Exploring Hearts Knit Together: A Community Tour

From Pageant to Purpose: A Charity Gala Success & Hearts Knit Together Tour

In this episode, Amanda McCombs, also known as Mrs. Daybreak, shares her journey preparing for a pageant while engaging in community efforts.

Amanda successfully raised $1,400 for the nonprofit organization Hearts Knit Together through a birthday charity gala. She highlights her visit to their new facility in Utah County, the dedication of the staff, and the heartfelt work they do. Amanda also updates on her new title, Mrs. Utah, and introduces the upcoming segments featuring an interview with April, who runs Hearts Knit Together. Listeners are encouraged to support the nonprofit through donations and stay tuned for more exciting content.

00:00 Welcome to the Not So Genius Mind

00:45 Pageant Preparations and Interviews

01:10 Charity Gala Success

02:07 Tour of Hearts Knit Together Facility

21:22 Conclusion and Future Plans

Episode Transcript

(00:02):
Hey everyone, and welcome to the innerworkings of the not so genius mind.
I'm your host, Amanda McCombs,and I'm also Mrs. Daybreak.
Um, you can find me at Instagram.
I would really, really love,love, love a follow if you're
here and you're listening.
Um, follow me on Instagramat not so genius.

(00:22):
And then on YouTube, if you'rewatching hi, um, my YouTube channel
right now only has five subscribers.
Come on, guys.
Blink, blink, blink.
You guys that are listening and can't seeme, I'm doing a blank stare at the camera.

(00:45):
Anyway, um, as things have been gearingup for the pageant, I have been doing
tons and tons and tons and tons ofinterviews with the contestants.
Just kind of getting to know themand share their stories because we
are scattered all over the state.
Um, So, I'm sprinkling some otherthings in there because, you know,

(01:07):
life keeps going even though I'mgetting ready for the pageant.
Um, and then this is just, I thinka while ago, one of the episodes
a minute ago, I talked about howI was going to do a charity gala
for my birthday, and guess what?
It happened.
We raised 1, 400 at my silentauction for Hearts Knit Together.

(01:27):
Um, that's the non profit thatI went to raise money for.
And then I had a really, I had a reallygood, Turnout from the community.
It just, it really helped a lot to havepeople come and show up for me because
it was my birthday and I'm not used topeople showing up for me and really I
didn't want gifts or presents or anything.

(01:48):
I just wanted to take a moment andhelp other people because I think we
forget how fortunate we are and wetake a lot of our lives for granted.
Um, But after the gala, I mean,I could have just Venmoed it, I
mean, that would have been easy.
But, um, I asked my friend to come withme and we went on a little tour of the

(02:14):
facility because hearts knit together.
They had a flood and so they had tomove from the one building to North
Salt Lake and from North Salt Lakeall the way down to Lehigh or Alpine
or wherever it is, Utah County.
Um, and I didn't get to see the facility.
So I went to see the newfacility and it is beautiful.

(02:36):
And the work they do is just so tender.
They really put a lot of TLC intoeverything that they're doing.
So I went and I got to meet a lot ofthe people that work there regularly.
And we got to take a tour and see.
The happenings see everything in progress.
It was really, really cool.
So what you're about to see nextis in here because we interviewed

(03:01):
so podcast and YouTube, everybodycome together and listen.
We went on a little tour of thefacility and it was just really cool.
It was cool.
So that's what you're going to see next.
I got to talk to April who runs it.
Her parents founded it and we'regoing to get to hear her story.
So thanks for hangingaround and stay tuned.

(03:25):
We have a lot of reallycool stuff happening.
So thank you.

(21:24):
Hello everyone and welcome back.
I hope you enjoyed your tour ofthe Hearts Knit Together facility.
I, I loved going there.
I've been so busy, I haven't beenable to go back since, and I know
time is wibbly wobbly all over theplace when you're in podcast land.
Um.
This recording is happening way afterthat one just because I prerecorded a

(21:47):
bunch of episodes and did the pageant.
The pageant is over.
I'm no longer Mrs. Daybreak.
I'm now Mrs. Utah.
But don't get too excited 'cause it was,it's through a different pageant system
and that's a whole nother long story.
So I really hope that you staytuned and that you get to see all
of the amazing things that Ridethe Wave Media is getting ready.

(22:11):
To present the podcast has awebsite, not so genius podcast.com.
Um, and my nonprofit also has a website.
I'm in the middle ofputting it together still.
It's not so genius mind.com, and I amworking on putting all kinds of resources
in there to help people navigate traumaand healing and to help each other, right?

(22:36):
Because.
That's what we need.
On that note, we also have, I havemore information for Harn together.
Their new facility is down in Linden.
You can find their websiteat www.heartknittogether.org.
Um, you can also check theirsocial media everywhere.
Just look up heart knittogether, uh, weekly.

(22:58):
They'll post what we need Wednesdayand they'll have different call
outs for things that they need.
They're always taking donations,monetary donations, in-person donations.
If you wanna gather up anything, um, goover and head to their website or let
me know, and I'm happy to point you inthe direction that you need to go in.
So thanks for hanging out with me and Ihope you enjoyed this onsite location Tour

(23:23):
of the Heart Knit Together facility with.
Mean the not so genius, Amanda McCombs.
Goodbye.