Amtrak arriving, Nauticus accolade, Skateboard event, National Philanthropy Day - NP

>>> THIS TIME ON NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES, AMTRAK'S COMING TO
NORFOLK, BUT THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF WORK TO GET READY FOR IT.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT. NAUTICUS, A VERY IMPORTANT
PERSON, GOT A CHANCE TO GO ABOARD SHIP BY WINNING A
CONTEST. SKATE PARK COMPETITION AND I
THINK I MIGHT LEARN HOW TO RIDE OR STAY ON A SKATEBOARD AND
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY IS COMING AND YES, YOU HAVE A ROLE
TO PLAY IN THAT. STAY TUNED FOR A LOT OF GREAT
STUFF RIGHT HERE ON NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES.
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www.captionassociates.com >>> WELCOME TO NORFOLK
PERSPECTIVES. I'M BOB BATCHER.
I GOT A REALLY SPECIAL GUY TO THE SOFA WHO I'VE BEEN WANTING
TO GET ON THE SOFA FOR A LONG BECAUSE HE AND I WORKED TOGETHER
ON THE LIGHT RAIL PROJECT. PAUL FILION, TRANSPORTATION AND
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER, HOW IS IT GOING?
>> VERY GOOD. >> WE'RE DOING A LOT OF
CONSTRUCTION FOR TRANSPORTATION ORIENTED BUSINESS, SO YOU'RE A
BUSY GUY. >> YES, SIR.
>> AMTRAK IS COMING TO TOWN. YOU GOT A TICKET YET?
>> NOT YET, BUT WE'VE GOT AN INAUGURAL TRAIN PLANNED FOR
DECEMBER 11th. WE'VE GOT SOME VIPs COMING DOWN,
INCLUDING THE GOVERNOR, TO KICK OFF THE NEW SERVICE.
THE NEW SERVICE IS GOING TO START DECEMBER 12th, 12/12/12 IS
THE MAGIC DATE, AND WE'RE EXCITED.
A LOT OF FOLKS I TALK TO A REGULAR BASIS CANNOT WAIT TO
HAVE THE TRAIN IN SERVICE OUT OF NORFOLK.
>> IT IS REALLY AWESOME AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE AT
AMTRAK VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT TOO AND PEOPLE WITH THE NAVY AND
PEOPLE THAT GO TO D.C. ALL THE TIME AND PEOPLE, SO IT'S
EXCITING. >> SURE, YEAH.
>> OKAY. OBVIOUSLY IT WAS A PIECE OF CAKE
BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN, WE TAKE RAIL LINES THAT ARE OWNED BY NORFOLK
SOUTHERN, A VARIETY OF OTHER RAILROADS, THAT ARE GOING
THROUGH TOWN ANYWAY, AND ALL WE'RE DOING IS PUTTING A
DIFFERENT TRAIN ON IT, RIGHT? >> RIGHT.
>> NO! I MEAN, FOR PART OF IT, BUT IT
TOOK A LOT OF WORK TO GET TO IT. >> THERE'S A HUGE PARTNERSHIP
THAT'S HAPPENED BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AS THE MAIN SPONSOR FOR
INCREASING TRAIN ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
VIRGINIA. THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE SET
UP IS -- TOOK A LONG TIME TO GET FOLKS TO DEFINE THE ROUTE AND
SET UP NEW SERVICE. THE PARTNERSHIP INVOLVES DRPT,
THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
>> YOU'RE COMMITTING YOURSELF NOW, PAUL TO, NAMING THEM ALL.
>> DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
>> THAT'S THE GROUP RUN BY NORMA DRAKE.
>> YES. >> NORFOLK SOUTHERN, AMTRAK
PHYSICALLY RUNNING THE TRAINS OUT OF NORFOLK AND CSX, ANOTHER
PARTNER THAT MAKES FURTHER CONNECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. >> NORFOLK SOUTHERN AND CSX,
IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME SINCE THEY HAD A PASSENGER
TRAIN, SO WHAT PART OF THE PIE DO THEY HAVE?
>> THEY HAVE GOT -- WE HAVEN'T SEEN PASSENGER TRAINS IN THE
REGION SINCE 1977. >> WOW.
>> YEAH, IT'S BEEN QUITE SOME TIME.
THE FEASIBILITY OF MAKING THIS HAPPEN IS NEAT THE WAY IT PLAYED
OUT. IT BASICALLY USED AN EXISTING
MAIN LINE BETWEEN CSX AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN, TYING IN A FEW
CONNECTIONS TO TIE THOSE TWO, YOU KNOW, MAJOR TRAINS
STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER, AND THEN ADDING A FEW SPURS AND SOME
TRAIN CONTROLS AND UTILIZING EXISTING SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT
VIRGINIA, WITH THE ADDITION OF MORE -- A LITTLE BIT MORE
INFRASTRUCTURE TO TIE THEM ALL TOGETHER, AND SET UP NEW SERVICE
OUT OF NORFOLK THAT, YOU KNOW, HASN'T BEEN SEEN IN, YOU KNOW,
OVER 30 YEARS. >> NOW, YOU MAKE IT SOUND LIKE A
PIECE OF CAKE, BUT IF YOU'VE GOT A PEOPLE TRAIN AND ONE OF THOSE
200-CAR COAL TRAINS, WHO WINS? >> THEY BASICALLY LOCK IN TRAIN
SPOTS SO THEY CAN HAVE CONTINUOUS SERVICE FOR THE
PASSENGER TRAIN AND CONSISTENT SERVICE.
WE'RE SET UP FOR NORFOLK TO HAVE ARRIVAL CLOSE TO 9:00 AT NIGHT
EVERY NIGHT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SATURDAY, COMES IN A LITTLE
LATER, CLOSER TO MIDNIGHT. >> AND IT WILL ARRIVE --
>> IT WILL ARRIVE FROM, ACTUALLY FROM PETERSBURG, FROM D.C.,
RICHMOND VIA PETERSBURG, 460 CORRIDOR, ACROSS THE RIVER INTO
HARBOR PARK, ROUGHLY 9:00 P.M. >> SO IT'S SITTING THERE AND ALL
OF A SUDDEN THE COAL TRAIN COMES.
WHAT HAPPENS? >> WE HAVE AN EXTRA SPUR THAT WE
PUT IN PLACE, SOME SWITCHES. WE ACTUALLY PUT IN A THIRD TRACK
OVER IN THE HARBOR PARK AREA TO SAFELY PULL THE TRAIN OFF THE
MAIN LINE, ALLOW PASSENGERS TO BOARD AND DEBOARD, AND THEN WE
QUICKLY GET BACK UP ON THE MAIN LINE AND WE FOUND A HOME FOR
STORING THE TRAINS OVERNIGHT, WHICH IS IN TRAIN TERMINOLOGY,
DEVELOPMENT OF A Y THAT ALLOWS US TO TURN THE TRAIN PHYSICALLY
AROUND OFF THE MAIN LINE, STORE IT OVERNIGHT, AND DO SOME MINOR
SERVICE INSIDE THE CARS, TIDY THEM UP FOR THE NEXT DAY'S
SERVICE, AND THEN BRING THE TRAIN DOWN TO HARBOR PARK.
>> OKAY. BECAUSE WITH LIGHT RAIL, IT GETS
TO THE END OF THE RUN AND THE DRIVER GOES FROM THE FRONT TO
THE NEW FRONT. >> YES.
>> AND DRIVES IT THE OTHER WAY. >> YES.
>> THEY DON'T DO THAT HERE. >> CAN'T DO THAT UNLESS YOU HAVE
A MASSIVE TURN TABLE OR MASSIVE RAILYARD WHICH WE DIDN'T REALLY
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THAT.
SO YOU HAVE WHAT THEY CALL A Y, TRAIN TERMINOLOGY, WHICH IS A
TRIANGULAR SECTION OF TRACK THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO A THREE-POINT
TURN WITH A TRAIN. >> SCHOOL.
>> TURN IT AROUND, REVERSE IT, AND GO THE OTHER DIRECTION.
>> THIS ALL STARTS DECEMBER THE 12th.
HOW DO THEY KNOW THEY CAN DO IT? >> FOR THE LAST YEAR WE'VE BEEN
DOING ALL KINDS OF TRACK WORK AND PREP WORK TO SET UP THE
SERVICE. AS OF LAST FRIDAY, WE'VE BEEN
QUALIFYING AMTRAK TRAINS ON THE SYSTEM BETWEEN PETERSBURG AND
NORFOLK AND ACTUALLY USING THE NEW Y AND THE NEW TRACK WORK AND
THE NEW SWITCHES AND CONTROLS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, SO WE'RE
IN THE QUALIFICATION MODE OF CREWS AND TRAINS AND LOOKING AT
THE QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.
>> OKAY. SO THE BIG QUESTION, PAUL.
QUALITY CONSTRUCTION, QUALIFYING.
LAST WEEK, DECEMBER -- WE WERE SET FOR DECEMBER 12th?
>> YES. >> TODAY, ARE WE STILL SET FOR
DECEMBER 12? >> YES, DECEMBER 12th, 12/12/12.
>> THAT'S A GOOD SIGN. AND I THINK WE'VE BEEN SHOWING
THE PICTURES OF THE NEW STATION WE BUILT.
>> YES. >> THE BOTTOM LINE, IS GO TO THE
AM TREK WEBSITE. >> AMTRAKVIRGINIA.COM.
>> AND BUY A TICKET TO GET OUT OF TOWN.
THANKS FOR MAKING IT SEEM TO EASY.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >> WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'RE
TALKING TO A COOL GAL WHO GOT A TRIP TO TURKEY OR SOMEPLACE LIKE
THAT. STAY TUNED AND FIND OUT HOW.
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>>> WELCOME BACK TO NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES.
I GOT TO TELL YOU, YOU ARE IN FOR A TREAT.
SUSIE HILL IS ON THE SOFA AND IT'S SO COOL BECAUSE SHE HAS
ABOUT THREE HOURS WORTH OF MATERIAL SHE'S GOING TO COVER IN
SIX MINUTES, SO I'M GOING TO START OFF BY SAYING, IF YOU
HAVEN'T HEARD ENOUGH FROM SUSIE, GO TO NAUTICUS AND ASK FOR SUSIE
HILL. SUSIE, YOU'VE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE LAST HOW MANY YEARS NOW?
AT NAUTICUS? >> I'VE BEEN THERE ABOUT 15.
>> SO SHARE YOUR ENTHUSIASM FOR THE EXPLORATION OF SEAS TO EVERY
NORFOLK KID THAT HAS COME THROUGH NAUTICUS.
DID YOU REALIZE THAT? >> YES.
>> IT'S AWESOME. WE SENSE YOU OUT OF THE COUNTRY
TO GO TO BOB BALLARD'S WHAT? >> I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY, I
APPLIED FOR THEIR EDUCATOR AT SEA PROGRAM THROUGH OCEAN
EXPLORATION AND TRUST. THAT'S BOB'S ORGANIZATION, AND
I -- >> OH, IT'S BOB'S?
WHOA. >> EXCUSE ME, DR. BALLARD.
I'M GOING TO BE PROFESSIONAL. DR. BALLARD'S ORGANIZATION
CALLED OCEAN EXPLORATION TRUST AND THAT IS HIS ORGANIZATION
THAT FUNDS ALL OF HIS EXPLORATION.
ALSO, HE HAS SUPPORTERS THROUGH NOAA AND ALL HIS EDUCATORS THIS
YEAR WERE FUNDED THROUGH THE BETH CALE FOUNDATION.
>> NOW, BOB -- OTHERS KNOW HIM AS DR. BALLARD.
>> YES. >> IS KNOWN FOR FINDING THIS
LITTLE RELIC UNDER THE CITY, RIGHT?
>> BACK IN 1985, YES, THE TITANIC, BUT THAT'S NOT THE ONLY
ONE HE'S FOUND. HE FOUND MANY OF THEM.
HE'S BEEN OVER 120 EXPEDITIONS, AND THIS ONE IS JUST ONE TO ADD
TO THE LIST OF HIS DIFFERENT TRIPS.
>> BUT IT'S MORE THAN JUST BEING A TREASURE HUNTER, RIGHT?
>> HE DOESN'T CONSIDER HIMSELF A TREASURE HUNTER AND THE WHOLE
TEAM THAT'S IN OCEAN EXPLORATION TRUST, THEY DON'T CONSIDER THEM
TREASURE HUNTERS, BECAUSE THEY'RE EXPLORERS.
THE SHIP HE HAS IS CALLED THE EXPLORATION VESSEL, AND HE USES
HIS SHIP FOR GO OUT THERE AND EXPLORE, LESS THAN 10%, I THINK
IT IS, OF THE WORLD'S OCEANS HAVE BEEN UNEXPLORED, SO HE
AMONGST OTHER EXPLORERS OUT THERE, GO OUT THERE AND EXPLORE
ANYTHING THEY CAN FIND, AND THE TIME I WAS OUT THERE, I GOT TO
GO IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE BLACK SEA.
THE BLACK SEA, THEY DID FIRST. I ACTUALLY DID THE MEDITERRANEAN
AND THE AEGEAN LAKES OF THE CRUISE IS WHAT THEY CALL IT, AND
THEY WERE EXPLORING FOR ANYTHING BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL,
GEOLOGICAL, ARCHEOLOGICAL. WE FOUND EVERYTHING FROM TUBE
WORMS TO SQUID AND CLAM. >> YOU HAVE THIS ACCENT.
DID YOU SAY TUBE WORMS? >> TUBE WORMS, YES.
>> WHAT AS TUBE WORM? >> THEY ARE THESE ORGANISMS THAT
LIVE DEEP IN THE OCEAN AND JUST LIKE PLANTS, WOULD SURVIVE OFF
OF ENERGY FROM THE SUN, THESE GUYS ACTUALLY LIVE AROUND THE
COLD SEA AND FEED OFF OF CHEMICALS NEEDING OFF THE FLOOR
OF THE OCEAN AND THEY DO WHAT'S CALL CHEMO SYNTHESIS, SO I GOT
MY BIOLOGY DEGREE FROM ODU -- >> SO CHEMO-WHO?
>> CHEMO SYNTHESIS. >> IS THAT SIMILAR TO PHOTO --
>> THEY GET ENERGY FROM THE SUN IN PHOTOSYNTHESIS, THESE GET
ENERGY FROM THE OCEAN. CHEMO SYNTHESIS.
>> ARE THESE LESSONS LEARNED FOR FUTURE LIFE?
>> YES. >> I HAVE IT ON RELIABLE SOURCES
THAT THIS WAS WOULD THE A CONTEST YOU WOUND, WORKED HARD.
>> IT WAS FOR ME, NAUTICUS, FOR ANYBODY TO EXPLORE.
>> WHAT DID YOU BRING BACK BESIDE SOME AWESOME STORIES?
>> STORIES. UNFORTUNATELY, WE WEREN'T ABLE
TO TAKE SAMPLES WHILE WE WERE OUT ON SEA, SO I COULDN'T BRING
ANY ANCIENT STORAGE IN JARS BACK WITH ME.
>> KIND OF LUCKY THERE. >> YEAH, LOTS OF GOOD STORIES,
LOTS OF PICTURES. WE WERE ABLE TO DO A LIVE
BROADCAST AT NAUTICUS, SO WHEN I WAS ON THE SHIP, IT WAS ME AND
DR. BALLARD AND THEN ALSO DR. KATIE CROSSBOW, SHE'S THE
VICE PRESIDENT OF OCEAN EXPLORATION TRUST AND ONE OF
THEIR EXPEDITION LEADERS. WE GOT TO TALK TO PEOPLE BACK AT
NAUTICUS AND TELL THEM ABOUT THE TRIP AS WELL AS THEY COULD ASK
QUESTIONS AND SEND THEM IN, AND WE WERE ABLE TO TALK TO THEM
LIVE. >> IS IT GOING TO BE FILTERED IN
TO SOME OF THE NEW CLASSES AND THAT THAT YOU'RE TEACHING THERE?
>> ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS AS EDUCATOR, I HAVE TO DEVELOP A
LESSON PLAN, SO I'LL BE DOING THAT AS WELL AS WE'RE PLANNING
ON TURNING OUR ANNUAL CUB SCOUT/BOY SCOUT DAY AT NAUTICUS
INTO AN OCEAN EXPLORATION THEME, SO THAT WILL BE ON DECEMBER 8st,
SO YOU HAVE TO INVITE ME BACK. >> THERE WE GO, YES.
>> AND IT WILL BE TIED ALL INTO THAT.
>> LET ME ASK YOU. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING
FAREWELL TO THE SPACE PROGRAM, AND YET THERE WERE A LOT OF
PEOPLE THAT SAID WE'VE KIND OF MISSED OUR OWN EXPLORATION.
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPLORATION OF
THE SEAS, ISN'T THERE? >> RIGHT.
DR. BALLARD WORKS OUT OF UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND AS
WELL AS AMONGST OTHER DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE DOING THE
OCEAN EXPLORATION, AND HE HAS STARTED TELEPRESENCE, WHICH
MEANS HE CAN USE THAT TO TALK TO OTHER PLACES LIVE THROUGH VIDEO.
IT'S THROUGH SATELLITE AND HIS PLACE IS CALLED THE INNER SPACE
CENTER VERSUS THE OUTER SPACE SENIOR.
>> OKAY. >> HE HAS THE INNER SPACE CENTER
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND AND THAT USES THE
SATELLITE TO SEND INFORMATION FROM THE SHIP OVER TO THEM AND
THEN THEY SEND IT OUT TO THEIR LIVE WEBSITE, WHICH IS NAUTILUS
LIVE.ORG AND ALSO THROUGH DIFFERENT PLACES THAT CAN HOST
LIVE BROADCASTS LIKE WE DID AT NAUTICUS.
>> SO WHERE WE TALK ABOUT NAUTICUS MARITIME CENTER, I
MEAN, IT IS AN ENTERTAINMENT VEN NURK BUT THERE'S A -- VENUE, BUT
THERE'S A REAL STRONG EDUCATION COMPONENT.
>> YES, WE'RE AN EDUCATION FACILITY, A MUSEUM THAT FOCUSES
ON IT. ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES WE DO ON A
DAILY BASIS DURING THE SUMMER AS WELL AS ON THE WEEKENDS AT
NAUTICUS IS OUR ROV WORKSHOPS. >> THEY NEVER LET ME GET NEAR
ONE OF THEM. >> OH, YOU NEED TO -- THEY
WOULDN'T LET ME TOUCH THE REAL ONE, THE JOYSTICKS EITHER.
SO I WAS TEMPTED. >> FEERT HASN'T TRAINED YOU HOW
TO DRIVE THEM? >> I KNOW HOW TO DO THE ROVs AT
NAUTICUS. WE GIVE FAMILIES, SCOUTS --
>> IT'S A REAL EXPERIENCE, BUT IT DIDN'T QUALIFY YOU FOR
DR. BALLARD? >> WHAT QUALIFIED ME WAS GOING
TO ODU FOR MY BIOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY, BUT ALSO DIFFERENT
EXPERIENCES, MY INTEREST IN OCEANS.
AS BEING AN EDUCATOR, WE TEACH DIFFERENT SUBJECTS SUCH AS OCEAN
EXPLORATION TO OUR GUESTS, BUT I'VE ALSO GOT THAT PUBLIC
SPEAKING ABILITY. ONE OF OUR MAIN JOBS WAS THAT WE
WERE COMMENTATORS FOR THE NAUTILUS LIVE WEBSITE AND WE
WERE WHAT'S CALLED ON WATCH, SO THEIR WEBSITE WHILE THEY WERE
OUT TO SEA WAS 24/7 BROADCASTING WHAT THEY WERE DOING SO PEOPLE
CAN STUDY AND FOLLOW ALONG WHAT THEY ARE EXPLORING.
SO WHEN THEY FOUND, LIKE THE SHIP WRECK FOR THE FIRST TIME,
PEOPLE GOT EXCITED SO PEOPLE GOT TO EXPLORE THE FIRST TIME OF
THAT SHIP WRECK AT THE SAME TIME I DID, AND THE SCIENTISTS, AND
WHAT WAS COOL ABOUT DR. BALLARD WHEN HE WAS ON THERE, HE KIND OF
STOOD BACK BEHIND THE SCENES. HE WENT IN THERE TO CHECK IN,
BUT HE LET THE SCIENTISTS DO THEIR THING AND THEN -- BECAUSE
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT HIM. IT'S ABOUT THE WHOLE TIME.
>> THAT'S SO COOL. WE'VE 30 SECONDS LEFT TO TALK
ABOUT WHAT'S ON THE TABLE WITH THE PLAQUE BECAUSE IN ADDITION
TO GOING TO THE MEDITERRANEAN AND DOING ALL THIS STUFF, YOU'VE
GOT A -- I GOT TO TELL YOU, THAT LOOKS LIKE A POTATO CHIP BOWL OR
SOMETHING. >> YES.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET THIS AT VIRGINIA AQUARIUM.
>> OKAY. >> ITS OUT OF THEIR GIFT SHOP.
NAUTICUS PARTNERED UP WITH THE ELIZABETH RIVER PROJECT IN A
SCHOONER VIRGINIA TO DO A PARTNERSHIP CAMP CALLED
ELIZABETH RIVER ADVENTURES CAMP. WE DID FIVE WEEKS DURING THE
SUMMER, AND IT ALL HOSTED AROUND RIVER ECOLOGY, PARTNERSHIPS, AND
WE SAILED ON THE SCHOONER VIRGINIA.
WE BUILT ROVs AND WATCHED MOVIES AND DIFFERENT THINGS AT
NAUTICUS. WE TOURED THE BATTLESHIP AND
THEN ALSO THE ELIZABETH RIVER PROJECT, THEY GOT TO VISIT THE
LEARNING BARGE, SO IN BETWEEN ALL, THAT WE WON AN AWARD
THROUGH THE HAMPTON ROADS ALLIANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATORS CALLED THE FOSTERING PARTNERSHIP AWARD BECAUSE WE
PARTNERED TOGETHER TO CREATE THAT CAMP AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL
GET TO DO IT AGAIN. >> THERE'S SO MUCH ENERGY GOING
ON AT NAUTICUS. I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME DOWN,
LOOK FOR SUSIE HILL DIRECTLY, ASK FOR HER, THEY WILL GET YOU
OUT OF A CLASS. >> THAT'S OKAY.
>> AND I WANT YOU TO HANG TIGHT, STAY ON THE SOFA SO YOU CAN BE
WITH US FOR THE SKATER DUDE COMING UP.
STAY TUNED FOR MORE. >> THANKS.
\M\M >> THE FIRST DAY STEPPING ON THE
COURT, I COULDN'T KEEP UP. THAT MOTIVATED ME TO STEP UP MY
GAME. WHEN I REACH A GOAL, I SET A NEW
ONE THE NEXT DAY. AND MY NEXT GOAL IS TO GO TO
COLLEGE. MASTERING THE COURT TAKES
PERSISTENCE. SO DOES GETTING INTO COLLEGE.
I'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES. SO DO YOU.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES.
THIS IS -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
SUSIE, YOU'VE INVITED THESE SKATE DUDES WITH YOU HERE.
>> YES. >> THEY'RE NOT SKATE DUDES,
THEY'RE PARKS AND REC EMPLOYEES. THEY LOOK LIKE SKATE DUDES.
YOU'RE NOT A SKATE DUDE, RIGHT? >> IN MY YOUNGER YEARS.
>> ROB RAMOS, THIS IS YOUR ENCORE PERFORMANCE AND IT'S SO
COOL BECAUSE YOU CAME ON TO PROMOTE SOMETHING WITH THE
SKATEBOARD THING AND YOU KNEW WHERE THE PARK WAS, BUT I SENSED
YOU REALLY HADN'T BEEN ON A SKATEBOARD.
>> AT THAT POINT, I'VE DONE A LITTLE BIT.
I'VE TAUGHT YOUNGER KIDS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN ON IT, BUT I CAN
STAND ON IT, MOVE IT WITH, BUT TRICKS WISE --
>> HOW MANY TRICKS DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR BACKGROUND NOW?
>> ONE. I'LL STAY WITH ONE.
>> IS THAT WHY YOU BROUGHT RYAN WITH YOU?
>> YES, HE'S ONE OF OUR REC AIDS AT THE SKATE PARK AND HE'S ONE
OF THE GUYS THAT HE'S BEEN THERE FOR FOREVER SINCE WE'VE OPENED
IT, AND HE'S A GREAT SKATEBOARDER.
HE CAN TEACH THE KIDS, HELP OUT WITH ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.
>> I WANT TO GO ON RECORD FROM THE GET-GO THAT I WANT TO MAKE
GOOD TV HERE AND HAVE YOU TEACH ME A TRICK AND THEY WOULDN'T LET
ME GET OFF THE CHAIR. >> YEAH.
>> THEY BANNED ME. ARE YOU RELIEVED?
>> YEAH, A LITTLE. >> A LITTLE?
OKAY. I GOT TO ASK YOU, DO YOU HAVE
THE STRING AROUND YOUR NECK WITH THE SKATE KEY ON IT?
>> OH, NO. >> DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT? >> NO.
>> I DIDN'T THINK SO. WE USED TO -- NO, YOU WOULDN'T
KNOW EITHER. WHEN I WAS A KID, YOU HAD THE
FOUR WHEELS THAT ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SNEAKERS, AND YOU
HAD A SKATE KEY THAT TIGHTENED IT UP, AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED
WAS THOSE FOUR WHEELS WENT FROM YOUR SNEAKERS TO A BOARD.
HENCE, SKATEBOARD. YOU LEARN STUFF ON NORFOLK
PERSPECTIVES. NOW, YOU'RE GOING TO TEACH ME.
WHAT ARE THESE? >> THOSE ARE ACTUALLY ARTWORK
THAT'S BEEN DONE BY KIDS AND ADULTS.
WE HAD THE PAINT THE DECK PARTY DAY A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WHERE WE
HAD ABOUT 100 PEOPLE COME OUT AND ACTUALLY SPRAY PAINTED WITH
THE HELP OF ODU STUDENTS AS WELL, SPRAY PAINTED THESE METAL
DECKS AND THEY HAVE CREATED DIFFERENT DESIGNS FROM THEIR
NAMES TO FLOWERS TO JUST SHAPES TO SKATES OR BIKER ON THAT ONE
OR EVEN, YOU KNOW, COOL DESIGNS LIKE THAT WITH THE MOON AND THE
SUN. >> WHERE ARE THESE GOING?
>> THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE USED FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
WE HAVE AN ART PROJECT IN THE WORKS THAT WE'LL BE FINISHING UP
ON THE 10th OF NOVEMBER THAT WE'RE GOING TO UNVEIL AT THE
COMPETITION. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG TREE.
THESE ARE THE BRANCHES THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU THAT WILL
ACT AS SHADES FOR THE KIDS. IT GIVES THEM SOMETHING SHADED
NIDE THE PARK AND GIVES -- INSIDE THE PARK AND GIVES THEM
SOMETHING TO LOOK AT THAT THEY CREATED THEMSELVES.
>> THAT IS SO COOL. THEN ON THE 10th, THERE'S ALSO
GOING TO BE A JAM COMPETITION. >> YES.
>> THIS ISN'T THE SMUCKER BROTHERS, RIGHT?
>> NO, IT'S NOT. >> OKAY, SORRY.
>> IT JUST GIVES THE KIDS A CHANCE, AND THE ADULTS TOO, A
CHANCE TO SHOW OFF THEIR SKILLS AND COMPETE AGAINST OTHER ADULTS
AND YOUTH AS WELL. >> SO I CAN COME OUT THERE?
>> YOU COULD, YOU COULD. KIND OF LIKE A KING OF THE PARK
TYPE THING. >> THAT'S A LOOK OF FEAR IN HIS
EYES. >> YEAH.
>> THE MIC PICKED UP THAT AGREEMENT.
WHO IS MAINLY USING THE PARK, RYAN?
>> ALL KINDS OF KIDS GO THERE. MOSTLY SKATEBOARDERS.
>> SO YOU CAN TELL -- HOW CAN YOU TELL THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE
IN TROUBLE BECAUSE THIS KID DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO USE IT?
WHAT'S THE FIRST TELL TALE SIGN THAT YOU NEED TO WORK WITH A
KID? >> YOU CAN USUALLY TELL IF THEY
LIKE FALLEN OFF A FEW TIMES WHEN THEY GOT IN THERE OR THEY JUST
LOOK UNSURE OF THEMSELVES. >> OKAY.
SO THE LOOK THAT I HAVE ON MY FACE OF SHEER PANIC WOULD
PROBE -- >> YEAH.
>> WHAT'S THE OLDEST PERSON YOU'VE HAD IN THERE?
>> I'VE SEEN SOME PRETTY OLD ONES THERE, LIKE 50.
>> YOU'RE HEADING INTO TROUBLE. YOU'VE GOT A SKATEBOARD THAT
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
I TAKE IT THAT'S A -- >> THIS IS MY PERSONAL
SKATEBOARD. >> WOW.
>> YEAH, IT'S -- >> YOU'VE HAD SOME ACCIDENTS ON
THAT. >> IT'S BEEN USED AND ABUSED.
>> I KNOW. WHERE I SAY YOU'VE HAD ACCIDENTS
ON THAT, ARE THOSE JUST ENCOUNTERS?
YOU CALL THEM ACCIDENTS, RIGHT? >> THIS IS FROM LIKE GRINDING
AND SLIDING ON RAILS. >> DO YOU KNOW WHAT GRINDING
MEANS? >> NO.
>> IT'S LIKE -- YOU LIKE GO UP ON THE RAIL AND DRIVE.
>> WOULDN'T IT BE COOL IF WE COULD STAND UP AND DO THAT?
>> YEAH. >> SO GOING ON A RAIL IS -- YOU
CAN DO IT. >> YEAH.
>> BUT HOW DO YOU GO FROM THE -- HOW DO YOU GET UP THERE AND NOT
HAVE YOUR FEET FALL OFF THE BOARD?
>> POP THE TAIL AND PUSH FORWARD.
>> POP THE TAIL? >> YEAH, JUST POP IT OFF THE
GROUND. TAKES YEARS OF PRACTICE.
>> CAN YOU DO THAT, ROB? >> NO, I CAN'T.
>> CAN YOU DO THAT? >> NO WAY.
>> YOUR SON CAN DO THAT THOUGH, RIGHT?
>> HE'S A BEGINNER. A BEGINNER BEGINNER.
>> SO COME OUT ON NOVEMBER 10th AND ALL SKILL LEVEL, INCLUDING
ROB AND I? >> YEAH.
COME OUT THERE IF YOU WANT. >> BOY, THAT WAS REAL
CONDITIONAL. SUPER.
OKAY, AND COME OUT THERE IS NORTH SIDE PARK?
>> YES. >> ON TIDEWATER DRIVE.
>> YES. >> THE PARK HAS BEEN A GREAT
SUCCESS, HASN'T IT? >> YEAH, FOR TWO YEARS NOW, IT'S
BEEN BRINGING KIDS THAT ARE SKATING ALL OVER THE PLACE TO
ONE CENTRAL LOCATION, SO IT'S BEEN A BIG HIT AND ESPECIALLY
THIS PAST YEAR. THE NUMBERS ARE ACTUALLY JUMPING
MORE THAN WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST TWO YEAR, REALLY.
>> AND BACK IN THOSE DAYS WHERE I COULD TALK ABOUT SCREWING THE
FOUR WHEELS OF THE SKATES ON TO A BOARD, THEY SAID IT WAS GOING
TO BE A PASSING FAD. >> YEAH.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE FUTURE OF SKATEBOARDING?
>> I HAVE NO IDEA. >> YEAH, THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF
IT. YOU KNOW WHAT?
BECAUSE WE REALLY DON'T CARE WHAT THE FUTURE, BUT BECAUSE
IT'S GOING TO GROW AND BE IN THE MINDS OF CREATIVE KIDS.
>> YES. >> THANKS FOR EVERYTHING THAT
YOU GUYS ARE DOING. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT -- I DON'T
KNOW HOW TO MAKE THIS TRANSITION FROM SKATEBOARDING TO
PHILANTHROPY. STAY TUNED.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES.
I GOT JOY HERE WHO IS THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR
NAUTICUS. HOW YOU DOING?
>> GREAT, HOW ARE YOU IN. >> WHAT'S THE SEGUE FROM -- DID
YOU HAVE A KEY? >> FROM NAUTICUS TO PHILANTHROPY
DAY? >> YEAH.
>> ACTUALLY, I AM A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING
PROFESSIONALS. I DO THE FUNDRAISING AT NAUTICUS
ALONG WITH MY TEAM, SO THAT'S YOUR SEGUE.
THAT'S HOW WE'RE CONNECTED. >> THERE WE GO.
AND HAVE YOU BEEN ON A SKATEBOARD?
>> I HAVE NOT BEEN ON A SKATEBOARD, BUT I DID HAVE
SKATES WITH KEYS. >> SO YOU KNEW WHAT I WAS
TALKING ABOUT. >> AND WHEN I HAD THEM, THEY
WERE 20 YEARS OLD. >> OH, THANKS.
JOY, WHEN I THINK OF PHILANTHROPISTS, I THINK OF THE
BIG GUYS, THE ROCKEFELLERS, THE BATONS.
I DON'T THINK OF BOB BATCHER. >> NO, PHILANTHROPY CAN BE
ANYONE. IT CAN BE YOUTH LIKE THE GIRL
SCOUT COUNCIL. >> OR THE SKATEBOARDER THAT WAS
ON. >> OR THE SKATEBOARDER THAT WAS
HERE, YES. WE RECOGNIZE YOUTH
PHILANTHROPISTS FOR THE AFP PHILANTHROPY DAY.
WE'RE RECOGNIZING PEOPLE LIKE THE BIRDSONG FAMILY.
NOW, THAT'S WHO YOU'RE USUALLY THINKING OF WHEN YOU THINK
PHILANTHROPISTS, BUT IT CAN BE A PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISER.
WE'RE HONORING THOSE TYPES OF PEOPLE.
WE'RE HONORING THE VOLUNTEER FUNDRAISER LIKE ELAINE WILBANKS
AT THIS EVENT, BB&T FOUNDATIONS, THE OVERSEAS HEALTHCARE
FOUNDATION. SO PHILANTHROPY EXTENDS BEYOND
THOSE THAT HAVE TREMENDOUS WEALTH TO THOSE THAT HAVE JUST A
FEW CENTS TO GIVE EVERY DAY. >> BECAUSE ISN'T PART OF IT
CARING AND THEN CONNECTING? >> CARING, CONNECTING.
FUNDRAISING IS ABOUT HAVING A PASSION FOR YOUR MISSION,
FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON TO BUY INTO YOUR MISSION, AND HAVING
THAT PERSON BECOME PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUR MISSION AND THEN THEY
WANT TO IN TURN SUPPORT IT WITH THEIR TIME OR THEIR TREASURE.
>> YEAH, I WAS JUST AT AN EVENT. I EMCEED AN EVENT THAT WAS AN
AUCTION FOR ART AND I WAS AMAZED AT SOME OF THE THINGS, THEY
WEREN'T BIDDING ON WHAT THE RETAIL VALUE WAS, BUT THE MINUTE
YOU MENTION SOME KIND OF CAUSE, THERE WAS AN EMOTION AND ENERGY
AND LOTS OF MONEY WAS SPENT. >> EXACTLY, EXACTLY.
WE AS FUNDRAISERS CAN FIND THAT EXACT NICHE AND IT JUST -- GREAT
THINGS CAN HAPPEN FROM IT BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, PROGRAMS ARE
SUPPORTED AND GREAT THINGS HAPPEN FROM OUR PROGRAMS.
>> NOW, IN WHAT WE'RE HEARING, YOU KNOW, FOR THE LAST FIVE, SIX
YEARS, WE'VE BEEN IN THE DUMB PER.
THE ECONOMY IS BAD, WOE IS US, AND YET, WE'RE STILL DOING
THINGS LIKE THE RAY AND JOAN KROC CENTER HAS BEEN -- RECEIVED
DONATIONS, THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART IS FREE BECAUSE OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE WILLING TO GIVE. >> RIGHT, RIGHT.
>> SO THERE SEEMS TO STILL BE THAT --
>> WELL, THERE IS ALWAYS A TRADITION OF GIVING.
PEOPLE WILL GIVE NO MATTER HOW BAD THE ECONOMY IS.
AND GOOD FUNDRAISERS PLAN FOR THOSE BAD TIMES AND THEY MAKE
PLANS AND WHEN THE DOLLARS BECOME LESS, THEIR EFFORTS
EXPAND SO THEY'RE REACHING OUT TO MORE PEOPLE TO GIVE MONEY AND
THAT WAY, WE CAN SUSTAIN THOSE PROGRAMS, THOSE PROGRAMS WE
SUPPORT THROUGH THE FUNDRAISING EFFORT.
>> SO WHEN YOU GET THAT PHONE CALL, THAT'S JUST REALLY --
THAT'S NOT EVEN REALLY FUNDRAISING, IS IT?
THE ACTUALLY PHONE CALL? >> FUNDRAISING STARTS FROM THE
MINUTE YOU MEET A PERSON. WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE THERE ON A
FUNDRAISING CALL, IT'S ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS.
IT COULD BE MY -- I CAN SUPPORT THE GIRL SCOUTS, FOR EXAMPLE.
I HAVE AN AFFINITY WITH THEM, I'VE BEEN A GIRL SCOUT SINCE I
WAS 7 YEARS OLD, SO THEY KNOW THAT PROBABLY I'M GOING TO BE
ABLE TO GIVE TO THEM OR GIVE TO THEM BECAUSE OF MY AFFILIATION
OR AFFINITY FOR THEM. AND ONCE YOU HAVE THAT
ESTABLISHED, THE ASK COMES EASILY.
>> SO IF YOU'RE INVOLVED IN AN ORGANIZATION OR YOU ENJOY THE
DELIVERY OF SERVICES FROM AN ORGANIZATION THAT RELIES ON FUND
RACING OR YOU WANT TO BE A FUNDRAISER, WHERE SHOULD YOU BE
ON NOVEMBER 14th? >> ON NOVEMBER 14th, YOU SHOULD
BE AT THE WATERSIDE MARRIOTT IN NORFOLK FOR THE AFP NATIONAL
PHILANTHROPY DAY. IT'S BOWING HOSTED BY THE
HAMPTON ROADS CHAPTER OF THE AFP AND IT IS A LUNCHEON.
THE PRESENTING SPONSOR IS THE CURTIS GROUPS ABOUT THE LEAD
SPONSOR IS THE KELLOGG ORGANIZATION.
IF YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE AT PHILANTHROPY DAY, PLEASE SEE THE
ORGANIZERS. >> IF YOU'RE IN A GROUP OF
PEOPLE AND THEY WANT TO DO SOME GOOD THINGS, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE
ANY MONEY, WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? >> START BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS,
AND ALSO FIND A GOOD GRANT WRITER OR SOMEBODY WHO'S A GREAT
WRITER BECAUSE THAT WILL HELP IMMENSELY TOO.
>> SO WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY WHEN THERE'S
INFORMATION. >> THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY.
THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY AND THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE OUT THERE THAT
WANTS TO DO GREAT THINGS. >> JOY, THANKS A LOT.
I GOT A SKATEBOARD OUT IN THE PARKING LOT.
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU, WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE ON TV-48, BUT
MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
GIVE US A HOLLER, 664-650. AND AS USUAL, IT'S A WONDERFUL
TIME TO BE NO NORFOLK JUST BECAUSE OF YOU.
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