March 30, 2025 • 30 mins
This week’s show featured Scouting America Mid-America Council CEO Chris Mehaffey and the United Way’s Matt Wallen promoting their Scouting for Food partnership, Bikers Against Child Abuse members Phoenix, Pita, and Chubbs discussing what they do to help kids facing abuse, A Step Ahead’s Ashley Mohr and Deb Van Ornam inviting the public to help with their annual diaper drive to benefit the Nebraska Diaper Bank, and Truck Center Companies’ Chelsey Brooks providing details on their upcoming garage sale event to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
This is Community Matters, a weekly public affairs program to
inform and entertain you with some of the great people, organizations,
and events in and around Omaha. Now here's the host
of the program from news radio eleven ten kfab It's Scott.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
For heats and thank you so much for being a
part of our program.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
This week.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
We are already underway with the annual Scouting for Food effort.
And when we have scouts here, we've got Chris Mahaffey here,
Scouting America's Mid America Council CEO back here on Community Matters,
and Chris, it's good to have you back on the show.
Speaker 4 (00:39):
Scott's always great to be here, especially this time of year.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Yeah, so this just is getting underway this weekend. Tell
me about Scouting for Food.
Speaker 4 (00:46):
Scouts are out around the metro and our rural communities
this weekend and they're red Scouting for Food t shirts
that in partnership with you not away of the Midlands
canvassing this weekend, putting out door hangers reminding folks that
will be around on April the fifth, next weekend or
this weekend coming up in order to collect the food
non perishable food items. So watch your highvy orders at
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the same time.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
All right, yes, let's explain that, because with so many
people getting food delivered to them, you want to make
sure that your food's delivered at a time when the
Scouts aren't coming back looking for food donations, going wow,
are these people generous? Look at all this great stuff,
and you come on and go, where are my groceries
that I ordered? So that's that's a new wrinkle in
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this the last it is a new wrinkle. If you
will take the door hanger that you've got and staple
it or a fix it to the bag of food
that you're going to donate to the Scouts to be
able to take to the food bank in conjunction with
the United Way, that would be the biggest indicator for
us that that is the donation. All right, if you
can't deliver your food sometime later in the afternoon, we understand.
(01:52):
We've asked Scouts to watch out for that. All right,
So for this weekend, what are people supposed to do
right now?
Speaker 4 (01:58):
They're supposed to be away that Scouts are out and about,
so watch for kids in the streets, right but they're
going door to door hanging door hangers, reminding people of
Scouting for food is taking place, looking for non perishable
food items, especially those protein items. We've all been into
the patry before and pulled out that for old four
year old cannabis sparagus, right, and we're gonna send it.
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We're happy to have those. But we're looking for peanut butter,
canned meats, vegetables and fruits that are in cans that
we can send to the food bank to be repackaged
and sent to those that are have the greatest neat Is.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
There a contest every year amongst the Scouts to find
the item that expired the longest time ago, Like, wow,
this cream corn is from the Nixon administration.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
No, but I have found the can of boiled peanuts
and we don't sell a whole lot of those anymore. Here. Yeah,
that's a Southern thing. Did you hear the South come
out just then too?
Speaker 5 (02:52):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (02:54):
Yeah, I'll get you some sweet tea after our conversation.
Speaker 4 (02:56):
Here.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
That's chris My Haffey, CEO of Mid America account Soul
of Scouting America here. Now, let's clarify for people going, no,
you mean the Boy Scouts of America. For those who
missed that conversation on this program a couple of weeks ago.
Speaker 4 (03:11):
That's right. So after one hundred and fifteen years, we've
actually been serving females for a really long time, since
the sixties and being the father of three teenage daughters,
two of which are Eagle Scouts. Now it's much better
for them in school to be able to say, hey,
I'm an Eagle Scout and Scouting America. That makes sense
to them, versus hey, I'm an Eagle Scout and the
boy Scouts. Yeah, and then people scratch their.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Head, right, people you know who didn't know why the
change was made obviously was for your family.
Speaker 4 (03:38):
Specifically, right, just my family, right, yeah, exactly, No, but
families like mine across the country, and this has been
something that our families have been asking for for a
long time. So there was no outside agenda, which I
know people think that we got pressure for. No, that's
not it at all. Our families ask for change to
a name where their daughters can feel comfortable about being
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in Scouting.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
Scouting America is the name of this group. That is
the CEO of the Men in America Council, Chris Mahaffey
here on community matters, the Scouting for Food annual food drive.
You're getting the door hangers on your door this weekend
for pickup next week on Saturday. And we'll tell you
more about that in just a moment. But let's talk
with another group involved in this from United Way of
(04:23):
the Midlands. Matt Wallen is back here on Community Matters. Matt,
it's good to have you back on the show.
Speaker 6 (04:28):
Good morning Scott.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
So how does the United Way work into all this.
Speaker 6 (04:31):
Oh, we've partnered with Chris over there at Scouting America
for this will be our sixth annual Scouting for Food
that we've partnered with them on. And the need for
food and insecurity in our community is huge. You know,
one in five children, about one in ten individuals across
our community our food insecure. So this is just a
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great community service project with the Scouts, with the United
Way of the Midlands, and you know we're creating awareness,
making a difference.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
I know a lot of people are probably listening going,
I didn't realize United Way dealt with this kind of thing. Well, really,
it's look at it this way. What doesn't the United
Way do?
Speaker 7 (05:09):
Right?
Speaker 6 (05:09):
When you think of food, you think of you know,
basic needs and what our community needs to thrive. And
you know, United Way partners with a number of different
agencies across our community. A lot of the programs that
United Way funds, it funds a portion of giving meals,
giving snacks. So this is just a great partnership with
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Scouting America and one of the ones that we look
forward to doing every year.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Well, yeah, people are always raising money or volunteering for
the United Way, which they can certainly do, and let's
get a plug in for that real quick here.
Speaker 3 (05:40):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (05:41):
Absolutely, we always have volunteer opportunities. You just have to
visit our website. We partner with a lot of corporations
across our community and a lot of the nonprofit agencies
have that need for volunteers, and at United Way will
help organize those volunteers.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
But for this effort, you've already got the volunteers. That's
a nice luxury is.
Speaker 6 (06:02):
We've got packs of Scouts all over the community in
your neighborhoods.
Speaker 3 (06:06):
Excellent, we're partnering.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
With So how then does the United Way take the
donations and decide who gets what.
Speaker 6 (06:12):
Well, what we do is we have drop off locations
at target locations. So one hundred and sixty eighth in
Maple one hundred and eightieth in Center one hundred and
twentieth in l seventy second Street and dodge those target locations.
There's going to be a Giant Warner truck out there,
I should say trailer out there, and there's going to
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be Scouts that are canvassing those neighborhoods picking up those
bags of food, dropping them off at the target locations,
and then they haul those trailers over to the Food
Bank for the Heartland.
Speaker 2 (06:42):
Excellent, and it's a well oiled machine this time of year.
That is Matt Wallan with the United Way of the Midlands.
And one more appeal here from Chris Mahaffe's CEO of
Mid America Council is Scout in America. So right now
people are getting the door hangers. What do they need
to do this week.
Speaker 4 (06:59):
To get ready for SAT would love it when you
go to the grocery store this week, pick up a
bag full of non perishable items and we'd ask that
there not be any glass that's a hazard for the
Scouts that are picking them up, because when it breaks,
it's sharp, right, So non perishable food items, fill a
bag and take it. If you don't get it picked
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up at your local house, take it to one of
the five target locations that Matt just referenced and drop
it off. On Saturday, April the fifth, we want to
fill these Warner trucks. We're grateful to Warner and to
You're not Away of the Midland and the Targets for
partnering with us and all of this, and we want
to take those five trucks down to food Bake for
the Heartland full so we can help those that have
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the greatest need.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
Chris Mahaffey, Scout in America, Matt Walling, United Way of
the Midlands, thank you both what you're doing for people
in our community and thanks a lot for telling us
about it on Community Matters.
Speaker 4 (07:52):
It's our pleasure. Thanks for having us.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
You're listening to Community Matters and we welcome back here
the first name only group from BACA Bikers Against Child
Abuse Phoenix is here as well as Pete Chubbs is
here too, but he says he doesn't want to talk,
but you can feel his presence here. So we're doing
this because we're on the precipice here of the month
of April and Child Abuse Awareness Month. Phoenix, thank you
(08:17):
very much. For coming back in the program. Tell me
about this organization, including what BACA. BACA stands for.
Speaker 8 (08:23):
Absolutely well, first of all, thanks for having us back,
and Bikers Against Child Abuse BACA is an organization dedicated
to the empowerment of children that have been abused, so
all different forms of abuse, mental, physical, emotional, sexual, and
it's a terrific organization. It's a five oh one c three.
They are international, so twenty two different countries and a
(08:45):
presence in every state.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
Yeah, and for those who have not heard our conversations
before and they're not familiar with the organization, we're talking
about motorcyclists here. You know, nothing against those guys who
lance armstrong and up and down the street every single weekend,
and they're great too, but these are motorcycles.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
They are bikers.
Speaker 2 (09:02):
You know, these guys in the leather, guys with tattoos,
Guys you know, with really cool helmets on, with like
eyeballs on them and stuff like that.
Speaker 3 (09:10):
The kind of.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
People that some people look at and they get scared
at and wouldn't think that they have a heart at all,
let alone a heart to do something like this.
Speaker 3 (09:19):
But this is.
Speaker 2 (09:20):
Exactly you know what you guys are doing all the time,
and there's so many of you that do it right.
Speaker 3 (09:25):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (09:25):
Absolutely, And this the organization was actually founded in Utah
by a child therapist who also happened to be a
biker and the child was going through some tough times
and some abuse, and he started hanging out with him
and basically just reassuring him and making him feel safe.
And he noticed the change and the behavior and the
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attitude of the child when he had that empowerment, when
he felt safe, and that kind of spurred this whole movement.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
So that's what we do.
Speaker 8 (09:55):
We bring these kiddos into our family and we let
them know that not alone, and we can escort them
into court if that's what they want. We do whatever
we need to do to empower that child not to
fear the world in which they live.
Speaker 3 (10:09):
Yeah, it's what you just said.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
There are such a powerful image, and that is you've
got a young kid going to court to face someone
who has been abusive. When you've got someone like Chubbs,
the silent partner of this conversation here, big male model
of a guy, you know, awesome beard, just rippling with muscles.
You know that if you can't see them, everything I'm
(10:32):
saying it's true. When you got someone like Chubbs in
there beside this kid, I mean, it makes the kid
feel like he's ready to take on the world, or
at least not make the situation so scary.
Speaker 8 (10:42):
Absolutely, And you can have so many different scenarios with
different support. You know, we've sometimes the kiddos, we've had
situations where the kiddos really don't have anybody there with them.
They are if they're in the foster system, or you know,
just so many different dynamics, and sometimes we are there
and or or if it's just one or two parents
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in there, we're there to help support them. So it
can be a really scary, confusing time. And just to
have people there that they know will do anything to
protect that child's that's very empowering for the kids.
Speaker 2 (11:16):
What's the website for your organization, Phoenix.
Speaker 8 (11:18):
It's www dot bacaworld dot org, bacaworld dot org.
Speaker 2 (11:23):
Let's be ACA. That is Phoenix with BACA. We also
have in here Peta with this organization. So and swing
the microphone around there to Peta because I want to
talk with her. In addition to all the different things
going on throughout the month, of April child Abuse Awareness Month.
You guys are specifically involved in a really cool event
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in the month of April and Columbus.
Speaker 3 (11:45):
Tell me about that.
Speaker 9 (11:46):
Yeah, So if you're wanting to come out and meet
us and say hi. On April twenty sixth, we will
be having a Meet BACA Day where we will be
at the Children's Museum in Columbus, and then after that
we will be at the Big Ten Sports Bar and
the Children's Museum will be there from two to four
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and the sports bar is going to be from five
to eight.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
That's all on the website as well, bacaworld dot org.
If not will yeah, you can contact the organization through
there for all the details and what have you listed? Again,
But Peter, I want to talk to you about what
you get personally out of being a part of this group,
Bikers Against Child Abuse.
Speaker 9 (12:26):
I get so much joy from this group coming in
as a BACA child. It has helped me so much
with finding healthy coping mechanisms and finding my home and
my family. I have grown so much as a person
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and now I also have a really cool motorcycle. So
it's always it's always a fun time and I love
being able to be there for the kids in ways
that none of us ever imagined.
Speaker 2 (13:02):
And you know from growing up within the organization that
what probably draws a lot of kids into all of
this is not just the bikers who are super cool,
but the bikes themselves are super super cool.
Speaker 3 (13:16):
Yes, when you're.
Speaker 2 (13:17):
Showing off your motorcycle to a kid, that's got to
be pretty special.
Speaker 9 (13:21):
It is my first time we do rides with a
kid at their level. One. I was terrified of the motorcycles.
Speaker 3 (13:31):
They're so loud and aggressive.
Speaker 9 (13:32):
Yeah it was hard, yeah, but getting on one to
go on the ride, that was a little nerve wracking.
So I ended up going on the trike and I
still felt like the coolest, coolest girl out there, and
no one was going to get in my way. And
then that from that moment on, no one has gotten
in my way, and and they have shown me to
or taught me to be me and keep doing my thing.
Speaker 3 (13:55):
Not even chubs with mets with you chubs are scared
of me.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
But all right, so once again, here Pete tell us
what's going on in Columbus on April twenty six.
Speaker 9 (14:04):
So on April twenty sixth, we have from two to
four pm Children's Museum and then from after that five
to eight pm at the Big Ten Sports Bar.
Speaker 2 (14:16):
Bacaworld dot org is the website that is PETA with
BACA Bikers Against Child Abuse bacaworld dot org Phoenix. For
people that want to be a part of this organization
or at least throw giant amounts of money.
Speaker 3 (14:29):
At you, what can they do?
Speaker 8 (14:31):
Well if you go to that website and again, first
of all, yes we have the image, but if you
see any of us out on the street, we have
the back patch on our cuts.
Speaker 3 (14:40):
You can feel free to talk to us.
Speaker 8 (14:41):
We've always got information. But if they go to the website,
it will they can dig down through the states and
find local chapters. There's places to donate there. But also
if you are a writer, I know when I started this,
you know I'm not a typical MC oriented guy or
you know, motorcycle club oriented guy. This was a good
way for me to get be involved and ride for
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a reason. So if you are interested in membership and
you'd like to get involved, you can reach out that way,
or if you just want to donate, or however whatever
you want.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
To do, you can reach us through that website.
Speaker 2 (15:15):
Yeah, this is I just I love this organization because
you're sitting here with a leather jacket on with a
little miniature brass knuckles on the jacket, and you're talking
about how you're helping our community and you're helping these kids,
and something tells me that you'd help these kids by
any means necessary. Maybe that's a different conversation for another day. Absolutely,
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And finally, now the wise words of Chubs. Chubs, you
going to say anything on this conversation? Oh he is,
He's going to grab the microphone. Come on, Chubs, talk
about what you get out of being a part of
this group.
Speaker 5 (15:51):
You know, coming in I've been involved for a couple
of years.
Speaker 3 (15:54):
Now, Well we're out of time. Thanks Chubbs.
Speaker 5 (15:58):
You know, watching these kids change with us in the
courtroom with them and seeing them come out of their
shell is amazing. You know, some of them literally can
get the filling of being able to stand up for
their selves again and speak. So that's what I get
out of it.
Speaker 3 (16:12):
Awesome.
Speaker 2 (16:13):
That's Chubbs, Peta and Phoenix with BAKA Bikers Against Child
Abuse bacaworld dot org. Guys, thank you so much for
what we're doing for the kids, and thanks so much
for telling us about it on Community Matters. You're listening
to Community Matters and a local organization called A Step
Ahead is underway with their diaper drive to benefit the
Nebraska Diaper Bank. We've got two representatives from A Step
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Ahead on here to tell you what you need to
do this week because this event is going through this Friday.
We have Ashley Moore and deb Van Ornham with us
here from A Step Ahead. Thank you both so much
for being on the program.
Speaker 10 (16:50):
Thanks for having us.
Speaker 2 (16:51):
Since I know you're both sitting there, I will let
you both look at each other and then decide who's
going to answer this question, starting with the most important one,
what do we need to do this week to be
able to help out your diaper drive for the Nebraska
Diaper Bank.
Speaker 11 (17:06):
Well, we are collecting diapers at all four of our locations.
We have locations in Springfield, Millard, Bellevue, and Omaha right
off one hundred and eighth and Q and we are
collecting them so that we can donate them to the
Nebraska Diaper Bank. And they have eighteen locations around the
Omaha metro area to distribute to families in need.
Speaker 2 (17:26):
And tell me what is the need level right now
for families right now who frankly really need these diapers.
Speaker 10 (17:35):
Well, some statistics would be one in three families in
Nebraska struggle to afford diapers for their children and over
thirteen thousand children in Douglas and Darbey Counties experienced diaper needs.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
Wow, So this is going to helpfully go a long
way towards filling that need, however, temporarily for these families
in need. So when you're when you're talking about a
diaper drive, this is if you're out shopping, pick up
an extra pack or two of various diapers, or can
we swing by and give you money? Can we donate online?
(18:09):
What are the various ways that we can be a part.
Speaker 12 (18:11):
Of this, Yeah, there are a lot of ways.
Speaker 11 (18:15):
If you want to buy a brand new package, that's great,
or if your little ones have outgrown your diapers. The
diaper Bank will take individual diapers as long as they're clean.
So you want to go to your house and round
up any spare diapers that your family doesn't need anymore,
will take those as well. And if you go to
Nebraska Diaperbank dot org. I believe there is a link
to donate money that way.
Speaker 3 (18:35):
Excellent.
Speaker 2 (18:36):
I'm constantly laughing at various legal language. It has to
go on to various commercials or products, thinking someone obviously
thought differently, and that's why we had to use this.
You specifically said diapers that are clean. Please don't tell
me that people have tried to donate use diapers to
this cause.
Speaker 9 (18:56):
I don't believe so.
Speaker 11 (18:58):
It's just, you know, if it's like rolled around in
the dirt, I don't think they would like those. But
if you've had, you know, a stack in the closet
that is opened, we can take those as long as
they're not visibly dirty. But no, I don't believe there's
been any soiled diapers donated.
Speaker 2 (19:14):
Yep, here's a full diaper, Genie, and it's all yours, Like,
that's not what we need here. But now that I
think about it, there might be some people saying, well,
here are some cloth diapers that are reusable. We've used
them for all of our kids, and here you go,
what about reusable diapers.
Speaker 11 (19:31):
I don't believe they're taking reusable diapers right now. We
actually did that for my children as well. But that
is a great question, and I bet the Nebraska Diaper
Bank would be able to answer that question for you.
Speaker 2 (19:42):
All right, tell me here as we're talking with Ashley
Moore and dev Van Ornham with A Step Ahead, tell
me about your organization A Step Ahead.
Speaker 10 (19:51):
Well, we are a childcare center and we take care
of children from six weeks to through grade school or
age twelve, and our focus is on quality and preparing
kids for the next step and giving them a step ahead.
Speaker 2 (20:08):
There might be some people who say, all, this a
wonderful thing you're doing. Do you need volunteers? I'd love
to help. Do you take volunteers.
Speaker 12 (20:17):
For the diaper drive?
Speaker 11 (20:18):
We don't really need volunteers for that. We basically have
big toasts and at the end we're gonna round them
all up and drop them off at the Nebraska Diaper Bank.
Speaker 2 (20:28):
What about what you do throughout the year for these kids?
Do you need volunteers for that?
Speaker 10 (20:33):
We don't, Okay, there it is a very secure sure
field and lots of background checks and security has to
be done for people to work with children, and so
unfortunately we can't accept volunteers. However, we can't accept donations.
Speaker 2 (20:54):
Certainly, and that's where the website and the Facebook page
come into play. And I'll give you those details again
here in a second, so one more time. Here, the
diaper drive is underway. You recently started this, it's going
through this Friday. Where can people drop off these diapers?
Speaker 11 (21:11):
Yeah, so all four of our locations. We have a
location in Springfield, so if you're down south, it's right
off of Highway fifty in Platfee Road. We have a
location in Millard right off one hundred and fifty eighth
in West Center. We have a location in Bellevue right
by Avery School. And then our location in Omaha is
right off of one hundred and eighth and Q.
Speaker 12 (21:32):
On John gul Boulevard, Hice.
Speaker 11 (21:33):
So all of our locations are listed on our website.
Speaker 2 (21:36):
So someone's there at one hundred eighth and John gal Boulevard,
how are they going to know where to drop it off?
They just go through the burger king there and say
do you need these diapers? How do they know that
this is the place to drop them?
Speaker 11 (21:49):
You can just come right up to our front door.
Some of ours have a doorbell on the first door,
but if you come in, we will be ready and
willing to take the diapers that you have.
Speaker 2 (21:57):
So it's an office there that says a step ahead
on it and that's where we bring these diapers.
Speaker 3 (22:03):
Good to know.
Speaker 2 (22:04):
I didn't know if there was a drop off or
a trailery throw them in, or a guy standing there
holding them or what. And you can learn more about
a Step Ahead on their website, which is a Step
Ahead Daycare dashane dot com. That's a Step Ahead Daycare
dashane dot com. You can also find a Step Ahead
Omaha on Facebook and the Nebraska Diaperbank has a website
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as well. Just do a search for Nebraska Diaper Bank.
This annual diaper drive is underway through this Friday, April fourth.
Ashley Moore and dev Van Ornham, thank you so much
for what you're doing for these families in need in
our community, and thanks so much for telling us about
it on Community Matters.
Speaker 11 (22:42):
Thanks for having us time.
Speaker 2 (22:44):
For one more segment on this week's edition of Community Matters,
and we welcome back to our program. Chelsea Brooks. Chelsea
is with truck center Companies. That means the annual garage
sale to benefit the Make a Wish Foundation is coming
up in pretty short amount of time.
Speaker 4 (22:59):
Here.
Speaker 2 (22:59):
So Chelsea, what are we doing on Saturday April twenty sixth, Yes, Hi,
so we.
Speaker 12 (23:04):
Are having our second annual garage sale. All proceeds will
go to make a Wish. It's from April twenty six,
from nine am to one pm at our training site
in there, which is located off one hundred and forty
fourth and corn Husker, and we have donations come from
all over. It is large furniture, clothing, pretty much anything
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in everything in between, electronics and we look forward to
having it yet again.
Speaker 2 (23:32):
Now tell me about what it is that people are
able to bid on here. It's Almaha truck some truck
companies are we are we taking giant trucks off your hands?
Or what is up for sale here in the garage sale?
Speaker 12 (23:44):
No, no, no no. So luckily we have a lot
of generous people in our circle and they basically are
you know, either getting new items. So I know that
there's going to be some patio furniture. There's going to
be potentially some couches and tables of clothing ranging from
baby all the way up to adult clothing both men
(24:04):
and women. Name brands, A lot of quotes still have
tags on them. It can be the core electronics. Last
year we had over forty tables full of items.
Speaker 2 (24:16):
Where does all the stuff come from.
Speaker 12 (24:19):
From our employees and their families and friends. It's all donated.
Speaker 3 (24:23):
Incredible.
Speaker 2 (24:24):
So Chelsea Brooks with us here from Truck Center Companies
here in Omaha. The big groage sales coming up on Saturday,
April twenty six from nine am to one pm. If
you're at all an officionado of garage sales, you know
you want to get there early for the best deals here.
So where do people need to be starting at nine
o'clock on the morning of April twenty sixth.
Speaker 12 (24:47):
Yeah, So it'll be at Truck Center Companies and it'll
be at our training center, which is their signage that
shows you it. But the address is one four, three
four or five Cornhusker Road in Omaha, right off I eighty.
And I will say that from nine to ten am
last year we sold almost fifty percent of the stuff
in that first hour. So, like Scott mentioned, you're going
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to want to get there early.
Speaker 3 (25:10):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (25:10):
Do people start knocking on the doors It's like five
o'clock in the morning, going, I know you got a
garage sale. I was hoping I come in here and
take a look early. Because anyone has ever had a
garage sale at their house, has had to deal with
these people showing up before sunrise.
Speaker 12 (25:24):
You know, we were pleasantly surprised that there were people
lined up and we welcomed that, and we did as
soon as we had people there ready to go. We
were opened the doors a little early to accommodate that.
I wouldn't recommend coming at five am, but we did
open in about half hour early last year.
Speaker 2 (25:39):
All right, So this all benefits the Make a Wish Foundation.
Why is it so important for your organization to align
itself with the wonderful mission of the Make a Wish Foundation.
Speaker 12 (25:49):
Yeah, so it is the charity of choice for our company,
and we are the largest contributor in the state of
Nebraska to the Make Wish Foundation of Nebraska. And so
it is near and dear to our We have employees
that have donations come out of their bi weekly paychecks.
It's very near and dear to our owner's heart. And
our dealerships all put on different fundraising events to help
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us pull together for our major event in June to
present the large check to Make a Wish.
Speaker 2 (26:17):
That's beautiful and I know that they really appreciate that.
So once again, on Saturday, April twenty sixth, starting at
nine o'clock that morning. It's the second annual garage sale
to benefit the Make a Wish Foundation, and it's at
Truck Center Companies. Once again, Chelsea tell people where they
need to be that morning and whether they can start
perusing items online or get more details online anywhere.
Speaker 12 (26:41):
Yeah, so if you go to our trucks on our
companies dot com Facebook page, there's a truck in our
company's Omaha page, and we will that week start posting
sneak peeks. There was some large furniture that actually sold
in an advance because we have people messages, so we
are willing to do that. If people see something they like,
as long as they pay for prior, we're willing to
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set it a side for them and they'll be able
to start looking at stuff. We did a drone footage
last year so people could get a good idea of
just how much is there. But yeah, so it's going
to be at our training center located at one four,
three four or five Cornhusker Road.
Speaker 2 (27:17):
Well, okay, so just off corn Husker and where is
that in relation to just off one hundred and forty
fourth and corn Husker.
Speaker 12 (27:24):
Essentially one hundred and forty fourth th I eighty ventnersity, all.
Speaker 3 (27:28):
Right, got it?
Speaker 2 (27:28):
So, and just do a search for truck Center Companies
at the training center there. I presume there'll be some
big signs nearby directing.
Speaker 4 (27:35):
Peoplewhere to go.
Speaker 12 (27:36):
Yeah, you can't miss it.
Speaker 3 (27:37):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (27:37):
Fantastic Chelsea Brooks with Truck Center Companies once again doing
the big groage sale for Make a Wish Foundation Saturday,
April twenty six, starting at nine o'clock that morning. Find
truck Center Companies on Facebook in the week leading up
to the event to get some deals right there. Chelsea,
thank you so much for what you're doing for children
and families in our community through this wonderful fundraiser, and
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thanks so much for telling us about it on Community Matters.
Speaker 3 (28:01):
Thank you, and.
Speaker 2 (28:05):
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Speaker 2 (00:20):
For heats and thank you so much for being a
part of our program.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
This week.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
We are already underway with the annual Scouting for Food effort.
And when we have scouts here, we've got Chris Mahaffey here,
Scouting America's Mid America Council CEO back here on Community Matters,
and Chris, it's good to have you back on the show.
Speaker 4 (00:39):
Scott's always great to be here, especially this time of year.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Yeah, so this just is getting underway this weekend. Tell
me about Scouting for Food.
Speaker 4 (00:46):
Scouts are out around the metro and our rural communities
this weekend and they're red Scouting for Food t shirts
that in partnership with you not away of the Midlands
canvassing this weekend, putting out door hangers reminding folks that
will be around on April the fifth, next weekend or
this weekend coming up in order to collect the food
non perishable food items. So watch your highvy orders at
(01:08):
the same time.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
All right, yes, let's explain that, because with so many
people getting food delivered to them, you want to make
sure that your food's delivered at a time when the
Scouts aren't coming back looking for food donations, going wow,
are these people generous? Look at all this great stuff,
and you come on and go, where are my groceries
that I ordered? So that's that's a new wrinkle in
(01:31):
this the last it is a new wrinkle. If you
will take the door hanger that you've got and staple
it or a fix it to the bag of food
that you're going to donate to the Scouts to be
able to take to the food bank in conjunction with
the United Way, that would be the biggest indicator for
us that that is the donation. All right, if you
can't deliver your food sometime later in the afternoon, we understand.
(01:52):
We've asked Scouts to watch out for that. All right,
So for this weekend, what are people supposed to do
right now?
Speaker 4 (01:58):
They're supposed to be away that Scouts are out and about,
so watch for kids in the streets, right but they're
going door to door hanging door hangers, reminding people of
Scouting for food is taking place, looking for non perishable
food items, especially those protein items. We've all been into
the patry before and pulled out that for old four
year old cannabis sparagus, right, and we're gonna send it.
(02:21):
We're happy to have those. But we're looking for peanut butter,
canned meats, vegetables and fruits that are in cans that
we can send to the food bank to be repackaged
and sent to those that are have the greatest neat Is.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
There a contest every year amongst the Scouts to find
the item that expired the longest time ago, Like, wow,
this cream corn is from the Nixon administration.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
No, but I have found the can of boiled peanuts
and we don't sell a whole lot of those anymore. Here. Yeah,
that's a Southern thing. Did you hear the South come
out just then too?
Speaker 5 (02:52):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (02:54):
Yeah, I'll get you some sweet tea after our conversation.
Speaker 4 (02:56):
Here.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
That's chris My Haffey, CEO of Mid America account Soul
of Scouting America here. Now, let's clarify for people going, no,
you mean the Boy Scouts of America. For those who
missed that conversation on this program a couple of weeks ago.
Speaker 4 (03:11):
That's right. So after one hundred and fifteen years, we've
actually been serving females for a really long time, since
the sixties and being the father of three teenage daughters,
two of which are Eagle Scouts. Now it's much better
for them in school to be able to say, hey,
I'm an Eagle Scout and Scouting America. That makes sense
to them, versus hey, I'm an Eagle Scout and the
boy Scouts. Yeah, and then people scratch their.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Head, right, people you know who didn't know why the
change was made obviously was for your family.
Speaker 4 (03:38):
Specifically, right, just my family, right, yeah, exactly, No, but
families like mine across the country, and this has been
something that our families have been asking for for a
long time. So there was no outside agenda, which I
know people think that we got pressure for. No, that's
not it at all. Our families ask for change to
a name where their daughters can feel comfortable about being
(04:00):
in Scouting.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
Scouting America is the name of this group. That is
the CEO of the Men in America Council, Chris Mahaffey
here on community matters, the Scouting for Food annual food drive.
You're getting the door hangers on your door this weekend
for pickup next week on Saturday. And we'll tell you
more about that in just a moment. But let's talk
with another group involved in this from United Way of
(04:23):
the Midlands. Matt Wallen is back here on Community Matters. Matt,
it's good to have you back on the show.
Speaker 6 (04:28):
Good morning Scott.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
So how does the United Way work into all this.
Speaker 6 (04:31):
Oh, we've partnered with Chris over there at Scouting America
for this will be our sixth annual Scouting for Food
that we've partnered with them on. And the need for
food and insecurity in our community is huge. You know,
one in five children, about one in ten individuals across
our community our food insecure. So this is just a
(04:52):
great community service project with the Scouts, with the United
Way of the Midlands, and you know we're creating awareness,
making a difference.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
I know a lot of people are probably listening going,
I didn't realize United Way dealt with this kind of thing. Well, really,
it's look at it this way. What doesn't the United
Way do?
Speaker 7 (05:09):
Right?
Speaker 6 (05:09):
When you think of food, you think of you know,
basic needs and what our community needs to thrive. And
you know, United Way partners with a number of different
agencies across our community. A lot of the programs that
United Way funds, it funds a portion of giving meals,
giving snacks. So this is just a great partnership with
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Scouting America and one of the ones that we look
forward to doing every year.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Well, yeah, people are always raising money or volunteering for
the United Way, which they can certainly do, and let's
get a plug in for that real quick here.
Speaker 3 (05:40):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (05:41):
Absolutely, we always have volunteer opportunities. You just have to
visit our website. We partner with a lot of corporations
across our community and a lot of the nonprofit agencies
have that need for volunteers, and at United Way will
help organize those volunteers.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
But for this effort, you've already got the volunteers. That's
a nice luxury is.
Speaker 6 (06:02):
We've got packs of Scouts all over the community in
your neighborhoods.
Speaker 3 (06:06):
Excellent, we're partnering.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
With So how then does the United Way take the
donations and decide who gets what.
Speaker 6 (06:12):
Well, what we do is we have drop off locations
at target locations. So one hundred and sixty eighth in
Maple one hundred and eightieth in Center one hundred and
twentieth in l seventy second Street and dodge those target locations.
There's going to be a Giant Warner truck out there,
I should say trailer out there, and there's going to
(06:32):
be Scouts that are canvassing those neighborhoods picking up those
bags of food, dropping them off at the target locations,
and then they haul those trailers over to the Food
Bank for the Heartland.
Speaker 2 (06:42):
Excellent, and it's a well oiled machine this time of year.
That is Matt Wallan with the United Way of the Midlands.
And one more appeal here from Chris Mahaffe's CEO of
Mid America Council is Scout in America. So right now
people are getting the door hangers. What do they need
to do this week.
Speaker 4 (06:59):
To get ready for SAT would love it when you
go to the grocery store this week, pick up a
bag full of non perishable items and we'd ask that
there not be any glass that's a hazard for the
Scouts that are picking them up, because when it breaks,
it's sharp, right, So non perishable food items, fill a
bag and take it. If you don't get it picked
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up at your local house, take it to one of
the five target locations that Matt just referenced and drop
it off. On Saturday, April the fifth, we want to
fill these Warner trucks. We're grateful to Warner and to
You're not Away of the Midland and the Targets for
partnering with us and all of this, and we want
to take those five trucks down to food Bake for
the Heartland full so we can help those that have
(07:42):
the greatest need.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
Chris Mahaffey, Scout in America, Matt Walling, United Way of
the Midlands, thank you both what you're doing for people
in our community and thanks a lot for telling us
about it on Community Matters.
Speaker 4 (07:52):
It's our pleasure. Thanks for having us.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
You're listening to Community Matters and we welcome back here
the first name only group from BACA Bikers Against Child
Abuse Phoenix is here as well as Pete Chubbs is
here too, but he says he doesn't want to talk,
but you can feel his presence here. So we're doing
this because we're on the precipice here of the month
of April and Child Abuse Awareness Month. Phoenix, thank you
(08:17):
very much. For coming back in the program. Tell me
about this organization, including what BACA. BACA stands for.
Speaker 8 (08:23):
Absolutely well, first of all, thanks for having us back,
and Bikers Against Child Abuse BACA is an organization dedicated
to the empowerment of children that have been abused, so
all different forms of abuse, mental, physical, emotional, sexual, and
it's a terrific organization. It's a five oh one c three.
They are international, so twenty two different countries and a
(08:45):
presence in every state.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
Yeah, and for those who have not heard our conversations
before and they're not familiar with the organization, we're talking
about motorcyclists here. You know, nothing against those guys who
lance armstrong and up and down the street every single weekend,
and they're great too, but these are motorcycles.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
They are bikers.
Speaker 2 (09:02):
You know, these guys in the leather, guys with tattoos,
Guys you know, with really cool helmets on, with like
eyeballs on them and stuff like that.
Speaker 3 (09:10):
The kind of.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
People that some people look at and they get scared
at and wouldn't think that they have a heart at all,
let alone a heart to do something like this.
Speaker 3 (09:19):
But this is.
Speaker 2 (09:20):
Exactly you know what you guys are doing all the time,
and there's so many of you that do it right.
Speaker 3 (09:25):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (09:25):
Absolutely, And this the organization was actually founded in Utah
by a child therapist who also happened to be a
biker and the child was going through some tough times
and some abuse, and he started hanging out with him
and basically just reassuring him and making him feel safe.
And he noticed the change and the behavior and the
(09:47):
attitude of the child when he had that empowerment, when
he felt safe, and that kind of spurred this whole movement.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
So that's what we do.
Speaker 8 (09:55):
We bring these kiddos into our family and we let
them know that not alone, and we can escort them
into court if that's what they want. We do whatever
we need to do to empower that child not to
fear the world in which they live.
Speaker 3 (10:09):
Yeah, it's what you just said.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
There are such a powerful image, and that is you've
got a young kid going to court to face someone
who has been abusive. When you've got someone like Chubbs,
the silent partner of this conversation here, big male model
of a guy, you know, awesome beard, just rippling with muscles.
You know that if you can't see them, everything I'm
(10:32):
saying it's true. When you got someone like Chubbs in
there beside this kid, I mean, it makes the kid
feel like he's ready to take on the world, or
at least not make the situation so scary.
Speaker 8 (10:42):
Absolutely, And you can have so many different scenarios with
different support. You know, we've sometimes the kiddos, we've had
situations where the kiddos really don't have anybody there with them.
They are if they're in the foster system, or you know,
just so many different dynamics, and sometimes we are there
and or or if it's just one or two parents
(11:03):
in there, we're there to help support them. So it
can be a really scary, confusing time. And just to
have people there that they know will do anything to
protect that child's that's very empowering for the kids.
Speaker 2 (11:16):
What's the website for your organization, Phoenix.
Speaker 8 (11:18):
It's www dot bacaworld dot org, bacaworld dot org.
Speaker 2 (11:23):
Let's be ACA. That is Phoenix with BACA. We also
have in here Peta with this organization. So and swing
the microphone around there to Peta because I want to
talk with her. In addition to all the different things
going on throughout the month, of April child Abuse Awareness Month.
You guys are specifically involved in a really cool event
(11:44):
in the month of April and Columbus.
Speaker 3 (11:45):
Tell me about that.
Speaker 9 (11:46):
Yeah, So if you're wanting to come out and meet
us and say hi. On April twenty sixth, we will
be having a Meet BACA Day where we will be
at the Children's Museum in Columbus, and then after that
we will be at the Big Ten Sports Bar and
the Children's Museum will be there from two to four
(12:07):
and the sports bar is going to be from five
to eight.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
That's all on the website as well, bacaworld dot org.
If not will yeah, you can contact the organization through
there for all the details and what have you listed? Again,
But Peter, I want to talk to you about what
you get personally out of being a part of this group,
Bikers Against Child Abuse.
Speaker 9 (12:26):
I get so much joy from this group coming in
as a BACA child. It has helped me so much
with finding healthy coping mechanisms and finding my home and
my family. I have grown so much as a person
(12:47):
and now I also have a really cool motorcycle. So
it's always it's always a fun time and I love
being able to be there for the kids in ways
that none of us ever imagined.
Speaker 2 (13:02):
And you know from growing up within the organization that
what probably draws a lot of kids into all of
this is not just the bikers who are super cool,
but the bikes themselves are super super cool.
Speaker 3 (13:16):
Yes, when you're.
Speaker 2 (13:17):
Showing off your motorcycle to a kid, that's got to
be pretty special.
Speaker 9 (13:21):
It is my first time we do rides with a
kid at their level. One. I was terrified of the motorcycles.
Speaker 3 (13:31):
They're so loud and aggressive.
Speaker 9 (13:32):
Yeah it was hard, yeah, but getting on one to
go on the ride, that was a little nerve wracking.
So I ended up going on the trike and I
still felt like the coolest, coolest girl out there, and
no one was going to get in my way. And
then that from that moment on, no one has gotten
in my way, and and they have shown me to
or taught me to be me and keep doing my thing.
Speaker 3 (13:55):
Not even chubs with mets with you chubs are scared
of me.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
But all right, so once again, here Pete tell us
what's going on in Columbus on April twenty six.
Speaker 9 (14:04):
So on April twenty sixth, we have from two to
four pm Children's Museum and then from after that five
to eight pm at the Big Ten Sports Bar.
Speaker 2 (14:16):
Bacaworld dot org is the website that is PETA with
BACA Bikers Against Child Abuse bacaworld dot org Phoenix. For
people that want to be a part of this organization
or at least throw giant amounts of money.
Speaker 3 (14:29):
At you, what can they do?
Speaker 8 (14:31):
Well if you go to that website and again, first
of all, yes we have the image, but if you
see any of us out on the street, we have
the back patch on our cuts.
Speaker 3 (14:40):
You can feel free to talk to us.
Speaker 8 (14:41):
We've always got information. But if they go to the website,
it will they can dig down through the states and
find local chapters. There's places to donate there. But also
if you are a writer, I know when I started this,
you know I'm not a typical MC oriented guy or
you know, motorcycle club oriented guy. This was a good
way for me to get be involved and ride for
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a reason. So if you are interested in membership and
you'd like to get involved, you can reach out that way,
or if you just want to donate, or however whatever
you want.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
To do, you can reach us through that website.
Speaker 2 (15:15):
Yeah, this is I just I love this organization because
you're sitting here with a leather jacket on with a
little miniature brass knuckles on the jacket, and you're talking
about how you're helping our community and you're helping these kids,
and something tells me that you'd help these kids by
any means necessary. Maybe that's a different conversation for another day. Absolutely,
(15:39):
And finally, now the wise words of Chubs. Chubs, you
going to say anything on this conversation? Oh he is,
He's going to grab the microphone. Come on, Chubs, talk
about what you get out of being a part of
this group.
Speaker 5 (15:51):
You know, coming in I've been involved for a couple
of years.
Speaker 3 (15:54):
Now, Well we're out of time. Thanks Chubbs.
Speaker 5 (15:58):
You know, watching these kids change with us in the
courtroom with them and seeing them come out of their
shell is amazing. You know, some of them literally can
get the filling of being able to stand up for
their selves again and speak. So that's what I get
out of it.
Speaker 3 (16:12):
Awesome.
Speaker 2 (16:13):
That's Chubbs, Peta and Phoenix with BAKA Bikers Against Child
Abuse bacaworld dot org. Guys, thank you so much for
what we're doing for the kids, and thanks so much
for telling us about it on Community Matters. You're listening
to Community Matters and a local organization called A Step
Ahead is underway with their diaper drive to benefit the
Nebraska Diaper Bank. We've got two representatives from A Step
(16:35):
Ahead on here to tell you what you need to
do this week because this event is going through this Friday.
We have Ashley Moore and deb Van Ornham with us
here from A Step Ahead. Thank you both so much
for being on the program.
Speaker 10 (16:50):
Thanks for having us.
Speaker 2 (16:51):
Since I know you're both sitting there, I will let
you both look at each other and then decide who's
going to answer this question, starting with the most important one,
what do we need to do this week to be
able to help out your diaper drive for the Nebraska
Diaper Bank.
Speaker 11 (17:06):
Well, we are collecting diapers at all four of our locations.
We have locations in Springfield, Millard, Bellevue, and Omaha right
off one hundred and eighth and Q and we are
collecting them so that we can donate them to the
Nebraska Diaper Bank. And they have eighteen locations around the
Omaha metro area to distribute to families in need.
Speaker 2 (17:26):
And tell me what is the need level right now
for families right now who frankly really need these diapers.
Speaker 10 (17:35):
Well, some statistics would be one in three families in
Nebraska struggle to afford diapers for their children and over
thirteen thousand children in Douglas and Darbey Counties experienced diaper needs.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
Wow, So this is going to helpfully go a long
way towards filling that need, however, temporarily for these families
in need. So when you're when you're talking about a
diaper drive, this is if you're out shopping, pick up
an extra pack or two of various diapers, or can
we swing by and give you money? Can we donate online?
(18:09):
What are the various ways that we can be a part.
Speaker 12 (18:11):
Of this, Yeah, there are a lot of ways.
Speaker 11 (18:15):
If you want to buy a brand new package, that's great,
or if your little ones have outgrown your diapers. The
diaper Bank will take individual diapers as long as they're clean.
So you want to go to your house and round
up any spare diapers that your family doesn't need anymore,
will take those as well. And if you go to
Nebraska Diaperbank dot org. I believe there is a link
to donate money that way.
Speaker 3 (18:35):
Excellent.
Speaker 2 (18:36):
I'm constantly laughing at various legal language. It has to
go on to various commercials or products, thinking someone obviously
thought differently, and that's why we had to use this.
You specifically said diapers that are clean. Please don't tell
me that people have tried to donate use diapers to
this cause.
Speaker 9 (18:56):
I don't believe so.
Speaker 11 (18:58):
It's just, you know, if it's like rolled around in
the dirt, I don't think they would like those. But
if you've had, you know, a stack in the closet
that is opened, we can take those as long as
they're not visibly dirty. But no, I don't believe there's
been any soiled diapers donated.
Speaker 2 (19:14):
Yep, here's a full diaper, Genie, and it's all yours, Like,
that's not what we need here. But now that I
think about it, there might be some people saying, well,
here are some cloth diapers that are reusable. We've used
them for all of our kids, and here you go,
what about reusable diapers.
Speaker 11 (19:31):
I don't believe they're taking reusable diapers right now. We
actually did that for my children as well. But that
is a great question, and I bet the Nebraska Diaper
Bank would be able to answer that question for you.
Speaker 2 (19:42):
All right, tell me here as we're talking with Ashley
Moore and dev Van Ornham with A Step Ahead, tell
me about your organization A Step Ahead.
Speaker 10 (19:51):
Well, we are a childcare center and we take care
of children from six weeks to through grade school or
age twelve, and our focus is on quality and preparing
kids for the next step and giving them a step ahead.
Speaker 2 (20:08):
There might be some people who say, all, this a
wonderful thing you're doing. Do you need volunteers? I'd love
to help. Do you take volunteers.
Speaker 12 (20:17):
For the diaper drive?
Speaker 11 (20:18):
We don't really need volunteers for that. We basically have
big toasts and at the end we're gonna round them
all up and drop them off at the Nebraska Diaper Bank.
Speaker 2 (20:28):
What about what you do throughout the year for these kids?
Do you need volunteers for that?
Speaker 10 (20:33):
We don't, Okay, there it is a very secure sure
field and lots of background checks and security has to
be done for people to work with children, and so
unfortunately we can't accept volunteers. However, we can't accept donations.
Speaker 2 (20:54):
Certainly, and that's where the website and the Facebook page
come into play. And I'll give you those details again
here in a second, so one more time. Here, the
diaper drive is underway. You recently started this, it's going
through this Friday. Where can people drop off these diapers?
Speaker 11 (21:11):
Yeah, so all four of our locations. We have a
location in Springfield, so if you're down south, it's right
off of Highway fifty in Platfee Road. We have a
location in Millard right off one hundred and fifty eighth
in West Center. We have a location in Bellevue right
by Avery School. And then our location in Omaha is
right off of one hundred and eighth and Q.
Speaker 12 (21:32):
On John gul Boulevard, Hice.
Speaker 11 (21:33):
So all of our locations are listed on our website.
Speaker 2 (21:36):
So someone's there at one hundred eighth and John gal Boulevard,
how are they going to know where to drop it off?
They just go through the burger king there and say
do you need these diapers? How do they know that
this is the place to drop them?
Speaker 11 (21:49):
You can just come right up to our front door.
Some of ours have a doorbell on the first door,
but if you come in, we will be ready and
willing to take the diapers that you have.
Speaker 2 (21:57):
So it's an office there that says a step ahead
on it and that's where we bring these diapers.
Speaker 3 (22:03):
Good to know.
Speaker 2 (22:04):
I didn't know if there was a drop off or
a trailery throw them in, or a guy standing there
holding them or what. And you can learn more about
a Step Ahead on their website, which is a Step
Ahead Daycare dashane dot com. That's a Step Ahead Daycare
dashane dot com. You can also find a Step Ahead
Omaha on Facebook and the Nebraska Diaperbank has a website
(22:26):
as well. Just do a search for Nebraska Diaper Bank.
This annual diaper drive is underway through this Friday, April fourth.
Ashley Moore and dev Van Ornham, thank you so much
for what you're doing for these families in need in
our community, and thanks so much for telling us about
it on Community Matters.
Speaker 11 (22:42):
Thanks for having us time.
Speaker 2 (22:44):
For one more segment on this week's edition of Community Matters,
and we welcome back to our program. Chelsea Brooks. Chelsea
is with truck center Companies. That means the annual garage
sale to benefit the Make a Wish Foundation is coming
up in pretty short amount of time.
Speaker 4 (22:59):
Here.
Speaker 2 (22:59):
So Chelsea, what are we doing on Saturday April twenty sixth, Yes, Hi,
so we.
Speaker 12 (23:04):
Are having our second annual garage sale. All proceeds will
go to make a Wish. It's from April twenty six,
from nine am to one pm at our training site
in there, which is located off one hundred and forty
fourth and corn Husker, and we have donations come from
all over. It is large furniture, clothing, pretty much anything
(23:27):
in everything in between, electronics and we look forward to
having it yet again.
Speaker 2 (23:32):
Now tell me about what it is that people are
able to bid on here. It's Almaha truck some truck
companies are we are we taking giant trucks off your hands?
Or what is up for sale here in the garage sale?
Speaker 12 (23:44):
No, no, no no. So luckily we have a lot
of generous people in our circle and they basically are
you know, either getting new items. So I know that
there's going to be some patio furniture. There's going to
be potentially some couches and tables of clothing ranging from
baby all the way up to adult clothing both men
(24:04):
and women. Name brands, A lot of quotes still have
tags on them. It can be the core electronics. Last
year we had over forty tables full of items.
Speaker 2 (24:16):
Where does all the stuff come from.
Speaker 12 (24:19):
From our employees and their families and friends. It's all donated.
Speaker 3 (24:23):
Incredible.
Speaker 2 (24:24):
So Chelsea Brooks with us here from Truck Center Companies
here in Omaha. The big groage sales coming up on Saturday,
April twenty six from nine am to one pm. If
you're at all an officionado of garage sales, you know
you want to get there early for the best deals here.
So where do people need to be starting at nine
o'clock on the morning of April twenty sixth.
Speaker 12 (24:47):
Yeah, So it'll be at Truck Center Companies and it'll
be at our training center, which is their signage that
shows you it. But the address is one four, three
four or five Cornhusker Road in Omaha, right off I eighty.
And I will say that from nine to ten am
last year we sold almost fifty percent of the stuff
in that first hour. So, like Scott mentioned, you're going
(25:09):
to want to get there early.
Speaker 3 (25:10):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (25:10):
Do people start knocking on the doors It's like five
o'clock in the morning, going, I know you got a
garage sale. I was hoping I come in here and
take a look early. Because anyone has ever had a
garage sale at their house, has had to deal with
these people showing up before sunrise.
Speaker 12 (25:24):
You know, we were pleasantly surprised that there were people
lined up and we welcomed that, and we did as
soon as we had people there ready to go. We
were opened the doors a little early to accommodate that.
I wouldn't recommend coming at five am, but we did
open in about half hour early last year.
Speaker 2 (25:39):
All right, So this all benefits the Make a Wish Foundation.
Why is it so important for your organization to align
itself with the wonderful mission of the Make a Wish Foundation.
Speaker 12 (25:49):
Yeah, so it is the charity of choice for our company,
and we are the largest contributor in the state of
Nebraska to the Make Wish Foundation of Nebraska. And so
it is near and dear to our We have employees
that have donations come out of their bi weekly paychecks.
It's very near and dear to our owner's heart. And
our dealerships all put on different fundraising events to help
(26:12):
us pull together for our major event in June to
present the large check to Make a Wish.
Speaker 2 (26:17):
That's beautiful and I know that they really appreciate that.
So once again, on Saturday, April twenty sixth, starting at
nine o'clock that morning. It's the second annual garage sale
to benefit the Make a Wish Foundation, and it's at
Truck Center Companies. Once again, Chelsea tell people where they
need to be that morning and whether they can start
perusing items online or get more details online anywhere.
Speaker 12 (26:41):
Yeah, so if you go to our trucks on our
companies dot com Facebook page, there's a truck in our
company's Omaha page, and we will that week start posting
sneak peeks. There was some large furniture that actually sold
in an advance because we have people messages, so we
are willing to do that. If people see something they like,
as long as they pay for prior, we're willing to
(27:01):
set it a side for them and they'll be able
to start looking at stuff. We did a drone footage
last year so people could get a good idea of
just how much is there. But yeah, so it's going
to be at our training center located at one four,
three four or five Cornhusker Road.
Speaker 2 (27:17):
Well, okay, so just off corn Husker and where is
that in relation to just off one hundred and forty
fourth and corn Husker.
Speaker 12 (27:24):
Essentially one hundred and forty fourth th I eighty ventnersity, all.
Speaker 3 (27:28):
Right, got it?
Speaker 2 (27:28):
So, and just do a search for truck Center Companies
at the training center there. I presume there'll be some
big signs nearby directing.
Speaker 4 (27:35):
Peoplewhere to go.
Speaker 12 (27:36):
Yeah, you can't miss it.
Speaker 3 (27:37):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (27:37):
Fantastic Chelsea Brooks with Truck Center Companies once again doing
the big groage sale for Make a Wish Foundation Saturday,
April twenty six, starting at nine o'clock that morning. Find
truck Center Companies on Facebook in the week leading up
to the event to get some deals right there. Chelsea,
thank you so much for what you're doing for children
and families in our community through this wonderful fundraiser, and
(27:58):
thanks so much for telling us about it on Community Matters.
Speaker 3 (28:01):
Thank you, and.
Speaker 2 (28:05):
Thank you so much for being a part of this
week's program Community Matters. On this iHeartMedia, Omaha Radio station.
I'm Scott Vorhees from news Radio eleven ten KFAB. If
you're looking for this or previous editions of our program,
you'll find it under the podcast link at kfab dot com.
Just go to our homepage kfab dot com and in
(28:28):
the dropdown menu under podcasts, check under weekend Shows and
this program is there. Along with previous editions of Community Matters.
Speaker 1 (28:38):
This has been Community Matters, a weekly public affairs special
on Cat one O three, Omaha's Greatest Hits ninety nine
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Greatest Hits ninety three three The Wolf in ninety six
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enjoy the rest of your day.
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