1 00:00:01,420 --> 00:00:02,350 Starting now. 2 00:00:03,050 --> 00:00:07,270 Commonalities where guests find common ground through uncommon 3 00:00:07,290 --> 00:00:10,910 conversations, politics, religion, finances, 4 00:00:11,010 --> 00:00:14,590 all the topics your grandmother told you not to discuss with friends. 5 00:00:14,930 --> 00:00:17,550 And now your host, Matthew Dowling, 6 00:00:17,770 --> 00:00:20,590 and today's guests commonalities. 7 00:00:21,890 --> 00:00:22,310 Hey, 8 00:00:22,310 --> 00:00:27,230 thanks for joining us on this holiday edition of Commonalities With Me are some 9 00:00:27,230 --> 00:00:31,910 fantastic guests here in the local area from the Fayette Chamber of Commerce. 10 00:00:31,910 --> 00:00:34,830 I have Muriel, Kathy, and Morgan. Um, 11 00:00:34,830 --> 00:00:37,070 if you don't know about the Fayette Chamber of Commerce, 12 00:00:37,290 --> 00:00:40,110 you should learn about them cuz it's a great organization. 13 00:00:40,110 --> 00:00:42,430 But I'm gonna let them tell you, uh, 14 00:00:42,430 --> 00:00:46,950 a little bit more about who the Fayette Chamber of Commerce is and, uh, 15 00:00:46,950 --> 00:00:49,390 what businesses make up their organization. 16 00:00:50,050 --> 00:00:53,140 Well, first of all, Matt, thank you for inviting us to be a part of the program. 17 00:00:53,790 --> 00:00:57,740 Um, you've been a, uh, part of the chamber and work with us for so many years. 18 00:00:58,030 --> 00:01:02,980 Uh, it just feels like family talking to family, which is nice. So, 19 00:01:03,150 --> 00:01:06,060 um, what is the FAA Chamber? We are a, 20 00:01:06,130 --> 00:01:10,340 a business advocacy organization, um, advocacy and marketing. 21 00:01:11,070 --> 00:01:13,900 So we've been here, um, 22 00:01:13,900 --> 00:01:17,300 in the area in Fayette County since the early 19 hundreds. 23 00:01:17,300 --> 00:01:21,660 Originally established as a, like a downtown business district or a, 24 00:01:21,660 --> 00:01:24,700 like a downtown marketing organization. Um, 25 00:01:24,810 --> 00:01:28,820 grew to be Uniontown and then beyond that grew to 26 00:01:29,580 --> 00:01:32,940 represent businesses all over Fayette County in, uh, 2001. 27 00:01:32,990 --> 00:01:34,860 So we've been around for a long time. 28 00:01:36,980 --> 00:01:37,400 Now. 29 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:41,920 How does the general public learn about the programs of the Fayette Chamber of 30 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:43,800 Commerce and their membership? 31 00:01:45,010 --> 00:01:49,000 So we do a lot of work out in the public, 32 00:01:49,260 --> 00:01:53,200 but we do most of our work really focused on our business community. 33 00:01:53,890 --> 00:01:58,200 So we have about 600 members, business members, um, 34 00:01:58,200 --> 00:01:59,120 of the Fayette Chamber. 35 00:01:59,340 --> 00:02:04,080 And the work that we do becomes visible to the public through the work that we 36 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:05,720 do for our business community. 37 00:02:06,010 --> 00:02:10,720 So we help our businesses market. Um, so we, 38 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:14,720 we do marketing for them, we create events, we do publicity, 39 00:02:15,410 --> 00:02:18,880 um, and through that work, um, the, the, 40 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:22,000 the public sees a stronger and more vital business community. 41 00:02:22,490 --> 00:02:25,480 We also do advocacy for our business community, 42 00:02:25,580 --> 00:02:30,360 and that is working with different levels of governmental organizations, 43 00:02:30,650 --> 00:02:32,680 um, to make sure that the community, 44 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:36,440 the business community has what they need in order to be successful. 45 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:40,960 Whether that is in terms of workforce or dollars or, 46 00:02:41,370 --> 00:02:44,320 um, participation, the, 47 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:48,000 the work that we do becomes visible by making our business community very 48 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:48,833 strong. 49 00:02:49,730 --> 00:02:54,310 Now, before we get too far, I want to kind of introduce you as individuals. 50 00:02:54,310 --> 00:02:56,910 I know I said your names at the top of the program, Muriel, 51 00:02:56,910 --> 00:03:01,800 you're the executive director, so you kind of, uh, steer the ship there. Uh, 52 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:05,680 Kathy, uh, why don't you tell us your title and what you do and Morgan as well. 53 00:03:06,290 --> 00:03:07,920 So I am the, uh, 54 00:03:08,340 --> 00:03:11,400 coordinator of the Fayette Business Education Partnership, 55 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,480 which is the workforce arm of the Fayette Chamber through the Redstone 56 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:19,000 Foundation. And I also do some membership services stuff as well. 57 00:03:20,140 --> 00:03:21,440 And Morgan, how about you? 58 00:03:21,990 --> 00:03:23,640 I am the finance coordinator, 59 00:03:23,640 --> 00:03:26,360 so I take care of both the Chamber and the Redstone Foundation. 60 00:03:26,940 --> 00:03:28,280 And now you, all of us. 61 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:30,200 <Laugh> and all of us. Yes. 62 00:03:30,740 --> 00:03:34,440 Now you guys also have a new service that you're doing, uh, 63 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,920 at the Chamber of Commerce. Uh, 64 00:03:36,990 --> 00:03:40,880 I know I've seen people coming into get their, uh, 65 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:44,040 pictures and so forth, taken for background checks. And I, 66 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,480 if I pronounce the name of the company that you work with, 67 00:03:46,870 --> 00:03:51,120 I would mispronounce it. It's Indigo Indi Indigogo <laugh>. 68 00:03:51,790 --> 00:03:54,280 Okay. You're close. Morgan, do you wanna talk a little bit about. 69 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:58,360 It? So we do do fingerprinting and we do passport photos as well. 70 00:03:58,370 --> 00:04:02,680 We work with Identi and Emia <laugh> <laugh>. Um, 71 00:04:03,250 --> 00:04:05,680 we do a lot of fingerprints during the week. 72 00:04:05,930 --> 00:04:10,240 We can do up to 32 appointments a day. That's a lot of fingers <laugh>. 73 00:04:11,310 --> 00:04:14,920 That is. So, in addition to all of your regular duties, uh, 74 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,480 that each of you have, I know that you, uh, 75 00:04:17,540 --> 00:04:22,400 you have to take care of those walk-ins that are coming in for fingerprinting. 76 00:04:22,500 --> 00:04:26,960 And then another important thing that happens at your office, uh, is, 77 00:04:27,140 --> 00:04:30,680 you know, people that come in as tourists to the area. 78 00:04:31,030 --> 00:04:35,760 I know you work with the, uh, uh, Laurel Highlands Visitor Bureau, uh, 79 00:04:36,460 --> 00:04:41,440 and you have racks with, uh, with tourist information, but you're always, uh, 80 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:43,560 a welcoming, uh, uh, 81 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:47,400 presence here in the community to tell people where they can go or what they can 82 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:48,233 do. 83 00:04:48,910 --> 00:04:50,720 Yeah, so the, the, 84 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:55,520 the tourism industry is absolutely vital to our economy in Fayette County. 85 00:04:56,140 --> 00:04:58,960 And so, um, we act as a visitor center, 86 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:03,080 which means we carry visitor information for the entire county. 87 00:05:03,290 --> 00:05:07,440 Go Laurel Highlands or the Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau is a strong partner 88 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,440 of ours, and it's in all of our best interests, 89 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:14,640 especially our business community, to keep that tourism industry, um, 90 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:17,040 really growing and, um, prospering. 91 00:05:17,380 --> 00:05:21,560 And I have to say that Faye County is one of the leading 92 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:26,600 counties in really in this part of the United States because we have four season 93 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:31,320 tourism and we have the outdoor recreation that people want right now. 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Again, 163 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:48,920 that is donate.commonalities.online on the worldwide web, 164 00:09:49,140 --> 00:09:53,560 buy our host a cup of coffee or help pay for airtime at donate dot commonalities 165 00:09:53,670 --> 00:09:54,503 online. 166 00:10:06,850 --> 00:10:09,120 It happened one day near December's end, 167 00:10:09,420 --> 00:10:14,400 two neighbors called on an old friend and they found his shop so meager and lean 168 00:10:14,590 --> 00:10:17,000 made gay with thousand bows of green. 169 00:10:17,540 --> 00:10:22,360 And Conrad was sitting with a face of shine when he suddenly stopped as he 170 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:25,760 stitched a twine. And he said, old friends at dawn. 171 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:28,400 Today when the cock was crowing the night away, 172 00:10:28,580 --> 00:10:33,080 the Lord appeared in a dream to me and said, I'm coming your guest to be. 173 00:10:34,250 --> 00:10:39,200 So. I've been busy with feister, strewing my chop with branches of fern. 174 00:10:39,620 --> 00:10:43,360 The table is spread and the kettle is shined. And over the rafters, 175 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:48,040 the hawley is twined. Now I'll wait for my Lord to appear and listen closely. 176 00:10:48,210 --> 00:10:53,120 So I will hear His step is he nears my humble place and I'll open the door 177 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:57,920 and look on his face. So his friends went home and left Conrad alone. 178 00:10:58,180 --> 00:10:59,720 For this was the happiest day. 179 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:03,320 He had known for long since his family had passed away, 180 00:11:03,660 --> 00:11:06,480 and Conrad had spent many a sad Christmas day, 181 00:11:07,180 --> 00:11:11,280 but he knew with the Lord as his Christmas guest this Christmas would be the 182 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:15,120 dearest and best. So he listened with only joy in his heart, 183 00:11:15,860 --> 00:11:20,760 and with every sound he would rise with a start and look for the Lord to be 184 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:24,360 at his door like the vision he had had a few hours before. 185 00:11:25,530 --> 00:11:27,960 So he ran to the window after hearing a sound, 186 00:11:28,220 --> 00:11:33,200 but all he could see on the snow covered ground was a shabby beggar whose shoes 187 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:36,320 were worn. And all of his clothes were ragged and worn. 188 00:11:37,140 --> 00:11:41,760 But Conrad was touched and he went to the door and he said, you know, 189 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:43,640 your feet must be frozen and sore. 190 00:11:43,950 --> 00:11:48,240 I have some shoes in my shop for you and a coat that will keep you warmer too. 191 00:11:49,090 --> 00:11:51,400 So with a grateful heart, the man went away. 192 00:11:51,900 --> 00:11:56,720 But Conrad noticed the time of day and wondered what made the Lord so 193 00:11:56,720 --> 00:12:01,320 late and how much longer he'd have to wait. When he heard a knock, 194 00:12:01,410 --> 00:12:04,920 he ran to the door, but it was only a stranger once more. 195 00:12:05,430 --> 00:12:07,480 A bent old lady with a shawl of black, 196 00:12:07,550 --> 00:12:10,080 with a bundle of kindling piled on her back. 197 00:12:10,460 --> 00:12:13,080 She asked only for a place to rest, 198 00:12:13,500 --> 00:12:16,320 but that was reserved for Conrad's great guest, 199 00:12:17,100 --> 00:12:20,280 but her voice seemed to plead, don't send me away, 200 00:12:20,540 --> 00:12:22,880 let me rest for a while on Christmas day. 201 00:12:23,610 --> 00:12:28,440 So Conrad brewed her a steaming cup and told her to sit at the table and supp. 202 00:12:28,980 --> 00:12:30,240 But after she left, 203 00:12:30,290 --> 00:12:34,800 he was filled with dismay for he saw that the hours were slipping away 204 00:12:35,260 --> 00:12:37,720 and the Lord hadn't come as he said he would. 205 00:12:38,030 --> 00:12:41,200 Then Conrad felt sure he had misunderstood. 206 00:12:41,870 --> 00:12:46,760 When out of the stillness he heard a cry, please help me and tell me where am I. 207 00:12:47,740 --> 00:12:52,610 So again, he opened his friendly door and stood disappointed as twice before, 208 00:12:53,620 --> 00:12:57,890 it was only a child who'd wandered away and was lost from her family. 209 00:12:57,890 --> 00:13:02,290 On Christmas day again, Conrad's heart was heavy and sad, 210 00:13:02,670 --> 00:13:05,050 but he knew he shouldn't make the little girl glad. 211 00:13:05,820 --> 00:13:10,690 So he called her in and he wiped her tears and quieted all her childish fears. 212 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:13,970 Then he let her back to her home once more. 213 00:13:14,350 --> 00:13:16,770 But as he entered his own darkened door, 214 00:13:17,180 --> 00:13:21,530 he knew the Lord was not coming today for the hours of Christmas had passed 215 00:13:21,530 --> 00:13:25,370 away. So he went to his room and knelt down to pray. 216 00:13:25,750 --> 00:13:28,610 And he said, dear Lord, why did you delay? 217 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:32,570 What kept you from coming to call on me for? 218 00:13:32,570 --> 00:13:37,450 I wanted so much your face to see when soft in the 219 00:13:37,450 --> 00:13:41,770 silence, a voice he heard lift up your head. 220 00:13:41,910 --> 00:13:46,650 For I kept my word three times my shadow crossed your floor, 221 00:13:46,950 --> 00:13:49,770 and three times I came to your lonely door. 222 00:13:50,560 --> 00:13:53,170 I was the beggar with bruised cold feet, 223 00:13:53,550 --> 00:13:56,370 and I was the woman you gave something to eat. 224 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:59,170 I was the child on the homeless street. 225 00:13:59,370 --> 00:14:02,850 Three times I knocked and three times I came in. 226 00:14:03,350 --> 00:14:08,010 And each time I found the warmth of a friend of all the 227 00:14:08,010 --> 00:14:09,810 gifts, love is the best. 228 00:14:10,390 --> 00:14:14,650 And I was honored to be your Christmas guest. 229 00:14:59,300 --> 00:15:03,840 You are listening to commonalities where guests find common ground through 230 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:05,360 uncommon conversations. 231 00:15:08,820 --> 00:15:13,800 Hey, thanks for sticking with us here on five 90 W MBS 1 0 1 232 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:17,800 0.1 fm. You're listening to Commonalities. I'm your host, Matt Dowling, 233 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:22,560 alongside the, uh, young ladies from the Fayette Chamber of Commerce, Muriel, 234 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:26,240 Kathy and Morgan. Ladies, is your Christmas shopping done? 235 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:28,040 I know we have just a couple days left. 236 00:15:28,980 --> 00:15:32,290 No. Yours? No. Mm, no. Not quite. 237 00:15:32,930 --> 00:15:36,690 Close. Well, uh, that's one of the reasons why I wanted to have you on, 238 00:15:36,690 --> 00:15:41,130 because as the Chamber of Commerce with, uh, 600 business members, 239 00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:46,370 um, you have some local businesses that may be valuable, 240 00:15:46,580 --> 00:15:47,290 uh, in, 241 00:15:47,290 --> 00:15:51,730 in this crunch time to my listeners where those last minute holiday 242 00:15:52,170 --> 00:15:55,290 purchases can be made. Kathy, why don't you tell me, uh, 243 00:15:55,290 --> 00:15:59,450 some of those businesses that might appeal to our listening audience? 244 00:16:00,260 --> 00:16:02,970 So I'm really big on buying local. Um, 245 00:16:02,970 --> 00:16:04,970 even before I started working in the Chamber, 246 00:16:04,970 --> 00:16:08,810 one of the things I like to do for my Christmas presents was support local and 247 00:16:08,810 --> 00:16:12,130 buy stuff locally. So I actually did, and, uh, 248 00:16:12,130 --> 00:16:15,210 these ladies will find out tomorrow what their Christmas presents are, 249 00:16:15,390 --> 00:16:20,010 but I did actually go local with, uh, the Uniontown Art Club, who is a, 250 00:16:20,010 --> 00:16:22,450 a very strong member of ours. And, um, 251 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:26,930 they have amazing presents and gifts for anyone. Um, 252 00:16:26,930 --> 00:16:28,810 so I would definitely check out the art club. 253 00:16:29,060 --> 00:16:33,490 So special is another one for those quilters on your list, which that's my mom. 254 00:16:33,780 --> 00:16:37,690 So, um, she needs need, I need to go get her a, um, gift, 255 00:16:37,690 --> 00:16:42,210 gift certificate from there. So, um, we have all kinds of different stuff. 256 00:16:42,210 --> 00:16:45,890 Pap pickers, uh, located on one 19 in Connellsville. 257 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:50,610 They are an antique shop that has all kinds of 258 00:16:51,260 --> 00:16:54,930 obscure unique antiquey stuff. Awesome. 259 00:16:54,930 --> 00:16:59,530 That you can find cool vintage stuff. Yes. That's like my Erritory. Yes. 260 00:17:00,060 --> 00:17:03,650 Um, also, so Joyce says, if you got that special, 261 00:17:03,650 --> 00:17:08,490 someone in your life that you want to go and, uh, you know, 262 00:17:08,490 --> 00:17:13,050 it's that time of the year sometimes for proposals that happen at Christmas 263 00:17:13,050 --> 00:17:16,170 time. So if you need a ring or you just wanna get a bracelet, 264 00:17:16,170 --> 00:17:19,770 Joyce is a good place to go mark on building supplies. 265 00:17:19,820 --> 00:17:23,410 If you're up in the mountains, they got some stuff, you know, 266 00:17:23,410 --> 00:17:24,890 you can always get, get certificates, 267 00:17:24,950 --> 00:17:27,130 get certificates for that hard to buy person. 268 00:17:27,130 --> 00:17:30,290 It's in that construction field or that kind of stuff. Um, 269 00:17:30,290 --> 00:17:32,320 and then Napa, 270 00:17:32,590 --> 00:17:37,320 Napa all the napas in Fayette County. There's what, 271 00:17:37,420 --> 00:17:42,360 six of them now. Um, if you have a car person, that's the great place. 272 00:17:42,550 --> 00:17:45,920 Even gift certificates. Gift certificates are the way to go. 273 00:17:45,950 --> 00:17:50,720 I think if you wanna buy local food, the food places in the county. 274 00:17:50,810 --> 00:17:55,200 We have some amazing restaurants in this county that are selling gift 275 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:59,760 certificates right now. I like to eat. I eat out all the time. So, um, 276 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:02,320 I definitely need to go grab some of those gift cards too. 277 00:18:02,870 --> 00:18:05,760 Yeah, my, my Kid's favorite restaurant is, uh, 278 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:09,760 is right behind you at demarcos and, uh, they go there and, 279 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:11,400 and I try to, you know, 280 00:18:11,740 --> 00:18:15,400 eat healthy or save a little bit of money and order a salad and my, you know, 281 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:19,240 my nine year old orders a steak. Uh, but, uh, <laugh>. So maybe, 282 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:22,920 maybe a gift card for Preston at demarcos. Be a good idea. 283 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:23,920 Good idea would be good. 284 00:18:24,060 --> 00:18:28,960 Now you guys just wrapped up a campaign that you were running online with a 285 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:32,440 couple of Christmas elves named Faye and Eddie. And, uh, 286 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:35,880 I believe some of the businesses that you've already mentioned were part of that 287 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:37,680 campaign. Why don't you tell me about that campaign? 288 00:18:39,050 --> 00:18:42,920 So we, we like to focus this time of year on, um, 289 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:46,600 shopping local. Um, there's, 290 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:51,080 there's the American Express years ago came up with this, um, uh, 291 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:52,400 like a shop local day. 292 00:18:52,940 --> 00:18:57,800 And we are a countywide chamber and we don't wanna see our businesses 293 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:01,280 get supported on one day. We actually call it small business season. 294 00:19:01,770 --> 00:19:05,920 So we actually start that small business season around Thanksgiving and we run 295 00:19:06,060 --> 00:19:10,120 all through December and we try to create something fun, um, 296 00:19:10,120 --> 00:19:11,920 so that our businesses could participate. 297 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:14,840 And this year we introduced our new Christmas Eve, 298 00:19:14,860 --> 00:19:19,840 Fay and Eddie and Fay and Eddie traveled around to a oh a a whole list 299 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:23,960 of businesses visited. We did some videos, um, with Fayette tv. 300 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:27,440 I know we're gonna mention that in a couple of minutes. But in, uh, 301 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:31,960 put those out on social media, just ways that the folks in, 302 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:35,520 in Fayette County and the surrounding counties can see what our businesses have 303 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:39,240 to offer. Um, it, it was a, it, it was a fun, fun experience. I, 304 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:42,000 I have a feeling Fay Eddie will be coming back next year as well. 305 00:19:43,140 --> 00:19:45,080 Hey ladies, we have to get one more break in. 306 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:47,160 We'll be right back on commonalities. 307 00:19:50,660 --> 00:19:55,120 You are listening to commonalities where guests find common ground through 308 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:56,680 uncommon conversations. 309 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,680 We'll be back after this brief break to recognize our sponsors. 310 00:20:02,930 --> 00:20:04,560 Founded in 1991, 311 00:20:04,590 --> 00:20:08,880 bright Stripe has succeeded on the premises of quality work done right at an 312 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:13,360 affordable cost. 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Again, 370 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:46,840 that is donate.commonalities.online on the worldwide web. 371 00:23:47,060 --> 00:23:51,640 Buy our host a cup of coffee or help pay for airtime at donate dot commonalities 372 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:52,473 online. 373 00:24:00,140 --> 00:24:05,120 The story of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk 374 00:24:05,120 --> 00:24:06,280 named St. Nicholas. 375 00:24:06,770 --> 00:24:11,600 It is believed that Nicholas was born sometime around 280 AD in 376 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:16,600 modern day Turkey, much admired for his piety and kindness. St. 377 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:19,280 Nicholas became the subject of many legends. 378 00:24:19,610 --> 00:24:24,480 It is said that he gave away all of his inherited wealth and traveled the 379 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:26,960 countryside, helping the poor and sick. 380 00:24:27,380 --> 00:24:31,920 The name Santa Claus evolved from Nick's Dutch nickname Sin Claus, 381 00:24:32,270 --> 00:24:36,200 A shortened form of sin. Nicholas Dutch for St. 382 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:38,080 Nicholas Gift giving, 383 00:24:38,230 --> 00:24:42,200 mainly centered around children has been an important part of the Christmas 384 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:44,800 celebration. Since the early 19th century, 385 00:24:45,550 --> 00:24:50,480 stores began to advertise Christmas shopping in 1820. And by the 1840s, 386 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:54,560 newspapers were creating separate sections for holiday advertisements, 387 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:59,040 which often featured images of the newly popular Santa Claus. 388 00:24:59,740 --> 00:25:04,370 Perhaps the most iconic department store Santa is Kris Kringle in the 389 00:25:04,650 --> 00:25:09,530 1947 Classic Santa Claus movie Miracle. On 34th Street, 390 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:14,810 a young Natalie Wood played a little girl who believes Chris Kringle when he 391 00:25:14,810 --> 00:25:17,170 says he is the real Santa Claus. 392 00:25:17,630 --> 00:25:22,090 The Macy's Santa has appeared at almost every Macy's Thanksgiving day parade 393 00:25:22,090 --> 00:25:24,010 since it began in 1924. 394 00:25:24,070 --> 00:25:28,890 And fans of all ages still line up to meet the Macy Santa in New York 395 00:25:28,890 --> 00:25:29,230 City. 396 00:25:29,230 --> 00:25:34,170 And it stores around the country where children can take pictures on Santa's lab 397 00:25:34,170 --> 00:25:38,410 and tell him what they want for Christmas. In 1822, 398 00:25:38,420 --> 00:25:40,850 Clement Clarke Moore, a minister, 399 00:25:40,850 --> 00:25:43,490 wrote a long Christmas poem for his three daughters, 400 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:47,210 entitled An account of a visit from St. Nicholas, 401 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:51,410 more popularly known as tw the Night before Christmas. 402 00:25:51,860 --> 00:25:52,730 Moore's poem, 403 00:25:52,730 --> 00:25:57,130 which he was initially hesitant to publish due to the frivolous nature of its 404 00:25:57,130 --> 00:26:02,050 subject, is largely responsible for our modern image of Santa Claus as a right 405 00:26:02,050 --> 00:26:07,050 jolly old elf with a portly figure and the supernatural ability to ascend 406 00:26:07,050 --> 00:26:09,530 a chimney with a mere knot of his head. 407 00:26:10,370 --> 00:26:14,090 Although some of Moore's imagery was probably borrowed from other sources, 408 00:26:14,270 --> 00:26:19,130 his poem helped popularize the now familiar image of a Santa Claus who flew 409 00:26:19,130 --> 00:26:23,610 from house to house on Christmas Eve in a miniature sleigh led by eight flying 410 00:26:23,610 --> 00:26:26,850 reindeer to leave presents for deserving children. 411 00:26:27,550 --> 00:26:31,450 Now Dasher, now dancer, now Prr and von on. 412 00:26:31,450 --> 00:26:33,770 Come on Cupid on Donna, 413 00:26:33,770 --> 00:26:38,410 and blitzing to the top of the porch to the top of the wall. Now dash away, 414 00:26:38,410 --> 00:26:39,850 dash away, dash away. 415 00:26:39,850 --> 00:26:41,650 All in 1881, 416 00:26:41,730 --> 00:26:46,480 political cartoonist Thomas Nest drew on Moore's poem to create 417 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:50,200 the first likeness that matches our modern image of Santa Claus. 418 00:26:50,820 --> 00:26:53,560 His cartoon, which appeared in Harper's Weekly, 419 00:26:53,670 --> 00:26:58,280 depicted Santa as a rotunda cheerful man with a full white beard 420 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:01,920 holding a sack laden with toys for lucky children. 421 00:27:02,250 --> 00:27:07,040 It is Nast who gave Santa his bright red suit, trimmed with white fur, 422 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:11,120 north Pole Workshop elves and his wife Mrs. Claus. 423 00:27:11,730 --> 00:27:13,000 In the United States. 424 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:17,960 Santa Claus is often depicted as flying from home to home on Christmas Eve to 425 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:19,440 deliver toys to children. 426 00:27:19,970 --> 00:27:24,960 He flies on his magic sleigh led by his reindeer, Dasher dancer, 427 00:27:25,250 --> 00:27:29,840 Prancer Vixen, comet Cupid, Donner Blitzen, 428 00:27:29,860 --> 00:27:34,830 and the most famous reindeer of all Rudolph Santa 429 00:27:34,830 --> 00:27:36,590 enters each home through the chimney, 430 00:27:36,590 --> 00:27:39,870 which is why empty Christmas stockings once empty socks. 431 00:27:39,870 --> 00:27:44,590 Now often dedicated stockings made for the occasion are hung by the 432 00:27:44,590 --> 00:27:48,550 chimney with care in hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there. 433 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:52,150 As Clement Clark Moore wrote in his famous poem, 434 00:27:52,790 --> 00:27:57,590 Santa Claus keeps a naughty list and a nice list to determine who 435 00:27:57,590 --> 00:27:59,270 deserves gifts on Christmas morning. 436 00:27:59,490 --> 00:28:04,470 And parents often invoke these lists as a way to ensure their children are 437 00:28:04,470 --> 00:28:07,910 on their best behavior. The lists are immortalized. 438 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:12,750 In the 1934 Christmas song, Santa Claus is coming to town. 439 00:28:13,540 --> 00:28:14,373 He's 440 00:28:19,470 --> 00:28:20,630 Santa Claus 441 00:28:34,210 --> 00:28:35,310 for goodness. 442 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:37,110 Rudolph the. 443 00:28:37,110 --> 00:28:37,943 Most. 444 00:28:39,770 --> 00:28:43,830 Was born over a hundred years after his eight flying counterparts. 445 00:28:43,970 --> 00:28:48,150 The red-nosed wonder was their creation of Robert El May. 446 00:28:48,260 --> 00:28:52,750 A copywriter at the Montgomery Ward Department store in 447 00:28:53,030 --> 00:28:57,870 1939 may wrote a Christmas themed story poem to help 448 00:28:57,870 --> 00:29:02,710 bring holiday traffic into his store using a similar rhyme pattern to 449 00:29:02,710 --> 00:29:04,950 Moore's towards the night before Christmas, 450 00:29:05,170 --> 00:29:09,910 may told the story of Rudolph a young reindeer who was teased by the other 451 00:29:09,910 --> 00:29:13,430 deer because of his large glowing red nose. 452 00:29:14,010 --> 00:29:18,710 But when Christmas Eve turned foggy and Santa worried that he wouldn't be able 453 00:29:18,710 --> 00:29:20,230 to deliver gifts that night, 454 00:29:20,290 --> 00:29:25,230 the former outcast saved Christmas by leading the sleigh by the 455 00:29:25,510 --> 00:29:29,830 light of his red nose Rudolph's message that given the opportunity, 456 00:29:30,060 --> 00:29:33,870 a liability can be turned into an asset proved popular. 457 00:29:34,380 --> 00:29:39,150 Montgomery Ward sold almost two and a half million copies of the 458 00:29:39,150 --> 00:29:43,080 story in 1939 when it, it was reissued in 1946. 459 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:47,240 The book sold over three and a half million copies. Several years later, 460 00:29:47,380 --> 00:29:52,200 one of May's friends Johnny Marks wrote a short song based on Rudolph's 461 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:53,720 story in 1949. 462 00:29:53,810 --> 00:29:58,760 It was recorded by Gene Autry and sold over 2 million copies. Since then. 463 00:29:58,780 --> 00:30:03,760 The story has been translated into 25 languages and been made into 464 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:06,600 a television movie narrated by Burl Ives, 465 00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:10,640 which has charmed audiences every year since 1964. 466 00:30:11,020 --> 00:30:14,400 And that's the history of Santa Claus. 467 00:30:19,700 --> 00:30:24,440 You are listening to commonalities where guests find common ground through 468 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:26,000 uncommon conversations. 469 00:30:29,070 --> 00:30:34,040 You're listening to commonalities on W N B S five 90 am 1 0 1 0.1 470 00:30:34,210 --> 00:30:35,720 fm. I'm your host Matt Dowling, 471 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:39,480 alongside the ladies from the Fayette Chamber of Commerce, Muriel, 472 00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:42,720 Kathy n Morgan. Now, before we went to break, 473 00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:46,360 we were talking about their Faye and Eddie campaign where they had a couple 474 00:30:46,360 --> 00:30:49,320 elves that were traveling around to some local businesses. 475 00:30:49,530 --> 00:30:54,280 If you're still doing your shopping for your significant other or your kids or 476 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:59,120 others, um, there are local businesses that you could support. Uh, you know, 477 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:00,560 I'm good friends with, uh, 478 00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:05,240 with the owners of Christian Clay Winery and Ridge Runner Distillery. And, uh, 479 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:09,000 despite the fact that, uh, I don't drink anymore, uh, 480 00:31:09,070 --> 00:31:11,280 drinks do make a great, uh, 481 00:31:11,350 --> 00:31:15,760 a great gift for those hard to purchase for people. Uh, 482 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:18,960 not to mention every year my last minute, uh, 483 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:23,760 phone call is to New Bowers for my grandmother or my mother. 484 00:31:24,330 --> 00:31:27,880 Um, and I have them send a table arrangement, uh, 485 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:31,280 because I've always forgotten to do that until the very last minute. 486 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:34,080 So I know those are some members of yours, uh, 487 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:36,800 that you wouldn't mind supporting as well. Um, 488 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:40,680 so let's talk a little bit about some of the items that if you were to get a 489 00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:44,720 holiday gift you would be interested in getting. Uh, Morgan, how about you? 490 00:31:45,550 --> 00:31:49,260 So at Joyce's fun jewelry, I don't wear a lot of jewelry, 491 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:53,100 but my boyfriend, if he would get the hint of 10 years, 492 00:31:53,610 --> 00:31:57,140 a size nine would be great. <laugh>, um, 493 00:31:57,770 --> 00:32:01,300 over at Jolt Bike, if you have anybody that loves the outdoors, 494 00:32:01,300 --> 00:32:05,540 jolt bike is a great place. They are out in Walters Park. Mm-hmm. <affirmative>. 495 00:32:05,540 --> 00:32:07,340 Mm-hmm. <affirmative>. Um. 496 00:32:08,630 --> 00:32:11,400 They specialize in E-bikes, so thank you. You know, 497 00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:15,280 we talk about the connection with tourism in Fayette County and those e-bikes 498 00:32:15,280 --> 00:32:20,240 have become so very popular. Um, great stop to really, you know, get a, 499 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:24,400 get an idea of what, how fun, uh, an e-bike could be out on our, you know, 500 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:26,880 out in our roads and trails. 501 00:32:27,570 --> 00:32:28,403 Um. 502 00:32:29,190 --> 00:32:33,220 At Wreath's Warehouse. Um, really, you know, that's a great last minute thing. 503 00:32:33,220 --> 00:32:36,100 You know, I, I always like that the neat appliances here and there, 504 00:32:36,100 --> 00:32:38,460 or maybe it's time to get a new fridge or, 505 00:32:38,460 --> 00:32:42,480 or even a stove before you cook that big Christmas dinner. Um, 506 00:32:42,530 --> 00:32:44,800 so that's always a great place to stop as well. 507 00:32:44,820 --> 00:32:47,800 Our elves were out there and had a, had a nice day, uh, 508 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:50,560 roaming around through the different, different appliances and so on. 509 00:32:51,310 --> 00:32:51,730 And, 510 00:32:51,730 --> 00:32:55,530 and I think that's one of the only places you can buy appliances and firearms. 511 00:32:55,860 --> 00:33:00,610 Uh, so if someone, if someone was to buy me a gift this year, um, 512 00:33:00,610 --> 00:33:04,810 a a new shotgun wouldn't be a bad idea <laugh>. Um, and you could, 513 00:33:04,810 --> 00:33:08,730 you could do that there. Um, what are some other gifts? Kathy, how about you? 514 00:33:08,730 --> 00:33:10,570 What are you hoping for this Christmas? 515 00:33:10,580 --> 00:33:14,010 Or what would you encourage someone to buy you if they were looking for a gift? 516 00:33:14,100 --> 00:33:17,010 So one of our brand new members that just joined recently, 517 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:22,170 they were a previous member and then the owner changed hands and then they 518 00:33:22,170 --> 00:33:25,010 kind of drifted off as a member and now they're back, um, 519 00:33:25,010 --> 00:33:29,490 with new owners is Watson Estate, deer Creek Winery, bed and Breakfast. 520 00:33:29,980 --> 00:33:34,810 Um, we actually act, have a ribbon cutting here and about two hours, uh, 521 00:33:34,930 --> 00:33:37,890 about two 30 is a ribbon cutting today. Um, 522 00:33:37,890 --> 00:33:42,690 we'll be out there cutting a ribbon for their new owners and they have a, um, 523 00:33:42,690 --> 00:33:47,450 they're open through four days of five days a week. Um, and they have a little, 524 00:33:47,460 --> 00:33:49,090 uh, restaurant there, cafe, 525 00:33:49,510 --> 00:33:53,850 and then obviously the bread and b bread and breakfast, but they also have, um, 526 00:33:53,850 --> 00:33:56,690 deer Creek Wine. So, uh, we'll be out there today. 527 00:33:56,690 --> 00:34:00,250 We'll get to see a little bit more of that new place. And, um, 528 00:34:00,250 --> 00:34:04,370 I look for them to be a very active member of the Chamber here in the next, um, 529 00:34:04,370 --> 00:34:05,203 couple years. 530 00:34:05,450 --> 00:34:08,650 Beautiful facility. And I almost hate that, uh, 531 00:34:08,650 --> 00:34:12,410 that a bed and breakfast of that caliber is, you know, 532 00:34:12,410 --> 00:34:15,570 a couple miles from my house because I don't know when I'll get to stay there, 533 00:34:15,710 --> 00:34:19,770 but I guess maybe staycation, maybe. Uh, there you go. What we have to do. 534 00:34:19,770 --> 00:34:24,730 Absolutely. So, uh, that could be a, a romantic Valentine's Day getaway. 535 00:34:24,730 --> 00:34:28,290 And, uh, perfect. There you go. And, uh, maybe Becky and I could go out there, 536 00:34:28,420 --> 00:34:32,090 uh, this year. 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Again, 599 00:38:27,720 --> 00:38:31,760 that is donate.commonalities.online on the worldwide web. 600 00:38:31,980 --> 00:38:35,000 Buy our host a cup of coffee or help pay for airtime at. 601 00:38:35,240 --> 00:38:37,080 Donate dot commonalities online. 602 00:38:41,430 --> 00:38:42,800 Once in a manger, 603 00:38:42,990 --> 00:38:47,680 a long time ago before there was Santa and reindeer and 604 00:38:47,680 --> 00:38:48,513 snow, 605 00:38:48,870 --> 00:38:53,320 a star shown down on humble beginnings below of a baby just 606 00:38:53,600 --> 00:38:55,800 born, who the world would soon know. 607 00:38:56,720 --> 00:38:59,680 Never before had there been such a sight, 608 00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:03,160 would the son of a king have to suffer this plight. 609 00:39:03,910 --> 00:39:07,360 Aren't their enemies to lead? Aren't their battles to fight? 610 00:39:07,600 --> 00:39:11,520 Shouldn't he conquer the world and demand his birthright? 611 00:39:11,670 --> 00:39:16,440 Know this frail little infant asleep in the hay would change 612 00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:19,080 the whole world with the words he would say, 613 00:39:19,500 --> 00:39:22,120 not about power or demanding his way, 614 00:39:22,580 --> 00:39:27,360 but mercy and loving and forgiving God's way for 615 00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:29,800 only through humbleness would the battle be won, 616 00:39:30,570 --> 00:39:34,600 as shown by the actions of God's only true son 617 00:39:35,220 --> 00:39:40,120 who gave up his life for the sins of everyone who saved the whole world when 618 00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:41,440 his journey was done. 619 00:39:42,430 --> 00:39:45,960 Many years have now passed since that night, long ago, 620 00:39:46,580 --> 00:39:49,800 and now we as Santa and reindeer and snow, 621 00:39:50,500 --> 00:39:51,960 but down in our hearts, 622 00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:56,800 the true meaning we know it is the birth of that child that makes 623 00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:57,960 Christmas. So. 624 00:40:00,990 --> 00:40:05,680 You're listening to commonalities where guests find common ground through 625 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:07,200 uncommon conversations. 626 00:40:10,860 --> 00:40:15,270 You're listening to commonalities on W N B S five 90 am 1 0 1 627 00:40:15,510 --> 00:40:19,910 0.1 fm, and every place you download your favorite podcasts. 628 00:40:20,130 --> 00:40:24,510 Now, before the break, we were talking about Faye and Eddie, 629 00:40:24,750 --> 00:40:28,830 those two elves that have been traveling around to chamber business members 630 00:40:29,430 --> 00:40:33,710 locations and they've been online on social media. And, uh, you know, in, 631 00:40:33,710 --> 00:40:37,790 in case you didn't catch that, um, the way it's spelled, 632 00:40:38,040 --> 00:40:42,870 it is Faye and Eddie, which makes up Fayette. Yes. So, uh, 633 00:40:42,940 --> 00:40:45,150 more of an encouragement to shop local. 634 00:40:45,650 --> 00:40:49,030 I'm here with the ladies from the Fayette Chamber of Commerce mural, 635 00:40:49,030 --> 00:40:51,510 Kathy and Morgan. And, uh, 636 00:40:51,510 --> 00:40:55,790 we've talked a little bit about some local business opportunities that you could 637 00:40:55,790 --> 00:40:59,990 shop at before the holiday season. We talked about, uh, 638 00:40:59,990 --> 00:41:02,550 how many members the Fayette Chamber of Commerce has, 639 00:41:03,010 --> 00:41:07,990 but the programs that they have are extremely numerous and, uh, 640 00:41:07,990 --> 00:41:10,430 and impressive as well. Having, uh, 641 00:41:10,430 --> 00:41:12,870 been a member of other chambers in other areas, 642 00:41:12,870 --> 00:41:14,830 I I can definitely attest to that. 643 00:41:14,970 --> 00:41:19,350 One of their programs is Fayette TV on Breeze Line, 644 00:41:19,350 --> 00:41:24,190 channel 77. And, uh, about a decade ago, uh, I had, uh, 645 00:41:24,410 --> 00:41:27,550 had the opportunity to work with Fayette tv, um, 646 00:41:27,700 --> 00:41:31,230 a great program of the Fayette Chamber of Commerce. 647 00:41:31,230 --> 00:41:33,030 I don't know if you guys wanted to add anything, 648 00:41:33,080 --> 00:41:36,440 anything else about Fayette TV and the opportunities that exist there? 649 00:41:37,060 --> 00:41:38,730 So we've been in a kind of a, a, 650 00:41:38,730 --> 00:41:43,370 a rebirth of Fayette TV over the past 12 months. Uh, we have, uh, uh, 651 00:41:43,370 --> 00:41:47,090 Rick, uh, he's here full-time, um, to bring, uh, 652 00:41:47,580 --> 00:41:52,570 Fayette tv really to a whole new horizon in providing really quality, 653 00:41:53,140 --> 00:41:57,850 um, information, educational, um, information to, 654 00:41:57,900 --> 00:42:01,770 to Fayette County. Um, so we are on Breeze Line, channel 77, 655 00:42:02,190 --> 00:42:05,370 and we also are online with qca, um, 656 00:42:05,370 --> 00:42:09,410 throughout most of the rest of Fayette County, um, and up over the mountain, 657 00:42:09,410 --> 00:42:11,540 which is wonderful. And the, 658 00:42:11,540 --> 00:42:14,980 the TV station is a great opportunity to, um, 659 00:42:14,980 --> 00:42:18,420 highlight things that our schools are doing, things in our community, um, 660 00:42:18,530 --> 00:42:22,940 concerts, work for our veterans and so on. So great public service, uh, 661 00:42:22,940 --> 00:42:25,700 output there. And yeah, Matt, that was seemed, 662 00:42:25,700 --> 00:42:29,900 does seem like a million years ago when you helped us really form what Fayette 663 00:42:29,950 --> 00:42:31,900 TV would be in years to come. 664 00:42:32,520 --> 00:42:37,180 You know, Muriel, I don't mean to call you old, but, uh, you and I were, 665 00:42:37,360 --> 00:42:41,180 you and I were very young, uh, at one point in time and, 666 00:42:41,180 --> 00:42:43,620 and it doesn't seem like we are anymore. Um, 667 00:42:43,620 --> 00:42:46,820 we've been around for quite some time, but a few years here. 668 00:42:46,820 --> 00:42:49,020 There you were in high school, like when I Yeah. 669 00:42:49,020 --> 00:42:50,980 When we first started to work together. Yep. 670 00:42:50,980 --> 00:42:52,500 Yeah. So, uh, 671 00:42:52,500 --> 00:42:56,660 I wanted to get back to the Fayette Business Education Partnership because we 672 00:42:56,660 --> 00:43:00,100 mentioned that, but we didn't go into depth and we don't have much time. 673 00:43:00,100 --> 00:43:04,260 But Kathy, I wanted to give you the opportunity to plug, uh, 674 00:43:04,890 --> 00:43:09,300 F B E P as we, uh, like to, as we abbreviated Yeah. 675 00:43:09,530 --> 00:43:11,580 Faye Business Education Partnership. So, 676 00:43:11,580 --> 00:43:16,100 real quick synopsis is we bring education school districts, um, 677 00:43:16,110 --> 00:43:20,900 we bring businesses, uh, together along with workforce agencies, 678 00:43:21,390 --> 00:43:25,820 um, and we try to, to smooth out the connection between the three. 679 00:43:26,190 --> 00:43:29,860 Um, we have a meeting that's every other month that we have at Penn State. 680 00:43:29,950 --> 00:43:32,660 We have about 60 people that attend this meeting. 681 00:43:32,660 --> 00:43:37,620 And it's all the three things that I just mentioned we do in-school programming. 682 00:43:37,620 --> 00:43:38,940 We just had our, um, 683 00:43:39,050 --> 00:43:42,660 mechanical design competition that is sponsored by Williams, 684 00:43:42,740 --> 00:43:46,140 which is a middle school program for, um, 685 00:43:48,030 --> 00:43:51,250 for, uh, middle school kids. Yeah. They, they go 'em in, 686 00:43:51,250 --> 00:43:53,570 they create a mechanical lifter, uh, 687 00:43:53,570 --> 00:43:57,650 out of wood and put it together and try to move an object from one place to 688 00:43:57,650 --> 00:43:59,610 another. Um, coming up in the spring, 689 00:43:59,610 --> 00:44:02,650 we'll be doing our entrepreneurship program, um, 690 00:44:02,650 --> 00:44:05,010 where we bring together business, um, 691 00:44:05,010 --> 00:44:09,850 members who are entrepreneurs and to talk to high school students about what 692 00:44:09,850 --> 00:44:12,290 it's like to become an entrepreneur and how they can do that. 693 00:44:12,420 --> 00:44:17,210 We go our business plans and finances and all of that stuff that goes 694 00:44:17,210 --> 00:44:21,690 into creating their own business. And then coming up again in the, um, summer, 695 00:44:21,690 --> 00:44:25,690 we're doing our youth leadership program, which is for rising sophomores, 696 00:44:25,690 --> 00:44:30,250 juniors, and seniors who wanted to become leaders in this community. Um, 697 00:44:30,250 --> 00:44:34,320 we had 15 students in our last year's program, and they were amazing. 698 00:44:34,660 --> 00:44:36,880 And we're gonna be doing two sessions this year, 699 00:44:36,880 --> 00:44:41,280 one focused on general leadership and another on, uh, healthcare industry. 700 00:44:41,280 --> 00:44:45,480 So we're looking forward to getting back into the schools and the programming 701 00:44:45,480 --> 00:44:49,600 that the Fayette Business Education partnerships had over the years and boost it 702 00:44:49,840 --> 00:44:53,760 back up again. Got it on the download with the covid. Um, 703 00:44:53,760 --> 00:44:58,000 but now we're back into schools. We're back in, back in the groove of, uh, 704 00:44:58,090 --> 00:45:00,040 of the F B E P realm. 705 00:45:00,740 --> 00:45:04,560 You know, in that program is so very important. And if I can just, you know, 706 00:45:04,580 --> 00:45:09,240 put a plug in for you, uh, for it, you know, for a long time, 707 00:45:09,420 --> 00:45:12,880 one of our chief exports of this area has been our youth, 708 00:45:13,260 --> 00:45:16,920 and we even saw that Pennsylvania, because of a declining population, 709 00:45:17,110 --> 00:45:20,080 lost a congressional seat. Um, you know, 710 00:45:20,170 --> 00:45:23,080 so we don't have quite the same representation we had before, 711 00:45:23,380 --> 00:45:26,160 but I think with programs like F B E P, 712 00:45:26,370 --> 00:45:31,240 we can keep the next generation here for an even longer period of time 713 00:45:31,240 --> 00:45:35,880 because you are working with businesses to learn what 714 00:45:35,880 --> 00:45:38,800 skills are needed, uh, for these young people. 715 00:45:38,800 --> 00:45:43,400 And then helping to train the young people in those skills so that we have a 716 00:45:43,400 --> 00:45:47,440 workforce, uh, that can meet the demands, not only of today, but of tomorrow. 717 00:45:48,010 --> 00:45:52,640 Uh, so that's my plug for F B E P <laugh>. Now, before we go, uh, 718 00:45:52,640 --> 00:45:56,120 because we, we are limited on time, I want to get in, uh, 719 00:45:56,120 --> 00:45:59,080 your contact information. And I don't know if, uh, 720 00:45:59,080 --> 00:46:03,240 if Morgan or Muriel if you wanna give us your contact info. 721 00:46:03,240 --> 00:46:06,120 So if someone's interested in learning more about the Fayette Chamber of 722 00:46:06,280 --> 00:46:07,160 Commerce, they can do so. 723 00:46:07,270 --> 00:46:08,103 Morgan. 724 00:46:08,330 --> 00:46:10,600 So you can contact the Fayette Chamber of Commerce. 725 00:46:10,620 --> 00:46:14,680 Our phone number is (724) 437-4571. 726 00:46:15,100 --> 00:46:18,720 Our address is 65 West Main Street in downtown Uniontown. 727 00:46:18,720 --> 00:46:21,200 We are right across from the First National Bank <laugh>, 728 00:46:21,620 --> 00:46:26,240 and our email address is info i n o fayette 729 00:46:26,240 --> 00:46:27,073 chamber.com. 730 00:46:27,100 --> 00:46:31,160 You can also catch us on social media at Facebook at Fayette Chamber of 731 00:46:31,320 --> 00:46:35,200 Commerce, um, and on YouTube, um. 732 00:46:35,370 --> 00:46:40,320 At Fayette County, pa we're also on Twitter, Instagram, 733 00:46:40,380 --> 00:46:44,240 and LinkedIn. And TikTok. And TikTok. It's a great day. Fayette. 734 00:46:44,600 --> 00:46:48,920 <Laugh>. I I just got on TikTok this week, so, uh, so I'm new to TikTok. I, 735 00:46:48,920 --> 00:46:52,960 well, let's put it this way. I've wasted a lot of time watching TikTok. 736 00:46:52,960 --> 00:46:56,440 I've just started posting tos. Oh, gotcha. Okay. You. 737 00:46:56,440 --> 00:46:59,440 Know, so, so it's a great day. Fayette is our TikTok, uh, feed. 738 00:46:59,440 --> 00:47:02,200 Well L Ladies, thank you so much for being with us. 739 00:47:02,200 --> 00:47:04,360 Thank you for what you do for the business community, 740 00:47:04,420 --> 00:47:09,160 and therefore also for the larger community as a whole. Um, 741 00:47:09,160 --> 00:47:11,560 any final thoughts before we have to sign off today? 742 00:47:11,950 --> 00:47:14,360 Well, you know, Matt, it is the holiday season, 743 00:47:14,450 --> 00:47:19,320 so I guess I would close by saying shop local support Fayette County. 744 00:47:19,510 --> 00:47:20,680 Keep the cheer here. 745 00:47:21,520 --> 00:47:25,970 Keep the cheer here. That's fantastic. Hey, you've been listening to, uh, 746 00:47:25,990 --> 00:47:28,690 commonalities and my guests today. Were Muriel, 747 00:47:28,690 --> 00:47:31,280 Kathy and Morgan from the Fayette Chamber of Commerce. 748 00:47:31,280 --> 00:47:33,040 Thank you so much for tuning in. 749 00:47:33,240 --> 00:47:34,640 Thank you for inviting us. 750 00:47:40,550 --> 00:47:42,560 This has been commonalities, 751 00:47:42,830 --> 00:47:46,960 a show where guests find common ground through uncommon conversations. 752 00:47:47,040 --> 00:47:50,000 Copyright 2022 coordinated 360. 753 00:47:50,220 --> 00:47:53,760 All public rebroadcast should be done with prior written approval from Matthew 754 00:47:53,760 --> 00:47:58,640 Dowling. All requests should be sent to info@coordinatedthreesixty.com. 755 00:47:58,640 --> 00:48:01,040 Thank you for listening to commonalities.
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