Christina: [00:00:00] Welcome to the taking the lead podcast where we empower people to be unstoppable. I'm Christina Hapner with my co-host Leslie Haskins in Timothy Cuneo. How
are you guys today?
Leslie: Good. Good. I can't believe that it's spring. The weather's getting warmer. Just looking forward to summer. What are you been up to?
Timothy: It's supposed to be 80 here today. So
Christina: yeah, by
Timothy: doing glacier, we've been going to the mall. We're supposed to be flying out four times this year. So I'm trying to do. Get her acclimated back into a lot of crowds again. So I think the Mazda best place to kind of simulate what it's going to be like at the airport.
So that's what we've been doing lately. So
Christina: that is such a good idea. Didn't get her ready
Timothy: for big travel this week, getting her ready and
I get the shop to, I
Christina: never thought that that would be like a good way to get her ready to go to the airport. They're kind of
similar, I guess. Yeah. Yeah. There's a
Timothy: lot of people around hustle and bustle, a [00:01:00] lot of noise.
And while I'm there, I get them at pretzel. So
that's, you know, it's a win-win so
Leslie: Maul pretzels are great. I'll pass. I really good. So you're getting rid, you're traveling four times this year. So how early, before your flight, or like how many days a week before do you go to the mall and then like, what are some of the main skills that you work on while you're there?
Timothy: Uh, working around traffic, around people and stuff like that. And. You know, I'll start getting really heavy with like a week or two before we're going to go like two or three weekends in a row with the COVID and everything. She hasn't been really out in a big crowds. So just trying to get the dog acclimated back to it.
And the bath is closest. You're going to get is the mall. So that's what we're doing and training, making her, listen to me a little bit more with all the noise, make sure she's hearing me correctly and she's following my committee.
I love that
Leslie: I had really never thought about that, but I think that is such a great idea to get your dog ready and kind of in that mindset again for that environment, because it is really a unique environment.
Airports are sometimes one of the [00:02:00] hardest places to travel, because they're all different. You can't go to just one airport, learn how it works, and then be able to go to every airport and know where you're going. Each one has different areas for you. No baggage. Didn't check in and bathrooms. Oh my goodness.
Um, all is a great idea. Just like chaos, right? Nothing actually makes sense of where anything is. So I love that. Yeah. Oh,
and then you're lucky
Timothy: if it's got a Starbucks pepper Tino
for the dog. Oh yeah. I'm
Leslie: not going to have a Starbucks for sure. Well, I think that's awesome, Timothy, and I'm jealous. You're traveling so many times this year and off and doing all the great things.
So very, very cool. Today on our episode, we have a wonderful guests that we're so excited to be here today. And talk a little bit about our philanthropy department and the lions club. So we're excited. Yes.
Christina: And Beth, the slate is our guests. She's the director of lions engagement. She stewards lions clubs across the United States, Canada, Spain, and Mexico.
And she is also a member of the [00:03:00] lake Orien
lions club, herself,
Timothy: the podcast. And can you tell what everybody, what lion's club
Beth: do? What lion's clubs do actually real quick. I think I'm going to have to go to the mall. I'm going to start traveling soon for lions, quick conventions. And, uh, I'm going to need to get back around people too.
So I'll see you down at the mall. So what Alliance clubs do? Um, it's one of the best kept secrets in so many communities. Lions club international is probably one of the largest volunteer organizations worldwide. And you probably don't even realize that you have one in your own town or. So lions themselves, their mission is we serve specifically.
They look out for different lines of service in not, not just vision and blindness, but they've also expanded to cover things like diabetes, pediatric cancer, uh, the environment and hungers. So this is a group of volunteers who get together and they act locally and
Leslie: globally. I think that's amazing. And that's so true.
Almost every small town or area [00:04:00] has Alliance. And they're always working to help others. I just think it's an amazing group. So how did you get involved in the lions club and, or even at least.
Beth: It was actually all about the same time I was looking to, to start at later dog. And they were doing a capital campaign.
We, when we were renovating our canine development center and at the exact same time, a friend of mine who was a lake Orien lion called me and he said, Hey, listen, our club is looking at putting on this new event. Would you come over and help us kind of hash it out and see if this is really something that's a good idea.
So actually it all sort of happened all at the same time. Not connected at all. I ended up being hired at leader dog to work with the lions clubs. At the same time I joined my local lion's clubs. So it was fortuitous, I guess it was a, that's how I got involved with both leader, dog and lions at the exact same time.
Wow. It's kind of a
Leslie: meant to be.
Beth: Yes. Yes. And that was over eight years ago. Wow. So
Christina: you really immersed yourself into [00:05:00] all things lions and. I mean lion's club, they're such a big part of leader dog, and you have a full team that supports you. Can you tell us a little bit about your team and what you guys do?
Beth: Sure. So there's three of us that are dedicated to stewarding lions. So there's, I'm Kathleen, Mike, and myself. And lions clubs. They founded leader dog over 80 years ago. And so they are still such an integral partner with us. Not only do they fundraise, but they also get the word out in their communities that we do what we do and that it's available to people in their community.
So we help them do everything from organized fundraisers, to getting brochures, pamphlets, talking points, going out into their community. We do everything that we can to support them. Promoting leader, dog in their communities. So we have phone calls all day long. I'm going to visit this club. I'm going to be going to this farmer's market.
Do you have brochures? Do you have how many people have been served? So we steward probably about 4,300 clubs. So [00:06:00] it's a lot. We have a lot going on. That is a
Leslie: lot and I travel a lot to your team is constantly going to different places and putting on presentations and educating. And the lion's club is really like the boots on the street, right?
They're the ones standing on the corners with the donations for a leader, dog or whatever their, um, their fundraising is for, I guess. So my goodness, I can't think so. They're really out there and all the conditions, it's all the places doing the things on the streets. So we're so thankful for the lions.
Uh,
Beth: lions are the ones who came up with the international symbol of the white cane, the white cane with the red tip. So you'll see them out doing white cane fundraising. And I can tell you from my experience, it has always raining sideways with a little bit of sustaining when you're standing out in the middle of the street for them.
So they are really dedicated. We started off as a very grassroots organization and the whole reason that we have been able to spread as far and wide as we have is because of that grassroots lion's communication and that, that connection. Been able to push us all across all [00:07:00] 50 states and across Canada and other countries.
It's because of that lion's connection. So they're really, uh, a savvy group of folk.
Timothy: So the history of the lion's club.
Beth: Oh, that's a good question. So we serve, uh, what do we have in the United States over 1.3 million people who are legally blind or visually impaired Canada, 75,000. So, uh, we have a lot of people to serve just with vision impairment.
Um, and I talked about the other lines of service that they provide. So, uh, leader, dog, and lion serve, serve the same people, right? People who were low vision, blind, deaf blind. So we have a lot of work to. I mean, Beth, you mentioned
Christina: how many lanes clubs you work with. I mean, what does that financial impact to leader dog?
They're out doing these fundraisers for us? I mean, we're so thankful to have them as not only as donors, but ambassadors as well. I mean, where do you see that financial impact that. Us serve our clients and give our clients everything they need.
Beth: Sure. Well, you know, it, it takes [00:08:00] everybody to make this happen since we don't charge our clients and we're a hundred percent philanthropically funded.
That means we have to fundraise everything every year. So every little bit that, that the lions club donates $5. If they donate $5,000, all of that gets. To help serve people in their community. We can't send a bill to Kentucky for $2 million worth of services every year. So, uh, you know, we put that all together.
The lions clubs are so great at fundraising, but like you said, they're so great at getting the word out in their community. So they're just, like you said, they're our boots on the ground. Um, they're financial. Support. It used to be the only line of revenue that we had. And we're much more diverse now.
Thank goodness for everybody because the lines took a really big hit this past two years. A lot of their fundraising is event. They haven't been able to hold their events, just like us. Um, so things are starting to open back up. Um, people are going out, they want to go to some of those lions events and, um, the lions, everything they fundraise, they donate out to their [00:09:00] projects.
So it's a pretty cool. Yes. Yes.
Christina: And when I started at leader dog, I knew what a lion's club was, but I really didn't know what Alliance club was until I remember my first day I sat in Beth's office and got the lions one-on-one and then I was like, That they are meeting. And I didn't know. And I want you to share this with everybody else who can be aligned because some people think maybe you have to be retired or, you know, not be working or it's kind of a thing you do when you're older.
Beth: Right. It's a really good point. So lions clubs have changed so much, right? Um, it used to be, uh, it was founded by a gentleman named Melvin Jones, uh, who was a businessman and he was in an organization that was strictly. Business, um, you know, connectivity and he is the one who said, Hey, we need to do more in our communities.
And that's where he started lions. So over the years, it's gone from really male business folk to [00:10:00] everybody. We have clubs that are specialty clubs. There's some that are virtual clubs. So they don't actually meet in person. We have clubs. Uh, I think there's a club that is all based around snowmobile. They like to snowmobile, we have clubs.
I think there's one that is focused around. I think it's in Hawaii around square dancing. I might have that one wrong. Um, but yeah, so every one of them has a different feel to them. It's all about the people who are in it. It's not religiously based. It's not your income. It is not really. You just have to look them up and.
Some people have said, you know, why I never became a line is because no one asked me, well, you can actually reach out and ask them as well. So it's open to anybody. It doesn't matter your age. As long as you're willing to participate, you're willing to give of your time. And your passion is the perfect option.
I think they'd have
Leslie: like younger groups, right? Like the youth groups are even getting involved, which I think is wonderful to teach our youth about giving back and supporting the community and helping others. I just think that's awesome. We have the
Beth: Leo's clubs. So those are the younger ones and we've had some amazing [00:11:00] Leo clubs.
There's one in Western, Maryland in particular that I'm actually wanting to do a fundraiser. One of. One of their members. Their parents surprised them with a puppy to puppy raise for us. So it got all the kids really excited and they said, we want to raise some money for liter dog. And they said, we want to do a dinner in the dark.
So their goal was to raise, I think one or $2,000. They were so. Amazing. They raised $12,000 in one evening with one event. And I have to tell you, they went out, they, they borrowed the cumber buns and the bow ties from their marching band and they were all dressed up and, and they had a silent auction.
And instead of just having the clipboards out at the silent auction, they're standing behind them and they're like, oh, this is the best pizza in the whole town. And I was like, I don't even live here, but I mean, I want to sign up for it. So, uh, I, they were just so great. So many smiles at night. I said it should have been an orthotic.
Dream to see these kids. I mean, you just wanted to get so involved and they were so passionate. Um, and, and they did an amazing job. It was our first top dog [00:12:00] Leo's club. That's any club that donates over $5,000 a year, um, to our annual fund. And they're only like 45 across the country, across all of our constituents.
So that's a pretty big deal. Right. So yeah, the Leos are they're, they're really enthusiastic. I have a great group of kids. Yeah. So what are some of the most
Timothy: fun events you've ever had or ever attended?
Beth: Um, we've had some pretty unique ones. I'm going to be heading down to Kentucky to help out, uh, there's one club that does the parking for a large fair down there.
Not as glamorous, but we have done one even with my club. We've done outhouse races. Leslie, Leslie reminded me of this one because she thought this one was kind of fun. So it stirring a winter Fest and we actually had outhouses that were. Clean we're on casters. And we had teams. You had someone in the outhouse and the team had to pull it down the street.
Um, you had somebody who's inside, had a plunger with a basketball on top and they [00:13:00] had to jump out and run around. It was a little chaotic. And then, and then the awards were, um, were toilet seats that were, you know, there was a gold in the bronze. Very appropriate for an Olympic year. So they're not all to that degree, but you know what?
They like to have fun because what's the point if you're not going to have fun. Um, but why it's they always come up with something really creative? They have a lot of pancake breakfast. The LA uh, the Lubbock club in, in Texas is in the Guinness book of world records for the largest pancake breakfast, I guess.
So, um, that's a huge fundraiser, so they're, they're always coming up with something new increases. Yes.
Leslie: And besides their fundraising events too, they actually just help clients. So all the time, you know, when I'm talking to clients who are thinking about applying and kind of going through, and they're like, I don't have somebody to help me with my video, or I don't know how to get to the airport, you know, because our clients have so many different challenges that we're lucky that we don't think about a lot of the times.
So we're always saying, you know what, reach out to your local lion's department, they can help with your video, or they might be able to [00:14:00] help get you a ride to the airport or. You know, if you're having difficult to supplying the food, sometimes they'll assist with those types of things or medical bills.
So not only are they out there just kind of like raising money and sending in those checks to help us provide these free services, but they're actually out there doing things for our clients. And another interesting fact about being lions is that many of our clients are actually lions.
Beth: That is true. So we've had, it goes both ways.
We have a lot of clients that are lions and a lot of lions that are clients. I'm sort of like the chicken and the egg. You're not sure which came first, but we've had a lot of clients who've come to campus who knew nothing about lions. And they're like, oh, hold it. This whole thing is because of the lions.
And you're like, yeah. And they get really excited. They want to go home and get, because you know, now they have. Independence to get out and do things. So they're like, Hey, this is a great thing for me to get out and do. Um, so it's, it's a, win-win all the way around. Um, you don't have to be a lion to be a client, and we don't expect that you're going to go back and become one, but I mean, it's okay if you do.[00:15:00]
Christina: And I think it's awesome. There's probably a lion's club in almost every one of our client's communities. So if they need something, there's probably a lions club they can reach out to and get help from, or somebody that is willing to
Leslie: help. Uh, starting point, right? Like a connection to, you know, call leader, dog for resource and, or, um, you know, let me get in touch or join the lion's club and share your story.
I know our lion's clubs absolutely love when clients come and share their experience with a leader dog, because it's such a unique experience. And again, it, unless you're in the blindness and low vision field, or, you know, somebody who's going through blindness and loves. There are so many myths, which we have talked about a little bit on the show, but it's so wonderful for our clients to go to these lions Cubs who are huge supporters to us and really share the positive experience and how life-changing it is.
Um, it's just a win-win like you said, for everybody, It isn't
Beth: especially, um, you know, when the [00:16:00] lions get so involved in the raising all this money for the different projects that they support, they don't always get to see the person or the people that are going to be affected by their work. And so, you know, they do this without getting thanks.
And so when they get to see someone who has benefited. That's a real boost. And we always say people don't get involved in lions or any other type of service organization, because they want to go to a meeting. Uh, nobody wants to go to a meeting, but they do want to do something exciting. And when you see the impact of your work, um, that's very gratifying and it gives you, I mean, it does, it does for us here on the staff, right?
I mean, we get huge amounts of. Self-gratification just from seeing someone do something great. And so the lions love it when they get to share, when a puppy raiser comes to visit them or a client or a staff or any of the other volunteers, our leader, dog chairs out there. They're just thrilled to see, Hey, this is what we're working with.
Leslie: Absolutely. And Timothy, have you ever gone and spoke to [00:17:00] Alliance club before? I know you've done a lot of D you're going to like the library and different things like that, but I know you're always willing to share your story as well, too.
Timothy: Sometimes Dan in the Atlanta area, I post some, uh, leader, dog stuff on their Facebook page, but how I talking to any?
No. Am I willing to? Yes. All I gotta do is reach out and I'll gladly do it anywhere.
Beth: I think,
Leslie: you know what Timothy
Christina: she's like I have a five seats that you're going to be traveling to
Beth: and honestly
Leslie: practicing, you know, one of the nice things, if anything, nice has come out of COVID right. People are doing so many virtual meetings and presentations and Timothy has joined me for a couple of different presentations from all over the U S and kind of shared his story and his experience and from his home, just like he's doing this whole podcast right now from his home in Georgia.
Um, so I think that is one [00:18:00] benefit to continue sharing the word with lions clubs in other clubs of just like, Hey, we can not log on a quick zoom meeting. Um, and here's stories like personal stories versus having our clients actually having to travel sometimes to those invites.
Beth: Absolutely. It has moved us ahead probably 20 years in the fact that it doesn't matter if it's a school.
If it's Alliance club, we've done virtual presentations in the smallest lion's club. Um, and at one point I was doing a presentation in Arizona and Pennsylvania at the exact same time that I was sitting in Michigan. So. I found out that I can be in three places at the same time. Um, but we've been able to do presentations in Alaska and Hawaii, which yes, we have clients in both of those states.
Um, and it it's really cool because we can't get to Alaska and Hawaii all the time, but we can jump right in. I mean, I keep putting my hand up that I can go to Hawaii, but apparently I want to volunteer for everybody. Everybody's on board for the, uh, for Hawaii. [00:19:00] Um, so anybody that wants to have a presence.
We can do that virtually there's actually a spot on our website where you can request a speaker. Um, sometimes we can get there in person or we can find, you know, a client like Timothy, who's willing to travel. Um, but honestly, just being able to jump on a zoom call at 15 minutes, we can tell you all sorts of great things.
And
Leslie: it's so fun too. So we've kind of created this client speakers group because we have so many amazing clients, as we've heard on the podcast who want to share their story and their successes and how, you know, leader doc has impacted their life, but how they're out there doing it every day and traveling and getting around independently.
And they're so inspiring, not just in their travel and their blindness, but just in their lives in general. Um, so being able to share that with the world is wonderful and these clients, you know, R so such a great ambassador. So we kind of have these training sessions and we've gone over all the leader, dog programs, and I'm telling you the pride that clients have in the organization and the mission [00:20:00] is wonderful.
And nobody can tell the story of leader dog like that client can't because they're living it and they've been to the campus or receive the in-home training. I just think it's amazing. I'm all for virtual presentations. Of course we love being in person, but if you do want to request a speaker for any sort of lions group or speaking club, and you can't do that on our website at leader, dog.org under the resources tab.
So do check that out. Yes. And I do
Christina: have to add in, I mean, if a lion's club wants one of these virtual speakers, I highly recommend it because I learned something new about leadership. Every time I hear a client speak, something that I didn't even know myself that happens at leader dog. So it's cool because they are there on campus.
They stay the night, you know, for one week or three weeks, whatever it may be. And, um, it's such an amazing experience to hear clients' stories. Every
Beth: story is different. And I, and I thought when I started at leader dog, I would love it because I love dogs. But once you meet the people that are involved, [00:21:00] it's over 17,000 different stories, and it's a different story.
Timothy, have your family jumped on there, they would have a different story even to add to your story. It's the ripple effect is, is unbelievable. And our puppy raisers have completely different perspective of what goes on. So it's, it's always, uh, I'm just like you, I learn something new every day because we're always coming up with new things.
Well, I agree. I
Leslie: am very proud to be a leader dog team member. We try to stay on the front. End of things are innovative. You know, we incorporate GPS technology and different things. Things that other places aren't doing or that we were really kind of ahead of the game on. It's a really cool organization where we're always thinking about our calling it's first.
Um, that's the number one priority, but I do think it's interesting too. I don't know if you've talked about this, but leader, dog wouldn't be leader dog. If it wasn't for the lions, like we were solely created from lions. Is that
Beth: right? Yes. Yeah. So just over 80, some years ago, there was a local club here in Michigan and they have.[00:22:00]
Another club member, Dr. Glen Wheeler, who was losing his vision. And he couldn't receive a guide dog from the only guide dog organization at the time. And so, you know, you get three lions in a room and I was, yeah. You know, see a need, fill a need. And so they went to a local breeder and said, can you train dogs to do this kind of work guide dog work?
And then can you train the people to do it? And you said, sure. So their first, our first graduating class had had four student. And they stayed in a hotel downtown Detroit that was owned by one of the lions. Right. Cause they just all chip in of what? You never know what a lion does professionally. Um, I, I mean, I've been blown away.
It doesn't matter. So, uh, after that, that's when they decided, Hey, we want to keep doing this. And as, as the saying goes $400 and a hat full of ideas later, um, 80 years, 17,000 plus people that we've served. Um, that's what. Leader dogs for the blind. So yes,
Christina: it always, every time I hear that story, it blows my mind.
I'm [00:23:00] like, how, how does that happen? You know, especially that long ago. And we're actually on the camp, original campus as well, which is so cool to hear the stories of how. Used to be just like a little
Beth: farmhouse. It was a farm apple orchard, right? Yeah. So when we first moved, uh, moved in there, it was a farmhouse where everybody lived.
I mean, we would have clients staying at trainer's homes. Um, we don't do that anymore, but we have a beautiful facility now. And, uh, but we're on the same location. And here's one, I don't know if you do know this. So we were incorporated in 1939. What's our street.
Leslie: Oh,
Beth: in October of 1939, look about you. Can't see the expressions on their faces, but I've just blind
Leslie: that
Beth: you are welcome.
I'm Mike drop I'm out. Yeah, it's 10
Leslie: 30, 10 39 3
Beth: [00:24:00] 9, 10 39 is our street address. 10 39 south Rochester road. Yeah,
Leslie: well, that's it
Beth: for the day. Forget Timothy, what great things the dogs can do and what people with a cane can do. This is this is it. That was a high point that well,
Leslie: and it's interesting. So we are still on the same property that apple orchard looks very different.
Now we have a beautiful campus and a canine development center. Um, but. The original farmhouse, right. Is still part of our admin building. No, it was, it was
Beth: probably knocked down probably in the eighties. Ish. There'll be someone listening. Who's going to tell me exactly what it was. It was Prius. Okay. Yeah.
Well, yeah, but not pre some people on the campus because we have some staff who've been there 40 years,
Leslie: which is a whole nother topic that I would love to dive into another day to celebrate those individuals because they really do make leaders. But, yeah, so there's a picture on campus and the residents of like the old farmhouse [00:25:00] and stuff.
And it's so interesting to see that and then kind of get an idea of how big and grandiose everything is now, but also just as an FYI. So we have our main campus in Rochester Hills. Is it 14 acres? Yes. Okay. 14 acres on 1, 0, 3, 9 south Rochester road, which again, blows my mind there. Um, but we also have a downtown training campus.
So our building, if you will. So in Rochester, downtown Rochester, we actually have, um, a small building there that we use. And we're so lucky to have this because Rochester really provides the environments to travel in a residential semi business and business, which is perfect for our clients to kind of experience a little bit of.
So that building is just kind of where we can park trucks and people can come in and sit and get water and take bathroom breaks and coffee and all that. But outside of that building, there is a giant gold lion statue. And I don't know how many times I've heard people walk by and be like, The building says, leader dogs for the blind, and [00:26:00] there's a giant lion out front.
I'm so confused.
Beth: There's a whole history behind that lion and its twin lion that I don't want to start any kind of wars on the podcast, but there's a whole history yet. We won't even go down, but there isn't actually a matching lion to that one. It was donated, it has a whole story behind it, but there is a giant lion.
Statue in front of our downtown day use facility and, um, little kids like to climb all over it. Lions when they come into town, want a picture by the lion. Uh, so we're very proud of that, but yeah, we have, we have lion symbols everywhere on our vehicles on the building lions have, um, sponsored renovations in the canine center.
There's names in front of all of the, the rooms in the, in the. Resident's hall. So lions are all over our campus, literally and figuratively. Yes. For our campus. So very integral.
Christina: If you're aligned, that is listening. We thank you. Yes. Very,
Beth: very much every day, [00:27:00] all day long, because we do what we do. So their motto is we serve and I always say one day just I was signing a letter and I said, it's really sort of together research.
Isn't it. So that's how I always sign up. On everything that we do that together we serve. I
Leslie: love that. So what if somebody is listening right now? And they're like, this sounds amazing. I want to be Elian. What do they need to do? Of course,
Beth: I would say first go online and Google find a lion's club. It'll take you to the lions club international, uh, web.
Which in itself is amazing. They have great videos on there and you can really get an idea of everything that lions do. Um, in every little town that there's, they've come up with some amazing programs lions have. So go on, you can actually just type in your town it'll list. All of the clubs, Leo clubs and lions clubs that are near.
You can click on that, find their contact information and reach out to them, go to a meeting, uh, call them up and say, Hey, I'm bet. You're looking for someone who'd like to help out. You don't [00:28:00] have to jump in and sign up the first day. You can sign up the second day, um, you know, check them out. Every, every club is unique, right?
Just like every group of people that come together. Test drive a couple of them and see which one is a good fit. And if you can't find one, give us a holler at leader, dog, ask for the lions department, you'll come to either myself to Mike lion, Mike lion, Kathleen, and we can certainly look up a club for you.
We would love for, for more people to get involved. It's a great untapped unhidden, hidden resource that's out there. And, and, uh, we want people to know about lions and leader
Christina: dog. Yes. And I know we could probably talk about lions clubs for. But if there is a line out there listening. Doesn't know if their club is connected to leader, dog, how can they connect
Beth: to leader dog?
That's an excellent question. And we hope that they are, cause we want lions to know this is their legacy. They built us, right? We want them to know about their great work also on our website. [00:29:00] Uh, there are, there's a tab just for lions. If you drop down on that, there's several buttons on there where you can either update your club's information.
Please do, or you can add your information. And so you'll get emails from us. We will. Overwhelm you with information, but just stuff to share with your club share with your district. Um, there's a whole lions lingo, so I can talk about multiple districts and districts and, but I won't. So if you connect with us, we can connect with you so that all of your lions know, Hey, this is what we're working for.
This is what we do. So yeah. Or again, give us. At liter dog, ask for the lions department and we will get all sorts of information out to you
Leslie: a little bit. Well, thank you so much, Beth, for being here today and thank you for listening to the taking the lead podcast. I'm Leslie Hoskins with host Timothy Cuneo and Christina Hapner.
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