May 20, 2025 • 30 mins
This week’s show featured Heartland Family Service chief development officer Theresa Cassaday promoting their upcoming Strike a Chord event to raise funds for all the work they do to assist those in-need in our community. Then, recording artist Dave Bray invited the public to a free concert to celebrate our military and first responders over Memorial Day weekend.
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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 for Heats.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Thank you so much for being a part of our
show this week. We welcome back to the program the
great Teresa Cassidy, now in a fairly new role here. Yes,
I am the chief development officer with Heartland Family Service
online at Heartlandfamily Service dot org. Teresa, it's great to
have you back on the show.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
Well, thank you, Scott. It's always a pleasure and I'm
just grateful to be here.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Well, there's a really fun event that Heartland Family Service
has coming up next month. We'll talk about strike a
Chord here in just a moment, but first let's talk
about the organization. Tell me about Heartland Family Service and
how you got to be a part of this longtime group.
Speaker 3 (00:59):
Yeah, so we are actually celebrating one hundred and fifty
years in the community. So, you know, think back old
timey days eighteen seventy five. You know, people in poverty,
organizations helping those people to you know, lift them up
in many ways. The work that we're doing now is similar.
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It's just that now it's more clinical. We know that
the need is greater than just poverty, although a lot
of our clients are in poverty. We have a footprint
in Nebraska and in southwest Iowa, so we are servicing
not only people who have substance use issues or gambling
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use issues, also survivors of domestic violence, trafficking, people who
find themselves unhomed and need support just getting into a home.
But it's more than that, because often it accompanies that
homelessness is accompanied by mental health issues. So we offer
(02:10):
wrap around services. We're really trying to find people who
have literally maybe fallen all the way through all the
safety nets, and we were there to catch them.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
All. These things that you mentioned here are an amazing
service you provide not just for those individuals but for
the community, because a lot of times the fallout from
someone falling into that way is not a benefit to
the community. So that's right, it's great. I would think
that that no matter what the issue is, the first
thing is how do you reach that individual with a
(02:44):
message that suggests to them you need some assistance, and
we can provide it, but you've got to be an
active part of it. Let's go. Yeah, so it's not
an easy thing to do.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
It's not so you know, referrals obviously, family, family physicians,
people who are friends of these individuals. We have two
peer centers. They're places where people can go, they can
build a community. Maybe they just went in for a
free cup of coffee and we recognize like, Okay, this
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person is in dire straits. They are unhomed, they have
mental health issues. They're not always ready to make that change,
and so it's really about just meeting them where they are.
The other thing in Sarbye County, we have like what
we call our Sarpy Center, but it offers crisis services.
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So if people find themselves or their family or their
friends in a mental health crisis or substance use issues,
they can walk in twenty four to seven. It helps
to keep people out of hospitals, out of jail, out
of the system while they get help because all of
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that just lay. They just want to be better and
feel better and they want to thrive. They want to
be productive quote unquote productive citizens, and we're there to
you know, have an open door. Like our name says Heartland.
We have an open heart because we accept people no
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matter where they are on the continuum, and we will
do our best to get them support. But it takes
a village. Got you know that. It's not just you know,
one organization. We've got you know, lots of different funding sources,
but we do count on the community to step up.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Everything you're talking about costs a lot of money. Yes,
once you break through those whatever individual barriers are there
that would prevent someone from seeking assistance on their own,
to convince them here's a way we can come alongside
and partner with you to help you in your life.
Now you need the money that goes along with it.
And for the angels who work with Heartland Family Service,
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yourself included of course, Theresa, how do you deal with
the frustration on the part of the people who work
with this organization saying we want to help everybody and
it's so hard to do and it seems like we
help one person, here's ten more people who need assistance.
(05:26):
That can I mean for the people who say I
want to do this, that can be really frustrating. That
can really wear on a person when you realize there's
so much need out there.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
Yes, the need is powerful and it's growing, and you
know the main thing is that we want to create
awareness that this problem is everyone's problem and it doesn't
go away because of an organization like Heartland Family Service.
We're one organization, and there are others in the community
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who also this hard work. You know, it's volunteering, it's
reaching out, making donations, it's you know, sometimes in kind,
and then every once in a while, it's attending an
event where not only you're supporting the organization, but learning
more about it so that you can become an advocate
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for us. We need advocates. It's talking to your congressman,
your senators, your people who are in in our great
political system, to encourage them to continue to support the
good work of organizations like Heartland Family Service. And you know,
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we're in a time where some of that funding is
at risk and so you know, now more than ever,
people have to use their voice to say, wait, this
is important. If we can't lift up the person at
the bottom, the impact is a rip effect. In our community.
There's an expression that the high tide lifts all boats,
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and that's what we're looking to do to lift everyone's
boat to at least have some equity so that everyone
has access to a healthier, better, more meaningful life.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Really, and we'll talk about some of the ways that
you can assist Heartland Family Service in the services they provide.
We're talking with the chief development officer for hard.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
That sounds important, doesn't it.
Speaker 2 (07:31):
Yes, chief development officer. You're not just a development officer.
Speaker 3 (07:35):
Now, I'm a C level executive. You're a CDO I am.
And you know I worked for the for FNBO for
eight years. Prior to that, I was at Girls Scouts
for eleven years, and then you know, prior to that,
some of your listeners might remember when I hosted the
(07:56):
Fox Kids Club.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
Well I was going to bring that up. Yeah that
you know, as we're talking with Teresa Cassidy, people say, oh,
I remember from this organization or that one, or for
many of us growing up running home after school to
watch Ducktails and see what Teresa Cash and the Fox
forty two kids clever doing. Yeah, So, how was it
that you, Teresa got a chance to be involved with
(08:18):
this organization. It doesn't mean for you to be a
part of something like this, which is maybe almost as
important as being on the Fox forty two cartoon.
Speaker 3 (08:26):
Bring It's right up there, Scott Well, I kind of
see it as a career that's gone full circle. I
do when I was at Fox Kids Club and people
didn't maybe realize behind the scenes all of the things
that we did to support the community and to help kids,
you know, develop good values and it's more than just
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Ninja Turtles and power Arrangers.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
And some really sweet nineties outfits.
Speaker 3 (08:54):
Yeah yeah, and about being a good citizen. And so
I think as I was looking at the end of
a career, I wanted to go back to doing something
that had that kind of meaning and that that's where
my heart was. I loved working for FMBO. It was
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it is a great organization, but it was time for
me to put my money where my mouth is, so
to speak, and to embrace these challenges and do something meaningful.
And I know that I can make a difference. And
if you are a former FOS Kids Club member and
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you're listening, this is where I want you to put
your energy now. Heartland Family Service.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
Heartlindfamilyservice dot org is the website, and I'm sure they're
on the website or all the details about a fun
event coming up next month. Strike Accord is the name
of the event on Friday, June thirteenth. What are we
doing here in a little.
Speaker 3 (09:55):
Less than a month, Okay, So we're going to be
celebrating our one hundred and fifty at the Anniverse at
this fun gala at the Mid America's Center. They'll be
games and auctions and raffles and we're going to play
the heads and tails game, you know, like all the
usual things. They'll you know, the Hanna Fins. Oh, that's important,
(10:16):
Tom and Shirley Hannafin. He was like the mayor forever he.
Speaker 2 (10:21):
Was a mayor. He actually started being mayor of Council
Bluffs right before Heartline Friendly Services created one hundred and
fifty years ago and only recently seated controls to Met
Walsh there in Council Bluff. But yeah, Mayor Hannafan was
there for a very long time.
Speaker 3 (10:36):
Yeah, he's a fixture, and I'll tell you what a
nice man and still so sharp and remembers everyone and everything.
He's a brilliant ambassador for Council Bluffs. He's our honorary
chair and so you know, if you want to come
and hang out with Hanna Fins for an evening, he'll
bend your ear and if you have you know stories
(10:59):
and members, princes of bygone days. He and I used
to end up at the same events back in the
nineties and he remembered me, you know, not because I
always had a ninja turtle into but because we did
rub elbows in the same circles. What a great man
in our honorary chair. So you can join him. It's
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it's going to be a fun evening. It will of
course support a great organization. And you know, if you're
just looking for something to do on Friday the thirteenth,
Yes of June.
Speaker 2 (11:37):
As a Voorhees, Yes, I endorsed this event. Yah so
the hockey massed Killer from the Friday the thirteenth movies.
Jason Vorhees, My name is Scott Vorhees. So, oh my gosh.
Speaker 3 (11:50):
We have an honorary honorary chair right.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
On behalf of our mother. We endorse as Vorhees family
members this event on Friday the okay, thank you to
be a part of the STORISA. How do they end
up doing so?
Speaker 3 (12:04):
Just go to Heartlandfamilyservice dot Org. Right there on the
homepage you'll find the event information. You just click and
then decide do you want a sponsor, do you want
to attend? Anything you want to do is welcome, and
you know, we'll we'll have an event to remember and
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we'll really celebrate this organization that's been in our community
for one hundred and fifty years.
Speaker 2 (12:33):
Think about that, it's centennial.
Speaker 3 (12:35):
Oh my gosh. The fact that you can even say
that word.
Speaker 2 (12:38):
And you're going to spell it.
Speaker 3 (12:39):
Go ahead, oh say it again? No, okay, So you know,
think about the five or six organizations. First National Bank
of Omaha in fact, one of our very original meetings
took place in the parlors a First National Bank.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Of Omaha using all of her resources.
Speaker 3 (13:00):
Yes, and you know, all the same players, the coonsas
the beams in the room to help Heartland Family Service
way back when. It's just a full circle moment.
Speaker 2 (13:13):
All right. So obviously if someone said, well, I'd love
to be a part of this event, but I can't.
I'm going to be a camp Crystal Lake on Friday
the thirteenth, so I can't make it continue with that
movie theme. But they say, I can back a Brinks
truck up to your organization and give you all the
money you want. That's obviously a way you can volunteer
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your money for this organization, and I'm sure that there
are lots of ways that you can do that. But
what about people want to volunteer their time. Yeah, so look,
I don't maybe have a brain struck full of cash,
but I can help out here and there.
Speaker 3 (13:47):
What do you need, Yeah, just the same thing. Go
to the website. There's a button that says, you know, volunteer,
Just click on that. There's a form. We'll have you
fill that out so we know what you're interested in
and we'll find something for you to do. And if
you have a Brinks armored car full of cash and
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you back that up to the building, oh my gosh.
You know, they they'd love me. They'd be like, we
put the right girl in that job, right.
Speaker 2 (14:15):
As Yeah, we just want you to come by that
Brinks truck legally. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (14:20):
Oh, don't knock over a truck for us. Please don't
need that.
Speaker 2 (14:24):
But if you have one, if you come by it legally.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
Yes, yes, it'll be more than welcome.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
Do that. On this event on Friday, June thirteenth, Strike
a chord. What's the significance of the name.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
Well, for a long time they did dueling pianos and
since then we've like got we've paired it down to
one piano. So it had a music theme and its origins.
Now the name has some equity in the community, so
we kept it.
Speaker 2 (14:52):
I think every year you do it, you should add
another piano. Okay, to the point, where's like nineteen piano
players all playing at the same time and dueling with
one another, Yes, a dual to the pain.
Speaker 3 (15:04):
Yeah, and then like a famous piano player. I can't
think of any right now, but you know you.
Speaker 2 (15:09):
Have a single famous.
Speaker 3 (15:11):
Are there anymore right now?
Speaker 2 (15:13):
I mean Elton John's not bad. Well, Ben Folds was
just in town with the Omaha Symphony.
Speaker 3 (15:20):
Okay, wow, I was thinking more like Liberachi Beethoven. I
was thinking of all the dead.
Speaker 2 (15:27):
Guys going with rock piano players.
Speaker 3 (15:31):
Yeah, you are. I like your idea, and that's the
kind of thinking that we need. Scott at Heartland Family Service.
So even if you have ideas for us, reach out
and there's a place for everyone there. And if you
know somebody that needs help and you're not sure where
to get started, there's all. There are also contact information
(15:53):
on the website, so you can call email and again
you can walk into the Sarpie Scent and get help.
Twenty four to seven.
Speaker 2 (16:03):
When it's Heartland Family Service. How big is the Heartland
realm here for this organization.
Speaker 3 (16:10):
It's eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. So and we have
a large footprint on both sides of the river. It's
a very large organization. The Benson campus do you know
the Catholic Archdiocese campuses. Yeah, we own the Benson campus
now and it's not only clinical services. We have survivor
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services and eventually I'll be working there in one of
the admin buildings. So you know, just a large footprint
on both sides. And again, if you're not sure how
to access our services or what we do, go to
the website Heartlandfamilyservice dot org.
Speaker 2 (16:54):
I presume that's also true if you know someone, maybe
you've gotten a strange family member who has fallen on
hard times and go bok before this gets any worse.
I would really love for Heartland Family Service to intervene.
Website for that as well.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
Yeah, and you know, intervene the people that come to
us generally have to have made the decision to dig
down and do the hard work, and so intervention is
it really something that's on our list of services. But
certainly the family can access us to find out what's available,
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what can they do to help their loved ones. That's
where we shine.
Speaker 2 (17:36):
Terrific Heartland Family Service dot org Again. The Strike Accord
event is at the Mid America Center and Council Bluffs
Mayor for Life Tom Hannafin and his wife are the
honorary CoA chairs. Will Matt Walsh be allowed to come there?
He's like, you know, I've been the mayor for Council
Bluss for a long time here yeah, no, han.
Speaker 3 (17:57):
Okay, I've met Matt Walsh. Here's a little known sea.
He was on Romper Room when he was a kid.
Did not know uh huh yeah, he was like connected
with me immediately, that whole kid's TV thing. And he
will be there, excellent, And you can bid on a
package to spend the day with him, all right?
Speaker 2 (18:16):
Can you bid on a package to golf with Tom Hannifan.
Uh you know, I.
Speaker 3 (18:20):
Hadn't thought of that. What a great idea.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
Yeah, anytime you see Tom Hannafan, you can say, hey,
what you shoot today? He probably played golf.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
Okay, okay, didn't know that, but I will ask him
I should have a package so that people could spend
the day with me. But I'm super boring.
Speaker 2 (18:37):
Scott, and I think this interview is proof positive. No,
I'm hitting Teresa. You're always welcome here and I'm so
glad that you found this home here with Heartland Family Service.
This is a great place for your heart to be
able to devote its energies. Yes, for the benefit of
our community. That's the Chief Development officer with Heartland Family
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Service online at Heartland Family so dot org. That's where
you can go and learn more about the strike a
court event at the Mid America Center and Council Bluffs
on Friday, June thirteenth. Teresa Acacidy, thank you so much
for what you and Heartline Family Service are doing for
our community and thanks for telling us about it here
on Community Matters.
Speaker 3 (19:15):
And thank you Scott. It was a pleasure to be
here and to see you again anytime.
Speaker 2 (19:20):
The always delightful Teresa Acassidy.
Speaker 4 (19:22):
There.
Speaker 2 (19:22):
This is Scott Vorhees from news radio eleven ten KFAB
introducing myself as such because this next segment comes from
an edition of my program, which is Mornings on eleven
ten KFAB from nine to eleven from this past week.
I talked with the headliner at a free community concert
coming up sponsored by Barry Law over the upcoming Memorial
(19:45):
Day weekend. So this interview was recorded this past week,
so we're talking about the event coming up in a
week and a half. That was true at the time,
but it's coming up this coming weekend, specifically Sunday, May
twenty fifth. Here's my conversation from KFAB with Dave Bray USA.
Speaker 3 (20:03):
New Tray.
Speaker 2 (20:08):
And the Price it Up.
Speaker 3 (20:13):
Full times it. Dave say, it's.
Speaker 2 (20:22):
Gonna be a great night at rock, Country, roots and
Patriotism on Sunday, May twenty fifth. We welcome on to
the show of Dave Bray USA. It is Dave Bray Dave,
good morning and welcome to eleven ten Kfab.
Speaker 4 (20:37):
Thanks for having me, Scott, I appreciate your brother, and yeah, man,
it is going to be an amazing concert. Of course,
we're supporting all of our and remembering of course all
of our fallen heroes for this Memorial Day May twenty fifth.
I just want to thank Barry Law and of course
our brother John Barry from Veteran Led podcast for having
us out there. Man, We're pumped to be at the
at Papellion Sumpter Amphitheater. It's going to be amazing.
Speaker 2 (21:00):
It's going to be a great time here and a
free concert. It's you know, I don't know, most musicians
like to get paid for stuff, So I hope that
you're compensated at least buying you a stake or something
while you're here in Omaha. But I want to talk
about some of the reasons why we're doing this show
and why you're the artist who has been chosen to
headline this show. You're eighteen years old and you're weighing
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your options for your future, or maybe you're having them
weighed for you. It was decided that you would be
enlisting in our United States Navy. Talk about that decision
and how it was that you became a member of
our US Navy.
Speaker 4 (21:39):
Well, small town Pennsylvania man grew up, little little guy,
you know, throwing newspapers for living at eleven years old,
cutting heads cabbage all summer long, you know, just getting
big and strong, watching everybody else sort of get out
of town, going to college doing what they were doing.
My dad was Nyvy. My brother was a navy guy,
had family that had served in World War One in
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the Argonne Forest, and stories of World War Two pilots
and people that have been in my family and law
enforcement as well, So I come from a long line
of it and services in my blood. But again service
in the United States Navy guys started out Dixie Cup Navy,
then crossed over joined the Marine Corps as an FMF.
Corman worked with the sniper teams for a few years
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and out of Campbells Viue, North Carolina, and I got out.
I wanted to pursue music, and I wanted to do
something that was different, and I just wanted to use
continuation of that service and pay honor and tribute to
my brothers and sisters who serve in the military, and
of course who wear the uniform here in law enforcement
and fire and police. So it's a culmination of all
that stuff put together.
Speaker 2 (22:41):
When you've got family who served in the Navy, obviously
it wasn't too much of a shock that maybe you'd
be you'd have the opportunity to follow suit. Where did
your love of music come from?
Speaker 4 (22:55):
Started as a young age. My mom had a guitar,
so she played a little bit of folk music. Growing up.
I used to sit and sing with her, but actually
in the church, I sung in the church choir. And
then there was a tragic incident that happened while we
were in high school. One of my football teammates was
killed in a car crash. And I was actually listening
down to music hall and I heard a buddy of mine.
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It was just wailing on an electric guitar and it
was sort of haunting, and I just felt called to it.
And he and I sat in that band room and
he played every song I knew, and I said we
should start a band. And then we were, you know,
fifteen sixteen year old kids, and we did it. You know,
we started a band and we just started making as
much noise as we possibly could and you know, singing,
(23:37):
singing for our buddy that we lost. And that turned
into what Music on a Mission is today and what
Dave Bray USA is today. So it's been a long road,
a long journey, but it's rooted in fates and patriotism.
And I think this May twenty fifth at the Sumpter Amphitheater,
people are going to find out what it's all about.
From Omaha to Brasket a papillion and it's going to
be a great night to rock and remember, and it's
going to be a free concert, and God bless our.
Speaker 2 (23:59):
Defenders absolutely so, whether it's you know, songs like Last
Call or what we just played a moment ago to
welcome you on the show, the song into the Fire
paying tribute to those first responders who would respond to
a fire call. There's a lot of heart, a lot
of patriotism to these songs. But you've got a great
rock voice. Did anyone ever say like, look, you're You've
(24:21):
got a great voice here. We could kind of sculpt
work with you and you could be the next Nickelback
Dave think about it.
Speaker 4 (24:29):
Interestingly enough, I've been down that road, you know. I've
been signed to labels and I've done that music business side,
and I don't know if it's my defiance. I don't
know what it is, but it's rooted in my soul.
And one of the things that I can't stand is
when people take advantage of people. And every time that
I felt like I was involved with one of these labels,
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I felt a little of that and I stepped away.
And we do it all by family. Now. My wife
is my booking agent's's my pr agent, my kids, help
me print my merchandise where family driven, face driven, and
it's all in house. So we don't have a record label.
If people want to find out more than go to
Dave BRAYUSA dot com. We'll just check out the socials
Dave for USA. We're in Washington, d C. Today and
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for the National Peace Officers Memorial. Yes, I'm supporting supporting
our law enforcement. So again, this is this is music
on a mission. It comes from my family, it comes
from my faith, and it's it's it's going to be
amazing again. Sumpter Amphitheater, May twenty fifth, starts at three pm.
Family friendly. Everything is free food all that just so
come on out enjoy the day.
Speaker 2 (25:30):
Yeah, it's gonna be a fun time there. I'll be
lucky to be the one to say please welcome Dave
Bray USA. We've got Dave on the show with us
here for another minute or two on eleven ten kfab
Because you've had a chance to be around some really
big touring rock and country musician, what's it like to be,
you know, backstage with Aerosmith or skinnerd or like Travis Tritt,
(25:54):
Toby Keith.
Speaker 4 (25:55):
Well, I think I think a lot of those guys.
First off, you know, praise them up. For Toby. I
love Toby keith Man. I loved what he did. I've
worked with him a couple of times, and you know,
not just an amazing individual, but amazing patriot. You know
his story of you know, touring the country after nine
to eleven, three hundred free shows and bases all across
the world in the year I mean, unbelievable patriot and
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I emulate. Those are my heroes. So you look at
those kinds of guys and say, you know, where do
I want to see myself? And I'd love to be
in that space. I'd love to be the next Toby
keith next Leek Greenwood, those types of people that support
their country and where their patriotism on their sleep. But again,
backstage are some of those big guys. Some of them
are amazing. Some of the nicest people like Rob Zombie
you wouldn't think would be the super nicest guy in
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the world, amazingly kind of met it with Sturgis, you know.
So it's like I'm blessed. I'm extremely blessed. Lord has
opened up many doors for me. And again, just like
this one for bury Law out there at the at
the Sumpter Antitheater. It's going to be You're going to
feel all that. So bring your lawn chairs, come on out,
have a good time, bring your family and have a
family friendly concert. Like I said, bring American flag you
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want to wave it. We do an amazing version of
the Star Spangled banner, high and proud and loud, and
we're going to get We're just going to have an
amazing time and I cannot wait to get out to Papillion. Man,
it's going to be a great week.
Speaker 2 (27:12):
Last question for you, as as soon as you start
flying the American flag, and it's not in some sort
of protest or before you burn it or something like that,
you've got an element in this country who automatically thinks
you're the enemy because you stand up for our military,
you stand up for our freedoms, you speak of the Constitution,
you speak of faith, and that makes you a target.
(27:35):
How have you dealt with being a target?
Speaker 4 (27:39):
Well, it's two ways. It's two way streets. You know,
with as many with as many inbounds rounds, you find
as much cover as you need. The Lord Pride provides
for those things. Yes, we are targeted as a band
this our family has been targeted by media, by news
for our beliefs and our faith and our patriotism. And again,
like I said, when when freedom and loving God and country,
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who becomes you know, the rebellious act. I feel like
we are the new punk rock at this point in time. So,
you know, we take it with what the Lord gives
us and we put forward. And you know what, any
one of those rounds that comes in and gets a
little danger close, it just there was a reminder that
we need to dig in deeper and get stronger and
stay in the fight and finish the fight that we started.
Speaker 2 (28:22):
Yeah, having served in the military as you did, I'm
guessing that a few barbs fired at you on Twitter
probably isn't It doesn't carry the same weight or threat
to it. So Dave, thank you very much for wearing
your faith in your freedom on your sleeve and with
your guitar and vocals. Look forward to seeing you there
(28:42):
at Sumter Amphitheater and Papillion the afternoon of Sunday, May
twenty fifth, starts at three. As Dave said, there totally free,
family friendly, come out there for food and some great music.
Dave Bray, USA, Dave it's been great talking with you.
We'll see you here in a week and a half.
Speaker 4 (28:58):
To Scott and then more information day Break USA dot com.
Speaker 2 (29:00):
God bless and God bless you as well. It's great
to talk with Devebray here on this National Peace Officer's
Day as he joined us from Washington, d C There
DABRAYUSA dot com. Also check out Barry Law douce do
a search for Barry Law concert and all the information
about what's going on on Sunday, May twenty fifth. We'll
(29:21):
show up right there Barry Law. He is putting this
show together. That segment there is from an edition this
past week of my program on eleven ten KFAB. So
the show's not in a week and a half, it's
coming up this coming weekend Sunday, May twenty fifth. But
that's our show Community Matters for this weekend. Thanks for listening.
Speaker 1 (29:40):
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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 for Heats.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Thank you so much for being a part of our
show this week. We welcome back to the program the
great Teresa Cassidy, now in a fairly new role here. Yes,
I am the chief development officer with Heartland Family Service
online at Heartlandfamily Service dot org. Teresa, it's great to
have you back on the show.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
Well, thank you, Scott. It's always a pleasure and I'm
just grateful to be here.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Well, there's a really fun event that Heartland Family Service
has coming up next month. We'll talk about strike a
Chord here in just a moment, but first let's talk
about the organization. Tell me about Heartland Family Service and
how you got to be a part of this longtime group.
Speaker 3 (00:59):
Yeah, so we are actually celebrating one hundred and fifty
years in the community. So, you know, think back old
timey days eighteen seventy five. You know, people in poverty,
organizations helping those people to you know, lift them up
in many ways. The work that we're doing now is similar.
(01:23):
It's just that now it's more clinical. We know that
the need is greater than just poverty, although a lot
of our clients are in poverty. We have a footprint
in Nebraska and in southwest Iowa, so we are servicing
not only people who have substance use issues or gambling
(01:49):
use issues, also survivors of domestic violence, trafficking, people who
find themselves unhomed and need support just getting into a home.
But it's more than that, because often it accompanies that
homelessness is accompanied by mental health issues. So we offer
(02:10):
wrap around services. We're really trying to find people who
have literally maybe fallen all the way through all the
safety nets, and we were there to catch them.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
All. These things that you mentioned here are an amazing
service you provide not just for those individuals but for
the community, because a lot of times the fallout from
someone falling into that way is not a benefit to
the community. So that's right, it's great. I would think
that that no matter what the issue is, the first
thing is how do you reach that individual with a
(02:44):
message that suggests to them you need some assistance, and
we can provide it, but you've got to be an
active part of it. Let's go. Yeah, so it's not
an easy thing to do.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
It's not so you know, referrals obviously, family, family physicians,
people who are friends of these individuals. We have two
peer centers. They're places where people can go, they can
build a community. Maybe they just went in for a
free cup of coffee and we recognize like, Okay, this
(03:15):
person is in dire straits. They are unhomed, they have
mental health issues. They're not always ready to make that change,
and so it's really about just meeting them where they are.
The other thing in Sarbye County, we have like what
we call our Sarpy Center, but it offers crisis services.
(03:38):
So if people find themselves or their family or their
friends in a mental health crisis or substance use issues,
they can walk in twenty four to seven. It helps
to keep people out of hospitals, out of jail, out
of the system while they get help because all of
(03:59):
that just lay. They just want to be better and
feel better and they want to thrive. They want to
be productive quote unquote productive citizens, and we're there to
you know, have an open door. Like our name says Heartland.
We have an open heart because we accept people no
(04:22):
matter where they are on the continuum, and we will
do our best to get them support. But it takes
a village. Got you know that. It's not just you know,
one organization. We've got you know, lots of different funding sources,
but we do count on the community to step up.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Everything you're talking about costs a lot of money. Yes,
once you break through those whatever individual barriers are there
that would prevent someone from seeking assistance on their own,
to convince them here's a way we can come alongside
and partner with you to help you in your life.
Now you need the money that goes along with it.
And for the angels who work with Heartland Family Service,
(05:05):
yourself included of course, Theresa, how do you deal with
the frustration on the part of the people who work
with this organization saying we want to help everybody and
it's so hard to do and it seems like we
help one person, here's ten more people who need assistance.
(05:26):
That can I mean for the people who say I
want to do this, that can be really frustrating. That
can really wear on a person when you realize there's
so much need out there.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
Yes, the need is powerful and it's growing, and you
know the main thing is that we want to create
awareness that this problem is everyone's problem and it doesn't
go away because of an organization like Heartland Family Service.
We're one organization, and there are others in the community
(05:59):
who also this hard work. You know, it's volunteering, it's
reaching out, making donations, it's you know, sometimes in kind,
and then every once in a while, it's attending an
event where not only you're supporting the organization, but learning
more about it so that you can become an advocate
(06:21):
for us. We need advocates. It's talking to your congressman,
your senators, your people who are in in our great
political system, to encourage them to continue to support the
good work of organizations like Heartland Family Service. And you know,
(06:43):
we're in a time where some of that funding is
at risk and so you know, now more than ever,
people have to use their voice to say, wait, this
is important. If we can't lift up the person at
the bottom, the impact is a rip effect. In our community.
There's an expression that the high tide lifts all boats,
(07:06):
and that's what we're looking to do to lift everyone's
boat to at least have some equity so that everyone
has access to a healthier, better, more meaningful life.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Really, and we'll talk about some of the ways that
you can assist Heartland Family Service in the services they provide.
We're talking with the chief development officer for hard.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
That sounds important, doesn't it.
Speaker 2 (07:31):
Yes, chief development officer. You're not just a development officer.
Speaker 3 (07:35):
Now, I'm a C level executive. You're a CDO I am.
And you know I worked for the for FNBO for
eight years. Prior to that, I was at Girls Scouts
for eleven years, and then you know, prior to that,
some of your listeners might remember when I hosted the
(07:56):
Fox Kids Club.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
Well I was going to bring that up. Yeah that
you know, as we're talking with Teresa Cassidy, people say, oh,
I remember from this organization or that one, or for
many of us growing up running home after school to
watch Ducktails and see what Teresa Cash and the Fox
forty two kids clever doing. Yeah, So, how was it
that you, Teresa got a chance to be involved with
(08:18):
this organization. It doesn't mean for you to be a
part of something like this, which is maybe almost as
important as being on the Fox forty two cartoon.
Speaker 3 (08:26):
Bring It's right up there, Scott Well, I kind of
see it as a career that's gone full circle. I
do when I was at Fox Kids Club and people
didn't maybe realize behind the scenes all of the things
that we did to support the community and to help kids,
you know, develop good values and it's more than just
(08:50):
Ninja Turtles and power Arrangers.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
And some really sweet nineties outfits.
Speaker 3 (08:54):
Yeah yeah, and about being a good citizen. And so
I think as I was looking at the end of
a career, I wanted to go back to doing something
that had that kind of meaning and that that's where
my heart was. I loved working for FMBO. It was
(09:15):
it is a great organization, but it was time for
me to put my money where my mouth is, so
to speak, and to embrace these challenges and do something meaningful.
And I know that I can make a difference. And
if you are a former FOS Kids Club member and
(09:35):
you're listening, this is where I want you to put
your energy now. Heartland Family Service.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
Heartlindfamilyservice dot org is the website, and I'm sure they're
on the website or all the details about a fun
event coming up next month. Strike Accord is the name
of the event on Friday, June thirteenth. What are we
doing here in a little.
Speaker 3 (09:55):
Less than a month, Okay, So we're going to be
celebrating our one hundred and fifty at the Anniverse at
this fun gala at the Mid America's Center. They'll be
games and auctions and raffles and we're going to play
the heads and tails game, you know, like all the
usual things. They'll you know, the Hanna Fins. Oh, that's important,
(10:16):
Tom and Shirley Hannafin. He was like the mayor forever he.
Speaker 2 (10:21):
Was a mayor. He actually started being mayor of Council
Bluffs right before Heartline Friendly Services created one hundred and
fifty years ago and only recently seated controls to Met
Walsh there in Council Bluff. But yeah, Mayor Hannafan was
there for a very long time.
Speaker 3 (10:36):
Yeah, he's a fixture, and I'll tell you what a
nice man and still so sharp and remembers everyone and everything.
He's a brilliant ambassador for Council Bluffs. He's our honorary
chair and so you know, if you want to come
and hang out with Hanna Fins for an evening, he'll
bend your ear and if you have you know stories
(10:59):
and members, princes of bygone days. He and I used
to end up at the same events back in the
nineties and he remembered me, you know, not because I
always had a ninja turtle into but because we did
rub elbows in the same circles. What a great man
in our honorary chair. So you can join him. It's
(11:22):
it's going to be a fun evening. It will of
course support a great organization. And you know, if you're
just looking for something to do on Friday the thirteenth,
Yes of June.
Speaker 2 (11:37):
As a Voorhees, Yes, I endorsed this event. Yah so
the hockey massed Killer from the Friday the thirteenth movies.
Jason Vorhees, My name is Scott Vorhees. So, oh my gosh.
Speaker 3 (11:50):
We have an honorary honorary chair right.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
On behalf of our mother. We endorse as Vorhees family
members this event on Friday the okay, thank you to
be a part of the STORISA. How do they end
up doing so?
Speaker 3 (12:04):
Just go to Heartlandfamilyservice dot Org. Right there on the
homepage you'll find the event information. You just click and
then decide do you want a sponsor, do you want
to attend? Anything you want to do is welcome, and
you know, we'll we'll have an event to remember and
(12:25):
we'll really celebrate this organization that's been in our community
for one hundred and fifty years.
Speaker 2 (12:33):
Think about that, it's centennial.
Speaker 3 (12:35):
Oh my gosh. The fact that you can even say
that word.
Speaker 2 (12:38):
And you're going to spell it.
Speaker 3 (12:39):
Go ahead, oh say it again? No, okay, So you know,
think about the five or six organizations. First National Bank
of Omaha in fact, one of our very original meetings
took place in the parlors a First National Bank.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Of Omaha using all of her resources.
Speaker 3 (13:00):
Yes, and you know, all the same players, the coonsas
the beams in the room to help Heartland Family Service
way back when. It's just a full circle moment.
Speaker 2 (13:13):
All right. So obviously if someone said, well, I'd love
to be a part of this event, but I can't.
I'm going to be a camp Crystal Lake on Friday
the thirteenth, so I can't make it continue with that
movie theme. But they say, I can back a Brinks
truck up to your organization and give you all the
money you want. That's obviously a way you can volunteer
(13:34):
your money for this organization, and I'm sure that there
are lots of ways that you can do that. But
what about people want to volunteer their time. Yeah, so look,
I don't maybe have a brain struck full of cash,
but I can help out here and there.
Speaker 3 (13:47):
What do you need, Yeah, just the same thing. Go
to the website. There's a button that says, you know, volunteer,
Just click on that. There's a form. We'll have you
fill that out so we know what you're interested in
and we'll find something for you to do. And if
you have a Brinks armored car full of cash and
(14:07):
you back that up to the building, oh my gosh.
You know, they they'd love me. They'd be like, we
put the right girl in that job, right.
Speaker 2 (14:15):
As Yeah, we just want you to come by that
Brinks truck legally. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (14:20):
Oh, don't knock over a truck for us. Please don't
need that.
Speaker 2 (14:24):
But if you have one, if you come by it legally.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
Yes, yes, it'll be more than welcome.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
Do that. On this event on Friday, June thirteenth, Strike
a chord. What's the significance of the name.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
Well, for a long time they did dueling pianos and
since then we've like got we've paired it down to
one piano. So it had a music theme and its origins.
Now the name has some equity in the community, so
we kept it.
Speaker 2 (14:52):
I think every year you do it, you should add
another piano. Okay, to the point, where's like nineteen piano
players all playing at the same time and dueling with
one another, Yes, a dual to the pain.
Speaker 3 (15:04):
Yeah, and then like a famous piano player. I can't
think of any right now, but you know you.
Speaker 2 (15:09):
Have a single famous.
Speaker 3 (15:11):
Are there anymore right now?
Speaker 2 (15:13):
I mean Elton John's not bad. Well, Ben Folds was
just in town with the Omaha Symphony.
Speaker 3 (15:20):
Okay, wow, I was thinking more like Liberachi Beethoven. I
was thinking of all the dead.
Speaker 2 (15:27):
Guys going with rock piano players.
Speaker 3 (15:31):
Yeah, you are. I like your idea, and that's the
kind of thinking that we need. Scott at Heartland Family Service.
So even if you have ideas for us, reach out
and there's a place for everyone there. And if you
know somebody that needs help and you're not sure where
to get started, there's all. There are also contact information
(15:53):
on the website, so you can call email and again
you can walk into the Sarpie Scent and get help.
Twenty four to seven.
Speaker 2 (16:03):
When it's Heartland Family Service. How big is the Heartland
realm here for this organization.
Speaker 3 (16:10):
It's eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. So and we have
a large footprint on both sides of the river. It's
a very large organization. The Benson campus do you know
the Catholic Archdiocese campuses. Yeah, we own the Benson campus
now and it's not only clinical services. We have survivor
(16:33):
services and eventually I'll be working there in one of
the admin buildings. So you know, just a large footprint
on both sides. And again, if you're not sure how
to access our services or what we do, go to
the website Heartlandfamilyservice dot org.
Speaker 2 (16:54):
I presume that's also true if you know someone, maybe
you've gotten a strange family member who has fallen on
hard times and go bok before this gets any worse.
I would really love for Heartland Family Service to intervene.
Website for that as well.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
Yeah, and you know, intervene the people that come to
us generally have to have made the decision to dig
down and do the hard work, and so intervention is
it really something that's on our list of services. But
certainly the family can access us to find out what's available,
(17:31):
what can they do to help their loved ones. That's
where we shine.
Speaker 2 (17:36):
Terrific Heartland Family Service dot org Again. The Strike Accord
event is at the Mid America Center and Council Bluffs
Mayor for Life Tom Hannafin and his wife are the
honorary CoA chairs. Will Matt Walsh be allowed to come there?
He's like, you know, I've been the mayor for Council
Bluss for a long time here yeah, no, han.
Speaker 3 (17:57):
Okay, I've met Matt Walsh. Here's a little known sea.
He was on Romper Room when he was a kid.
Did not know uh huh yeah, he was like connected
with me immediately, that whole kid's TV thing. And he
will be there, excellent, And you can bid on a
package to spend the day with him, all right?
Speaker 2 (18:16):
Can you bid on a package to golf with Tom Hannifan.
Uh you know, I.
Speaker 3 (18:20):
Hadn't thought of that. What a great idea.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
Yeah, anytime you see Tom Hannafan, you can say, hey,
what you shoot today? He probably played golf.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
Okay, okay, didn't know that, but I will ask him
I should have a package so that people could spend
the day with me. But I'm super boring.
Speaker 2 (18:37):
Scott, and I think this interview is proof positive. No,
I'm hitting Teresa. You're always welcome here and I'm so
glad that you found this home here with Heartland Family Service.
This is a great place for your heart to be
able to devote its energies. Yes, for the benefit of
our community. That's the Chief Development officer with Heartland Family
(18:58):
Service online at Heartland Family so dot org. That's where
you can go and learn more about the strike a
court event at the Mid America Center and Council Bluffs
on Friday, June thirteenth. Teresa Acacidy, thank you so much
for what you and Heartline Family Service are doing for
our community and thanks for telling us about it here
on Community Matters.
Speaker 3 (19:15):
And thank you Scott. It was a pleasure to be
here and to see you again anytime.
Speaker 2 (19:20):
The always delightful Teresa Acassidy.
Speaker 4 (19:22):
There.
Speaker 2 (19:22):
This is Scott Vorhees from news radio eleven ten KFAB
introducing myself as such because this next segment comes from
an edition of my program, which is Mornings on eleven
ten KFAB from nine to eleven from this past week.
I talked with the headliner at a free community concert
coming up sponsored by Barry Law over the upcoming Memorial
(19:45):
Day weekend. So this interview was recorded this past week,
so we're talking about the event coming up in a
week and a half. That was true at the time,
but it's coming up this coming weekend, specifically Sunday, May
twenty fifth. Here's my conversation from KFAB with Dave Bray USA.
Speaker 3 (20:03):
New Tray.
Speaker 2 (20:08):
And the Price it Up.
Speaker 3 (20:13):
Full times it. Dave say, it's.
Speaker 2 (20:22):
Gonna be a great night at rock, Country, roots and
Patriotism on Sunday, May twenty fifth. We welcome on to
the show of Dave Bray USA. It is Dave Bray Dave,
good morning and welcome to eleven ten Kfab.
Speaker 4 (20:37):
Thanks for having me, Scott, I appreciate your brother, and yeah, man,
it is going to be an amazing concert. Of course,
we're supporting all of our and remembering of course all
of our fallen heroes for this Memorial Day May twenty fifth.
I just want to thank Barry Law and of course
our brother John Barry from Veteran Led podcast for having
us out there. Man, We're pumped to be at the
at Papellion Sumpter Amphitheater. It's going to be amazing.
Speaker 2 (21:00):
It's going to be a great time here and a
free concert. It's you know, I don't know, most musicians
like to get paid for stuff, So I hope that
you're compensated at least buying you a stake or something
while you're here in Omaha. But I want to talk
about some of the reasons why we're doing this show
and why you're the artist who has been chosen to
headline this show. You're eighteen years old and you're weighing
(21:24):
your options for your future, or maybe you're having them
weighed for you. It was decided that you would be
enlisting in our United States Navy. Talk about that decision
and how it was that you became a member of
our US Navy.
Speaker 4 (21:39):
Well, small town Pennsylvania man grew up, little little guy,
you know, throwing newspapers for living at eleven years old,
cutting heads cabbage all summer long, you know, just getting
big and strong, watching everybody else sort of get out
of town, going to college doing what they were doing.
My dad was Nyvy. My brother was a navy guy,
had family that had served in World War One in
(22:00):
the Argonne Forest, and stories of World War Two pilots
and people that have been in my family and law
enforcement as well, So I come from a long line
of it and services in my blood. But again service
in the United States Navy guys started out Dixie Cup Navy,
then crossed over joined the Marine Corps as an FMF.
Corman worked with the sniper teams for a few years
(22:21):
and out of Campbells Viue, North Carolina, and I got out.
I wanted to pursue music, and I wanted to do
something that was different, and I just wanted to use
continuation of that service and pay honor and tribute to
my brothers and sisters who serve in the military, and
of course who wear the uniform here in law enforcement
and fire and police. So it's a culmination of all
that stuff put together.
Speaker 2 (22:41):
When you've got family who served in the Navy, obviously
it wasn't too much of a shock that maybe you'd
be you'd have the opportunity to follow suit. Where did
your love of music come from?
Speaker 4 (22:55):
Started as a young age. My mom had a guitar,
so she played a little bit of folk music. Growing up.
I used to sit and sing with her, but actually
in the church, I sung in the church choir. And
then there was a tragic incident that happened while we
were in high school. One of my football teammates was
killed in a car crash. And I was actually listening
down to music hall and I heard a buddy of mine.
(23:17):
It was just wailing on an electric guitar and it
was sort of haunting, and I just felt called to it.
And he and I sat in that band room and
he played every song I knew, and I said we
should start a band. And then we were, you know,
fifteen sixteen year old kids, and we did it. You know,
we started a band and we just started making as
much noise as we possibly could and you know, singing,
(23:37):
singing for our buddy that we lost. And that turned
into what Music on a Mission is today and what
Dave Bray USA is today. So it's been a long road,
a long journey, but it's rooted in fates and patriotism.
And I think this May twenty fifth at the Sumpter Amphitheater,
people are going to find out what it's all about.
From Omaha to Brasket a papillion and it's going to
be a great night to rock and remember, and it's
going to be a free concert, and God bless our.
Speaker 2 (23:59):
Defenders absolutely so, whether it's you know, songs like Last
Call or what we just played a moment ago to
welcome you on the show, the song into the Fire
paying tribute to those first responders who would respond to
a fire call. There's a lot of heart, a lot
of patriotism to these songs. But you've got a great
rock voice. Did anyone ever say like, look, you're You've
(24:21):
got a great voice here. We could kind of sculpt
work with you and you could be the next Nickelback
Dave think about it.
Speaker 4 (24:29):
Interestingly enough, I've been down that road, you know. I've
been signed to labels and I've done that music business side,
and I don't know if it's my defiance. I don't
know what it is, but it's rooted in my soul.
And one of the things that I can't stand is
when people take advantage of people. And every time that
I felt like I was involved with one of these labels,
(24:49):
I felt a little of that and I stepped away.
And we do it all by family. Now. My wife
is my booking agent's's my pr agent, my kids, help
me print my merchandise where family driven, face driven, and
it's all in house. So we don't have a record label.
If people want to find out more than go to
Dave BRAYUSA dot com. We'll just check out the socials
Dave for USA. We're in Washington, d C. Today and
(25:11):
for the National Peace Officers Memorial. Yes, I'm supporting supporting
our law enforcement. So again, this is this is music
on a mission. It comes from my family, it comes
from my faith, and it's it's it's going to be
amazing again. Sumpter Amphitheater, May twenty fifth, starts at three pm.
Family friendly. Everything is free food all that just so
come on out enjoy the day.
Speaker 2 (25:30):
Yeah, it's gonna be a fun time there. I'll be
lucky to be the one to say please welcome Dave
Bray USA. We've got Dave on the show with us
here for another minute or two on eleven ten kfab
Because you've had a chance to be around some really
big touring rock and country musician, what's it like to be,
you know, backstage with Aerosmith or skinnerd or like Travis Tritt,
(25:54):
Toby Keith.
Speaker 4 (25:55):
Well, I think I think a lot of those guys.
First off, you know, praise them up. For Toby. I
love Toby keith Man. I loved what he did. I've
worked with him a couple of times, and you know,
not just an amazing individual, but amazing patriot. You know
his story of you know, touring the country after nine
to eleven, three hundred free shows and bases all across
the world in the year I mean, unbelievable patriot and
(26:17):
I emulate. Those are my heroes. So you look at
those kinds of guys and say, you know, where do
I want to see myself? And I'd love to be
in that space. I'd love to be the next Toby
keith next Leek Greenwood, those types of people that support
their country and where their patriotism on their sleep. But again,
backstage are some of those big guys. Some of them
are amazing. Some of the nicest people like Rob Zombie
you wouldn't think would be the super nicest guy in
(26:39):
the world, amazingly kind of met it with Sturgis, you know.
So it's like I'm blessed. I'm extremely blessed. Lord has
opened up many doors for me. And again, just like
this one for bury Law out there at the at
the Sumpter Antitheater. It's going to be You're going to
feel all that. So bring your lawn chairs, come on out,
have a good time, bring your family and have a
family friendly concert. Like I said, bring American flag you
(27:02):
want to wave it. We do an amazing version of
the Star Spangled banner, high and proud and loud, and
we're going to get We're just going to have an
amazing time and I cannot wait to get out to Papillion. Man,
it's going to be a great week.
Speaker 2 (27:12):
Last question for you, as as soon as you start
flying the American flag, and it's not in some sort
of protest or before you burn it or something like that,
you've got an element in this country who automatically thinks
you're the enemy because you stand up for our military,
you stand up for our freedoms, you speak of the Constitution,
you speak of faith, and that makes you a target.
(27:35):
How have you dealt with being a target?
Speaker 4 (27:39):
Well, it's two ways. It's two way streets. You know,
with as many with as many inbounds rounds, you find
as much cover as you need. The Lord Pride provides
for those things. Yes, we are targeted as a band
this our family has been targeted by media, by news
for our beliefs and our faith and our patriotism. And again,
like I said, when when freedom and loving God and country,
(28:00):
who becomes you know, the rebellious act. I feel like
we are the new punk rock at this point in time. So,
you know, we take it with what the Lord gives
us and we put forward. And you know what, any
one of those rounds that comes in and gets a
little danger close, it just there was a reminder that
we need to dig in deeper and get stronger and
stay in the fight and finish the fight that we started.
Speaker 2 (28:22):
Yeah, having served in the military as you did, I'm
guessing that a few barbs fired at you on Twitter
probably isn't It doesn't carry the same weight or threat
to it. So Dave, thank you very much for wearing
your faith in your freedom on your sleeve and with
your guitar and vocals. Look forward to seeing you there
(28:42):
at Sumter Amphitheater and Papillion the afternoon of Sunday, May
twenty fifth, starts at three. As Dave said, there totally free,
family friendly, come out there for food and some great music.
Dave Bray, USA, Dave it's been great talking with you.
We'll see you here in a week and a half.
Speaker 4 (28:58):
To Scott and then more information day Break USA dot com.
Speaker 2 (29:00):
God bless and God bless you as well. It's great
to talk with Devebray here on this National Peace Officer's
Day as he joined us from Washington, d C There
DABRAYUSA dot com. Also check out Barry Law douce do
a search for Barry Law concert and all the information
about what's going on on Sunday, May twenty fifth. We'll
(29:21):
show up right there Barry Law. He is putting this
show together. That segment there is from an edition this
past week of my program on eleven ten KFAB. So
the show's not in a week and a half, it's
coming up this coming weekend Sunday, May twenty fifth. But
that's our show Community Matters for this weekend. Thanks for listening.
Speaker 1 (29:40):
This has been Community Matters, a weekly public affairs special
on Cat one O three Omaha's Greatest Hits ninety nine
point nine kg R News Radio, eleven ten KFAB, Country's
Greatest Hits ninety three three The Wolf and ninety six
to one Kiss That FM. Thank you so much for
listening and enjoy the rest of your day,
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