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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Mascara Alert. We're gearing up for another emotional Christmas wish.
We got Mallory. She keeps getting kicked while she's down.
Christmas Wish come up next, John Jay and Rich. Even then,
it's the John Jay and Rich Christmas Wish. It's time
(00:21):
for Christmas Wish. Christie's in the studio. Good morning, Christy,
Good morning. Tell us a little bit about Mallory without
reading the letters. Tell us about her. Talk to us
about her.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
She's just an all in mom. She does her daughters
are in dance and cheers. She's the cheer mom. She
goes and puts together the raffles, the little events they
put together like baskets. She's very involved with her kids.
She tries to have fun with them. They do a
dance Dance Revolution on Saturday nights and they just have
a good time together and she just tries to make
their life better.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
How do you know them?
Speaker 2 (00:52):
I work with Mallory and then our daughters do dance together.
They've been dancing for about four years together.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Now.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Single mom.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Yeah, single mom.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
Isn't dance expensive? Oh it is?
Speaker 4 (01:01):
We do.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
She works events to help pay so we work concert
events to help us pay for the monthly tuition should
cheer dance.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
And then she works out a Venarian office, so they did.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
She got let go in November they downsize the company,
so a lot of us got some cuts. Unfortunately she
was one that got let go.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
So does she not have a job right now? She's
not currently working.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
She is looking okay and the pressure the only parent
trying to keep it together for her kids.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Okay, So where do we find her this morning? When
we call, she is at home.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Waiting at her house for me to pick her up.
She thinks that she's going with me to a court date.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
Okay, why are you in trouble?
Speaker 3 (01:39):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (01:39):
You know everything?
Speaker 1 (01:45):
All right, Let's call Mallory.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
Hello.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
Hey is this Mallory? Hey Malory, it's Rich from John
Jay and Rich. Can we put you on the radio
with us for just a second please? Yeah?
Speaker 4 (02:02):
Sure.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
Christy wrote us a letter about you, told us about
what a wonderful human being you are, and we asked
her to come into our studio and read a letter
to you.
Speaker 4 (02:14):
Oh Christy, yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
You thought she was gonna come pick you up right now? Right?
Speaker 4 (02:18):
Yeah, we're supposed to go to court.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
I know she's still got to go to court. But
just not yet.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
She pulled the fast foot on you so she'd come
in here and read a letter to you. So do
you have them in? Yes?
Speaker 4 (02:28):
You do?
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Okay, all right, Dear John Jay and Rich. Mallory is
a mother of four. She has Isaiah who's eighteen, Olivia
who's fourteen, Sophia twelve, and Miya who's eight. Due to
car troubles, she has happened to uber them too and
from school. She is also using an uber to get
them to their activities as her vehicle requires several repairs.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
Her children are very.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Active, so to keep them feelings succur she hides her
problems from them. After finally starting her dream job, she
lost that job and had to go back to her
previous job, where she is unhappy, but she stays because
of the kids. She is a single mom with no
help from the dad and is trying to make ends meet.
I don't remember the last time she bought anything for herself.
If anyone could use their spirit lifted, it would be Mallory.
(03:13):
And I hope you can help you with this family
some hope by granting this wish.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
Wow, thank you Christy.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
So sweet Well, Mallory, we would like to grant a
Christmas wish for you. Okay, so we have some stuff
for you, like our friends at the United Food Bank
brought you a turkey, rolls, produce, stuffing, can goods and
all the fixtions for a holiday meal for the whole family.
Speaker 4 (03:41):
Oh that sounds great.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
We also got you two hundred dollars in gift cards
for groceries to Safeway.
Speaker 3 (03:50):
Oh oh, thank you, you're welcome.
Speaker 4 (03:58):
Thank you so much, Christy, thank you.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Although we're not what's that? There's a little bit more,
a little bit more, MARII. Okay, we're giving you a
hundred and fifty hour give card to Walmart for scrubs
for work.
Speaker 4 (04:10):
Oh awesome.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
But are you do you have a job right now?
Speaker 4 (04:14):
No, not at the moment. I had an interview yesterday
for a job and I have a second one on Monday,
but currently I do not.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
Are you trying to be Are you a vet tech?
Are you just a yeah you're a vet tech? Yeah.
I'm sure we can help find you a job through
love Pop and through all the organizations we work with.
Speaker 4 (04:32):
Oh that would be great.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
So that way you can use you could use one
hundred fifty bucks for scrubs at Walmart or whatever you
want to get at Walmart, but just in case, Okay, awesome,
thank you. We're also giving you a hundred dollars just
Spinato's Pizzeria and Family Kitchen.
Speaker 4 (04:45):
Ohizz.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Yeah. You know it's interesting because your reaction right now,
it's like like I felt you were just satisfying who
we already gave you. But there's so much more much money, yeah,
so much numer Yeah, we got a lot more Femali's.
Let's start off with your boy Isaiah. He's eighteen, Yeah.
Speaker 4 (05:06):
He's eighteen. He'll be nineteen in January.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Okay, we got him some stuff like one hundred and
fifty bucks to Kohle's.
Speaker 4 (05:13):
Oh wow, he'd love that.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
One hundred dollars gift card to Nike. Oh wow, fifty
dollars to PlayStation.
Speaker 4 (05:24):
Oh I love that.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
Did he get a new bed?
Speaker 4 (05:31):
It's no, it's not a new bed. It's kind of
one that has been we've had for a while. It's
not very comfortable or sturdy or anything, but for the
most most of the time he sleeps on the couch
in the living room.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Oh well, our friends Luna and Sam from Ashley Furniture
in Tempe They picked out a new queen sized mattress
in box spring friseah, and a new full sized bed
frame mattress and box screen for Sophia.
Speaker 4 (05:54):
Oh wow, oh wow, that's that's amazing.
Speaker 1 (06:02):
I was gonna save that for later. But as I'm
going through the prizes, this is queen size comforter and
sheet for your new bed. But I'll get to the
new bed till later. That was gonna be the new
closer was the new bed. But when I said queen
size comforter, we also got some noise canceling headphones.
Speaker 4 (06:21):
Oh you'll like that. He can ignore his sisters.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
Okay, So Olivia fourteen years old?
Speaker 3 (06:29):
Oh my god?
Speaker 1 (06:32):
Well that okay, Well maybe this is still work. Would
she still won one hundred and fifty dollars gift card
to Forever twenty one?
Speaker 4 (06:38):
Oh my god?
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Yes good, we got her that and one hundred dollars
gift card to DSW for some shoes.
Speaker 4 (06:44):
Oh you will love that. Oh my god.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
A twelve piece lip gloss set and seven piece nail
polish set, and ten piece variety pack of face masks.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
Oh wow, she's all into that girly stuff.
Speaker 3 (06:59):
That's so great.
Speaker 4 (07:00):
Oh my god.
Speaker 1 (07:01):
Thank you guys, does she make YouTube videos?
Speaker 4 (07:05):
She's she does, Yeah, she's she's always on social media
doing TikTok and things like that.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
Oh good, because we got a new ring light for
her YouTube video. So we also got our journal. Oh wow,
we also got our Queen comforter. I haven't read any further,
so I don't know if there's a bed coming or not.
So you did say that, No for Sophia, this is
for Olivia. Oh okay, I haven't got to This list
is a little lot of order. Okay. So now brings
(07:32):
us to Sofia the ten year old. She gets one hundred,
one hundred fifty give cards to Coohle's.
Speaker 4 (07:38):
Oh that's awesome.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
I give card to dswe a squish mellow. We hear
she loves Hello Kitty. Yes, so our shoppers went and
got her Queen comforter, Hello Kitty sheets, Hello Kitty makeup bag,
and Hello Kitty nail files.
Speaker 4 (07:58):
Oh she will be ecstatic. Oh my god.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
We also got a brand new purple Stanley tumbler.
Speaker 4 (08:04):
Oh goes oh and.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
A brand new Hoffey bike with helmet plus pads.
Speaker 4 (08:12):
Oh awesome. Oh that is so cool.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
And if twenty five dollars give card to Roebucks.
Speaker 4 (08:19):
Oh so love that she's always on that game.
Speaker 1 (08:22):
Who's at your house right now?
Speaker 4 (08:23):
I hear people talking my kids, they're bothering you. I'm
trying to tell them to step away from me so
I can.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
Quiet for Mia, your daughter. Yeah, we got a one
hundred fifty dollars give card to Kohle's one hundred give
card to dsw A full comforter in sheets, a beding bag,
betting sheets, pillowcase set, Oh wow, a Kaboodle on the
Go makeup set and lip glosses crazy slime lol, surprised
all squish mellow and a new bike as well.
Speaker 4 (08:52):
Oh my god, wow, so wonderful things.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
We also got our friendship bracelets, making kit and a journal.
Speaker 4 (09:04):
Oh she loves arching craft.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
Oh for you, Mallory, got your brand new seven foot
Christmas tree with decorations.
Speaker 4 (09:13):
Oh that'd be great.
Speaker 1 (09:17):
Oh am I reading this right? A new seven piece
king sized cozy bedding set for mom. Yeah that's for you.
Speaker 4 (09:28):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
Also for you Yeah. Uptown medi Spots Chandler has donated
a customized spa facial and a basket of soap, lotions
and other beauty products, valued one hundred and fifty dollars.
Speaker 4 (09:42):
Oh wow, that's awesome, Thank you so so much.
Speaker 1 (09:46):
Our shoppers also wanted to help you relax, so they
got you bath bombs, bubble bath, candle, and face mask.
Speaker 4 (09:53):
Oh that sounds so relaxing. I could use a nice
one bath free.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
Also, we got you a brand new bike so you
can go right with your kiddos.
Speaker 4 (10:01):
Oh awesome, that's awesome.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
I'd love that.
Speaker 1 (10:04):
We also got you an instant Polaroid camera to capture
Christmas morning memories.
Speaker 4 (10:11):
Oh. Always wanted one of those.
Speaker 1 (10:14):
So that's like enough, right? Is that enough? Or do
you need more? Huh?
Speaker 4 (10:20):
You guys have done so punchy.
Speaker 1 (10:22):
Well guess what there's more? Yeah? Oh no, we heard
you're running a little low on kitchen items.
Speaker 4 (10:30):
Yeah. Unfortunately, I had to get rid of a lot
of my appliances, like we don't have a microwave right now,
or you know, get air fry or anything basically just
warm and everything up on top of the stove.
Speaker 1 (10:44):
We got you a brand new Hamilton Beach microwave, a
brand new air fryer, oh wow, a twelve piece pot
and pan set, twenty four piece pirate storage food container pack.
All that's for you Oh wow.
Speaker 4 (10:59):
Thanks we all.
Speaker 1 (11:03):
We got you Christmas at the Farm experience with the
whole family from our friends at Bertuccio Farms. Do you
have a refrigerator? We got your brand new refrigerator too,
from two Soon Appliants.
Speaker 4 (11:13):
Our refrigerator stuck freezes everything.
Speaker 1 (11:16):
You got a brand new refrigerator. Chris Edwards is the
owner of Tuson Appliance. The guy's unbelievable.
Speaker 4 (11:22):
Oh wow, oh my god.
Speaker 1 (11:25):
What's the situation with your car?
Speaker 4 (11:29):
The one that is parked in my driveway is inoperable.
It's twenty three years old. It needs a timing change,
and just with everything going on, I can't afford to
fix it or it can't afford to you know, you
know bi one. So like we've just been ubering everywhere
to all to school, to activities, and then twice the week,
(11:51):
me and Nia we walked to the grocery store and
lea grocery shop and then we walk home with our grocery.
Speaker 1 (11:56):
Well, our friend Tony Williams from Big O' Tires, who's
going to help you with your vehicle and try to
get it up and running again.
Speaker 4 (12:01):
If that helps, Yeah, that'd be great.
Speaker 1 (12:04):
Al I told you that our wonderful friends, Luna and
Sam from Ashley Furniture picked out a new queen size
mattress for Isaiah in a full sized bed frame for Sophia,
and also our shoppers picked out a Rachel Zoe heart
pendant Nicholas just for you.
Speaker 4 (12:17):
Oh that beautiful.
Speaker 1 (12:20):
Merry Christmas, Malory.
Speaker 4 (12:22):
Thank you so much, thank you.
Speaker 1 (12:25):
Okay, so are you home right now? I am so
my wife, Blake, she's our little Christmas elf and I
believe she's outside o your house right now with all
the stuff we just talked about for you and your
family right now, right now. I think Ashley Furniture is there.
I think she's some appliance is there. The Delano's are there?
(12:46):
Who in Christmas shafting for you? They're all there, Blaky there. Yeah,
I'm here, Chris.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
Welcome, Oh my, thank you, you're so welcome.
Speaker 4 (13:06):
Oh my god, are wonderful. Thank you. You're so grateful
that we can help. I'm so nice. Merry Christmas.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 4 (13:18):
Oh my god. It's it's really helps this year fairly really,
that's why me this year, this will really help. Thank you, guys.
Speaker 1 (13:27):
You're welcome, Thank
Speaker 4 (13:29):
You, Thank you're so much