GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I’M SHAQUILLE LORD. TODAY WE’RE JOINED BY OUR TWO VERY SPECIAL FRIENDS, MELISSA BEER AND KEVIN. REALLY, THEY’RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE FIFTH ANNUAL HERO RUN THAT’S TAKING PLACE SATURDAY, MAY 30TH AT THE U OF L TRACK STADIUM. FIRST OFF, THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. AND ALL RIGHT. FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR, WHAT IS THE HERO RUN? SO MY SPOUSE AND I CREATED THE HERO RUN BECAUSE WE WANTED TO SEE AN EVENT IN LOUISVILLE THAT REALLY RECOGNIZED THE MEANING OF MEMORIAL DAY. SO HERO RUN STANDS FOR HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE ODE, WHERE WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR SERVICE MEMBERS WHO’VE DIED IN BATTLE AND THOSE WE’VE LOST AT HOME TO THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WOUNDS OF WAR. SO THAT’S REALLY OUR MISSION. YES, CERTAINLY, IT’S SPONSORED BY REPUBLIC BANK. CORRECT? IT IS. REPUBLIC BANK IS BACK AGAIN AS OUR TITLE SPONSOR, AND THEIR VETERANS RESOURCE GROUP HAS BEEN SUPER SUPPORTIVE AND ENCOURAGING FOR US TO GROW THE RUN. ALL RIGHT, KEVIN, TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU ALL DO AND THE RELATIONSHIP THERE. YES. SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE A PROGRAM THAT HELPS VETERANS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR THOSE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. WE EITHER HELP THEM FIND HOUSING, PERMANENT HOUSING, OR HELP THEM STAY WHERE THEY’RE CURRENTLY AT. AND WE ALSO OFFER THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO HELP THEM GET TO THE POINT WHERE THEY’RE STABLE, ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT HOUSING. THAT COULD BE GETTING CONNECTED WITH VA BENEFITS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, HEALTH CARE. WE JUST LOOK AT THE WHOLE PACKAGE AND TRY TO GET THEM STABLE AND WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, WE HELP THEM WITH THAT. ALL RIGHT. YOU GUYS DO A LOT OF IMPORTANT WORK IN THE AREA. OKAY. FIFTH YEAR HAS EVERY YEAR HAS IT GROWN EACH YEAR? HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN THAT? IT HAS. THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN REALLY AMAZING AND WONDERFUL TO, TO JUST CONTINUE TO HAVE IT GROW JUST BY WORD OF MOUTH. WE HAD, I THINK, 275 RUNNERS. OUR FIRST YEAR. WE HAD 500 LAST YEAR AND OUR GOAL THIS YEAR IS 600. SO THAT’S OUR GOAL TO SELL OUT. ALL RIGHT. WELL HOPEFULLY IT DOES SELL OUT. FOR THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING WHO WANT TO GET INVOLVED, HOW CAN THEY REGISTER. SO LOUISVILLE HERO RUN.COM. SO PEOPLE CAN REGISTER THERE. THEY CAN ALSO SIGN UP AS A VOLUNTEER. THEY CAN MAKE A DONATION THROUGH THAT WEBSITE. UP UNTIL 730 THE MORNING OF THE RUN IF YOU WANT TO REGISTER. BUT WE’RE GOING TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO REGISTER EARLY WITH THE GOAL, AGAIN, THAT WE SELL OUT. YES, CERTAINLY THAT IS THE GOAL AGAINST TAKING PLACE MAY 30TH AT EIGHT IN THE MORNING. THE U OF L TRACK STADIUM CERTAINLY HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING TO TALK ABOUT THIS. ALL RIGHT. IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE, JUST HEAD OVER TO OUR WEBSITE WLKY.COM. WE’LL HAVE