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00:00Good morning, my name is Tierra Ginyard and I'm a part of the Ginyard Foundation.
00:04It is my family foundation that we started about five years ago
00:07and annually we do a food and turkey drive around Thanksgiving.
00:12Now, Devon, right?
00:14Angie looking for that.
00:16Devon said, I know somebody.
00:18I went to school and she just turned out the campus.
00:21Yes.
00:22And Angie has been attached to you ever since.
00:27Yes.
00:27You do a great job.
00:29I love her.
00:29And welcome again.
00:31We also have Tierra Ginyard, Tierra's father.
00:34This is the dad, not the brother.
00:38I need to see some ID.
00:40You ever heard of Benjamin Buttons?
00:42Yeah, you are.
00:43You are Benjamin Buttons.
00:45You're not playing.
00:45Because he ain't the cousin.
00:47Right.
00:49This is the father.
00:50How about you bringing her daddy?
00:52I looked it up.
00:52I said, oh God.
00:53Good morning and welcome to the show.
00:56And your daughter has done great services for here and changed lives since we've met her on the show.
01:04Angie.
01:04Yes, yes, yes.
01:05And I watch you on Facebook.
01:07And what I love, you've got a class that I have to come and take.
01:10This has always been my fantasy to be a majorette dancer.
01:15Oh, yeah.
01:22Exactly.
01:22You teach, I don't know what your little special gift is, but it is a gift.
01:26Because I don't care how old you are, what your size is.
01:30She teaches you how to dance and you look good doing it.
01:34She's been dancing since a baby.
01:35Really?
01:36She has a gift.
01:37Yeah.
01:39And they're your grannies.
01:40Oh, yeah.
01:40The granny class.
01:41Right.
01:44You've been dancing how long?
01:45You said it, Dad, since she was tiny.
01:48About three, four years old.
01:50How did you know it was special, all kids dance?
01:52I knew she was special when she was born.
01:54Talk to us.
01:55What happened?
01:56Just everything.
01:57Yeah.
01:57Everything about it.
01:58My kids are, my kids are second and nine.
02:00How many children do you have?
02:01Three.
02:01Three.
02:02And boys, girls?
02:04She's the baby girl, only girl.
02:07And I have two sons.
02:07Oh, wow.
02:09Yep.
02:09Beautiful.
02:10Are they entertainment oriented as she is?
02:13No, just talented in a way of working hard and learning things and just standing out.
02:20Beautiful.
02:20She said with pride, your foundation is our family.
02:23This is our family.
02:25How did you guys come up with this idea to help the community?
02:28Before COVID, running a business, you know, God is blessing you.
02:33You have a lot of success in business.
02:35And you start thinking like, hey, I got to give back to the community.
02:38I got to do some things for the community.
02:40Now, what's your business?
02:41Well, we have a lot of things going on.
02:44But the primary business for 30 years is Troy's Touring.
02:47Really?
02:47Y'all have told you?
02:48Yeah.
02:49Wow.
02:5030 years.
02:50That's huge.
02:51This is fascinating.
02:53So during the pandemic, you have a professional touring business.
02:59And talk about the foundation and how it came together.
03:03So as a family, we're working very, very hard.
03:06You know, these are things that you envision.
03:09You say, hey, you know, this blessing is not just for us.
03:13We need to spread it.
03:14Right?
03:15So it was a lot of talk until COVID happened.
03:19When COVID happened, that was the wake-up call.
03:22We made it through COVID.
03:24You know, obviously over a million people left here because of COVID.
03:27And we made it through COVID and no matter how busy we were, I said, you know what?
03:33No more talking.
03:34No more excuses.
03:36We got to go.
03:38Beautiful.
03:39Re-introduce yourselves again to the audience as new people have now joined us.
03:43My name is Tierra Ginyar and I'm a part of my family's foundation, the Ginyar Foundation.
03:47Troy Ginyar at the Ginyar Foundation.
03:49All right.
03:50The two T's.
03:53Are your sons T's too?
03:54Yeah.
03:55Troy and Trey.
03:57Troy.
03:57So that was all by design?
03:59Absolutely.
04:00Ah, that is beautiful.
04:01And your mom's name?
04:02Sharron.
04:04Beautiful.
04:04She's bad.
04:04How come you didn't bring your mom?
04:06She's the S today.
04:09How come you didn't bring your mom?
04:11She's at work.
04:12Oh, she's at work.
04:12She's also serving the community.
04:14She works for Wayne Metro.
04:15Oh, beautiful.
04:16She's on the phones, on the lines, helping people pay their bills.
04:19That's good.
04:20Yeah.
04:20That's good.
04:21That's good.
04:21Believe it or not, honest to God,
04:24true statement I'm about to make.
04:26It was what I thought I was going to be able to do.
04:29I just, my spelling is just so horrible.
04:31The people said no.
04:32What I wanted to do was help people who got in trouble with their bills.
04:36Oh.
04:37I wanted to be able to help them.
04:39So I couldn't do it that way.
04:40This was the easier way out for me to do it.
04:44Um, you guys are here today because you want to tell us what?
04:48We have our turkey and food drive tomorrow.
04:51Tomorrow?
04:52Yes.
04:53November 14th.
04:56And we have partnered with Meijer.
04:59Oh, nice.
05:00Forgotten Harvest.
05:02Um, Troy's Towing.
05:04We have Perkins Law Group.
05:06Yeah.
05:07Purvis and Foster.
05:09MWV Environmental Services.
05:12And Ryan's Auto Park.
05:14Now, where will this take place?
05:16And what does one have to do?
05:19All you have to do is show up and just have your ID showing that you are a Detroit or
05:25Highland Park resident.
05:27So it's open for both Detroit and Highland Park residents.
05:30The drive will be in Highland Park at 14510 2nd Avenue.
05:39On 2nd?
05:40Yep.
05:41What, what, where is it?
05:42What is?
05:43It's at the corner of 2nd and Sears.
05:45Uh, last year we did 875 turkeys.
05:48This year we're doing 1,000 along with vegetables and produce.
05:52Wow.
05:54Yes.
05:54We've grown.
05:55When you, when you, when you come up and show your ID, whether it says it's from Highland Park or
06:01Detroit, not Farmington, South, Detroit and Highland Park, you will be able to walk away again with what, Troy?
06:12A turkey and some vegetables and produce and a smile.
06:16That's beautiful.
06:17And it will cost you?
06:19Zero.
06:20Zero.
06:20Absolutely nothing.
06:22Why, why, why is, why is the drive important to you, T?
06:26Because, um, the times that we're in at this time, gas was just almost $6.
06:31Yeah.
06:31So, you know, the living standards at this time, you know, we, no one can afford to eat sometimes.
06:39So we want to make sure that we're able to support the community in the areas that we can.
06:45And this is our area that we do annually.
06:48You know, we try to make sure you have a turkey.
06:50At least you have some produce to go towards your Thanksgiving meal.
06:54So beautiful, beautiful closing thoughts, Troy, please follow us on Facebook, the Ginyard Foundation
07:00and our website, the GinyardFoundation.org.
07:04There is more, spell it for people.
07:06G-I-N-Y-A-R-D, the Ginyard Foundation.
07:10And, you know, this is not just the only thing that we're doing.
07:13We got other things going on.
07:14We got a scholarship fund that's being put in place for African-Americans who have challenges in school.
07:22And what I mean by that, kids.
07:23You know, some of those specialized schools in high school cost more than college.
07:29Yes.
07:29And these are things that hit a home with our family.
07:32So we, you know, we know.
07:33And when you talk to people and you tell them about certain schools they can send their kids,
07:38man, I can't do that.
07:39Right.
07:39I can't do that.
07:40So that's next, right after this one.
07:41Is it, you will find it on the website as well?
07:45Yep.
07:45They can support.
07:47They can donate.
07:48They can get information from us on our website and follow us on Facebook.
07:52All right.
07:52Spell the last name again slow.
07:54G as in George.
07:55I-N-Y-A-R-D Foundation.
07:59Ginyard.
08:00Ginyard.
08:01Well, yeah, Ginyard.
08:02But it's spelled G-N-Y-A-R put together.
08:06Yes.
08:06There we go.
08:08Beautiful.
08:08Yes.
08:09That is beautiful.
08:10Wow.
08:11All right.
08:11Now tell them to say the site again.
08:13The Ginyard Foundation.org and follow us on Facebook, the Ginyard Foundation.
08:20GinyardFoundation.org is how you find it.
08:22And we're ending the year right now.
08:23So if you're a business that's looking for those write-offs, you can always donate.
08:27We are 501c3.
08:29Say that.
08:29Beautiful.
08:30That is very good.
08:31That is very good.
08:33Give me your closing thoughts.
08:35And congratulations.
08:36You're engaged.
08:37Yes, I am.
08:39You're welcome.
08:40I want to just say thank you for always allowing us to come and speak about our drive annually
08:45because we want to make sure the community knows that we're there for them.
08:48So I do appreciate you all wholeheartedly for allowing us to come here.
08:53Everybody just stay tuned for the scholarship fund that we'll have coming up because, as
08:57you know, there's been a lot of talk about education in the city.
09:01Now, again, repeat where Detroiters and Highland Parkers go tomorrow to receive the turkey and
09:09veggie giveaway.
09:1214510 2nd Avenue.
09:14And that's George Washington Carver Academy.
09:16So we're thankful for them as well for allowing us to use their lot to even do this drive.
09:22And you were going to say, I just want to, I don't think my mic is on, uh, T, I
09:27want you
09:28to tell people how they can get in contact with you for your dance classes and your fitness
09:33classes.
09:33Okay.
09:34So for my dance and fitness classes, Confit Dance, that's C-O-N-F-I-T-D-A-N-C
09:42-E.
09:42And my website is confitdance.com and on all social media platforms, Confit Dance.
09:48Yeah.
09:49And they'll find it.
09:50They got how to be a majorette.
09:52That's the class I'm going to come take.
09:53We have our adult majorette class.
09:54That's new though.
09:55That's new.
09:56Yep.
09:56But we teach it bi-weekly.
09:58So.
09:58And they teach you how to twerk.
09:59Go ahead.
09:59Yep.
10:00We do twerk classes.
10:01Trampoline, fitness.
10:03That's my favorite one as well.
10:05So.
10:05Yeah.
10:05I see you on Facebook getting it.
10:07Devon was so impressed.
10:08Yes.
10:09And he had never brought us a guest.
10:12Uh-uh.
10:12Until Angie started talking about dancing.
10:14He says, I know somebody who can help you, Angie.
10:18Yeah.
10:18And I'm like, D, you don't know anybody can help, Angie.
10:21He said, yeah.
10:22He said, I went to school with her.
10:23I said, oh, no.
10:24I know.
10:25But.
10:26And bam.
10:26Yeah.
10:27There you go.
10:28I appreciate him as well.
10:29Yeah.
10:30That's our guy, D.
10:31So, again, congratulations.
10:34To you.
10:34And again, tomorrow.
10:36Yes.
10:36What time?
10:379 a.m.
10:38Line up early.
10:39And I will say they, you know, some of the residents,
10:42told us last year while they were coming through the line,
10:45I've been here since 6 a.m.
10:46Wow.
10:46I really need this food, you know.
10:49So, it really touches my heart.
10:51And I know that this is the right thing that we're doing.
10:54Yes.
10:55And we have a ton of volunteers.
10:56It's not going to take long to disperse.
10:58Last year, we did it in like two and a half, three hours.
11:00Wow.
11:01Yeah.
11:01Yeah.
11:01You got good volunteers.
11:03We have a lot.
11:04So, again, you will receive what again, Troy, tomorrow?
11:07You're going to get a turkey, and you're going to get some vegetables
11:10and some produce.
11:11And, Tierra, the address again is?
11:1514510 2nd Avenue, and that's in Highland Park.
11:19Beautiful.
11:20Thank you, guys.
11:22Thank you very much.
11:22Oh, yeah.
11:23That's going to be.
11:24Oh, that's beautiful.
11:27And just so you know, we guys rock with you guys every single day.
11:30Oh, thank you.
11:31I mean, every day.
11:32Early in the morning.
11:34I've been listening to you since JLB day.
11:37You came to my school, and we've been known since then.
11:41And my kids got old souls because of me.
11:44Yeah, the baby.
11:45For sure.
11:46All of the blessings.
11:47I love you guys.
11:48Thank you, guys.
11:49So beautiful.