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CLEAR CHANNEL[Press Conference: "Undies For Everyone & Clear Channel Outdoor Partnership"]
OUTDOORS.UH, LOOK, GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME.
IT IS GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE HERE TODAY ON NATIONAL UNDERWEAR DAY.
AND YES, THAT IS A REAL DAY OF RECOGNITION.
WE STARTED ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO TO PROMOTE POSITIVE BODY IMAGE, BUT TODAY WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE REALITY THAT NOT EVERY CHILD HAS ACCESS TO NEW, AND THERE'S NO BETTER DAY TO HIGHLIGHT A CRITICAL ISSUE FACING STUDENTS SITTING AND AROUND THE COUNTRY.
AND THAT'S UNDERWEAR INSECURITY.
IN A FEW WEEKS, HOUSTON STUDENTS WILL START BACK TO SCHOOL BACKPACKS FILLED WITH NEW SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND KIDS EAGER TO START THE NEW YEAR.
BUT THOUSANDS OF KIDS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON WILL START THE SCHOOL YEAR WITHOUT ACCESS TO NEW CLEAN, SIZE, APPROPRIATE UNDERWEAR.
A LOCAL NONPROFIT IS WORKING TO CHANGE THAT UNDIES FOR EVERYONE.
LED BY RABBI AMY WEISS AND RABBI WEISS AND I MET OH YEARS AGO, UH, WHEN I, UH, WITNESSED THOUSANDS OF UNDERWEAR BEING HANDED OUT TO OUR ELEMENTARY KIDS.
AND LEMME TELL YOU, I I CAN STILL REMEMBER TO THIS VERY DAY, THE KIDS AND THE PARENTS THAT WERE EAGER TO RECEIVE THEM, UH, FOR THINGS THAT MOST OF US TAKE FOR GRANTED.
LITERALLY, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF KIDS WHO, UM, GO WITHOUT AND GO WITHOUT CLEAN UNDERWEAR.
AND SO WHAT, UH, WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE, UH, TODAY AND WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER THE YEARS WITH UNDIES FOR EVERYONE LED BY RABBI EMMY.
WES HAS JUST BEEN A TREMENDOUS BLESSING FOR SO MANY OF OUR KIDS.
RABBI WEISS AND HER TEAM HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS TO ENSURE KIDS HAVE ACCESS TO NEW UNDERWEAR.
SHE HAS EVEN BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A CNN HERO, UH, FOR HER WORK.
HER ORGANIZATION PROVIDES CLEAN BOY, CLEAN BOYS AND GIRLS UNDERWEAR TO THE HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, HOMELESS DEPARTMENT CPS, HOUSTON BOYS AND GLOVES, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB HOUSTON.
A TOTAL OF 20,256 STUDENTS ARE SERVED FOR STUDENTS.
GETTING UP IN THE MORNING AND PUTTING ON CLEAN CLOTHES HELPS BOOST SELF-ESTEEM AND OVERALL PERFORMANCE.
AND STARTING TODAY, CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOORS LEVI AND ESTEEM WILL LAUNCH 15 TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL BILLBOARDS AROUND HOUSTON AREA, RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT UNDERWEAR, INSECURITY FOR KIDS, AND HIGHLIGHTING HOW THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP.
WE HOPE THIS PARTNERSHIP CONTINUES TO RAISE AWARENESS, DRAWING MORE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO HELP OUR STUDENTS.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN THINGS BACK OVER TO RABBI WEISS, AND THEN I THINK IN TURN, SHE'LL TURN IT OVER TO LEVI, RABBI WEISS, MAYOR TURNER.
TODAY, I WISH THE GUY AT TACO Z GOGO HAPPY NATIONAL UNDERWEAR DAY.
AND HE SAID, THANK YOU FOR BRIEFING ME
SO I THOUGHT I'D THROW THAT DAD JOKE IN FOR YOU.
UM, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO THE MAYOR FOR AGREEING TO BE HERE TODAY AND TO CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS AND LEE FOR BEING AGREEABLE AND ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT HELPING US ADDRESS THIS ISSUE OF UNDERWEAR INSECURITY.
MOST OF US DO TAKE HAVING UNDERWEAR FOR GRANTED, BUT WE HEAR STORIES ALL THE TIME ABOUT CHILDREN WHO HAVE TO SHARE THEIR UNDERWEAR WITH SIBLINGS AND THE CLOTHING, AND SO THEY CAN'T GO TO SCHOOL THAT DAY, OR THEY HAVE LITTLE TO NO UNDERWEAR, AND THE KIDS ARE TOO EMBARRASSED TO GO TO SCHOOL.
THAT LEADS TO CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AND A REALLY HIGH CHANCE THAT THEY WILL NOT STAY IN SCHOOL.
UNDERWEAR IS EXPENSIVE AND THERE'S A HUGE GAP ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THIS IS REALLY AN UNADDRESSED NEED.
AND THESE FOR EVERYONE, HAS EXPANDED TO 17 CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.
THIS YEAR, WE'LL GIVE AWAY 1.1 MILLION PAIR OF UNDERWEAR BECAUSE FINANCIALLY STRUGGLING PARENTS CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY EXPENSIVE UNDERWEAR.
THEY WILL CHOOSE FOOD AND RENT NATURALLY OVER UNDERWEAR BECAUSE THEY THINK IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT AFFECTING THE CHILDREN.
BUT WHEN THE CHILDREN DON'T HAVE UNDERWEAR, THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT BEING BULLIED.
THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT BEING FOUND OUT, AND THEIR ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SUCCESS MAY BE AT RISK.
SO UNDIES FOREVER, WHEN FOCUSES JUST ON CHILDREN WITH THE IDEA OF BUILDING THEIR CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM, WE ARE EXCITED TO, UH, TO BE SHARING THIS
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PARTNERSHIP AND TO MAKE SO MANY PEOPLE AWARE OF IT, WE ARE HOPING THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GO TO UNDIES FOR EVERYONE.ORG, VISIT OUR DONATION PAGE.AND FOR $55 YOU CAN SUPPORT FIVE CHILDREN.
THEY WILL EACH GET SEVEN PAIR OF UNDERWEAR A WEEK SUPPLY OF UNDERWEAR, WHICH IS GOLDEN, NOT ONLY TO THEM, BUT TO THEIR FAMILIES.
AND WE ARE JUST GRATEFUL TO, UM, TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATES IN THIS AND RECOGNIZES THAT, THAT IT IS SUCH A LARGE ISSUE.
AND I'M PROUD THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN THE ONE TO RECOGNIZE THIS MOSTLY UNADDRESSED ISSUE AND, UH, AND MADE IT SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE REALLY RESPONDING TO.
UH, IF YOU WILL TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREENS, WE HAVE A SHORT VIDEO FOR YOU TO WATCH.
IMAGINE YOU'RE A CHILD IN SCHOOL WHERE YOUR DAYS ARE FILLED WITH NEW CHALLENGES, MAKING NEW FRIENDS AND SUFFERING IN SILENCE FROM A PROBLEM THAT MOST PEOPLE HAD NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT.
THIS IS WHAT LIFE IS LIKE FOR MILLIONS OF CHILDREN IN AMERICA WHO LACK THE BASIC NECESSITY UNDERWEAR.
CHILDREN LACKING UNDERWEAR ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE DISTRACTED, COUPLE LOWER SELF-ESTEEM, AND ARE MORE LIKELY TO SKIP SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY'RE EMBARRASSED.
UNDIES FOR EVERYONE IS JUST THE CHANGE THE CHILD NEEDS.
A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDIES FOR EVERYONE PROVIDES CHILDREN IN CRISIS WITH NEW UNDERWEAR.
A BASIC NEED MOST OF US TAKE FOR GRANTED.
WE HELP KIDS BECOME MORE CONFIDENT AND MORE FOCUSED ON LEARNING AND WELL JUST BEING A KID NOTED RESEARCHER, BRENE BROWN COUNSELOR SELF IS A PROUD SUPPORTER OF UNDIES FOR EVERYONE.
'CAUSE WE ADDRESS A BASIC MYTH THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE A CHILD'S SENSE OF DIGNITY OR SELF-WORTH.
VISIT US AT S FOR EVERYONE ORG.
I'M A MANAGER AND FOSTER CARE LIAISON FOR HOUSTON ISD, AND I'M HONORED ON BEHALF OF OUR DEPARTMENT, THE OFFICE OF STUDENT ASSISTANTS, TO SPEAK ABOUT OUR COLLABORATION WITH UNDIES FOR EVERYONE.
WE HAVE HAD THIS AMAZING COLLABORATION FOR MAYBE ROUGHLY OVER 10 YEARS, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS COLLABORATION HAS ALLOWED US TO GIVE BRAND NEW CLEAN UNDERWEAR TO OVER TO THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
UM, WHEN THE STUDENTS RECEIVE A NEW PAIR OF UNDERWEAR, IT'S DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A BIG DEAL.
IT MAY BE TRIVIAL TO MOST, BUT FOR OUR STUDENTS, IT'S A BIG DEAL.
THEY FEEL IT, IT GOES TOWARDS THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, THEIR SELF-WORTH.
UM, THEY GET EXCITED WHEN THEY SEE THE CHARACTERS, THEY FEEL LIKE, AND WE WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT THEY MATTER, THAT THESE DETAILS ARE IMPORTANT TO US AS WELL.
PARENTS GET EXCITED AS WELL BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT OFTENTIMES, YOU KNOW, OUR STUDENTS GO TO SCHOOL AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY UNDERWEAR, AND THAT COULD BE A REASON WHY THEY COULD BE MISSING SCHOOL AND ACTING FUNNY AT SCHOOL AND NOT PARTICIPATING IN SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY FEEL ASHAMED.
SO BECAUSE OF THIS, UM, WONDERFUL COLLABORATION, WE'RE ABLE TO GIVE THEM ENOUGH UNDERWEAR SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE ENOUGH LIKE, UH, RABBI WISE SAID FOR ONE WEEK, WHICH IS A BIG DEAL, BECAUSE THAT WAY WHEN OUR FAMILIES WHO ARE HIGHLY MOBILE DON'T HAVE A WAY TO DO LAUNDRY AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THEY HAVE A WAY TO, YOU KNOW, TO CHANGE THEIR UNDERWEAR AND GO TO SCHOOL AND FEEL CONFIDENT.
IT MAKES THEM FEEL, UH, YOU KNOW, VALUED AND IT ADDS TO THEIR SELF-WORTH.
THIS COLLABORATION THAT WE'VE HAD ULTIMATELY GOES TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, IT'S A NON, UM, ACADEMIC BARRIER THAT WE ARE REMOVING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, A SIMPLE PAIR OF UNDERWEAR GOES TOWARDS ATTENDANCE AND ULTIMATELY ACADEMIC SUCCESS.
SO WHEN WE HAVE THESE TYPES OF, UM, SUPPORTS IN PLACE, OUR STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO SUCCEED.
THEY CAN GO TO SCHOOL AND FOCUS ON SCHOOLWORK INSTEAD OF FIDGETING IN THEIR SEATS AND WONDERING IF ANYBODY NOTICES OR IF THEY HAVE TO GO TO PE WILL THEIR SECRET BE REVEALED.
SO THIS WAY WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE OUR STUDENTS FOCUS ON ACADEMICS, ON ACHIEVEMENT, AND ULTIMATELY ON BEING HAPPIER STUDENTS, WHICH TRANSLATES INTO ACADEMICALLY SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS.
SO WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP AND, UM, WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY, MANY MORE YEARS OF COLLABORATING WITH UNDIES FOR EVERYONE.
I'M WITH CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR.
AND THANK YOU MAYOR SO MUCH FOR HOSTING US TODAY FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT LAUNCH OF A VERY IMPORTANT CAMPAIGN.
UM, YOU KNOW, AS A CLEAR CHANNEL, AS
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A PUBLIC BENEFIT TO BILLBOARD ADVERTISING DONATES THOUSANDS OF, OF NONPROFIT MESSAGES EACH YEAR TO ORGANIZATIONS LIKE UNDIES FOR EVERYONE.AND TODAY WE'RE LAUNCHING THIS CAMPAIGN IN HOUSTON, BUT IT WILL BE REPLICATED IN OTHER CITIES THROUGHOUT THE, THE COUNTRY WHERE THE ORGANIZATION SERVES.
UM, WE BELIEVE, AS WE ALL DO HERE, THAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES THE DIGNITY TO GO TO SCHOOL AND LEARN WITH THE MOST BASICS OF APPAREL.
UH, THESE MESSAGES THAT YOU SEE HERE ARE, HAVE ALREADY STARTED ON OUR AREA, DIGITAL BILLBOARDS MAYOR, AND WE'LL BE SEEN ON TRADITIONAL BILLBOARDS IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON, UH, 10 DIGITAL BOARDS, AND, UM, WHERE THE MESSAGE IS SEEN 1,250 TIMES PER DAY ON EACH UNIT, AND FIVE TRADITIONAL BILLBOARDS IN THE CITY.
AND ALTOGETHER IN THE FIRST MONTH, MAYOR, THAT CREATES 34.8 MILLION MARKET IMPRESSIONS.
SO MANY PEOPLE WILL BE SEEING THIS MESSAGE, AND WE HOPE, OUR HOPE IS THAT THEY LOG ON AND BE A PART OF THIS EFFORT TO, TO BRING THESE, UH, ESSENTIALS TO OUR AREA OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
UM, AS I, AS I SAID, WE'RE DONATING THESE MESSAGES TO BRING AWARENESS OF THE ISSUE, UH, AND TO RAISE FUNDS FOR UNDIES FOR EVERYONE.
WE CONGRATULATE RABBI WEISS AND HER BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE 17 OTHER CITIES THAT SHE DEALS WITH.
IT'S AN AMAZING EFFORT THAT STARTED RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE SO VERY PROUD TO BE A PART OF PROMOTING THIS AND LETTING EVERYONE KNOW THAT YOU CAN BE A PART TO HELP THESE CHILDREN IN NEED.
AND THIS FOR EVERYONE, AND THIS FOR EVERYONE, AND THIS FOR EVERYONE.
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THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.I WAS GONNA ADD, UH, THOSE COMMENTS THAT YOU JUST MADE, BUT YOU INCLUDED THEM IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH.
I WON'T REPEAT THOSE IN SPANISH.
UH, SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
LOOK, I HOPE EVERYONE WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE AUDIENCE EVERYWHERE.
LET ME, LET ME THANK, UH, UH, CLEAR CHANNEL LEE FOR THE BILLBOARDS AND FOR THE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF IMPRESSIONS.
UH, UM, RABBI, UH, AMY WEISS, LET ME THANK YOU.
YOU'VE BEEN ADDED AND, UH, AND THE WHOLE BOARD, SO LET ME THANK YOU ALL.
YOU'VE HEARD FROM HISD ON THE IMPORTANCE AND, AND HOW IT REALLY IMPACTS POSITIVELY ON OUR KIDS.
UH, SO PLEASE, PLEASE, AND AGAIN, $55 SEVEN DAY, UH, PARENTS OF UNDERWEAR FOR OUR, FOR OUR, FOR OUR KIDS.
SO LET'S ALL CONTRIBUTE, OKAY? UH, SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-WORTH, ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE CRITICAL AND YOU REALLY CAN'T PLACE A PRICE TAG ON IT.
BUT I, I'M ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO DO $55 OR, OR MORE, YOU KNOW, TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU CAN.
HAVING SAID THAT, ANY QUESTIONS TO ANY OF THESE PERSONS? WE ALL GOOD? OKAY, THEN LET'S TAKE FEW PHOTOS.