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>>> WELCOME BACK TO
NORFOLK PERSPECTIVE.
YOU GUYS ARE WORKING TOT ON A SPECIAL PROJECT.
I HAVE TO CALL YOU OUT. NO ANIMALS TODAY.
>> NO ANIMALSED THE. HOPEFULLY THEY ARE ALL AT THE
NEUTER SCOOTER BEING SPAYED AND NEUTERED TODAY.
>> TELL ME ABOUT IT. >> IT'S A MOBILE SURGERY UNIT
THAT THE SPCA HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR TEN YEARS.
WE GO TO S A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS WITH IT.
WE WERE SPAYED AND NEUTERING YEARS AGO.
NOT JUST WITH REGARD TO BERKLEY AND THE NEUTER SCOOTER, THIS IS
JUST ONE OF THE MANY THINGS WE'RE DOING.
WE IDENTIFIED IN NORFOLK THE TARGETING NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE ADVANTAGE OF THE MOBILE UNIT IS YOU CAN TAKE THE SERVICES
THROUGH THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE DELIGHTED TO HAVE A GRANT
THAT ENABLES TO US PROVIDE FREE NEUTERS FOR DOGS AND VACCINES IN
BERKLEY. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP
THAT ADDS THE VACCINE FOR THE CAT POPULATION.
WE ARE WALKING AND CANVASING THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAVE BEEN TO AS THE -B FORCE MEETINGS, WE ARE IN THAT 2
COMMUNITY GETTING TO KNOW FOLKS AND DELIGHTED TO BE SERVING
THEM. >> GETTING THE PET SOMETIMES IS
THE EASIEST PART THEN THERE'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BEING
RESPONSIBLE PET OWNER. AND VACCINES AND TAKE CARE OF
SPAYED AND NEUTERS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE FORMULA.
IT'S INCREASING THAT BALANCE AND KEEPING THE POPULATION.
HOW DOES THAT STRATEGY WORK? >> IT CERTAINLY HELPS US AND
ASSURANCE THAT WE DO HAVE A WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH
VIRGINIA BEACH SPCA. FOR EVERY ANIMAL THAT IS SPAYED
AND NEUTERED. SO FOR THE ANIMALS THAT ARE
ALREADY IN OUR CARE, THEY CAN HAVE A LONGER AMOUNT OF TIME IN
ORDER TO FIND A HOME. WE ARE DOING LESS RUNNING AROUND
TO CATCH UP IF WE CAN STOP THE FAUCET FROM DRIPPING, AS THEY
SAY. THAT ALLOWS US TO CON SE TRAIT
EFFORTS ON FEWER ANIMALS AND DRIVE MORE ADOPTIONS FOR THOSE
WHO DO FIND THEMSELVES THERE. >> FOR THE ANIMAL CARE CENTER
YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT ANYTHING THAT COMES THROUGH THE DOOR.
>> EVERYTHING FROM DOG, CAT, TO RABBITS, CHICKENS, GOATS, PIGS,
WE TAKE ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IT'S A CHALLENGE AND VERY
INTERESTING EVERY DAY. >> WE THINK OF ONE MUNICIPALITY
BUT THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER.
>> WE'VE WORKED IN NORFOLK FOR 48 YEARS.
WE ARE AN OPEN SHELTER BY CHOICE.
WE ARE A PRIVATE SHELTER. WE DON'T TURN OUR BACKS ON
ANIMALS. IF YOU FROM E SENT A ANIMAL TO 3
US, WE WILL ACCEPT THE ANIMAL. >> IF IT'S AN ANIMAL THAT NEEDS
A HOME. >> PEOPLE DRIVE TO THE VIRGINIA
SPCA BECAUSE THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO COME TOS.
WE TAKE A LOT OF ANIMALS FROM NORFOLK AND FEWER I MIGHT SAY,
WE'VE ALWAYS TAKEN IN HUNDREDS EVERY YEAR.
IT IS IN OUR INTEREST FOR THE ANIMALS IN NORFOLK TO BE SPAYED
AND NEUTERED. WE HAVE AN INTEREST TO MAKE SURE
THESE ANIMALS ARE CARED FOR. WHAT WE KNOW IS IF WE CAN DO
THAT FIRST THING WITH THAT OWNER AND ANIMAL WITH THE VACCINE AND
SPAYED AND NEUTERS. WE ARE TAKING THAT HOMEOWNER
THAT WILL TAKE FUTURE RESPONSIBILITY.
WE WANT PERMANENT HOMES. WE DON'T WANT ANIMALS ON THE
STREET. THAT'S NOT AT GOOD PLACE FOR
DOGS OR CATS. WE WANT TO MAKE IT ACCESS EBL
FOR THE FOLKS TO GET SERVICES THAT THEY NEED AND THAT THEY ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR. >> WHAT RESISTANCE ARE THEY
GETTING? >> WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS.
THEY ARE SIMILAR IN MANY NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF PROGRAMS WITH THE NAVY.
A LOT OF FOLKS THINK THEY CAN MAKE MONEY BY BREATHING THEIR
ANIMALS. IF YOU U ARE SOMEBODY WHO IS
LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SOURCE OF INCOME YOU LOOK AT THIS AND
THINK WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? I WILL LET IT BREED AND WE WILL
SELL A FEW PUPPIES. THE PROBLEM IS, FOLKS DON'T HAVE
ANY CLUE HOW COMPLICATED IT IS, HOW EXPENSIVE AND UNLIKELY IT IS 4
THAT YOU WILL GET ANY MONEY FOR THE PUPPY.
SECOND, OF TRANSFERRING WITH WHEN ESPECIALLY IN NEUTERING
THEIR MALE E DOGS. THEY'RE A LITTLE INSECURE IN
SOME WAYS. WE HAVE TO DO A JOB TALKING TO
THEM ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THE ANIMAL BEING IMPROVED BY SPAYED
AND NEUTERING. DOGS ARE SAFER.
THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO BITE AND ROAM.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS, SAFE DOGS AND
PART OF THAT TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO BRING GOOD
INFORMATION AND ALSO TAKING ACTION WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
THANKS A LOT. >> THANK YOU.
>> WHEN WE COME BACK, WE WILL BE HONORING AND HAVE A SPECIAL
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK
TO NATE COOPER.
STAY TUNED. FILL LAN TRO PIST FLYNN PIST.
>>> WELCOME BACK. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT COOPER, IT'S
ABOUT COLLABORATION. HOW ARE YOU THE DOING?
>> VERY WELL. >> THIS IS A SPECIAL TIME FOR
YOUNG AUDIENCES. >> SIT.
IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING
FOR ALMOST 60 YEARS NOW WHICH IS PROVIDING THE LIBRARYS, PARKS
AND REC CENTERS SERVING THE ART FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGHOUT THE
STATE OF VIRGINIA. I WILL CALL YOU OUT ON THIS, YOU
HAVE REALLY COOL GUESTS COMING ON.
I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR YEARS. NOW IT'S BETTY. 5
>> I WAS NAMED AFTER MY MOTHER AND AUNT.
MY MOTHER WAS WITH BETTY AND MY AUNT WAS ANNETTE.
>> YOU FOLLOWED IN YOUR MOMS FOOTSTEPS.
>> SHE WAS A WONDERFUL PIANOIST AND I WANTED TO BE LIKE MAMA.
I WANTED TO PLAY THE PIANO. I PEGGED -- I BEGGED TO TAKE
LESSONS. SHE SAID IF THE TEACHER WILL
TAKE YOU, I WILL LET YOU GO. SHE TOOK YOU TO A LADY.
SHE SAID I WON'T TAKE A FIVE-YEAR-OLD.
I SAID I COULD READ. SHE SAID OH OKAY I'LL TAKE YOU.
IT WAS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AS I WOULD COME OUT, MY MOTHER
WOULD BE LISTENING TO THE OPERA ON THE RADIO.
SO I THOUGHT THE OPERA ON THE RADIO HAD ALWAYS BEEN GOING ON
FOREVER AND FOREVER. I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A YEAR OLD
AT THAT POINT. IT WAS WONDERFUL PAUSE I FELT
LIKE I WAS PART OF A MUSIC COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES.
I DIDN'T THINK I WAS IN A SMALL TOWN UP TO 30,000 PEOPLE.
I WAS IN A BIG COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES.
MUSIC SEEMED TO BE A LANGUAGE THAT EVERYBODY COULD SEE AND
BRIDGE EVERYWHERE. WHY THE ARTS?
YOU DO EVERYTHING ALREADY. >> THE ARTS ARE COMMUNICATING
WONDERFUL IDEAS OF COMMUNICATING CULTURES.
THEY BRIDGE EVERYTHING AND THERE'S SO MANY KIDS IN TODAY'S
SCHOOLS WHO SIMPLY DON'T LEARN JUST BY LANGUAGE OR THE NUMBERS.
YOU HAVE TO GET THAT MESSAGE TO THEM.
THE ARTS ARE ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO LET E THEM DO THAT. 6
>> NOW I MENTIONED THIS WAS COLLABORATION.
HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> FINE.
>> I GOT YOU HERE AS THE GAHA COMMUNITY.
>> THERE ARE SEVERAL. MICHAEL IS ON THE COMMUNE AS
WELL. >> TELL ME ABOUT THE PROCESS.
>> WELL FRANK HAD THIS IDEA OUR LEAGUE PRESIDENT WHO FOR
EVERYTHING SHE'S DONE IN HAMPTON ROADS BRINGING, ARTS AND MUSIC
TO OTHER PROGRAMS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN.
WE'RE ALSO CELEBRATING OUR ANNIVERSARY THE VIRGINIA
SYMPHONY LEAGUE WAS FOUNDED IN 1953.
THIS WOULD BE GREAT. IT WAS A YOUNG AUDIENCE.
>> I STARTED WORKING FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES IN NOVEMBER OF 1963.
AT THE TIME I STARTED HE WAS TWO WEEKS OLD AND AT THE END OF
NOVEMBER HE'LL BE 50 YEARS OLD. >> SO YOU'RE THROWING HIM A
BIRTHDAY PARTY. I STARTED A SECRETARY.
IN '73 I TOOK OVER THE ARTS PROGRAMMING.
I DID IT FOR 15 YEARS. I'VE BEEN PRESIDENT X-NUMBER OF
TIMES. I'VE BEEN ON THE NATIONAL BOARD.
TY LIKE IT A LOT. >> I CAN SEE THERE'S A TIO
GOING. >> FOR MANY YEARS WE HAD A
PROGRAM EXISTING. THE PROGRAM CAME OUT OF AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY SHARE THE THE ARTS WITH CHILDREN IN A
DEEPER, MORE IMPACTFUL WAY. WHAT WE DO WITH YOUNG AUDIENCES
IS SEND OUT ALL OF OUR CLASSICAL ARTISTS IN TO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND
HIGH SCHOOLS WHO UNDER RIGHT AND SUPPORTS AND THOSE PROGRAMS ARE 7
SEEN ^PY EVERY HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL IN NORFOLK.
WE PREPARE THEM AND GET THEM READY TO EXPERIENCE THE SYMPHONY
AND WE TURN THEM OVER AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS BEEN THE THIRD
PARTNER AND EXTREMELY POWERFUL AND PREPARE THEM FOR AN EVENING
AT THE SYMPHONY. THEY THIS GO TO A REGULAR
SYMPHONY CONCERT AND PREPARE THEM WHERE TO CLAP AND APPLAUD.
>> WE HAVE BEEN SO WRAPPED UP. IT'S NOVEMBER 2nd AT THE YACHT
CLUB. >> IT'S AT 5:30 AND WE WANT
EVERYBODY TO COME. >> IT'S ONE HECK OF A PARTY.
>> WHO CAN TOP THAT NOTE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT
YOU'VE DONE OVER MANY, MANY YEARS IN SUPPORTING THE ARTS AND
THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING
TO KEEP IT GOING FOR US TOO. >> NOVEMBER 2nd, BE THERE OR
BE SCARE. WHEN WE COME BACK, WE WILL TALK
ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A GIVER.
STAY TUNED. PHILANTHROPY OH.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT A GREAT EVENT COMING UP AT THE BEGINNING OF
NOVEMBER. NOVEMBER 13th, WE WILL
CELEBRATE NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY.
IT'S NATIONWIDE. THAT DAY IS NATIONAL
PHILANTHROPY DAY BUT IN THIS REGION THE ASSOCIATION THAT I'M
AFFILIATED WITH. CELEBRATES TO HONOR NOT ONLY IN
THIS AREA BUT DO A HOT LOT OF HARD WORK OH TO MAKE OUR
COMMUNITY A BETTER MACE BUT ALSO CELEBRATE THE PHILANTHROPIST IN
OUR AREA. IT'S A HUGE CELEBRATION. 8
WE STARTED THIS LUNCH ON ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO AND HAVE GROWN
FROM HAVING A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE TO OVER 500 PEOPLE THAT
COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, ALL TYPES OH OF GIVERS AND ALL
ORGANIZATIONS. IT'S A FUN EVENT.
>> I KNOW WHEN I HEAR THE WORD PHILANTHROPIST, I THINK
ROCKEFELLER, I THINK ALL THE OTHER ONES AND COOPER WHO --
SHE'S ONE OF OUR VERY DEAR PHILANTHROPIST IN THIS AREA.
>> I ALSO THINK OF ACTIVISTS. THEY TEND TO NOT JUST GIVE THEIR
MONEY -- >> ABSOLUTELY.
SOMEBODY FINDS A PASSION. YOU CAN FIND THAT ABOUT BILL
GATES OR YOUR NEIGHBOR AROUND THE CORNER WHO LOVES THE BOY
SCOUT OR REAL INVOLVED IN THIS CHURCH OR PASSIONATE ABOUT THE
HOMELESS SHELTER. YOU FIND YOUR PASSION AND YOU
CAN CAN SEE HER PASSION WAS THE ARTS AND MUSIC.
NOT ONLY OF HER TREASURE DOES SHE GIVE BUT ALSO OF HER TALENT
AND TIME WHICH IS WHAT MAKES A REAL PHILANTHRPIST.
>> IT'S NOT THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE MILLIONS TO GIVE AWAY.
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT. THE BIGGEST GIFT ANYBODY WILL
GIVE IN THEIR LIFETIME IS USUALLY THE QUEST.
SOMETHING IN THEIR WILL. IT'S SOMETHING THEY WILL GIVE IN
THEIR LIFETIME. THE AVERAGE GIFT IS $50.
THIS COUNTRY IS THE MOST GENEROUS IN THE WORLD.
A HOT IN THE WORLD DON'T HAVE THAT CULTURE.
THEY COME AND SIT OVER OUR SHOULD OHER AND DISCOVERER,
ACTUALLY YOU'RE DOING THIS AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN. 9
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS DOING FOR YOU.
IT'S INTERESTING TO HAVE OTHER CULTURES COME AND VIEW US AS
DOING SOMETHING VERY ODD IN THEIR WORLD.
>> WE JUST HAD DELEGATIONS FROM ONE OF OR CITYS IN RUSSIA COME
IN. WE SHARED WITH THEM.
LAST WEEKEND HE TALKED ABOUT A $SO -- $10 MILLION-DOLLAR
DONATION. WHAT ABOUT IN TODAY'S
ENVIRONMENT, WHAT'S THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GIVER?
>> IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TODAY AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO
BECOME MORE IMPORTANT AS OUR GOVERNMENT OR WHATEVER IT'S
GOING TO DO IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS IS GOING TO REDUCE THE
AMOUNT OF SERVICES. THE PEOPLE, THE COMMUNE THETIES
AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT FILL IN THAT VOID THAT THE GOVERNMENT
CAN'T DO COMES FROM THAT. AS THOSE FUNDS RETRIEVE, OUR
PROFITS WILL COME OUT AND MORE FUNDS WILL HELP FILL THAT IN.
THE HOMELESS AND THE HUNGRY PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO GO AWAY.
>> WE HAVE 30 SECONDS. NOVEMBER 13th, SELL TICKETS.
>> YOU CAN CAN GO TO THE WEB-SITE.
THERE'S STILL TICKETS AVAILABLE AND YOU CAN ALSO HAVE
SPONSORSHIPS. FORMER EDITOR OF THE VIRGINIA
PILOT WHO IS A BIG WIG IN WASHINGTON.
HE'S COMING HOME AND WILL BE OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER.
WE WILL HONOR PEOPLE LIKE FERGUSON SPER PRICES T LANDMARK
FOUNDATION, EDMS, ALL THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE CONSIDERED OUR
OUTSTANDING PHILANTHROPIST IN THAT AREA. 10
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE
TO MAKE THOSE CONNECTION AND SAY HELLO THE YOUR OTHER CONNECTORS.
>> I WILL. THANK YOU, BOB.
>> WHEN WE COME. WE WILL TALK ABOUT FITNESS WITH
FIDO. >>> WELCOME BACK TO FORFOLK
PERSPECTIVES. YOU WERE ALWAYS ON THE SHOW WITH
SPECIAL GUESTS AN BROUGHT A REALLE SPECIAL GUY WITH YOU.
>> THIS IS CARSON. >> I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO
INTO INTRODUCE MICHELLE WILLIAMS.
>> WHY DID YOU BRING CARSON WITH YOU?
>> WE HAVE A GREAT EVENT CALLED FITNESS WITH FIDO.
IT'S THE ONE DAY OF THE YEAR WHERE YOU CAN BRING YOUR DOGS
OUT TO THE GARDEN AND WALK OUT AND GET FIT WITH YOUR DOG.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF TREES OUT THERE, TOO.
>> HE'S ADOPTABLE. THE SPCA WILL HAVE OTHER DOGS
THERE. >> IT'S A SATURDAY.
I HOPE YOU COME OUT IT' INCLUDED WITH REGULAR ADMISSION AND
MEMBERS WERE ASKING FOR A FIDO FEE OF $5.
IT'S A NEAT EVENT. >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIDE FIDO
IN THE TRUNK. >> NO, PLEASE DON'T DO THAT.
>> I KNOW THE PEOPLE OUT IN THE GARDEN AND THEY TAKE THIS
FLOWERS AND PLANTS SERIOUSLY. HOW DID YOU TALK THEM IN TO
DOING THIS? >> WE HAVE A GUIDED TWO MILE
WALK. WE ARE GUIDING PEOPLE ON A
CERTAIN ROUTE. WE HAD IT LAST YEAR AND PEOPLE 11
WERE CONSCIOUS OF THE PLANTS AND RESPECTED THAT.
IT TURNED OUT REALLY WELL LAST YEAR.
IT WAS REALLY COOL. >> I'VE BEEN ON THIS FITNESS
PROGRAM. YOU TAKE YOUR FOOD, MUSIC, IT'S
A GREAT DAY TO SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FIDO.
>> YOU ARE NOT TALKING TO CAT PEOPLE.
>> THIS IS REALLY DESIGNATED FOR THE DOGS.
SO, THE DOGS ARE REALLY ONES THAT LIKE TO WALK ON THE LEASH.
NOT SO MUCH WITH THE LAST THIS YEAR.
>> THERE'S A CARTOON RETKPARDING THE CAT PARK VERSUS THE DOG
PARK. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS POOCH.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT BALANCE.
>> THE NORFOLK SPCA IS A PRIVATE NO-KILL RESCUE.
HE WAS A RESCUE AND WE TRANSFERRED HIM IN TO US SO HE
WILL HAVE WHATEVER TIME HE NEEDS TO FIND THAT FOREVER HOME AND
WILL BE THERE FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD HIM? >> HE'S PROBABLY BEEN IN THE
SHELTER WITH US FOR ABOUT A MONTH.
>> WE TAKE THEM OUT BACK. WE TAKE THEM FAR WALK.
WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED TAKE OUT TUESDAY WHERE THE DOGS GO
OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND SEE PEOPLE AND GREET.
WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO OH GET THEM ADOPTED EVEN IF IT'S A
LITTLE BIT OF TRAINING. >> HE'S BEEN VERY GOOD.
>> HE FOUND YOU. IF YOU COME OUT, WE ARE STARTING
TO PUT UP LIGHT DISPLAYS. THE GUIDED WALK I DON'T BELIEVE 12
GOES OUT THAT WAY. >> WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE
CHRISTMAS CAROL? >> I DON'T THINK YOU WANT ME THE
TO SING. >> THEY LIGHT UP FOR WHEN?
>> WE HAVE THE WALK THAT STARTS FRIDAY THE 22nd WHICH IS THE
DAY P-FR THANKS GIVINGING. THE DRIVE THROUGH PORTION STARTS
THE DECEMBER 31st. >> YOU HAVE BECOME ALL ABOUT
FITNESS. >> IT'S A GREAT EVENT TO WALK
AROUND
AND SEE
THE LIGHTS. >> WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.
IT'S A WONDERFUL TIME TO BE
IN
NORFOLK BECAUSE OF YOU, YOU, YOU.