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>>> THIS TIME ON NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES, I'VE GOT COACH BOBBY WILDER.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO TALK FOOTBALL OR NOT.
BUT YOU'LL FIND OUT. >>> NORFOLK FIRE INSPECTOR RECOGNIZED FOR
A GREAT AWARD. MAKING A DIFFERENCE THROUGH EDUCATION, AND
THEN WE'RE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT WATER SAFETY AND APRIL POOLS, I THINK THEY'RE CALLING.
IT STAY TUNED FOR SOME GREAT STUFF RIGHT HERE ON NORFOLK PERSPECTIVE.
>>> WELCOME TO NORFOLK PERSPECTIVE. I'M BOB BATCHER.
AM I EXCITED HERE, BECAUSE COACH BOBBY WILDER IS SITTING RIGHT THERE ON THE SOFA.
HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> LIVING THE DREAM EVERY DAY.
>> IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS SINCE YOU'VE BEEN ON, AND I THINK THE LAST TIME YOU WERE
ON WITH THE SHERIFF. NOW YOU'RE ALL ON YOUR OWN.
>> REALLY? YOU DID THIS TO ME.
>> I KNOW IT. HE'S A GOOD MAN.
>> YOU AND I, WE MET ABOUT -- I THINK YOU WERE THREE WEEKS IN TOWN.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT. >> WE MET ON THE GOLF COURSE.
I WAS SELLING RAFFLE TICKETS, YOU WERE HOLDING UP THE COURSE.
IT'S BEEN FIVE AND A HALF YEARS. LET'S TALK.
IS IT LIKE WHAT YOU THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE.
>> IT'S EVERYTHING AND MORE. I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME I FEEL LIKE I'M
LIVING THE DREAM. I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOT THE GREATEST JOB IN THE
WORLD WORKING FOR OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, LIVING IN HAMPTON ROADS AND THE CITY OF NORFOLK.
IT'S EVERYTHING I HAD HOPED FOR AND MORE. >> SO THEY RAISED THE BAR HIGH ON YOU.
YOU SHOW UP AND THE DO THE WORST POSSIBLE THING YOU COULD DO.
YOU RAISE IT EVEN HIGHER. ARE THEY REMINDING YOU OF THAT FIRST SEASON?
>> NOT AT ALL. I THINK IT'S OUTSTANDING.
I THINK IT SHOULD BE A GOAL IN LIFE FOR EVERYBODY THAT IF YOU REACH A HIGH STANDARD, LIKE WE'VE
DONE WITH OUR FOOTBALL PROGRAM. WE'VE BEEN THE WINNINGEST START-UP PROGRAM
IN THE 131 YEAR HISTORY OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL. EXPECTATIONS ARE HIGH.
WE WANT THEM THAT WAY. OUR PHILOSOPHY IN OUR PROGRAM, WHY DO ANYTHING
IN LIFE IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TRY TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE, TRY TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN
BE, AND OUR PHILOSOPHY IS TO AIM HIGH AS A PROGRAM, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
TO DO. >> SO IF -- SO I'M HERE FOR -- WE HAVE ONE
OF OUR CURRENT STUDENT ATHLETES, RONNIE CAMERON, WHO WAS THE CAA STUDENT ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.
HE WAS THE CAA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR. HE WAS A FIRST TEAM ALL AMERICAN DEFENSIVE
LINEMAN. HE GRADUATED FROM OLD DOMINION IN FOUR AND
A HALF YEARS, BOB, WITH HIS UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE AND HIS MBA AS A DEAN'S LIST STUDENT,
AND HE'S BEING PROJECTED TO BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE FIFTH TO SEVENTH ROUND DRAFT CHOICE AT
THE END OF APRIL DURING THE NFL DRAFT. HOW ABOUT THAT FOR A SUCCESS STORY?
>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE A PROUD PAPA OR PROUD COACH OR BOTH?
>> BOTH. MY WIFE AND I TELL PEOPLE ALL I TIME WE HAVE
TWO WONDERFUL BOYS AT HOME, AND 95 BOYS AT MY OFFICE.
SO I'M THE PROUD PARENT OF 97 BOYS. >> AND THEY ARE ALL WELL-BEHAVED.
>> THEY ARE ALL OUTSTANDING. EVERY DAY, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET A LITTLE
BETTER. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT IT.
IS IT THE TIME ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD OR THE TIME BEFORE AND AFTER THE FOOTBALL FIELD THAT
YOU FOCUS ON? >> WE FOCUS THE MOST ON WHAT HAPPENS OFF THE
FIELD. THE FIRST PART OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO
IS RECRUIT AND DEVELOP THE BEST PEOPLE THAT WE CAN FIND AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BECOME
BETTER PEOPLE, TEACHING THEM HOW TO MAKE A GREAT PRESENTATION, TEACHING THEM HOW TO MAKE
THE RIGHT CHOICES. LIFE REALLY COMES DOWN TO THE CHOICES YOU
MAKE. SO TRYING TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THAT,
AND THEN THE SECOND PART OF IT, THE MOST IMPORTANT THIS IS THE ACADEMIC STANDPOINT.
AS I TELL ALL OF OUR FOOTBALL STUDENT ATHLETES ALL THE TIME, LESS THAN 1% OF ALL COLLEGE
FOOTBALL PLAYERS GO ON TO PLAY IN THE NFL. THERE'S 1500 JOBS.
THE TOP 150 PLAYERS MAKE THE MAJORITY OF THE MONEY, SO IT'S GREAT TO DREAM THAT DREAM.
I PERSONALLY IN MY 25 YEAR CAREER COACHED 20 PLAYERS THAT HAVE GONE ON AND PLAYED IN
THE NFL, BUT THE AVERAGE CAREER IS THREE AND A HALF YEARS, SO IT'S GREAT TO DREAM THE DREAM.
AIM AS HIGH AS YOU CAN, BUT WE NEED TO PREPARE THEM FOR WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BEYOND FOOTBALL,
AND THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE DO. >> I'M GOING TO ASK YOU, THERE WAS A PRETTY
BIG GAME FOR THE CITY OF NORFOLK, ANYWAY, FOR OUR RESIDENTS, THANKSGIVING WEEKEND.
>> I FELT LIKE THAT WAS A HISTORIC GAME FOR HAMPTON ROADS, FOR NORFOLK.
OUR PLAYOFF GAME, FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS, NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF HOSTING NORFOLK STATE IN THAT GAME, AND REGARDLESS OF THE SCORE
OR WHO WON THE GAME, THE FACT THAT OUR TWO GREAT INSTITUTIONS COMPETED IN A GAME OF FOOTBALL,
BECAUSE REMEMBER, IT'S JUST A GAME. THAT'S ALL IT WAS.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SAY. SOME SAY, IT'S JUST FOOTBALL.
WHAT'S THE BIG TO-DO? BUT IT'S NOT JUST FOOTBALL.
>> IT WAS A HISTORICAL GAME IN THE STANDPOINT OF NEVER BEFORE IN THE HISTORY OF COLLEGE
PLAYOFFS HAD TWO TEAMS IN THE SAME CITY MET IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
THE FACT THERE WERE 20,000 PEOPLE AT SB BALLARD STADIUM.
IF THAT STADIUM WOULD HAVE HELD 50,000 PEOPLE, I THINK 50,000 PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BEEN AT THAT
GAME. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY, WELL PLAYED GAME BY
BOTH TEAMS. I THINK IT WAS HISTORICAL FOR THIS REGION
FROM THE STANDPOINT THAT THE FACT THAT IT WAS JUST A FOOTBALL GAME, BUT IT BROUGHT OUR
TWO INSTITUTIONS CLOSER TOGETHER. >> YOU MENTIONED THE WEATHER.
I'VE GOT TO TALK ABOUT WEATHER. AS I RECALL, YOU'RE FROM THAT STATE OF MAINE.
>> I AM, THE PINE TREE STATE. >> AND WE GOT LUCKY, BECAUSE WHEN YOU GOT
THE PHONE CALL, AS I RECALL, YOU HAD ABOUT 12 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND, AND IT WAS
50 DEGREES HERE. OKAY.
DID YOU MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION? >> ABSOLUTELY.
THIS HAS BEEN FABULOUS FOR MYSELF, FOR MY FAMILY.
WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE LIVING IN THIS AREA. IT'S HOME.
MAINE IS A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT, BUT VERY EXCITED TO BE A VIRGINIAN.
>> ARE YOU GETTING THE FAMILY TO COME DOWN HERE?
>> YES. MY FAMILY, MY WIFE'S FAMILY, THEY LOVE TO
COME VISIT. THEY LOVE TO COME TO THE GAMES.
AS YOU KNOW, HAMPTON ROADS IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND GREAT PLACE TO VISIT.
>> THIS IS A PERSONAL QUESTION. WE WERE KIND OF TALKING ON PRETAPE, BECAUSE
THE REST OF THE SHOW, I'M GOING TO BE PUT ON THE SPOT, BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT GETTING INTO
SHAPE. NOW, YOU RUN AROUND A FOOTBALL FIELD, SO WHAT'S
YOUR EXERCISE PROGRAM, YOUR HEALTH PROGRAM? >> CHASING AROUND 97 POINTS, KEEPS YOU IN
GREAT SHAPE. I TRY TO DO SOMETHING EVERY DAY.
I'M A FIRM BELIEVER THAT AT LEAST FOR 30 MINUTES A DAY, YOU NEED TO FIND TIME IN YOUR DAY FOR
SOME FORM OF EXERCISE. I LIKE TO JOG.
I LIKE TO LIFT WEIGHTS. I LIKE TO GO FOR WALKS.
MY WIFE AND I WALKING THE DOG, JUST SOMETHING EVERY DAY TO TAKE CARE OF MY BODY, BECAUSE
WITH ALL OF US, WE'VE ALL GOT THINGS TO KEEP US BUSY WITH WORK, AND AT TIMES LIFE GETS
STRESSFUL. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THAT STRESS RELEASE WHERE
YOU CAN DO SOMETHING TO RELAX AND REALLY FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF.
>> YOU JUST GOT ME. WHEN KAREN TELLS ME I HAVE TO EXERCISE, I'LL
TELL HER I'LL HAVE -- I'LL RELAX AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THE WINNINGEST COACH ODU HAS HAD IN A LONG
TIME. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL BE TALKING TO KAREN ABOUT ME GETTING OUT OF THIS CHAIR AND
WHY SHE WON
THE AWARD. STAY TUNED.
>>> I'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES. SO DO YOU.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES. I'M BOB BATCHER, AND I'M WITH KAREN BARNES,
A FIRE INSPECTOR WITH NORFOLK FIRE RESCUE, AND AWARD AWARD-WINNING, RIGHT?
>> YES. >> WHAT WAS THE AWARD?
>> THE GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR FIRE PREVENTION. >> DOES THAT MEAN YOU WERE TAKING DOWN -- PUTTING
BATTERIES IN? >> NO, SIR.
>> INVESTIGATION. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ENGAGED IN.
>> INVESTIGATIONS, INSPECTIONS. >> THIS IS A SPECIAL AWARD.
>> YES. >> YOU'RE BEING HUMBLE ON ME, AREN'T YOU?
>> NOW WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT NECESSARILY ALL OF IT, BUT THE KINDS OF THINGS YOU'RE INVOLVED
IN, IT'S NOT ABOUT SMOKE DETECTORS? >> NO, SIR.
>> IT IS? >> IT IS LIFE SAFETY, FIRE PREVENTION.
NOW, YOU AND I HAVE BEEN IN MEETINGS OVER MANY, MANY YEARS, AND DEALING WITH EVENT PLANNING
AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WHAT DOES THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVE TO DO WITH,
LIKE, EVENT PLANNING AND BARS? >> LIFE SAFETY.
WE GO OUT AND MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME TO THE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
AND DIFFERENT FESTIVALS. >> SO MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE FUN PLACES
TO BE. >> EXACTLY.
>> SO WHEN SOMEBODY CALLS YOU A PARTY POOPER, WHAT SHOULD I TELL THEM?
>> I'M NOT A PARTY POOPER. I'M THERE TO MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE FOR THEM
TO ENJOY THEMSELVES AND TO PARTY. >> BECAUSE I MEAN, I THINK THERE ARE PEOPLE
WHO -- LET'S TAKE THE FIRE TASK FORCE. WE'LL READ ABOUT IT IN THE PAPER.
YOU GO IN AND TELL A BAR THEY'VE GOT TO CLOSE DOWN.
THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY HOW IT HAPPENS. >> NO, IT'S NOT.
IF WE GET TO THE POINT OF ACTUALLY HAVING TO CLOSE THE BAR, THAT BAR HAS BEEN WARNED
MULTIPLE TIMES, AND THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS LIFE SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT BAR THAT WE WOULD
HAVE TO CLOSE IT DOWN. >> AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS ARE BLOCKED DOORWAYS,
THINGS LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY JUST ABOUT THE BAR ITSELF.
>> NO. IT'S OVERCROWDING.
IT'S LOCKED EXITS, BLOCKED EXITS, STORAGE IN THE BACK EXITS.
ISSUES WITH A KITCHEN THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE.
WE'RE OUT THERE MAINLY FOR THE PUBLIC. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE IN
OUR ENVIRONMENT TODAY, WE'RE RELYING QUITE HEAVILY ON THE CITIZENS, THE PERSON WHO IS
WATCHING THE SHOW. WHAT KINDS OF THINGS CAN THEY DO TO MAKE IT
A SAFER ENVIRONMENT? >> WELL, MY ROLE IN THE FIRE MARSHALL'S OFFICE
IS ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME. SO WE HAVE MULTIPLE CITIZENS THAT ARE CALLING
ME, GIVING ME INFORMATION ABOUT ILLEGAL DUMPING. THE BIG THING IS THEY CAN HELP US SOLVE THESE
CRIMES. DON'T ENGAGE THE PERSON IF THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING.
TAKE PICTURES, WRITE DOWN A LICENSE PLATE, DESCRIPTION OF THE VEHICLE, WHAT THEY'RE DOING,
TIME OF DAY, AND THAT INFORMATION GIVEN TO ME, I WILL GO TRACK THEM DOWN.
>> NOW, YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS KIND OF TRAINING FOR A LONG TIME.
>> YES. >> ARE YOU -- PEOPLE SAY, KAREN, THAT'S YOUR
JOB, OR DO THEY REALLY WANT TO HELP. >> THEY WANT TO BE PART OF IT.
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY DON'T WANT PEOPLE COMING INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND DUMPING TRASH IN THEIR LOT.
THEY'RE TIRED OF IT, AND THE CITIZENS IN NORFOLK HERE IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE STEPPED FORWARD
IN PARTNERING WITH US TO HELP US. >> THEY REALLY WANT TO TAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD
BACK. >> YEAH, THEY WANT TO TAKE THE NEIGHBORHOODS
BACK, AND THEY ARE. >> YOU'VE BEEN A MEMBER FOR HOW LONG?
>> 26 YEARS. >> SO YOU WERE A LITTLE TODDLER.
HOW DID YOU START WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT? >> I STARTED OUT AS A PARAMEDIC.
>> OH, OKAY. >> AND THEN IN '93, WE MERGED WITH THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT, AND THEN WHEN I WAS RIDING THE ENGINE COMPANY, IT WOULD BE THE ENGINE COMPANY
FOR 12 HOURS, AND THEN THE AMBULANCE FOR 12 HOURS IN A 24 HOUR SHIFT.
>> I WANT TO SWITCH GEARS ON YOU. CAN I?
>> OKAY. >> GO A LITTLE PERSONAL HERE?
>> OKAY. >> I MENTIONED I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR A LONG TIME.
THERE'S LESS -- HOW CAN I SAY THIS? THERE IS LESS KAREN BARNES ON THE SOFA THAN
THERE WAS A YEAR AGO. >> YES, THERE IS.
>> YOU'VE LOST SOME WEIGHT. >> YES, I HAVE.
>> AND YOU'VE DONE IT WITH -- LIKE I SAID IN THE LAST SEGMENT, DID YOU KIND OF JUST
WAKE UP ONE MORNING AND IT WAS GONE? >> I WISH.
>> SO YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS DIET AND EXERCISE.
>> I WORK HARD AT WORK, AND I WORK HARD OFF. I DON'T LIKE TO CALL IT A DIET.
DIETS DON'T WORK. YOU NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE OF EATING.
I CHOOSE TO EAT CLEAN AND EXERCISE. >> NOW, COACH WILDER JUST SAID RELAX.
IS THAT PART OF IT, TOO? >> YOU NEED TO RELAX, BECAUSE YOU NEED TO
RECOVER. >> RECOVER?
>> YES. YOU NEED TO RECOVER.
>> WHEN YOU SAID EAT CLEAN, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
>> EAT CLEAN. I DON'T EAT ANYTHING PROCESSED, AND I'VE CUT
OUT ALL THE SALT OUT OF MY DIET. SO I HAVE A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF SALT IN MY DIET
EACH DAY. >> DOES THAT MEAN NO PIZZAS, SOFT DRINKS,
DESSERTS? >> I DO SUGAR-FREE DESSERTS, AND PIZZA, I
CAN HAVE A PIZZA, EXCEPT I MAKE IT WITH WHEAT DOUGH, AND I PUT NO SALT TOMATO PASTE.
I USE CHICKEN INSTEAD OF PEPPERONI AND ALL THE SAUSAGE AND ALL THE GOOD STUFF THAT I'M
SURE YOU LIKE. I USE CHICKEN, FRESH MOZZARELLA AND LOAD IT
WITH VEGETABLES AND GARLIC POWDER. >> SOUNDS NOT BAD.
NOW, WEIGHTS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF? >> YEAH.
I WORK OUT WITH WEIGHTS A COUPLE DAYS A WEEK AND I DO CARD -- CARDIO.
>> FROM A CITIZENS POINT OF VIEW, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
A SAFE ENVIRONMENT BUT ALSO KIND OF GIVING US THAT LEEWAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR
OWN COMMUNITY WITH GOOD INFORMATION AND ENTHUSIASM THAT YOU SEEM TO SHARE EVERY TIME YOU'RE AT
THE TABLE. >> YES, SIR.
>> THANK YOU, APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU, SIR.
>>> WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT A BUNCH OF MEN GETTING TOGETHER, AND YOU'RE
GOING TO FIND OUT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE RETURN.
>>> DID YOU MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT MISSING ANYTHING IN THE FIRST AID KIT?
>> YEP. >> DID YOU GO THROUGH THE PLAN WITH THE KIDS
>> THE MORE YOU PREPARE TODAY, THE MORE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO REDUCE THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS
OF A TORNADO, EARTHQUAKE, POWER OUTAGE OR ANY OTHER DISASTER.
GET A KIT, MAKE A PLAN, BE INFORMED. VISIT READY TKUT -- DOT GOV.
>>> YES, THERE WILL BE 900 MEN ON SATURDAY APRIL 14th AT THE CHESAPEAKE CONFERENCE CENTER,
RIGHT JR? >> YES, SIR.
>> JARED LOCKE, THE COMMUNITY OUT REACH MARKETING COMMITTEE DIRECTOR AND MR. FLEMING, YOU'RE
MAKING IT ALL HAPPEN. >> YES, SIR, COLLECTIVELY WE WILL.
>> I'VE GOT TO ASK YOU. WHERE ARE THE 900 MEN GOING TO COME FROM?
>> ALL OVER HAMPTON ROADS. WE'RE RECRUITING MEN FROM OTHER CHURCHES,
OTHER CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, FRATERNITIES, JUST ALL OVER ACROSS HAMPTON ROADS.
>> I'VE GOT TO ASK YOU. THIS IS A BUNCH OF GUYS ORGANIZING A BREAKFAST
FOR A BUNCH OF GUYS? >> YES, SIR.
>> SO WHY WAS TRACY HUBBERT THE ONE TO CALL ME?
>> BECAUSE WE HIRED HER TO HELP US. >> THERE WE GO.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.
THE WOMEN OUT THERE ARE SAYING, OH, THEY'RE IN TROUBLE.
>> WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? >> WELL, ACTUALLY WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY AMONGST OUR YOUNG MALES.
AS YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE TIME, FINANCE ACTUALLY BECOMES A PROBLEM FOR STUDENTS.
THEY CAN HAVE THE GRADES, THEY CAN HAVE THE SA AT -- SAT SCORES AND ALL OF THAT, BUT THE
FINANCIALS MAKE A DIFFERENCE. OFTENTIMES WE HAVE YOUNG BOYS THAT ARE TRYING
TO DO WHAT THEY CAN, BUT WE ARE HOPING TO COME ALONG WITH OTHER MEN IN THE COMMUNITY,
CROSS SECTOR, WHATEVER YOUR BACKGROUND IS. THERE IS NOT A CHURCH ORGANIZATION, IT'S AS
BROTHER JR SAID, IT'S ALL MEN OF THE COMMUNITY. SO WE HOPE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THAT WAY.
>> I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT, WHEN I WAS 18, 19 YEARS OLD, MAKING THAT TRANSITION FROM
HIGH SCHOOL INTO COLLEGE, OH, MY GOODNESS. AND IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE SUPPORT MECHANISM
AROUND ME. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> HAS ANY OF THAT CHANGED? >> SAME THING.
THIS IS OUR LAUNCHING PAD TO KIND OF ENGAGE MEN IN OTHER AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY TO KIND
OF COME ALONG WITH US AND COME ALONG BESIDE US AS WE HELP SOME YOUNG PEOPLE GO TO COLLEGE.
>> THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE SAYING, YOU KNOW, THOSE 18, 19-YEAR-OLDS,
IT'S A LOST CAUSE ANYWAY. HOW DO YOU REACT WHEN YOU HEAR THAT?
>> I DON'T THINK THEY'RE A LOST CAUSE, BUT WHAT I THINK THEY ARE ALSO IMPLYING IS THAT
WE NEED TO START AT AN EARLIER AGE WHEN YOUNG MEN ARE MORE IMPRESSIONABLE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE
AROUND THE 12, 13-YEAR-OLD RANGE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN YOUNG MEN REALLY DO NEED GUIDANCE.
WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO ACCOMPLISH ALSO WITH THIS BREAKFAST, BOB, PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE
WE'RE IN A NATIONAL EPIDEMIC AND THAT OUR YOUNG MEN ARE DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL AT ALARMING
RATES, PARTICULARLY IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
SOME RECENT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN PRESIDENTS CLOSE TO 50% OF AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUNG MEN
DROPPING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. AND WITHOUT EDUCATION, AS YOU KNOW YOURSELF,
THAT AFFECTS YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GO TO GET A JOB.
WHEN YOU GET A JOB, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO SUPPORT YOUR FAMILY?
BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE SOCIOECONOMIC STRENGTH TO SUPPORT A FAMILY, A LOT OF THAT REVOLVES
AROUND EDUCATION. >> AND THE THREE OF US HAVE A RESPONSIBLE
TO SET THAT EXAMPLE. >> AS COACH WILDER WAS SAYING, RAISE THAT
BAR. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> IN HAMPTON ROADS, OUR AREA TWO YEARS AGO, WE HAD THE WORST DROPOUT RATE IN THE STATE,
AND WE'VE IMPROVED THAT A GREAT DEAL, BUT EVEN CURRENTLY, WE HAVE THE FOURTH HIGHEST
DROPOUT RATE IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, AND STILL WE LEAD THE STATE IN TERMS OF HAVING
THE HIGHEST AVERAGE OF DROPOUTS IN THE REGION. >> SO YOU'VE GOT THE COST OF THE EDUCATION,
BUT ISN'T IT REALLY KIND OF SOMEBODY COMING UP TO THEM AND SAYING, I CAN SEE IT NOW, KIND
OF WHISPERING IN THEIR EAR, IT CAN COST YOU 20 GRAND A YEAR TO GO TO SCHOOL OR I CAN HOOK
YOU UP WITH SOMETHING REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW. IS THAT THE TUG OF WAR OUT THERE?
>> WELL, THAT IS A TUG OF WAR AND THAT'S PART OF WHY WE'RE TRYING TO DO THIS BREAKFAST,
TO GET MORE MEN INVOLVED. IF WE COULD GAL VONNIZE IN THIS COMMUNITY,
THAT THEIR CHURCH, CIVIC ORGANIZATION IS GOING TO SPONSOR SOME TYPE OF EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE
TO INVITE YOUNG MEN WHETHER IT'S ONCE A DAY OR ONCE A WEEK.
IMAGINE IF EVERY GROUP DID THAT FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS WHAT KIND OF IMPACT WE COULD HAVE
ON YOUNG MEN. >> IT WOULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
>> TRACY ALSO SHARED WITH ME THAT WE CAN'T JUST TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE GENERATIONS, WE'VE
GOT TO SELL TICKETS. HOW ARE WE GOING TO SELL TICKETS?
>> SHE'S ON POINT. >> HOW DO WE SELL TICKETS?
>> ABSOLUTELY. THEY CAN GO TO OUR CHURCH WEBSITE, WWW.SECONDCALVARY.ORG.
THE CHURCH IS LOCATED 2940 CORPORAL AVENUE IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.
GO ONLINE AND PURCHASE TICKETS, CLICK ON THE LINK FOR THE PRAYER BREAKFAST.
TICKETS ARE $40 PER PERSON. SO IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR FATHERS TO
BRING THEIR SONS, THEIR GRANDSONS AND TO JUST BE A PART OF A GREAT EVENT.
>> I WAS GREETED THIS MORNING, I WILL TELL YOU, J.R., ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE TELLING ME
THAT TICKETS ARE GOING FAST. >> YES, SIR.
>> SO WE BETTER DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW AND SHREBGD ON -- CLICK ON SECOND CALVARY
DOT ORG AND CLICK ON THE 900 PLUS MEN'S LOGO AND THEY CAN PURCHASE TICKETS RIGHT THERE
ONLINE. >> AND IT'S MEN ONLY?
>> MEN ONLY. >> MEN TALKING TO MEN.
>> YES, SIR. >> THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS ARE DOING
TO REALLY SET THE COURSE FOR OUR FUTURE AND MAKE THAT INVESTMENT?
OUR YOUTH AND OUR FUTURE GENERATION. >> WELL, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE MILLION MAN
MARCH. NOW WE HAVE THE 900 MEN STRONG PRAYER BREAKFAST.
>> I'M GOING TO COUNT. I'M SHOWING UP.
>> ALL RIGHT. >> THANKS A LOT.
>> THANK YOU. >> WHEN WE GET DONE, THE NEXT SEGMENT, WE'RE
GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT APRIL POOLS? FIND OUT WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT WHEN YOU COME
BACK. >>> WHEN SOME PEOPLE STRUGGLE WITH THEIR MORTGAGE
PAYMENTS, THEY BECOME FROZEN, PETRIFIED, NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO, THEY DO NOTHING, BUT THE
PEOPLE WHO TAKE ACTION ARE FAR MORE LIKELY TO GET THE MOST POSITIVE OUTCOME.
MAKING HOME AFFORDABLE IS A FREE GOVERNMENT PROGRAM.
CALL NOW TO TALK ONE-ON-ONE WITH A HOUSING EXPERT ABOUT THE OPTIONS THAT ARE RIGHT FOR
YOU, REAL HELP, REAL ANSWERS RIGHT NOW. >>> WELCOME BACK TO NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES.
I'VE GOT BEVERLY EVANS WHO IS AN R POST SENIOR RECREATION SUPERVISOR 2.
>> HI. YOU'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR A WHILE, HAVEN'T
YOU? >> YES.
>> DO YOU ENJOY IT? >> LOVE IT.
>> WHAT DO YOU DO AS A RECREATION SUPERVISOR 2?
>> I OVERSEE SWIMMING POOLS. I'M ACTUALLY THE MANAGER OVER AT HUNTERSVILLE
SWIMMING POOL. I WILL BE OVERSEEING BERKLEY AND CHESTERFIELD,
OVERSEEING THE MANAGEMENT AT THOSE SITES, MAKING SURE THE STAFF COME ON AND THEY HAVE
ENOUGH STAFF TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES THEY'RE SERVING.
>> THESE ARE INDOOR POOLS, SO THE LIFEGUARDS CAN'T WORK ON THEIR TANS WHILE DOING IT, RIGHT?
>> HUNTERSVILLE IS INDOOR AND BERKLEY AND CHESTERFIELD ARE OUTDOOR POOLS.
>> SO THEY CAN WORK ON IT, BUT THAT'S NOT WHY THEY'RE THERE.
>> NO, IT'S TO PROVIDE SAFETY. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT APRIL POOLS, ON APRIL
21st. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
APRIL POOLS DAY IS APRIL 21st, HUNTERSVILLE SWIMMING POOL.
>> GOOD. THAT'S THE INDOOR ONE.
>> THAT'S THE INDOOR ONE. >> BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE HAVING A WARM DAY
TODAY BUT IT'S STILL EARLY APRIL. >> EARLY APRIL.
>> WHY ARE YOU DOING APRIL POOLS? >> WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED
IN THE SAFETY ASPECT OF SWIMMING, AND THAT DAY WE'LL BE PROVIDING A LOT OF YOUTH ACTIVITIES
AS FAR AS LEARNING HOW TO SWIM, LEARNING HOW TO PUT ON LIFE JACKETS, TAKE OFF LIFE JACKETS,
SWIM WITH THE LIFE JACKET ON. WE'LL BE GETTING THEM INTO CANOES, HOW TO
PADDLE THE CANOES, HOW TO ENTER THE CANOE SAFELY, EXIT SAFELY, BASICALLY JUST BASIC
SWIMMING SKILLS AS FAR AS SAFETY GOES. >> OH, GOOD.
SO I CAN RELAX. UNLIKE COACH WILDER -- OR KAREN BARNES, YOU'RE
NOT HERE TO TELL ME TO EXERCISE. YOU'RE HERE TO TELL ME TO BE SAFE.
>> TO BE SAFE. EXERCISE IS GOOD, BUT YOU NEED TO BE SAFE
WHILE YOU'RE EXERCISING AS WELL. >> BEVERLY, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT KIND BOGGLES
MY MIND, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GO A HALF A MILE AROUND THIS TOWN WITHOUT RUNNING THE WATER.
THE BIGGEST EMPLOYER WE'VE GOT IS THE NAVY, AND THAT USUALLY MEANS THE SHIP ON WATER,
AND YET WE'VE GOT A POPULATION THAT CAN'T SWIM.
>> RIGHT. >> DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
WHY IS THAT? >> EDUCATION AND WE'RE NOW IN THAT PROSPECT
OF GETTING THAT EDUCATION OUT THERE. WE START WITH CHILDREN.
WE TEACH KIDS 6 MONTHS WITH THE PARENT-CHILD PROGRAM.
WE DO PROGRAMS LIKE APRIL POOLS DAY, SUMMER PLUNGE, WHICH WILL BE COMING UP SOON AS WELL,
BASICALLY JUST GETTING INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND TRYING TO GET FAMILIES TO COME OUT AND
ENJOY THE PROGRAM. YOU HAVE BOY SCOUTS, GIRL SCOUTS.
THIS PROGRAM WOULD BE EXCELLENT FOR THEM. CHURCH GROUPS LOOKING FOR PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN
IN THEIR CHURCHES, YOU KNOW. JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT THEM TO BE SAFE, BECAUSE
SUMMER IS COMING, AND SO WE START WITH APRIL POOLS DAY EVEN THOUGH WE DO HAVE REGULAR CLASSES
THAT WE DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GETTING THE KNOWLEDGE OUT THERE
AND TRYING TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO BE SAFE. >> I'VE GOT TO ASK YOU.
THE LAST TIME I WENT INTO A CANOE -- IT WAS ACTUALLY A KAYAK, IT WAS NOT A PRETTY SCENE.
HOW DO YOU GET IN. >> YOU HAVE TO STABILIZE THE CANOE OR KAYAK,
AND YOU HAVE TO GET DOWN LOW. >> OH, THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG.
>> YOU HAVE TO GET LOW, AND YOU EASE IN, YOU KNOW, STEP TO THE SIDE, AND THEN YOU EASE
YOUR BODY DOWN, THEN DOWN, AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR SEAT.
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE TRYING TO GO FROM HERE, FROM THIS POINT TO THAT POINT.
YOU CAN'T MOVE IN CANOES -- YOU CAN MOVE IN CANOES AND KAYAKS, BUT YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR
CENTER DOWN. >> JUST SAY, FOR THE SAKE OF CONVERSATION,
IT FLIPS OVER, WHAT DO YOU DO? >> YOU WANT TO STAY WITH THE CANOE OR KAYAK.
IF YOU'RE UNDER, YOU WANT TO TRY TO JUST COME FROM UNDER THERE, AND BASICALLY YOU CAN TOUCH
ON THE SIDE, GRAB THE SIDE, COME FROM UNDER THE CAME NO -- CANOE, AND THE FIRST THICK
-- THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO HAVE ON IS THE LIFE JACKET.
>> BUT THEY'RE UNCOMFORTABLE, AND THEY GET IN THE WAY OF TAN.
>> NO, THEY'RE NOT. >> BUT IF YOU FLIP, YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU A HAD
IT ON. >> I WOULDN'T ADVISE ANYBODY TO BE OUT ON
THE WATER WITHOUT A LIFE JACKET IN ANY TYPE OF CRAFT.
>> BUT WHAT IF THAT PERSON SAYS, YEAH, BUT I KNOW HOW TO SWIM AND I'M GOOD AT IT.
>> YOU NEED A LIFE JACKET ON, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE CURRENTS YOU'RE GOING TO RUN
INTO. THE WATER IS SO UNPREDICTABLE REGARDLESS OF
WHAT SKILLS YOU THINK YOU HAVE. YOU STILL WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL THE
EXTRAS THAT GOES ALONG AND INSURES YOUR SAFETY. >> YOU GOT IT.
>> I DON'T OWN A KAYAK, SO I'LL NEVER BE ON ONE.
WHY DO I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO BE AROUND ONE. >> BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT HAVE
TO BE ON ONE. WHAT IF YOU GO ON A CRUISE AND SOMETHING HAPPENS.
>> THAT'S TRUE. OR BECAUSE WE ARE PUTTING IN SOME BOAT DOCKS,
AND WE ARE PUTTING IN SOME OPPORTUNITES TO DID THAT.
YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF CANOEING COMPETENT
-- EXPEDITIONS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. YOU'RE AN OUT GOING PERSON, SO YOU'LL WANT
TO DO IT. >> I'VE GOT TO ASK YOU THIS.
WATER SAFETY STATIONS, POOL AND BEACH SAFETY, USE OF LIFE JACKETS AND SELF-RESCUE IN WATER.
SELF-RESCUE? HOW DO YOU SELF-RESCUE?
>> SELF-RESCUE IS TRYING TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE AND GET TO A CERTAIN DISTANCE.
JUST LIKE, IF YOU'VE GOT YOUR LIFE JACKET ON, YOU CAN PUT YOUR HANDS HERE AND YOU WANT
TO STAY IN A CERTAIN AREA. TO HELP ACTUALLY GET THERE.
YOU KNOW, JUST VENTURING OFF AND TRYING TO SWIM, GO HERE, GO THERE, NORMALLY SOMEBODY
IS GOING TO COME GET YOU. >> BECAUSE IF YOU VENTURE OUT, YOU'RE GOING
TO WEAR YOURSELF OUT. >> RIGHT.
>> I'VE GOT TO ASK YOU, BECAUSE THE EVENT IS FREE.
>> THE EVENT IS FREE. >> OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
>> OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. >> HERE IS THE ONE THAT GOT ME.
SWIMSUITS REQUIRED. >> SWIMSUITS REQUIRED, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING
INTO A SWIMMING POOL. WE DIDN'T WANT TO GO IN AND CUT OFF -- BECAUSE
YOU'RE GOING TO MESS UP THE MECHANISMS AND STUFF IN THE PLUMBING AND STUFF LIKE THAT,
YOU KNOW, THE PUMPS, ALL THE WATER IS FILTERING BACK THROUGH.
>> SO YOU'RE MAINLY CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE SHOWING UP IN STREET CLOTHES WANTING TO GO
SWIMMING. >> RIGHT.
>> APRIL POOLS DAY ON APRIL 21st. IS THERE A PHONE NUMBER OR WEBSITE THEY CAN
GO TO? >> THEY CAN CALL 664-7431 AT THE CITY OF NORFOLK,
HUNTERSVILLE SWIMMING POOL. WE WILL REGISTER THEM ON THE PHONE, ESPECIALLY
IF THEY HAVE GROUPS LARGER THAN 10. >> BEVERLY THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING
AND YOU HAVE BEEN DOING FOR A LONG TIME IN KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE ON THE WATER.
>> YES. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU WHAT YOU'D LIKE
TO SEE ON TV 48. MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO CELEBRATE IN 2012.
GIVE US A HOLLER. 664-6510.
AS USUAL, IT'S A WONDERFUL TIME TO BE IN NORFOLK, JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE YOU.