WEBVTT 00:02.907 --> 00:04.523 - We are about a month away from the start 00:04.523 --> 00:07.595 ^of this year's combined federal campaign 00:07.595 --> 00:08.971 ^but there's no time like the present 00:08.971 --> 00:11.146 ^to get employees to think about donations 00:11.146 --> 00:13.731 and ways that they can help others. 00:13.731 --> 00:16.499 Shynta Gray, the Depot's CFC Coordinator, 00:16.499 --> 00:18.809 and Brodie Croyle, the Executive Director 00:18.809 --> 00:20.022 of the Big Oak Ranch 00:20.022 --> 00:21.548 are here to talk about the importance 00:21.548 --> 00:25.465 of CFC funds for our local non-profit organizations. 00:25.465 --> 00:26.298 Good morning guys. 00:26.298 --> 00:27.131 - Hey how are you? 00:27.131 --> 00:27.964 - Good morning. 00:27.964 --> 00:29.117 - Good to have you. 00:29.117 --> 00:32.347 Shynta, the kick-off for this year's CFC is coming up. 00:32.347 --> 00:34.285 Tell us, what are the exact dates 00:34.285 --> 00:38.230 and tell us what CFC is and what can employees expect. 00:38.230 --> 00:40.180 - Well, CFC is just that. 00:40.180 --> 00:42.237 It's a combined number of organizations 00:42.237 --> 00:44.933 that are under one umbrella called CFC 00:44.933 --> 00:48.312 and it's an opportunity for all federal employees 00:48.312 --> 00:52.395 to give and provide a way of escape, so to speak, 00:52.493 --> 00:54.105 for different organizations. 00:54.105 --> 00:56.447 So this year, we've had a lot of changes 00:56.447 --> 00:59.586 and the CFC program is now going electronic 00:59.586 --> 01:01.937 so the dates have also changed. 01:01.937 --> 01:04.674 It's from now 1 October to 12 January. 01:04.674 --> 01:06.827 - Okay, well you talked about changing, 01:06.827 --> 01:08.755 the dates, we're still about a month out, 01:08.755 --> 01:10.286 and you mentioned it going electronically, 01:10.286 --> 01:11.970 please tell us what can our employees ... 01:11.970 --> 01:13.336 How can they contribute? 01:13.336 --> 01:14.977 Does this mean it's through ... 01:14.977 --> 01:17.094 they have to all access some electronic device 01:17.094 --> 01:18.437 or how does this work? 01:18.437 --> 01:22.254 - Well the details of it have yet to be released from OPM 01:22.254 --> 01:24.543 but as soon as it's released we'll put 01:24.543 --> 01:26.249 all that information out to the key workers 01:26.249 --> 01:27.236 during their training. 01:27.236 --> 01:29.465 - Okay, and Shynta, I know that you don't do this alone. 01:29.465 --> 01:30.298 - No. 01:31.090 --> 01:32.579 - It takes the efforts of many people, 01:32.579 --> 01:34.028 many of our Depot employees 01:34.028 --> 01:37.003 who help to make this campaign successful each year. 01:37.003 --> 01:39.054 Tell us, what are key people 01:39.054 --> 01:41.777 and in what ways do they support the campaign? 01:41.777 --> 01:44.360 - The key workers are literally 01:44.453 --> 01:46.902 the pillars of the local campaigns. 01:46.902 --> 01:50.152 They are such an asset to the campaign, 01:50.678 --> 01:52.082 we can't do it by ourself. 01:52.082 --> 01:55.029 They're the communication between us and the shops 01:55.029 --> 01:57.946 and literally CFC nor the committee 01:58.043 --> 01:59.918 could do what we do without them. 01:59.918 --> 02:02.367 - Okay, and Shynta, most of our employees 02:02.367 --> 02:03.394 are familiar with this, they know 02:03.394 --> 02:06.145 who their key persons are for their organizations 02:06.145 --> 02:08.995 but if they do not know, how can they find out? 02:08.995 --> 02:11.733 - Well they can get in touch with me at 5493, 02:11.733 --> 02:15.124 the can get in touch with Miss Kim Smoot at 7785 02:15.124 --> 02:16.712 ^or for DLA they can get in touch with 02:16.712 --> 02:19.045 ^Miss Mary Davenport at 5010. 02:19.516 --> 02:21.806 ^- Okay, well CFC is a good way to give 02:21.806 --> 02:24.673 ^to our local and national charities 02:24.673 --> 02:27.169 ^and stay in touch with those throughout our community. 02:27.169 --> 02:30.502 ^Brodie, you represent the Big Oak Ranch. 02:30.625 --> 02:34.024 Tell us about it and tell us how can employees contribute. 02:34.024 --> 02:36.941 - Well, to make a long story short, 02:37.494 --> 02:39.458 the ranch has been here for 43 years 02:39.458 --> 02:41.069 and it was born out of ... 02:41.069 --> 02:44.527 My dad was 19 and he went and worked at a summer camp 02:44.527 --> 02:45.948 and he met a little boy from the streets 02:45.948 --> 02:48.526 of New Orleans whose mother was a prostitute 02:48.526 --> 02:50.806 and the little boy was the banker and the timekeeper 02:50.806 --> 02:52.571 for his mother and literally would go up, 02:52.571 --> 02:55.507 mum I've got the money, the next one's here, 02:55.507 --> 02:57.264 and he ran his mother's business. 02:57.264 --> 02:59.031 And my father shared with this little boy 02:59.031 --> 03:01.389 how to become a Christian and how he could change his life 03:01.389 --> 03:03.007 and the boy came back the following summer 03:03.007 --> 03:04.681 and shared with my dad word-for-word 03:04.681 --> 03:06.321 what he had taught him the summer before 03:06.321 --> 03:07.795 and at that point just realized, you know what, 03:07.795 --> 03:08.906 I've been given a gift, 03:08.906 --> 03:10.774 and went on to play for Alabama, 03:10.774 --> 03:11.947 had a chance to go play in the NFL 03:11.947 --> 03:14.596 and he went to meet with Coach Bryan and he said, 03:14.596 --> 03:16.425 Coach Bryan, I want to take the money from pro football 03:16.425 --> 03:17.812 and I want to start a home for kids, 03:17.812 --> 03:19.444 and Coach Bryan said don't play pro ball 03:19.444 --> 03:20.827 unless you're willing to marry it. 03:20.827 --> 03:23.498 He said, tell me more about this ranch you're talking about. 03:23.498 --> 03:25.740 And he walked out of that office and never looked back 03:25.740 --> 03:28.039 and moved into a farmhouse with five boys 03:28.039 --> 03:30.489 just right down the road here in Ohatchee, 03:30.489 --> 03:32.989 and since that time over 2000 children 03:32.989 --> 03:34.549 have called Big Oak Ranch home 03:34.549 --> 03:37.320 and right now we have Big Oak Boys Ranch in Ohatchee, 03:37.320 --> 03:39.377 we have Big Oak Girls Ranch in Springville 03:39.377 --> 03:41.701 and then we have a school there in Rainbow City, 03:41.701 --> 03:43.063 Westbrook Christian School, 03:43.063 --> 03:45.988 and we take care of about 140 kids every single day. 03:45.988 --> 03:49.462 What we do, we have 10 homes at each ranch 03:49.462 --> 03:51.796 and we put a godly man or woman in that home 03:51.796 --> 03:54.224 and we give them 6 boys or we give them 6 girls 03:54.224 --> 03:55.664 and we say, show them what God intended 03:55.664 --> 03:57.187 for a family to look like, 03:57.187 --> 03:59.067 show them what God intended for a godly man 03:59.067 --> 04:02.080 and a godly woman and you live it out before them 04:02.080 --> 04:03.602 and you let them watch and at some point 04:03.602 --> 04:05.632 ^they're going to start asking questions, 04:05.632 --> 04:08.488 ^but the best way to learn is to watch, 04:08.488 --> 04:10.902 ^and our kids learn with their eyes every single day 04:10.902 --> 04:13.029 ^and we're blessed to get to do what we get to do, 04:13.029 --> 04:14.258 ^and we're blessed to get to do it 04:14.258 --> 04:16.514 ^because of people like y'all that support us, 04:16.514 --> 04:17.691 that allow us to do it, 04:17.691 --> 04:20.083 because we take no state, no federal money. 04:20.083 --> 04:23.343 We're 100% privately funded so thank y'all for that. 04:23.343 --> 04:25.011 - What an incredible story. 04:25.011 --> 04:26.777 Thank you for sharing with us. 04:26.777 --> 04:28.701 Shynta, in addition to the Big Oak Ranch, 04:28.701 --> 04:30.880 numerous non-profit organizations in our area 04:30.880 --> 04:34.101 benefit from CFC. How can employees find out 04:34.101 --> 04:35.766 about those organizations. 04:35.766 --> 04:37.614 - Well they'll all be on the brochure, 04:37.614 --> 04:39.339 and again, everything's electronic 04:39.339 --> 04:41.839 so once that stuff is released 04:42.547 --> 04:44.038 and we put it out there on the internet, 04:44.038 --> 04:45.349 we will push that information out 04:45.349 --> 04:46.997 so everybody can know how to access it. 04:46.997 --> 04:49.598 - Okay, and if an employee does not specify 04:49.598 --> 04:51.975 if they are donating the Big Oak Ranch 04:51.975 --> 04:54.725 or another non-profit, what happens to their funds? 04:54.725 --> 04:57.706 - Well they do have the option not to designate 04:57.706 --> 05:00.494 to one specific organization but if they choose not to, 05:00.494 --> 05:03.424 their yearly contribution will be disseminated 05:03.424 --> 05:05.067 through the entire brochure. 05:05.067 --> 05:06.688 - Okay. You mentioned the campaign kicks off 05:06.688 --> 05:10.855 in October, so I'm going to assume that it ends in January? 05:11.497 --> 05:13.070 - 12 January, yes ma'am, yes. 05:13.070 --> 05:16.530 - Okay, and so, payroll deductions, when will they begin. 05:16.530 --> 05:20.303 - Usually they begin the first pay period of January, 05:20.303 --> 05:23.338 but since it's going to be pushed back until January, 05:23.338 --> 05:26.596 it's probably going to be pushed back another pay period, 05:26.596 --> 05:27.926 but that information, yet again, 05:27.926 --> 05:29.699 has not been released from OPM. 05:29.699 --> 05:31.736 - Okay, so as soon as all that's finalized, 05:31.736 --> 05:33.004 I'm sure we'll hear more from you. 05:33.004 --> 05:33.837 - Yes, I will be back. 05:33.837 --> 05:37.670 - Well tell us Shynta, we talked earlier about 05:38.213 --> 05:40.458 all the people who make a difference 05:40.458 --> 05:43.485 and who are helping in their respective organizations, 05:43.485 --> 05:45.806 tell us, how can people find out, 05:45.806 --> 05:46.951 do you have a list of names 05:46.951 --> 05:48.916 or anybody you can discuss at this point, 05:48.916 --> 05:49.815 so people can start thinking 05:49.815 --> 05:51.546 about contacting that individual. 05:51.546 --> 05:53.125 - Well right now, myself. 05:53.125 --> 05:56.159 You can get in touch with me at extension 5493, 05:56.159 --> 05:58.784 and for the West Station, you can get in touch 05:58.784 --> 06:01.951 with Miss Kim Smoot at extension 7785. 06:03.499 --> 06:06.503 - And I think that BN has a list of those individuals, 06:06.503 --> 06:10.670 so, BN if you want to bring that up on the screen now. 06:10.817 --> 06:13.760 So that gives employees an idea of who to look out for 06:13.760 --> 06:16.641 and their organizations, how they can make a difference. 06:16.641 --> 06:18.391 - [Shynta] Yes ma'am. 06:18.791 --> 06:20.837 - Okay, Shynta, for more information, 06:20.837 --> 06:23.567 who can employees contact? Is that you directly? 06:23.567 --> 06:24.400 - That's me directly, yes ma'am. 06:24.400 --> 06:25.988 - Okay, that number again is ... 06:25.988 --> 06:26.821 - 5493. 06:27.019 --> 06:29.408 - Okay, well Shynta and Brodie, 06:29.408 --> 06:31.383 we thank you so much for joining us. 06:31.383 --> 06:34.436 I know this was probably an early start for you. 06:34.436 --> 06:36.804 - I got a six year old and a three year old, 06:36.804 --> 06:38.490 there's no such thing as early start, 06:38.490 --> 06:40.158 every day is early start. 06:40.158 --> 06:41.154 - Okay, and speaking of start, 06:41.154 --> 06:42.626 I'm sure there are many of our employees 06:42.626 --> 06:44.642 that are sitting out there, that are wondering. 06:44.642 --> 06:47.641 We know that you are a former Alabama football player, 06:47.641 --> 06:49.660 so what are your predictions or what are your thoughts 06:49.660 --> 06:52.577 on how Alabama will fair this year? 06:53.387 --> 06:54.530 - Are they playing this year? 06:54.530 --> 06:56.981 - I don't know, that's what you're telling me. 06:56.981 --> 06:58.865 - Oh. No we were just talking about it earlier. 06:58.865 --> 07:00.424 There's a big game coming up Saturday 07:00.424 --> 07:02.470 and you know what, it's always fun 07:02.470 --> 07:05.541 to figure out where you are early on in the season 07:05.541 --> 07:07.943 and we've definitely got a big task 07:07.943 --> 07:09.559 ahead of us in Florida State 07:09.559 --> 07:11.922 but I always tell people, as long as 07:11.922 --> 07:12.996 Nick Saber's down there, 07:12.996 --> 07:14.059 you've got to feel pretty good 07:14.059 --> 07:16.109 about your chances every single Saturday. 07:16.109 --> 07:19.276 - Okay, well you heard it from Brodie. 07:19.337 --> 07:21.832 We thank you so much for joining us this morning. 07:21.832 --> 07:22.665 Appreciate it. 07:22.665 --> 07:23.498 - Good, good. 07:23.498 --> 07:24.331 - Thanks.