THANK YOU TO THE KAPPA STAFF.
WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS, PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND RAISE FUNDS TO STOP ABUSE 365 DAYS A YEAR.
AND TO THOSE STAFF MEMBERS WHO MAKE THIS EVENT HAPPEN EVERY YEAR IN AND OUT, UH, PLEASE GET YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR THEM.
WHAT A GREAT GROUP OF CLOTHES.
SO WE NEED TO THANK SEVERAL PEOPLE.
WE NEED TO THANK LOTTIE CAMPANELLI WITH DORMANT GYPSY FOR THE EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY.
NORA, TABITHA, AND ERIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THEY DO ALL THIS FOR OUR STARS AND INSTRUCTORS, UM, JOSHUA WARD FOR DRIVING ALL OVER THE COUNTY, FILMING CHRISTINA, JESSE AND THE STARS SO THAT THEY COULD NOT SAY NO.
UM, BRAD
WE MENTIONED THEM BEFORE, BUT THEY HAVE DONE AMAZING WORK.
SO THANK YOU TO ALPHA GRAPHICS.
ALSO THIS YEAR, SOME OF THE SUPPORTERS, IF YOU SAW IN THE BOTTOM OF OUR, UH, ADVERTISER'S AD HAVE PURCHASED IMMUNITY, UH, FROM BEING ASKED TO DANCE NEXT YEAR.
SO THOSE PEOPLE INCLUDE IVY SAVAGE, UH, JEFF VINNY, KATIE PFEIFFER, ANDY RICHARDSON, TIM LOVETT, CHRIS RODEN GARDEN, UH, MAUREEN TURNER, BRIAN POWELL, SETH SCARPA, UH, THANK YOU GUYS TO THE ONGOING SUPPORT OF KAPPA.
BUT JUST REMEMBER KAPPA WILL NOT BE HUNTING FOR YOU IN THIS SEPTEMBER, BUT THEY MIGHT BE AFTER, AFTER YOU, WE MIGHT BE THE NEXT SEPTEMBER.
SO YOU MIGHT JUST NEED TO KEEP DONATING TO THESE AMAZING KIDS, UM, TO KEEP YOUR NAME OFF THAT LIST.
BUT FRIENDS, UH, THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE, UH, WE MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, WE GOT A LOT OF LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IN THE AUDIENCE, IF YOU'VE GOT A PURSE OR A WALLET, REACH IN AND HOLD IT UP REAL QUICK AND THEN JUST PASS IT TO THE PERSON IN FRONT OF YOU AND JUST LAY IT UP HERE ON THE STAGE.
MAKE THINGS A LOT EASIER SO YOU GUYS CAN ROLL WITH, UH, YOUR WALLET, YOUR CREDIT CARD, YOUR QR CODES, ALL THAT COOL STUFF.
KATIE'S GOT A FEW THINGS TO SAY TO YOU GUYS, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
VOTING ENDS AT THE END OF, END OF INTERMISSION.
AND REMEMBER WHO RAISES THE MOST MONEY AT THE END OF INTERMISSION WINS THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD.
EVERY DOLLAR IS A VOTE FOR THEM IN A VOTE TO STOP CHILD ABUSE.
SO BRET COUNTY IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING AND WE'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED.
THE COUNTY CHANNEL, YOUR SOURCE FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN BEAUFORT COUNTY, FROM COUNTY COUNCIL AND MUNICIPALITY, SCHOOL BOARD, AND LOCAL EVENTS, THE COUNTY CHANNEL WILL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE.
FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF THE COUNTY CHANNEL SCHEDULE, GO TO BURE COUNTY SC.GOV, SCROLL DOWN AND CLICK ON WATCH NOW.
AND CHOOSE YOUR SELECTION FOR LIVE COVERAGE OF MEETINGS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS.
ALL RIGHT? SO WHILE THE KAPPA STAFF TABULATES ALL THE JUDGES SCORES AND YOUR DONATIONS, YOUR FABULOUS DONATIONS, WE WILL BE ENTERTAINED BY PERFORMANCES FROM THE NEXT GENERATION OF DANCING INSTRUCTORS.
HAILING FROM THE JANE RICHARDSON DANCE STUDIO, THE DERRICK BALLET
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CONSERVATORY AND UNITED DANCE PLEX.SO ENJOY EVERYONE DANCING CONTEMPORARY.
HERE'S JANE RICHARDSON DANCE STUDIO PERFORMING COMPANY.
YOU GET AK I WANT A CHICKEN TO WIN ANYWHERE.
MAYBE WE MAKE A DEAL, MAYBE TOGETHER WE CAN GET SOMEWHERE.
HE MYSELF GOT NOTHING TO APPROVE.
IS IT FAST ENOUGH SO WE CAN FIND AWAY? YOU GOTTA MAKE A DECISION.
SO REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE DRIVING, DRIVING IN YOUR CAR, HAD A FEELING I COULD BE SOMEONE.
ALL OUR BUSINESS, HOW DO IS HOPE FOR A BETTER THE NAVY TOGETHER, YOU AND ME FIND YOU.
THEY'VE GOT NO PLANS TO HANG GOING ON WITH TAKE YOUR FAST CAR AND KEEPON DRIVING.
SO REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE DRIVING, DRIVING IN YOUR CAR A FEELING I COULD BE SOMEONE, BE SOMEONE, BE SOMEONE.
IS IT FAST ENOUGH SO YOU CAN FLY AWAY? YOU GONNA MAKE A DECISION? LEAVE TONIGHT.
HERE'S JASMINE PATTERSON WITH DEREK BALLET CONSERVATORY.
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DANCING HIP HOP HEARS UNITED DANCE PLEX ON YOUR WITH.THIS IS HOW WE DO THIS, IS THIS IS HOW WE DO IT.
ALL HANDS ARE IN AND WAIT HERE.
IF YOU'RE IN, YOU SEE THE, THE LOWER.
IF ANYWHERE FROM WHERE I'M FROM, THEN YOU WOULD KNOW THAT I GOTTA GET MINE IN A BIG BLACK TRUCK.
YOU CAN GET YOURS IN A SIX MORE.
WHATEVER IT IS THE PARTIES UNDER.
SO TIP UP YOUR CUP AND THROW YOUR HANDS UP AND SOUTH NEIGHBOR, STRAIGHT UP THE, OH, Y'ALL GIVING UP FOR THOSE AMAZING DANCE COMPANIES.
THAT IS THE, THEY WERE AMAZING.
AND I HAVE TO BELIEVE THEIR PARENTS IN HERE THAT WERE WATCHING THEIR KIDS.
I SAW DUTCH OUT IN THE AUDITORIUM.
HE, HE CAME IN FOR HIS, HIS COAT IN HIS WATER FIRST HAVE TO SAY IT.
ANYWAY, LET'S GIVE IT UP ONE MORE TIME FOR THOSE DANCE STUDIOS.
AND ON THE SAME TOKEN WITH NOT AS MANY DANCE SKILLS, BUT GIVE IT UP FOR THE AMAZING JUDGES THAT CAME BACK WITH US.
I KNOW, I KNOW MIKE CAN GET IN THERE A LITTLE BIT.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN, MIKE HAS DONE A FEW PERFORMANCES HERE AT U S C B AND CONTINUES TO DO THEM IN THE FUTURE.
SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU STOP BY HERE AT U S C B TO SEE THEIR FUTURE PRODUCTIONS THAT THEY HAVE.
Y'ALL GIVE THE JUDGES ONE MORE BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WE'RE GONNA BACK UP A LITTLE BIT AND WELCOME BACK ON STAGE OUR DANCERS AND OUR INSTRUCTORS.
SO GUYS, WE'RE GOING TO, WE'RE GONNA DO THIS NICE AND SLOW, SO BE REALLY LOUD FOR EACH TEAM THAT COMES UP, OKAY? ABSOLUTELY.
ALL RIGHT GUYS, I'M GONNA TAKE THE FIRST ONE.
JESSE
RUSSELL BAXLEY AND CAROLINE FONSEKA.
I GOTTA MAKE SURE I SAY THIS RIGHT CUZ HE'S MADE ME SAY IT 500 TIMES THIS WEEKEND.
TEAM SEVEN, RAPHAEL, ANDRE TEAM.
ALL RIGHT, TEAM 10, CHARLES WESLER AND ASHTON BELLAMY.
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TEAM PARTY ROCK.AMY ARAY TEAM, BRIGHT LIVES, BIG CITY.
AMY, ANNIE POWELL AND RASHAD GATSON.
TEAM 11, VICTORIA MIRAN, GIO AND CHRISTIE.
BAR TEAM, ELECTRIC LADY, LAND TEAM 12.
SHAKE YOUR MAKER, TEAM FI, TEAM FIVE, MARYANNE, BLAKE AND LISA.
ROBIN ANGELO AND SHA GARDNER TEAM ON TWO.
AND GUYS, LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR TEAM FOUR.
CHAD COX AND AARON DEMS TEAM, THE KING AND I.
SO NOW WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE CHRISTINA WILSON, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF KAPPA AND JESSICA CHAPMAN, KAPPA'S, DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT.
WHAT A TREAT, RIGHT? Y'ALL ARE AMAZING.
SIX YEARS LATER AND WE FINALLY FIGURED OUT TO SPEAK BEFORE THE AWARDS.
WE WILL BE BRIEF BECAUSE WE KNOW EVERYONE IS EXCITED AS WE ARE TO HEAR THE WINNERS.
LAST YEAR, LAST YEAR WE ANNOUNCED A CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CHILDREN'S HOME AT THIS EVENT IT TODAY.
TODAY WE HAVE AN ARCHITECTURAL FIRM, A DESIGN IN THE WORKS.
AND AFTER TONIGHT ARE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THAT DREAM BECOMING A REALITY.
FROM CHILD ABUSE, PREVENTION AND EDUCATION TO PROVIDING A HOME FOR CHILDREN WHO CAN'T BE IN THEIRS.
OUR WORK IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF EVERY ONE OF YOU HERE TONIGHT.
SHOES, YOU BUY THEM LIGHTS, YOU KEEP THEM ON OREOS, THOSE ARE ON YOU TOO.
TREES, YOU SCHOOL HANDOUTS, YOU CRIBS FOR SAFE SLEEP.
YOU, IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU.
AND TO OUR STARS AND OUR STARS, WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING EACH OF YOU HAVE DONE.
SO MANY THANKS TO EVERY BUSINESS PARTNER SPONSOR, DONOR TICKET HOLDER, JUDGE MC PARTY, THROWER, ADVERTISER, STAFF MEMBER.
OH, THE PAGE, THE PAGE BREAK IS BAD.
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GOD, THIS COMMUNITY AND JASON TAKES OUR BREATH AWAY WITH THE SUPPORT IT SHOWS OUR LITTLE AGENCY.AND SPEAKING OF TAKING SOMEONE'S BREATH AWAY, I KNOW EVERYONE WOULD LOVE FOR ME TO READ THE POST-IT IN MY POCKET, BUT I'M GOING TO WAIT JUST A MINUTE.
BY THE WAY, IT'S NOT A POST-IT, IT'S GONNA BE IN ONE OF THESE ENVELOPES TONIGHT.
HOW ABOUT LET'S GET THESE MIRROR BALLS TO THEIR PROPER OWNERS.
KATIE AND JESSE, I HAVE THE WINNERS.
ALRIGHT, WE NEED TO CALL BETWEEN US.
SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING SHANE GAT AND TREY SMITH FROM HILTON ED CADILLAC ARE PRESENTING SPONSOR REESE BERTO, THE KAPPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT IN 2017, DANCING WITH OUR STARS ALUMNI AND TINA C**N KAPPA, DIRECTOR OF RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO HELP US WITH OUR AWARDS.
PRESENTING OUR FIRST AWARD IS GONNA BE RE SPURTS OFF OUR 2023 ALUMNI CHOICE AWARD GOES TO, OH, THEY ACTUALLY SEALED IT.
TEAM 10 CHARLES WAR AND ASHTON BELLAMY.
I'M GONNA GET READY FOR THE NEXT WOO.
ALL RIGHT, SO THIS YEAR'S BEST CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD GOES TO, ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
SO THE BEST CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD FOR 2023 IS TEAM FIVE, MARYANNE, BLAKE, AND LISA.
BEST COSTUME FOR 2023 IS TEAM EIGHT, ANNIE, PA, RASHAD, GAON.
IN ITS SECOND YEAR, THE KIDS' CHOICE AWARD CHOSEN BY THE RESIDENTS OF THE OPEN ARMS CHILDREN'S HOME IS BEING PRESENTED BY THE LOVELY TINA C**N, THE KAPPA DIRECTOR OF RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, THE KIDS, THE KIDS' CHOICE AWARD GOES TO TEAM TWO, ROBIN ANGELO AND ALL RIGHT FRIEND.
OUR 2023 JUDGES CHOICE AWARD PRESENTED BY HILTON HEAD, CADILLAC.
HEY, IT IS GONNA BE TEAM THREE, RUSSELL BAXLEY AND CAROLINE FONSECA.
I'VE GOT PEOPLES RIGHT AND HOW MUCH WERE THIS? IS IT? ALL RIGHT, KATIE, YOU GOT THIS? THIS IS THE BIG ONE.
PEOPLE LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, PEOPLE'S CHOICE.
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THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD RAISING $54,277 FOR KAPPA IS TEAM NUMBER SEVEN.RAPHAEL, NOW YOU KNOW, THAT WAS ALL GLENDA'S DOING, RIGHT? COME ON, CHRISTINA, YOU GOT THIS STARS YOU RAISED.
I WAS GONNA BE REALLY CHEEKY RIGHT NOW AND SAY Y'ALL RAISED A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY.
I DUNNO WHICH ONE TO READ FIRST.
UM, IN, IN THE LAST SIX YEARS, WE'VE HAD THIS FUNDRAISER, THE STARS, ALL OF YOU OUT THERE.
UM, AND YOU GUYS, Y'ALL HAVE RAISED $994,655 AND 33 CENTS.
AND THIS YEAR, THE AMAZING PEOPLE BEHIND ME, THEY DOUBLED WHAT I BUDGETED FOR.
THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
ALL RIGHT FRIENDS, SO REAL QUICK, I'M GONNA ASK JOHN TO TURN ON THE HOUSE LIGHTS REAL QUICK CUZ I THINK THIS DESERVES YOU GUYS STANDING BACK UP FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THESE AMAZING FOLKS OUT HERE ON THE STAGE.
ALL RIGHT, FRIENDS, WE THANK YOU.
WE LOVE YOU AND WE COULDN'T PREVENT CHILD ABUSE WITHOUT EACH.
EVERY ONE OF YOU IN YOUR SEATS, MARK YOUR CALENDARS.
IT'S ALSO ON THE BACK OF YOUR PROGRAM.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR, MARCH 16TH, 2024.
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ASTRONOMERS LEARN A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE UNIVERSE BY OBSERVING THE TYPES OF LIGHT EMITTED BY ASTRONOMICAL OBJECTS.WHILE OUR EYES CAN ONLY SEE LIGHT, THAT FALLS IN THE VISIBLE PART OF THE SPECTRUM.
IT ALSO INCLUDES RADIO WAVES, MICROWAVES, INFRARED LIGHT, ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, X-RAYS, AND GAMMA RAYS.
THE ONLY REAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TYPES OF LIGHT IS THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY THEY HAVE.
ALL OBJECTS EMIT VARYING TYPES OF LIGHT OR ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION.
DEPENDING ON THE OBJECT'S TEMPERATURE, LIGHT CAN BEHAVE AS BOTH A MASSLESS PARTICLE CALLED A PHOTON AND AWAKE WAVES DEFRACT.
WHEN THEY PASS THROUGH SMALL OPENINGS, THEY SPREAD OUT AFTER THEY PASS THROUGH.
TWO WAVES CAN ALSO INTERFERE WITH ONE ANOTHER.
IF THE WAVES ARE IN SYNC, THEY ADD TOGETHER TO BECOME STRONGER.
AND IF THEY'RE OUTTA SYNC, THEY CANCEL EACH OTHER OUT.
THIS CLASSIC DOUBLE SLIT EXPERIMENT DEMONSTRATES HOW LIGHT ACTS AS A WAVE IN MY HAND.
I HAVE THREE PENCIL LEAD THAT ARE SEPARATED TO CREATE TWO TINY OPENINGS.
WHEN I SHINE THE GREEN LASER THROUGH THOSE OPENINGS, THE WAVES INTERFERE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND CREATE A PATTERN OF DOTS ON THE PAPER.
IF LIGHT BEHAVED ONLY AS A PARTICLE, WE WOULD JUST GET TWO DOTS ON THE PAPER.
WE CAN ALSO SHOW HOW LIGHT ACTS AS A PHOTON OR A PARTICLE.
THIS BALL IS PAINTED WITH FLUORESCENT PAINT.
WHEN A PHOTON OF SUFFICIENT ENERGY EXCITES THE ELECTRONS IN THE FLUORESCENT PAINT, IT ACTIVATES THE PIGMENT.
THE RED LASER IS LOW ENERGY AND IT'S NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE FLUORESCENT PAINT, BUT THE GREEN LASER HAS HIGHER ENERGY AND IT ACTIVATES THE FLUORESCENT PIGMENTS TO REFLECT ORANGE RATHER THAN GREEN.
NOTHING CAN GO FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT.
IT TRAVELS AT NEARLY 300 MILLION METERS PER SECOND, 186,000 MILES PER SECOND.
THIS BECOMES A VERY HANDY MEASURING STICK FOR ASTRONOMERS BECAUSE DISTANCES IN SPACE ARE SO LARGE, ASTRONOMERS OFTEN USE THE DISTANCE.
LIGHT CAN TRAVEL IN ONE YEAR CALLED A LIGHT YEAR AS A UNIT OF MEASURE.
ASTRONOMERS USE THE INFORMATION HIDDEN IN THE LIGHT PRODUCED BY STARS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM.
WE CAN TAKE WHITE LIGHT AND USE A PRISM TO SPLIT IT INTO THE DIFFERENT COLORS OF A RAINBOW.
ASTRONOMERS CAN ALSO DO THIS WITH THE LIGHT COMING FROM STARS.
THE LIGHT COMING FROM A STAR LIKE OUR SUN LOOKS LIKE THIS.
THE DARK BANDS HAPPEN BECAUSE THE LIGHT FROM THE STAR PASSES THROUGH THE STAR'S ATMOSPHERE BEFORE REACHING US.
AND THE ELEMENTS IN THE STAR'S ATMOSPHERE ABSORB THE LIGHT AT CERTAIN WAVELENGTHS.
EACH ELEMENT ABSORBS AT DIFFERENT WAVELENGTHS, SO IT CREATES A PATTERN SIMILAR TO A FINGERPRINT.
THIS IS THE PATTERN CREATED BY HYDROGEN.
YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR STAR CONTAINS HYDROGEN BECAUSE THE LINES MATCH UP.
HELIUM IS ALSO IN THE STAR BECAUSE THE PATTERN MATCHES.
THE STAR DOESN'T CONTAIN ANY WATER, HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE OXYGEN LINE DOESN'T MATCH UP.
SO WILLIAM HERSCHELL DISCOVERED THE EXISTENCE OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM BEYOND VISIBLE LIGHT BY ACCIDENT IN 1800.
HE SET UP AN EXPERIMENT LIKE THIS ONE, USING A PRISM TO BREAK SUNLIGHT INTO THE DIFFERENT COLORS
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AND PUTTING A THERMOMETER IN EACH BAND OF COLOR.HE WAS SURPRISED WHEN HE FOUND THAT THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE THERMOMETER JUST OUTSIDE THE RED BAND OF COLOR.
HE HAD DISCOVERED INFRARED LIGHT SOON AFTER SCIENTISTS BEGAN DISCOVERING OTHER TYPES OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION.
ALTHOUGH IT TOOK MORE THAN A CENTURY BEFORE ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION WERE UNDERSTOOD.
IN THE LATE 18 HUNDREDS, DIRECTOR OF THE HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY, EDWARD CHARLES PICKERING WAS PRODUCING IMAGES OF STARS ETCHED ON GLASS.
HIS COMPUTERS A GROUP OF WOMEN WHO ULTIMATELY ESTABLISHED THE FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN ASTROPHYSICS, MEASURED THE, THE BRIGHTNESS POSITIONS AND SPECTRA OF THE STARS, LIKE THE ONE WE LOOKED AT EARLIER.
ONE OF THE WOMEN WORKING IN THE LAB, ASTRONOMER ANNIE, JUMP CANNON, ANALYZED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF STARS AND IS CREDITED WITH CREATING THE MODERN STELLAR CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM BASED ON THE PATTERNS OF STELLAR SPECTRA.
IT WAS LATER REALIZED THAT THE GROUP, SHE CREATED CORRESPONDED TO TEMPERATURES OF THE STARS.
O STARS ARE VERY HOT AND BLUE WHILE M STARS ARE COOL AND RED.
ASTRONOMERS NOW HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO OBSERVE ASTRONOMICAL OBJECTS IN ALL RANGES OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM.
MOST ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION FROM SPACE CAN'T REACH THE EARTH'S SURFACE, SO DETECTORS HAVE TO BE SENT UP ABOVE THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE, PLACED ON MOUNTAINTOPS ATTACHED TO A GIANT BALLOON THAT HOVERS ABOVE THE ATMOSPHERE OR SENT INTO ORBIT ON ROCKETS AND SATELLITES.
THE IMAGES THESE DETECTORS PRODUCE USE VISIBLE COLOR TO REPRESENT WAVELENGTHS OF LIGHT THAT ARE INVISIBLE TO OUR EYES.
IMAGING ASTRONOMICAL OBJECTS ACROSS ALL THE WAVELENGTHS OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM CAN TELL ASTRONOMERS A LOT THE MASS SIZE, CHEMICAL MAKEUP, DISTANCE, SPEED, MAGNETIC FIELDS, AND TEMPERATURE CAN ALL BE OBSERVED.
SPECTROSCOPY HAS PROVIDED ASTRONOMERS WITH INVALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COSMOS AND A STILL SHINING NEW LIGHT.
I'M JOE BOGUS, AND I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH THE BEFORD COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM.
FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, I'VE BEEN A BOARD MEMBER MOST RECENTLY, A FINANCE CHAIR FOR THE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM.
THIS HAS BEEN A VERY REWARDING AND ENRICHING EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I BEGAN THE BOARD, MY BOARD TERM, DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE GREAT RECESSION WHEN HE HAD VERY FEW BOOKS AND VERY FEW VISITORS.
BUT OVER TIME, THE BOARD AND LIBRARY LEADERSHIP HAVE MANAGED TO REBUILD OUR FINANCE, THAT WE'RE SPENDING MORE MATERIALS NOW THAN EVER BEFORE IN A GREATER VARIETY.
BOTH HARD COPY AND DIGITAL GROWTH IN BUFORD COUNTY MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO CAREFULLY HUSBAND OUR RESOURCES, AND THIS IS WHERE VOLUNTEERS IN THE LIBRARY COURT DO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
SUSAN AND I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 18 YEARS, AND WE KNOW THE POSITIVE IMPACT LIBRARIES CAN MAKE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
TODAY'S LIBRARY IS A NEW TOWN HALL FULL OF VIBRANT MIXTURE OF PROGRAMS AND OFFERINGS.
AS A BOARD MEMBER, I KNOW FIRSTHAND THE IMPACT THAT WE CAN MAKE AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE PEOPLE SPEND THEIR TIME AND TALENTS ON MAKING BEAUFORT COUNTY A BETTER PLACE.
THIS IS OUR HOME, AND THIS IS WHY I MAKE THIS INVESTMENT IN BOTH MY TIME AND MEN, MY COMMUNITY.
THIS VERY BRIEFLY IS WHY I SERVE, WHY I'M ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER SPENDING YOUR TIME ALSO FOR THE BEAUFORT COUNTY LIBRARY.
TO SEE A LISTING OF BEAUFORT COUNTY'S AGENCIES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS, OR TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION, VISIT WWW.BEAUFORTCOUNTYSC.GOV/BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.