GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I’M JENNIFER BAILEYS. TODAY I’M JOINED BY JESSICA ELKIN WITH AND ALLIE WELLESLEY WITH THE LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT. THEY’RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT FAN FAIR 2026. IT’S GOING TO BE SUMMER BEFORE WE KNOW IT. IT’S ALREADY STARTING TO HEAT UP. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS COOL THIS SUMMER. WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM THE COMMUNITY? SO WHAT WE NEED FROM THE COMMUNITY IS SUPPORT. IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, WE NEED YOU. AND ONE OF THE WAYS THAT YOU CAN DO THAT IS TO DONATE. YOU CAN DONATE THROUGH OUR WEBSITES, KYIV.ORG, AND LOUISVILLE, KY.GOV. WHAT KIND OF FANS DO YOU NEED? WE HAVE A PARTICIPATING PARTNER, LOWES LONG TIME PARTNER WHO HELPS US GET A DEAL ON THOSE SO THAT WE CAN ORDER IN GREAT QUANTITIES. NICE. OKAY, SO THEY’RE YOUR STANDARD BOX FANS. YEAH. AND THEY, THEY REALLY DO HELP PEOPLE WHEN IT’S 9100 DEGREES. HOW CAN PEOPLE GET A FAN? YEAH. SO WE’RE GOING TO HAVE AN EVENT DAY. SO ON SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH FROM 9 A.M. TO 11 A.M. AT THE EDISON CENTER, WHICH IS 701 WEST ORMSBY. WE WILL BE GIVING AWAY FANS TO ANYONE 60 YEARS OR OLDER, OR ANYONE WITH A VERIFIED DISABILITY. THEY CAN COME DURING THAT TIME WINDOW, SIGN A WAIVER, GET A FAN, AND ALSO MEET WITH SOME OF OUR VENDORS WHO ARE SPONSORS THAT HAVE PAID TO BE THERE AND HAVE HELPED US PURCHASE THE FANS. ALWAYS A BIG EVENT. LISTEN, IF YOU NEED A FAN, THIS IS YOUR TIME. ALSO, IF YOU’RE A BUSINESS, MAYBE YOU WANT TO GET YOUR NEIGHBORS INVOLVED. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO DO A FUNDRAISER FOR KIPTOO OR MAYBE GET SOME FANS TOGETHER. IF PEOPLE WANT TO DO THAT, HOW CAN THEY DONATE THE FANS? THEY CAN DONATE THE FANS. IF YOU’RE PURCHASING FANS DIRECTLY TO OUR OFFICES, OUR OFFICE IS AT 11520 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, OR YOU CAN GO TO KIPTOO.ORG AND FIND ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED. WE DO ACCEPT THEM IN OUR OFFICE, SO THAT WOULD BE A GREAT WAY JUST TO DROP THEM OFF. DO YOU HAVE A DATE WHEN PEOPLE THE LAST TIME THEY CAN DROP THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION. WE’D LIKE TO HAVE THEM AT LEAST A WEEK BEFORE. SO LAST WEEK BEFORE. YEAH, MEMORIAL DAY WEEK WOULD BE ANYTIME. THAT WEEK WOULD BE GREAT. SO GET THEM NOW RATHER THAN LATER. ALSO, DO YOU HAVE HOW MANY FANS DID YOU GET LAST YEAR? HOW MANY ARE YOU HOPING TO GET THIS YEAR? I CAN ANSWER THAT. YEAH. SO LAST YEAR WE HAD ABOUT 700, 750 FANS. THIS YEAR WE’VE ALREADY MADE A PURCHASE OF ABOUT 600. BUT WE ANTICIPATE AGAIN ABOUT 100 OR MORE THAT WILL BE DONATED BY THE COMMUNITY. SO ABOUT 750 TO GIVE AWAY. OKAY. WELL, NOW IS YOUR TIME. IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE FAN FAIR, KEPT UP, BE SURE TO CHECK OUT WLKY.COM LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WE’LL HAVE AN ARTICLE POSTED THERE WITH ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED