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Welcome to Word on the Street with the Carolina's own Joey Hudson. Conversations with movers and shakers and stories and insights from local difference makers. Tailored just for the Carolinas, it's Word on the Street. Powered by Ingalls Markets, low prices, love the savings. On News Talk 989, W-O-R-D, the voice of the Carolinas. Here's Joey Hudson. Welcome in. Appreciate you spending a few minutes of your day with me. Today we're visiting with two remarkable women who are making a difference in South Carolina in very different ways. Lori Jewell of Pet Tender Angels is dedicating her life to rescuing animals with extraordinary needs while Angel Malone of the Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina is helping prepare the next generation of leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals for the future. It's a busy day. Let's get started. Joining us today is Lori Jewell, founder of Pet Tender Angels Rescue and Rehabilitation in Landrum, South Carolina. And for more than two decades, Lori and her team have been rescuing some of the most vulnerable dogs, the ones many shelters simply can't take because of medical needs or disabilities. And I'm happy to say that Lori is joining us today. Welcome to the show. Thank you. Thank you for having me. Let's talk for a minute, Lori. For those who may be hearing about pet tender angels for the very first time, tell us how this all began and what inspired you to devote your life to rescuing these special dogs. Well, I've always had a great love for animals. My father instilled that in me when I was very young. I started a pet sitting company years ago, and I was on the road all the time going from house to house doing this and that. And I just started. seeing all the animals, you know, in ditches and then the sides of the roads that looked like they didn't belong places and started kind of stopping and helping. And it really just snowballed from there. I started seeing so many that I thought needed help that I was like, well, I got to do something. So I started volunteering with, you know, rescue organizations that were already established. soon decided I just wanted to go about it on my own and did it out of my house in Greenville for many years and then um kind of decided that wasn't going to work anymore just because of county ordinances and everything else. So I found a property with the help of some very special people found a property up here in Landrum, and it has just blossomed from there. You know, we've hooked up with some great people that have been so supportive and put money into this place. And we're able to, in 2000, I think,

13 or 14 were able to actually build a kennel facility, you know, that's climate controlled. And, yeah, it just took off. But I've always been attracted to the ones that needed the most help, you know, the shy ones or the, you know, disabled ones with behavioral issues. That's just always what I've been drawn to. So that's kind of been our thing since we've been established. And because of that, we've needed a place where they could live out their life if need be, you know, because... You can't really find a lot of fosters that will take on a long-term dog with issues. And if you would, Lori, kind of drill down on that for us because you do. You intentionally take in dogs that are elderly, disabled, have been injured, to have some special medical needs. A lot of these other shelters just simply aren't equipped to handle. How did you come about focusing on that? I just saw a need, and I knew, you know, once we had this facility built, and I mean, we have a wonderful place out here with land and places to be able to, you know, enrich their lives, you know, more so than an average shelter. But I just have been drawn. I don't know. I've just always, I've been told I'm the animal whisper that I just. can read, you know, animals and dogs. And I've just, I'm not sure exactly what it is that drew me to start with, but I've just always had a heart for the ones that needed the most attention. And I think I started with really shy ones. I used to do a lot of trapping of feral dogs that, like, lived out in the woods and were having puppies. And that's kind of how I started when I was in Greenville. And that's, you know, I realized. soon after doing all that that I was going to have to have a place to house them long term because you know people just don't adopt feral dogs and they needed time to decompress and learn socialization and that kind of thing but I've trapped a lot of feral dogs in my time and rehabbed them and rehomed them but it can take many years you know to get them to the point where they can go into a home sure um Sure. Yeah, so I just, I don't know, I just have a heart for the ones that are hard, you know, are harder to place. Exactly, exactly. Lori Jewell is my guest today. She's found her pet, tender, angels, rescue, and rehabilitation. If you have a heart. for dogs as well. We'd like to help go to pettenderangels.org. Pettenderangels.org. And we're going to talk a little more in a minute about some of the immediate needs of this wonderful organization, saving a lot of special needs dogs out there. But, you know, obviously they always need money. They need, they could use volunteers as well. But we've got a special campaign going right now where we have a match. So if you give $100 or

your donation is going to be matched with $100. We have a special angel donor who is matching up to $10,000. And, of course, our friends over at Ingalls are supporting this wonderful organization as well. So go to pet tinderangels.org and give as generously as you can, $25, $100, $500,000, whatever you can comfortably give, please do so. Lori, I'd like for you to paint a picture for us. What does a typical day... look like at Pet Tender Angels. And I don't think people realize everything that goes into caring for these animals. Well, we have 32 dogs on the premises right now. And they are... In good weather, they're out in nice yards and stuff. And if the weather's too hot or too cold, they're in our climate control building. I have one staff member that comes in every day during the week. And she starts, we feed all 32 dogs. We make sure they get out. We clean up, you know, after them. We scoop every single yard every day. I mean, we do not miss a yard. In the scooping, you know, we change their waters every day. We're very, you know, crazy about them having clean water. And then we start the exercising, you know, giving them some fun time. We have a giant field. down below our property that's fenced in that we try to get the dogs as many days as we can. We try to get all the dogs down to just run. It's all fenced in and they can just run, you know, stretch their legs, have a new place to run and enjoy grooming. There has to be grooming involved, of course, getting them to the vet if they have an issue or if they just need a check-up or, you know, we have a lot of medical. situations come up because of having senior dogs. But it's constant. From the minute my feet hit the floor, from the minute my employee gets here, and then we have volunteers that come in as well, all very dedicated to these animals, you know, well-being, and it's an all-day thing. You know, it's playing up after feeding, playing with, you know, running down to the field, taking to the vet. I mean, it just doesn't stop. I'm usually climbing in bed at 8.30 or 9 o'clock, if I'm lucky, exhausted. Yeah. But I couldn't do it without my one staff member that, you know, she is a paid staff member, but she is wonderful for these animals. And I couldn't imagine doing this without her. And one of the struggles that we've been facing. It's the possibility of having to let her go. And it's sad not just because she helps.

you know, with the energy part of it, but those dogs rely on her, and she is so good with them and is so intuitive, you know, about their needs and stuff, and she alerts me to every little thing. So she's a big part of their, you know, their well-being and them thriving. Sure, sure. Again, if you'd like to support. this great organization. Go to pettenderangels.org. Pettenderangels.org. Or if you just happen to forget that, just text me. Joey at Joey Hudson.com and I'll send you a link so that you can help help this great organization who's doing wonderful work in the upstate. We're going to pause for a moment. And I want you to be thinking about a special story of a pet that you guys have rescued. And we'll talk about that when we come back. Have you been wondering if now's a good time to look at a new home? Joey Hudson here, when you partner with America's Homeplace, there's never a bad time to build the home of your dreams. Home sale prices have gone up, and with the high mortgage rates we have now, building your own home might be your best option. And that's where my friends at America's Home Place comes in. America's Homeplace can design and build the home of your dreams. As a one-stop shop for new home builds, they partner with favorable lenders to get you the rates and the terms that you need. It's just a more convenient option compared to waiting and hoping. that the perfect house becomes available at a price you like. Instead, America's Homeplace can help you design and build the perfect home just for you. As a turnkey home building provider, they can help you every step of the way, from the initial design all the way through the construction of your new home. It makes the process as simple and straightforward as possible. You can find America's Homeplace on Clemsville Boulevard and Anderson and connect with him online at America's Homeplace.com. That's America's Homeplace. There's no bad time to build you. your new dream home. This is Word on the Street with Joey Hudson on News Talk 98-9 W-O-R-D, the voice of the Carolinas. This is Word on the Street with Joey Hudson, powered by Ingalls Markets, low prices, love the savings on News Talk 98-9 W-O-R-D, the voice of the Carolinas.

Continuing today's show, we're talking with Lori Jewel, who is the founder of Pet Tender Angels Rescue and Rehabilitation. If you'd like to support a great animal rescue group, and we're going to be talking about some of those wonderful stories. Go to pettenderangels.org, special thank you to our friends at Ingalls who have stepped up to try to help out this wonderful organization here in the upstate. That's just taking care of some of these pets that nobody else wants to help. And pet tender angels rescue is just stepping up. in a big way. Share a story or two, if you would, of dogs that have come to you with almost no hope, but whose lives were completely transformed because you and your team cared. There's too many to single it down to one, but I mean, it's so extraordinary to see the lives change of these dogs and the people that adopt them. You know, it changes people's lives, too. It's not just the dogs. But because we take in so many very shy, feral-type dogs, to see them eventually go into a home and see them blossom and thrive. It's amazing. It's amazing. And I can tell you story after story after story of how, you know, this has happened. But we just recently had a little dog here. She just got adopted last week. Her name was Noel. She's been with us for seven years. Wow. She came from a hoarding situation. She was, and her owner died, and they were left in. the worst of conditions in a house and we went over. I ended up coming home with three mamas that day. I thought I was going for one mama and a litter of puppies. And I came home with a mama nursing a litter and two pregnant ones. Wow. And Noel was one of them. And she was so fearful. She was a biter. She just didn't want to have anything to do with people. And we've just been working with her. We had a trainer come in, you know, at some point and help us get her leash trained. But she really... We didn't feel like had been a candidate for so many years. And then one day it just, she just, something shifted in her. And I thought, this is the time to put her on, you know, to put her out there for adoption. And within an hour.

I had interest in her, and it was the most perfect candidate that I could have ever imagined, and we are getting videos every day of how beautifully Noel is doing in this new home. And, I mean, it's just, it's amazing to see their transformation. And I think one of the things we struggle with is people come to see them, and they don't show well because they're shy. Sure. try to convince them, just give them a chance, you know, give them a little bit of time, give them some patience, and they're going to be the best dogs you've ever had. But it's hard to find people that are willing to do that. So if I could plea one thing is if you're out there thinking about adopting a dog and have love and patience in your heart. Think about adopting a shy one because they can be the best companions you've ever had. Yeah. Well, and I shared with you earlier my personal story and my listeners are very familiar with our two cocker spaniels, Jesse and Simon. But Simon is that special boy. You know, we, he has what. Vets have told us is comparable to autism within a child. And so, you know, it just takes a little extra time, a little extra love. But, boy, he gives us the extra love as well. So, you know, we just can't imagine life without our little special boy assignment. So I understand it is tough. I was reading on your website the story about Ray Ray, just another great, great story. And this is what I love about it because, again, so many other organizations and people might just give up. on these types of stories, and you guys don't, and that's why we want to step up and try to help you, Lori. Again, go to pettenderangels.org. I see where Kim gave $100. Shannon is giving. John gave $100. Benjamin Netanyahu, $25. And, you know, I think that's the thing. Let's talk about, you know, some people may say, well, I can only afford $20 or $25, but that makes a difference, and right now it's going to be. We'll take it. Yeah. And right now, Lori, it's going to be matched. So if you give 25, that's really going to be 50. So talk with us about why now is a great time to give. Because the lives of these dogs are in everybody's hands. I mean, if we can't afford to keep this place running, then these dogs have no place to go. And, you know, my promise to them, when I first started doing this, I promised I would never abandon any of them. But it takes money, you know. It takes money to keep this place up and running. And now, because we've got this wonderful match, it's, you know, your money's going to be doubled, which is great. And, I mean, it's just going to help. It's going to help us so much. I just, I can't.

stress enough how important it is for these dogs to have a place to live because they're not dogs that can just be moved around to other places they we're their life you know a lot of them have only been here for all their life and um And it'd be hard to find another place for them quickly if something happens. Sure. Yeah. Well, again, if you're listening today, our guest is Lori Jewel, Pet Tender Angels Rescue and Rehabilitation. We're partnering with our friends at Ingalls because they've been supporters of this great cause as well. And we have this anonymous donor giving matching gifts. dollar for dollar up to 10,000. So go to pet tender angels.org right now and give 100, give 500, and do whatever you can comfortably do to help Lori keep the doors open and to keep these dogs in place and to get them into a position to where they can be adopted. And, Lori, I just applaud you for what you do. You know, as I said, I have a heart for dogs. And I'm going to step up today myself, knowing that. it's going to be maxed, I'm going to give $500 today just to encourage my listeners to step up to knowing that that's going to turn into $1,000 for what you guys are doing. And again, I just applaud you. And quickly, we have about a minute left. Other than financial donations, how are ways that people can help too? I mean, you need volunteers? We could use volunteers. We could use food. We could use cleaning supplies. We have one little dog named Ruby who just had a second amputation. She has no back legs. And instead of doggy diapers, we use human diapers. She wears a size eight. Everybody wants to know. But she goes through a lot of them. But she is the happiest, spunkiest. Funnest girl you'll ever meet. She's a little hound mix. And she is just full of life. But she was stepped on as a young puppy and it broke her back. And so she's never walked. But she moves faster than most. Dogs, you know, she is a quick one. It's just amazing how they adapt to their situation. So, Lori, thank you for your time today. Thank you for what you're doing at Pet Tender Angels Rescue and Rehabilitation. Again, let me encourage you to donate as generously as you can. PetTenderangels.org. Your donation right now will be matched, and we just need to step up and help Lori and her team do this. Lori, thank you again for being with us. Thank you, and we couldn't do it without y'all, so thank you so much. This is Word on the Street with Joey Hudson on News Talk 989 W-O-R-D, The Voice of the Carolinas. This is Word on the Street with Joey Hudson, powered by Ingalls Markets, low prices, love the savings on News Talk 98-9 W-O-R-D, the voice of the Carolinas.

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And so that is our job, is to work with them on those thinking skills, those processing skills, so they're ready for the world of work. And then we just don't want them to earn a great salary, but we want them to have financial literacy so that they can save and that they have a viable life as a citizen here in South Carolina. Yeah. One of your phrases in your mission is that students need exposure, experiences, and opportunities. Why are those three things important? Oh, wow. So there are times that students will learn something in a classroom, and I'm an educator of 25 years. And they cannot understand how it applies to the real world. But when you provide that exposure, you give students an opportunity to dream from possibilities. And sometimes that's a little bit different. It's a reframe from what may be their home light status. And then also giving them experience allows them to build their acumen for business. They're able to feel confident and comfortable around their peers, as well as those that are mentoring them, which makes them. globally competitive. And so we know that they need the exposure. They need that experience every single day. And so that's one of the things that we do is we like to build that. We like to build them in those areas, give them those opportunities that sometimes otherwise would not be there. And what we have found is that through that we've been able to not only change. and sometimes enhance their trajectory, but also the generational trajectory of their families. Yeah. You know, Angel Malone is my guest today. She's president, CEO of Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina. You know, we hear from employers that young people need more durable skills, like communication, adaptability, teamwork. As a former educator and being with a junior achievement, do you see that schools maybe struggle a little to teach those skills? Yes, sometimes because we also have the balance of ensuring that we have students prepared for testing. And then as our world expands, as opportunities expands and their accessibility to so many things, sometimes there are other challenges that come into place, such as the use of social media. We're competing with these things. And what we found is sometimes... Even though the platform of social media, the essence is to be social, we find our students not being able to have those conversations and collaborate with others. They're used to texting and using 40 characters or less. And so being able to expand their thought, hold their attention at the same time, and give them the experiences necessary so that they are competitive with the world, not just where they are, but with the world. Sometimes that is a task for schools in balancing all of that together with those competing technologies and just competing interests that they have. Yeah.

Angel, let's talk about some of the JA programs. And let's start with BizTown, because that just sounds fascinating to me. What exactly happens when students walk into that simulated city environment? Wow. So students are learning how to absolutely run their own town. There's a lot of physics engagement because students learn how to vote. There's the mayor, and they have town hall meetings. The business town is set up with our business partners and their real business partners within the state of South Carolina, one of them being United Community Bank, which is a prominent one. And so they have their businesses located in the town and these students come in and some of them are the CEOs. They're the CFOs. Then you have those that are working and you also have those that are helping with the radio station, with announcements, and every child gets a debit card with a certain amount on there, and they're able to go shopping through the town. So they learn about financial literacy. They learn how to save. Some of them do not. And that's a hard lesson to learn as well. And then they get the hope through exposure of the possibility that one day they, too, could be a CEO. So it's an amazing process to see these young kids in elementary school. come in, take over, and they learn great oratorical skills because they have to speak to the people within the town in front of all of us. So it's an amazing experience. What would you say surprises students the most when they suddenly have to operate as a local business owner or a banker or be mayor of the town? So I believe one of the biggest aha moments for them is that... Even though they're making this money, there are responsibilities such as paying their utility bill or getting the medicine that they need from the pharmacy or paying for food and actually going to shop for their snacks that they want. And so for them, there is now a value to what mom and dad or someone in the family may have purchased for them and there wasn't no value, they just knew they got it. Now they have that strong sense of, oh, I'm earning this for myself. Yeah. Yeah. Angel, I appreciate your time today and appreciate what you guys do. My guest today is Angel Malone, president and CEO of Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina. If someone who's listening today is interested in being involved in this, what's the best way to reach you? Okay, Angel, hold that thought. Sorry about that. We need to take a quick time out here. We'll return with a conversation with Angel Malone with the Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina. Stay right there. When you have that special occasion run by the Ingalls Bakery and pick up some store-made cakes and cookies, donuts, muffins, and their world-famous apple fritters, they make them fresh every single day. Great selection of organic breads as well. Rosemary garlic and Tuscan slice while you watch, and some stores offer gluten-free bakery items as well. Their mouth-watering seasonal fruit pies, great for every special occasion. Engels Bakery, low prices, love the savings. This is Word on the Street with Joey Hudson on News Talk 989 W-O-R-D, the voice of the Carolinas. Now back to Word on the Street with Joey Hudson on News Talk 98-9 W-O-R-D, the voice of the Carolinas.

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And they compare that to what it is they want. Sometimes it's very eye-opening to know that, oh, okay, wait a minute, I can't afford that. Or, okay, this is what I need to do to get there to afford that. And then it also takes into account making sure you're building proper credit so that you can't afford the house and the transportation you want. How much is exactly what I need to save? What does that equate to in dollars and cents? And can I really afford this lifestyle that I'm dreaming of? So we actually put some practicality to it and then give them a roadmap as to how to get there if that's something they want. Yeah. You know, we often hear adults, Angel, who say, I wish somebody had taught me that in school. Are you finding students are hungry for this kind of practical financial education? Absolutely, they are. And as I said, you know, kids have so many resources at their fingertips. And there is a fabulous lifestyle that is presented through social media, which most of the children have access to. And so what we find is that when we say, well, if this is your goal, here's how you work towards that goal. What we're trying to do is give them the why. So I know as a student in school, when I was in calculus, I said, why do we need to know this? And some students are saying that about math, English, science, and social studies. Why do we need to know this information? Well, when you put that goal that they want to attain in life, their lifestyle, it gives them the why as to how they push forward and also a roadmap to get there. Yeah. Now, one of your newest programs, I guess, is the stock market challenge. Now, that is a lot of fun, not only for the students, but you also, I participated in the adult version of that in the evening where we had business people have their investing teams. And it really, you know, it gives you a real life. glimpse at just what the stock market is all about to tell our listeners about the program. Right. So students in the day are participating in the stock market challenge and they're learning about stops. They're learning about investing. They're learning about the risk versus the reward and how the market fluctuate. And then they're doing it in groups. So they're learning how to work as a team. It is extremely fast pace. And so they have to also learn to have a high emotional intelligence because they are making decisions in real time. And they have to put that together with their timing, their emotions, and their decision-making and seeing how it impacts their financial outcomes. In the evening, the adults actually participate in the stock market challenge, and they are competing against the students. So it's extremely fun on both ends.

for the students to learn about stocks and investing, and then some adults who may not have an understanding of that to learn also and compete against the students. And one will win. Yeah, yeah. Well, you know, interesting is that the students... They learn how emotions and timing can affect those financial decisions. And look, that's a lesson that the adults still struggle with, those who invest in the stock market. And what a great exercise to teach these kids and the adults, you know, about the stock market in real life. Yes. All right. Let's talk a minute. We have a few minutes left here. And with me is Angel Malone with the Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina. Talk with us about what you have on the horizon, maybe programs that you're looking at, some other newer programs, and what's next for Junior Achievement. So we're excited about a new program that we are rolling out beginning August, 2026, so for the new school year. And that is our 3B school model. That's 3D education. And we're launching in Oregon County, beginning this fall with Conway High School. And then in the next year, we'll launch with North Myrtle Beach High School. The 3DE program is a transformative school model that brings in business and industry and students are actively engaging in cohorts from 9th to 12th grade. So over four years they're in this program and they are engaging with business and industry and actually solving real problems. So for instance, with Delta, which is one of our national partners. They may solve the problem or try to enhance or refine the gate experience when you're going to the gate to check in for your flight. And so these are real world problems that students are working with with our national partners as well as local corporate sponsors within their local area. So those business and industry partners also get a chance to see the untapped talent in those students. And it can become a great recruiting opportunity not only for the students to show their talents, but also for those corporations in that local area to be able to look at those kids and recruit them as well. Yeah. Sounds very exciting, and I can't wait to watch this as you roll it out. Angel, one more time, tell our listeners how to get in touch and find out more information about how they can be involved in junior achievement. So you can actually search by putting a junior achievement of Greater South Carolina or go to our website at www.org.com.org. And that's greatersc.j.j.a.org. And they have all their programs on there. And I promise you.

that if you get involved in junior achievement, that you're going to love it. Maybe you have a child in school or you have a grandchild in school that you want their school to be involved as well. It's just a great program. They do good work around the state. Andrew, thank you for your time today and good luck. Thank you. That's it for today's show. Let me invite you to join me each weekday morning at 5 a.m. for Sunrise, Carolina, where we have our first cup of coffee and start today together. Your text are welcome as are your emails, Joey at joeyhudson.com. This is Word on the Street with Joey Hudson on News Talk 989 W-O-R-D, the voice of the Carolinas.