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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Good afternoon, Southeast Texas. You're listening to the Roy West
Show her every Sunday right here on News Talk five
sixty KLB. And folks, you can stream us anytime on
the iHeart app on podcast as well as Apple podcasts
and Android podcasts. And I have with me Janette Harvey
(00:23):
and she is with the Hope Women's Clinic here in
Beaumont that serves all of Southeast Texas.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
And welcome back to the show.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Thanks, thanks for having me.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
I'm excited to be.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Here absolutely well, all got a big fundraiser coming up
we want to talk about, but let's give people an
overview of what the Hope Women's Clinic is.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Sure, we are faith based in pro life pregnancy clinic,
so we provide medical services such as pregnancy testing, ultrasound,
a CD testing and treatment to women and their partners,
helping them to choose life. And we have a whole
parenting program that we do walk alongside the women and
the men to provide them with educational resources and material
(01:08):
resources like baby beds, car seats, diapers, formula, all of
that until the baby terms one.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
Well, so y'all provide a lot of different services and
you certainly have a lot of different volunteers involved.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
And.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
We'll make sure we have a little bit of time
on how people can help and whether it's financial or
with their own time, which is also very valuable. But
let's talk about the upcoming Hope Restored megasell.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Yes, we have a resale shop over in the Gateway
Shopping Center that's open Monday through Friday and we're selling things.
But we have so many items. We had four storage
units full of stuff that we decided we needed to
have a big three day sale price everything to go
pretty much. It'll be October second, third, and fourth, and
(02:05):
it will actually be at an off site location twenty
one Sawyer, which is right behind Cardinal Glass on Eleventh.
It will be everything will be for sale pretty much
at rock bottom prices. You can come by there. You
can go to the Hope Restored Facebook page and find
all the information, or you can go to our Whope
(02:27):
Clinic Partners dot com and there's a big pop up
that you can click on that'll take you there for
all the information. But we'll have appliances, furniture, shoes, home
decre bedding, you name it.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
We're going to have it well.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
And certainly because y'all help people navigate.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Through new parenthood.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
And that there's it touches pretty much every aspect of life.
Speaker 3 (02:55):
Yes, it does, it really does. And what we do
is we receive a lot of donations to help our
parents in the parenting program, and all of that is
still going there. This is the extra stuff that you know,
when people bring us their leftovers, they don't sort through
and determine what we need for our moms and dads.
(03:15):
They just bring it all to us, and so we
sort through it. We keep what will be good for
our moms and dads, and the rest is going to
the resale shop. And then of course this big megasale.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
Well, so this allows for an opportunity for everybody to.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Win in this, if you will.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
And so let's get a little bit more into the
other ways people can help too, for those that don't
want to just may not have shopping needs, but everybody
we twenty one Sawyer Street, which is runs parallel on
Lovett Street, and it kind of right there between Laurel
(03:59):
and the viaduct.
Speaker 3 (03:59):
You will, yes, yes, and we'll have lots of signs
you'll be able to find us those days. But we
one you can just write us a check and we're
okay with it. You don't have to come and shop.
But we also need a lot of volunteers. We need volunteers.
As you know, Roy, we have a good friend of
yours who works on our ends of ministry. So we
have men that come and mentor our dads. We have
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women that come and meet with the moms. We have
teachers that teach, we have people who wash clothes and
sort it. We need volunteers at the resale shops. So
there if I tell people, if you have one hour
a year or four hours a week, we can put
you to work. So you can go to Hope Clinic
Partners dot com and all the volunteer opportunities.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Are there well.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
And so y'all make it super easy for people. And
it's a great way to meet people that are also
interested in giving back to their community, serving others, and
you know, being able to serve with people that you know.
When it comes to parenthood and new babies, you know,
(05:08):
but most of the time we get a little warm
fuzzy when we see a new baby because the gift
of life. But there's there's when people aren't is equipped.
They need a lot of skills and sometimes resources.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
Yes, and a lot of the women and men that
we see don't have that extended family that we have
that kind of passed down some of that information to us,
and so we've become their extended family. We get texts
from our clients all, you know, all day and night
asking can I do this? Is this okay? And and
(05:45):
we're able to do that because we do have a
medical staff and then a non medical staff that can
answer all those questions health related or just parenting related.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
Well and learning where resources are. And again, as you
point out, I think for people that have families, they
utilize their families clearly.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Whenever new babies are born.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
But not everybody has has that available to them, and
that's one reason the volunteers are so important. And even
for men, you know, to be able to volunteer and
help the fathers, the new fathers that you know may
have a desire on how to be a better good dad,
but maybe they didn't have anybody model that for them
and didn't develop those skills.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
And this is something y'all can help with as well.
Speaker 3 (06:36):
Yes, exactly. It's amazing the men that come through our
program who really don't have any example and they get
to meet with our men who are the volunteers, and
you would never guess that a connection could be made.
The two people in that room couldn't be farther apart.
But when they walk out, they're smiling and clapping each
(06:58):
other on the back, and and we're they're constantly coming
back and asking, like Steve, who is our pastor on staff?
We get requests all the time, is mister Steve here?
Can I just say hi? You know, they've really made
a connection, and that's really what it's all about here
is us being that extension for the community. You know,
this year, we'll probably have had over five thousand visits
(07:20):
to the clinic, and that's just the medical visits. That
doesn't include all the parenting stuff that happens, and that
can seem overwhelming, but when we see the the effect
that it has on the people of our community, it's
totally worth it.
Speaker 1 (07:36):
Well and as you and it also points to the
need in terms of the resource because oftentimes, you know,
people don't know where to turn and and their sphere
of influence, you know, may not be that will in
a position to be able to help them. So you know,
(08:00):
I can see for the volunteers too.
Speaker 3 (08:02):
You've got people that are trying, yes, yes, for sure,
and they have a desire to have a better life
for them and their children. They just don't know how.
They just don't have the tools. Life has kind of
beat them up, and we're here to walk alongside of them,
just like our name hope, give them hope, show them
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that there is hope, and that we can help them
find that hope so that they can, you know, raise
up their kids in a in a different environment than
maybe they were raised in. Or it might be that
they were raised in a good environment, but they took
a different path and they're trying to get back and
we're there to kind of navigate that as well.
Speaker 2 (08:46):
Well.
Speaker 1 (08:47):
That and that's the thing is that you don't have
to everybody's story can be a little bit different. But
just the mere fact that you recognize, hey man, I
could you really use some support. I could use some help.
I could use some auidence here. And you know, and
I think too, that's one reason why people are drawn
to it the volunteer. As you said, I've got a
(09:08):
good friend that volunteers and he loves doing it. He
says he gets a lot more out of it than
he feels like he gives. And I think probably many
of your volunteers feel that same way. They do.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
Our whole staff we say that all the time. We
can't believe we get to work here, and you know
we most of us got into it thinking we were
going to help someone and we're the ones who end
up being blessed. I don't know if I have time.
Speaker 2 (09:34):
A quick story.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
We got our brand new mobile unit in twenty twenty
and we were driving it around, just showing it off
to some of the donors, and a woman pulled up
and said, I need a pregnancy test, and we weren't
set up for that, so we gave her a card
told her to come to the clinic. Come to find
out that she was actually driving to her abortion appointment
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in Houston when she saw our little bus, thought maybe
God was showing her a different way, and so she
ended up coming here. We never saw her again, so
we didn't really know what happened other than that part
of her story until two weeks ago when she came
in to tell us she has a five year old
son that she did not go to that appointment. Not
(10:17):
only that, but she gave her life to the Lord
and was put a call to the ministry and so
we you know, we spent maybe thirty minutes with this
woman and it changed her whole life path. That's exactly
why we do what we do.
Speaker 1 (10:33):
Well, you know, the gospel of Jesus Christ changes lives,
but beating that guidance and is so important, and Hope
Resource Center provide that right here locally. So it's really
important that people support that. And so people can come
(10:55):
by just with a.
Speaker 2 (10:56):
Check if they and they may find something they need.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
You got about a minute left, Okay, well, let me
just tell you one more time. It's going to be
at twenty one Sawyer Street October second, third, and fourth,
and you can find out all the details at Hope
Resale Shop dot com. That'll give you If you don't
have time to listen and you're driving in the car
and you can't write things down, just go to Hope
Resale Shop dot com and that'll have all the details.
Speaker 1 (11:23):
And you can also just google the Hope Clinic if
you have a desire to get more involved and give money.
They also have fundraisers throughout the year that you can
participate in. But you can make a monthly donation without
participating in any fundraiser exactly, and swing by and see
the ministry that they do.
Speaker 3 (11:44):
Yes, we love to give tours. Come by anytime we're
open and we'll walk you through and show you what
we do.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
All right, And y'all are located at thirty seven forty Laurel.
Speaker 3 (11:53):
That's correct, and we have a huge sign out front,
so you can't miss this.
Speaker 1 (11:58):
Janette, thank you so much. We're about out of time,
but I sure appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (12:02):
Thank you, Thank you, Roy Boyebye.
Speaker 1 (12:08):
We are back with the Roy West Show here on
News Talk five sixty k l V. I and I
have shall be back with me with the Beaumont Heritage Society.
And there is always things happening here in Beaumont, and
I like to I like to keep our listeners in
form and Shelby, first of all, remind people a little
(12:28):
bit about what the Beaumont Heritage Society is about. Uh,
And then we're going to talk about something that's new
for y'all.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
Oh.
Speaker 4 (12:37):
Yeah, you know, it's my favorite thing to talk about
and it's great to be back with you.
Speaker 5 (12:41):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (12:41):
I'm the director of Beaumont Heritage Society and for people
who are unfamiliar with what we do. We are a
community supported nonprofit organization and we have a host of
programming well. First and foremost, we own and operate the
eighteen forty five John J. French Museum. It's the oldest
fully restored home here in Beaumont. And we also operate
the nineteen oh seven Chambers House Museum off Calder Avenue
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on behalf of the Sea Hoomer and Edith Fuller Chambers Foundation. Primarily,
our mission is to engage and educate our community about
Beaumont's history and to encourage historic preservation, so that, in
a nutshell is a very quick rundown of who we
are and what we do. Not only do these houses
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that we take care of and operate have such a
long history in Beaumont, but Beaumont Heritage Society was actually
formed in nineteen sixty seven as a special project of
the Beaumont Junior League. I mean, what in Beaumont isn't
ultimately started by the Beaumont Junior leaguer but fat women.
But we, you know, we have a long history in
Beaumont ourselves as well, and.
Speaker 2 (13:47):
So fifty years.
Speaker 6 (13:49):
Oh it is.
Speaker 4 (13:50):
I know, We've got some big plans for our anniversary
to in twenty twenty seven. So yeah, So we have
a long history in Beaumont. We take care of these home,
we encourage preservation. We're open for tours. I want to
mention you know, the John J. French Museum in the
Chambers House Museum, we're both open to the general public
Tuesday through Friday. We have scheduled tour times at ten, twelve,
(14:12):
and two, and then on Saturdays at ten and at twelve.
Tours are just five dollars a person. But we also
have a program called Museums for All where if you
benefit from a snap ABT card, bring that in with
a valid IDA you get up to four people in free.
So that's a basic rungdout of what we do. But
you are right, we do have a very exciting new
(14:32):
program opening this Friday.
Speaker 1 (14:36):
Well, and we want to talk about that new program
and then also remind people that beyond getting the tours,
you can also support the Bamont Heritage Society and.
Speaker 4 (14:49):
Support the Beaumont Heritage Society. So I will mention that
we're a membership supported organization and all of those members'
ships benefit the eighteen forty five John J. French Museum.
You know we have the win Is done on that
space last year, and that cost us one hundred and
twelve thousand dollars to rebuild seventeen windows in that building
because they have to be rebuilt according to historic standards
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with appropriate wood types and appropriate building materials, and so
it's very costly to do. And those memberships directly benefit
that Karen maintenance, but also our downtown walking tours that
we're premiering are also going to benefit the John J.
French Museum. Not only do we hope that this program
becomes revolving and it's something we're able to offer year
to year, but any additional proceeds from that that do
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not directly revolve into the next year that directly benefits
the Karen maintenance. So if you can't become a member,
come to our walking tour well.
Speaker 1 (15:42):
And those are by the time this airs y'all had
done the first one September fifth, But these are going
to be at six o'clock.
Speaker 2 (15:52):
Is that correct?
Speaker 4 (15:53):
Five pm? They start at five pm, but they're every
even if it's past our opening date. The great thing
about these tours is that they're e free Friday and
Saturday in September and October all the way to November first.
They start at five pm and you can get tickets
at Beaumont Heritage dot lootis dot com. That's l u
d us dot com. Now we'll mention tickets are twenty
(16:15):
dollars and they must be purchased by four pm the
day of the tour. But you know, the goal with
offering this as long as as long as we are
is to have it be available to everyone. You know,
we have some people who are going to want to
come to the opening, we have some people who are
gonna want to let it cool down a little bit.
Some people might want to take advantage of this walking
tour to get in the Halloween spirit. So there is
(16:37):
something for everybody with this tour.
Speaker 1 (16:39):
Well, and y'all have a great website that also shares
a lot about what it is y'all do, and it
is five oh one C three and you can become
a member, and that's right there in the banner as well. Sure,
but you know, in terms of the importance of keeping
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our history and reminding people our history, you know is important,
and it's important to communities, and it's important to cities
and states, and you know, because sometimes we're learning from
that history what not to do, but we also learned
the value of community from that as well.
Speaker 4 (17:19):
We do and that's one of the great things about
this Downtown walking tour. You know, we were calling it styles,
scamps and scandals. So if history, if you don't think
history is your thing, but you're interested in true crime,
or you're interested in architectural styles, this tour has absolutely
got something for you. This tour has got something for everybody.
(17:39):
But beyond coming and learning about Rita Answorth and the
James Commission that happened on Crockett Street, we are going
to cover the race riots in front of the Julie
because it's close to where the race riots happen. Not
only are you coming and getting this, you know, you're
walking in the footsteps of the people who existed there
and that's really powerful. But not only are you going
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to get the true stories, the stories we don't talk
about as often the fun stories mixed in there, but
it's also such a different perspective walking downtown at this
time than it is driving through with the vehicle. I
think the tour does a really great job of asking
the question what happens when these buildings no longer exist.
(18:20):
As you walk, you we're gonna have a digital photo
book that you can compare pictures from the forties, the fifties,
the sixties, some even from the twenties of what Beaumont
looked like in the twenties. And when you're looking at
this photograph of a building that existed that is no
longer there, there is something about our community that is
lost in that. And so it is really powerful to
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come down and see what the possibilities are with preservation
and with heritage tourism, and with heritage tourism as an
economic driver. You know, we're encouraging people not just to
come down to take this walking tour, but take the
walking tour and then go eat it. Hearsay, go eat
at Riverside Grill. If you're coming down out of town
on a Saturday, go drink a coffee at the OZ Cafe. Right,
(19:05):
there's so much more to this than just history and
then just preservation.
Speaker 5 (19:09):
You're right.
Speaker 4 (19:09):
It is about community. It's about community remembrance, it's about
honoring the people who built these places. And there's something
really powerful in that, and something is definitely lost when
those buildings no longer exist.
Speaker 1 (19:25):
Well, and for people that are curious about why you
had become a member. As one thing is, you don't
have to be a member to participate in y'all's upcoming events,
but you make sure you get that information at that point.
And I know y'all have some upcoming events that are
already on the schedule we do.
Speaker 4 (19:45):
Yeah, I'll talk about those. So after we open our
downtown walking tours this weekend, which will already be open,
we have an exhibit at the John J. French Museum
right now in conjunction with the tours. It's called Agatha Babino,
a narrative of the formerly Enslaved. This is a really
fabulous exhibit from Dion Babineau, who is the founder and
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director of the Museum of Undertold Texas History. She is
she's incredible, She's put together an incredible exhibit, and she
is married into the Babinot family. And so come out
check out that exhibit. We have our next program, our
special program within that exhibit, September thirteenth at Blessed Sacrament
Catholic Church from ten to two. It is free, it
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is come and go. Agatha lived at Blessed Sacrament at
the time. Her works progress administration narrative was recorded and
so it's a really powerful it's really it's about the
power of place. And then our haired next hair to
Chapiar is September eighteenth. That will be at the American
Legion and Tiple to the Brave. It's two for one
members get in free. If you're not a member but
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you want to come, it's just ten dollars for twenty
one and up and that is five thirty to seven thirty.
And we can't wait for people to come out and
see what history exists in those buildings too well.
Speaker 1 (20:57):
And many people probably hadn't been in the Temple to
the Brave, so it's a great opportunity to come out there.
It's right across from the port, right downtown and uh,
you know, folks, this is a great way to meet
people across the community, but also get informed and find
out about some of the history that has existed here
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in Boumat that you may be unaware of.
Speaker 4 (21:21):
Yep, and meet some great people why.
Speaker 1 (21:24):
You learn well, and remember the Beaumont Heritage Society is
a five oh one C three so they'll certainly take
your donations whether you're able to come or not. And
their website is Beaumont Heritage dot org.
Speaker 4 (21:39):
Yes, so also be found on Facebook and Instagram at
Beaumont Heritage Society.
Speaker 1 (21:44):
So you make it really simple, Shelby, I just want
to thank you for your time and always being available
and getting the word out and keeping people informed here
in Southeast Texas.
Speaker 4 (21:55):
Thanks, it's always a joy, all right.
Speaker 1 (21:57):
Well, thank you, and we are about out of time,
so folks stay tuned. We've got another guests right after this.
We are back with the Roy West Show here on
News Talk five sixty k LV. And remember, folks, if
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or catch this show or any of our shows in
their entirety on podcasts on the iHeartRadio app as well
as well as Apple podcasts and Android podcasts. I have
with me Shannon Briggs with the Alzheimer's Association back on
the show. Welcome back to the show.
Speaker 5 (22:39):
Thank you for having me.
Speaker 1 (22:42):
Well, it's a pleasure to have you and y'all have
such an impact here in Southeast Texas. And this is
about awareness but also support and services. And let's talk
a little bit about the Alzheimer's Association because something you know,
this is something that touches many people's lives and sometimes
they're not paying attention because it hadn't touched their life yet,
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but once it does, and this can help RND them
what services are available.
Speaker 5 (23:11):
Right, I had the same thing happened to me.
Speaker 6 (23:15):
I was in my thirties when my mom was sick,
and I felt like no one around me was going through.
Speaker 5 (23:21):
The same thing that I was going through, and it's.
Speaker 6 (23:24):
Kind of like you feel alone, and we don't want
people to feel like they have no resources.
Speaker 4 (23:30):
So that's why we're here in our community.
Speaker 6 (23:33):
One of the great things that we do have we
have a care and support line that people can call
twenty four to seven and they can talk to a
trained professional and kind of work through their situation and
get them the resources that they need. Our number is
eight hundred two seven to two three nine zero zero,
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so that's really helpful. And then also we have caregiver
Support group that meets at the Rcmuller Library the third
Thursday of the month at one point thirty and again
that's a great group to be a part of because
people just want to share their experiences and what they're
going through and they learn from each other, and you know,
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they just don't want to feel like they're alone in
their journey.
Speaker 5 (24:25):
So it's a great thing to have.
Speaker 6 (24:26):
And then also we provide free education to our community.
Whether it's a civic organization, a church, a school, a business,
we can give a free educational program on a variety
of topics. So we just want everybody to feel well informed.
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Like you said, they might not have anyone close to
them that has the disease now, but later on down
the road you might. And if you know now now
that we do have some resources available, that's even better well.
Speaker 1 (25:06):
And and also just how to navigate because when you
like with the support group and the eight hundred number,
oftentimes I would imagine when you get a diagnosis like
this or a family member gets a diagnosis, your head
swimming a little bit, and you feel like your world's
going to be turned upside down, and how are you
going to navigate through it? So you know, having some
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rudders if you will, having some assistance, and you may
not have that right you know, in your current situation,
and this allows you to connect with people that are
had been in it, are going through it now.
Speaker 5 (25:46):
Right, you know, just where do I start? Just give
me one thing.
Speaker 6 (25:50):
You know, you don't need to tackle the whole entire situation,
but just give me a start.
Speaker 1 (25:56):
Well, and with that, y'all have local events here in Beaumont,
because this is the Alzheimer's Association is nationwide, but you're
right here in Beaumont, in Texas, and we've got an
event coming.
Speaker 6 (26:11):
Up we do on October fourth at the Event Center.
We will have our walk to in Alzheimer's. It's a
great event for people to come and support each other
that have been affected by the disease. It's it's a
lot of fun. It can be a little emotional, but
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we just want people to walk away knowing what we
have to offer and just extend the awareness to everybody else.
So it's free to register a team.
Speaker 4 (26:42):
It's really easy.
Speaker 6 (26:43):
All you do is go to our website and click
register and go from there.
Speaker 1 (26:51):
Well, and it is a fundraiser and it's also a
community event. I don't how many years have y'all had
this now, because I've been attended for quite some time.
Speaker 6 (27:00):
Yeah, it's I really don't know. We've had it in
different locations.
Speaker 5 (27:04):
We've had it at.
Speaker 6 (27:05):
The event center of the past seven years. But it's
been a while. It's been a long around here for
a while.
Speaker 1 (27:14):
Well, certainly it can certainly be a cruel disease, so
get creating that support network also can take away some
of that fear and uh you know, and prepare you
for in all. The Alzheimer's Association also uh you know,
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has an annual luncheon, but it has a way to
connect with others, which I just think is so vital
in this as well as the medical breakthroughs that are
that are happening.
Speaker 6 (27:44):
Absolutely, And there's one other thing that I want to
touch with you. So our next election in November the fourth,
we're going to have a proposition that's going to be
on the ballots. It's called Proposition fourteen, and it's called DEEPRINT,
which stands for Dementia Prevention Research Institute of Texas. And
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if everybody says yes, or you know, it gets the
majority of the vote, we say yes to this, it'll
allocate three billion dollars to the state of for the
State of Texas for ten years for this DEEPRINT organization
to do more research, help with some treatments, and hopefully
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find a cure.
Speaker 2 (28:30):
That's incredible.
Speaker 1 (28:31):
So that is something that state legislature has recognized the
need for and is allowing the Texas voters to make
that decision. And you know, one thing about it is Texas,
because of the growth we've had, we have quite a surplus,
so the money is there. It's not going to be
a tax increase for anybody, but they want to see
that people have the need. And certainly there's other diseases
(28:55):
that have been around longer and have bigger institution and
research associated with it, so this would be a big
leap forward for all ms.
Speaker 6 (29:05):
Yes, they did the same thing for cancer and it
was called secret and they found that it was very successful.
And like you said, the state of Texas is so
big and we want to be you know, behind this
cause leading the way. So we just need everybody to
vote yes for Proposition fourteen.
Speaker 1 (29:26):
Certainly want to be a leader in the market, that's
for sure. And I just you know, let's talk a
little bit about the website too, because I want people
to make sure they know how to sign up.
Speaker 6 (29:38):
Yes, So to register the walk, you go to act
dot A, l Z, dot O, RG slash Beaumont and
all you need to do is say register and then
I'll ask you some questions and the hardest part is
just coming up with the name for your team, and
(29:59):
after that it's pretty easy, and you just get people
on board to walk with you. And if you fundraise
one hundred dollars before the walk, you'll get a T
shirt melt to you before the walk so that you
can wear it well.
Speaker 1 (30:15):
And I can also say, all you have to do
is google the walked into Alzheimer's Beaumont and it takes
you right there too. So y'all have a great presence.
And I know you're also on social media and certainly
want to encourage people. Let's go back through the number
again and when the support group meets.
Speaker 6 (30:36):
Okay, yes, our support group meets the third Thursday of
the month at one thirty at the RC Miller Library.
Speaker 5 (30:48):
So it's usually about an hour and it's a kind
of small intimate group and we want people just to
know that it's available.
Speaker 1 (30:57):
Well, and I think too for those you know, it's
once a month, but you're making those connections at that meeting,
so it's somebody you develop relationships to, people you can
talk to that understand what you're going through and also
maybe additional resources that you're unfamiliar with, or sometimes you
may not know the questions to ask. But as things change,
(31:22):
you have contacts of people that perhaps have had that experience, right,
and you.
Speaker 6 (31:27):
Can learn from each other and then also visit up
a great library.
Speaker 5 (31:32):
In our city.
Speaker 1 (31:33):
That's exactly right, Shannonbriggs Alzheimer's Association here in Beaumont, serving
all of Southeast Texas. I just want to thank you
for all that y'all do in the community and also
the great events you put on, but the impact y'all
have in people's lives, because it really makes a huge difference.
Speaker 2 (31:53):
So we're about.
Speaker 1 (31:53):
Out of time, so it is act dot alz dot
org and in hyphen Beaumont.
Speaker 2 (32:01):
Texas slash slash post.
Speaker 1 (32:04):
All right, Shanna, thank you so much.
Speaker 5 (32:06):
We see against thank you.
Speaker 1 (32:12):
We are back with the Roy West Show here on
News Talk five sixty k LV, and I do like
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Speaker 2 (32:21):
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Speaker 1 (32:24):
Give us a call at four O nine eight six
six nineteen oh one or go to our website at
roywesteam dot com. And I have with me Julie O'Malley
back on the show and she is the executive director
of the Shorky Center. Welcome back to the show.
Speaker 7 (32:39):
Julie, thank you, thanks for having me.
Speaker 1 (32:41):
Well, it is a pleasure, and if you would, I
think if anybody's been in Southeast Texas very long, they've
heard of the Shorky Center, but not everybody is necessarily
familiar with the services and the needs that the Shorky
Center meets.
Speaker 7 (32:58):
And the services have changed over the years, because you know,
they have changed what they offer to fit what the
community needs are. And right now we offer speech therapy,
occupational therapy, physical therapy, as well as ABA, which is
applied behavior analysis therapy and that is for children ages
two to seven who have autism who come in and
(33:19):
work one on one with a registered behavior technician and
they are there throughout the whole day like they would
be for a typical school day. And then we also
have Instruction Junction, which is a preschool and with after
our daycare and a lot of the kids that are
in that center have you know, speech therapy or occupational
therapy or physical therapy, some type of service throughout the
(33:40):
day that they the therapists can come and get them
out of the classroom, have their therapy, and then they
go back to the classroom. So it's a service that
we can provide without parents having to leave work and
bring their children to appointments.
Speaker 1 (33:53):
Well, and this is y'all are a charitable organization, so
let's talk a little bit. It's been around for a while,
but as you said, it's continued to grow and improve
and let people know what's recently happened also and how
people can help as well, because.
Speaker 7 (34:12):
We are a nonprofit organization and we have gotten a
lot of help through grants and from the local United Ways,
the United Way of Beaumont as well as Mid South
Jefferson in Orange County because even though we're located in Beaumont,
we see a lot of Orange County children because they
don't offer these services in Orange County. So we were
(34:33):
open seven thirty to six, and we've had a lot
of renovations going on. We started in February and we
just completed everything last week. We have new paint, new flooring,
new lights, new ceilings, and the building looks beautiful. Brandy
fence around our playground. We are going to be having
an open house in October on the sixteenth for anybody
(34:54):
in the community to come see to come see the
new building and see how beautiful it looks. The therapists,
staff and teachers will be there to answer any questions.
It's kind of come and go. It's from five to
seven pm, and you know, anyone is welcome to come
see the building well.
Speaker 1 (35:10):
And so in these type of services, these can be
there's there's They're not plentiful throughout the community. So y'all
are meeting a real need here that oftentimes parents could
be somewhat at a loss on what what next steps are.
Speaker 7 (35:28):
Yes, and we have our therapists are amazing. They have
done so well. We you know, for a long time,
had a very long wait list our speech and physical therapy.
We you know, we can almost get kids in immediately.
It might be a couple of weeks sometimes but depending
on if they need an after school spot. But we
have our therapists been working very hard. We have a
(35:48):
few a few new ones, so we have been able
to see more kids. On average, we see about two
hundred different kids a month and some of them have
you know, our once a week, some are twice a week,
some have one time type of therapy. Some will get
all three. So you know, we're seeing a lot of
kids throughout the month.
Speaker 1 (36:06):
Well, and so how long are the kids a part
of the program and does it very per kid? And
if a parent you know, in terms of what qualifies
a kid for these services, and if a parent's listening
out there, you know, how do they go about this process?
Speaker 7 (36:26):
And I'll go through it now, but it is all
on our website as well, or you could rout mask,
but we do have it out there. Instruction Junction is
our preschool. And if the parents just have to fill
out an application and then we need a letter from
the pediatrician, speech, occupational and physical therapy, they can come in.
Depending on their insurance, they may need pre authorization, but
(36:47):
they can come in and have an evaluation and we'll
see what type of treatment they need and how often.
The ABA department is a little bit more difficult, it's
a little trickier. And those are kids that are ages
two to seven who have a diagnosis of autism as
their primary diagnosis. And so then they can start and
it is they go through an evaluation and each child
(37:08):
has their own lesson plans, their own goals, so it's
very individualized.
Speaker 1 (37:15):
Well, and so this is something because I would assume
most parents, you know, they don't have any experience with this,
you know, and.
Speaker 2 (37:23):
So they're not even sure how to navigate it.
Speaker 1 (37:27):
So you do have a really good website as well
as but I'm sure people can come in as well.
Speaker 7 (37:34):
Yes, absolutely, And once a month we also have a
parent support group, and it's a great time for parents
to get together, share resources, talk about, you know, what
is difficult for them, how they can help other families.
They really have a great connection when the parents get
together well.
Speaker 1 (37:51):
And this is a way sometimes people are you know,
we get a lot more people that are living longer,
and we have a larger retired population, and sometimes people
need to find ways to give back to their community.
And uh so y'all be in a five oh one
C three. Y'all need volunteers, and you also need to
(38:14):
raise funds.
Speaker 7 (38:15):
We do absolutely. Right now, we're getting ready to kick
off a fundraising campaign for our new playground that we
would like and we also have volunteers that come in.
And you know, our preschoolers and our daycare kids love
nothing more than some one on one attention. And we've
had we've had retired teachers come in and read books
with the kids. We've had ours come in and do
(38:37):
a little projects with the children. You know, they love
having new people come in, they love new experiences, and
so it's been really fun to have community members come
in well.
Speaker 1 (38:46):
And this is certainly something that is very needed in
Southeast Texas, in our community. And I know when you
you came on as executive director last November, I.
Speaker 7 (38:59):
Believe right, yep, I started in November.
Speaker 1 (39:01):
So there's been lots of changes, and you know, in
terms of working to meet the needs of the community,
and you, you and the communities really showed up. I
applaud your leadership.
Speaker 7 (39:13):
Oh well, thank you. I have had so much help
and the staff, the therapists, the teachers, you know, staying
after to work on plans for the next day, seeing
kids through lunches if they needed to leave for other appointments.
They really are. They're so dedicated. It's the most dedicated
staff that I've ever worked with.
Speaker 1 (39:31):
Well, Julie, we're about out of time. I want to
remind people that they can go. It's as simple as
the Shorky Center s h o r k ey dot
org and there you can get a lot of information,
but Also, you've got the open house coming up right
around the corner.
Speaker 7 (39:50):
Yes, yep, October sixteenth from five to seven pm.
Speaker 1 (39:54):
All right, and that's whether and you can also just
show up if you're thinking about volunteering or giving any money,
because there's certainly real needs. Julie, I thank you so
much and appreciate your leadership and you giving back the
way you do to the community.
Speaker 7 (40:10):
Thank you, thanks for having me always.
Speaker 1 (40:12):
Absolutely all right, talk to you soon. Good afternoon, Southeast Texas.
You're listening to the Roy West Show and we are
wrapping up another show heard every Sunday from noon to
one pm on News Talk five sixty klv I or
the podcast could be heard anytime on the free iHeartRadio
(40:33):
app as well as Apple podcast and Android podcast.
Speaker 2 (40:37):
So it's been another great show.
Speaker 1 (40:39):
We started out by talking to Jeanette Harvey's sective director
of Hopes Women's Resource Clinic, and that is an incredible
ministry that has done throughout Beaumont. They need volunteers, they
need donations, and they're going to have a fundraiser coming up,
so be sure to check it out. Then I was
talking to Shelby with direct of the Beaumont Heritage Society,
(41:03):
and she was talking about the downtown walking tours that
are happening right now. So if you're interested, find them
on Facebook, Bouma Heritage Society, or Google them then you
can give them a call and get it set up.
Shannon Briggs I talked to about the Bauma Walk to
end Alzheimer on October fourth, so it was a busy
(41:23):
show that's right around the corner. Then we were talking
to Julia O'Malley, the executive director with the Shorky Center,
which has gone through a big facelift and is providing
more services. Be sure to check out the Shorky Center
because they make a big difference right here in Southeast Texas.
(41:43):
And they are also a five oh one C three charity,
so they could use your donations and your volunteer hours.
Speaker 2 (41:51):
Folks.
Speaker 1 (41:51):
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God bless you all.
Good afternoon, Southeast Texas. You're listening to the Roy West
Show her every Sunday right here on News Talk five
sixty KLB. And folks, you can stream us anytime on
the iHeart app on podcast as well as Apple podcasts
and Android podcasts. And I have with me Janette Harvey
(00:23):
and she is with the Hope Women's Clinic here in
Beaumont that serves all of Southeast Texas.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
And welcome back to the show.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Thanks, thanks for having me.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
I'm excited to be.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Here absolutely well, all got a big fundraiser coming up
we want to talk about, but let's give people an
overview of what the Hope Women's Clinic is.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Sure, we are faith based in pro life pregnancy clinic,
so we provide medical services such as pregnancy testing, ultrasound,
a CD testing and treatment to women and their partners,
helping them to choose life. And we have a whole
parenting program that we do walk alongside the women and
the men to provide them with educational resources and material
(01:08):
resources like baby beds, car seats, diapers, formula, all of
that until the baby terms one.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
Well, so y'all provide a lot of different services and
you certainly have a lot of different volunteers involved.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
And.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
We'll make sure we have a little bit of time
on how people can help and whether it's financial or
with their own time, which is also very valuable. But
let's talk about the upcoming Hope Restored megasell.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Yes, we have a resale shop over in the Gateway
Shopping Center that's open Monday through Friday and we're selling things.
But we have so many items. We had four storage
units full of stuff that we decided we needed to
have a big three day sale price everything to go
pretty much. It'll be October second, third, and fourth, and
(02:05):
it will actually be at an off site location twenty
one Sawyer, which is right behind Cardinal Glass on Eleventh.
It will be everything will be for sale pretty much
at rock bottom prices. You can come by there. You
can go to the Hope Restored Facebook page and find
all the information, or you can go to our Whope
(02:27):
Clinic Partners dot com and there's a big pop up
that you can click on that'll take you there for
all the information. But we'll have appliances, furniture, shoes, home
decre bedding, you name it.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
We're going to have it well.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
And certainly because y'all help people navigate.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Through new parenthood.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
And that there's it touches pretty much every aspect of life.
Speaker 3 (02:55):
Yes, it does, it really does. And what we do
is we receive a lot of donations to help our
parents in the parenting program, and all of that is
still going there. This is the extra stuff that you know,
when people bring us their leftovers, they don't sort through
and determine what we need for our moms and dads.
(03:15):
They just bring it all to us, and so we
sort through it. We keep what will be good for
our moms and dads, and the rest is going to
the resale shop. And then of course this big megasale.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
Well, so this allows for an opportunity for everybody to.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Win in this, if you will.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
And so let's get a little bit more into the
other ways people can help too, for those that don't
want to just may not have shopping needs, but everybody
we twenty one Sawyer Street, which is runs parallel on
Lovett Street, and it kind of right there between Laurel
(03:59):
and the viaduct.
Speaker 3 (03:59):
You will, yes, yes, and we'll have lots of signs
you'll be able to find us those days. But we
one you can just write us a check and we're
okay with it. You don't have to come and shop.
But we also need a lot of volunteers. We need volunteers.
As you know, Roy, we have a good friend of
yours who works on our ends of ministry. So we
have men that come and mentor our dads. We have
(04:23):
women that come and meet with the moms. We have
teachers that teach, we have people who wash clothes and
sort it. We need volunteers at the resale shops. So
there if I tell people, if you have one hour
a year or four hours a week, we can put
you to work. So you can go to Hope Clinic
Partners dot com and all the volunteer opportunities.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Are there well.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
And so y'all make it super easy for people. And
it's a great way to meet people that are also
interested in giving back to their community, serving others, and
you know, being able to serve with people that you know.
When it comes to parenthood and new babies, you know,
(05:08):
but most of the time we get a little warm
fuzzy when we see a new baby because the gift
of life. But there's there's when people aren't is equipped.
They need a lot of skills and sometimes resources.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
Yes, and a lot of the women and men that
we see don't have that extended family that we have
that kind of passed down some of that information to us,
and so we've become their extended family. We get texts
from our clients all, you know, all day and night
asking can I do this? Is this okay? And and
(05:45):
we're able to do that because we do have a
medical staff and then a non medical staff that can
answer all those questions health related or just parenting related.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
Well and learning where resources are. And again, as you
point out, I think for people that have families, they
utilize their families clearly.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Whenever new babies are born.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
But not everybody has has that available to them, and
that's one reason the volunteers are so important. And even
for men, you know, to be able to volunteer and
help the fathers, the new fathers that you know may
have a desire on how to be a better good dad,
but maybe they didn't have anybody model that for them
and didn't develop those skills.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
And this is something y'all can help with as well.
Speaker 3 (06:36):
Yes, exactly. It's amazing the men that come through our
program who really don't have any example and they get
to meet with our men who are the volunteers, and
you would never guess that a connection could be made.
The two people in that room couldn't be farther apart.
But when they walk out, they're smiling and clapping each
(06:58):
other on the back, and and we're they're constantly coming
back and asking, like Steve, who is our pastor on staff?
We get requests all the time, is mister Steve here?
Can I just say hi? You know, they've really made
a connection, and that's really what it's all about here
is us being that extension for the community. You know,
this year, we'll probably have had over five thousand visits
(07:20):
to the clinic, and that's just the medical visits. That
doesn't include all the parenting stuff that happens, and that
can seem overwhelming, but when we see the the effect
that it has on the people of our community, it's
totally worth it.
Speaker 1 (07:36):
Well and as you and it also points to the
need in terms of the resource because oftentimes, you know,
people don't know where to turn and and their sphere
of influence, you know, may not be that will in
a position to be able to help them. So you know,
(08:00):
I can see for the volunteers too.
Speaker 3 (08:02):
You've got people that are trying, yes, yes, for sure,
and they have a desire to have a better life
for them and their children. They just don't know how.
They just don't have the tools. Life has kind of
beat them up, and we're here to walk alongside of them,
just like our name hope, give them hope, show them
(08:26):
that there is hope, and that we can help them
find that hope so that they can, you know, raise
up their kids in a in a different environment than
maybe they were raised in. Or it might be that
they were raised in a good environment, but they took
a different path and they're trying to get back and
we're there to kind of navigate that as well.
Speaker 2 (08:46):
Well.
Speaker 1 (08:47):
That and that's the thing is that you don't have
to everybody's story can be a little bit different. But
just the mere fact that you recognize, hey man, I
could you really use some support. I could use some help.
I could use some auidence here. And you know, and
I think too, that's one reason why people are drawn
to it the volunteer. As you said, I've got a
(09:08):
good friend that volunteers and he loves doing it. He
says he gets a lot more out of it than
he feels like he gives. And I think probably many
of your volunteers feel that same way. They do.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
Our whole staff we say that all the time. We
can't believe we get to work here, and you know
we most of us got into it thinking we were
going to help someone and we're the ones who end
up being blessed. I don't know if I have time.
Speaker 2 (09:34):
A quick story.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
We got our brand new mobile unit in twenty twenty
and we were driving it around, just showing it off
to some of the donors, and a woman pulled up
and said, I need a pregnancy test, and we weren't
set up for that, so we gave her a card
told her to come to the clinic. Come to find
out that she was actually driving to her abortion appointment
(09:56):
in Houston when she saw our little bus, thought maybe
God was showing her a different way, and so she
ended up coming here. We never saw her again, so
we didn't really know what happened other than that part
of her story until two weeks ago when she came
in to tell us she has a five year old
son that she did not go to that appointment. Not
(10:17):
only that, but she gave her life to the Lord
and was put a call to the ministry and so
we you know, we spent maybe thirty minutes with this
woman and it changed her whole life path. That's exactly
why we do what we do.
Speaker 1 (10:33):
Well, you know, the gospel of Jesus Christ changes lives,
but beating that guidance and is so important, and Hope
Resource Center provide that right here locally. So it's really
important that people support that. And so people can come
(10:55):
by just with a.
Speaker 2 (10:56):
Check if they and they may find something they need.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
You got about a minute left, Okay, well, let me
just tell you one more time. It's going to be
at twenty one Sawyer Street October second, third, and fourth,
and you can find out all the details at Hope
Resale Shop dot com. That'll give you If you don't
have time to listen and you're driving in the car
and you can't write things down, just go to Hope
Resale Shop dot com and that'll have all the details.
Speaker 1 (11:23):
And you can also just google the Hope Clinic if
you have a desire to get more involved and give money.
They also have fundraisers throughout the year that you can
participate in. But you can make a monthly donation without
participating in any fundraiser exactly, and swing by and see
the ministry that they do.
Speaker 3 (11:44):
Yes, we love to give tours. Come by anytime we're
open and we'll walk you through and show you what
we do.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
All right, And y'all are located at thirty seven forty Laurel.
Speaker 3 (11:53):
That's correct, and we have a huge sign out front,
so you can't miss this.
Speaker 1 (11:58):
Janette, thank you so much. We're about out of time,
but I sure appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (12:02):
Thank you, Thank you, Roy Boyebye.
Speaker 1 (12:08):
We are back with the Roy West Show here on
News Talk five sixty k l V. I and I
have shall be back with me with the Beaumont Heritage Society.
And there is always things happening here in Beaumont, and
I like to I like to keep our listeners in
form and Shelby, first of all, remind people a little
(12:28):
bit about what the Beaumont Heritage Society is about. Uh,
And then we're going to talk about something that's new
for y'all.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
Oh.
Speaker 4 (12:37):
Yeah, you know, it's my favorite thing to talk about
and it's great to be back with you.
Speaker 5 (12:41):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (12:41):
I'm the director of Beaumont Heritage Society and for people
who are unfamiliar with what we do. We are a
community supported nonprofit organization and we have a host of
programming well. First and foremost, we own and operate the
eighteen forty five John J. French Museum. It's the oldest
fully restored home here in Beaumont. And we also operate
the nineteen oh seven Chambers House Museum off Calder Avenue
(13:04):
on behalf of the Sea Hoomer and Edith Fuller Chambers Foundation. Primarily,
our mission is to engage and educate our community about
Beaumont's history and to encourage historic preservation, so that, in
a nutshell is a very quick rundown of who we
are and what we do. Not only do these houses
(13:26):
that we take care of and operate have such a
long history in Beaumont, but Beaumont Heritage Society was actually
formed in nineteen sixty seven as a special project of
the Beaumont Junior League. I mean, what in Beaumont isn't
ultimately started by the Beaumont Junior leaguer but fat women.
But we, you know, we have a long history in
Beaumont ourselves as well, and.
Speaker 2 (13:47):
So fifty years.
Speaker 6 (13:49):
Oh it is.
Speaker 4 (13:50):
I know, We've got some big plans for our anniversary
to in twenty twenty seven. So yeah, So we have
a long history in Beaumont. We take care of these home,
we encourage preservation. We're open for tours. I want to
mention you know, the John J. French Museum in the
Chambers House Museum, we're both open to the general public
Tuesday through Friday. We have scheduled tour times at ten, twelve,
(14:12):
and two, and then on Saturdays at ten and at twelve.
Tours are just five dollars a person. But we also
have a program called Museums for All where if you
benefit from a snap ABT card, bring that in with
a valid IDA you get up to four people in free.
So that's a basic rungdout of what we do. But
you are right, we do have a very exciting new
(14:32):
program opening this Friday.
Speaker 1 (14:36):
Well, and we want to talk about that new program
and then also remind people that beyond getting the tours,
you can also support the Bamont Heritage Society and.
Speaker 4 (14:49):
Support the Beaumont Heritage Society. So I will mention that
we're a membership supported organization and all of those members'
ships benefit the eighteen forty five John J. French Museum.
You know we have the win Is done on that
space last year, and that cost us one hundred and
twelve thousand dollars to rebuild seventeen windows in that building
because they have to be rebuilt according to historic standards
(15:09):
with appropriate wood types and appropriate building materials, and so
it's very costly to do. And those memberships directly benefit
that Karen maintenance, but also our downtown walking tours that
we're premiering are also going to benefit the John J.
French Museum. Not only do we hope that this program
becomes revolving and it's something we're able to offer year
to year, but any additional proceeds from that that do
(15:32):
not directly revolve into the next year that directly benefits
the Karen maintenance. So if you can't become a member,
come to our walking tour well.
Speaker 1 (15:42):
And those are by the time this airs y'all had
done the first one September fifth, But these are going
to be at six o'clock.
Speaker 2 (15:52):
Is that correct?
Speaker 4 (15:53):
Five pm? They start at five pm, but they're every
even if it's past our opening date. The great thing
about these tours is that they're e free Friday and
Saturday in September and October all the way to November first.
They start at five pm and you can get tickets
at Beaumont Heritage dot lootis dot com. That's l u
d us dot com. Now we'll mention tickets are twenty
(16:15):
dollars and they must be purchased by four pm the
day of the tour. But you know, the goal with
offering this as long as as long as we are
is to have it be available to everyone. You know,
we have some people who are going to want to
come to the opening, we have some people who are
gonna want to let it cool down a little bit.
Some people might want to take advantage of this walking
tour to get in the Halloween spirit. So there is
(16:37):
something for everybody with this tour.
Speaker 1 (16:39):
Well, and y'all have a great website that also shares
a lot about what it is y'all do, and it
is five oh one C three and you can become
a member, and that's right there in the banner as well. Sure,
but you know, in terms of the importance of keeping
(17:00):
our history and reminding people our history, you know is important,
and it's important to communities, and it's important to cities
and states, and you know, because sometimes we're learning from
that history what not to do, but we also learned
the value of community from that as well.
Speaker 4 (17:19):
We do and that's one of the great things about
this Downtown walking tour. You know, we were calling it styles,
scamps and scandals. So if history, if you don't think
history is your thing, but you're interested in true crime,
or you're interested in architectural styles, this tour has absolutely
got something for you. This tour has got something for everybody.
(17:39):
But beyond coming and learning about Rita Answorth and the
James Commission that happened on Crockett Street, we are going
to cover the race riots in front of the Julie
because it's close to where the race riots happen. Not
only are you coming and getting this, you know, you're
walking in the footsteps of the people who existed there
and that's really powerful. But not only are you going
(18:00):
to get the true stories, the stories we don't talk
about as often the fun stories mixed in there, but
it's also such a different perspective walking downtown at this
time than it is driving through with the vehicle. I
think the tour does a really great job of asking
the question what happens when these buildings no longer exist.
(18:20):
As you walk, you we're gonna have a digital photo
book that you can compare pictures from the forties, the fifties,
the sixties, some even from the twenties of what Beaumont
looked like in the twenties. And when you're looking at
this photograph of a building that existed that is no
longer there, there is something about our community that is
lost in that. And so it is really powerful to
(18:41):
come down and see what the possibilities are with preservation
and with heritage tourism, and with heritage tourism as an
economic driver. You know, we're encouraging people not just to
come down to take this walking tour, but take the
walking tour and then go eat it. Hearsay, go eat
at Riverside Grill. If you're coming down out of town
on a Saturday, go drink a coffee at the OZ Cafe. Right,
(19:05):
there's so much more to this than just history and
then just preservation.
Speaker 5 (19:09):
You're right.
Speaker 4 (19:09):
It is about community. It's about community remembrance, it's about
honoring the people who built these places. And there's something
really powerful in that, and something is definitely lost when
those buildings no longer exist.
Speaker 1 (19:25):
Well, and for people that are curious about why you
had become a member. As one thing is, you don't
have to be a member to participate in y'all's upcoming events,
but you make sure you get that information at that point.
And I know y'all have some upcoming events that are
already on the schedule we do.
Speaker 4 (19:45):
Yeah, I'll talk about those. So after we open our
downtown walking tours this weekend, which will already be open,
we have an exhibit at the John J. French Museum
right now in conjunction with the tours. It's called Agatha Babino,
a narrative of the formerly Enslaved. This is a really
fabulous exhibit from Dion Babineau, who is the founder and
(20:05):
director of the Museum of Undertold Texas History. She is
she's incredible, She's put together an incredible exhibit, and she
is married into the Babinot family. And so come out
check out that exhibit. We have our next program, our
special program within that exhibit, September thirteenth at Blessed Sacrament
Catholic Church from ten to two. It is free, it
(20:26):
is come and go. Agatha lived at Blessed Sacrament at
the time. Her works progress administration narrative was recorded and
so it's a really powerful it's really it's about the
power of place. And then our haired next hair to
Chapiar is September eighteenth. That will be at the American
Legion and Tiple to the Brave. It's two for one
members get in free. If you're not a member but
(20:47):
you want to come, it's just ten dollars for twenty
one and up and that is five thirty to seven thirty.
And we can't wait for people to come out and
see what history exists in those buildings too well.
Speaker 1 (20:57):
And many people probably hadn't been in the Temple to
the Brave, so it's a great opportunity to come out there.
It's right across from the port, right downtown and uh,
you know, folks, this is a great way to meet
people across the community, but also get informed and find
out about some of the history that has existed here
(21:19):
in Boumat that you may be unaware of.
Speaker 4 (21:21):
Yep, and meet some great people why.
Speaker 1 (21:24):
You learn well, and remember the Beaumont Heritage Society is
a five oh one C three so they'll certainly take
your donations whether you're able to come or not. And
their website is Beaumont Heritage dot org.
Speaker 4 (21:39):
Yes, so also be found on Facebook and Instagram at
Beaumont Heritage Society.
Speaker 1 (21:44):
So you make it really simple, Shelby, I just want
to thank you for your time and always being available
and getting the word out and keeping people informed here
in Southeast Texas.
Speaker 4 (21:55):
Thanks, it's always a joy, all right.
Speaker 1 (21:57):
Well, thank you, and we are about out of time,
so folks stay tuned. We've got another guests right after this.
We are back with the Roy West Show here on
News Talk five sixty k LV. And remember, folks, if
you're getting out of the car, you can always download
the free iHeartRadio app stream the show live wherever you are,
(22:22):
or catch this show or any of our shows in
their entirety on podcasts on the iHeartRadio app as well
as well as Apple podcasts and Android podcasts. I have
with me Shannon Briggs with the Alzheimer's Association back on
the show. Welcome back to the show.
Speaker 5 (22:39):
Thank you for having me.
Speaker 1 (22:42):
Well, it's a pleasure to have you and y'all have
such an impact here in Southeast Texas. And this is
about awareness but also support and services. And let's talk
a little bit about the Alzheimer's Association because something you know,
this is something that touches many people's lives and sometimes
they're not paying attention because it hadn't touched their life yet,
(23:04):
but once it does, and this can help RND them
what services are available.
Speaker 5 (23:11):
Right, I had the same thing happened to me.
Speaker 6 (23:15):
I was in my thirties when my mom was sick,
and I felt like no one around me was going through.
Speaker 5 (23:21):
The same thing that I was going through, and it's.
Speaker 6 (23:24):
Kind of like you feel alone, and we don't want
people to feel like they have no resources.
Speaker 4 (23:30):
So that's why we're here in our community.
Speaker 6 (23:33):
One of the great things that we do have we
have a care and support line that people can call
twenty four to seven and they can talk to a
trained professional and kind of work through their situation and
get them the resources that they need. Our number is
eight hundred two seven to two three nine zero zero,
(23:57):
so that's really helpful. And then also we have caregiver
Support group that meets at the Rcmuller Library the third
Thursday of the month at one point thirty and again
that's a great group to be a part of because
people just want to share their experiences and what they're
going through and they learn from each other, and you know,
(24:22):
they just don't want to feel like they're alone in
their journey.
Speaker 5 (24:25):
So it's a great thing to have.
Speaker 6 (24:26):
And then also we provide free education to our community.
Whether it's a civic organization, a church, a school, a business,
we can give a free educational program on a variety
of topics. So we just want everybody to feel well informed.
(24:50):
Like you said, they might not have anyone close to
them that has the disease now, but later on down
the road you might. And if you know now now
that we do have some resources available, that's even better well.
Speaker 1 (25:06):
And and also just how to navigate because when you
like with the support group and the eight hundred number,
oftentimes I would imagine when you get a diagnosis like
this or a family member gets a diagnosis, your head
swimming a little bit, and you feel like your world's
going to be turned upside down, and how are you
going to navigate through it? So you know, having some
(25:29):
rudders if you will, having some assistance, and you may
not have that right you know, in your current situation,
and this allows you to connect with people that are
had been in it, are going through it now.
Speaker 5 (25:46):
Right, you know, just where do I start? Just give
me one thing.
Speaker 6 (25:50):
You know, you don't need to tackle the whole entire situation,
but just give me a start.
Speaker 1 (25:56):
Well, and with that, y'all have local events here in Beaumont,
because this is the Alzheimer's Association is nationwide, but you're
right here in Beaumont, in Texas, and we've got an
event coming.
Speaker 6 (26:11):
Up we do on October fourth at the Event Center.
We will have our walk to in Alzheimer's. It's a
great event for people to come and support each other
that have been affected by the disease. It's it's a
lot of fun. It can be a little emotional, but
(26:32):
we just want people to walk away knowing what we
have to offer and just extend the awareness to everybody else.
So it's free to register a team.
Speaker 4 (26:42):
It's really easy.
Speaker 6 (26:43):
All you do is go to our website and click
register and go from there.
Speaker 1 (26:51):
Well, and it is a fundraiser and it's also a
community event. I don't how many years have y'all had
this now, because I've been attended for quite some time.
Speaker 6 (27:00):
Yeah, it's I really don't know. We've had it in
different locations.
Speaker 5 (27:04):
We've had it at.
Speaker 6 (27:05):
The event center of the past seven years. But it's
been a while. It's been a long around here for
a while.
Speaker 1 (27:14):
Well, certainly it can certainly be a cruel disease, so
get creating that support network also can take away some
of that fear and uh you know, and prepare you
for in all. The Alzheimer's Association also uh you know,
(27:34):
has an annual luncheon, but it has a way to
connect with others, which I just think is so vital
in this as well as the medical breakthroughs that are
that are happening.
Speaker 6 (27:44):
Absolutely, And there's one other thing that I want to
touch with you. So our next election in November the fourth,
we're going to have a proposition that's going to be
on the ballots. It's called Proposition fourteen, and it's called DEEPRINT,
which stands for Dementia Prevention Research Institute of Texas. And
(28:08):
if everybody says yes, or you know, it gets the
majority of the vote, we say yes to this, it'll
allocate three billion dollars to the state of for the
State of Texas for ten years for this DEEPRINT organization
to do more research, help with some treatments, and hopefully
(28:28):
find a cure.
Speaker 2 (28:30):
That's incredible.
Speaker 1 (28:31):
So that is something that state legislature has recognized the
need for and is allowing the Texas voters to make
that decision. And you know, one thing about it is Texas,
because of the growth we've had, we have quite a surplus,
so the money is there. It's not going to be
a tax increase for anybody, but they want to see
that people have the need. And certainly there's other diseases
(28:55):
that have been around longer and have bigger institution and
research associated with it, so this would be a big
leap forward for all ms.
Speaker 6 (29:05):
Yes, they did the same thing for cancer and it
was called secret and they found that it was very successful.
And like you said, the state of Texas is so
big and we want to be you know, behind this
cause leading the way. So we just need everybody to
vote yes for Proposition fourteen.
Speaker 1 (29:26):
Certainly want to be a leader in the market, that's
for sure. And I just you know, let's talk a
little bit about the website too, because I want people
to make sure they know how to sign up.
Speaker 6 (29:38):
Yes, So to register the walk, you go to act
dot A, l Z, dot O, RG slash Beaumont and
all you need to do is say register and then
I'll ask you some questions and the hardest part is
just coming up with the name for your team, and
(29:59):
after that it's pretty easy, and you just get people
on board to walk with you. And if you fundraise
one hundred dollars before the walk, you'll get a T
shirt melt to you before the walk so that you
can wear it well.
Speaker 1 (30:15):
And I can also say, all you have to do
is google the walked into Alzheimer's Beaumont and it takes
you right there too. So y'all have a great presence.
And I know you're also on social media and certainly
want to encourage people. Let's go back through the number
again and when the support group meets.
Speaker 6 (30:36):
Okay, yes, our support group meets the third Thursday of
the month at one thirty at the RC Miller Library.
Speaker 5 (30:48):
So it's usually about an hour and it's a kind
of small intimate group and we want people just to
know that it's available.
Speaker 1 (30:57):
Well, and I think too for those you know, it's
once a month, but you're making those connections at that meeting,
so it's somebody you develop relationships to, people you can
talk to that understand what you're going through and also
maybe additional resources that you're unfamiliar with, or sometimes you
may not know the questions to ask. But as things change,
(31:22):
you have contacts of people that perhaps have had that experience, right,
and you.
Speaker 6 (31:27):
Can learn from each other and then also visit up
a great library.
Speaker 5 (31:32):
In our city.
Speaker 1 (31:33):
That's exactly right, Shannonbriggs Alzheimer's Association here in Beaumont, serving
all of Southeast Texas. I just want to thank you
for all that y'all do in the community and also
the great events you put on, but the impact y'all
have in people's lives, because it really makes a huge difference.
Speaker 2 (31:53):
So we're about.
Speaker 1 (31:53):
Out of time, so it is act dot alz dot
org and in hyphen Beaumont.
Speaker 2 (32:01):
Texas slash slash post.
Speaker 1 (32:04):
All right, Shanna, thank you so much.
Speaker 5 (32:06):
We see against thank you.
Speaker 1 (32:12):
We are back with the Roy West Show here on
News Talk five sixty k LV, and I do like
to remind people the Roy West team of Guild Mortgage.
Speaker 2 (32:21):
We can help you with any of your home loan needs.
Speaker 1 (32:24):
Give us a call at four O nine eight six
six nineteen oh one or go to our website at
roywesteam dot com. And I have with me Julie O'Malley
back on the show and she is the executive director
of the Shorky Center. Welcome back to the show.
Speaker 7 (32:39):
Julie, thank you, thanks for having me.
Speaker 1 (32:41):
Well, it is a pleasure, and if you would, I
think if anybody's been in Southeast Texas very long, they've
heard of the Shorky Center, but not everybody is necessarily
familiar with the services and the needs that the Shorky
Center meets.
Speaker 7 (32:58):
And the services have changed over the years, because you know,
they have changed what they offer to fit what the
community needs are. And right now we offer speech therapy,
occupational therapy, physical therapy, as well as ABA, which is
applied behavior analysis therapy and that is for children ages
two to seven who have autism who come in and
(33:19):
work one on one with a registered behavior technician and
they are there throughout the whole day like they would
be for a typical school day. And then we also
have Instruction Junction, which is a preschool and with after
our daycare and a lot of the kids that are
in that center have you know, speech therapy or occupational
therapy or physical therapy, some type of service throughout the
(33:40):
day that they the therapists can come and get them
out of the classroom, have their therapy, and then they
go back to the classroom. So it's a service that
we can provide without parents having to leave work and
bring their children to appointments.
Speaker 1 (33:53):
Well, and this is y'all are a charitable organization, so
let's talk a little bit. It's been around for a while,
but as you said, it's continued to grow and improve
and let people know what's recently happened also and how
people can help as well, because.
Speaker 7 (34:12):
We are a nonprofit organization and we have gotten a
lot of help through grants and from the local United Ways,
the United Way of Beaumont as well as Mid South
Jefferson in Orange County because even though we're located in Beaumont,
we see a lot of Orange County children because they
don't offer these services in Orange County. So we were
(34:33):
open seven thirty to six, and we've had a lot
of renovations going on. We started in February and we
just completed everything last week. We have new paint, new flooring,
new lights, new ceilings, and the building looks beautiful. Brandy
fence around our playground. We are going to be having
an open house in October on the sixteenth for anybody
(34:54):
in the community to come see to come see the
new building and see how beautiful it looks. The therapists,
staff and teachers will be there to answer any questions.
It's kind of come and go. It's from five to
seven pm, and you know, anyone is welcome to come
see the building well.
Speaker 1 (35:10):
And so in these type of services, these can be
there's there's They're not plentiful throughout the community. So y'all
are meeting a real need here that oftentimes parents could
be somewhat at a loss on what what next steps are.
Speaker 7 (35:28):
Yes, and we have our therapists are amazing. They have
done so well. We you know, for a long time,
had a very long wait list our speech and physical therapy.
We you know, we can almost get kids in immediately.
It might be a couple of weeks sometimes but depending
on if they need an after school spot. But we
have our therapists been working very hard. We have a
(35:48):
few a few new ones, so we have been able
to see more kids. On average, we see about two
hundred different kids a month and some of them have
you know, our once a week, some are twice a week,
some have one time type of therapy. Some will get
all three. So you know, we're seeing a lot of
kids throughout the month.
Speaker 1 (36:06):
Well, and so how long are the kids a part
of the program and does it very per kid? And
if a parent you know, in terms of what qualifies
a kid for these services, and if a parent's listening
out there, you know, how do they go about this process?
Speaker 7 (36:26):
And I'll go through it now, but it is all
on our website as well, or you could rout mask,
but we do have it out there. Instruction Junction is
our preschool. And if the parents just have to fill
out an application and then we need a letter from
the pediatrician, speech, occupational and physical therapy, they can come in.
Depending on their insurance, they may need pre authorization, but
(36:47):
they can come in and have an evaluation and we'll
see what type of treatment they need and how often.
The ABA department is a little bit more difficult, it's
a little trickier. And those are kids that are ages
two to seven who have a diagnosis of autism as
their primary diagnosis. And so then they can start and
it is they go through an evaluation and each child
(37:08):
has their own lesson plans, their own goals, so it's
very individualized.
Speaker 1 (37:15):
Well, and so this is something because I would assume
most parents, you know, they don't have any experience with this,
you know, and.
Speaker 2 (37:23):
So they're not even sure how to navigate it.
Speaker 1 (37:27):
So you do have a really good website as well
as but I'm sure people can come in as well.
Speaker 7 (37:34):
Yes, absolutely, And once a month we also have a
parent support group, and it's a great time for parents
to get together, share resources, talk about, you know, what
is difficult for them, how they can help other families.
They really have a great connection when the parents get
together well.
Speaker 1 (37:51):
And this is a way sometimes people are you know,
we get a lot more people that are living longer,
and we have a larger retired population, and sometimes people
need to find ways to give back to their community.
And uh so y'all be in a five oh one
C three. Y'all need volunteers, and you also need to
(38:14):
raise funds.
Speaker 7 (38:15):
We do absolutely. Right now, we're getting ready to kick
off a fundraising campaign for our new playground that we
would like and we also have volunteers that come in.
And you know, our preschoolers and our daycare kids love
nothing more than some one on one attention. And we've
had we've had retired teachers come in and read books
with the kids. We've had ours come in and do
(38:37):
a little projects with the children. You know, they love
having new people come in, they love new experiences, and
so it's been really fun to have community members come
in well.
Speaker 1 (38:46):
And this is certainly something that is very needed in
Southeast Texas, in our community. And I know when you
you came on as executive director last November, I.
Speaker 7 (38:59):
Believe right, yep, I started in November.
Speaker 1 (39:01):
So there's been lots of changes, and you know, in
terms of working to meet the needs of the community,
and you, you and the communities really showed up. I
applaud your leadership.
Speaker 7 (39:13):
Oh well, thank you. I have had so much help
and the staff, the therapists, the teachers, you know, staying
after to work on plans for the next day, seeing
kids through lunches if they needed to leave for other appointments.
They really are. They're so dedicated. It's the most dedicated
staff that I've ever worked with.
Speaker 1 (39:31):
Well, Julie, we're about out of time. I want to
remind people that they can go. It's as simple as
the Shorky Center s h o r k ey dot
org and there you can get a lot of information,
but Also, you've got the open house coming up right
around the corner.
Speaker 7 (39:50):
Yes, yep, October sixteenth from five to seven pm.
Speaker 1 (39:54):
All right, and that's whether and you can also just
show up if you're thinking about volunteering or giving any money,
because there's certainly real needs. Julie, I thank you so
much and appreciate your leadership and you giving back the
way you do to the community.
Speaker 7 (40:10):
Thank you, thanks for having me always.
Speaker 1 (40:12):
Absolutely all right, talk to you soon. Good afternoon, Southeast Texas.
You're listening to the Roy West Show and we are
wrapping up another show heard every Sunday from noon to
one pm on News Talk five sixty klv I or
the podcast could be heard anytime on the free iHeartRadio
(40:33):
app as well as Apple podcast and Android podcast.
Speaker 2 (40:37):
So it's been another great show.
Speaker 1 (40:39):
We started out by talking to Jeanette Harvey's sective director
of Hopes Women's Resource Clinic, and that is an incredible
ministry that has done throughout Beaumont. They need volunteers, they
need donations, and they're going to have a fundraiser coming up,
so be sure to check it out. Then I was
talking to Shelby with direct of the Beaumont Heritage Society,
(41:03):
and she was talking about the downtown walking tours that
are happening right now. So if you're interested, find them
on Facebook, Bouma Heritage Society, or Google them then you
can give them a call and get it set up.
Shannon Briggs I talked to about the Bauma Walk to
end Alzheimer on October fourth, so it was a busy
(41:23):
show that's right around the corner. Then we were talking
to Julia O'Malley, the executive director with the Shorky Center,
which has gone through a big facelift and is providing
more services. Be sure to check out the Shorky Center
because they make a big difference right here in Southeast Texas.
(41:43):
And they are also a five oh one C three charity,
so they could use your donations and your volunteer hours.
Speaker 2 (41:51):
Folks.
Speaker 1 (41:51):
I like to remind you that at the Roy West Team,
a Guild mortgage, we could do all types of home loans,
whether it's a purchase of a primary residence, your first home,
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