April 25, 2025 • 42 mins
- The Guild Mortgage Company wants to be your home loan lender. They do all types of mortgages; FHA, VA, USDA & Conventional. Guild Mortgage Company is an Equal Housing Lender; NMLS 3274. Roy West NMLS 316801 Phone (409) 866-1901.
Mark as Played
Transcript
Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good afternoon, Southeast Texas.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Welcome to the Roy West Radio Show on AM five
sixty KLBI and streaming live on the iHeart media app.
We're so glad you're joining us today. I am April
Tolbert filling in for Roy West.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
Today.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
We're going to have a great show full of guests,
and we're going to talk about all kinds of things
happening here in Southeast Texas.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
So stay tuned for.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
The next hour because you may learn something, you may
find something exciting to do here in Southeast Texas in
the upcoming weeks.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
So thank you again for joining us.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Right now.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
In our first segment, I want to welcome my dear friend,
Jeremy Rayley. He wears many hats, but his hat today
is Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Welcome Jeremy, Thank you for joining us.
Speaker 4 (00:48):
Thank you for having me. April. Yeah, a little bit different, look,
you know, not seeing Roy.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
That's exactly right. That's right, Roy, Roy does. He's a
pro at this. I get a little you know, I'm
not sure. I don't do this isn't my real job.
So it's fun though, and I'm so thankful that he
let he invited me to come and do this today
because I get to talk to people, and that's what
I love to do, just talk to people. So you're
(01:13):
one of those that you're everywhere, You're a man about town.
But we come together in the world of Crime Stoppers
of Southeast Texas.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
And the reason I wanted.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
You to come on, and I know you're a pretty
frequent guest of this show, is because there are still
so many people out there that don't know what crime
Stoppers is. Yes, we hear it, I know growing up.
I know watch the local news channels and you hear
if you see something called crime stoppers eight three three tips,
(01:42):
all of those things. But what is tell us a
little bit about what crime Stoppers is and why the
citizens here in the community here in Southeast Texas need
to get involved with crime Stoppers.
Speaker 5 (01:54):
You know, crime Stoppers has been around since nineteen seventy
six as far as in the US US, but it
came to Texas in nineteen eighty one.
Speaker 4 (02:02):
And in that same.
Speaker 5 (02:03):
Year with it coming to Beaumont and kicking off in Beaumont,
it made such a big impact for the area. I mean,
within just a matter of a few days, they had
already paid out rewards back then and things have evolved.
Of course, you know, back then the media as far
as being on the new stations and so forth, and
the reenactments made a big difference for looking for these
(02:25):
criminals and everything. But as we move forward, you know,
it went from Beaumont PD, Jefferson County, Harden County, Orange County,
now Jasper County, so Ford Counties wide. Change the name
to Crime Stoppers in Southeast Texas and we allow that
everyday citizen to report anything that they need to anonymously.
And when I say it's anonymous, it's guaranteed by state
(02:47):
statue Government Code four fourteen guarantees any tip that's turned
in by through Crime Stoppers is guaranteed one hundred percent anonymity.
So you do not have to worry about retaliation, retribution,
whatever you want to call it against you you turn
in the information. We do not want any kind of
identifying markers. We don't want you to say my cousin,
my neighbor, you know, my ex, anything like that.
Speaker 4 (03:10):
We want you to just give us the facts, who, what, when, where.
Speaker 5 (03:13):
You can upload photos, videos through the app, you can
use the call center, you can do the website. However,
you want to do it, We just want you to
use the tools that are provided for you and that
have been successful for all the over forty years.
Speaker 4 (03:29):
You know, there's a.
Speaker 5 (03:29):
Lot of different apps out there nowadays, but this one's
been around, this program since eighty one here in Texas.
Why wouldn't you want to believe and use a tried
and true method that has been around, has proven results
over and over and over. Last year, over seventeen hundred
tips were received this year. So far, we're over five
(03:52):
hundred tips already that have come in. Some of them
have caught people that have committed a murder within hours
or day. You know, the Christy Russeau murder over in
Jasper County. That's a big deal. You know, the guy
just got sentenced not long ago, and one of our
tips was helpful to get that case resolved.
Speaker 4 (04:12):
The care of till and unborn baby.
Speaker 5 (04:14):
You know, back a few years ago, you know, almost
eight years ago or so, that was a big deal
that happened. And so when you look at these murders
and robberies and different things that have happened, and these
people that have seen something and they knew that something happened,
they knew something was wrong, turn in that information. We
give the information law enforcement, they do the investigation, and
(04:35):
once it's completed, they're eligible for a cash reward. And
you know, sometimes people just do it because they know
they're a good citizen and it's their job to do so.
But to know that this program has been around again
for over forty years, it's proven it's effective, and so
utilize those kind of tools like that. Don't go and
try to use a brand new one that you don't
(04:56):
know anything about. Use one that's been here, it's established,
it's known, and a lot of people that have served
on our board are real, you know, prominent people in
the community. They can attest to it that how valuable
it is for this area.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Well, and I think a lot of people may not
realize that Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas is a citizen
run organization. You're not calling law enforcement, you're not calling
nine to one one, You're not being recorded, your IP
address isn't being recorded you we're not asking, like you said,
(05:32):
for any identifying information. And this is a group of
citizens that run this nonprofit organization that our mission is
truly just to connect the community citizens with the important
information that the citizens can have to provide that to
(05:54):
law enforcement and then Crime Stoppers doesn't investigate crimes. The
law enforcement investigates crimes. The law enforcement agencies just let
us know, hey, yes this tip number, this tipster, and
all they know is a number actually helped us gave
us important information that helped us catch this criminal. And
(06:16):
that's how as a board of directors were able to approve.
So talk about that a little bit. Talk about the process, Jeremy,
How does that work?
Speaker 5 (06:24):
So as soon as we receive the tip, we vet
the tip, after it's already been vetted to make sure
there's no identifying markers. We then send that tip to
our law enforcement coordinators at each agency, whatever agency it's
going to, that's who we send it to. Now, you
got to understand, we don't deal with just local. If
something is state or something like that, we deal with
the marshals, we deal with FBI, we deal with the rangers,
(06:48):
all the different entities throughout any type of law enforcement
we deal with atf it doesn't matter. But we send
that tip to whatever agency it's appropriate to go to.
Once they get that tip, they do the investigation. Once
that investigation is complete, if that tip leads to the
arrest or recovery of property, or some kind of closure
of a case. Then they let us know through what's
(07:09):
called a disposition. When that disposition is completed, we received
the information saying hey, it's been solved. Here's what happened,
here's what was recovered, here's who was arrested, here's what
charges were laid.
Speaker 4 (07:20):
Are done and everything.
Speaker 5 (07:21):
We put that into our system and we have an
actual what we call rewards calculator that calculates how many
points it adds up to, which create dollars basically. And
so once we go over that, we end up presenting
that to the board and saying, hey, this is a tip,
I D number this, this is what it was about,
this is what agency, this is what was recovered or
(07:42):
who was arrested or whatever.
Speaker 4 (07:44):
We explain that to the board.
Speaker 5 (07:46):
The board then reviews all of them and they vote
on whether or not we're going to approve the reward.
Speaker 4 (07:53):
I've yet to see a reward that has led to
something not.
Speaker 5 (07:55):
Be approved, because I mean the purpose of us is
to take in these tips, help get them investigate it,
and then get closure. And so once they do that,
we then are able to notify the tipster through the
P three tips out that we use and let them
know how your tip has been approved for a reward.
Here's how you need to go about. Here's your tip
(08:17):
ID number, your pass code. Go to any Ray Financial
credit Union and when you go through the drive through,
write down crime Stoppers reward on a piece of paper
the tip I D the password. Do not send an
idea or anything. You just send it in through the
drive through. They verify it and we'll say verify it.
They'll send you cash money out and it's that's free.
Speaker 4 (08:37):
So especial.
Speaker 5 (08:38):
One of the things that I always like to say
is I mean, you know it is it's tax free
money that you receive.
Speaker 4 (08:43):
And you know, do we have repeat tipsters? Absolutely.
Speaker 5 (08:49):
Some people just are in that realm where they know
information and they listen and stuff. And you know, we
always say if you see something, say something, and we
mean that because you may not realize that somebody pulling
a wagon down the street. You might think it's no
big deal if you've never seen them and they're pulling
a wagon out the street and it's got a whole
bunch of stuff in it. What if they just got done,
(09:11):
you know, breaking into your neighbor's shed or something, or
robbing somebody you know, you never know, and so it
doesn't hurt to let something get checked out, you know,
if your kids, you know, we have a campus program.
That campus program allows students to report any type of
policy violation, any type of law that's being broken on campus.
(09:31):
But we were trying to teach them that just because
it happens on campus doesn't mean that you can't report
something off of campus over the weekend. If they hear something,
if they see something on social media that's a threat
to the school or a threat to somebody else, report
it through us. Let us get that to the law enforcement.
That way, you don't have to worry about a mark
being on your back or anything like that, or somebody
you know looking to beat you up or anything. Turn
(09:53):
the information in, let us get it checked out. If
it comes out to like I said, a legitimate case
that gets closed, the students are also eligible for a reward.
Speaker 2 (10:04):
So, as parents, how I still have one in school?
As parents, how can we talk to our kids about
crime stoppers and encourage our kids to download that app
on their phone and utilize that tool.
Speaker 5 (10:18):
You know, I tell the kids and I tell the
parents whenever I talk to them that we have to
educate our kids somehow, some way. Society is not the
same as it was whenever you and I were in school.
Things have changed drastically. Social media has come out, you know,
and everybody puts something on there as soon as they can,
and it's like a big firestorm that just blows up everywhere.
You know, the word goes out everywhere, and you know,
(10:40):
you don't know what's real what's not, So you know,
have the conversation with them. Get The best part of
a parent and a child is that communication between them.
To know that your child can come to you and
say something to you and you listen to them and
vice versa. Because what you have to understand is our
kids are like sponges. I mean, they listen around, they
(11:00):
conversations and sometimes when when we say, hey, you think
you're smarter than us, in reality they are. They have
so many more resources that make them so much smarter
than us. They just don't have the intelligence and the
school of hard knocks to make the right decision. Sometimes
now and so and with at.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
E three tips app, if they download it on their phone,
they can truly anonymously report something right there from their phone,
and we know kids have that phone.
Speaker 1 (11:28):
On them all the time.
Speaker 2 (11:30):
Absolutely and download P three tips the app on your phone.
Go to eight three three tips dot com or the
tried and true phone number that everybody knows for nine
eight three three tip s. Jeremy Rayley, thank you so
much for being with us, and thank you for all
you do to help keep our community safe. We'll be
(11:50):
right back on the Roy West Radio Show. Welcome back
to the Roy West Radio Show on Am VI sixty
klv I on the I Heart Media Podcast. We're glad
to have you with us today. We have some amazing
guests joining us. Obviously I'm not Roy West, I'm April
Tolbert filling in for Roy today with this great lineup
(12:14):
of guests and with us in this segment is Regina Tate.
Regina is a woman of many, many, many hats. I'm
gonna let her tell you. She's new Path therapy and
wellness connected path. She does a lot of amazing things
in her I will call it your real job, Regina.
(12:34):
But she's here today to talk about an event that's
coming up in June, a woman's wellness event.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
But tell us a little bit about you.
Speaker 6 (12:41):
First, Regina Well, I am the one of the owners
at New Path Therapy and Wellness and also one of
the owners at Connected Paths.
Speaker 3 (12:51):
So we are.
Speaker 6 (12:52):
Mental health for a New Path and a Connected Path.
We are a recovery center for drug and alcohol abuse.
And that's I guess the bulk of what I do.
I'm a mental health therapist, so that's the bulk of
what I do. And also I'm in my final stages
of my dissertation for my doctorate, so that's another huge
(13:13):
hat that I wear currently is trying to complete my
research and for my doctor in psychology. And so that's a.
Speaker 1 (13:21):
Bit of what thank you.
Speaker 6 (13:24):
Besides being involved in many other activities around business oriented
stuff and other social events and things.
Speaker 2 (13:33):
That's right, and you serve in several different capacities in
your profession your field here to serve the community, and
one of those is being a member of the Women
Entrepreneurs Network of the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce. We
serve in that role together and that's how we came together.
Speaker 1 (13:55):
So we appreciate your service and what you.
Speaker 2 (13:58):
Do for the community and helping not just women anyone,
whether it be in recovery or the mental health field
as well. Your expertise is always so.
Speaker 1 (14:11):
So appreciated for sure. Now this particular event.
Speaker 2 (14:16):
First of all, let's talk about the Women Entrepreneurs Network
for a minute.
Speaker 4 (14:20):
It is a.
Speaker 2 (14:21):
Committee of the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce and it
is a group that was formed to help mentor women
in business. Yes, it's the Women Entrepreneurs, but you don't
have to own a business to be a part of it.
Tell us a little bit about your involvement in the
WIN Network.
Speaker 6 (14:41):
Well, so far, I think it's been mainly just the encouragement.
I've been over the social media platform for that, just
kind of helping with encouraging women that are part of
that group.
Speaker 3 (14:51):
I think we're over.
Speaker 6 (14:52):
Two hundred members now on that that are local women
entrepreneurs and those in leadership positions andmpanies and things like that.
It's just really to encourage women, you know, in those
leadership roles and being over things and how they take
care of themselves, how they represent themselves, and how they
(15:13):
better themselves, I guess in their positions and as women
in general, because it's it's hard to be in leadership
as a female and not have support and you know,
but you know that too as a women, a woman
who owns businesses or business and you know that's it's
hard to do that without the support. So I love
mentoring new business owners and so this fit right into
(15:36):
my wheelhouse when it comes to being able to mentor others.
It's been a journey for the last you know, fifteen
years to be self employed in the mental health field,
and I really I'm glad to be able to encourage others.
I love that on Fridays we try to feature someone
every Friday on that site.
Speaker 1 (15:56):
And I've met so.
Speaker 6 (15:57):
Many amazing women and that do amazing things in our community.
So I'm really excited to continue that process with the
WIN program or the WIN Committee.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
Absolutely, and the Women Entrepreneurs Network is something that any
woman in business that feels like she wants support or
just to be around be encouraged and inspired by other females,
other women here in Southeast Texas that are you know,
on similar journeys and want to help inspire and encourage
(16:30):
each other. Tell them about the Facebook group. How would
they go in and join that and become a part
of that.
Speaker 6 (16:38):
Well, if they search for WIN for the Beaumont Chamber,
I think it's w e N is how it's put
out there. It might say Women's Entrepreneur Network also, but
you definitely can find that into a Facebook group. It's
a public group, I think, or when you have to
get invited into it, but you can see it, and
so just joining that group and also you know, just
(16:59):
being there to support other women or ask questions about
things that might be on your mind about being an
entrepreneur or in leadership and getting advice and feedback from
the other two hundred people that are in that group currently,
we definitely want more people to be involved in that
and help us to grow that group.
Speaker 2 (17:17):
We're all in different stages of our journeys, whether you're
whether you're fresh and new into a leadership role, whether
you're thinking about or maybe you have just started a business,
or whether you were years and years in it. If
you just want to be around other women on the
on a journey where we can where we can talk
(17:39):
to each other and help inspire each other, The Women
Entrepreneurs Network s e t X, I think, is what
the name of the Facebook group is. So if you
will go in and search Women Entrepreneurs Network s e
t X, you should be able to request to join
that group, and I speak for myself and Regina and
(18:00):
the rest of us on that committee, we would love
to have you there. We have actually done a series
of events here in Beaumont this year. In January, we
honored the Remarkable business Women of Beaumont, which was a
fantastic event where we honored Sherry Arnold as our trail blazer.
(18:24):
She's been a woman that we've all followed for many,
many years to such an inspiration. And doctor Rita Hurt
was our Outstanding Businesswoman of the Year as well, So
we did that in January, and then we had a
Dress for Success event earlier in April where we collaborated
with some local boutiques as well as some ladies from
(18:49):
the media industry where they came in and were models
for us, and that was so much fun showing us
some style and how to dress for success. Now, our
net when event is coming up in June on June seventeenth,
and Regina is chairing that event along with our dear
friend Jennifer Siegler. So if you could tell us a
(19:11):
little bit about the next event that is coming up
on June seventeenth, Regina.
Speaker 6 (19:17):
Yes, we are calling this Flourish in Bloom, which is
a wellness journey for women, and we're really excited. This
is like a one of a kind women's wellness event
that you really haven't seen before, really locally for sure,
but pretty much anywhere. It's an event that Jennifer and
I sort of came up with. We had attended something
(19:39):
that was similar like this for another type of event.
We thought this would be good for wellness as well.
And ultimately it's like a journey for the day and
you have an opportunity to come early and experience the
journey from eight thirty to eleven thirty, and then of
course we have the luncheon, which is included with all
of these events along the way, but they're in the
(19:59):
eight to thirty to eleven thirty. It is a you
get to have a rotate through some very interactive breakout
sessions and they're going to focus on heart health and
your skin health, bone health. Of course, we have mental
health that's going to be my area of expertise for that.
Physical health as well. Will have some physical trainers out
(20:21):
there and some physical therapists and also someone specifically.
Speaker 3 (20:26):
To do pelvic floor health.
Speaker 6 (20:27):
Was extremely important for us. As women. And during the
luncheon portion, which is from the eleven thirty to one
o'clock hour, we'll also have two keynote speakers. One is
going to talk about nutrition and nourishment for us, you know,
in our bodies, and then Jennifer and her group we are
going to talk about general women's wellness and hormone health.
(20:50):
So super excited about that as well. And so we'll
also have local vendors out there that are in the
health industry that will be there showcasing their services and
their goods to the women that come, and those will
be scattered throughout there at the Holiday Inn on Walden Road,
So we'll have lots of opportunities for a unique wellness
(21:13):
experience and journey for the women.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
And this is so unique. There is nothing else like
this that I have seen around town. So that is
going to be June the seventeenth at the Holiday Inn
at Walden Road, so the Holiday Inn Plaza. The doors
open at eight o'clock for the breakout sessions. Eleven to
one is the luncheon. If you can only break away
(21:36):
long enough to go to the luncheon, and you can
get tickets by going to the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce,
which is their website BMTCOC dot org or call the
Chamber office at four nine eight three eight six' five eight.
One we look forward to seeing you at The flourish
And Bloom Women's Wellness journey On june. Seventeenth, regina thank
(21:59):
you so much for being with us. Today thank you
for having, me.
Speaker 1 (22:07):
And we're back on The Roy West.
Speaker 2 (22:09):
Show I'm April tolbert sitting in For Roy west this
week and in this segment we Have Kathy cheshier from
The American Cancer. Society thank you for joining. Us, kathy
thank you so much for asking me to join.
Speaker 3 (22:21):
Today. April.
Speaker 1 (22:22):
Goodness, well you've only.
Speaker 2 (22:23):
Got one, segment but as you AND i just talked
about off, air we could probably talk the whole hour
about The American Cancer.
Speaker 1 (22:31):
Society this is such a fantastic.
Speaker 2 (22:35):
Organization there are a lot of people here locally who
chair events and are parts of, committees and you guys
have some of the most fun events that there are
out there to raise money for a nonprofit IN. Southmx
you've got a lot of them coming up and we'll
(22:55):
talk about those in a. Minute BUT i really want
to help people understand where are their dollars go when
they give locally here to The American Cancer. Society where
are those dollars being?
Speaker 7 (23:07):
Spent, Kathy, well that's a great question And i'm so
happy to be here today to answer those. Questions the
biggest impact that we that we love to talk, about
and it's it's a huge priority for our, organization is
to continue investing dollars into cancer. Research as you, know
cancer is not one, disease it's hundreds of.
Speaker 3 (23:28):
Diseases so it takes.
Speaker 7 (23:29):
A lot of money to further that that vital research that,
you me and everyone else benefits. From this research is
happening so that we can have those breakthrough discoveries that
these scientists are continuously, coming you, know coming into you,
know the technology behind a, mammogram a perap, smear all
(23:54):
kinds of the links between tobacco and you, know people getting,
cancer all is stemming from.
Speaker 3 (24:01):
Research The American.
Speaker 7 (24:04):
Cancer society has been played a vital role in all
the major breakthroughs in recent history regarding, research all the
research Breakthrough so it is vital that we continue funding that.
Research because everybody, says let's find a, Cure let's find
a cure that's not going to happen unless we continue funding.
Research that's how we're going to get. There so a
(24:26):
huge portion of the funds we raise goes into cancer,
research and just in taxes, alone we have right now
we have eighty five cancer research grants totaling over fifty
four million dollars just In.
Speaker 3 (24:41):
Texas that's not counting the other.
Speaker 7 (24:43):
States so it is a, huge huge priority for our
organization to keep pushing cancer research because that's how we're
going to get to these cures and preventions and detect
early detections and treatments and so. On the other priorities
that we're extremely proud of is what if someone is
(25:03):
receiving treatment In Southeast texas at one of the four cancer.
Institutes we fund transportation and lodging grants that we award
to those four cancer. Centers they in turn give their
patients assistance to get to and from treatment or to
(25:24):
book a place to stay during cancer. Treatment sometimes people
are coming from a great distance, away Say Jasper, kirbyville
those outlying, areas and quite honestly a lot of people
are by themselves and they're just not up to driving
back the same day after, treatment they don't feel, good
so we give them a place to stay to lay
their head and, rest and then the next day they
(25:46):
can go. Home or sometimes people don't have enough money
for gas or they don't have someone to drive. Them
it's a real barrier for people to get to. Treatment
if you can't get to, treatment you're.
Speaker 3 (25:59):
Not likely to.
Speaker 7 (26:00):
Survive so that's a huge priority for us to help
people in those, instances and those transportation and lodging grants
make that. Happen they close that financial barrier for a
lot of. People and, finally, yeah we're very proud of.
That so another in the lodging. Category if you're not
(26:23):
receiving treatment In Southeast, texas a lot of people go
To houston for, treatment which, is you, know right down the,
road but it's an hour and a half from. Us
so you've got people that are having to do, that you, KNOW.
Nd five, hundred back and, forth back and forth DOWN i,
ten and the parking, garages the wear and tear on your,
car the, gas the hotel bills really really mount. Up
(26:49):
and people are so focused on the expense associated with
their treatment, alone they're not seeing this other stuff. Coming
all these ancillary costs that will and can and have
bankrupt a. Family you, know it can happen easily during cancer.
Treatment so we built the nation's Largest Hope. Lodge it's
(27:13):
a home away from home during your cancer. Treatment if
you're going to anywhere in the medical. Center it's located
On Ardmore. Street in the medical, center we provide a
shuttle so you don't have to take your car over
to your. Appointments we provide a shuttle to the, building you,
know and back To Hope. Lodge it's a free place to.
(27:33):
Stay it's a thirty million, dollars state of the art,
facility no charge to cancer. Patients we really want to
get the word out about. This it has sixty four
rooms and it does stay booked. Up, unfortunately there's enough
need out there to really keep it booked. Up but
it's mostly benefiting people In Southeast, texas Not houstonians as.
(27:57):
Much it's people in our area that are doing the
back and forth. Driving so we want to promote this
to people who need.
Speaker 2 (28:06):
It and so if people are in a situation or
they have a family member or a friend that is
in this situation and they think they might be able
to benefit from these amazing, services that The American Cancer
society offers to people here In Southeast.
Speaker 1 (28:21):
Texas where do they go to get more information about?
That there's a couple of.
Speaker 7 (28:25):
Places our, website our nationwide website is cancer dot. Org
that's a good place to start and to search any
kind of information they're looking. For the other way is
to call our eight hundred. Number our eight hundred number
is open twenty four hours a, day seven days a,
week three hundred and sixty. Five it doesn't matter if
it's three o'clock in the morning On Christmas. Day someone
(28:46):
is going to either answer that phone or get right
back to you with some.
Speaker 3 (28:52):
Answers that is one eight hundred to two seven two
three four.
Speaker 7 (28:56):
Five and the Way Hope lodge works is, LIKE i
can't get anybody Into Hope lodge by making a phone.
CALL i WISH i. COULD i WISH i had that,
Power but they have to, qualify you, know. Everybody there's
there's a list of there's a process to get to
apply for admission To Hope. Lodge you're oncologist or case
(29:18):
manager Calls Hope lodge directly on the patient's. BEHALF i
want to make sure that that is understood because that's
the process that it has to follow to qualify that
every cancer patient qualifies it as someone in treatment active
treatment to stay at The Hope Hope lodge.
Speaker 3 (29:35):
Facility but that's how it.
Speaker 7 (29:37):
Works and once you're, in you don't have to keep
calling to, say, oh, WELL i have more treatment dates coming.
Speaker 4 (29:44):
Up you're.
Speaker 3 (29:45):
In you're in for initial qualification.
Speaker 2 (29:48):
Process so to a go to cancer dot org or
call what is that eight hundred number one more?
Speaker 7 (29:54):
Time, yes sp'am it's eight hundred two two seven two
three four.
Speaker 2 (30:00):
Five, well BEFORE i this segment wraps, UP i definitely
want to talk about some of these events that we
host right here In Southeast texas to help raise these
funds that support the research and The Hope, lodge the
transportation and those. Things so you've got something coming up,
here a clay shoot In, june right on the. Thirteenth
(30:20):
we have.
Speaker 3 (30:21):
A clay shoot coming up On june.
Speaker 7 (30:22):
Thirteenth we're so proud THAT Gng enterprises has taken this
clay shoot and they are internally organizing it as what
we call a third party. Fundraiser it's their, baby it's
their clay shoot to organize and plan for us And
we're so grateful TO G Andng enterprises for stepping up
in this huge.
Speaker 3 (30:42):
Way it's going to have their name on.
Speaker 7 (30:43):
It it's an annual event and this year It's, Friday
june thirteenth at the one and one Hundred Gun.
Speaker 3 (30:49):
Club then we have a really fun event coming up In.
Speaker 7 (30:53):
September It's Strikeout Cancer bingo and It's september eleventh At.
Speaker 3 (30:59):
Corville and if you know The wigans Sisters.
Speaker 7 (31:02):
Maureen winchel And Jerry edwards And Carol hern And joe
B avenue and their Sister, kathleen they are.
Speaker 3 (31:09):
A, fun, fun super fun group.
Speaker 7 (31:10):
Of ladies and they are chairing our bingo event this
year and it's going to be it's a baseball themed,
event so we're going to have.
Speaker 3 (31:19):
Just a blast with those. Ladies and, last but not
least Is Cattle.
Speaker 7 (31:23):
Barons ball this. Year It's november the. Eighth it's always
the Second saturday Of, November november the eighth at The
Beaumont Civic. Center hope on The range is our theme
this year AND i love it and our wonderful ONE
i call them the Dream team Is Mary anne And Robert.
Reid marianne Is i'm going to get her title. WRONG
(31:47):
i think she's like director Of Community affairs And Government
Government affairs At Golden. Pass llen g And robert is
the with The Catholic diocese Of. Beaumont so they are
a fabulous dynamic.
Speaker 3 (32:01):
Couple that is.
Speaker 2 (32:02):
Always an event that you don't want to miss every,
Year Cattle Bearan's. Ball if you'd like more, information you
can find all of these events On.
Speaker 1 (32:10):
Facebook just search for.
Speaker 2 (32:11):
Those and thank You kathy with The American Cancer society
for being with.
Speaker 1 (32:15):
Us we'll be right.
Speaker 3 (32:16):
Back thank.
Speaker 1 (32:17):
You welcome back to.
Speaker 2 (32:20):
The Roy West radio show On News talk five sixty KLV.
I I'm April tolbert sitting in For Roy west this
week and we have an amazing lineup of guests. Today
in this, segment we're going to talk To Kelly davis
and she is representing The Southeast Texas Young Professionals organization.
Speaker 1 (32:39):
Today Welcome.
Speaker 8 (32:40):
Kelly, yes thank you so much for having, Me. APRIL
i was so excited to hear from me THAT i
had a little time with you, today So i'm super.
Speaker 2 (32:49):
Excited, well we're happy to have you AND i know
that you AND i have connected through The Greater Beaumont
chamber Of commerce and our works that we've done. Together
and as a past forty under Forty professionals, RECIPIENT i
am at my heart is with The Southeast TEXAS, wyo
(33:11):
even THOUGH i have obviously aged out of that NOW
i am not under forty. Anymore but but you, know
older is wiser is what they, SAY i, think, Right
i'm not sure IF i believe.
Speaker 1 (33:23):
That but that's what they say.
Speaker 2 (33:24):
Anyway BUT i appreciate you being with us to talk
about The Young professionals. Organization what is it all about
and what you know who can get involved in THE.
Speaker 1 (33:35):
Ypo, yeah thank.
Speaker 8 (33:37):
You so, much AND i love these you know mentioned
that your previous history with our. ORGANIZATION a lot of
our young professionals start out just like. That me, myself my,
boss OUR ceo At Common Sense Curdy, union she was
a member OF ypo and served on the committee and
so when it was her turn to age, out we
(33:59):
she was just looking for the next person to get.
Involved and SO i love that even though your time
has just a little while ago, passed you're still passionate about,
it and that is all what the yp organization is.
About So Southeast Texas Young professionals is an organization within
The Beaumont chamber Of, commerce and.
Speaker 1 (34:18):
We are open to.
Speaker 8 (34:21):
Those who work In, Jefferson harden Or Orange county and
they have to be within the ages of twenty one and.
Forty so we gather once a month for our members
to get together for fellowship and, networking collaboration and just professional.
Development we get together once a month for our events
(34:42):
that could be a, luncheon a breakfast with the, boss
and we even have after hours events that kind of
happen after the office hours.
Speaker 2 (34:51):
End, WELL i can tell you from my time WITH
ypo it is a great way to, network to connect
with other young. Professionals and you guys really do a
fantastic job of putting together events that help people professionally to.
Connect AND i say, professionally but you also make friendships
(35:14):
IN ypo as well. Too so tell us a little
bit about the upcoming. Events what's happening WITH ypo right?
Speaker 8 (35:21):
Now, yes for, sure the people That i've met with
in the organization have opened so many. DOORS i, mean
just for this Opportunity i'm sitting here, TODAY i would
have never seen myself doing this just two years.
Speaker 3 (35:34):
Ago SO ypo has really.
Speaker 8 (35:36):
Opened up a lot of things professionally with me and
just giving me a lot of confidence our. Event our
next event is going to be On may, fifteenth and
it's going to be a luncheon and we're going to
host it At Jason's delhi On Dallen. Road they just
put in some renovations and we're super excited that it's
our turn to host something there with. Them super great
(35:58):
people and they're also a member Of Almont chamber Of.
Commerce but the most exciting thing that's going on WITH
ypo right now is that next, week in just about
seven to eight, Days may, first we're going to be
opening up nominations for forty under. Forty SO ypo In
Southeast texas is mostly known for this wonderful event that
(36:20):
we host Every, november and this year it's going to
be actually even more. Special it's going to be hosted
On Better Ends, Day november, eleventh but nominations are going
to be opening up On may, first and you can
visit our website which is www se T xypo dot
org AND i want you to think of that professional
(36:42):
someone in your community who's making a difference in an impactful.
Way nominations will stay open for about thirty, days and
we're just looking for that next great leaders that's really
serving and giving back to our, community whether that's in
nonprofits organizations or truly just in their business making the
way for those next ypis to. Come so that's super.
(37:04):
Exciting we get over well over one hundred and fifty
applications each year and only those top forty are, Selected
so be looking for us on social media as the
best way to locate, us but also on our.
Speaker 9 (37:16):
Website so what would be the benefit of an employer
for connecting their young professionals that work in their business
with THE ypo.
Speaker 8 (37:28):
Organization so through twenty twenty, five we have really chosen a.
Word as a steering, committee we're about a group of
ten to twelve and we really picked value as our.
Word and so every event that we host each, month
we are putting value as number one, priority adding value
(37:48):
for the professionals that attend those. Events some of them
will be, motivational some of them will be informational and
motivational all of the. Things but getting that young professional
out to network and learn to like networking is a
skill and networking does not always come easy with. People
(38:09):
some people don't see the value in, it and Y
po is there to kind of.
Speaker 1 (38:13):
Put all those pieces together and say this is what's.
Speaker 8 (38:16):
Important so by attending our events each, month their employees
will see so much value in the speakers that we bring.
In we choose people from all different types of, organizations
the art, community the professional.
Speaker 1 (38:31):
COMMUNITY i know next month.
Speaker 8 (38:34):
We're still trying to place down that, speaker but it
most like will be from a nonprofit, organization and then
our breakfast In june will be a well KNOWN ceo
in our community THAT i think is going to bring
a big. Crowd but it's, super super exciting the things
that we're. Doing we're growing. ORGANIZATION i was so happy
to see the numbers yesterday that Since november we have
(38:57):
gained twenty four new members our goals just about five a,
month so we're right on. Target from, that we, are
we're well, known we bring value to the membership, fee
which was just only seventy five dollars a.
Speaker 2 (39:10):
Year for, sure for only seventy five, dollars you can
join an amazing organization that helps you connect with other young,
professionals helps teach you how to, Network it helps your
business get more recognition and visibility in the community with
(39:32):
other young professionals as, well and.
Speaker 1 (39:35):
One more, time tell them how because there are so many.
Speaker 2 (39:38):
Young professionals under forty that deserve to be recognized because
so many times they're doing things that you may not.
See it's things that go on behind the. Scenes so
how do we nominate somebody to receive that forty under
foury or be considered for that forty under forty recognition
with THE.
Speaker 8 (39:58):
Ypo, yeah to submit your nomination for the twenty twenty
five forty under, forty please just visit our. Website it's
www dot s e T xpo dot org and open
Up may.
Speaker 1 (40:10):
First, perfect thank you for being with, Us, Kelly we'll be.
Back thanks For West radio show.
Speaker 2 (40:18):
And we are back on The Roy West Radio show
On News talk five SIXTY, klvi also On iHeartMedia streaming
on the podcast. There remember you can go TO klvii
dot com and check out the. Podcast you can hear previous.
Shows you can share this show with, friends and we
(40:39):
would love for you to tune in Every sunday from
noon to one to The Roy West.
Speaker 1 (40:44):
SHOW i Am April.
Speaker 2 (40:46):
Tolbert it has been a pleasure sitting in For roy this.
Week we want to thank our guests for being with us.
Today Jeremy rayley From Crime stoppers Of Southeast texas joined,
us reminding people if you see, something say, something you
can call the tip line at FOUR o nine eight
three three. Tips you can go to eight three three
(41:08):
tips dot, com or you can download THE p three
tips app on your smartphone and mobile device to anonymously
report crime here In Southeast. Texas, also thank you To
Kelly davis with The Southeast TEXAS, ypo The Young Professionals,
organization for being with. Us if you'd like more information
(41:28):
about how to join THE, ypo call The Greater Beaumont
chamber Of commerce eight three eight six' five. Eight one
Thank You regina tate for being with us talking About
The Women's wellness journey event coming Up on june, the
seventeenth and Our Friend kathy chesher At The American cancer
society also with some great events coming up IN support
(41:50):
acs Here In. Southeast texas they, do great great work
in our area. And nationwide thank you to all of
our guests. WITH us i wanna join us Again next
sunday For The Roy west Show on newstalk five SIXTY.
K lpi have a great rest of. Your day thanks for.
Speaker 1 (42:08):
Joining us
Good afternoon, Southeast Texas.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Welcome to the Roy West Radio Show on AM five
sixty KLBI and streaming live on the iHeart media app.
We're so glad you're joining us today. I am April
Tolbert filling in for Roy West.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
Today.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
We're going to have a great show full of guests,
and we're going to talk about all kinds of things
happening here in Southeast Texas.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
So stay tuned for.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
The next hour because you may learn something, you may
find something exciting to do here in Southeast Texas in
the upcoming weeks.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
So thank you again for joining us.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Right now.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
In our first segment, I want to welcome my dear friend,
Jeremy Rayley. He wears many hats, but his hat today
is Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Welcome Jeremy, Thank you for joining us.
Speaker 4 (00:48):
Thank you for having me. April. Yeah, a little bit different, look,
you know, not seeing Roy.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
That's exactly right. That's right, Roy, Roy does. He's a
pro at this. I get a little you know, I'm
not sure. I don't do this isn't my real job.
So it's fun though, and I'm so thankful that he
let he invited me to come and do this today
because I get to talk to people, and that's what
I love to do, just talk to people. So you're
(01:13):
one of those that you're everywhere, You're a man about town.
But we come together in the world of Crime Stoppers
of Southeast Texas.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
And the reason I wanted.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
You to come on, and I know you're a pretty
frequent guest of this show, is because there are still
so many people out there that don't know what crime
Stoppers is. Yes, we hear it, I know growing up.
I know watch the local news channels and you hear
if you see something called crime stoppers eight three three tips,
(01:42):
all of those things. But what is tell us a
little bit about what crime Stoppers is and why the
citizens here in the community here in Southeast Texas need
to get involved with crime Stoppers.
Speaker 5 (01:54):
You know, crime Stoppers has been around since nineteen seventy
six as far as in the US US, but it
came to Texas in nineteen eighty one.
Speaker 4 (02:02):
And in that same.
Speaker 5 (02:03):
Year with it coming to Beaumont and kicking off in Beaumont,
it made such a big impact for the area. I mean,
within just a matter of a few days, they had
already paid out rewards back then and things have evolved.
Of course, you know, back then the media as far
as being on the new stations and so forth, and
the reenactments made a big difference for looking for these
(02:25):
criminals and everything. But as we move forward, you know,
it went from Beaumont PD, Jefferson County, Harden County, Orange County,
now Jasper County, so Ford Counties wide. Change the name
to Crime Stoppers in Southeast Texas and we allow that
everyday citizen to report anything that they need to anonymously.
And when I say it's anonymous, it's guaranteed by state
(02:47):
statue Government Code four fourteen guarantees any tip that's turned
in by through Crime Stoppers is guaranteed one hundred percent anonymity.
So you do not have to worry about retaliation, retribution,
whatever you want to call it against you you turn
in the information. We do not want any kind of
identifying markers. We don't want you to say my cousin,
my neighbor, you know, my ex, anything like that.
Speaker 4 (03:10):
We want you to just give us the facts, who, what, when, where.
Speaker 5 (03:13):
You can upload photos, videos through the app, you can
use the call center, you can do the website. However,
you want to do it, We just want you to
use the tools that are provided for you and that
have been successful for all the over forty years.
Speaker 4 (03:29):
You know, there's a.
Speaker 5 (03:29):
Lot of different apps out there nowadays, but this one's
been around, this program since eighty one here in Texas.
Why wouldn't you want to believe and use a tried
and true method that has been around, has proven results
over and over and over. Last year, over seventeen hundred
tips were received this year. So far, we're over five
(03:52):
hundred tips already that have come in. Some of them
have caught people that have committed a murder within hours
or day. You know, the Christy Russeau murder over in
Jasper County. That's a big deal. You know, the guy
just got sentenced not long ago, and one of our
tips was helpful to get that case resolved.
Speaker 4 (04:12):
The care of till and unborn baby.
Speaker 5 (04:14):
You know, back a few years ago, you know, almost
eight years ago or so, that was a big deal
that happened. And so when you look at these murders
and robberies and different things that have happened, and these
people that have seen something and they knew that something happened,
they knew something was wrong, turn in that information. We
give the information law enforcement, they do the investigation, and
(04:35):
once it's completed, they're eligible for a cash reward. And
you know, sometimes people just do it because they know
they're a good citizen and it's their job to do so.
But to know that this program has been around again
for over forty years, it's proven it's effective, and so
utilize those kind of tools like that. Don't go and
try to use a brand new one that you don't
(04:56):
know anything about. Use one that's been here, it's established,
it's known, and a lot of people that have served
on our board are real, you know, prominent people in
the community. They can attest to it that how valuable
it is for this area.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Well, and I think a lot of people may not
realize that Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas is a citizen
run organization. You're not calling law enforcement, you're not calling
nine to one one, You're not being recorded, your IP
address isn't being recorded you we're not asking, like you said,
(05:32):
for any identifying information. And this is a group of
citizens that run this nonprofit organization that our mission is
truly just to connect the community citizens with the important
information that the citizens can have to provide that to
(05:54):
law enforcement and then Crime Stoppers doesn't investigate crimes. The
law enforcement investigates crimes. The law enforcement agencies just let
us know, hey, yes this tip number, this tipster, and
all they know is a number actually helped us gave
us important information that helped us catch this criminal. And
(06:16):
that's how as a board of directors were able to approve.
So talk about that a little bit. Talk about the process, Jeremy,
How does that work?
Speaker 5 (06:24):
So as soon as we receive the tip, we vet
the tip, after it's already been vetted to make sure
there's no identifying markers. We then send that tip to
our law enforcement coordinators at each agency, whatever agency it's
going to, that's who we send it to. Now, you
got to understand, we don't deal with just local. If
something is state or something like that, we deal with
the marshals, we deal with FBI, we deal with the rangers,
(06:48):
all the different entities throughout any type of law enforcement
we deal with atf it doesn't matter. But we send
that tip to whatever agency it's appropriate to go to.
Once they get that tip, they do the investigation. Once
that investigation is complete, if that tip leads to the
arrest or recovery of property, or some kind of closure
of a case. Then they let us know through what's
(07:09):
called a disposition. When that disposition is completed, we received
the information saying hey, it's been solved. Here's what happened,
here's what was recovered, here's who was arrested, here's what
charges were laid.
Speaker 4 (07:20):
Are done and everything.
Speaker 5 (07:21):
We put that into our system and we have an
actual what we call rewards calculator that calculates how many
points it adds up to, which create dollars basically. And
so once we go over that, we end up presenting
that to the board and saying, hey, this is a tip,
I D number this, this is what it was about,
this is what agency, this is what was recovered or
(07:42):
who was arrested or whatever.
Speaker 4 (07:44):
We explain that to the board.
Speaker 5 (07:46):
The board then reviews all of them and they vote
on whether or not we're going to approve the reward.
Speaker 4 (07:53):
I've yet to see a reward that has led to
something not.
Speaker 5 (07:55):
Be approved, because I mean the purpose of us is
to take in these tips, help get them investigate it,
and then get closure. And so once they do that,
we then are able to notify the tipster through the
P three tips out that we use and let them
know how your tip has been approved for a reward.
Here's how you need to go about. Here's your tip
(08:17):
ID number, your pass code. Go to any Ray Financial
credit Union and when you go through the drive through,
write down crime Stoppers reward on a piece of paper
the tip I D the password. Do not send an
idea or anything. You just send it in through the
drive through. They verify it and we'll say verify it.
They'll send you cash money out and it's that's free.
Speaker 4 (08:37):
So especial.
Speaker 5 (08:38):
One of the things that I always like to say
is I mean, you know it is it's tax free
money that you receive.
Speaker 4 (08:43):
And you know, do we have repeat tipsters? Absolutely.
Speaker 5 (08:49):
Some people just are in that realm where they know
information and they listen and stuff. And you know, we
always say if you see something, say something, and we
mean that because you may not realize that somebody pulling
a wagon down the street. You might think it's no
big deal if you've never seen them and they're pulling
a wagon out the street and it's got a whole
bunch of stuff in it. What if they just got done,
(09:11):
you know, breaking into your neighbor's shed or something, or
robbing somebody you know, you never know, and so it
doesn't hurt to let something get checked out, you know,
if your kids, you know, we have a campus program.
That campus program allows students to report any type of
policy violation, any type of law that's being broken on campus.
(09:31):
But we were trying to teach them that just because
it happens on campus doesn't mean that you can't report
something off of campus over the weekend. If they hear something,
if they see something on social media that's a threat
to the school or a threat to somebody else, report
it through us. Let us get that to the law enforcement.
That way, you don't have to worry about a mark
being on your back or anything like that, or somebody
you know looking to beat you up or anything. Turn
(09:53):
the information in, let us get it checked out. If
it comes out to like I said, a legitimate case
that gets closed, the students are also eligible for a reward.
Speaker 2 (10:04):
So, as parents, how I still have one in school?
As parents, how can we talk to our kids about
crime stoppers and encourage our kids to download that app
on their phone and utilize that tool.
Speaker 5 (10:18):
You know, I tell the kids and I tell the
parents whenever I talk to them that we have to
educate our kids somehow, some way. Society is not the
same as it was whenever you and I were in school.
Things have changed drastically. Social media has come out, you know,
and everybody puts something on there as soon as they can,
and it's like a big firestorm that just blows up everywhere.
You know, the word goes out everywhere, and you know,
(10:40):
you don't know what's real what's not, So you know,
have the conversation with them. Get The best part of
a parent and a child is that communication between them.
To know that your child can come to you and
say something to you and you listen to them and
vice versa. Because what you have to understand is our
kids are like sponges. I mean, they listen around, they
(11:00):
conversations and sometimes when when we say, hey, you think
you're smarter than us, in reality they are. They have
so many more resources that make them so much smarter
than us. They just don't have the intelligence and the
school of hard knocks to make the right decision. Sometimes
now and so and with at.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
E three tips app, if they download it on their phone,
they can truly anonymously report something right there from their phone,
and we know kids have that phone.
Speaker 1 (11:28):
On them all the time.
Speaker 2 (11:30):
Absolutely and download P three tips the app on your phone.
Go to eight three three tips dot com or the
tried and true phone number that everybody knows for nine
eight three three tip s. Jeremy Rayley, thank you so
much for being with us, and thank you for all
you do to help keep our community safe. We'll be
(11:50):
right back on the Roy West Radio Show. Welcome back
to the Roy West Radio Show on Am VI sixty
klv I on the I Heart Media Podcast. We're glad
to have you with us today. We have some amazing
guests joining us. Obviously I'm not Roy West, I'm April
Tolbert filling in for Roy today with this great lineup
(12:14):
of guests and with us in this segment is Regina Tate.
Regina is a woman of many, many, many hats. I'm
gonna let her tell you. She's new Path therapy and
wellness connected path. She does a lot of amazing things
in her I will call it your real job, Regina.
(12:34):
But she's here today to talk about an event that's
coming up in June, a woman's wellness event.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
But tell us a little bit about you.
Speaker 6 (12:41):
First, Regina Well, I am the one of the owners
at New Path Therapy and Wellness and also one of
the owners at Connected Paths.
Speaker 3 (12:51):
So we are.
Speaker 6 (12:52):
Mental health for a New Path and a Connected Path.
We are a recovery center for drug and alcohol abuse.
And that's I guess the bulk of what I do.
I'm a mental health therapist, so that's the bulk of
what I do. And also I'm in my final stages
of my dissertation for my doctorate, so that's another huge
(13:13):
hat that I wear currently is trying to complete my
research and for my doctor in psychology. And so that's a.
Speaker 1 (13:21):
Bit of what thank you.
Speaker 6 (13:24):
Besides being involved in many other activities around business oriented
stuff and other social events and things.
Speaker 2 (13:33):
That's right, and you serve in several different capacities in
your profession your field here to serve the community, and
one of those is being a member of the Women
Entrepreneurs Network of the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce. We
serve in that role together and that's how we came together.
Speaker 1 (13:55):
So we appreciate your service and what you.
Speaker 2 (13:58):
Do for the community and helping not just women anyone,
whether it be in recovery or the mental health field
as well. Your expertise is always so.
Speaker 1 (14:11):
So appreciated for sure. Now this particular event.
Speaker 2 (14:16):
First of all, let's talk about the Women Entrepreneurs Network
for a minute.
Speaker 4 (14:20):
It is a.
Speaker 2 (14:21):
Committee of the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce and it
is a group that was formed to help mentor women
in business. Yes, it's the Women Entrepreneurs, but you don't
have to own a business to be a part of it.
Tell us a little bit about your involvement in the
WIN Network.
Speaker 6 (14:41):
Well, so far, I think it's been mainly just the encouragement.
I've been over the social media platform for that, just
kind of helping with encouraging women that are part of
that group.
Speaker 3 (14:51):
I think we're over.
Speaker 6 (14:52):
Two hundred members now on that that are local women
entrepreneurs and those in leadership positions andmpanies and things like that.
It's just really to encourage women, you know, in those
leadership roles and being over things and how they take
care of themselves, how they represent themselves, and how they
(15:13):
better themselves, I guess in their positions and as women
in general, because it's it's hard to be in leadership
as a female and not have support and you know,
but you know that too as a women, a woman
who owns businesses or business and you know that's it's
hard to do that without the support. So I love
mentoring new business owners and so this fit right into
(15:36):
my wheelhouse when it comes to being able to mentor others.
It's been a journey for the last you know, fifteen
years to be self employed in the mental health field,
and I really I'm glad to be able to encourage others.
I love that on Fridays we try to feature someone
every Friday on that site.
Speaker 1 (15:56):
And I've met so.
Speaker 6 (15:57):
Many amazing women and that do amazing things in our community.
So I'm really excited to continue that process with the
WIN program or the WIN Committee.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
Absolutely, and the Women Entrepreneurs Network is something that any
woman in business that feels like she wants support or
just to be around be encouraged and inspired by other females,
other women here in Southeast Texas that are you know,
on similar journeys and want to help inspire and encourage
(16:30):
each other. Tell them about the Facebook group. How would
they go in and join that and become a part
of that.
Speaker 6 (16:38):
Well, if they search for WIN for the Beaumont Chamber,
I think it's w e N is how it's put
out there. It might say Women's Entrepreneur Network also, but
you definitely can find that into a Facebook group. It's
a public group, I think, or when you have to
get invited into it, but you can see it, and
so just joining that group and also you know, just
(16:59):
being there to support other women or ask questions about
things that might be on your mind about being an
entrepreneur or in leadership and getting advice and feedback from
the other two hundred people that are in that group currently,
we definitely want more people to be involved in that
and help us to grow that group.
Speaker 2 (17:17):
We're all in different stages of our journeys, whether you're
whether you're fresh and new into a leadership role, whether
you're thinking about or maybe you have just started a business,
or whether you were years and years in it. If
you just want to be around other women on the
on a journey where we can where we can talk
(17:39):
to each other and help inspire each other, The Women
Entrepreneurs Network s e t X, I think, is what
the name of the Facebook group is. So if you
will go in and search Women Entrepreneurs Network s e
t X, you should be able to request to join
that group, and I speak for myself and Regina and
(18:00):
the rest of us on that committee, we would love
to have you there. We have actually done a series
of events here in Beaumont this year. In January, we
honored the Remarkable business Women of Beaumont, which was a
fantastic event where we honored Sherry Arnold as our trail blazer.
(18:24):
She's been a woman that we've all followed for many,
many years to such an inspiration. And doctor Rita Hurt
was our Outstanding Businesswoman of the Year as well, So
we did that in January, and then we had a
Dress for Success event earlier in April where we collaborated
with some local boutiques as well as some ladies from
(18:49):
the media industry where they came in and were models
for us, and that was so much fun showing us
some style and how to dress for success. Now, our
net when event is coming up in June on June seventeenth,
and Regina is chairing that event along with our dear
friend Jennifer Siegler. So if you could tell us a
(19:11):
little bit about the next event that is coming up
on June seventeenth, Regina.
Speaker 6 (19:17):
Yes, we are calling this Flourish in Bloom, which is
a wellness journey for women, and we're really excited. This
is like a one of a kind women's wellness event
that you really haven't seen before, really locally for sure,
but pretty much anywhere. It's an event that Jennifer and
I sort of came up with. We had attended something
(19:39):
that was similar like this for another type of event.
We thought this would be good for wellness as well.
And ultimately it's like a journey for the day and
you have an opportunity to come early and experience the
journey from eight thirty to eleven thirty, and then of
course we have the luncheon, which is included with all
of these events along the way, but they're in the
(19:59):
eight to thirty to eleven thirty. It is a you
get to have a rotate through some very interactive breakout
sessions and they're going to focus on heart health and
your skin health, bone health. Of course, we have mental
health that's going to be my area of expertise for that.
Physical health as well. Will have some physical trainers out
(20:21):
there and some physical therapists and also someone specifically.
Speaker 3 (20:26):
To do pelvic floor health.
Speaker 6 (20:27):
Was extremely important for us. As women. And during the
luncheon portion, which is from the eleven thirty to one
o'clock hour, we'll also have two keynote speakers. One is
going to talk about nutrition and nourishment for us, you know,
in our bodies, and then Jennifer and her group we are
going to talk about general women's wellness and hormone health.
(20:50):
So super excited about that as well. And so we'll
also have local vendors out there that are in the
health industry that will be there showcasing their services and
their goods to the women that come, and those will
be scattered throughout there at the Holiday Inn on Walden Road,
So we'll have lots of opportunities for a unique wellness
(21:13):
experience and journey for the women.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
And this is so unique. There is nothing else like
this that I have seen around town. So that is
going to be June the seventeenth at the Holiday Inn
at Walden Road, so the Holiday Inn Plaza. The doors
open at eight o'clock for the breakout sessions. Eleven to
one is the luncheon. If you can only break away
(21:36):
long enough to go to the luncheon, and you can
get tickets by going to the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce,
which is their website BMTCOC dot org or call the
Chamber office at four nine eight three eight six' five eight.
One we look forward to seeing you at The flourish
And Bloom Women's Wellness journey On june. Seventeenth, regina thank
(21:59):
you so much for being with us. Today thank you
for having, me.
Speaker 1 (22:07):
And we're back on The Roy West.
Speaker 2 (22:09):
Show I'm April tolbert sitting in For Roy west this
week and in this segment we Have Kathy cheshier from
The American Cancer. Society thank you for joining. Us, kathy
thank you so much for asking me to join.
Speaker 3 (22:21):
Today. April.
Speaker 1 (22:22):
Goodness, well you've only.
Speaker 2 (22:23):
Got one, segment but as you AND i just talked
about off, air we could probably talk the whole hour
about The American Cancer.
Speaker 1 (22:31):
Society this is such a fantastic.
Speaker 2 (22:35):
Organization there are a lot of people here locally who
chair events and are parts of, committees and you guys
have some of the most fun events that there are
out there to raise money for a nonprofit IN. Southmx
you've got a lot of them coming up and we'll
(22:55):
talk about those in a. Minute BUT i really want
to help people understand where are their dollars go when
they give locally here to The American Cancer. Society where
are those dollars being?
Speaker 7 (23:07):
Spent, Kathy, well that's a great question And i'm so
happy to be here today to answer those. Questions the
biggest impact that we that we love to talk, about
and it's it's a huge priority for our, organization is
to continue investing dollars into cancer. Research as you, know
cancer is not one, disease it's hundreds of.
Speaker 3 (23:28):
Diseases so it takes.
Speaker 7 (23:29):
A lot of money to further that that vital research that,
you me and everyone else benefits. From this research is
happening so that we can have those breakthrough discoveries that
these scientists are continuously, coming you, know coming into you,
know the technology behind a, mammogram a perap, smear all
(23:54):
kinds of the links between tobacco and you, know people getting,
cancer all is stemming from.
Speaker 3 (24:01):
Research The American.
Speaker 7 (24:04):
Cancer society has been played a vital role in all
the major breakthroughs in recent history regarding, research all the
research Breakthrough so it is vital that we continue funding that.
Research because everybody, says let's find a, Cure let's find
a cure that's not going to happen unless we continue funding.
Research that's how we're going to get. There so a
(24:26):
huge portion of the funds we raise goes into cancer,
research and just in taxes, alone we have right now
we have eighty five cancer research grants totaling over fifty
four million dollars just In.
Speaker 3 (24:41):
Texas that's not counting the other.
Speaker 7 (24:43):
States so it is a, huge huge priority for our
organization to keep pushing cancer research because that's how we're
going to get to these cures and preventions and detect
early detections and treatments and so. On the other priorities
that we're extremely proud of is what if someone is
(25:03):
receiving treatment In Southeast texas at one of the four cancer.
Institutes we fund transportation and lodging grants that we award
to those four cancer. Centers they in turn give their
patients assistance to get to and from treatment or to
(25:24):
book a place to stay during cancer. Treatment sometimes people
are coming from a great distance, away Say Jasper, kirbyville
those outlying, areas and quite honestly a lot of people
are by themselves and they're just not up to driving
back the same day after, treatment they don't feel, good
so we give them a place to stay to lay
their head and, rest and then the next day they
(25:46):
can go. Home or sometimes people don't have enough money
for gas or they don't have someone to drive. Them
it's a real barrier for people to get to. Treatment
if you can't get to, treatment you're.
Speaker 3 (25:59):
Not likely to.
Speaker 7 (26:00):
Survive so that's a huge priority for us to help
people in those, instances and those transportation and lodging grants
make that. Happen they close that financial barrier for a
lot of. People and, finally, yeah we're very proud of.
That so another in the lodging. Category if you're not
(26:23):
receiving treatment In Southeast, texas a lot of people go
To houston for, treatment which, is you, know right down the,
road but it's an hour and a half from. Us
so you've got people that are having to do, that you, KNOW.
Nd five, hundred back and, forth back and forth DOWN i,
ten and the parking, garages the wear and tear on your,
car the, gas the hotel bills really really mount. Up
(26:49):
and people are so focused on the expense associated with
their treatment, alone they're not seeing this other stuff. Coming
all these ancillary costs that will and can and have
bankrupt a. Family you, know it can happen easily during cancer.
Treatment so we built the nation's Largest Hope. Lodge it's
(27:13):
a home away from home during your cancer. Treatment if
you're going to anywhere in the medical. Center it's located
On Ardmore. Street in the medical, center we provide a
shuttle so you don't have to take your car over
to your. Appointments we provide a shuttle to the, building you,
know and back To Hope. Lodge it's a free place to.
(27:33):
Stay it's a thirty million, dollars state of the art,
facility no charge to cancer. Patients we really want to
get the word out about. This it has sixty four
rooms and it does stay booked. Up, unfortunately there's enough
need out there to really keep it booked. Up but
it's mostly benefiting people In Southeast, texas Not houstonians as.
(27:57):
Much it's people in our area that are doing the
back and forth. Driving so we want to promote this
to people who need.
Speaker 2 (28:06):
It and so if people are in a situation or
they have a family member or a friend that is
in this situation and they think they might be able
to benefit from these amazing, services that The American Cancer
society offers to people here In Southeast.
Speaker 1 (28:21):
Texas where do they go to get more information about?
That there's a couple of.
Speaker 7 (28:25):
Places our, website our nationwide website is cancer dot. Org
that's a good place to start and to search any
kind of information they're looking. For the other way is
to call our eight hundred. Number our eight hundred number
is open twenty four hours a, day seven days a,
week three hundred and sixty. Five it doesn't matter if
it's three o'clock in the morning On Christmas. Day someone
(28:46):
is going to either answer that phone or get right
back to you with some.
Speaker 3 (28:52):
Answers that is one eight hundred to two seven two
three four.
Speaker 7 (28:56):
Five and the Way Hope lodge works is, LIKE i
can't get anybody Into Hope lodge by making a phone.
CALL i WISH i. COULD i WISH i had that,
Power but they have to, qualify you, know. Everybody there's
there's a list of there's a process to get to
apply for admission To Hope. Lodge you're oncologist or case
(29:18):
manager Calls Hope lodge directly on the patient's. BEHALF i
want to make sure that that is understood because that's
the process that it has to follow to qualify that
every cancer patient qualifies it as someone in treatment active
treatment to stay at The Hope Hope lodge.
Speaker 3 (29:35):
Facility but that's how it.
Speaker 7 (29:37):
Works and once you're, in you don't have to keep
calling to, say, oh, WELL i have more treatment dates coming.
Speaker 4 (29:44):
Up you're.
Speaker 3 (29:45):
In you're in for initial qualification.
Speaker 2 (29:48):
Process so to a go to cancer dot org or
call what is that eight hundred number one more?
Speaker 7 (29:54):
Time, yes sp'am it's eight hundred two two seven two
three four.
Speaker 2 (30:00):
Five, well BEFORE i this segment wraps, UP i definitely
want to talk about some of these events that we
host right here In Southeast texas to help raise these
funds that support the research and The Hope, lodge the
transportation and those. Things so you've got something coming up,
here a clay shoot In, june right on the. Thirteenth
(30:20):
we have.
Speaker 3 (30:21):
A clay shoot coming up On june.
Speaker 7 (30:22):
Thirteenth we're so proud THAT Gng enterprises has taken this
clay shoot and they are internally organizing it as what
we call a third party. Fundraiser it's their, baby it's
their clay shoot to organize and plan for us And
we're so grateful TO G Andng enterprises for stepping up
in this huge.
Speaker 3 (30:42):
Way it's going to have their name on.
Speaker 7 (30:43):
It it's an annual event and this year It's, Friday
june thirteenth at the one and one Hundred Gun.
Speaker 3 (30:49):
Club then we have a really fun event coming up In.
Speaker 7 (30:53):
September It's Strikeout Cancer bingo and It's september eleventh At.
Speaker 3 (30:59):
Corville and if you know The wigans Sisters.
Speaker 7 (31:02):
Maureen winchel And Jerry edwards And Carol hern And joe
B avenue and their Sister, kathleen they are.
Speaker 3 (31:09):
A, fun, fun super fun group.
Speaker 7 (31:10):
Of ladies and they are chairing our bingo event this
year and it's going to be it's a baseball themed,
event so we're going to have.
Speaker 3 (31:19):
Just a blast with those. Ladies and, last but not
least Is Cattle.
Speaker 7 (31:23):
Barons ball this. Year It's november the. Eighth it's always
the Second saturday Of, November november the eighth at The
Beaumont Civic. Center hope on The range is our theme
this year AND i love it and our wonderful ONE
i call them the Dream team Is Mary anne And Robert.
Reid marianne Is i'm going to get her title. WRONG
(31:47):
i think she's like director Of Community affairs And Government
Government affairs At Golden. Pass llen g And robert is
the with The Catholic diocese Of. Beaumont so they are
a fabulous dynamic.
Speaker 3 (32:01):
Couple that is.
Speaker 2 (32:02):
Always an event that you don't want to miss every,
Year Cattle Bearan's. Ball if you'd like more, information you
can find all of these events On.
Speaker 1 (32:10):
Facebook just search for.
Speaker 2 (32:11):
Those and thank You kathy with The American Cancer society
for being with.
Speaker 1 (32:15):
Us we'll be right.
Speaker 3 (32:16):
Back thank.
Speaker 1 (32:17):
You welcome back to.
Speaker 2 (32:20):
The Roy West radio show On News talk five sixty KLV.
I I'm April tolbert sitting in For Roy west this
week and we have an amazing lineup of guests. Today
in this, segment we're going to talk To Kelly davis
and she is representing The Southeast Texas Young Professionals organization.
Speaker 1 (32:39):
Today Welcome.
Speaker 8 (32:40):
Kelly, yes thank you so much for having, Me. APRIL
i was so excited to hear from me THAT i
had a little time with you, today So i'm super.
Speaker 2 (32:49):
Excited, well we're happy to have you AND i know
that you AND i have connected through The Greater Beaumont
chamber Of commerce and our works that we've done. Together
and as a past forty under Forty professionals, RECIPIENT i
am at my heart is with The Southeast TEXAS, wyo
(33:11):
even THOUGH i have obviously aged out of that NOW
i am not under forty. Anymore but but you, know
older is wiser is what they, SAY i, think, Right
i'm not sure IF i believe.
Speaker 1 (33:23):
That but that's what they say.
Speaker 2 (33:24):
Anyway BUT i appreciate you being with us to talk
about The Young professionals. Organization what is it all about
and what you know who can get involved in THE.
Speaker 1 (33:35):
Ypo, yeah thank.
Speaker 8 (33:37):
You so, much AND i love these you know mentioned
that your previous history with our. ORGANIZATION a lot of
our young professionals start out just like. That me, myself my,
boss OUR ceo At Common Sense Curdy, union she was
a member OF ypo and served on the committee and
so when it was her turn to age, out we
(33:59):
she was just looking for the next person to get.
Involved and SO i love that even though your time
has just a little while ago, passed you're still passionate about,
it and that is all what the yp organization is.
About So Southeast Texas Young professionals is an organization within
The Beaumont chamber Of, commerce and.
Speaker 1 (34:18):
We are open to.
Speaker 8 (34:21):
Those who work In, Jefferson harden Or Orange county and
they have to be within the ages of twenty one and.
Forty so we gather once a month for our members
to get together for fellowship and, networking collaboration and just professional.
Development we get together once a month for our events
(34:42):
that could be a, luncheon a breakfast with the, boss
and we even have after hours events that kind of
happen after the office hours.
Speaker 2 (34:51):
End, WELL i can tell you from my time WITH
ypo it is a great way to, network to connect
with other young. Professionals and you guys really do a
fantastic job of putting together events that help people professionally to.
Connect AND i say, professionally but you also make friendships
(35:14):
IN ypo as well. Too so tell us a little
bit about the upcoming. Events what's happening WITH ypo right?
Speaker 8 (35:21):
Now, yes for, sure the people That i've met with
in the organization have opened so many. DOORS i, mean
just for this Opportunity i'm sitting here, TODAY i would
have never seen myself doing this just two years.
Speaker 3 (35:34):
Ago SO ypo has really.
Speaker 8 (35:36):
Opened up a lot of things professionally with me and
just giving me a lot of confidence our. Event our
next event is going to be On may, fifteenth and
it's going to be a luncheon and we're going to
host it At Jason's delhi On Dallen. Road they just
put in some renovations and we're super excited that it's
our turn to host something there with. Them super great
(35:58):
people and they're also a member Of Almont chamber Of.
Commerce but the most exciting thing that's going on WITH
ypo right now is that next, week in just about
seven to eight, Days may, first we're going to be
opening up nominations for forty under. Forty SO ypo In
Southeast texas is mostly known for this wonderful event that
(36:20):
we host Every, november and this year it's going to
be actually even more. Special it's going to be hosted
On Better Ends, Day november, eleventh but nominations are going
to be opening up On may, first and you can
visit our website which is www se T xypo dot
org AND i want you to think of that professional
(36:42):
someone in your community who's making a difference in an impactful.
Way nominations will stay open for about thirty, days and
we're just looking for that next great leaders that's really
serving and giving back to our, community whether that's in
nonprofits organizations or truly just in their business making the
way for those next ypis to. Come so that's super.
(37:04):
Exciting we get over well over one hundred and fifty
applications each year and only those top forty are, Selected
so be looking for us on social media as the
best way to locate, us but also on our.
Speaker 9 (37:16):
Website so what would be the benefit of an employer
for connecting their young professionals that work in their business
with THE ypo.
Speaker 8 (37:28):
Organization so through twenty twenty, five we have really chosen a.
Word as a steering, committee we're about a group of
ten to twelve and we really picked value as our.
Word and so every event that we host each, month
we are putting value as number one, priority adding value
(37:48):
for the professionals that attend those. Events some of them
will be, motivational some of them will be informational and
motivational all of the. Things but getting that young professional
out to network and learn to like networking is a
skill and networking does not always come easy with. People
(38:09):
some people don't see the value in, it and Y
po is there to kind of.
Speaker 1 (38:13):
Put all those pieces together and say this is what's.
Speaker 8 (38:16):
Important so by attending our events each, month their employees
will see so much value in the speakers that we bring.
In we choose people from all different types of, organizations
the art, community the professional.
Speaker 1 (38:31):
COMMUNITY i know next month.
Speaker 8 (38:34):
We're still trying to place down that, speaker but it
most like will be from a nonprofit, organization and then
our breakfast In june will be a well KNOWN ceo
in our community THAT i think is going to bring
a big. Crowd but it's, super super exciting the things
that we're. Doing we're growing. ORGANIZATION i was so happy
to see the numbers yesterday that Since november we have
(38:57):
gained twenty four new members our goals just about five a,
month so we're right on. Target from, that we, are
we're well, known we bring value to the membership, fee
which was just only seventy five dollars a.
Speaker 2 (39:10):
Year for, sure for only seventy five, dollars you can
join an amazing organization that helps you connect with other young,
professionals helps teach you how to, Network it helps your
business get more recognition and visibility in the community with
(39:32):
other young professionals as, well and.
Speaker 1 (39:35):
One more, time tell them how because there are so many.
Speaker 2 (39:38):
Young professionals under forty that deserve to be recognized because
so many times they're doing things that you may not.
See it's things that go on behind the. Scenes so
how do we nominate somebody to receive that forty under
foury or be considered for that forty under forty recognition
with THE.
Speaker 8 (39:58):
Ypo, yeah to submit your nomination for the twenty twenty
five forty under, forty please just visit our. Website it's
www dot s e T xpo dot org and open
Up may.
Speaker 1 (40:10):
First, perfect thank you for being with, Us, Kelly we'll be.
Back thanks For West radio show.
Speaker 2 (40:18):
And we are back on The Roy West Radio show
On News talk five SIXTY, klvi also On iHeartMedia streaming
on the podcast. There remember you can go TO klvii
dot com and check out the. Podcast you can hear previous.
Shows you can share this show with, friends and we
(40:39):
would love for you to tune in Every sunday from
noon to one to The Roy West.
Speaker 1 (40:44):
SHOW i Am April.
Speaker 2 (40:46):
Tolbert it has been a pleasure sitting in For roy this.
Week we want to thank our guests for being with us.
Today Jeremy rayley From Crime stoppers Of Southeast texas joined,
us reminding people if you see, something say, something you
can call the tip line at FOUR o nine eight
three three. Tips you can go to eight three three
(41:08):
tips dot, com or you can download THE p three
tips app on your smartphone and mobile device to anonymously
report crime here In Southeast. Texas, also thank you To
Kelly davis with The Southeast TEXAS, ypo The Young Professionals,
organization for being with. Us if you'd like more information
(41:28):
about how to join THE, ypo call The Greater Beaumont
chamber Of commerce eight three eight six' five. Eight one
Thank You regina tate for being with us talking About
The Women's wellness journey event coming Up on june, the
seventeenth and Our Friend kathy chesher At The American cancer
society also with some great events coming up IN support
(41:50):
acs Here In. Southeast texas they, do great great work
in our area. And nationwide thank you to all of
our guests. WITH us i wanna join us Again next
sunday For The Roy west Show on newstalk five SIXTY.
K lpi have a great rest of. Your day thanks for.
Speaker 1 (42:08):
Joining us
Popular Podcasts
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com