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CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BUFORT COUNTY.
OKAY, ARE Y'ALL READY FOR THIS TO START? OH, NO.
UM, MY NAME IS BONNIE HARGROVE.
I'M THE DIRECTOR HERE AT THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, AND THIS HAS ONE OF, ONE OF OUR FAVORITE FUNDRAISERS TO HELP WITH.
IT'S SUCH AN INCREDIBLE, UM, ORGANIZATION RUN BY SOME OF THE NICEST PEOPLE I KNOW, AND NOT TO MENTION WHAT THEY DO FOR OUR CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKING IT SAFER.
SO I MAINLY JUST WANNA WELCOME Y'ALL TO USEB CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
I HOPE YOU'LL COME BACK FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES.
UM, AND ALSO PLEASE LOOK AT OUR NEWLY RENOVATED TOILETS.
THEY'RE VERY, AND THEN, AND THEN YOU CAN, YEAH, YOU CAN ALSO LOOK AT, UM, THE ELEVATOR TO BE, SO IF YOU WANNA DO ANY PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.
SO THANK Y'ALL AGAIN FOR BEING HERE, BEING SO SUPPORTIVE.
UM, I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT SHOW.
INTRODUCING YOUR MCS FOR THE EVENING.
JOINING US FOR THE EIGHTH TIME, KATIE HUBLE AND JESSE GAVIGAN.
HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TONIGHT? OH, YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT.
I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE AN AMAZING CROWD TONIGHT.
ARE WE READY TO PARTY? YOU KNOW, KATIE, THEY'RE SO AMAZING.
I THINK WE NEED TO DOCUMENT THIS.
DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD DO A SELFIE? I LIKE IT.
ALRIGHT GUYS, LET'S GET EVERYBODY ON YOUR FEET.
NO, WE DON'T NEED TO STAND, Y'ALL JUST, LET'S JUST, JUST REMAIN SEATED.
TRYING TO GET EVERYBODY IN THE BOX.
KATIE GI KNOW, BUT THEY'RE COMFORTABLE.
WELL, LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED.
ARE YOU READY? ARE YOU GUYS READY? ALRIGHT FRIENDS, SOME OF THIS MAY BE FAMILIAR TO YOU BECAUSE YOU'VE HEARD IT IN YEARS PAST, BUT THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE BRAND NEW, HELLO AND WELCOME.
SINCE OUR KICKOFF PARTY IN NOVEMBER, ALL THE TEAMS HAVE BEEN RAISING FUNDS.
THE TEAM THAT COLLECTS THE MOST WILL BE AWARDED THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD.
UH, YOU ARE ABLE TO CAST YOUR VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE TEAM UNTIL THE END OF INTERMISSION.
YOU CAN ALSO VOTE WHILE YOU'RE SITTING IN YOUR CHAIRS RIGHT THERE, OR USE THE CONVENIENT QR CODES IN THE LOBBY.
UH, THE TEAMS WILL BE JUDGED BY OUR THREE CELEBRITY JUDGES ON THEIR SKILLS, PRECISION, CREATIVITY, AND OVERALL DANCE PERFORMANCE.
THOSE SCORES WILL BE TALLIED AND THE WINNING TEAM WILL BE AWARDED THE JUDGES CHOICE AWARD.
WE ALSO HAVE AN ALUMNI AWARD, A BEST CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD, AND A BEST COSTUME AWARD.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL AWARD TO US ALL THE BRAINCHILD OF OUR RESIDENCE.
WE WILL BE PRESENTING THE KIDS' CHOICE AWARD.
OUR CHILDREN AT THE OPEN ARMS CHILDREN'S HOME ARE WATCHING RIGHT NOW AND WILL VOTE TO CHOOSE THEIR VERY OWN WINNER.
WE ASK NO VIDEO OR FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY DURING THE SHOW, PLEASE.
AND A BIG THANK YOU TO THE COUNTY FOR FILMING OUR EVENT.
ALRIGHT, EVERYBODY TURN AROUND OR LOOK AT ONE OF THESE CAMERAS AND WAVE AND SAY HELLO TO ALL YOUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.
ALRIGHT FRIENDS, NOW IT'S TIME FOR US TO WELCOME OUR JUDGES TO THE STAGE.
PLEASE JOIN US IN WELCOMING OUR FIRST JUDGE TO THE DANCING WITH OUR STARS STAGE, MAKING HER DEBUT THIS SEASON.
MELISSA FLORENCE BACK FOR HIS SEVENTH YEAR, BRINGING HIS SIGNATURE STYLE AND EXPERTISE.
AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, RETURNING FOR HIS THIRD YEAR IS EVERYONE'S FAVORITE DANCE PARTNER.
GRAYSON WILLIAMS. I'M TOO HOT MONEY.
BECAUSE PUNK, DON'T GIVE IT TO YOU.
SO IF YOU COME TO THE AFTER PARTY, YOU'LL SEE HE'S EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE DANCE
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PARTNER.BEFORE WE KICK OFF THIS EVENT AND WATCH OUR TEAMS DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY, WE'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO GIVE A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS.
OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR OF THE EVENING AGAIN THIS YEAR IS HILTON HEAD, CADILLAC.
THANK YOU TO HILTON HEAD, CADILLAC, TREY SMITH, THE GENERAL MANAGER, AND HIS ENTIRE TEAM AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR PARTNERING AS OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR YEAR AFTER YEAR.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO OUR ADDITIONAL SPONSORS.
PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT IN JOINING US BY THANKING THOSE SPONSORS WHO HAVE MADE THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.
THIS SUPPORT GOES BEYOND JUST TONIGHT.
THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO HELP KAPPA PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND TO GIVE TO THE SAFE SHELTER TO THOSE WHO ARE IN THE WORST SHOULD HAPPEN.
WE ALSO PLEASE ASK THAT YOU HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE UNTIL THE END.
OUR DIAMOND SPONSORS IS CAROLINA AIR THE KITCHEN, MEREDITH SIGNATURE HOMES, SCHILLER AND HAMILTON,
OUR PLATINUM SPONSORS ARE ALPHA GRAPHICS, ARCHERS, AUTO GLASS DEVIL, DOG HEADQUARTERS, DOCTOR, AND MRS. PETER HOFFMAN AND UNION INSURANCE AGENCY.
AMY BOWMAN, STATE FARM INSURANCE, COLLINS PEST CONTROL.
STEPHANIE AND BRIAN COX, UH, WITH THE COX TEAM, UH, DA ROOFING, LONDONO ENGINEERING.
MARJORIE MELVIN, MITCHELL BROTHERS, SECESSION GOLF CLUB, SOUTHERN TREE SERVICES OF BUFORT AND TD COMMERCIAL BUILDERS, OUR GOLD SPONSORS.
ALSO A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO LOTTIE CAMPANELLI FOR THE EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY.
OUR GLAM SQUAD, NORA, TABITHA, AND ERIN, WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
BONNIE, TAMMY, NAOMI, JOHN, AND JAMES FROM THE CENTER OF PERFORMING ARTS.
JOSH WARD FOR FILMING ALL THE ASKS YEAR AFTER YEAR.
BARRY, RITA, AND BRAD, AND THE REST OF THE TEAM AT ALPHA GRAPHICS.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE TO OUR MANY OTHER SPONSORS AND ADVERTISERS.
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE SPONSOR BOARDS IN THE LOBBY AND THE ADS THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM THAT YOU GOT ON YOUR WAY IN.
PLEASE SUPPORT THESE LOCAL BUSINESSES AT TRUE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY.
JUST AS THEY SUPPORT KAPPA NOT ONLY TONIGHT, BUT YEAR ROUND.
OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY IS ESSENTIAL.
THIS EVENT AND KAPPA'S CONTINUED SUCCESS.
WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU GUYS.
SO GIVE YOURSELVES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
EVERY TEAM THAT CAME BEFORE THEM, AS WELL AS ALL THE TEAMS PERFORMING TONIGHT, SAID YES TO DANCING IN THIS FUNDRAISER BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN PROTECTING THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONGST US, OUR CHILDREN.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT AND SUPPORTING OUR CAUSE.
SO VOTING ENDS AT THE CLOSE OF INTERMISSION.
REMEMBER, THE TEAM THAT RAISES THE MOST MONEY BY THEN WILL WIN THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD.
THE COVETED PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD.
EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS AS A VOTE AND BRINGS US ONE STEP CLOSER TO ENSURING SAFE AND HAPPY CHILDHOODS FOR ALL.
AND NOW AFTER MONTHS OF PREPARATION AND A HEAVY DOSE OF TREPIDATION AND A HEART FULL OF COMPASSION AND LOVE, HERE ARE YOUR 2025 DANCING STARS.
DANCING THE CHACHA AND SALSA WITH OUR PARTNER RASHAD.
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MM-HMMWELL, LET ME START IT OFF BY SAYING YOUR NAME MIGHT BE TWO LEFT FEET, BUT YOU WERE ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU JUDGES, AND THANK YOU RASHAD FOR BEING SUCH AN INCREDIBLE DANCE TEACHER.
I'M ALSO A DANCE TEACHER, BUT MY SUBJECT ISN'T NEARLY AS FUN.
BUT OVER THE YEARS I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET SOME INCREDIBLE FOSTER CHILDREN THROUGH MY YEARS IN EDUCATION.
AND LET ME JUST TELL YOU THE DIFFERENCE YOU SEE IN A CHILD WHEN THEY'RE TAKEN OUT OF A HARMFUL ENVIRONMENT AND PLACED IN A SAFE AND LOVING HOME.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US.
DANCING JAZZ WITH HER PARTNER ELLEN GRACE.
IT'S JENNIFER TUCK WILLER TEAM MAN.
IT'S THE PLAYED THE FIELD BEFORE I FOUND SOMEONE TO COMMIT TO AND THAT WOULD BE OKAY FOR ME TO DO.
EVERY CONQUEST I HAD MADE WOULD MAKE ME MORE OF A BOSS.
YOU, I'D BE A FEARLESS LEADER.
WHAT'S THAT LIKE? I'M SO SICK OF RUNNING AS FAST AS I CAN.
WONDERING IF I GET THERE, IF I WAS A MAN AND I'M SO SICK OF THEM COMING, I'D BE AGAIN.
BECAUSE IF I WAS MAN, THEN I'D BE THE MAN.
I BE JUST LIKE, I'M SO SICK OF RUNNING AS FAST AS I CAN.
WONDERING IF I'D GET, IF I WAS
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WELL, WELL, WELL, WELL, YOU KNOW, I'VE, I'VE KNOWN EG A LONG TIMEUM, AND I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT SHE WAS AN EXTREMELY TALENTED DANCER AND YOUNG WOMAN.
BUT TO BE ABLE TO GET JENNIFER TO MAKE THESE MOVES, I MEAN, DO I NEED TO SAY ANYTHING MORE? NO.
WHY DO YOU NEED A MAN? GREAT JOB, GREAT ENERGY.
WHY DO YOU NEED A MAN? NOT WITH THAT GOING ON.
UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS ASKED TO DO THIS, UM, CHRISTINA SAID IT WAS A GIFT.
AND YOU ALL ARE SITTING HERE AND WE'LL GO HOME TO A WONDERFUL, LOVING HOME.
AND THERE ARE JUST CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT DON'T HAVE THAT.
SO I JUST ASK IF YOU HAVEN'T GIVEN, AND EVEN IF YOU'VE ALREADY GIVEN, JUST GIVE A LITTLE MORE.
THIS IS AN AMAZING EVENT AND THIS HAS TRULY BEEN A GIFT THAT I WILL TREASURE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
DANCING JAZZ WITH HER PARTNER AMY.
HEY, WHERE'S THE DRUMS? OOH, LET'S GO.
SHINING LIKE A FIFTH AVENUE DIAMOND.
AND THEY'LL MAKE YOU LIKE THE USED TO.
THIS WELL MIGHT HAVE GONE CRAZY THE WAY YOU'RE SAVED ME.
WHO COULD BLAME ME WHEN I JUST WANT TO MAKE SMILE? I WANT TO THROW YOU LIKE MICHAEL, I WANNA GET YOU LIKE FRIENDS.
LET'S GET IT ALL LIKE, LIKE WAY FOR YOU.
LIKE THIS, YOU OVER MY HEAD MIND COMING.
DOESN'T PHRASES ANYTHING FOR YOU TO NOTICE ALL THE WAY TO CHEVROLET DOING ITS NOTCH STYLE.
I'MA PICK YOU UP IN A CADILLAC LIKE A GENTLEMAN.
KEEPING REAL REVEAL IN THE WAY I FEEL I COULD WALK DOWN AISLE.
DO YOU LIKE MICHAEL? I WANNA GET YOU LIKE FRIENDS.
LET'S GET ALL LIKE WRITE A SONG FOR YOU LIKE THIS.
WHAT A WAY, WHAT A WAY TO BRING AN AUDIENCE TO THEIR FEET.
AND LET ME JUST TELL YOU, WATCHING THE TWO OF YOU, I DON'T WANT TO SOUND WEIRD, BUT YOUR LEGS, BOTH OF YOU ARE AMAZING.
STRENGTH AND THE PRECISION AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS ROUTINE TO BE ABLE TO ENTERTAIN AND TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE THE AUDIENCE IN WHAT YOU WERE DOING.
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DITTO.SORRY, I'M STILL OUTTA BREATH.
UM,
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SPONSORS.
UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT GIVE SO THAT WE CAN COME OUT HERE AND DO THIS.
UM, Y'ALL, SORRY, I'M STILL TRYING TO CATCH MY BREATH.
UM, IN, UH, THE BOOK OF MATTHEW, IT SAYS, TRULY I SAY TO YOU, WHATEVER YOU DO TO THE LEAST OF THESE, YOU ALSO DO TO ME.
AND SO FAR AS A C AS A CHRISTIAN, IT WAS JUST THE EASIEST YES WHEN THEY ASKED ME.
SO I THOUGHT, THIS IS MY OPPORTUNITY TO BE THE HANDSOME FEET OF THE LORD.
UM, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SPONSORED.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE THAT ARE GIVING.
UM, AND IF YOU WANT TO GIVE AGAIN, WE WOULD LOVE YOUR SUPPORT.
UM, AND REALLY TO ANY OF THE TEAMS THANK YOU.
DANCING JAZZ WITH HER PARTNER LISA HEARS.
MONIQUE WALLACE, TEAM GROOVING GALS A 1, 2, 3, A THREE.
IF THEY TAUGHT THAT DANCE WHEN I GREW UP, 'CAUSE I REMEMBER WHEN THAT SONG CAME OUT, I'M JUST THAT OLD.
N ONE TWO IS QUICKER THAN I DO.
I WAS, COULD NOT HELP BUT BOUNCING IN MY SEAT.
IT WAS A FANTASTIC, IT WAS VERY FUN, VERY ENERGETIC AND THANK YOU ALL THE SPONSORS AND UM, EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO, UM, WE'RE, LISA AND I ARE BOTH EDUCATORS WITH BEFOR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, HENCE THE A BC
UM, BUT UM, FOR MY JOB, I'M A PARENT EDUCATOR.
SO I FIRST GET TO SEE FIRSTHAND SOME FAMILIES THAT COME THROUGH OUR SYSTEM AND I ACTUALLY GET TO, UM, SEE THEM.
SO YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS WILL GO TO A GREAT CAUSE.
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DANCING OPEN STYLE WITH HER PARTNER SHAKIM.HERE'S DEE SIMPSON TEAM HEIGHTENED HUSTLE.
AND NOW OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION.
YO VIP LET'S TAKE IT BABY, BABY.
GUY THAT THINKS HE'S, I DON'T WANT YOU A NUMBER.
NO, I DON'T WANNA GIVE YOU MY NO, I DON'T WANNA BEAT YOU.
NO, I DON'T WANT NO UB SCRU IS GUY HANGING PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRYING TO HOLLER GREETING EARTHLINGS.
WE HAVE NOW TAKEN OVER YOUR RADIO, DON'T YOU TELL ME TO SMILE AROUND.
MAKE NUMBER BEYOND WHAT YOU CAN DOWN UNCLE FIRST PROFILE.
I SAYS FROM THE NOW I THE VERY LAST MILE.
THAT'S TEAM WHEN COMES I AH, THE MOVEMENT, THE MOVEMENT ON THE FLOOR.
WHAT CAN I SAY? YOU KNOW, SHAKIM AND I HAVE SPENT TIME ON THE STAGE TOGETHER AND AS MUCH, MUCH TO HIS CHAGRIN, UM, AS MUCH AS HE TRIED TO HELP ME WITH DANCE MOVES DURING DIFFERENT PRODUCTIONS, HE FAILED.
BUT OBVIOUSLY DEE IS A MUCH BETTER STUDENTS.
SO ALL I CAN SAY, ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT YOU, YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE EXCELLED IN YOUR ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO CRAFT A PERSON.
WE, WE ALL LOOK UP TO YOU LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY.
ALRIGHT, SO, UH, I I'VE GOT A THOUSAND WHYS AND THAT'S JUST ONE OF THEM RIGHT THERE.
UM, SO, SO FIRST OF ALL, YOU, YOU ARE A STEWARD OF YOUR COMMUNITY.
YOU ARE THE THEY, RIGHT? I LEARNED THAT LEADERSHIP BU HEARD ALL MY ALUMNI OUT THERE GO RED.
SO I LEARNED MORE ABOUT KAPPA THROUGH JESSE AND CHRISSY AND JASON.
UM, AND THEN WE WERE HERE REHEARSING ON THURSDAY AND THE KIDS WERE HERE AND THEY WERE AMAZING.
AND THERE WAS THIS ONE CHILD THAT CAME AROUND TO ALL OF US AND SHE PUT A LITTLE SMILEY FACE ON HER HAND.
SHE JUST WALKED UP AND PUT A LITTLE SMILEY FACE.
AND ONE OF MY FRIENDS HERE SAID THAT THAT WAS THE ONLY GIFT THAT SHE COULD GIVE.
AND THEN TONIGHT THEY SENT US THESE BEAUTIFUL CARDS THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GIVEN US A SECOND CHANCE AND YOU ROCK.
AND ALL I CAN THINK OF IS, MAN, THEY'VE GIVEN US A SECOND CHANCE AND THEY ROCK.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE DO ANYTHING FOR THE CHILDREN.
SO DOESN'T MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, IT'S ALL FOR THE KIDS.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU SHAHEEM.
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DANCING CONTEMPORARY WITH HIS PARTNER ASHTON HEARS JOHN HAZEL TEAM HIGH AND TIGHT LEARNING HOW EVEN I FEEL BETTER NOW.IF I COULD CRAWL IN THE MIND AND GIVE ANY ADVICE TO MY YOUNGER, FIND SOMETHING YOU CAN HOLD ON TO FIND SOMEONE WHO WE HAVE FOR YOU.
FIND SOMEWHERE YOU CAN COME THAT DIE IT, FIND SOMETHING YOU CAN HOLD ON TO FIND SOMEONE WHO WILL BE THERE FOR YOU BECAUSE IT MATTERS SOMEWHERE YOU CAN COME DIE.
MY DAD, KAPPA DAD KAPPA DAD, THANK YOU.
AND TO PULL MYSELF TOGETHER ON THAT ONE
I HEARD THE WORDS OF THE SONG, AND I FELT THE MOVEMENT Y'ALL EXECUTED.
UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'D LIKE TO THANK MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
PSALM 91 TELLS US THAT GOD IS A REFUGE AND FORTRESS FOR WHO PROTECTS US FROM TROUBLE.
GOD IS A LOVING FATHER WHO SHIELDS HIS CHILDREN FROM SPIRITUAL HARM AND DELIVERS US FROM THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY.
WE DEMONSTRATE GOD'S LOVE AND PROTECTION FOR HIS CHILDREN BY LOVING CHILDREN AND PROTECTING THEM FROM HARM.
CHRISTINA AND JESSE AND ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE AT KAPPA HAVE GIVEN ALL OF US THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO TRY AND FULFILL WHAT I JUST READ.
AND IT HAS BEEN SO HUMBLING AND HONORING.
SO I WAS, I'M TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THAT AND THEY ARE DOING SUCH GREAT WORK.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY, YOU KNOW,
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IF YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE BUCKS, DON'T CARE WHO YOU GIVE IT TO.I'D LOVE IT IF YOU GAVE IT TO TEAM FIVE, TEAM HIGH AND TIGHT.
BUT IF YOU'VE GOT MONEY TO GIVE, PLEASE GIVE TILL IT HURTS BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO A WONDERFUL CAUSE.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR SPONSORS, MY WIFE, MY CAMPAIGN MANAGER,
DANCING HIP HOP WITH HIS PARTNER HANNAH.
IT'S GREG GODFREY, TEAM GUNPOWDER AND LEAD.
ANOTHER TWO STEPPING ON THE TABLE.
THERE'S A PARTY DOWNTOWN NEAR EVERYBODY AT MARKETING TIPS, EVERYBODY AT MARKETING TIPS.
AND FOR A FORD THAT THERE WE ARE FOREVER.
NOW THIS IS A STORY ALL ABOUT HOW MY LIFE GOT FLIPPED, TURNED UPSIDE DOWN AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MANAGER SIT RIGHT THERE.
I'LL TELL YOU HOW I BECAME THE PRINCE OF A TOWN CALLED BEL AIR IN WEST PHILADELPHIA.
BORN AND RAISED ON THE PLAYGROUND IS WHERE I SAID MOST OF MY DAYS.
CHILLING OUT, MAXING, RELAXING ON COOLING, ALL SHOOTING SOME PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL, WEARING A COUPLE OF GUYS.
STARTED MAKING TROUBLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
I GOT IN ONE LITTLE FIGHT AND MY MOM GOT SCARED AND SAID, YOU'RE MOVING WITH YOUR AUNTIE AND UNCLE IN BEL AIR.
YOU HOPE TO BE ALONE BY ANYONE.
YOU HOPE TO HAVE FUN WITH ANYONE.
TALK ABOUT, TALK ABOUT UNITING A CROWD.
SOME OF THOSE WERE LIKE THE OG OF MY CHILDHOOD.
AND YOUR FANCY FOOTWORK, UH, YOU GUYS, AS MY 14-YEAR-OLD WOULD SAY, YOU ATE IT UP AND LEFT.
HOWEVER, I HAVE TO SAY MY FAVORITE PART, FANTASTIC JOB.
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I JUST WANTEDI JUST WANNA SAY ALL, EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT CAME YESTERDAY AND TODAY, THANK YOU'ALL.
THIS HAS BEEN SO MUCH FUN TO ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK.
ALL THESE PEOPLE, LIKE IF YOU'VE DONE THIS BEFORE, IT'S HARDER THAN YOU THINK STANDING IN FRONT OF ALL THESE PEOPLE DANCING.
UH, I JUST WANNA SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW WHY WE'RE HERE NO MATTER WHO YOU GIVE TO GIVE, UH, WE GOTTA SEE THE KIDS ON THURSDAY.
IT WAS AMAZING HOW MUCH ENERGY THEY HAD.
GIVE DANCING, DISCO AND JAZZ WITH HER PARTNER CANDACE.
HERE'S CHARLOTTE HOFFMAN TEAM DISCO QUEENS.
KEPT THINKING I COULD NEVER LIVE WITHOUT YOU BY MY SIDE.
BUT THEN I SPENT SO MANY NIGHTS THINKING HOW YOU DID ME WRONG.
AND I GREW STRONG AND I LEARNED HOW TO GET ALONG AND I JUST WALKED IN HERE THAT LOOK ON YOUR FACE.
I SHOULDA CHANGED THAT STUPID LOCK I SHOULDA MADE YOU.
YOU BE BACK NOW BECAUSE YOU, I
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OH, CHARLOTTE, CHARLOTTE, CHARLOTTE.I MAY BE HIGH ON THE HAIRSPRAY, BUT
YOU KNOW, I COULD BE HIGH ON THE HAIRSPRAY, BUT I'M REVELING IN THE MUSIC AND THE SELECTIONS AND THE ERA.
I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT YOU COULD MOVE, BUT CANDACE, YOU BROUGHT IT TO A NEW LEVEL.
THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.
WE HAVE HAD THE BEST TIME GETTING THIS READY FOR Y'ALL.
AND WHAT CANDACE AND I REALLY WANTED TO, UM, COME ACROSS IN OUR PERFORMANCE IS THAT THERE'S AN EVOLUTION THAT THESE CHILDREN GO THROUGH.
AND OUR FIRST SONG WAS STAYING ALIVE.
SOME OF THESE KIDS ARE STRUGGLING EVERY DAY JUST TO GET FOOD ON THE TABLE AND HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE.
UM, AND THEN KAPPA COMES IN AND THERE'S NO STOPPING THEM.
UM, IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD, BUT IT TAKES A CARING, LOVING, OBSERVANT COMMUNITY TO HELP A CHILD THAT'S BEEN WITH ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND THEN FINALLY THEY WILL SURVIVE.
AND, UM, WE WANT THEM TO HAVE A PROSPEROUS FUTURE AND BE A GREAT MEMBER OF SOCIETY.
THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT DANCING HIP HOP WITH HER PARTNER KEMANI.
HERE'S KELLY COLLINS TEAM K SQUARED WORKING LADIES EXPERIENCE SOME.
CAN WE PRETEND THAT AIRPLANES, THE SHOOTING STARS, I CAN REALLY USE A WISH RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW, RIGHT NOW, CAN WE PRETEND THAT AIRPLANES, THE SHOOTING STARS, I CAN REALLY USE A WISH RIGHT NOW.
I COULD USE A DREAM WISH TO GO BACK TO A PLACE MUCH SIMPLER THAN THIS BECAUSE AFTER ALL THE BODY IN ITS SMASHING AND CRASHING AND ALL THE GLITZ AND THE GLAM AND THE FASHION AND ALL THE PANDEMONIUM AND ALL THE MADNESS THAT COMES TIME WHERE YOU FADE TO THE BLACKNESS.
AND WHEN YOU STARE AT THAT PHONE IN YOUR LAP AND YOU HOPING, BUT THEM PEOPLE NEVER CALL YOU BACK, BACK.
BUT THAT'S JUST HOW THE STORY UNFOLDS.
YOU GET ANOTHER HAND SOON AFTER YOU FOLD.
AND WHEN YOUR PLANS UNRAVEL IN THE SAYING, WHAT WOULD YOU WISH FOLK IF YOU HAD ONE CHANCE TO WEAR PLAYING AIRPLANE? SORRY, YOUNG, LATE, A MORE THAT GATE.
IF I MAKE THAT, THEN I SWITCH MY FLIGHT AND I'LL BE RIGHT BACK AT IT BY END.
AND JUMPMAN, WE HAVE A WIFE SAFELY.
THANK YOU FOR FLYING LEFT US TONIGHT.
I THINK I CAN CHARGE MY CELL PHONE ON YOUR JACKETS.
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LOVED HOW YOU INCORPORATED EVERYTHING IN THE MUSIC.AND DO YOU, DID Y'ALL ALL CATCH THE KANI CHILDREN OR IN THE RECORDINGS? WERE THOSE HIS KIDS? COME ON HERE.
BUT CONGRATULATE, THANKS FOR BRINGING THE KIDS.
OH MY GOSH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS HAS BEEN SUCH AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO KAMANI FOR ALL HIS PATIENCE WITH ME,
UM, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS REFLECTING TODAY WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY TONIGHT, I JUST THINK SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, IT'S OUTTA SIGHT OUTTA MIND.
IF YOU'RE NOT IMPACTED BY A CHILD THAT'S NEGLECTED, YOU DON'T REALLY RELATE TO IT.
UM, YOU KNOW, I WAS RAISED IN A HEALTHY, HAPPY ENVIRONMENT WITH TWO LOVING PARENTS.
AND I JUST MEETING ALL OF THESE CHILDREN THROUGH ALL OF THIS IS JUST REALLY, IT'S, IT'S AMAZING WHAT THIS ORGANIZATION DOES.
AND I DON'T CARE WHO YOU GIVE TO $5 WHATEVER PLEASE GIVE.
THEY NEED IT TO KEEP DOING WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
THEY KEEP TELLING US THAT WE'RE THE HEROES AND THE STARS.
WE ARE NOT JESSE, UM, CHRISTINA, THE WHOLE CAP ORGANIZATION, THEY ARE THE HEROES.
DANCING JAZZ WITH HIS PARTNER AARON.
IT'S NICK MASSENBURG TEAM, THE OCHO.
I STAY OUT TOO LATE, GOT NOTHING IN MY BRAIN.
AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE SAY IS THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE SAY.
BUT I KEEP CRU CAN'T STOP, WON'T STOP MOVING IT.
LIKE I GOT THIS MUSIC IN MY MIND SAYING IT'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT.
HEY, I'M JUST GONNA SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE.
HOW A BREAK'S GONNA, BREAK'S, GONNA, I'M JUST GONNA SHAKE.
I SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT OFF A SHAKE A SHAKE IT, A SHAKE IT OFF, SHAKE IT OFF, SHAKE IT OFF, SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT OFF, SHAKE IT OFF, SHAKE IT OFF.
NEW DI NEW DIMENSIONS IN NICK MASSENBURG.
AARON, HOW DID YOU DO THAT? HOW, HOW IS IT, HOW IS IT NICK, THAT A AEROSPACE ENGINEER CAN'T DO AN EIGHT COUNT
IT'S RATHER EMBARRASSING, BUD.
SO APPARENTLY AIRPLANES DO NOT NEED TO GO AS HIGH AS EIGHT.
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I APPRECIATE IT.SO, UH, I'VE BEEN ASKED, YOU KNOW, MULTIPLE TIMES THE LAST FEW MONTHS, YOU KNOW, WHY, WHY ARE YOU DANCING? AND LIKE, THE EASY ANSWER IS LIKE CHRISTINA AND JESSE, THEY'RE VERY CONVINCING.
UH, SO I MEAN, I I KINDA GO BACK TO MY ROOTS HERE THAT I GREW UP INCREDIBLY POOR.
LIKE I'D SAY WE WERE DIRT FLOOR POOR, BUT THERE'S A COUPLE TIMES WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE FOUR, RIGHT? UH, BUT I ALWAYS HAD MY PARENTS THERE I AM.
MY PARENTS WERE MARRIED 53 YEARS.
AND I KNEW THAT I ALWAYS HAD THAT SAFE SPOT TO LAY IN MY HEAD THAT I, I KNEW I WASN'T GONNA BE ABUSED, THAT I I WAS HELD TO STRICT STANDARDS.
BUT THAT'S GOOD, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT KAPPA DOES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT DON'T HAVE THAT SAME BENEFIT, THAT THEY HAVE THAT SAFE BED TO LAY DOWN IN.
THEY KNOW THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE WORLD QUITE YET, AND THEY'RE SAFE AT HOME.
SO PLEASE VOTE FOR TEAMMATE DANCING JAZZ WITH HIS PARTNER AARON.
NO RESERVATIONS TAKING YOUR WAY IN THE WORLD TODAY.
TAKES EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT TAKING A BREAK FROM ALL YOUR WORLD.
WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO GET, SOMETIMES YOU WANT GO WHERE EVERYBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME AND THEY'RE ALWAYS MAGIC.
YOU WANNA BE WHERE YOU CAN SEE TROUBLES ARE ALL YOU WANNA BE.
WHERE EVERYBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME.
TONIGHT I'M GOING HAVE MYSELF GOOD TIME.
STOP ME BECAUSE I'M HAVING A GOOD TIME.
STAR THE SKY OF I RACING CAR, PASSING BY.
I'M RUNNING THROUGH THE SKY 200 DEGREES AS CALL MR. FARRON HIGH.
I'M TRAVELING UP THE SPEED OF SUPERSONIC ON YOU.
I DON'T WANNA STOP AT CLOSING TIME.
ONE LAST CALL FOR ALCOHOL, WHISKEY, BEER CLOSING TIME.
EVERY NEW BEGINNING COMES FROM SOME OTHER
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Y'ALL.I'VE HAD, I COULD RELATE THAT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF OTHER OF YOU COULD RELATE BEING IN A AND YOU OWN A BAR.
I JUST LEARNED THAT YESTERDAY.
AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE DILIGENCE AND THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR YOUR DANCE.
I JUST HAVE TO SAY, IF ANYONE KNOWS NICK, YOU KNOW THAT TONIGHT HE IS WEARING HIS VERY FANCY KE CROP, TUXEDO CROP, TUXEDO CROP TUXEDO CROPS.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING TONIGHT, UH, AND ALL OF THE SUPPORT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED SO FAR, THANK YOU TO MY PARTNER ERIN.
SHE'S BEEN, UH, SHE SHE, SHE HAD A TOUGH ROAD TO HOE TEACHING ME HOW TO DANCE.
UM, SO, UM, AS, AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, WE ACTUALLY DID ONE EVENT TO FUNDRAISE AND WE GOT RAINED OUT.
SO DURING THAT FUNDRAISER, WE WERE GONNA AUCTION OFF THIS PAINTING THAT WE HAD COMMISSIONED FROM AMIR FERRIS.
UH, SO I WAS GONNA AUCTION OFF NOW SINCE WE HAVE TIME.
SO
DO I HEAR? 1200, 1200, 12, 1200.
WE'LL HOLD IT BACK HERE FOR YOU.
DANCING CONTEMPORARY WITH HER PARTNER MEGAN.
UH, UH, HEY CASEY, IT'S KAPPA.
WE NEED PLACEMENT OF A TWO WEEK OLD PREMATURE NEWBORN.
WE KNOW THIS IS YOUR FIRST, BUT YOU'LL BE PERFECT.
WE HAVE A SIX MONTH OLD LITTLE GIRL WITH A HOST OF MEDICAL ISSUES.
COULD YOU HOUSE HER FOR A LITTLE WHILE, CASEY? CONGRATULATIONS ON TWO SUCCESSFUL REUNIFICATIONS.
WE HAVE A LITTLE BOY WHO NEEDS A HOME.
CAN YOU TAKE HIM LIKE A SMALL BOAT ON THE OCEAN, SENDING BIG WAVES INTO MOTION.
LIKE HOW A SINGLE WORD CAN MAKE A HEART OPEN.
I MIGHT ONLY HAVE ONE MATCH, BUT I CAN MAKE AN EXPLOSION.
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POWER TO STAND.OKAY, I'M GONNA DO MY LEVEL BEST HERE.
SO FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS ON MAKING ALMOST 400 PEOPLE CRY,
UM, SO THE STORY THAT YOU BROUGHT TO ALL OF US TONIGHT RESONATES VERY DEEPLY WITH ME.
I WAS ADOPTED AND IN A FOSTER HOME FOR A VERY SHORT TIME WHEN I WAS A BABY.
AND I CAN'T TELL YOU THE IMPORTANCE OF FOSTER PARENTS AND PARENTS THAT ADOPT, AND PARENTS THAT WORK TOWARDS THE REUNIFICATION.
THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING, THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CHILDREN AND IN OUR COMMUNITY IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
AND IT IS NOT NOTHING SHORT OF HERO.
I'M GONNA CATCH MY BREATH HERE.
UM, WHEN WE DID OUR KICKOFF EVENT, I GAVE MY INSTRUCTOR MEGAN A DREAM AND A VISION.
AND I NEVER THOUGHT THAT SHE WOULD EXECUTE IT AS GOOD AS IT IS.
AND MEGAN, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO, UH, I GUESS I WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING OUT HERE TONIGHT, BUT THANK YOU.
JUST DOES NOT SEEM LIKE ENOUGH.
SO THE FIRST LITTLE BOY THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, THIS IS NOT A SKIT.
MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN FOSTER PARENTS WITH KAPPA.
WE HAVE WELCOMED NINE BABIES INTO OUR HOME.
THE FIRST LITTLE BABY THAT WE TOLD YOU ABOUT.
I CAN'T TELL YOU A NAME AND I CAN'T TELL YOU A FACE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT ALL NINE CHILDREN HAVE A MIRACULOUS STORY.
THE FIRST LITTLE GUY THAT WE TOLD YOU ABOUT, I WANNA TELL Y'ALL THAT HE IS REUNIFIED AND MOTHER IS DOING AMAZING.
OUR SECOND LITTLE GIRL WHO HAD A HOST OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS, SHE IS ALSO REUNIFIED.
BUT NOT ONLY IS SHE REUNIFIED, SHE IS HEALTHY, SHE IS BEAUTIFUL, AND SHE IS ALSO AMAZING.
I CAN PUT A FACE TO A NAME TONIGHT.
THIS IS CAMP ELLIOT, AND IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE IN YOUR HAND, I BEG YOU TO HOLD IT UP.
AND EVERYONE ELSE, I BEG YOU TO TURN AROUND AND LOOK.
CAMP ELLIOT HAS THE SAME LAST NAME AS ME.
AS OF NOVEMBER 25TH CAMP, ELLIOT'S INNOCENCE WAS STOLEN FROM HIM BEFORE BIRTH.
BUT BECAUSE OF KAPPA HAVE BEEN EDUCATED, I HAVE BEEN LOVED, I HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED, AND AT TIMES I HAVE EVEN BEEN HELD.
SO WHEN YOU DONATE TONIGHT, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE YOU HELPING THIS YEAR, BUT THIS LITTLE BOY YOU HAVE HELPED FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
SO FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU.
AND K, YOU'RE A PIECE OF ME, I'LL TAKE YOU WITH ME WHEREVER I GO.
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I AM NOT SURE THERE'S MUCH MORE THAT WE CAN SAY.ANYWAY, UM, AS WE ALL SAW, THAT WAS A PROFOUND PERFORMANCE.
UM, BUT ALL OF OUR PERFORMANCES WERE AMAZING AND LET'S GIVE ANOTHER HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF US.
SO FOLKS GIVE HARD AND WE'LL SEE YOU AFTER INTERMISSION.
WELL, TERRY, THERE'S A SMASH TO RIGHT FIELD.
SO BUFORT COUNTY HOME RUNS SHOT OVER THE RIGHT FIELD.
CARS ALL OVER BEAUFORT COUNTY ARE BEING TARGETED BY THIEVES.
WE WANT TO REMIND YOU NOT TO LEAVE VALUABLES IN YOUR CAR AND TO KEEP YOUR DOORS LOCKED.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT RECENT THEFTS, PLEASE CONTACT THE BUFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE OR CRIME STOPPERS.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO THE STAGE, KATIE HUBLE AND JESSE GAVIGAN
ALRIGHT, FRIENDS, I HOPE YOU GAVE EVERYTHING THAT WAS IN YOUR WALLET TONIGHT, GUYS, ONE MORE TIME.
A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF YOU AS THE, AS THE
AS THE KAPPA STAFF TALLIES, THE JUDGES SCORES AND YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS WILL BE TREATED TO PERFORMANCES FROM OUR FUTURE DANCE INSTRUCTORS.
THESE TALENTED INDIVIDUALS ARE JUST A GLIMPSE OF THE AMAZING TALENT FOUND AT THE JANE RICHARDSON DANCE STUDIO.
THE DERRICK BALLET CONSERVATORY AND UNITED DANCE PLEX PREPARE FOR AN EXPLOSIVE JAZZ PERFORMANCE BY THE TALENTED STUDENTS OF THE JANE RICHARDSON DANCE STUDIO PERFORMING COMPANY.
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SO GLITTER IN MY EYES, THEN LIKE DREAM, LIKE ON A GLASS LAND.
AND I, THE M STARING AT THE CEILING DOOR, I MISS ME TOO.
AND THERE'S JUST SOMETHING SO BITTER AND COLD IN THE AIR NIGHT.
SO IF TIME IS A HEALER, IS THERE WAITING? I CAN FIND I THE, THE FULL AND WAY BACK TO BECAUSE I MISS MISS ME TOO.
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GET READY FOR A SHOWSTOPPING MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCE BY THE SKILLED DANCERS OF UNITED DANCE PLEX.WHAT'S ABOUT, THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.
WE'LL ALWAYS BE LIKE, PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO THE STAGE KATIE HUBLE AND JESSE GAVIGAN.
I FORGOT THAT BACK HERE BECAUSE WE'RE ABOUT TO ANNOUNCE THE STARS IN A SECOND.
UM, THOSE WERE SOME PRETTY AMAZING PERFORMANCES.
LET'S GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
WELL, FRIENDS, WE ARE GOING TO START OFF WITH BRINGING OUR JUDGES BACK OUT HERE ON THE DAN
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OR BACK OUT HERE TO THEIR SEATS.SO PLEASE GIVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR MELISSA, MIKE, AND GRAYSON.
SO NOW FOR THEIR LAST TIME THIS EVENING, LET'S WELCOME BACK THE STARS OF TONIGHT, OUR DANCERS AND THEIR INCREDIBLE DANCE INSTRUCTORS.
WE READY AND FRIENDS, CHEER ON ALL THE TEAMS THAT YOU SEE AND PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SHOW 'EM LOTS OF LOVE.
HERE'S YOUR FIRST TEAM, TEAM TWO, KELLY MASAD AND RASHAD GATSON.
12 JENNIFER TUCKER AND ELLEN GRACE TUCK WELLER MANIFESTING THE MIRROR BALL
TEAM THREE, ALISON SUMMERALL AND AMY RAS, THE BELLS TEAM.
NINE MONIQUE WALLACE AND LISA TONIGHT, GROOVING GALS AND TEAM 10 D SIMPSON AND SHAKIM GARDNER HEIGHT IN THE HUSTLE TEAM.
TEAM FIVE, JOHN, HAZEL AND ASHTON.
TEAM SEVEN, GREG GODFREY AND HANDLING HOP GUN PATTERN.
TEAM FOUR, CHARLOTTE HOFFMAN AND CANDACE.
TEAM 11, KELLY COLLINS AND KIMANI BROWN CARPENTER, K SQUARE FLYING IN
TEAM EIGHT, NICK MASSENBURG AND AARON HANCOCK, THE O TEAM ONE.
NICK BOOR AND AARON DEMERS, NO RESERVATIONS.
AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, TEAM SIX, CASEY PHELPS AND MEGAN.
ALL RIGHT, ONE LAST HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR STARS AND OUR DAY.
SO I HAVE TO SAY AGAIN, ANOTHER HUGE THANK YOU TO TREY SMITH AND HILTON HAD CADILLAC FOR BEING OUR MAJOR SPONSOR FOR THE EVENING.
ALRIGHT FRIENDS, IT'S TIME TO BRING OUT THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP AND THE CAPTAIN OF OUR DANCE, OUR DANCING WITH THE STARS.
MS. CHRISTINA WILSON, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
AND JESSE CHAPMAN, OUR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT.
I WANNA MAKE SURE WE, SO OUR FIRST AWARD IS FOR BEST CHOREOGRAPHY.
SO THE 2025 BEST CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD GOES TO TEAM THREE.
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OUR ALUMNI BEST COSTUME.ALRIGHT FRIENDS, I'M GETTING SO EXCITED.
SO THESE ARE ALL OF OUR DANCERS THAT HAVE DANCED PREVIOUSLY FOR KAPPA.
THEY HAVE VOTED, VOTED TEAM 10 D SIMPSON AND SHAKIM GARDNER LOOK ALL, OH YEAH, I DO.
SORRY, WHAT ARE YOU SORRY ABOUT.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SORRY.
GIVE HIM ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
ALRIGHT FRIENDS, OUR BEST COSTUME GOES TO TEAM 12, JENNIFER TUK WHEELER AND ELLEN GRACE TUCKER.
MAKE SURE TO LOOK UP, LOOK UP.
'CAUSE THAT ONE, THESE CUE CARDS.
WE'RE, WE'RE JUST SO EXCITED THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE DO IT RIGHT FOR THE KIDS.
AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER TONIGHT, THE KIDS' CHOICE AWARD IS SELECTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF THE OPEN ARMS CHILDREN'S HOME.
IT WILL BE PRESENTED TONIGHT BY SUSAN CATO.
OUT THERE WITH US, SUSAN SUSAN CATO IS KAPPA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITUS.
SUSAN WAS THE FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF KAPPA JOINING THE ORGANIZATION IN 1985 AND RETIRING THREE DECADES LATER.
LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR HER LIFETIME OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP.
ON BEHALF OF THE 11 RESIDENTS LIVING AT THE OPEN ARMS TONIGHT, THEIR CHOICE IS TEAM SIX.
WOO CASEY AND NO, THEY DON'T NEED IT.
WITH INCREDIBLE CHOREOGRAPHY AND A PERFORMANCE FULL OF EXCITEMENT AND ENTERTAINMENT.
TONIGHT, JUDGES CHOICE AWARDS GOES TO TEAM SEVEN, GREG GODFREY AND HANNAH.
ALL RIGHTY, FRIENDS GUYS, ONE MORE TIME FOR OUR AMAZING FOLKS THAT HAVE WON SO FAR, AND PLEASE WELCOME TO CENTER STAGE OUR CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MS. CHRISTINA WILSON, AND OUR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, MS. JESSE CHAPMAN.
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TWO, TWO YEARS.TWO YEARS AGO AS I STOOD UP HERE, MY MOUTH WAS DRY.
IF YOU SCREW UP THE CUE CARDS AT A COMMUNITY EVENT, YOUR MOUTH GETS DRY TOO.
40 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, THE OPEN ARMS SHELTER FIRST OPENED ITS DOORS AS A BEACON OF HOPE FOR CHILDREN IN NEED.
OVER TIME, AS THE MISSION EXPANDED, THE SHELTER WAS RENAMED TO REFLECT THE LOVE AND CARE IT PROVIDES, NOW KNOWN AS THE OPEN ARMS CHILDREN'S HOME.
IT STANDS PROUDLY AS THE ONLY SAFE HAVEN FOR CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE SUFFERED ABUSE OR NEGLECT.
AND TO DATE, IT HAS TOUCHED WELL OVER 2,500 LIVES.
OPEN ARMS IS SO MUCH MORE THAN A BUILDING, IT'S A HOME, A WARM, NURTURING SPACE WHERE CHILDREN WHO HAVE ENDURED UNIMAGINABLE PAIN CAN COME TO HEAL, FEEL SAFE, AND FOR MANY EXPERIENCE, LOVE AND COMFORT FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
WE CELEBRATE THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF KAPPA BEING A SANCTUARY FOR THESE CHILDREN.
WHAT BEGAN AS A SIMPLE IDEA HAS GROWN INTO SOMETHING MUCH LARGER, A PLACE WHERE COUNTLESS LIVES HAVE BEEN TRANSFORMED.
THE LEGACY, THE LEGACY OF OPEN ARMS IS THE RESULT OF THE HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND COMPASSION OF SO MANY STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, BUSINESS PARTNERS, OUR COMMUNITY, AND YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS JOURNEY.
FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS, THIS IS HARD.
OUT OF THE HOME, MANY OTHER PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN BORN, PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO NOT ONLY CARE FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE, BUT ALSO TO PREVENT IT FROM SCHOOL-BASED OUTREACH AND PARENTING CLASSES TO HOME VISITATION AND FOSTER CARE OPTIONS.
THESE INITIATIVES AIM TO BREAK THE CYCLE AND PROTECT OUR CHILDREN FROM HARM.
WE'RE ALMOST THERE TO EVERYONE WHO HAS PLAYED A PART IN THIS INCREDIBLE WORK.
FROM TONIGHT'S EVENT ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1985, AND EVEN BEFORE, WE OFFER OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO EVERY STAR AND INSTRUCTOR.
WE KNOW THE WORK YOU HAVE POURED INTO THIS EVENT AND OUR CAUSE FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
ON BEHALF OF KAPPA, THE BOARD, OUR STAFF, THE KIDS AND FAMILIES WE SERVE, THE EXCHANGE CLUB AND THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
WE APPRECIATE EVERY SINGLE OUNCE YOU HAVE GIVEN.
NOW WE READ, I GOTTA READ THE CART
IT'S NOT WRITTEN ON THERE THOUGH,
ALL RIGHT, AS WE CLOSE THIS EVENING CELEBRATION, WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT OUR FINAL AWARD.
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD RAISING DA.
IT'S MUCH BETTER WHEN YOU'RE HOLDING THE ENVELOPE.
WAIT, WHICH ONE COMES FIRST? I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE I SAY FIRST.
TEAM 11, KELLY COLLINS, AND K ON.
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YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TONIGHT.ONE MORE BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THESE AMAZING PEOPLE AND ALL OF YOU.
NOW WE WILL SEE YOU AT THE AFTER PARTY, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, HIT THAT MUSIC AND LET'S ALL, BUT HERE WE GO.
SO THANKS FOR WATCHING BEAUFORT COUNTY TV.
I'M THE OFF PARK RANGER HERE AT DREW ISLAND STATE PARK.
COME SPEND THE DAY WITH ME HERE WE ARE AT DRY ISLAND STATE PARKS MARINA.
I AM OVER MANAGING THE SLIPS HERE AT THE MARINA.
UM, WE HAVE 50 SLIPS, 48 OF 'EM ARE 25 BY 15 FOOT SLIPS, AND THEN WE HAVE TWO 50 FOOTER SLIPS.
UM, I'VE BEEN OVER THE MARINA PROGRAM FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, AND, UH, WHEN I FIRST STARTED WE HAD EIGHT SLIPS FILLED OUT OF 50.
AND, UM, AFTER RUNNING IT FOR ABOUT 13 MONTHS, WE WERE ABLE TO REACH FULL OCCUPANCY.
UM, AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, I'VE HAD A WAIT LIST WITH ABOUT 15 EVER SINCE.
UM, WE GIVE SPECIAL OFFERS ON, UH, SLIP PRICES FOR THE 25 BY 15 FOOT SLIPS.
UM, IF YOU, YOU CAN DO A SIX MONTH OR A 12 MONTH, THAT'S THE ONLY TWO WE OFFER.
IF YOU DO THE 12 MONTH AND YOU CHOOSE TO PAY UP FRONT, YOU GET A 10% DISCOUNT.
IT'S $2,700 RATHER PAYING, UM, MONTH BY MONTH.
IT'S TWO 50 A MONTH, WHICH ADDS UP TO THREE GRAND.
AND THEN THE SIX MONTH LEASE IS $1,500.
UM, WHETHER YOU PAY IT ALL UP FRONT OR IN $250 PAYMENTS, I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR GENERATING INVOICES FOR OUR CURRENT LEASERS AS WELL AS SETTING UP NEW CONTRACTS, UM, AS WELL AS RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING OF THESE PEDESTALS, CHECKING THE UTILITIES, THE WATER, THE POWER.
WE HAD A COLD SNAP RECENTLY HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, I SET A DRIP SO THESE WOULDN'T BE WITHOUT, UM, RUNNING WATER FOR THE, UM, PEOPLE THAT COME OUT HERE OFTEN.
UM, AS WELL AS, UM, YOU KNOW, KEEPING UP WITH THE LEASERS THEMSELVES AND GETTING TO KNOW 'EM ON A FACE-TO-FACE BASIS.
AND KNOWING, UM, KNOWING WHO I HAVE HERE AT THE MARINA, WE HAVE A FEW REGULARS, UM, AND THEY'RE A VITAL PART IN KEEPING THE, UH, MARINA UP TO DATE.
THEY LET ME KNOW IF SOMEONE'S BOATS COME LOOSE OR IF THERE'S BEEN DAMAGE TO A STORM.
UM, THE WATER'S DOWN RIGHT NOW, SO IT'S, UH, UM, IT IS A BIT OF AN ISSUE KEEPING TRACK OF, UM, THE SAFETY OF THESE BOATS.
UM, THE MARINA'S LIKE MY BABY, I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO, UM, WATCH IT GROW.
UM, A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT THE MARINA.
UM, WE HAD AN OLD MARINA THAT USED TO BE RIGHT HERE.
UM, AND THEN IN 2008 WE HAD A REALLY BAD STORM THAT CAUSED ENOUGH DAMAGE THAT OVER THE YEARS AFTER THAT, UM, THE MARINA BEGAN TO SINK.
UM, LATER WE GOT THE BUDGET TO REDO THE MARINA, UM, WHICH IS WHAT YOU SEE HERE, AS WELL AS REDOING THE, UH, BATHHOUSE UP ON THE HILL, REMODELED ALL THE BATHROOMS, UM, SHOWERS, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF, ADDED HEAT AND AIR TO IT.
SO NEXT WE'RE GONNA GO TO ANOTHER FACILITY WHERE I'LL DEMONSTRATE SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES I HAVE AS OUR SAFETY OFFICER HERE AT DRY ISLAND STATE PARK.
HERE WE ARE AT DRY ALLEN'S GAS STOCK RIGHT NEXT TO OUR TACKLE SHOP.
UM, AND HERE I'M GONNA SHOW YOU ONE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT SAFETY OFFICER IS CHECKING ALL OF OUR FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
UM, THIS IS THE BIGGEST ONE WE HAVE ON PARK.
UM, IT'S RATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE GAS DOCK.
AND WHAT WE DO WHEN WE INSPECT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, UM, IS FIRST YOU TAKE IT OFF ITS STAND AND YOU CHECK THE GAUGE, UM, SEE IF IT'S NOT UNDER OR OVERCHARGED.
BUT THE MAIN THING THAT YOU WANT TO CHECK, UM, AS SOMEONE WHO'S NOT A, UM, A CERTIFIED FIRE TECH IS, UM, IF YOU TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN, LIKE SO IF THE WEIGHT SHIFTS GRADUALLY, THAT MEANS YOU KNOW THAT THE CONTENTS ISN'T CLUMPED UP TOGETHER.
YOU CAN KEEP DOING THAT JUST TO SEE, BUT
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IF YOU FEEL A BIG PLUMP, THAT MEANS IT'S CLUMPED UP TOGETHER.UM, AND I DO THIS WITH ALL 42 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
WE HAVE ON PARK, WE HAVE 'EM IN THE CAMPGROUNDS, EVERY FACILITY, OUR CABINS, VILLAS, UM, OUR TACKLE SHOP, AS WELL AS THE GAS DOCK.
AND THE MAIN THING IS TO CHECK THAT AND TO CHECK THE CHARGE.
AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE DONE, YOU CAN JUST HANG IT BACK UP AND THEN YOU CAN SIGN OFF ON THIS SPECIFIC MONTH, UM, WHICH THIS IS JANUARY.
UM, AND I'LL NOTE THAT ONCE A YEAR I HAVE, UM, A CERTIFIED FIRE TECH COME OUT AND HAVE THESE SERVICED.
I JUST HAD THIS ONE SERVICED, UM, IN DECEMBER, RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
SO THIS ONE'S PRETTY MUCH GOOD FOR A WHOLE NOTHER YEAR.
UM, ANOTHER ASPECT OF BEING THE SAFEST OFFICER HERE AT DREW ISLAND STATE PARK IS, UM, FACILITY INSPECTIONS, MAKING SURE EVERYTHING'S SAFE, MAKING SURE WE'RE STAYING UP TO DATE ON, UM, SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON OUR, UM, HVAC, ON ANYTHING THAT NEEDS IT, LOOKING FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, LOOKING FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT NEED REPLACING OUR ATTENTION.
UM, AND OF COURSE FILING THE, UM, MONTHLY PAPERWORK FOR OUR FIRE EXTINGUISHER INSPECTIONS AS WELL AS THE FACILITIES.
UM, SO WE CAN STAY UP TO DATE AND BE OFFICIAL.
NEXT, WE'RE GONNA GO AND WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE LEAK.
HERE WE ARE ON OUR MAIN CAUSEWAY BRIDGE HERE AT DREW ISLAND STATE PARK.
UM, PERSONALLY THIS IS MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT COMING TO WORK, IS DRIVING ACROSS THIS CAUSEWAY BRIDGE AND LOOKING OUT AT THE LAKE EVERY DAY.
UM, AS I SAID EARLIER, THE LAKE'S DOWN PRETTY LOW RIGHT NOW.
UM, EVERY WINTER THEY DROP THE LAKE A FEW FEET, BUT THIS YEAR IS THE 10 YEAR LOW.
EVERY 10 YEARS THEY DROP THE LAKE SIGNIFICANTLY LOW, UM, TO KILL AN INVASIVE HYDRILLA PLANT AS WELL AS FOR PEOPLE TO WORK ON THEIR DOCKS.
AND SINCE THE DAM AND THE TOWERS ARE SO OLD, IT GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO MAINTENANCE THOSE AS WELL.
UM, LAKE MURRAY IS 50,000 ACRES, UM, OF MANMADE LAKE ANDREA ISLAND.
UM, BENEFITS FROM THIS LAKE HEAVILY.
UM, IT BRINGS SO MUCH, SO MANY GUESTS TO OUR PARK.
UM, THEY COME TO HANG OUT HERE AT THE SHELTERS.
UM, PITCH A HAMMOCK LAY OUT AT THE LITTLE BEACHY AREA WE HAVE AT OUR OLD OFFICE.
UM, IT BRINGS A LOT OF VISITORS COME SUMMERTIME.
UM, ALSO IN THE SUMMERTIME, UM, BRINGS ALL OF OUR BIG GAME TOURNAMENTS.
DREW ALLEN'S KNOWN FOR ALL OF ITS FISHING TOURNAMENTS.
WE HAVE 'EM YEAR ROUND, JUST ABOUT EVERY WEEKEND.
UM, TO HIGHLIGHT ONE BIG ONE, DREW ISLAND GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST THE WORLD BASS CHAMPIONSHIP WHERE WE HOSTED 25 COUNTRIES, UM, FOR A WEEK AND WATCHED THEM SHOOT OUT EVERY DAY AND COME IN AND SAW THE BIG WEIGH-INS.
AND THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE MANY BIG ONES THAT WE HAVE HERE.
UM, THAT'S A BIG JOB FOR OUR OPENING SHIFT HERE AT DREW ISLAND IS TO, UM, DIRECT ALL THE BOATERS FOR THOSE TOURNAMENTS AND, AND PARK 'EM AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HOUSE ALL THOSE FISHERMEN FOR, UH, FOR THOSE TOURNAMENTS.
WE HAVE THE BIG BASS, UH, CHALLENGE AND WE HAVE A BUNCH OF SMALL TOURNAMENTS RANGING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 15 BOATS ALL THE WAY UP TO 150.
IF YOU'LL NOTICE, OVER HERE IS OUR FRONT CAMPGROUND, WHICH IS NEWLY RENOVATED.
UM, IT RECEIVED, UM, UPGRADES FOR ELECTRICAL, UP TO 50 AMP SERVICE, UM, NEW WATER, AND EVEN ADDED, UH, SEWER HOOKUPS AS WELL.
SO, UM, WHEN THIS ONE OPENS UP, HOPEFULLY EARLY SPRING, UM, IT'LL BE OPEN FOR THE GUESTS TO ENJOY A BRAND NEW CAMPGROUND WITH, UM, BRAND NEW FACILITIES.
UM, NEXT WE'RE GONNA GO AND WALK THROUGH ONE OF OUR VILLAS AND MAKE SURE IT'S READY FOR A GUEST CHECK-IN HERE WE ARE AT DREW ISLANDS VILLAS.
UM, THIS IS VILLA ONE BEHIND ME, BUT WE HAVE FIVE VILLAS, UM, VILLAS ONE, THREE AND FIVE ARE THREE BEDROOMS AND VILLAS TWO AND FOUR ARE TWO BEDROOMS. UM, THESE ARE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, AREN'T INTO THE, THE CAMPING LIFE OR THE TENT LIFE, UM, GLAMPING AS PEOPLE CALL IT.
UM, THESE PRICES RANGE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1 35 A NIGHT TO MAYBE EVEN, UH, AS FAR AS TWO 50 A NIGHT, DEPENDING ON TIME OF YEAR, TWO BEDROOM, THREE BEDROOM.
UM, IF IT'S A WEEKEND WEEKDAY OR IF IT'S THE ONLY ONE LEFT.
UM, BILL'S ONE AND TWO ARE THE NEWLY REMODELED INSIDE AND OUT, NEW FURNITURE, NEW PAINT FLOORS, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
UM, THERE IS A DOCK BEHIND VILLA ONE.
IT IS THE ONLY DOCK THAT WE HAVE, UM, HERE AT THE VILLAS, BUT IT IS A COMMUNAL DOCK.
AND THE REASON THAT IT'S ON, IT'S ONLY BEHIND VILLA ONE IS BECAUSE VILLA ONE IS OUR HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE VILLA.
UM, BUT ANY VILLA CAN USE THAT DOCK AS THEY PLEASE.
UM, BUT WE'RE HERE TO DO A WALKTHROUGH OF THE VILLA, SO IF YOU WANNA FOLLOW ME, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO A WALKTHROUGH AND, UH, I'LL LET YOU KNOW EVERYTHING THAT GOES IN WITH THAT.
SO AS YOU'LL SEE, I USED A KEY CARD.
WE WERE ABLE TO INSTALL, UM, KEY CARD LOCKS AT ALL OF OUR VILLAS IN OUR CAMPER CABINS, AS WELL AS THE BATHHOUSES FOR THOSE.
UM, MAKES IT EASIER IN CASE, UH, OUR METAL KEYS GET LOST.
UM, AND IT'S BEEN A REAL, UH, TREAT TO USE.
SO THIS IS THE INSIDE OF VILLA ONE.
UM, WHAT I'M IN HERE TO DO IS TO WALK THROUGH IT AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S READY FOR A GUEST, UM, DOWN TO THE NITPICKY STUFF.
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MAKE SURE THAT THE, UM, IT WAS CLEANED PROPERLY AND THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS OUT OF OUR GUESTS WHILE THEY STAY WITH US.SO THEY HAVE THE BEST, UM, EXPERIENCE, UM, TOTAL.
SO WE ALWAYS, UH, CHECK THE FIREPLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WORKS GREAT, WHICH IT DOES REMOTE'S PROGRAMMED AND EVERYTHING.
AND TURN THAT BACK OFF BECAUSE IT IS A LITTLE WARM IN HERE.
UM, WE TRY TO CHECK EVERY LAMP TO MAKE SURE THAT IT LIGHTS UP.
UM, EVERY LIGHT IN THE VILLA, WE WANNA MAKE SURE WORKS.
UM, OF COURSE WE, WE CHECK THE TV, MAKE SURE THEY WORK.
AND IN THE BATHROOM WE'RE GONNA CHECK AND MAKE SURE ALL THE LIGHTS WORK LIKE THE REST OF THE VILLA.
MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE TOWELS HAVE BEEN, UH, PUT IN PROPERLY AND, AND STORED.
WE'RE GONNA CHECK THE CLEANLINESS OF THE, UH, THE TUBS AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO DIRT HAIR OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD.
UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE HAVE RUNNING WATER, FLUSH THE TOILETS, YOU KNOW, CHECK BEHIND, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S CLEAN.
THEN WE GO IN TO CHECK IN THE FIRST BEDROOM.
I LIKE TO DO IT IN A BIG CIRCLE SO I DON'T MISS ANYTHING WALKING THROUGH THESE VILLAS.
WE CHECK ALL THE DRAWERS TO MAKE SURE THAT A GUEST DIDN'T LEAVE ANYTHING BEHIND IN A PREVIOUS DAY.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT TO CHECK UNDER THE BEDS TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NOTHING UNDER THERE THAT, UM, WILL CAUSING ISSUE FOR A GUEST.
CHECK AROUND IN THE NIGHTSTAND AS WELL.
WANNA RUN OUR HAND ACROSS THE TABLE? MAKE SURE THERE'S NO DIRT OR CRUMBS LEFT FROM ANY PREVIOUS DAY.
WANNA CHECK THESE LIGHTS RIGHT HERE? MAKE SURE ALL THAT DON'T TURN ON.
WE'LL GO OUTSIDE REAL FAST AND WE'LL CHECK THE, UM, PORCH TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD.
THE LIGHTS OUT HERE WORK FOR OUR GUESTS.
ALSO DO A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FIRE PIT.
MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING ON OUR OUTDOOR PATIOS WORK PROPERLY.
ONE, TWO, AND THREE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE THIS, UH, OUTDOOR PATIO RIGHT NOW.
BUT, UH, IT IS A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE TO HAVE THE REST OF 'EM INSTALLED.
WE'LL GO BACK IN AND FINISH THE WALKTHROUGH.
SOMETIMES THERE'S SOME DISHES THAT ARE STILL LEFT IN HERE.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE, UM, CLEAN AND IF SO, PUT THEM AWAY, UM, AND WIPE DOWN ANYTHING THAT NEEDS IT.
UM, ON THE COUNTERS, WE WANT TO RUN OUR HAND ACROSS THE COUNTER, MAKE SURE THERE'S NO CRUMBS OR ANY RESIDUE STILL LEFT.
UM, AS WELL AS CHECKING THE MICROWAVE AS WELL.
YOU ALWAYS WANT TO CHECK THE DISH, MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO, UM, STUCK ON STAINS OR ANYTHING, ANY KIND OF SPATTER INSIDE THE MICROWAVE.
AND CHECKING EVERY CABINET TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT SHOULDN'T BE IN THERE AND THAT EVERYTHING'S WHERE IT SHOULD BE.
THE MIRROR AND EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD IN HERE.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE LAST BEDROOM.
ALL RIGHT, NOW THIS WAS THE LAST ROOM IN THE VILLA TO WALK THROUGH.
NOW THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD, I'LL RADIO THE OFFICE UP FRONT AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THE GUESTS CAN CHECK IN.
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THANKS FOR JOINING ME TODAY HERE AT DRY STATE PARK.I'M GONNA GO BACK TO THE OFFICE AND FINISH UP SOME ADMINISTRATIVE STUFF FOR OUR HEAD OUT FOR THE DAY.
UM, WHAT YOU SAW HERE TODAY WAS JUST A FEW OF THE MANY THINGS WE GET TO DO AND EXPERIENCE HERE AT DREW ISLAND.
SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT, ENJOY THE STATE PARKS AND SEE IT FOR YOURSELF.
HELLO FROM HAMPTON PLANTATION.
UH, AND I'M HERE TO TALK TODAY ABOUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS WE GET OUT HERE IN THE SUMMERTIME.
WE HAVE A LOT OF CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES THAT WE TALK ABOUT, BUT THE NUMBER ONE QUESTION THAT WE GET IN THE SUMMER IS, DO YOU SELL BUG SPRAY IN THE GIFT SHOP? IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT TO HAMPTON PLANTATION BEFORE, IT CAN BE SURPRISING JUST HOW BAD THE BUGS ARE HERE IN THE SUMMERTIME.
AND IF YOU HAVE BEEN OUT HERE IN THE SUMMER, CONGRATULATIONS ON SURVIVING THE BLOOD LOSS.
UH, BUT THERE IS ACTUALLY A HISTORICAL REASON WHY THE BUGS ARE SO BAD HERE IN THE SUMMER, UH, THE EE DELTA WHERE WE'RE LOCATED WAS ALREADY SWAMP.
BUT IN THE 17 AND 18 HUNDREDS, ENSLAVED FARMERS BASICALLY TERRAFORMED THE WHOLE THING TO CREATE RICE FIELDS.
UH, SO TONS OF CAROLINA GOLD GROWING OUT HERE, CAROLINA GOLD RICE GROWS IN WATER, UH, AND THESE FIELDS WERE DESIGNED TO HOLD WATER FOR THAT CROP.
UH, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NO RICE GROWING HERE ANYMORE, AT LEAST NOT THE CAROLINA GOLD, UH, THESE FIELDS ARE STILL DUG OUT.
UH, THEY STILL HOLD STANDING WATER.
UH, AND THAT MEANS MOSQUITOES LOVE IT OUT BEHIND THE PLANTATION HOUSE.
THERE'S MBBA CREEK THAT COMES RIGHT OFF THE SOUTH SANDEE RIVER AND THEN REJOINS WITH THE RIVER.
AND THAT MEANS RIGHT ACROSS THE CREEK.
THAT IS AN ISLAND WITH THE CREEK ON ONE SIDE, RIVER.
ON THE OTHER SIDE, THE ISLAND IS SOMETHING LIKE 450 ACRES, ALL USED TO BE RICE FIELDS.
SO DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE PARK THERE ARE 450 ACRES OF WHAT USED TO BE RICE FIELDS, OR COULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED MOSQUITO BREEDING TERRITORY DEPENDING ON HOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT.
SO TODAY US RANGERS ARE EXPERTS AT DEALING WITH MOSQUITOES AND WE DO RECOMMEND THAT YOU BRING OR BUY SOME BUG SPRAY, BUT HERE ARE SOME T**S TO DEAL WITH THEM IF YOU COME OUT TO HAMPTON OR ANY OF OUR OTHER PARKS NEAR WATER.
UH, AND THE FIRST ONE IS TO COVER YOUR SKIN.
IT IS 70 SOMETHING DEGREES OUT, BUT I AM PUTTING MY JACKET ON FOR THE REST OF THIS VIDEO.
ANOTHER TIP IS TO PLAN YOUR OUTFIT FOR A DAY WHERE YOU KNOW THE MOSQUITOES MIGHT BE PRETTY BAD.
UH, YOU'LL NOT SEE ME WEARING SHORTS OUT HERE, AND THAT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE I'M IN UNIFORM.
SHOWING MEANS LESS PLACES THE MOSQUITOES CAN LAND.
SO LONG SLEEVES AND LONG PANTS WILL HELP YOU JUST HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE HEAT AND MAKING SURE YOU STAY HYDRATED.
UH, DARKER COLORS ALSO ATTRACT MOSQUITOES, SO LIGHT COLORS WORK BETTER.
UH, AND IF YOU'RE WEARING LOOSE CLOTHING, THAT WILL ALSO HELP THE TIGHT CLOTHING.
MOSQUITOES CAN STILL LAND AND EVEN BITE THROUGH THAT.
WE ALSO RECOMMEND AVOIDING CUTTING THROUGH THE GRASS WHERE POSSIBLE.
WHEN THEY'RE NOT FLYING, THEY'RE RESTING IN THE FOLIAGE.
SO GOING OFF PATH CAN STIR THEM UP.
TIME OF DAY IS ALSO A FACTOR TO CONSIDER.
MOSQUITOES ARE WORSE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE EVENING.
SO MIDDLE OF THE DAY IS THE BEST TIME WHEN THE SUN IS UP, THEY DON'T LIKE DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
BUT AGAIN, YOU SHOULD BE CAREFUL THAT YOU'RE WEARING SUNSCREEN AND STAYING HYDRATED IF YOU'RE OUT IN THE HEAT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THESE BUGS ARE GREAT AT FINDING PREY.
THEY CAN SENSE CARBON DIOXIDE, WHICH IS WHY YOU MAY NOTICE THEM FOLLOWING YOUR CAR, BUT THAT ALSO MEANS THEY CAN TELL WHEN YOU BREATHE OUT AND THAT MAKES IT VERY EASY FOR THEM TO FIND LIVING ANIMALS.
THEY CAN ALSO SENSE HEAT, SO THEY CAN SENSE YOUR BODY HEAT, UH, AND FIND YOU THAT WAY.
UH, AND THERE'S SOME RESEARCH THAT SHOWS THEY HAVE GOOD SENSES OF SMELL.
THEY CAN MAYBE TELL WHAT YOU'VE EATEN FOR BREAKFAST.
UH, THEY CAN SENSE CERTAIN PERFUMES OR SHAMPOOS.
UH, AND THERE'S AT LEAST ONE STUDY THAT DOES SAY THEY CAN SENSE CERTAIN BLOOD TYPES.
SO IF YOU HAVE TYPE O BLOOD, I'M SO SORRY.
UH, BUT WITH PROPER PLANNING, COMING PREPARED, YOU CAN STILL ENJOY THESE PARKS AND HOPEFULLY SEE SOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL SITES THAT YOU'VE SEEN BEHIND ME TODAY.