April 28, 2025 • 28 mins
As Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Burlington, Tanya Benosky is dedicated to empowering youth through education, mentorship, and community support. With a background as a CPA and prior roles at Harvard University and McSoley McCoy & Co., she joined the Club in 2008, rising from Finance Director to her current leadership position.
Tanya’s commitment to creating safe, nurturing environments has led to significant achievements, such as securing a $50,000 Lowe’s renovation grant and distributing $100,000 in scholarships to support Club members’ college aspirations.
Myers Container Service Corp. is the area's most reliable in garbage removal and recycling services. We are a locally owned company with 12 years of industry experience.
Every week here on the Trash Talking and Giving Back Podcast, we highlight local heroes and organizations that are doing great work in our community.
Tanya’s commitment to creating safe, nurturing environments has led to significant achievements, such as securing a $50,000 Lowe’s renovation grant and distributing $100,000 in scholarships to support Club members’ college aspirations.
Myers Container Service Corp. is the area's most reliable in garbage removal and recycling services. We are a locally owned company with 12 years of industry experience.
Every week here on the Trash Talking and Giving Back Podcast, we highlight local heroes and organizations that are doing great work in our community.
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Speaker 1 (00:14):
Hey everybody, and welcome to the Trash Talking and Giving
Back Podcasts featuring Myers Containers. I'm Aaron Coolefield Barker, joined
by Joe Sanagra, my co host. He's the operations manager
at Myers Containers, also bringing a wealth of knowledge to
us here on the podcast. Today we are talking to
Tanya Banoski. She's the executive director with the Boys and
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Girls Club. But before we get to her, that's just
my little tease. First, Joe and I get to catch
up on the past week. How is your Easter?
Speaker 2 (00:44):
My isster was wonderful. We hosted thirteen.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
I did all the cooking, so it was a nice
fun time and a beautiful day and it was nice
and calm. Two Nieces nine and four were over so
that you brought me back a little bit.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
So it was it was nuts. How about?
Speaker 3 (01:02):
So of course we had well we had ham, of course,
and all the fixings, but as a good Italian, I
had a from scratch, sweet homemade Italian Easter bread which
turned out very well and it was a big hit.
And then all the fixings, you know, potatoes and all
that fun stuff. And my brother in law's birthday is
coming up, so we did a little birthday celebration for
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him after nice.
Speaker 4 (01:26):
We did well.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
So my kids are young, and so we had the
whole Easter egg hunt like circuit. And I know I've
got some pictures as promised to show you of Jack
and Ellie. But we did like three or four Easter
egg hunts, so Jack is like a season pro at that.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
We did brunch at our friends and then my husband's.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
Parents are local, so we went to their house for
the ham and the mashed potatoes and the corn.
Speaker 4 (01:52):
Ben do we have the pictures there? We go? Here
we come.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
So this is Jacko with his little Easter basket love
and life finding eggs and I mean they're fun, right.
Speaker 4 (02:02):
Jack is three. Oh there's Bogie.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
I thought he was maybe going to be in the
background today. Jack is like the boss of it. But
he was a really good big brother, like finding the
eggs and giving them to Ellie.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
So that was that was nice. She was clearly very
excited for the eggs that she found. So eventful weekend.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
We're at the stage of parenting where like you don't
get to Friday and be.
Speaker 4 (02:25):
Like, yes, it's like we have the weekend. We get
to Friday and it's like, oh my goodness, this is
gonna be exhausting.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
It will come, it will come. But I actually had
a question for you. So I had to run out
to the grocery store on Friday night to some things
that I forgot. And you know, one of my problems
in life is I'm terrible with people's names, and you know,
you meet people and everything like that. So I'm in
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the grocery store and I see this guy at the
end of the aisle or that I knew, but I
don't know how I know him from twenty years ago.
So I kind of avoided them because I didn't want
I was in a rush, I wasn't in a great mood,
and so I wanted to kind of avoid, and well,
of course I didn't. So my question is, you know,
you're recognizable, you were on the news for all these
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years and everything like that. You must have some pretty
like I can avoid the guy and I can be
grumpy and whatever, but I imagine you must have some some
pretty good stories about running into people who, yeah, the
local celebrity.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
Yeah. Well, so the best is like a lot of
times it's people I've.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
Actually maybe met or they like were a coach, or
at a sporting event, since I did sports and so
I get away a lot of times with just being
like hey, coach, but random people will often say like
you look so familiar, or a lot of times it'll
be once I start talking and then they're like, I
recognize your voice.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
And so then I usually just give like the humble ish.
Speaker 1 (03:52):
Response of like, oh, like I work in TV, like
maybe it's that, And I would say ninety five percent
of the time that like does it and that's what
it is. But one time I said that and they're like, no, no,
do you go to the edge and it was like
the gym that used to be in Willison, And I
was like yes, but now I sound like I'm such
like a cocky person, like, oh, I sound familiar.
Speaker 4 (04:13):
You must know me from TV.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
And they're like, no, you're just like sweating on the
treadmill too down.
Speaker 4 (04:19):
But our running joke about grocery store encounters.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
Is because my husband's the same way he grew up
in Shelburn, doesn't want to run into people at the store,
and so I'm always like, oh, did you break your
ankle trying to get out of there because you like
walk You're like, no.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
Not going that way exactly exactly. That's the only good
thing that was only positive out of COVID. We all
had face covering, so I could really not interact with people.
Speaker 4 (04:42):
Who are you? That's too funny?
Speaker 1 (04:44):
All right, Well, this seems like a good thing to
maybe ask Tanya about because I know she's probably met
a lot of people, and she is the executive director
at the Boise Girls Club of Burlington, which means with
all of the different families that they have help, I'm
sure she has met tons and tons of different people.
So Tanya, welcome, Thank you so much for joining us
here on the podcast.
Speaker 4 (05:06):
And yes, how do you do.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
With recognizing people? Do you remember who they are all
the time or do you have a go to just
like this club person?
Speaker 5 (05:16):
Sorry, my phone is drinking. That is actually one of
my superpowers. I have a really good memory for names
and faces, so it tends to work out. Although I
think we all have moments where and we have to
be a little bit humble and.
Speaker 6 (05:32):
And just do our best.
Speaker 4 (05:35):
Without a doubt.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
So tell me about the Boys and Girls Club of Burlington.
I know this is an organization here locally that is
something that Jeff Myers and Myers Containers is a really
really big fan.
Speaker 5 (05:47):
Of Yes, you know, I started working here seventeen years ago,
and I had every plan.
Speaker 6 (05:54):
It was a six month job.
Speaker 5 (05:56):
I had every plan of going to do something else
and so read jobs later, positions later within the organization.
I'm here and I think it is the most special
place on the planet. So in the most basic sense,
we are an after school program and a summer camp,
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but we really have so much more meaning than that.
We really work with kids so that they can be
the young adults that they want to be, if that's
with confidence or education, getting them towards their first good job.
Speaker 6 (06:36):
We really take great.
Speaker 5 (06:37):
Pride in helping develop young people into their best selves.
Speaker 3 (06:44):
Now, I think we talk about here at Myers that
you know, I get a lot of credit for the
people who pick up the trash, and you know, Kenya,
you rightfull we sell a lot of the credit for
everything that goes there.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
But I see it's I forget.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
The National counsel Day, And I know a lot of
what your club does is a training young people and
they come up to the club and then they become
counselors and talk a little bit about some of the
young people who are helping to teach even the younger kids.
Speaker 5 (07:17):
Yes, well, what I love so much about the Boys
and Girls Club is the people that I get to
interact with. Whether it's people like Joe and Jeff, or
my colleagues or our board members. But some or all
of the people here who work with kids have so
much care and they are just outstanding at making people
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feels as special as they actually are. And even on
really bad days, there's always a path forward here and
that really is because of the people who work directly
with kids and what they bring to all those interactions.
Speaker 4 (07:58):
How does it work? How does a family get involved with?
Speaker 1 (08:01):
Right, If there's a family that is interested in the
Boys and Girls Club of Burlington, how do they I
don't know if it's an eligibility thing or just how
does it work.
Speaker 4 (08:09):
Where do the kids come from?
Speaker 5 (08:11):
Yeah, so they largely come from this neighborhood, which is
the old North end of Burlington, And it's a lot
of word of mouth. Someone might hear that their friend
had a lot of fun here or just literally tag
along with their friend.
Speaker 6 (08:26):
And we do everything to.
Speaker 5 (08:27):
Make access as easy as possible. So it's five dollars
a year to attend, and if that's a stretch.
Speaker 6 (08:36):
Then then that we wave.
Speaker 5 (08:40):
We go and pick up kids at schools in different ways.
We try to make paperwork as minimal as possible. We
do have to have paperwork, but it's important to have
kids here, even if they don't have families who can
do things like email or fill out forms.
Speaker 2 (09:00):
Now, talk a little bit.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
You know, Jeff, our owner, of course, was a member
of the club that a long time ago, and that's
one of the reasons why he's so passionate about it
and stays involved.
Speaker 2 (09:10):
So talk about.
Speaker 3 (09:12):
How you know, if other people want to donate financially,
but also you know, we've all donated our time in
different causes that the club over the years. So talk
a little bit about that if we want to other
people want to get involved.
Speaker 6 (09:25):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (09:26):
Well, and I think that the support from Myers and
from Jeff is some of the most special support we
get because it's it's coming from the absolute most pure
place possible and knowing what is possible when you're supported
in a really special place like the club. So it
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is true eighty five percent of our budget comes from
local fundraising. The other fifteen percent is government funding, which
is all very much.
Speaker 6 (09:58):
At risk right now, and so we.
Speaker 5 (10:04):
Need and love financial support. We also have tours we
give of the club. They're really storing, storytelling tours, completely inspiring.
We have people who come in and cook meals. We
have people who come in and clean the building for
us as different projects. So there are as many ways
to be involved as there are people, and all of
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them are very important.
Speaker 4 (10:27):
Can you tell can you remind me I'm not a
huge old North ender.
Speaker 1 (10:31):
I've been in and around and I feel like I'm
picturing the building near a playground or something. But remind
me exactly where you guys are, and then just I
think we have some photos we can show just what
are some of the activities that kids do when they
come to hang out at the Boys and Girls Club.
Speaker 6 (10:46):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (10:46):
So we're right across the street from Roosevelt Park, which
is a place in Burlington that some people recognize. We're
also on Oak Street, which is an extension of Riverside
app so that big long street that connects when it's
and Burlington.
Speaker 6 (11:02):
And so, oh gosh, we do so many things.
Speaker 5 (11:05):
So some of the pictures you're seeing here, that's one
of our club alums who's a welder. We've helped support
him through welding school. There was a summer camp picture
in there. There was one of our students who is
a college student who was in a research project at Columbia.
I mean, just so much success, but really the foundation
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of it all is being a safe, fun place where
people feel really good about going.
Speaker 3 (11:38):
And you have one of a wonderful pool to Aaron
right on right across right next to the club that's
at you go down there, probably not quite open yet,
but I always drive by and you all see the
kids playing and jumping around, which that's always a fun.
Speaker 5 (11:53):
Time, absolutely, And you can also see this is also
a vacation camp day and a lot of kids are
still eating right now. But over my shoulder here you
can see our gym and some kids who are starting
to play in there.
Speaker 3 (12:16):
One of the other things, Aaron you're probably not familiar with,
but you know, we get hit up to go to
a lot of different charity events and things and they're
all wonderful, but not because she's on. They do a
fundraiser that's a must, used to be a must of ten,
but now it's all virtual. They have a sound auction
and the items they get on the sound auction are
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off the charts, from firetruck rides to going to school
in a police car, to the owners of some of
the best restaurants in Vermont. Not a gift card to
their restaurant. These Michelin star chef will come to your
house and cook dinner for you and nine people. Now
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you're talking about, you know, something that would cost thousands
of dollars, and so the items they have, and they
have hundreds and hundreds ranging from twenty dollars to twenty thousand.
It's just it's an amazing auction that they have every
year that I will coward to coming up right, I
was gonna.
Speaker 4 (13:16):
Say, what is it?
Speaker 5 (13:17):
Yeah, it starts in maybe June. It's the very beginning
of June, maybe June first. And you're right, I mean,
I hope everyone loves their work.
Speaker 6 (13:25):
As much as I do.
Speaker 5 (13:27):
It is the it is the Joe's right, it's the
best auction in town. You look at it and it's like, well,
I want this and this and this and then before
of course, you know you've been on twenty things and
wait to see how it all shakes out.
Speaker 1 (13:43):
It sounds like it's like a lot of unique things,
which I love, right, it's not just like, oh yeah,
this organization was just like here's the one hundred dollars
gift card.
Speaker 4 (13:50):
This is what we always give, like a ride to
go on a police car. Do we get Do we
get a kid on a garbage truck? Joe?
Speaker 2 (13:56):
We did.
Speaker 3 (13:57):
We had one where we donated our trash truck to
come to a party because Aaron, you and I talked
about it and our own O Ryan Jeff's son showed
up to a birthday party on a truck and the
kids could climb around and pull the levers. It was
smile on their faces. Where it was, you know, priceless.
Speaker 1 (14:18):
No, I love that because it is It's like right
sometimes especially some of the people with a lot of
money are like, oh, if I want something like I'll
just buy it. But it sounds like some of the
items are things that aren't normally just like for sale,
and so it's it gives like unique things for people
to try and get and then all of this money
raised goes back to you guys. I'm assuming to help,
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you know, keep everything moving and being a really fun
place for our local kids.
Speaker 6 (14:44):
Yep.
Speaker 5 (14:45):
It most specifically it goes to support our summer camp.
So it's so important and timely and fun.
Speaker 1 (14:52):
Is that something that is still open? Is it full
for this year? The summer camp?
Speaker 5 (14:58):
We're pretty much full, although not entirely, but we will fill.
It's interesting our registration process tends to lag some others.
Speaker 6 (15:08):
Again, if you've got a parent who's super.
Speaker 5 (15:11):
On top of it and has internet and computer and
knows English and all that, it happens more easily and quickly.
Speaker 6 (15:19):
Our families don't.
Speaker 5 (15:20):
Always do that, So we try to be as flexible
as possible.
Speaker 1 (15:25):
And you've been there for a little while. Sorry, Joe's
your turn, but.
Speaker 4 (15:31):
You've been there for a little while.
Speaker 1 (15:33):
And so we've talked about how Jeff was a boys
and girls club kid when he was young and now,
I mean he's a community leader, multi business owner. You know,
did very well and had a great foundation through I'm
sure things that he did and learned there. How rewarding
is it for you when some of these kids who
were there when they were really little. I'm sure that
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they maybe you know, come back or come back and
say hi, and come back and visit and really appreciate
the role that you guys played in their upbringing.
Speaker 5 (16:01):
I gosh, I'm probably getting a little bit emotional, which
does happen when I talk about this mission. But there
is nothing that is better to see the lives that
some of these young people have built for themselves. I mean,
there are too many to even say. But someone came
in the other day he's in the military. There's another
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student she's in a nursing program and came in with
their stethoscope. And actually I was in. I was at
the hospital the other day in the security guard who
let me in was a former club member. There really
is nothing better than to see the lives these young
people are building for themselves.
Speaker 6 (16:44):
It's outstanding.
Speaker 3 (16:47):
I think one of the wonderful things. You know, last
year we participated in their career day that the club hosted.
And yeah, we get asked to do these often. But
what I think the club does that we haven't really
seen others is a lot of students just aren't They
just don't want to go to college for whatever reason,
and they're looking to get into a trade or they're
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looking to get into other work. And know, you host
such a wonderful job fare for the trades, be it
plumbing or electrician or trash man or others. And we
don't have enough of these around the state for people
who are eighteen twenty years old and college isn't in
the cards from financially or academically, or they just want
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to get out and work. And it was really encouraging
to go there and see a couple of dozen employers
who are hiring today for you know, the trades.
Speaker 2 (17:42):
So you know, if you can.
Speaker 3 (17:43):
Talk a little bit more about that and how that
event has grown over the years.
Speaker 5 (17:48):
Yeah, absolutely, and maybe someday Joe will make it over
for a field trip of your facility there. It is
really fascinating courage really anyone to really learn about modern
day careers.
Speaker 6 (18:05):
And I say that from.
Speaker 5 (18:06):
The very humble place of Until you really see what's
going on.
Speaker 6 (18:11):
It's hard to understand what's available.
Speaker 5 (18:16):
And there are though I believe in college and maybe
sometimes college is embedded in these different opportunities. There are
so many opportunities to learn and to grow and to
build a career for yourself that most people don't even
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know about. For example, we were recently at Green Mountain
Power and learned about the line workers and just all
the different careers there. And it is true that we
work to make sure that people understand all of their
options and find really what's best for them well.
Speaker 1 (18:57):
And the trades are so important. I feel like we
always great. The world has shifted to where everyone always
just thinks the whole college thing, college thing. Like I'm
the daughter of a self employed electrician, Like right where
the world needs we need plumbers, we need electricians, we
need garbage men. And so I feel like making those
opportunities and helping connect the dots for the youth to
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be able to see their path to earning their own
income and having independence and doing things for themselves. I
feel like that's like a really a really great thing
that you guys do for them.
Speaker 6 (19:31):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (19:32):
One thing I didn't ask though, what there is We
didn't talk about the ages for the Boys and Girls Club?
Speaker 6 (19:39):
Yes so we girls club?
Speaker 5 (19:44):
Yeah, well so Boys and Girls Clubs is a national network.
And I've learned that the Northeast, we're all rebels, we
all kind of like to do our own thing. But
traditionally Boys and Girls Clubs it's from kindergarten up until
eighteen or graduation from high school. And we've what we
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have made the commitment to do is really help people
develop into two young adults and live the lot put
them on the path that creates a life that they're
proud of.
Speaker 6 (20:16):
And so we do. We go beyond eighteen really.
Speaker 5 (20:19):
To their first job through education whatever that might be,
into to their first professional job.
Speaker 2 (20:27):
You know, our.
Speaker 3 (20:29):
Profession here picking up trash has changed a lot. I'm
fascinated to learn about. It must have changed a lot
at the club with all of the different nationalities and
languages that must now be spoken, it must be a
challenge at times. You know, just from fifteen years ago
to today, you know the you know we're here in
Winooski and you Wadooski High School. We talked about having
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twenty seven different languages spoken in the school, So it
has to be a very I know, when I'm at
the club, I see all the flags of all the
different nations that are represented by club members. So yeah,
it has to be a little bit of a challenge,
but also has changed a lot over the years for you.
Speaker 6 (21:08):
Yeah, yeah, I'd say the biggest challenge is what is
the biggest challenge of that.
Speaker 5 (21:20):
It is interesting to see people who are in a
new environment and the tension that can exist between wanting
to maintain the family, what the family values and all
of those customs and moving forward as someone here in
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the United States that that's.
Speaker 6 (21:46):
Been something that.
Speaker 5 (21:50):
Is not an uncommon thing that people have to work through.
I can also say that we do a lot to
try to make the families feel included. And again with
a lot of different languages, our response is imperfect, but
we do try as much as we can to make
everyone really feel like this is their place in things
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like language is an important part of that.
Speaker 1 (22:16):
Okay, I ask every guest this question, what is something
about the Boys and Girls Club of Burlington that most
people that you're surprised to learn most people don't realize
or don't know, or that you just or that you
know is often people get it wrong.
Speaker 4 (22:36):
I mean the five dollars a year thing, I was
not alive.
Speaker 5 (22:40):
Well, I mean, here's here's what it really is. I
was trying to think of something funny, like in Boys
and Girls clubs world. I always end up bringing like
Ben and Jerry's or Bernie Sanders.
Speaker 6 (22:49):
And people love all of that.
Speaker 5 (22:51):
But what really is a surprise to people is how
much we do with a one point five million dollar
but and the you know, we serve six hundred kids
over the course of the year, and although we do
have a lot of pride in being a safe place,
Like I said, our goal is to do that and
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develop young adults and that probably is the biggest surprise
that people mention when they learn more about us.
Speaker 2 (23:22):
Wonderful.
Speaker 4 (23:23):
Thank you, Joe. Do you have any more questions?
Speaker 2 (23:26):
I don't think so. Thanks.
Speaker 3 (23:27):
Thanks for taking the time. You know, this is a
new project we're starting and trying to highlight some of
the wonderful organizations we work with. And you know, not
because you're here, but you guys do are one of
the best. So we appreciate everything you do for the
greater Brown cam area.
Speaker 6 (23:43):
Thank you, and right back at you.
Speaker 5 (23:45):
I love the fact that the club ad Myers has
a relationship that has multiple different components to it.
Speaker 6 (23:51):
You you all have very very much to be proud of.
Thank you.
Speaker 4 (23:58):
She was great.
Speaker 3 (24:00):
Yes, yes, it's a great club. We spend some time
down there. They do so many events, especially in the
summertime because there's so many more kids, you know, at
no school and everything, so we spend a lot of time.
Ryan Myers, Jeff's other son, spends a lot of time
in the summer down there.
Speaker 2 (24:16):
He has smaller.
Speaker 3 (24:17):
Kids too, so he'll take his kids along so they
can experience it. And it's just a it's just a
it's a great club. And we've all heard of boys
and girls club over the years, but to really see
the stuff, it's a thankless job what Kenya is doing well.
Speaker 1 (24:32):
And I loved your question about the languages because I
feel like that's something people don't often think of, and
even just for like the development of those kids who
are there and like learning how to communicate with every.
Speaker 4 (24:42):
Kid in there.
Speaker 1 (24:43):
And then if you think about it, right, if they're
let's think about that gym playing basketball like there's no
language in basketball, like everyone can play, and then they're
like finding their own way to like play and get along.
Speaker 4 (24:52):
And I think it's.
Speaker 2 (24:53):
Great, absolutely absolutely.
Speaker 4 (24:56):
But we didn't talk about any pets with human names
this week.
Speaker 2 (25:00):
No, No, we didn't do that. Unfortunately.
Speaker 3 (25:03):
You know it's I think the Easter holiday threw everybody off,
and you know it's still digging out and you know,
nice nice weather now, so people are getting outside although
it's supposed to it's Maple Festival weekend, so we'll definitely rain.
Speaker 1 (25:15):
So well, let's talk about that real quick, because I
actually I think i'm it starts today.
Speaker 4 (25:19):
I'm supposed to go tomorrow afternoon.
Speaker 1 (25:21):
I think the kids are off school, so that's the
plan in the afternoon if it doesn't rain.
Speaker 4 (25:25):
But you guys are involved with there, right, we do.
Speaker 3 (25:28):
We so a couple of years ago they reached out
to us because they start seeing a large volume of
recycling composts that wasn't being captured and they wanted to
see how they could try to capture that more so
we two years this is our third year started program
where now we're gonna end up pulling out about a
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thousand pounds of compost that normally would go into the
landfill and a lot of recycled materials. So you'll see
our red cans around Maple Festival and and it's a
great opportunity, you know, it's.
Speaker 2 (26:01):
It's a great event. And you know it's Vermont.
Speaker 3 (26:04):
You know now that I'm I'll never well never you
and I will never be real Vermnors because we weren't
born here. But you know, after whatever it's been thirty
some odd years, you know, it's it's a Vermont tradition.
Speaker 4 (26:15):
Yeah, very cool. Anything else, what's good? What's good? This week?
At Myers? The boss is away, so the play.
Speaker 1 (26:22):
But Jeff, if you're watching, everyone's working very hard.
Speaker 3 (26:25):
Absolutely, so you know, Ryan and Jeff are gone through
the weekend, so things are a little bit you know,
we can all take a little bit of deep for us.
Speaker 2 (26:33):
So it is. It is a good time.
Speaker 3 (26:35):
Monday was a busy day with all the extra trash
from from the holiday.
Speaker 2 (26:39):
But that's okay.
Speaker 3 (26:41):
I do have a I was trying to get the
video and I'll try to grab it for next week.
I had a customer send us a video. He was
behind one of our trash trucks, and of course some
of our trucks picked up and they put a dumpster
over top. So it was a video going down the road.
It was a raccoon that was in the dumpster, but
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it's now sitting on top of our trash truck. So
literally driving down the road. It's raccoon who's alive, just
kind of showing on the top of the trash truck.
Speaker 4 (27:10):
Well his name and his name is probably like Thomas.
Speaker 2 (27:14):
Well yeah, Ricky, yeah, ricky y, yeah.
Speaker 4 (27:16):
Fair Ricky raccoon. I'll take that one. I'll take that one,
all right.
Speaker 1 (27:21):
Well, I feel like that that's good. Anything else new
to chat about her. I feel like we we kind
of covered a lot of ground here.
Speaker 3 (27:27):
We got some easy we cover absolutely, and you know,
next week we'll probably move into more of the construction
side of things and we're going to get some builders
on to talk about stuff.
Speaker 2 (27:38):
And you know, it's things are. Things are picking up.
Speaker 3 (27:41):
And if you go to Maple Tresschool, I'll look forward
to hearing your recap of it.
Speaker 2 (27:45):
Have you ever been.
Speaker 4 (27:47):
I went, I think last year or two years ago.
Speaker 1 (27:50):
We went maybe last year very briefly, but so this
year it'll be I think, hopefully a little bit longer.
Speaker 4 (27:56):
I think it was like a parenting fail when we went,
so bar is set low and things should only be better.
Speaker 3 (28:05):
A lot of good Kate activities there, so especially for
the little ones, so it will be uh, you'll have
some fun with the little ones perfect.
Speaker 4 (28:13):
Looking forward to it. All Right.
Speaker 1 (28:15):
That does it for us for another week on the
trash Talking and Giving Back podcasts with Myers Containers.
Speaker 4 (28:20):
We'll see you next week.
Hey everybody, and welcome to the Trash Talking and Giving
Back Podcasts featuring Myers Containers. I'm Aaron Coolefield Barker, joined
by Joe Sanagra, my co host. He's the operations manager
at Myers Containers, also bringing a wealth of knowledge to
us here on the podcast. Today we are talking to
Tanya Banoski. She's the executive director with the Boys and
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Girls Club. But before we get to her, that's just
my little tease. First, Joe and I get to catch
up on the past week. How is your Easter?
Speaker 2 (00:44):
My isster was wonderful. We hosted thirteen.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
I did all the cooking, so it was a nice
fun time and a beautiful day and it was nice
and calm. Two Nieces nine and four were over so
that you brought me back a little bit.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
So it was it was nuts. How about?
Speaker 3 (01:02):
So of course we had well we had ham, of course,
and all the fixings, but as a good Italian, I
had a from scratch, sweet homemade Italian Easter bread which
turned out very well and it was a big hit.
And then all the fixings, you know, potatoes and all
that fun stuff. And my brother in law's birthday is
coming up, so we did a little birthday celebration for
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him after nice.
Speaker 4 (01:26):
We did well.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
So my kids are young, and so we had the
whole Easter egg hunt like circuit. And I know I've
got some pictures as promised to show you of Jack
and Ellie. But we did like three or four Easter
egg hunts, so Jack is like a season pro at that.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
We did brunch at our friends and then my husband's.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
Parents are local, so we went to their house for
the ham and the mashed potatoes and the corn.
Speaker 4 (01:52):
Ben do we have the pictures there? We go? Here
we come.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
So this is Jacko with his little Easter basket love
and life finding eggs and I mean they're fun, right.
Speaker 4 (02:02):
Jack is three. Oh there's Bogie.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
I thought he was maybe going to be in the
background today. Jack is like the boss of it. But
he was a really good big brother, like finding the
eggs and giving them to Ellie.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
So that was that was nice. She was clearly very
excited for the eggs that she found. So eventful weekend.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
We're at the stage of parenting where like you don't
get to Friday and be.
Speaker 4 (02:25):
Like, yes, it's like we have the weekend. We get
to Friday and it's like, oh my goodness, this is
gonna be exhausting.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
It will come, it will come. But I actually had
a question for you. So I had to run out
to the grocery store on Friday night to some things
that I forgot. And you know, one of my problems
in life is I'm terrible with people's names, and you know,
you meet people and everything like that. So I'm in
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the grocery store and I see this guy at the
end of the aisle or that I knew, but I
don't know how I know him from twenty years ago.
So I kind of avoided them because I didn't want
I was in a rush, I wasn't in a great mood,
and so I wanted to kind of avoid, and well,
of course I didn't. So my question is, you know,
you're recognizable, you were on the news for all these
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years and everything like that. You must have some pretty
like I can avoid the guy and I can be
grumpy and whatever, but I imagine you must have some some
pretty good stories about running into people who, yeah, the
local celebrity.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
Yeah. Well, so the best is like a lot of
times it's people I've.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
Actually maybe met or they like were a coach, or
at a sporting event, since I did sports and so
I get away a lot of times with just being
like hey, coach, but random people will often say like
you look so familiar, or a lot of times it'll
be once I start talking and then they're like, I
recognize your voice.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
And so then I usually just give like the humble ish.
Speaker 1 (03:52):
Response of like, oh, like I work in TV, like
maybe it's that, And I would say ninety five percent
of the time that like does it and that's what
it is. But one time I said that and they're like, no, no,
do you go to the edge and it was like
the gym that used to be in Willison, And I
was like yes, but now I sound like I'm such
like a cocky person, like, oh, I sound familiar.
Speaker 4 (04:13):
You must know me from TV.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
And they're like, no, you're just like sweating on the
treadmill too down.
Speaker 4 (04:19):
But our running joke about grocery store encounters.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
Is because my husband's the same way he grew up
in Shelburn, doesn't want to run into people at the store,
and so I'm always like, oh, did you break your
ankle trying to get out of there because you like
walk You're like, no.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
Not going that way exactly exactly. That's the only good
thing that was only positive out of COVID. We all
had face covering, so I could really not interact with people.
Speaker 4 (04:42):
Who are you? That's too funny?
Speaker 1 (04:44):
All right, Well, this seems like a good thing to
maybe ask Tanya about because I know she's probably met
a lot of people, and she is the executive director
at the Boise Girls Club of Burlington, which means with
all of the different families that they have help, I'm
sure she has met tons and tons of different people.
So Tanya, welcome, Thank you so much for joining us
here on the podcast.
Speaker 4 (05:06):
And yes, how do you do.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
With recognizing people? Do you remember who they are all
the time or do you have a go to just
like this club person?
Speaker 5 (05:16):
Sorry, my phone is drinking. That is actually one of
my superpowers. I have a really good memory for names
and faces, so it tends to work out. Although I
think we all have moments where and we have to
be a little bit humble and.
Speaker 6 (05:32):
And just do our best.
Speaker 4 (05:35):
Without a doubt.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
So tell me about the Boys and Girls Club of Burlington.
I know this is an organization here locally that is
something that Jeff Myers and Myers Containers is a really
really big fan.
Speaker 5 (05:47):
Of Yes, you know, I started working here seventeen years ago,
and I had every plan.
Speaker 6 (05:54):
It was a six month job.
Speaker 5 (05:56):
I had every plan of going to do something else
and so read jobs later, positions later within the organization.
I'm here and I think it is the most special
place on the planet. So in the most basic sense,
we are an after school program and a summer camp,
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but we really have so much more meaning than that.
We really work with kids so that they can be
the young adults that they want to be, if that's
with confidence or education, getting them towards their first good job.
Speaker 6 (06:36):
We really take great.
Speaker 5 (06:37):
Pride in helping develop young people into their best selves.
Speaker 3 (06:44):
Now, I think we talk about here at Myers that
you know, I get a lot of credit for the
people who pick up the trash, and you know, Kenya,
you rightfull we sell a lot of the credit for
everything that goes there.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
But I see it's I forget.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
The National counsel Day, And I know a lot of
what your club does is a training young people and
they come up to the club and then they become
counselors and talk a little bit about some of the
young people who are helping to teach even the younger kids.
Speaker 5 (07:17):
Yes, well, what I love so much about the Boys
and Girls Club is the people that I get to
interact with. Whether it's people like Joe and Jeff, or
my colleagues or our board members. But some or all
of the people here who work with kids have so
much care and they are just outstanding at making people
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feels as special as they actually are. And even on
really bad days, there's always a path forward here and
that really is because of the people who work directly
with kids and what they bring to all those interactions.
Speaker 4 (07:58):
How does it work? How does a family get involved with?
Speaker 1 (08:01):
Right, If there's a family that is interested in the
Boys and Girls Club of Burlington, how do they I
don't know if it's an eligibility thing or just how
does it work.
Speaker 4 (08:09):
Where do the kids come from?
Speaker 5 (08:11):
Yeah, so they largely come from this neighborhood, which is
the old North end of Burlington, And it's a lot
of word of mouth. Someone might hear that their friend
had a lot of fun here or just literally tag
along with their friend.
Speaker 6 (08:26):
And we do everything to.
Speaker 5 (08:27):
Make access as easy as possible. So it's five dollars
a year to attend, and if that's a stretch.
Speaker 6 (08:36):
Then then that we wave.
Speaker 5 (08:40):
We go and pick up kids at schools in different ways.
We try to make paperwork as minimal as possible. We
do have to have paperwork, but it's important to have
kids here, even if they don't have families who can
do things like email or fill out forms.
Speaker 2 (09:00):
Now, talk a little bit.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
You know, Jeff, our owner, of course, was a member
of the club that a long time ago, and that's
one of the reasons why he's so passionate about it
and stays involved.
Speaker 2 (09:10):
So talk about.
Speaker 3 (09:12):
How you know, if other people want to donate financially,
but also you know, we've all donated our time in
different causes that the club over the years. So talk
a little bit about that if we want to other
people want to get involved.
Speaker 6 (09:25):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (09:26):
Well, and I think that the support from Myers and
from Jeff is some of the most special support we
get because it's it's coming from the absolute most pure
place possible and knowing what is possible when you're supported
in a really special place like the club. So it
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is true eighty five percent of our budget comes from
local fundraising. The other fifteen percent is government funding, which
is all very much.
Speaker 6 (09:58):
At risk right now, and so we.
Speaker 5 (10:04):
Need and love financial support. We also have tours we
give of the club. They're really storing, storytelling tours, completely inspiring.
We have people who come in and cook meals. We
have people who come in and clean the building for
us as different projects. So there are as many ways
to be involved as there are people, and all of
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them are very important.
Speaker 4 (10:27):
Can you tell can you remind me I'm not a
huge old North ender.
Speaker 1 (10:31):
I've been in and around and I feel like I'm
picturing the building near a playground or something. But remind
me exactly where you guys are, and then just I
think we have some photos we can show just what
are some of the activities that kids do when they
come to hang out at the Boys and Girls Club.
Speaker 6 (10:46):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (10:46):
So we're right across the street from Roosevelt Park, which
is a place in Burlington that some people recognize. We're
also on Oak Street, which is an extension of Riverside
app so that big long street that connects when it's
and Burlington.
Speaker 6 (11:02):
And so, oh gosh, we do so many things.
Speaker 5 (11:05):
So some of the pictures you're seeing here, that's one
of our club alums who's a welder. We've helped support
him through welding school. There was a summer camp picture
in there. There was one of our students who is
a college student who was in a research project at Columbia.
I mean, just so much success, but really the foundation
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of it all is being a safe, fun place where
people feel really good about going.
Speaker 3 (11:38):
And you have one of a wonderful pool to Aaron
right on right across right next to the club that's
at you go down there, probably not quite open yet,
but I always drive by and you all see the
kids playing and jumping around, which that's always a fun.
Speaker 5 (11:53):
Time, absolutely, And you can also see this is also
a vacation camp day and a lot of kids are
still eating right now. But over my shoulder here you
can see our gym and some kids who are starting
to play in there.
Speaker 3 (12:16):
One of the other things, Aaron you're probably not familiar with,
but you know, we get hit up to go to
a lot of different charity events and things and they're
all wonderful, but not because she's on. They do a
fundraiser that's a must, used to be a must of ten,
but now it's all virtual. They have a sound auction
and the items they get on the sound auction are
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off the charts, from firetruck rides to going to school
in a police car, to the owners of some of
the best restaurants in Vermont. Not a gift card to
their restaurant. These Michelin star chef will come to your
house and cook dinner for you and nine people. Now
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you're talking about, you know, something that would cost thousands
of dollars, and so the items they have, and they
have hundreds and hundreds ranging from twenty dollars to twenty thousand.
It's just it's an amazing auction that they have every
year that I will coward to coming up right, I
was gonna.
Speaker 4 (13:16):
Say, what is it?
Speaker 5 (13:17):
Yeah, it starts in maybe June. It's the very beginning
of June, maybe June first. And you're right, I mean,
I hope everyone loves their work.
Speaker 6 (13:25):
As much as I do.
Speaker 5 (13:27):
It is the it is the Joe's right, it's the
best auction in town. You look at it and it's like, well,
I want this and this and this and then before
of course, you know you've been on twenty things and
wait to see how it all shakes out.
Speaker 1 (13:43):
It sounds like it's like a lot of unique things,
which I love, right, it's not just like, oh yeah,
this organization was just like here's the one hundred dollars
gift card.
Speaker 4 (13:50):
This is what we always give, like a ride to
go on a police car. Do we get Do we
get a kid on a garbage truck? Joe?
Speaker 2 (13:56):
We did.
Speaker 3 (13:57):
We had one where we donated our trash truck to
come to a party because Aaron, you and I talked
about it and our own O Ryan Jeff's son showed
up to a birthday party on a truck and the
kids could climb around and pull the levers. It was
smile on their faces. Where it was, you know, priceless.
Speaker 1 (14:18):
No, I love that because it is It's like right
sometimes especially some of the people with a lot of
money are like, oh, if I want something like I'll
just buy it. But it sounds like some of the
items are things that aren't normally just like for sale,
and so it's it gives like unique things for people
to try and get and then all of this money
raised goes back to you guys. I'm assuming to help,
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you know, keep everything moving and being a really fun
place for our local kids.
Speaker 6 (14:44):
Yep.
Speaker 5 (14:45):
It most specifically it goes to support our summer camp.
So it's so important and timely and fun.
Speaker 1 (14:52):
Is that something that is still open? Is it full
for this year? The summer camp?
Speaker 5 (14:58):
We're pretty much full, although not entirely, but we will fill.
It's interesting our registration process tends to lag some others.
Speaker 6 (15:08):
Again, if you've got a parent who's super.
Speaker 5 (15:11):
On top of it and has internet and computer and
knows English and all that, it happens more easily and quickly.
Speaker 6 (15:19):
Our families don't.
Speaker 5 (15:20):
Always do that, So we try to be as flexible
as possible.
Speaker 1 (15:25):
And you've been there for a little while. Sorry, Joe's
your turn, but.
Speaker 4 (15:31):
You've been there for a little while.
Speaker 1 (15:33):
And so we've talked about how Jeff was a boys
and girls club kid when he was young and now,
I mean he's a community leader, multi business owner. You know,
did very well and had a great foundation through I'm
sure things that he did and learned there. How rewarding
is it for you when some of these kids who
were there when they were really little. I'm sure that
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they maybe you know, come back or come back and
say hi, and come back and visit and really appreciate
the role that you guys played in their upbringing.
Speaker 5 (16:01):
I gosh, I'm probably getting a little bit emotional, which
does happen when I talk about this mission. But there
is nothing that is better to see the lives that
some of these young people have built for themselves. I mean,
there are too many to even say. But someone came
in the other day he's in the military. There's another
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student she's in a nursing program and came in with
their stethoscope. And actually I was in. I was at
the hospital the other day in the security guard who
let me in was a former club member. There really
is nothing better than to see the lives these young
people are building for themselves.
Speaker 6 (16:44):
It's outstanding.
Speaker 3 (16:47):
I think one of the wonderful things. You know, last
year we participated in their career day that the club hosted.
And yeah, we get asked to do these often. But
what I think the club does that we haven't really
seen others is a lot of students just aren't They
just don't want to go to college for whatever reason,
and they're looking to get into a trade or they're
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looking to get into other work. And know, you host
such a wonderful job fare for the trades, be it
plumbing or electrician or trash man or others. And we
don't have enough of these around the state for people
who are eighteen twenty years old and college isn't in
the cards from financially or academically, or they just want
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to get out and work. And it was really encouraging
to go there and see a couple of dozen employers
who are hiring today for you know, the trades.
Speaker 2 (17:42):
So you know, if you can.
Speaker 3 (17:43):
Talk a little bit more about that and how that
event has grown over the years.
Speaker 5 (17:48):
Yeah, absolutely, and maybe someday Joe will make it over
for a field trip of your facility there. It is
really fascinating courage really anyone to really learn about modern
day careers.
Speaker 6 (18:05):
And I say that from.
Speaker 5 (18:06):
The very humble place of Until you really see what's
going on.
Speaker 6 (18:11):
It's hard to understand what's available.
Speaker 5 (18:16):
And there are though I believe in college and maybe
sometimes college is embedded in these different opportunities. There are
so many opportunities to learn and to grow and to
build a career for yourself that most people don't even
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know about. For example, we were recently at Green Mountain
Power and learned about the line workers and just all
the different careers there. And it is true that we
work to make sure that people understand all of their
options and find really what's best for them well.
Speaker 1 (18:57):
And the trades are so important. I feel like we
always great. The world has shifted to where everyone always
just thinks the whole college thing, college thing. Like I'm
the daughter of a self employed electrician, Like right where
the world needs we need plumbers, we need electricians, we
need garbage men. And so I feel like making those
opportunities and helping connect the dots for the youth to
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be able to see their path to earning their own
income and having independence and doing things for themselves. I
feel like that's like a really a really great thing
that you guys do for them.
Speaker 6 (19:31):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (19:32):
One thing I didn't ask though, what there is We
didn't talk about the ages for the Boys and Girls Club?
Speaker 6 (19:39):
Yes so we girls club?
Speaker 5 (19:44):
Yeah, well so Boys and Girls Clubs is a national network.
And I've learned that the Northeast, we're all rebels, we
all kind of like to do our own thing. But
traditionally Boys and Girls Clubs it's from kindergarten up until
eighteen or graduation from high school. And we've what we
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have made the commitment to do is really help people
develop into two young adults and live the lot put
them on the path that creates a life that they're
proud of.
Speaker 6 (20:16):
And so we do. We go beyond eighteen really.
Speaker 5 (20:19):
To their first job through education whatever that might be,
into to their first professional job.
Speaker 2 (20:27):
You know, our.
Speaker 3 (20:29):
Profession here picking up trash has changed a lot. I'm
fascinated to learn about. It must have changed a lot
at the club with all of the different nationalities and
languages that must now be spoken, it must be a
challenge at times. You know, just from fifteen years ago
to today, you know the you know we're here in
Winooski and you Wadooski High School. We talked about having
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twenty seven different languages spoken in the school, So it
has to be a very I know, when I'm at
the club, I see all the flags of all the
different nations that are represented by club members. So yeah,
it has to be a little bit of a challenge,
but also has changed a lot over the years for you.
Speaker 6 (21:08):
Yeah, yeah, I'd say the biggest challenge is what is
the biggest challenge of that.
Speaker 5 (21:20):
It is interesting to see people who are in a
new environment and the tension that can exist between wanting
to maintain the family, what the family values and all
of those customs and moving forward as someone here in
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the United States that that's.
Speaker 6 (21:46):
Been something that.
Speaker 5 (21:50):
Is not an uncommon thing that people have to work through.
I can also say that we do a lot to
try to make the families feel included. And again with
a lot of different languages, our response is imperfect, but
we do try as much as we can to make
everyone really feel like this is their place in things
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like language is an important part of that.
Speaker 1 (22:16):
Okay, I ask every guest this question, what is something
about the Boys and Girls Club of Burlington that most
people that you're surprised to learn most people don't realize
or don't know, or that you just or that you
know is often people get it wrong.
Speaker 4 (22:36):
I mean the five dollars a year thing, I was
not alive.
Speaker 5 (22:40):
Well, I mean, here's here's what it really is. I
was trying to think of something funny, like in Boys
and Girls clubs world. I always end up bringing like
Ben and Jerry's or Bernie Sanders.
Speaker 6 (22:49):
And people love all of that.
Speaker 5 (22:51):
But what really is a surprise to people is how
much we do with a one point five million dollar
but and the you know, we serve six hundred kids
over the course of the year, and although we do
have a lot of pride in being a safe place,
Like I said, our goal is to do that and
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develop young adults and that probably is the biggest surprise
that people mention when they learn more about us.
Speaker 2 (23:22):
Wonderful.
Speaker 4 (23:23):
Thank you, Joe. Do you have any more questions?
Speaker 2 (23:26):
I don't think so. Thanks.
Speaker 3 (23:27):
Thanks for taking the time. You know, this is a
new project we're starting and trying to highlight some of
the wonderful organizations we work with. And you know, not
because you're here, but you guys do are one of
the best. So we appreciate everything you do for the
greater Brown cam area.
Speaker 6 (23:43):
Thank you, and right back at you.
Speaker 5 (23:45):
I love the fact that the club ad Myers has
a relationship that has multiple different components to it.
Speaker 6 (23:51):
You you all have very very much to be proud of.
Thank you.
Speaker 4 (23:58):
She was great.
Speaker 3 (24:00):
Yes, yes, it's a great club. We spend some time
down there. They do so many events, especially in the
summertime because there's so many more kids, you know, at
no school and everything, so we spend a lot of time.
Ryan Myers, Jeff's other son, spends a lot of time
in the summer down there.
Speaker 2 (24:16):
He has smaller.
Speaker 3 (24:17):
Kids too, so he'll take his kids along so they
can experience it. And it's just a it's just a
it's a great club. And we've all heard of boys
and girls club over the years, but to really see
the stuff, it's a thankless job what Kenya is doing well.
Speaker 1 (24:32):
And I loved your question about the languages because I
feel like that's something people don't often think of, and
even just for like the development of those kids who
are there and like learning how to communicate with every.
Speaker 4 (24:42):
Kid in there.
Speaker 1 (24:43):
And then if you think about it, right, if they're
let's think about that gym playing basketball like there's no
language in basketball, like everyone can play, and then they're
like finding their own way to like play and get along.
Speaker 4 (24:52):
And I think it's.
Speaker 2 (24:53):
Great, absolutely absolutely.
Speaker 4 (24:56):
But we didn't talk about any pets with human names
this week.
Speaker 2 (25:00):
No, No, we didn't do that. Unfortunately.
Speaker 3 (25:03):
You know it's I think the Easter holiday threw everybody off,
and you know it's still digging out and you know,
nice nice weather now, so people are getting outside although
it's supposed to it's Maple Festival weekend, so we'll definitely rain.
Speaker 1 (25:15):
So well, let's talk about that real quick, because I
actually I think i'm it starts today.
Speaker 4 (25:19):
I'm supposed to go tomorrow afternoon.
Speaker 1 (25:21):
I think the kids are off school, so that's the
plan in the afternoon if it doesn't rain.
Speaker 4 (25:25):
But you guys are involved with there, right, we do.
Speaker 3 (25:28):
We so a couple of years ago they reached out
to us because they start seeing a large volume of
recycling composts that wasn't being captured and they wanted to
see how they could try to capture that more so
we two years this is our third year started program
where now we're gonna end up pulling out about a
(25:49):
thousand pounds of compost that normally would go into the
landfill and a lot of recycled materials. So you'll see
our red cans around Maple Festival and and it's a
great opportunity, you know, it's.
Speaker 2 (26:01):
It's a great event. And you know it's Vermont.
Speaker 3 (26:04):
You know now that I'm I'll never well never you
and I will never be real Vermnors because we weren't
born here. But you know, after whatever it's been thirty
some odd years, you know, it's it's a Vermont tradition.
Speaker 4 (26:15):
Yeah, very cool. Anything else, what's good? What's good? This week?
At Myers? The boss is away, so the play.
Speaker 1 (26:22):
But Jeff, if you're watching, everyone's working very hard.
Speaker 3 (26:25):
Absolutely, so you know, Ryan and Jeff are gone through
the weekend, so things are a little bit you know,
we can all take a little bit of deep for us.
Speaker 2 (26:33):
So it is. It is a good time.
Speaker 3 (26:35):
Monday was a busy day with all the extra trash
from from the holiday.
Speaker 2 (26:39):
But that's okay.
Speaker 3 (26:41):
I do have a I was trying to get the
video and I'll try to grab it for next week.
I had a customer send us a video. He was
behind one of our trash trucks, and of course some
of our trucks picked up and they put a dumpster
over top. So it was a video going down the road.
It was a raccoon that was in the dumpster, but
(27:02):
it's now sitting on top of our trash truck. So
literally driving down the road. It's raccoon who's alive, just
kind of showing on the top of the trash truck.
Speaker 4 (27:10):
Well his name and his name is probably like Thomas.
Speaker 2 (27:14):
Well yeah, Ricky, yeah, ricky y, yeah.
Speaker 4 (27:16):
Fair Ricky raccoon. I'll take that one. I'll take that one,
all right.
Speaker 1 (27:21):
Well, I feel like that that's good. Anything else new
to chat about her. I feel like we we kind
of covered a lot of ground here.
Speaker 3 (27:27):
We got some easy we cover absolutely, and you know,
next week we'll probably move into more of the construction
side of things and we're going to get some builders
on to talk about stuff.
Speaker 2 (27:38):
And you know, it's things are. Things are picking up.
Speaker 3 (27:41):
And if you go to Maple Tresschool, I'll look forward
to hearing your recap of it.
Speaker 2 (27:45):
Have you ever been.
Speaker 4 (27:47):
I went, I think last year or two years ago.
Speaker 1 (27:50):
We went maybe last year very briefly, but so this
year it'll be I think, hopefully a little bit longer.
Speaker 4 (27:56):
I think it was like a parenting fail when we went,
so bar is set low and things should only be better.
Speaker 3 (28:05):
A lot of good Kate activities there, so especially for
the little ones, so it will be uh, you'll have
some fun with the little ones perfect.
Speaker 4 (28:13):
Looking forward to it. All Right.
Speaker 1 (28:15):
That does it for us for another week on the
trash Talking and Giving Back podcasts with Myers Containers.
Speaker 4 (28:20):
We'll see you next week.
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