PLUS FIVE DAY FORECAST. ALL RIGHT JONATHAN THANK YOU. HELPING KIDS AND FAMILIES GET MORE PRECIOUS TIME TOGETHER. THAT’S THE GOAL OF HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. NEXT MONTH THEY HAVE A FUNDRAISING BANQUET. SO IN STUDIO TO TELL US MORE. WE HAVE ALEX CORBETT. ALEX, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT THIS EVENT. GIVE US THE DETAILS WHEN AND WHERE CAN PEOPLE FIND YOU? OKAY. THE EVENT IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE WEEK FROM TODAY. ACTUALLY AUGUST THE 1ST. AND IT’S 6:30 P.M. IT’LL BE AT THE ENCLAVE ON ON NORTH PORTLAND, 2121 NORTH PORTLAND AND THEY CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND GET ALL THE DETAILS ABOUT THE FUNDRAISER AND HOW THEY CAN BENEFIT. AND THE WEBSITE IS SO EASY TO FIND. OF COURSE, YOU CAN JUST SEARCH HOPE FOR THE FUTURE AND YOU’RE GOING TO GET IT. BUT IT’S THE LITTLE LETTER H, THE NUMBER FOUR, THE LITTLE LETTER T, AND THEN AN F AND THEN.ORG. SO IT’S REAL SIMPLE TO FIND. SUPER SIMPLE. SO TELL US MORE ABOUT HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. ALL THAT YOU ALL DO IN THE COMMUNITY, THE RESOURCES THAT YOU PROVIDE TO OKAY. OUR MAIN FOCUS IS TO PROVIDE A REAL WELCOMING HOME LIKE SETTING FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE IN FOSTER CARE. SO THAT THEY CAN STAY CONNECTED WITH THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH COURT ORDERED, SUPERVISED VISITATION AND KEEP THOSE CONNECTIONS. FAMILY CONNECTIONS ALIVE AND GIVE THE CHILDREN SOME HOPE FOR THEIR FUTURE. ABSOLUTELY. SO BACK TO THIS EVENT THAT YOU ALL COMING UP ON AUGUST FIRST. THE GOAL HERE, THIS IS A REALLY CRITICAL FUNDRAISER FOR YOU. IS THAT RIGHT? YES. IT IS. IT’S A FUNDRAISER, BUT IT’S ALSO RECOGNITION FOR SOME OF OUR VOLUNTEERS THAT DEVOTE SO MUCH OF THEIR TIME FOR FREE THERE, TOO. BUT YEAH, WE NEED TO EXPAND OUR OPERATION. OF COURSE, WE WANT TO SERVE MORE CHILDREN, MORE FAMILIES. LAST YEAR WE SERVED. 2002 CHILDREN. WOW. AND WE SERVED OVER 800 FAMILIES AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE EXPANDING THOSE NUMBERS IN THE FUTURE. AND TELL ME, WHERE ARE YOU ALL OPERATING RIGHT NOW? JUST IN OKLAHOMA COUNTY. YES, YES. NOW WE DO. WE DO ACCEPT, UH, VISITS FROM OH, I WOULD SAY NEIGHBORING COUNTIES. YOU KNOW, WE’LL DO SOME OF THOSE TOO. SO YEAH. SO WE REACH OUT TO OTHERS THEN IN SURROUNDING ADJACENT COUNTIES AS WELL. BUT THAT’S THE GOAL TO EXPAND TO THOSE OTHER COUNTIES AND HELP MORE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND THIS FUNDRAISER CAN REALLY HELP. RIGHT? YES, YES, THE FUNDRAISING CAN DEFINITELY HELP IN THAT ENDEAVOR FOR SURE. ALL RIGHT. HELP US MEET OUR GOAL. ALL RIGHT. AND I DO WANT TO ASK YOU AGAIN, IF VIEWERS CAN’T MAKE IT OUT TO THE EVENT ON AUGUST 1ST, HOW CAN THEY HELP RIGHT NOW? WELL, THEY CAN THEY CAN ACTUALLY GO AHEAD AND AND BUY TICKETS, WHETHER THEY USE THEM OR NOT OR IF THEY CAN’T MAKE IT, THEY COULD THEY COULD DONATE THE TICKETS TO A FRIEND OR A FAMILY MEMBER THAT THEY WANTED TO. THEY CAN SPONSOR TABLES AT THE EVENTS. UH, PEOPLE THAT HAVE BUSINESSES AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SPONSORSHIP, AND THEY CAN JUST GO TO THE WEBSITE AND DO THAT. WELL, WHAT DO YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR THEM ON THAT NIGHT? WELL, ACTUALLY, WE’VE GOT, UH, SOME LOCAL ARTISTS WHO ARE GOING TO BE SINGING AND THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE A WONDERFUL DINNER THERE, TOO. AND THEN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SOME OF THE MOST, UH, SUPPORTIVE, ENGAGING PEOPLE THAT THEY WOULD EVER MEET IN THEIR ENTIRE LIVES. WOW. OKAY. SO YOU ALL OFFER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, IS THAT RIGHT? YES. TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. OKAY. WE HAVE, UH, ACTUALLY A CONNECTION WITH AMAZON WHERE THEY PROVIDE FOOD AND THEY PROVIDE CLOTHING AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS. AND THEY JUST DONATE IT TO US. AND SO WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO PUT THAT UP ON THE SHELVES AND GET IT ORGANIZED. AND ALSO TO BE ABLE TO PASS IT OUT TO FAMILIES THAT ARE IN NEED. HOW IMPORTANT WOULD YOU SAY THAT DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS ARE TO HOPE FOR THE FUTURE? VERY CRITICAL. YES, WITHOUT THE VOLUNTEERS, WE COULD NOT ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION AT ALL AND WE SO APPRECIATE THE VOLUNTEERS THAT DONATE THEIR TIME TO HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. ALL RIGHT. AND WHAT DO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING AND HELPING THEM HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE? YES, THE FAMILIES REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO MEET AND TO CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER AND TO HAVE THAT HOPE THAT ONE DAY THEY CAN BE REUNITED AND BE PUT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. SO THEY THEY REALLY APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE ARE GOING TO PUT SOME MORE INFORMATION ONLINE ON OUR AS SEEN ON SECTION OF KOCO DOT COM. BUT ONE LAST TIME BEFORE I LET YOU GO, WHEN AND WHERE CAN PEOPLE FIND YOU. AND ALSO HOW CAN THEY GET TICKETS? OKAY, THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS JUST TO GO ONLINE AND DONATE THAT WAY. THAT’S THE EASIEST WAY TO DO IT. AND THEY CAN ALSO EVEN SCHEDULE A VISIT WHERE THEY CAN COME TO HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. AND HAVE A TOUR OF THE BEAUTIFUL ROOMS THAT THEY HAVE SET UP FOR THE FAMILIES TO MEET IN. ALL RIGHT. AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW, AUGUST FIRST IS THE DATE FOR THE EVENT, AND WE ARE GOING TO P