Mike Durant
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And it goes all the way to graduate school, 100% funded, along with stipends, computers, I mean, everything.
I mean, this is,
It's a heavy lift.
I mean, right now, I think we have 284 students in the program currently.
So they're in school at some level.
And since inception, there's over 2,000 kids that have gone through the program and been paid for.
And it's a commitment to them.
So for the organization, not only do we have the counselors and administrators, and I mean, we do things like bring kids in.
The headquarters is in Tampa.
Bring them in and let them experience the college life to see, is this really what I want to do?
We also pay for...
not everybody needs to go to college i mean you know i've been advocating that for years it's not right for everyone so let's encourage and support the trades as well and same thing i mean if you want to go learn how to be a welder you want to learn how to be electrician you want to whatever all you got to do is submit the paperwork and if you're if you're a qualified supported member it gets paid for and again i i don't know of a more that's awesome worthy organization than this
It is a shock to me to see the percentage...
of kids in the program that are in the program as a result of a suicide.
We got to fix the problem.
I mean, we got to figure it out because these are great people that have already proven in their ability to do things that go far beyond what the average person can do.
And, you know, there's something there and we just need to get to the bottom of it.
Over 2,000.
2,000?
Yeah.