April 27, 2025 • 29 mins
First segment: Amber Banda interviews kristin Sizemore, Founder of Sisters in the Fight Breast Cancer Foundation. They are having their 3rd Annual Swing for Hope golf fundraiser May 5th at the El Paso Country Club, this year benefitting Texas Tech Health El Paso. For more information go to https://sistersinthefight.org/
2nd segment: Amber Banda interviews Jana Sproul, Communication Secretary at the El Paso Junior Woman's Club. They are having their Star Wars themed Spring Swing charity golf tournament at Top Golf on May 4th with special guest Leilani Shiu, (Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi). For more information find them on Facebook @ElPasoJWC
3rd segment: Amber Banda interviews Andrew Castaneda, Director of Operations, and Jenny Garcia, Shelter Supervisor for the Child Crisis Center of El Paso. They are having their "Sapphire Soiree" presented by Savannah Homes on May 9th. For more information go to childcrisiscenterofelpaso.org
2nd segment: Amber Banda interviews Jana Sproul, Communication Secretary at the El Paso Junior Woman's Club. They are having their Star Wars themed Spring Swing charity golf tournament at Top Golf on May 4th with special guest Leilani Shiu, (Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi). For more information find them on Facebook @ElPasoJWC
3rd segment: Amber Banda interviews Andrew Castaneda, Director of Operations, and Jenny Garcia, Shelter Supervisor for the Child Crisis Center of El Paso. They are having their "Sapphire Soiree" presented by Savannah Homes on May 9th. For more information go to childcrisiscenterofelpaso.org
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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now El Paso Public Forum.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
Welcome to the al Paso Public Forum.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
I am your host, Amber Banda, and today I am
speaking with Kristin Sizemore. She's the founder of Sisters in
the Fight Breast Cancer Foundation.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Kristin, thank you for being here with me today.
Speaker 4 (00:38):
Thanks for having me.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
So I'm excited about this event that you're having and
to talk about this because I mean, my grandmother had
breast cancer, that's what she passed away from, so you know, it's.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Hit close to me as well.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
And there are people that I have talked to that
have had a breast cancer diagnosis here in all Passo,
some of them very prominent figures, and they ask me,
are there any organizations that you know of that actually
support women in this and there's really not that many
local organizations that I personally know. So I'm glad to
have this. Have you talking about this organization.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
So, Sisters in.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
The Fight Breast Cancer Foundation, what does this organization do
for the community.
Speaker 4 (01:20):
Well, Sisters in the Fight is a fairly new foundation.
I founded it post cancer diagnosis. I was diagnosed with
breast cancer in twenty eighteen. When I was diagnosed, my
sister was hitting her five year cancer anniversary, so she
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had had breast cancer before me. So when I always
make the analogy, you know, lightning can strike twice in
a family. The crazy part about our cancers, though, is
that they weren't genetically tied. I did a complete oncology
genetic workup. I have no predisposition for any kind of
can So I want to start the story by letting
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people know that screenings are so critically important. Early detection
is the key to survival. I don't know if we
can prevent cancer, but we sure can catch it early
and have the necessary steps to have the best outcome
possible for the cancer patient.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
And in your experience, I know you're not a medical
professional ATST.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
I don't think so, right, that's not what you do
for work.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
No, for the early detection, what would you recommend is
early detection.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
Early detection means going for your annual physical with your doctor,
having your routine mammogram. I know that there's women that
I've encountered that have had breast cancer diagnosis as early
as nineteen years old, and really truly knowing your body,
we all know that things change when things aren't right
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and we don't feel right. Those are the triggers for
us to take an extra step if you're outside of
the parameters of when the medical field says we should
have our first mammograms. If something's not right, you need
to go see someone. Ignoring it it doesn't make it better,
it doesn't go away. So early detection really truly, some
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of these younger women that are experiencing it, it's devastating
to me to think at their age, I would have
gone through something like that. So, I mean, I was older,
of course when my diagnosis happened, but it's still nonetheless
something that has to be dealt.
Speaker 3 (03:32):
With, right, It's really never a good age to get
a diagnosis. Another important thing, too, is to learn to
do self exams, a quick Google search, you know, and
just every once in a while, you know if something
feeling yourself and if something feels off, then maybe you
should be a doctor. Better to be safe than sorry.
So this organization, of course, it raises funds for families
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and people that have had the diagnosis of cancer. Now
do you just focus on breast cancer diagnosis or.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Is it like various cancers that you support.
Speaker 4 (04:05):
We have the ability to focus on other types of cancer.
Breast cancer, of course, is near and dear to our heart.
That's what the foundation was started for. After my diagnosis,
I was really I felt the need to help others
who are going through similar everybody's cancer journey is different,
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but having my sister had breast cancer and then myself,
I felt that I owed it to anybody who would
listen to my story to tell it because that may
be a trigger for somebody to go and have a
mammogram that maybe they put off. And life is busy,
we forget to take care of ourselves. While we're taking
care of our jobs, our kids, our husbands, our friends,
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everything that could happen in our orbit. It's super important
for us to just stay on top of what we
need to stay healthy, because if we're not healthy, we
can't help others. I took my message to anybody that
would listen, and I told them my whole story, told
them my sister's story, and through my first steps, this
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is before the foundation, I had contacted friends. Everybody was asking,
oh my gosh, what happened, and I'd say, have you
had your mamic fram this is what happened to me.
And through that questioning of just people in my circle
nine women, I identified nine women who had not had
their annual mammogram. From those, three had a suspicious result
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from their mammogram and had to go for further testing.
Thank goodness, everybody was clear, but you know, those are
the things that I'm going undiagnosed could really turn into
a problem. So anybody that would listen, I wanted to
tell my story. From there, I helped with local organizations anywhere,
running races, all of the things to help support breast
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cancer research, breast cancer activities in our community and beyond.
I just feel that the space for breast cancer there's
so many facets to it and so many ways to help.
And then we have other organizations cancer organizations in the
city that really are targeted on amazing things. My focus
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is supporting the whole family. I feel that breast cancer
is not just a personal diagnosis. Everybody in your family
and your friend group, your work family, they're along for
the ride. It's like riding in the backseat of a
runaway car. You know, they don't have much choice of
where things go, but that support all ends is critically important.
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When I was diagnosed, my son was in his second
year at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, and he was
ready to quit school and come home and take care
of me. I'm like, hey, wait a minute. So you know,
it disrupts everyone in the fight targets not only the
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breast cancer patient, but also the families. When we started
the organization, we really weren't sure exactly what direction we
wanted to go with things, and the best place to
be is in our own community finding ways that we
can infuse cash, help hands on deck, to help organizations
or missions that the community may already have a need
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for without creating one of our own. So we held
a golf tournament. Our first golf tournament, Swing for Hope,
was held three years ago. We had a difficult time
trying to dig through where the needs would be, so
we identified an organization called KESSEM, which provides summer camps
for kids whose parents have been affected by cancer, either
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in active cancer treatment or somebody a parent that has
died of cancer. And these are young kids, and the
organization was so amazing. And when I found out that
probably eighty percent of the patients, the parents with cancer
were breast cancer related, you know, it just further resonated
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with me, so we donated. I'm sorry.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
I love that you include the whole family in it.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
You know, that's a big thing that focuses on the
person that is just diagnosed with, not the family. And
you do have another golf tournament coming up if people
would like to support it. It's the thirst annual swing
for a whole golf tournament and this year it's benefiting
Texas Tech Health of El Paso, May fifth, at the
El Paso Country Club.
Speaker 2 (08:35):
Can you tell us a little bit about what's going
to happen at this golf tournament, this.
Speaker 4 (08:38):
Particular golf tournament. This is the second year we are
benefiting Texas Tech Health El Paso. It's an amazing organization.
As everybody knows. We have a medical school here and
they have a student run clinic that actually provides no
cost screenings for women who are underserved or underinsured Passo community.
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So that's where it starts. I was fortunate enough to
have insurance and a family surrounding me to support me,
but not everybody has that privilege. So being able to
provide screenings is the very first step into women's wellness
and early detection of breast cancer.
Speaker 3 (09:16):
And if you do want to participate in the third
annual Swing for Hope to benefit Texas Tech this year
the golf tournament, you can go to Sisters Inthefight dot org.
You can also find them on Instagram Underscore Sisters in
the Fight Underscore and on Facebook Sisters in the Fight
Breast Cancer Foundation again helping the people that have been
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that have the diagnosis and the families. I'm looking forward
to his golf tournament. I know my husband's been looking
forward to it for months, and I just want to
say thank you so much for being here with me today.
Speaker 4 (09:49):
Thank you, thank you for your time.
Speaker 5 (09:56):
Welcome back to the al Paso Public Forum.
Speaker 3 (09:59):
I am your host, I'm BAA and today we have
Yana Spraul, communications secretary for the Junior Women's Club of
al Paso.
Speaker 5 (10:08):
Yana, thank you for talking with me today.
Speaker 6 (10:10):
Thank you for having me am of course.
Speaker 3 (10:12):
So first before we get into this really cool event
that's happening on May fourth, and we'll get into that,
can you tell us a little bit more about.
Speaker 5 (10:21):
The Junior Women's Club of al Paso.
Speaker 6 (10:23):
Yeah, I'd love to. I mean, the Junior Women's Club
has like we were founded in nineteen forty three. If
that sounds a long time ago, that is because it
is but a parent organization, the Women's Top off Alpaso
actually was founded in eighteen ninety four.
Speaker 5 (10:41):
Oh wow.
Speaker 6 (10:41):
So yeah, this work precedes it and it's honestly amazing.
I like encourage everybody to look it up because these
women have done so much to shape and change Alpasso
to be what it is today and to benefit an
invest in our community way before they were even allowed
to vote and all these kind of things. Bob, that
is wild.
Speaker 5 (11:00):
That is really neat. Yeah, to think that the parent
club was made back in the eighteen hundreds, and so
when I think of these kind of organizations, you know,
usually you'll have a nonprofit that's specific for one thing,
you know, for cancer or child advocacy, But the Junior
Women's Club of All pass So they kind of just
support community projects all overall pass, So is that correct? Right?
Speaker 6 (11:23):
So, what we do is we're a charitable organization. We
get together throughout the year, we organize fundraises, we do
community events to give back to the community itself as
well in terms of only bud time, but also we
do give our brands to other organizations here in Alpaso,
and that's an important part of why we're talking today
as well.
Speaker 5 (11:43):
Right, Yes, fundraising, Right, Like I say, all nonprofits need
two things volunteers and money. And the best way to
do that, of course is fundraising. And one of the
best and most fund ways to do it is via golf.
Now golf, it could be played on a course, it
could be played different locations, so you all have a
junior women's club of I'll pass. So, twenty third Annual
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Spring Swing Charity Golf Tournament. Can you tell us more
about this golf tournament happening May fourth?
Speaker 6 (12:12):
Yes, like you said, it's the twenty third, So we've
been doing this for a long time there. I know
that there's a lot of golf tournaments happening here, and
I'll pass on a lot of fundraisers. What we do
is we're gonna host it at top golf, which is
a little bit different. But if anything like me, I
suck at both, right, but at least like a top
golf I still get to have fun, Like I get
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to enjoy the day. And that's what this is all about.
It'll start in the morning. It's on May the fourth,
like you said, so it will be Star Wars themed
and I know that there's a lot of options.
Speaker 3 (12:44):
So for anyone that doesn't know, May fourth is Star
Wars Day because May the fourth be with you. So
if you're like me and your mind is mind blown
right now, that was me about a year ago, So
that is why that is Star Wars Day.
Speaker 6 (12:57):
Yes, And like the cool thing is there be a
lot of things around the Posita to do right on
May the fourth, there will be a lot of Star
Wars theme events happening. But if you attend our event,
you don't only get to have some Star Wars fun
and to actually meet one of the actors, Leilani Shue,
who played Tika. Yeah, she played Tika and the Mandalorian
and she was also on Obi Wan Kenobi and the
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Book of Boba Fett and she will be joining us
that day. She's been a support of what we do,
and I'm like so incredibly grateful for that as well
in terms of like exposure and everything that she brings
to the table for us. So if you come to
our event, you actually do get to meet her, and
she'll be there in full costume and you can take
pictures and stuff. So that's really amazing. And at the
same time, you get to have fun, you get to
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have good food, there will be prizes, and you will
get to do all of that while benefiting the community.
Speaker 5 (13:46):
So Leilani Shue is actually friends with one of our
station's power one about our heart stations to Mike d
and you know with that when you were talking about
the food there is Again I'm good at golf either,
but I really I do enjoy going to Top Golf.
They have these fish tackles. I mean, and you're there,
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you can, oh, girl, like, I will go back to
Top Golf, not even to play golf, just for the
fish tackles. So they have really good food. If you've
never have you been to Top Golf before? Yes, okay,
so can you kind of for those that haven't gone.
And I have a feeling some people that are really
you know, avid golfers may not have gone because it's
not real golf. But tell the people how much fun
it is, Like, what is top golf? The experience?
Speaker 6 (14:29):
I feel like, even if you're not good at golf,
or even if you're not super hand eye coordinated like
I myself am, you can still score. And that's the
amazing thing. Because I golf, if I don't hit the ball,
I'm not getting anywhere.
Speaker 2 (14:44):
Out on the field.
Speaker 6 (14:45):
But the top golf, you are basically in those bays
that all overlook this area that has different holes that
have big rings around it, and you try to hit those.
They got really big golf clubs that you can use
to at least try to hit the ball, so your
chances I'm much higher.
Speaker 5 (15:00):
Yeah, I mean it's basically like hitting a beach ball
with a baseball vet. They have golf clubs where there's
no way you can miss, and then they're already lined
up so you can interact with people that are next
to you. You can walk down, especially in an event like this.
The Junior Women's Club of All Passo twenty third Annual
Spring Swing Charity Golf Tournament. Now again it's May fourth
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Star Wars Day Special guest Leilani Shu, who was in
the Mandalorian book a Boba fett obi wan kenobis. You
can go and take pictures, But the important thing, Yana
is the funds that you're going to raise. Now, do
you already have organizations picked out that are going to
receive these funds or is it just you know, fundraising
and then of course you're going to disperse them to
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whatever projects you all choose later on.
Speaker 6 (15:45):
Well, the good news is for anybody listening, it's also
up for GPS. Right. This is our main fundraising event
of the year, so this is where we make most
of money. That's why we will also have a silent
auction at the event itself where you can score some
really cool items and obviously there will be a source
of a fundraising in addition to all the little things
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we do throughout the year. But after the event, what
we do is we invite organizations Scrotto Passo to apply
to get like a little grant with us, and we'll
have what we call an allocation season where we do
allocate the funds, so everybody is invited to apply. It
doesn't matter. I know, like I myself work in funding,
so I know that sometimes there's so many hurdles to
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get funding, especially if you're a small organization, so you
don't have to be a registered nonprofit because I know
that that's money and that's organizational structure that goes into that.
If you have a project that you're running, a community project,
you're running out of your house, you're running with your
friends somewhere, well, you need funds to set up. You
can also apply with us, and obviously the more funds
we raise, the more project betefit.
Speaker 5 (16:51):
She can on either side, or you can be on
both sides, you know. So if you want more information,
you can find them on Facebook is where you're more active,
but you also have an Instagram at al Paso j
WC again Junior Women's Club of al Paso twenty third
annual Spring Swing Charity Golf Tournament happening at Top Golf
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May fourth, Special guest Leilani Shu. It's going to be
a whole lot of Star Wars fun. They support community
projects in al Paso. Yanna, thank you so much for
talking with me today.
Speaker 6 (17:21):
Thank you so much for having me on.
Speaker 2 (17:28):
Welcome back to the al Paso Public Forum.
Speaker 3 (17:30):
I am your host, Amber Banda, and today we have
two people from the Child Crisis Center of al Paso.
We have Andrew Castaneda, Director of Operations.
Speaker 2 (17:42):
Andrew, thank you for being here with me today.
Speaker 7 (17:44):
Absolutely, thank you so much for having us.
Speaker 3 (17:46):
Now, for the rest of this interview, I want to
call you mister Andrew because that's how I know you by, but.
Speaker 2 (17:50):
I'm glad I dropped the mister in the beginning. And
we also have Jenny Garcia.
Speaker 3 (17:55):
She is the shelter supervisor for the Child Crisis Center
of al Paso.
Speaker 2 (17:59):
Jenny, thank you for being here with me today.
Speaker 8 (18:01):
Thank you so much for having us.
Speaker 2 (18:02):
Happy to be here.
Speaker 3 (18:03):
Of course, so the Child Crisis Center of our pass
so hold a special place in my heart.
Speaker 2 (18:08):
One you know, I do child advocacy and I used
to work there. So glad to have you both on.
Speaker 3 (18:13):
And what we're going to talk about today, Jenny, I'm
going to start with you. Can you tell the folks
that have maybe heard of the center but aren't sure
what it does for the community, Can you give them
a better idea?
Speaker 8 (18:26):
Absolutely so. We are in emergency shelter. We assist families
and children primarily. Are we children reside in our center
from the ages of newborn up to the age of thirteen.
When they come in, they come in for different reasons
from different areas, but our whole purpose is to provide
them a a safe environment, real safe even. We provide
them sheltered clothing, We transport them to and from school,
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any medical needs that they may have.
Speaker 4 (18:51):
That is always our primary focus.
Speaker 2 (18:53):
So the child crisis center of our pass So is it.
Speaker 3 (18:56):
I know they don't call them orphanages anymore, forgive me
because the name slips my mind what they're called. But
is it like a house for children where they stay permanently.
Speaker 8 (19:06):
It's not permanently. We're a temporary shelter. We work on
a crisis situation. So usually when a child or a
family is in crisis and they need somewhere to stay temporarily,
they reach out to us and we do our very
best to us system with whatever we can.
Speaker 3 (19:20):
So what organizations do you work with? I'm assuming law
enforcement and CPS.
Speaker 2 (19:26):
Absolutely, yes.
Speaker 8 (19:27):
So we partner with a lot of agencies in the community,
including law enforcement, the fire department, We work with Child
Protective Services, but we also work with other agencies in
the community that work with directly with families and when
they see the need, they reach out to us. And
make that connection to make sure that we provide them
service as well.
Speaker 3 (19:45):
Okay, and so you know, if someone has a child
that's there, say they were taken, you know, not taken,
but CPS has the case, they take the case and
then the child goes to the Child Crisis Center will PASS.
Speaker 2 (19:59):
So our parents allowed to visit them there.
Speaker 8 (20:01):
If the child resides here temporarily through Child Protective Services.
We allow Child Protective Services to make that determination if
it's safe for the child. If that's something that can
be arranged, then we will definitely work with them to
make that possible. But it really is at their discresson because.
Speaker 3 (20:17):
I know that there's a lot of myths, there's a
lot of misconceptions about the Child Crisis Center of all
PASS so that you know it's it's the kids are
there and you can never see them, or you know
this and that. So are there any misconceptions that you
would like to address with the listening audience.
Speaker 2 (20:36):
Absolutely, so.
Speaker 8 (20:37):
Our goal is always to work with the family as
a whole to make the stay for the that it
can be, and sometimes that includes having their family come
visit or sending them an item if they need to
make them feel more comfortable, but our doors are always
open to assist the best that we can while ensuring
their safety. Our priority will always be their safety, so
we always take that into account when making arrangements or
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when allowing people to come in and visit or see
the children.
Speaker 2 (21:03):
But we do.
Speaker 8 (21:04):
Our goal is family preservation, right, so we want to
ensure that we strengthen the family and we're available to
help the messhole.
Speaker 3 (21:10):
Right, And you're just giving the children a safe space
to stay. While that's well, all that is going through
the process, and if you're just joining us. I was
just speaking to Jenny Garcia. She's the shelter supervisor for
the Child Crisis Center of All Pass. So now I'm
going to talk with Andrew gastaniea director of operations. Because
people are always so eager to help the Child.
Speaker 2 (21:31):
Crisis Center of All Pass. So of course you all
accept new donations and kind.
Speaker 3 (21:35):
Donations, but a big part of the funding that you
get is through fundraisers, and you have one coming up
for your forty five years celebration.
Speaker 2 (21:45):
Mister Andrew, can you tell us a little bit more
about this Sapphire soiree?
Speaker 7 (21:49):
I love the name, Yes, ma'am, absolutely, Well, we're very
excited and thank you once again for allowing us the
time to be able to share this information because we
really do feel it's important. The Child Crisis Center is
celebrating forty five years of serving the community, and it
really is a labor of love. We're here to serve
the home that the city that we call a home,
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and so this year we're going to be having our
Sapphires Hallway, which will be taking place May ninth. It
is going to be a Friday, the weekend of Mother's Day,
so where I think it's a great way to kick
off with such a special weekend, but it's really just
a fun event. We're in fighting people that come join
us for dinner, dance, games, We're going to have raffle items,
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and more than anything, the most important thing is it's
a great way to support your Child Crisis Central passle.
All the funds that are generated through this event helped
to directly support the services that we offer the community
and allow us to truly be able to continue doing
this work. And so we're very very thankful to the community.
But we invite everyone to join us and help us
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to continue our mission of protecting our children and preserving
our future.
Speaker 2 (22:55):
So where can people purchase tickets?
Speaker 7 (22:57):
That's a great question with number. So if you look
on our website, it doesn't get much easier than that.
Nowadays everything can be done electronically and through QR codes.
So we have QR codes set up through our website.
It's Child Crisis centerblepassword dot org and you can just
click on the link there and it's as simple as
just you know, purchasing the tickets. You'll be provided all
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the information and from there, well we make all the
arrangements with you know, letting everyone of making sure the
proceeeds are available and really you just sit back, relax
and enjoy the night. And that's really what it's all about.
Speaker 2 (23:31):
It really is a beautiful event.
Speaker 3 (23:32):
I attended and you know, helped create the one last year.
And so if you do go to that website Child
Crisis centerblepassw dot or you can buy an individual ticket,
you can buy a table, you can become a sponsor.
Speaker 2 (23:44):
Are you still looking for sponsors? Yes?
Speaker 7 (23:47):
Absolutely, and thank you so much if I mentioning that,
because there are some different options. You know, if you
like to come alone, by all means, you know, you're
welcome to you if you have some friends that you'd
like to bring, and if you have nine friends, you
can definitely purchase a table and each table seats ten
and that's a great opportunity, a great way to support
the center. So different options there really depending on your
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interest of support in your area that you're able to
do so.
Speaker 3 (24:13):
So whether you're there by yourself, you're going to have
a great time. You want to go with a group
of people, maybe split the cost, maybe your friends, maybe
your fur enemies. It's still supporting the same cause of
child advocacy and sponsors. I mean, if you're a business
out there or you know a business that may be
interested to align yourself with this mission with the Child
Crisis Center, I'll pass. So it's definitely a worthy cause.
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You'll get the recognition, you'll get to a tend, the
food is fabulous, you get.
Speaker 2 (24:40):
To dress up.
Speaker 3 (24:41):
I'm glad that you brought up that it's on Mother's
Day weekend because it's a really that.
Speaker 4 (24:44):
Would be a really nice gift for mom.
Speaker 2 (24:46):
Hey mom, you know or a few moms, right, five daughters,
five moms.
Speaker 3 (24:49):
You go and you dress up and you you know,
you're supporting the kids of the Child Crisis centers, So
I love that. Yes, mister Andrew, is there anything else
that you would like to tell the listening audience.
Speaker 7 (24:59):
Well, I think just one last thing, which is the
month of April, we're actually currently celebrating month of Awareness
child Abuse Prevention Month is what we're calling it. And
so you'll see if you look on our website on
our social media to include Facebook, we actually are currently
supporting a program of project which is our pain Wheel project,
and so it's our way of helping to spread awareness.
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You know, we get that question all the time, why
is child abuse prevention important? And you know, simplifying it,
it's life saving the work that we do and those
in the community who support our services, you know, it
really allows us to protect the children to the point
of allowing them to have a future when so many,
unfortunately in the past, have not. And so we want
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to encourage everyone. If you're interested in being a part
of that project, go ahead and reach out to us.
We'll get you a pin wheel. You can place it
at your business or at your home, and it's just
another way to support your child. Crist Central Pastles, So
reach out to us. We're here, We're here to help
and we want to hear from you, and thank you for.
Speaker 2 (25:57):
The box you gave me.
Speaker 3 (25:58):
I've actually been giving them at radio remotes and people
are very happy to accept the pin will, especially once
they find out, you know, it's an honor of National
Child Abuse Prevention Month, so I appreciate that. Thank you
and Jenny, is there anything else that you would like
to tell the listening audience.
Speaker 8 (26:13):
I mean, first of all, thank you Amber for allowing
us as time to speak with you. But more than anything,
just you know, thank the community for their support, their
continuous support, because it is through their support that, you know,
where we continue to provide these services to the community.
Speaker 2 (26:26):
Definitely, So I hope to.
Speaker 3 (26:27):
See you all at the gala the Sapphire soarre you
don't have to go in blue, but it would be
a nice touch. And again Child Crisis Center of Alpasso
dot org for all the information. You can also find
them on Instagram and Facebook. Child Crisis Center of Alpasso
thank you all for being here with me today.
Speaker 7 (26:43):
Yes, maam, thank you always pleasure to see you.
Speaker 2 (26:45):
What's ever?
Speaker 5 (26:45):
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now El Paso Public Forum.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
Welcome to the al Paso Public Forum.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
I am your host, Amber Banda, and today I am
speaking with Kristin Sizemore. She's the founder of Sisters in
the Fight Breast Cancer Foundation.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Kristin, thank you for being here with me today.
Speaker 4 (00:38):
Thanks for having me.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
So I'm excited about this event that you're having and
to talk about this because I mean, my grandmother had
breast cancer, that's what she passed away from, so you know, it's.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Hit close to me as well.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
And there are people that I have talked to that
have had a breast cancer diagnosis here in all Passo,
some of them very prominent figures, and they ask me,
are there any organizations that you know of that actually
support women in this and there's really not that many
local organizations that I personally know. So I'm glad to
have this. Have you talking about this organization.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
So, Sisters in.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
The Fight Breast Cancer Foundation, what does this organization do
for the community.
Speaker 4 (01:20):
Well, Sisters in the Fight is a fairly new foundation.
I founded it post cancer diagnosis. I was diagnosed with
breast cancer in twenty eighteen. When I was diagnosed, my
sister was hitting her five year cancer anniversary, so she
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had had breast cancer before me. So when I always
make the analogy, you know, lightning can strike twice in
a family. The crazy part about our cancers, though, is
that they weren't genetically tied. I did a complete oncology
genetic workup. I have no predisposition for any kind of
can So I want to start the story by letting
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people know that screenings are so critically important. Early detection
is the key to survival. I don't know if we
can prevent cancer, but we sure can catch it early
and have the necessary steps to have the best outcome
possible for the cancer patient.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
And in your experience, I know you're not a medical
professional ATST.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
I don't think so, right, that's not what you do
for work.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
No, for the early detection, what would you recommend is
early detection.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
Early detection means going for your annual physical with your doctor,
having your routine mammogram. I know that there's women that
I've encountered that have had breast cancer diagnosis as early
as nineteen years old, and really truly knowing your body,
we all know that things change when things aren't right
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and we don't feel right. Those are the triggers for
us to take an extra step if you're outside of
the parameters of when the medical field says we should
have our first mammograms. If something's not right, you need
to go see someone. Ignoring it it doesn't make it better,
it doesn't go away. So early detection really truly, some
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of these younger women that are experiencing it, it's devastating
to me to think at their age, I would have
gone through something like that. So, I mean, I was older,
of course when my diagnosis happened, but it's still nonetheless
something that has to be dealt.
Speaker 3 (03:32):
With, right, It's really never a good age to get
a diagnosis. Another important thing, too, is to learn to
do self exams, a quick Google search, you know, and
just every once in a while, you know if something
feeling yourself and if something feels off, then maybe you
should be a doctor. Better to be safe than sorry.
So this organization, of course, it raises funds for families
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and people that have had the diagnosis of cancer. Now
do you just focus on breast cancer diagnosis or.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Is it like various cancers that you support.
Speaker 4 (04:05):
We have the ability to focus on other types of cancer.
Breast cancer, of course, is near and dear to our heart.
That's what the foundation was started for. After my diagnosis,
I was really I felt the need to help others
who are going through similar everybody's cancer journey is different,
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but having my sister had breast cancer and then myself,
I felt that I owed it to anybody who would
listen to my story to tell it because that may
be a trigger for somebody to go and have a
mammogram that maybe they put off. And life is busy,
we forget to take care of ourselves. While we're taking
care of our jobs, our kids, our husbands, our friends,
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everything that could happen in our orbit. It's super important
for us to just stay on top of what we
need to stay healthy, because if we're not healthy, we
can't help others. I took my message to anybody that
would listen, and I told them my whole story, told
them my sister's story, and through my first steps, this
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is before the foundation, I had contacted friends. Everybody was asking,
oh my gosh, what happened, and I'd say, have you
had your mamic fram this is what happened to me.
And through that questioning of just people in my circle
nine women, I identified nine women who had not had
their annual mammogram. From those, three had a suspicious result
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from their mammogram and had to go for further testing.
Thank goodness, everybody was clear, but you know, those are
the things that I'm going undiagnosed could really turn into
a problem. So anybody that would listen, I wanted to
tell my story. From there, I helped with local organizations anywhere,
running races, all of the things to help support breast
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cancer research, breast cancer activities in our community and beyond.
I just feel that the space for breast cancer there's
so many facets to it and so many ways to help.
And then we have other organizations cancer organizations in the
city that really are targeted on amazing things. My focus
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is supporting the whole family. I feel that breast cancer
is not just a personal diagnosis. Everybody in your family
and your friend group, your work family, they're along for
the ride. It's like riding in the backseat of a
runaway car. You know, they don't have much choice of
where things go, but that support all ends is critically important.
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When I was diagnosed, my son was in his second
year at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, and he was
ready to quit school and come home and take care
of me. I'm like, hey, wait a minute. So you know,
it disrupts everyone in the fight targets not only the
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breast cancer patient, but also the families. When we started
the organization, we really weren't sure exactly what direction we
wanted to go with things, and the best place to
be is in our own community finding ways that we
can infuse cash, help hands on deck, to help organizations
or missions that the community may already have a need
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for without creating one of our own. So we held
a golf tournament. Our first golf tournament, Swing for Hope,
was held three years ago. We had a difficult time
trying to dig through where the needs would be, so
we identified an organization called KESSEM, which provides summer camps
for kids whose parents have been affected by cancer, either
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in active cancer treatment or somebody a parent that has
died of cancer. And these are young kids, and the
organization was so amazing. And when I found out that
probably eighty percent of the patients, the parents with cancer
were breast cancer related, you know, it just further resonated
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with me, so we donated. I'm sorry.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
I love that you include the whole family in it.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
You know, that's a big thing that focuses on the
person that is just diagnosed with, not the family. And
you do have another golf tournament coming up if people
would like to support it. It's the thirst annual swing
for a whole golf tournament and this year it's benefiting
Texas Tech Health of El Paso, May fifth, at the
El Paso Country Club.
Speaker 2 (08:35):
Can you tell us a little bit about what's going
to happen at this golf tournament, this.
Speaker 4 (08:38):
Particular golf tournament. This is the second year we are
benefiting Texas Tech Health El Paso. It's an amazing organization.
As everybody knows. We have a medical school here and
they have a student run clinic that actually provides no
cost screenings for women who are underserved or underinsured Passo community.
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So that's where it starts. I was fortunate enough to
have insurance and a family surrounding me to support me,
but not everybody has that privilege. So being able to
provide screenings is the very first step into women's wellness
and early detection of breast cancer.
Speaker 3 (09:16):
And if you do want to participate in the third
annual Swing for Hope to benefit Texas Tech this year
the golf tournament, you can go to Sisters Inthefight dot org.
You can also find them on Instagram Underscore Sisters in
the Fight Underscore and on Facebook Sisters in the Fight
Breast Cancer Foundation again helping the people that have been
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that have the diagnosis and the families. I'm looking forward
to his golf tournament. I know my husband's been looking
forward to it for months, and I just want to
say thank you so much for being here with me today.
Speaker 4 (09:49):
Thank you, thank you for your time.
Speaker 5 (09:56):
Welcome back to the al Paso Public Forum.
Speaker 3 (09:59):
I am your host, I'm BAA and today we have
Yana Spraul, communications secretary for the Junior Women's Club of
al Paso.
Speaker 5 (10:08):
Yana, thank you for talking with me today.
Speaker 6 (10:10):
Thank you for having me am of course.
Speaker 3 (10:12):
So first before we get into this really cool event
that's happening on May fourth, and we'll get into that,
can you tell us a little bit more about.
Speaker 5 (10:21):
The Junior Women's Club of al Paso.
Speaker 6 (10:23):
Yeah, I'd love to. I mean, the Junior Women's Club
has like we were founded in nineteen forty three. If
that sounds a long time ago, that is because it
is but a parent organization, the Women's Top off Alpaso
actually was founded in eighteen ninety four.
Speaker 5 (10:41):
Oh wow.
Speaker 6 (10:41):
So yeah, this work precedes it and it's honestly amazing.
I like encourage everybody to look it up because these
women have done so much to shape and change Alpasso
to be what it is today and to benefit an
invest in our community way before they were even allowed
to vote and all these kind of things. Bob, that
is wild.
Speaker 5 (11:00):
That is really neat. Yeah, to think that the parent
club was made back in the eighteen hundreds, and so
when I think of these kind of organizations, you know,
usually you'll have a nonprofit that's specific for one thing,
you know, for cancer or child advocacy, But the Junior
Women's Club of All pass So they kind of just
support community projects all overall pass, So is that correct? Right?
Speaker 6 (11:23):
So, what we do is we're a charitable organization. We
get together throughout the year, we organize fundraises, we do
community events to give back to the community itself as
well in terms of only bud time, but also we
do give our brands to other organizations here in Alpaso,
and that's an important part of why we're talking today
as well.
Speaker 5 (11:43):
Right, Yes, fundraising, Right, Like I say, all nonprofits need
two things volunteers and money. And the best way to
do that, of course is fundraising. And one of the
best and most fund ways to do it is via golf.
Now golf, it could be played on a course, it
could be played different locations, so you all have a
junior women's club of I'll pass. So, twenty third Annual
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Spring Swing Charity Golf Tournament. Can you tell us more
about this golf tournament happening May fourth?
Speaker 6 (12:12):
Yes, like you said, it's the twenty third, So we've
been doing this for a long time there. I know
that there's a lot of golf tournaments happening here, and
I'll pass on a lot of fundraisers. What we do
is we're gonna host it at top golf, which is
a little bit different. But if anything like me, I
suck at both, right, but at least like a top
golf I still get to have fun, Like I get
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to enjoy the day. And that's what this is all about.
It'll start in the morning. It's on May the fourth,
like you said, so it will be Star Wars themed
and I know that there's a lot of options.
Speaker 3 (12:44):
So for anyone that doesn't know, May fourth is Star
Wars Day because May the fourth be with you. So
if you're like me and your mind is mind blown
right now, that was me about a year ago, So
that is why that is Star Wars Day.
Speaker 6 (12:57):
Yes, And like the cool thing is there be a
lot of things around the Posita to do right on
May the fourth, there will be a lot of Star
Wars theme events happening. But if you attend our event,
you don't only get to have some Star Wars fun
and to actually meet one of the actors, Leilani Shue,
who played Tika. Yeah, she played Tika and the Mandalorian
and she was also on Obi Wan Kenobi and the
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Book of Boba Fett and she will be joining us
that day. She's been a support of what we do,
and I'm like so incredibly grateful for that as well
in terms of like exposure and everything that she brings
to the table for us. So if you come to
our event, you actually do get to meet her, and
she'll be there in full costume and you can take
pictures and stuff. So that's really amazing. And at the
same time, you get to have fun, you get to
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have good food, there will be prizes, and you will
get to do all of that while benefiting the community.
Speaker 5 (13:46):
So Leilani Shue is actually friends with one of our
station's power one about our heart stations to Mike d
and you know with that when you were talking about
the food there is Again I'm good at golf either,
but I really I do enjoy going to Top Golf.
They have these fish tackles. I mean, and you're there,
(14:06):
you can, oh, girl, like, I will go back to
Top Golf, not even to play golf, just for the
fish tackles. So they have really good food. If you've
never have you been to Top Golf before? Yes, okay,
so can you kind of for those that haven't gone.
And I have a feeling some people that are really
you know, avid golfers may not have gone because it's
not real golf. But tell the people how much fun
it is, Like, what is top golf? The experience?
Speaker 6 (14:29):
I feel like, even if you're not good at golf,
or even if you're not super hand eye coordinated like
I myself am, you can still score. And that's the
amazing thing. Because I golf, if I don't hit the ball,
I'm not getting anywhere.
Speaker 2 (14:44):
Out on the field.
Speaker 6 (14:45):
But the top golf, you are basically in those bays
that all overlook this area that has different holes that
have big rings around it, and you try to hit those.
They got really big golf clubs that you can use
to at least try to hit the ball, so your
chances I'm much higher.
Speaker 5 (15:00):
Yeah, I mean it's basically like hitting a beach ball
with a baseball vet. They have golf clubs where there's
no way you can miss, and then they're already lined
up so you can interact with people that are next
to you. You can walk down, especially in an event like this.
The Junior Women's Club of All Passo twenty third Annual
Spring Swing Charity Golf Tournament. Now again it's May fourth
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Star Wars Day Special guest Leilani Shu, who was in
the Mandalorian book a Boba fett obi wan kenobis. You
can go and take pictures, But the important thing, Yana
is the funds that you're going to raise. Now, do
you already have organizations picked out that are going to
receive these funds or is it just you know, fundraising
and then of course you're going to disperse them to
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whatever projects you all choose later on.
Speaker 6 (15:45):
Well, the good news is for anybody listening, it's also
up for GPS. Right. This is our main fundraising event
of the year, so this is where we make most
of money. That's why we will also have a silent
auction at the event itself where you can score some
really cool items and obviously there will be a source
of a fundraising in addition to all the little things
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we do throughout the year. But after the event, what
we do is we invite organizations Scrotto Passo to apply
to get like a little grant with us, and we'll
have what we call an allocation season where we do
allocate the funds, so everybody is invited to apply. It
doesn't matter. I know, like I myself work in funding,
so I know that sometimes there's so many hurdles to
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get funding, especially if you're a small organization, so you
don't have to be a registered nonprofit because I know
that that's money and that's organizational structure that goes into that.
If you have a project that you're running, a community project,
you're running out of your house, you're running with your
friends somewhere, well, you need funds to set up. You
can also apply with us, and obviously the more funds
we raise, the more project betefit.
Speaker 5 (16:51):
She can on either side, or you can be on
both sides, you know. So if you want more information,
you can find them on Facebook is where you're more active,
but you also have an Instagram at al Paso j
WC again Junior Women's Club of al Paso twenty third
annual Spring Swing Charity Golf Tournament happening at Top Golf
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May fourth, Special guest Leilani Shu. It's going to be
a whole lot of Star Wars fun. They support community
projects in al Paso. Yanna, thank you so much for
talking with me today.
Speaker 6 (17:21):
Thank you so much for having me on.
Speaker 2 (17:28):
Welcome back to the al Paso Public Forum.
Speaker 3 (17:30):
I am your host, Amber Banda, and today we have
two people from the Child Crisis Center of al Paso.
We have Andrew Castaneda, Director of Operations.
Speaker 2 (17:42):
Andrew, thank you for being here with me today.
Speaker 7 (17:44):
Absolutely, thank you so much for having us.
Speaker 3 (17:46):
Now, for the rest of this interview, I want to
call you mister Andrew because that's how I know you by, but.
Speaker 2 (17:50):
I'm glad I dropped the mister in the beginning. And
we also have Jenny Garcia.
Speaker 3 (17:55):
She is the shelter supervisor for the Child Crisis Center
of al Paso.
Speaker 2 (17:59):
Jenny, thank you for being here with me today.
Speaker 8 (18:01):
Thank you so much for having us.
Speaker 2 (18:02):
Happy to be here.
Speaker 3 (18:03):
Of course, so the Child Crisis Center of our pass
so hold a special place in my heart.
Speaker 2 (18:08):
One you know, I do child advocacy and I used
to work there. So glad to have you both on.
Speaker 3 (18:13):
And what we're going to talk about today, Jenny, I'm
going to start with you. Can you tell the folks
that have maybe heard of the center but aren't sure
what it does for the community, Can you give them
a better idea?
Speaker 8 (18:26):
Absolutely so. We are in emergency shelter. We assist families
and children primarily. Are we children reside in our center
from the ages of newborn up to the age of thirteen.
When they come in, they come in for different reasons
from different areas, but our whole purpose is to provide
them a a safe environment, real safe even. We provide
them sheltered clothing, We transport them to and from school,
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any medical needs that they may have.
Speaker 4 (18:51):
That is always our primary focus.
Speaker 2 (18:53):
So the child crisis center of our pass So is it.
Speaker 3 (18:56):
I know they don't call them orphanages anymore, forgive me
because the name slips my mind what they're called. But
is it like a house for children where they stay permanently.
Speaker 8 (19:06):
It's not permanently. We're a temporary shelter. We work on
a crisis situation. So usually when a child or a
family is in crisis and they need somewhere to stay temporarily,
they reach out to us and we do our very
best to us system with whatever we can.
Speaker 3 (19:20):
So what organizations do you work with? I'm assuming law
enforcement and CPS.
Speaker 2 (19:26):
Absolutely, yes.
Speaker 8 (19:27):
So we partner with a lot of agencies in the community,
including law enforcement, the fire department, We work with Child
Protective Services, but we also work with other agencies in
the community that work with directly with families and when
they see the need, they reach out to us. And
make that connection to make sure that we provide them
service as well.
Speaker 3 (19:45):
Okay, and so you know, if someone has a child
that's there, say they were taken, you know, not taken,
but CPS has the case, they take the case and
then the child goes to the Child Crisis Center will PASS.
Speaker 2 (19:59):
So our parents allowed to visit them there.
Speaker 8 (20:01):
If the child resides here temporarily through Child Protective Services.
We allow Child Protective Services to make that determination if
it's safe for the child. If that's something that can
be arranged, then we will definitely work with them to
make that possible. But it really is at their discresson because.
Speaker 3 (20:17):
I know that there's a lot of myths, there's a
lot of misconceptions about the Child Crisis Center of all
PASS so that you know it's it's the kids are
there and you can never see them, or you know
this and that. So are there any misconceptions that you
would like to address with the listening audience.
Speaker 2 (20:36):
Absolutely, so.
Speaker 8 (20:37):
Our goal is always to work with the family as
a whole to make the stay for the that it
can be, and sometimes that includes having their family come
visit or sending them an item if they need to
make them feel more comfortable, but our doors are always
open to assist the best that we can while ensuring
their safety. Our priority will always be their safety, so
we always take that into account when making arrangements or
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when allowing people to come in and visit or see
the children.
Speaker 2 (21:03):
But we do.
Speaker 8 (21:04):
Our goal is family preservation, right, so we want to
ensure that we strengthen the family and we're available to
help the messhole.
Speaker 3 (21:10):
Right, And you're just giving the children a safe space
to stay. While that's well, all that is going through
the process, and if you're just joining us. I was
just speaking to Jenny Garcia. She's the shelter supervisor for
the Child Crisis Center of All Pass. So now I'm
going to talk with Andrew gastaniea director of operations. Because
people are always so eager to help the Child.
Speaker 2 (21:31):
Crisis Center of All Pass. So of course you all
accept new donations and kind.
Speaker 3 (21:35):
Donations, but a big part of the funding that you
get is through fundraisers, and you have one coming up
for your forty five years celebration.
Speaker 2 (21:45):
Mister Andrew, can you tell us a little bit more
about this Sapphire soiree?
Speaker 7 (21:49):
I love the name, Yes, ma'am, absolutely, Well, we're very
excited and thank you once again for allowing us the
time to be able to share this information because we
really do feel it's important. The Child Crisis Center is
celebrating forty five years of serving the community, and it
really is a labor of love. We're here to serve
the home that the city that we call a home,
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and so this year we're going to be having our
Sapphires Hallway, which will be taking place May ninth. It
is going to be a Friday, the weekend of Mother's Day,
so where I think it's a great way to kick
off with such a special weekend, but it's really just
a fun event. We're in fighting people that come join
us for dinner, dance, games, We're going to have raffle items,
(22:30):
and more than anything, the most important thing is it's
a great way to support your Child Crisis Central passle.
All the funds that are generated through this event helped
to directly support the services that we offer the community
and allow us to truly be able to continue doing
this work. And so we're very very thankful to the community.
But we invite everyone to join us and help us
(22:52):
to continue our mission of protecting our children and preserving
our future.
Speaker 2 (22:55):
So where can people purchase tickets?
Speaker 7 (22:57):
That's a great question with number. So if you look
on our website, it doesn't get much easier than that.
Nowadays everything can be done electronically and through QR codes.
So we have QR codes set up through our website.
It's Child Crisis centerblepassword dot org and you can just
click on the link there and it's as simple as
just you know, purchasing the tickets. You'll be provided all
(23:18):
the information and from there, well we make all the
arrangements with you know, letting everyone of making sure the
proceeeds are available and really you just sit back, relax
and enjoy the night. And that's really what it's all about.
Speaker 2 (23:31):
It really is a beautiful event.
Speaker 3 (23:32):
I attended and you know, helped create the one last year.
And so if you do go to that website Child
Crisis centerblepassw dot or you can buy an individual ticket,
you can buy a table, you can become a sponsor.
Speaker 2 (23:44):
Are you still looking for sponsors? Yes?
Speaker 7 (23:47):
Absolutely, and thank you so much if I mentioning that,
because there are some different options. You know, if you
like to come alone, by all means, you know, you're
welcome to you if you have some friends that you'd
like to bring, and if you have nine friends, you
can definitely purchase a table and each table seats ten
and that's a great opportunity, a great way to support
the center. So different options there really depending on your
(24:10):
interest of support in your area that you're able to
do so.
Speaker 3 (24:13):
So whether you're there by yourself, you're going to have
a great time. You want to go with a group
of people, maybe split the cost, maybe your friends, maybe
your fur enemies. It's still supporting the same cause of
child advocacy and sponsors. I mean, if you're a business
out there or you know a business that may be
interested to align yourself with this mission with the Child
Crisis Center, I'll pass. So it's definitely a worthy cause.
(24:36):
You'll get the recognition, you'll get to a tend, the
food is fabulous, you get.
Speaker 2 (24:40):
To dress up.
Speaker 3 (24:41):
I'm glad that you brought up that it's on Mother's
Day weekend because it's a really that.
Speaker 4 (24:44):
Would be a really nice gift for mom.
Speaker 2 (24:46):
Hey mom, you know or a few moms, right, five daughters,
five moms.
Speaker 3 (24:49):
You go and you dress up and you you know,
you're supporting the kids of the Child Crisis centers, So
I love that. Yes, mister Andrew, is there anything else
that you would like to tell the listening audience.
Speaker 7 (24:59):
Well, I think just one last thing, which is the
month of April, we're actually currently celebrating month of Awareness
child Abuse Prevention Month is what we're calling it. And
so you'll see if you look on our website on
our social media to include Facebook, we actually are currently
supporting a program of project which is our pain Wheel project,
and so it's our way of helping to spread awareness.
(25:22):
You know, we get that question all the time, why
is child abuse prevention important? And you know, simplifying it,
it's life saving the work that we do and those
in the community who support our services, you know, it
really allows us to protect the children to the point
of allowing them to have a future when so many,
unfortunately in the past, have not. And so we want
(25:42):
to encourage everyone. If you're interested in being a part
of that project, go ahead and reach out to us.
We'll get you a pin wheel. You can place it
at your business or at your home, and it's just
another way to support your child. Crist Central Pastles, So
reach out to us. We're here, We're here to help
and we want to hear from you, and thank you for.
Speaker 2 (25:57):
The box you gave me.
Speaker 3 (25:58):
I've actually been giving them at radio remotes and people
are very happy to accept the pin will, especially once
they find out, you know, it's an honor of National
Child Abuse Prevention Month, so I appreciate that. Thank you
and Jenny, is there anything else that you would like
to tell the listening audience.
Speaker 8 (26:13):
I mean, first of all, thank you Amber for allowing
us as time to speak with you. But more than anything,
just you know, thank the community for their support, their
continuous support, because it is through their support that, you know,
where we continue to provide these services to the community.
Speaker 2 (26:26):
Definitely, So I hope to.
Speaker 3 (26:27):
See you all at the gala the Sapphire soarre you
don't have to go in blue, but it would be
a nice touch. And again Child Crisis Center of Alpasso
dot org for all the information. You can also find
them on Instagram and Facebook. Child Crisis Center of Alpasso
thank you all for being here with me today.
Speaker 7 (26:43):
Yes, maam, thank you always pleasure to see you.
Speaker 2 (26:45):
What's ever?
Speaker 5 (26:45):
Thank you.
Speaker 3 (26:51):
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