I like to start with a riddle and that is what
is what
is what across the elephant in a rhino Oh fine
across the elephant in a rhino Oh fine
across the elephant in a rhino Oh fine oh so I guess you can kind of tell what
oh so I guess you can kind of tell what
oh so I guess you can kind of tell what part of my topic is about but the main
part of my topic is about but the main
part of my topic is about but the main part is that kids can do anything that
part is that kids can do anything that
part is that kids can do anything that they set their minds to or anything that
they set their minds to or anything that
they set their minds to or anything that they believe in my sister Brady and I
they believe in my sister Brady and I
they believe in my sister Brady and I are super lucky we’ve been able to go to
are super lucky we’ve been able to go to
are super lucky we’ve been able to go to Africa a few times or get more specific
Africa a few times or get more specific
Africa a few times or get more specific Burana which is a place in Kenya and the
Burana which is a place in Kenya and the
Burana which is a place in Kenya and the Dyer family have been telling us about
Dyer family have been telling us about
Dyer family have been telling us about the poaching problems there and around
the poaching problems there and around
the poaching problems there and around this time last year we decided to stop
this time last year we decided to stop
this time last year we decided to stop hearing about this problem and decided
hearing about this problem and decided
hearing about this problem and decided to do something and we found three steps
to do something and we found three steps
to do something and we found three steps to that and that is what is the problem
to that and that is what is the problem
to that and that is what is the problem what is the goal and how can you help or
what is the goal and how can you help or
what is the goal and how can you help or how can I help explain a little bit more
how can I help explain a little bit more
how can I help explain a little bit more problem that we found was poaching and
problem that we found was poaching and
problem that we found was poaching and the reason why it’s a problem is because
the reason why it’s a problem is because
the reason why it’s a problem is because these animals could be gone by the time
these animals could be gone by the time
these animals could be gone by the time we eat oberg students are out of college
we eat oberg students are out of college
we eat oberg students are out of college which is hard to believe and hard to
which is hard to believe and hard to
which is hard to believe and hard to think of because they’re just super
think of because they’re just super
think of because they’re just super amazing animals and super amazing I just
amazing animals and super amazing I just
amazing animals and super amazing I just think they’re super cool and I wouldn’t
think they’re super cool and I wouldn’t
think they’re super cool and I wouldn’t want to live in a world without them
want to live in a world without them
want to live in a world without them what is the goal the goal that we have
what is the goal the goal that we have
what is the goal the goal that we have is to raise awareness for these animals
is to raise awareness for these animals
is to raise awareness for these animals read them to live safe and not being any
read them to live safe and not being any
read them to live safe and not being any harm of being extinct and to raise
harm of being extinct and to raise
harm of being extinct and to raise awareness for the Rangers who are these
awareness for the Rangers who are these
awareness for the Rangers who are these people who risk their lives every day to
people who risk their lives every day to
people who risk their lives every day to protect them it’s super hard to become
protect them it’s super hard to become
protect them it’s super hard to become one of them – you have to go through
one of them – you have to go through
one of them – you have to go through like a series of training it’s like
like a series of training it’s like
like a series of training it’s like being a really cool army guy that
being a really cool army guy that
being a really cool army guy that basically trying to protect these
basically trying to protect these
basically trying to protect these animals so as I said we couldn’t really
animals so as I said we couldn’t really
animals so as I said we couldn’t really keep on hearing about it so we decided
keep on hearing about it so we decided
keep on hearing about it so we decided to try something and we heard this so
to try something and we heard this so
to try something and we heard this so healy phrase which is right here which I
healy phrase which is right here which I
healy phrase which is right here which I don’t really know how to pronounce but
don’t really know how to pronounce but
don’t really know how to pronounce but after I learned my Latin class here I
after I learned my Latin class here I
after I learned my Latin class here I kind of want to learn how but in English
kind of want to learn how but in English
kind of want to learn how but in English it means you don’t know what you can do
it means you don’t know what you can do
it means you don’t know what you can do until you try
until you try
until you try the name crashing heard is pretty simple
the name crashing heard is pretty simple
the name crashing heard is pretty simple because
because
because is a grouper rhino and herd is a group
is a grouper rhino and herd is a group
is a grouper rhino and herd is a group of elephant so after that we made a
of elephant so after that we made a
of elephant so after that we made a website for it and it shows a bunch of
website for it and it shows a bunch of
website for it and it shows a bunch of items that we sell and events that are
items that we sell and events that are
items that we sell and events that are gonna happen soon and we try to get
gonna happen soon and we try to get
gonna happen soon and we try to get people to sponsor us by going in our
people to sponsor us by going in our
people to sponsor us by going in our town in Virginia and knocking on local
town in Virginia and knocking on local
town in Virginia and knocking on local businesses doors and trying to get them
businesses doors and trying to get them
businesses doors and trying to get them to sponsor us and we learned that
to sponsor us and we learned that
to sponsor us and we learned that probably about only one out of a hundred
probably about only one out of a hundred
probably about only one out of a hundred people will say yes but after we got
people will say yes but after we got
people will say yes but after we got enough people we were able to host a
enough people we were able to host a
enough people we were able to host a movie night I saw a kind of kickoff
movie night I saw a kind of kickoff
movie night I saw a kind of kickoff event and we showed movie The Lion King
event and we showed movie The Lion King
event and we showed movie The Lion King because Disney was inspired by the
because Disney was inspired by the
because Disney was inspired by the people in Burana because they thought it
people in Burana because they thought it
people in Burana because they thought it was just a super amazing place like we
was just a super amazing place like we
was just a super amazing place like we thought the fun fact Pride Rock is
thought the fun fact Pride Rock is
thought the fun fact Pride Rock is actually called frog Rock because if you
actually called frog Rock because if you
actually called frog Rock because if you stand in a certain spot it looks like a
stand in a certain spot it looks like a
stand in a certain spot it looks like a cog so then we decided to sell items
cog so then we decided to sell items
cog so then we decided to sell items with these women in Africa yeah there’s
with these women in Africa yeah there’s
with these women in Africa yeah there’s one right here actually and what’s
one right here actually and what’s
one right here actually and what’s different about these here is that
different about these here is that
different about these here is that they’re all one solid color and the
they’re all one solid color and the
they’re all one solid color and the reason that is because in their culture
reason that is because in their culture
reason that is because in their culture they all mean different things
they all mean different things
they all mean different things red means strength black means unity
red means strength black means unity
red means strength black means unity blue means nourishment yellow means
blue means nourishment yellow means
blue means nourishment yellow means fertility white means purity and orange
fertility white means purity and orange
fertility white means purity and orange means friendship so a lot of people will
means friendship so a lot of people will
means friendship so a lot of people will tell us that it’s this is something too
tell us that it’s this is something too
tell us that it’s this is something too hard for us to do or that we shouldn’t
hard for us to do or that we shouldn’t
hard for us to do or that we shouldn’t even try to do it and that we’re too
even try to do it and that we’re too
even try to do it and that we’re too young but I want to say thank you to a
young but I want to say thank you to a
young but I want to say thank you to a bunch of other people who have helped us
bunch of other people who have helped us
bunch of other people who have helped us and these people are miss Dixon Dewey
and these people are miss Dixon Dewey
and these people are miss Dixon Dewey the dyers Sam and mr. Cooper so thank
the dyers Sam and mr. Cooper so thank
the dyers Sam and mr. Cooper so thank you for encouraging us and the
you for encouraging us and the
you for encouraging us and the salamander resort has been a super big
salamander resort has been a super big
salamander resort has been a super big sponsor of us because they’ve let us
sponsor of us because they’ve let us
sponsor of us because they’ve let us host a 5k race there it took a lot of
host a 5k race there it took a lot of
host a 5k race there it took a lot of work just like hosting this TEDx talk
work just like hosting this TEDx talk
work just like hosting this TEDx talk but it took a lot of work and about two
but it took a lot of work and about two
but it took a lot of work and about two weeks before we even started it only 16
weeks before we even started it only 16
weeks before we even started it only 16 people signed up which it’s just hard to
people signed up which it’s just hard to
people signed up which it’s just hard to think of cuz it takes that much work
think of cuz it takes that much work
think of cuz it takes that much work but after about once it started over a
but after about once it started over a
but after about once it started over a hundred people came and that just felt
hundred people came and that just felt
hundred people came and that just felt really good that this many people care
really good that this many people care
really good that this many people care and believe our problem too and this
and believe our problem too and this
and believe our problem too and this June we’re also hosting a second annual
June we’re also hosting a second annual
June we’re also hosting a second annual in the same spot and we’re also doing a
in the same spot and we’re also doing a
in the same spot and we’re also doing a bunch of virtual runs which are you can
bunch of virtual runs which are you can
bunch of virtual runs which are you can run anywhere you want anywhere in the
run anywhere you want anywhere in the
run anywhere you want anywhere in the world basically and you will go to the
world basically and you will go to the
world basically and you will go to the website type in how far you ran how long
website type in how far you ran how long
website type in how far you ran how long it took you and we’ll send you a medal
it took you and we’ll send you a medal
it took you and we’ll send you a medal to thank you for your support because
to thank you for your support because
to thank you for your support because every little bit helps sort of bring it
every little bit helps sort of bring it
every little bit helps sort of bring it to full circle
to full circle
to full circle my sister Brady and I aren’t any better
my sister Brady and I aren’t any better
my sister Brady and I aren’t any better than any one of you we don’t have any
than any one of you we don’t have any
than any one of you we don’t have any special potion or sauce or anything we
special potion or sauce or anything we
special potion or sauce or anything we just found a problem and made that our
just found a problem and made that our
just found a problem and made that our goal to solve that problem and then we
goal to solve that problem and then we
goal to solve that problem and then we want to make sure to not let being a kid
want to make sure to not let being a kid
want to make sure to not let being a kid stop you from achieving your goals if
stop you from achieving your goals if
stop you from achieving your goals if you find a problem go for it because
you find a problem go for it because
you find a problem go for it because after all you don’t know what you can do
after all you don’t know what you can do
after all you don’t know what you can do until you try
until you try
until you try Asante
Asante
Asante [Applause]
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