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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning, and we welcome to our show, Sydney, ohs
Folk and Sydney.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Is with Ducks Unlimited and so I guess Sidney.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
The first question that I'm going to throw out to
you is can you share the mission that Duck's Unlimited has?
Speaker 3 (00:15):
So Duck Unlimited is an international wetland conservation organization. They
work to help raise funds and a fun project for
wetland conservation. A lot of people think like, oh, Ducks Unlimited,
they're just in it for preserving ducks, but so much
more than that, I mean welland conservation machures, that we
have clean drinking water and rich soil.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
When we were looking at your one of your Facebook
posts here, this is disturbing and yet a lot of
times when we're living our lives, we don't realize that
the environment is changing. Eighty seven percent of the world's
wetlands have disappeared in the last three hundred years, putting
waterfowl and other foul that really use those wetlands to
(00:57):
be able to live their life. It's being put at risk.
And that's where duckson Limited. You're kind of the secret
agent getting out there just trying to make sure that
we hang on to the wetlands, and that's easier said
than done.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
Yeah, it's kind of a behind the scenes organization essentially.
Speaker 4 (01:16):
And again I think of conservation and taking care of
the environment. I don't always think of family friendly stuff.
But Danny, don't you can you agree with me on this?
It's and Danny and I very rarely agree on true
when we agree on something, we just love. We love
being able to talk about this. But this will be
a great event for the whole for everybody.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
For everybody to bring your kids, to bring you know,
your niece's, nephew's grandkids, you know, anybody who's interested in
having a.
Speaker 3 (01:43):
Nice night the super family friendly event. My little one
will be there herself, so and obviously I've grown up
in the organization. My dad's been a part of it
for a long time. He's our chairman. And then my
siblings and I all got grandfathered in. So yeah, there
will be lots of activities for the kids from one
hundred years to zero years.
Speaker 4 (02:01):
Well now, and I want to go back to this
because I don't believe sometimes when we do what mom
and dad say, or grandma and grandpa say, sometimes you
feel like they're almost like there's pressure for mom and dad,
but I we don't get that vibe with you, Sydney
on on wanting to be a part of this, because
(02:21):
we would bet even if your dad or your family
wasn't involved, you probably would have been there anyway.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
Yes, yes, that's very true. It's it's definitely an organization
that I believe in and am proud to be a
member of.
Speaker 4 (02:37):
Well. And again when we go touching back on the environment,
when we talk about wetland conservation or just clean drinking
water in rich soil, that all takes Even though there's
a lot of volunt there's volunteer work that happens with DU,
it takes money to make that happen. And this is
a fundraiser for you guys.
Speaker 3 (02:59):
Yep. All of our all of our funds raised go
right back into the organization to fund projects, which is great.
There's a lot of work in our area. Do you's
been involved with Cone Marsh Princeton mayhanmp Marsh And we
actually just got a big, a big fight grant I
think it was two years ago for a local work
(03:20):
in eastern Iowa. So we should should see that start
coming down the pipeline and some more projects in our
area for sure, all.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
Right, February eighth is when it's going to happen. And
for a long time now, the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds is
always a We've been amazed at the different advances that
they made around the whole fairgrounds. But generally speaking, when
we want to do stuff with the Mid Mississippi Ducks
and Limited Chapter, it's a Starlight Ballroom.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
Yup. We've been at the Starlight Ballroom for as long
as I can remember. So it will be February eighth
at the Starlight doors open at six, and we will
have a very limited number of tickets out the door.
Potentially sometimes we sell out of those before the event,
but ticks are available online now or by giving us
a call.
Speaker 4 (04:08):
Okay, So online, first off, give us the phone number
a couple.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
Of times, yep, yep. So the phone number to call
is five six three three seven zero nine five two one.
That's five six three three seven zero nine five two
to one.
Speaker 4 (04:26):
Okay. And online now, I see it right here in
the little fact sheet that you were kind enough to
send Danny and I. But why don't you give that
that online address too that they could buy tickets and
it sounds like too. Don't wait until February eighth. You're
going to try to hold some of them back. But
you also if somebody wants to get tickets and you
(04:46):
sell out two weeks in advance, that's a nice problem
to have. So if people want to as they're listening
to us this morning, want to go to that online address.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
Yep, it's pretty simple. It's just ducks duc Ks dot org.
Speaker 4 (05:02):
All right, that's yep dot org. Yep, Ducks dot org.
Now when we talk about the event, uh, tell us
a little bit about it. Now, the dinner, it's not
to bring your own dinner. You've got You've got a
pretty good place that's been a part of this and
I think they've been a part of it in years past.
But why don't you start down what are people going
to expect for the first off price of the ticket
(05:23):
and what can they expect when they when they get
to the Starlight on the eighth of February.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
Yeah, so essentially we have lots of stuff going on.
You'll come in your dinner. Ticket will include your dinner,
admission to the event, and then it also includes a
year long do you membership and a year long do
you magazine subscription that has all kinds of information and
(05:50):
reading material in it. And then that dinner is cater
by Jeff's Market. Gosh, they've also been our caterer, I
think for as long as I can remember. So we
usually have rabbi and chicken, and then a variety of
size and salad. We usually have some orders while everybody's
kind of getting in and getting situated, and then there'll
(06:14):
be lots of raffles. There will be our live auction
hosted by Dean Martin.
Speaker 4 (06:18):
Now, Demon, you threw me off here because I remember
there's a Dean Martin from I used to watch his
TV show. This is a different Dean Martin. Yes, yes,
different Dean Martin, but he's still He's the Has he
been connected with the organization for a long time? Or
or a Dean just a quad Citian or how how
would we know him?
Speaker 3 (06:38):
Dean's a quad citi In. He he is an up
and coming auctioneer essentially.
Speaker 4 (06:44):
Okay, that's great, and if you want to push him
and a Dean, how about how about this Sydney. If
we can push Dean, do you think he could sing
when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie.
That's so his.
Speaker 3 (06:59):
Wife is is a country western singer, so right, and
for that.
Speaker 4 (07:05):
Well, then there we go, there we go. So you
make sure that if we show up, we're going to
ask for him, not her. We want him now, she'll
probably help him.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
Angela, Yeah, it.
Speaker 4 (07:16):
Sounds it sounds like a great idea. Now, Danny, you
want to bring up one thing, because we talked about
the auction. This is kind of lead lead Sydney into
what always use a big draw with the with the event.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
And I know Dean will have fun with this. But
the pie auction, I mean the pie auction. This is
like big bucks man.
Speaker 3 (07:33):
Yes, we love our pie auctions. So we usually work
with village in and they're able to help us out
with some pies and usually we have a dozen give
or take assorted pies. And then with that, with that pie,
you get a chance at a ticket to a gun.
(07:54):
So essentially it's usually a mystery gun. We don't know
which one really well, we know you.
Speaker 4 (08:01):
Don't know, probably the best because if we know and
you don't know, that seemed like it's a really bad
way to plan an auction.
Speaker 3 (08:11):
That's fair, that's fair. And then so it's a mystery
God and then you get a chance with that. But yeah,
our pie auction usually brings a lot of money.
Speaker 4 (08:20):
In for the organization, So every penny is going to
help out the environment and just continue to do the
great work the Mid Mississippi DU organization has been able
to do, and Sydney you've been a big part of that.
Of course, we're talking to Sydney os folk now with
our local chapter of DU. But Sydney for people just
(08:43):
tuning in and they maybe caught some of that information again,
it's February eighth. It's going to be at the Starlight Ballroom.
But why don't you give the phone number a couple
of times and that website again and the price of
the tickets lay that all out here, so people this
morning can maybe you get ready to be a part
of it.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
So February eighth, our event at the Starlight Ballroom in Davenport.
Our tickets are available by Colleen uh five six three
three seven zero nine five two one that's five six
three three seven zero nine five two one, or by
(09:21):
purchasing online at ducks dot org. That's du c Ks
dot org.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
Gosh, thank you so much Sidney for being a part
of this, and hey, on February eighth, will you please
say hi to Angela Meyer and her lovely husband Dean Martin.
Speaker 3 (09:39):
We sure will, We certainly will.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
Thank you so much for being here today. Sydney O'sfolk
from Ducks Unlimited
Good morning, and we welcome to our show, Sydney, ohs
Folk and Sydney.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Is with Ducks Unlimited and so I guess Sidney.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
The first question that I'm going to throw out to
you is can you share the mission that Duck's Unlimited has?
Speaker 3 (00:15):
So Duck Unlimited is an international wetland conservation organization. They
work to help raise funds and a fun project for
wetland conservation. A lot of people think like, oh, Ducks Unlimited,
they're just in it for preserving ducks, but so much
more than that, I mean welland conservation machures, that we
have clean drinking water and rich soil.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
When we were looking at your one of your Facebook
posts here, this is disturbing and yet a lot of
times when we're living our lives, we don't realize that
the environment is changing. Eighty seven percent of the world's
wetlands have disappeared in the last three hundred years, putting
waterfowl and other foul that really use those wetlands to
(00:57):
be able to live their life. It's being put at risk.
And that's where duckson Limited. You're kind of the secret
agent getting out there just trying to make sure that
we hang on to the wetlands, and that's easier said
than done.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
Yeah, it's kind of a behind the scenes organization essentially.
Speaker 4 (01:16):
And again I think of conservation and taking care of
the environment. I don't always think of family friendly stuff.
But Danny, don't you can you agree with me on this?
It's and Danny and I very rarely agree on true
when we agree on something, we just love. We love
being able to talk about this. But this will be
a great event for the whole for everybody.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
For everybody to bring your kids, to bring you know,
your niece's, nephew's grandkids, you know, anybody who's interested in
having a.
Speaker 3 (01:43):
Nice night the super family friendly event. My little one
will be there herself, so and obviously I've grown up
in the organization. My dad's been a part of it
for a long time. He's our chairman. And then my
siblings and I all got grandfathered in. So yeah, there
will be lots of activities for the kids from one
hundred years to zero years.
Speaker 4 (02:01):
Well now, and I want to go back to this
because I don't believe sometimes when we do what mom
and dad say, or grandma and grandpa say, sometimes you
feel like they're almost like there's pressure for mom and dad,
but I we don't get that vibe with you, Sydney
on on wanting to be a part of this, because
(02:21):
we would bet even if your dad or your family
wasn't involved, you probably would have been there anyway.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
Yes, yes, that's very true. It's it's definitely an organization
that I believe in and am proud to be a
member of.
Speaker 4 (02:37):
Well. And again when we go touching back on the environment,
when we talk about wetland conservation or just clean drinking
water in rich soil, that all takes Even though there's
a lot of volunt there's volunteer work that happens with DU,
it takes money to make that happen. And this is
a fundraiser for you guys.
Speaker 3 (02:59):
Yep. All of our all of our funds raised go
right back into the organization to fund projects, which is great.
There's a lot of work in our area. Do you's
been involved with Cone Marsh Princeton mayhanmp Marsh And we
actually just got a big, a big fight grant I
think it was two years ago for a local work
(03:20):
in eastern Iowa. So we should should see that start
coming down the pipeline and some more projects in our
area for sure, all.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
Right, February eighth is when it's going to happen. And
for a long time now, the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds is
always a We've been amazed at the different advances that
they made around the whole fairgrounds. But generally speaking, when
we want to do stuff with the Mid Mississippi Ducks
and Limited Chapter, it's a Starlight Ballroom.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
Yup. We've been at the Starlight Ballroom for as long
as I can remember. So it will be February eighth
at the Starlight doors open at six, and we will
have a very limited number of tickets out the door.
Potentially sometimes we sell out of those before the event,
but ticks are available online now or by giving us
a call.
Speaker 4 (04:08):
Okay, So online, first off, give us the phone number
a couple.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
Of times, yep, yep. So the phone number to call
is five six three three seven zero nine five two one.
That's five six three three seven zero nine five two
to one.
Speaker 4 (04:26):
Okay. And online now, I see it right here in
the little fact sheet that you were kind enough to
send Danny and I. But why don't you give that
that online address too that they could buy tickets and
it sounds like too. Don't wait until February eighth. You're
going to try to hold some of them back. But
you also if somebody wants to get tickets and you
(04:46):
sell out two weeks in advance, that's a nice problem
to have. So if people want to as they're listening
to us this morning, want to go to that online address.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
Yep, it's pretty simple. It's just ducks duc Ks dot org.
Speaker 4 (05:02):
All right, that's yep dot org. Yep, Ducks dot org.
Now when we talk about the event, uh, tell us
a little bit about it. Now, the dinner, it's not
to bring your own dinner. You've got You've got a
pretty good place that's been a part of this and
I think they've been a part of it in years past.
But why don't you start down what are people going
to expect for the first off price of the ticket
(05:23):
and what can they expect when they when they get
to the Starlight on the eighth of February.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
Yeah, so essentially we have lots of stuff going on.
You'll come in your dinner. Ticket will include your dinner,
admission to the event, and then it also includes a
year long do you membership and a year long do
you magazine subscription that has all kinds of information and
(05:50):
reading material in it. And then that dinner is cater
by Jeff's Market. Gosh, they've also been our caterer, I
think for as long as I can remember. So we
usually have rabbi and chicken, and then a variety of
size and salad. We usually have some orders while everybody's
kind of getting in and getting situated, and then there'll
(06:14):
be lots of raffles. There will be our live auction
hosted by Dean Martin.
Speaker 4 (06:18):
Now, Demon, you threw me off here because I remember
there's a Dean Martin from I used to watch his
TV show. This is a different Dean Martin. Yes, yes,
different Dean Martin, but he's still He's the Has he
been connected with the organization for a long time? Or
or a Dean just a quad Citian or how how
would we know him?
Speaker 3 (06:38):
Dean's a quad citi In. He he is an up
and coming auctioneer essentially.
Speaker 4 (06:44):
Okay, that's great, and if you want to push him
and a Dean, how about how about this Sydney. If
we can push Dean, do you think he could sing
when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie.
That's so his.
Speaker 3 (06:59):
Wife is is a country western singer, so right, and
for that.
Speaker 4 (07:05):
Well, then there we go, there we go. So you
make sure that if we show up, we're going to
ask for him, not her. We want him now, she'll
probably help him.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
Angela, Yeah, it.
Speaker 4 (07:16):
Sounds it sounds like a great idea. Now, Danny, you
want to bring up one thing, because we talked about
the auction. This is kind of lead lead Sydney into
what always use a big draw with the with the event.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
And I know Dean will have fun with this. But
the pie auction, I mean the pie auction. This is
like big bucks man.
Speaker 3 (07:33):
Yes, we love our pie auctions. So we usually work
with village in and they're able to help us out
with some pies and usually we have a dozen give
or take assorted pies. And then with that, with that pie,
you get a chance at a ticket to a gun.
(07:54):
So essentially it's usually a mystery gun. We don't know
which one really well, we know you.
Speaker 4 (08:01):
Don't know, probably the best because if we know and
you don't know, that seemed like it's a really bad
way to plan an auction.
Speaker 3 (08:11):
That's fair, that's fair. And then so it's a mystery
God and then you get a chance with that. But yeah,
our pie auction usually brings a lot of money.
Speaker 4 (08:20):
In for the organization, So every penny is going to
help out the environment and just continue to do the
great work the Mid Mississippi DU organization has been able
to do, and Sydney you've been a big part of that.
Of course, we're talking to Sydney os folk now with
our local chapter of DU. But Sydney for people just
(08:43):
tuning in and they maybe caught some of that information again,
it's February eighth. It's going to be at the Starlight Ballroom.
But why don't you give the phone number a couple
of times and that website again and the price of
the tickets lay that all out here, so people this
morning can maybe you get ready to be a part
of it.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
So February eighth, our event at the Starlight Ballroom in Davenport.
Our tickets are available by Colleen uh five six three
three seven zero nine five two one that's five six
three three seven zero nine five two one, or by
(09:21):
purchasing online at ducks dot org. That's du c Ks
dot org.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
Gosh, thank you so much Sidney for being a part
of this, and hey, on February eighth, will you please
say hi to Angela Meyer and her lovely husband Dean Martin.
Speaker 3 (09:39):
We sure will, We certainly will.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
Thank you so much for being here today. Sydney O'sfolk
from Ducks Unlimited
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