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From YouTube: Kindness Connection - 7/21/2022
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From Jan Riordan:
This episode's guest is Johnny Mendez. Johnny is the owner of Hen House Media and Producer of the 2022 East Coast Kindness Tour!
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A
We
traveled
down
through
and
we'll
be
able
to
recap
that
today,
with
my
special
guest,
johnny
mendez,
who
is
right
here
with
me,
johnny
is
the
owner
of
henhouse
media
and
he
was
the
producer
of
the
film
that
we
have
now
from
the
east
coast.
Tour
and
we'll
be
showing
different
pictures
and
different
stops
along
the
way,
as
we
chat
about
that.
But
it
is
so
good
to
see
you
johnny.
A
I
was
just
mentioning
to
johnny
that
just
sitting
here
talking
before
the
show
I
have
a
new
feeling
of
being
like
refreshed
and
revived
because
we
spent
a
week
of
pure
goodness.
Everything
was
so
genuine
and
loving.
It
was
like
a
sadly
a
step
out
of
reality
to
just
have
everything
go
so
well
with
so
much
love
all
around
you.
A
But
again,
thank
you
not
only
for
what
you
did
to
capture
jen's
spirit
along
the
way
and
boy
we
did
spread,
kindness
and-
and
it
will
be
within
me
and
my
heart
forever
and
and
for
all
the
people
along
the
way
that
we're
still
in
contact
with
it's
just
beautiful.
So
I
know
we
did
what
we
set
out
to
do,
but
please
go
right
ahead
and
say
a
few
words
about
the
tour
johnny.
Oh.
A
Exactly
and
that's
community
vitality
at
its
finest.
What
we'll
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
danny
and
ron's
dog
rescue
down
in
camden
south
carolina,
which
was
just
that's
where
I
I
became
very
emotional
there.
They
made
141
dogs
living
in
their
house
that
they've
provided
life's
for
that
most
people
don't
get
to
live
the
lifestyle
that
these
dogs,
thankfully,
have
been
able
to
come
out
of
the
worst
of
conditions
that
we
heard
and
it
was
heart-wrenching,
but
to
see
what
they've
done
in
their
commitment
to
sustain
this
since
2005.
A
It
all
started
hurricane
katrina,
they
thought
they
were
saving
a
few
stranded,
abandoned
dogs
and,
and
now
what
was
it?
14
000
dogs
later
that
they've
rescued
here
they
are
with
141
in
their
home
and
it's
just
a
beautiful
story,
what
they
do
for
the
community.
They
built
a
new
shelter,
they're,
taking
care
of
spaying
and
neutering.
So,
but
anyway,
as
you
say,
you
know
it
was
very
emotional.
I
couldn't
agree
with
you
more.
B
B
A
Having
gone
on
the
tour,
obviously
and
being
such
a
you
know
a
vital
integral
part
of
that
tour.
Is
there
anything
that
you
took
away
that
you
felt
as
though
you
were
going
to
implement
in
your
own
world
with
your
family
at
work
as
far
as
something
and
you're
a
very
kind
person
we've
talked
about
this
before,
but
did
anything
sort
of
resonate
with
you
to
the
point
where
it's
like
I'm
going
to
do
things
a
little
differently
in
this
way
or
that
way
was
there
a
takeaway
like
that?
B
B
You
saw
almost
instantly
what
it
was
that
they
were
facing,
and
it
makes
you
understand
that
sometimes
your
preconceived
notions
about
what
life
should
be
or
how
someone
should
you
know,
let's
say
just
pick
themselves
up
by
the
bootstraps
as
we're
all
fond
of
saying
how
difficult
that
can
actually
be,
and
when
you
have
that
kind
of
perspective,
and
then
you
see
how
they're
rising
to
it
with
a
smile
on
their
face
and
kindness
towards
everyone
that
they
engage
with
and
meet
it.
It
has
there's
no
way
that
it
can't
change
you.
That's.
A
All
of
those
that's
what
we
were
feeling
every
single
time
we
stopped
and
had
a
chance
to
meet
with
different
people
and
find
out
a
little
bit
more
about
what
they
have
been
able
to
accomplish
in
their
community,
and
you
know
the
fact
that
we
all
learned
so
much
from
it
was
really
the
bonus.
I
mean
I
never
expected
that,
but
can
you
think
of
a
a
situation,
for
instance
in
your
community,
where
you
would
be
able
to
implement
some
something
that
tied
into
kindness?
A
B
B
And
then,
within
your
own,
the
walls
of
your
home
make
sure
that
you're
all
practicing
kindness
at
every
stage
and
understanding
that
we
all
have
bad
days.
But
we,
you
know,
should
all
kind
of
be
able
to
support
each
other
and
find
ways
to
help
each
other
within
your
home.
And
then
beyond
that.
How
can.
B
Interaction
that
we
have
throughout
the
day
everyone's
having
you
know,
folks,
who
have
are
having
a
bad
day,
and
how
can
you
make
their
day
just
a
little
bit
better
right?
You
know
those
small
little
acts
and
then
you
go
into
the
bigger
elements
and
whether
it's
you
know
in
essex,
we
had
quite
the
political
issue
with
you
know.
You
know
the
town
splitting
with
the
with
the.
A
B
B
So
I
think
simple
things
like
that
and
then
on
the
other
hand,
just
really
understanding
that
not
all
of
us
in
the
population
have
all
the
blessings
that
you
know.
We
have
each
day
that
some
have
real
challenges
that
they
have
to
face
and
how
can
we
as
a
community,
help
to
serve
them
better
every
single
day?
A
Giving
of
themselves
that's
right
and
it's
all
grassroots
to
start
it
has
to
be,
it
has
to
start
there
and
prove
itself.
You
know
get
that
momentum
going
and
really
have
it
become
more
of
a
movement
and
that's
how
I
felt
with
the
tour
itself.
You
can
say:
oh
you
stop,
and
you
do
these
things
and
it's
obviously
phenomenal,
but
it
doesn't
end
there.
A
You
know
there
is
that
ripple
effect,
the
impact
that
you
know
we
all
had
on
each
other
in
those
communities
we'll
live
on
and
we'll
continue
to
let
those
grow,
and
now
that
we're
more
aware,
as
you
say,
you
know,
you
don't
know
what
challenges
somebody's
facing.
You
don't
even
know
what
challenges
certain
non-profits
and
businesses
are
facing,
and
so
once
you
get
a
better
understanding
of
that,
you
can
play
a
better
role,
whether
it's
through
volunteering,
which
we
heard
so
much
of
I
mean
it's.
A
What
a
what
a
great
way,
and
obviously
science
proves
this-
how
good
it
feels
when
you
can
do
something
for
somebody
else
and
on
your
worst
days,
if
you
can
go,
do
something
for
somebody
else,
you're
not
going
to
be.
You
know
flying
high
all
of
a
sudden
but
you're
going
to
feel
a
lot
better
about
what
you
accomplished
that
day,
especially
in
light
of
the
fact
that
you
weren't
really
feeling
up
for
it
absolutely
so
at
work.
For
instance,
and
this
could
come
back
to
you
know
how
you
would
already
describe
perseverance.
A
B
Yeah,
I
think
you
know
if
you
have
in
our
case
you
know
with
with
staff
members
or
folks
who
are
working
with
us
and
for
us,
and
you
know
really
getting
to
know
who
they
are
and
what
their
goals
are
and
who
they
want
to
become.
And
you
when
you
get
to
know
them.
You
really
understand
when
there
are
moments
when
they're
not
at
their
best.
A
B
A
B
And
I
think
we've
always
sort
of
done
that
with
anyone
who
who
takes
part
in
in
our
projects
and
our
productions
and
all
of
that,
and
then
there
have
been
some
times
where
it
didn't
start
off
on
the
right
foot,
and
sometimes
you
will
try
to
massage
it
to
a
different
place,
and
you
have
to
realize
that
in
those
moments
perhaps
there
has
to
be
a
different
time.
When
you
know
you
will
come
together
to
to
make
something
happen.
But
this
wasn't
necessarily
the
right
time
right.
A
B
I
think
also
being
a
voice
for
others.
We've
been
even
in
client
situations
where
we
can
recognize
pretty
quickly
within
a
room,
the
environment
and
what
someone
is
facing
in
terms
of
maybe
their
political
clout
within
a
company.
Yes,
and
if
they've
been
your
champion,
you
can
become
their
champion
and
you
know
if
you
are
voicing
things
that
they
have
had
struggles
voicing
in
the
past.
You
can
help
cut
through
all
the
noise
that
they're
trying
to
you
know
trying
to
figure
out
and
all
that
stuff.
A
And
we
heard
that
quite
a
few
times
on
the
tour.
As
far
as
being
you
know,
gary
comes
to
mind
gary
was
in
richmond
virginia.
Maybe
you
could
just
yeah
tell
us
a
little
bit
then
we're
going
to
go
back
to.
I
just
want
to
give
you
a
little
heads
up.
You
mentioned
baltimore
before
so
we
can't
go
through
without
going
back
to
baltimore
and
what
you
are
referring
to.
A
B
A
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
A
He
certainly
was,
I
would
love
to
have
him
visit
us
here
in
vermont.
He
would
love
to
come
up
this
way.
He
said,
he's
never
been
to
new
england,
so
I
would
just
love
to
have
him
here
and
and
have
him
in
our
community
for
as
long
as
we
possibly
could,
because,
as
you
say,
his
energy
and
it's
again,
it's
the
difference
of
somebody
who's
willing
to
just
do
whatever
it
takes,
connect
all
those
dots
he
has
all
the
schools
involved.
I
mean
every
all.
A
The
pieces
are
covered
so
that
the
family's
entire
day
and
routine
and
schedule
flows,
because
otherwise
there
was
all
this
disconnect
in
a
neighborhood
where
you
don't
want
kids,
just
hanging
out
and
he's
filled
in
all
those
gaps
so
and
meals
and
again
going
back
to
the
family.
Because,
again
you
can't
just
change
this
part.
It
has
to
go
right
back
to
the
start
and
make
as
much
of
an
impact
there
as
you
can
yeah
and
then
anything
positive
that
can
come
out
of.
That
is
better
than
the
way
it
had
been.
B
And
his
his
biggest
impact
on
me-
and
this
is
where
I
connected
with
him
personally-
is
he
had
the
saying
of
you
know,
look
in
the
mirror?
Yes,
I
took
when
he
was
in
when
he
was
younger
and
you
know
his
his
life
before
and
that
one
day
where
he
looked
in
the
mirror
and
he
asked
himself
do
I
trust
the
person
I
look
at
seeing
in
the
mirror,
and
his
answer
was
no,
and
that
was
his
transformational
moment.
A
Oh
look
at
this.
Okay,
let's
go
back
to
the
the
start
of
the
whole
tour.
We
were
fortunate
enough
to
be
over
at
colchester
high
school
where
jen
had
graduated.
I
think
it
was
in
1992
and
so
for
the
last
three
years
my
brother
has
given
a
scholarship
to
a
graduating
student
from
colchester
high
school
that
has
demonstrated
being
kind,
loving,
caring
sharing
in
a
variety
of
different
ways
over
their
years
at
colchester,
high
school,
very
similar
to
what
jen's
spirit
was
and
so
colchester
high
school.
A
I
can't
say
enough
about:
they
have
been
fabulous
with
a
beautiful
tree
in
the
front.
The
art
students
made
mosaic
tiles
for
being
kind,
loving,
caring
and
sharing
in
honor
of
jen
to
honor
her
spirit,
so
she's,
definitely
living
on
over
at
colchester,
which
was
a
big
rivalry.
She
thought
that
was
the
best.
My
brother
thought.
Essex
was
the
besso,
I'm
not
going
to
say
anything,
but
she
might
have
one-upped
him
right.
B
A
But
he
got
this
going
for
her,
which
is
awesome
to
have
this
scholarship
in
place,
and
mauve
is
just
the
sweetest
girl
imaginable.
She.
She
was
so
humbled
by
that
it
was
just
so
beautiful
and
and
to
see
the
tiles
that
they
made,
but
she
just
was
wondering
who
could
this
be?
This
is
who
I
want
to
be,
as
they
were
announcing
the
kind
of
person
and
the
type
of
person
this
is,
that
would
be
receiving
the
scholarship
and
when
it
was
her,
she
said
she
almost
passed
out.
A
A
A
B
A
A
A
B
B
Told
a
great
story
about
one
one:
woman
who
did
not
want
to
necessarily
go
into
rehab
had
been
an
addict
for
many
years.
Her
daughter
was
in
the
daycare
right
and
debbie
kept
saying
at
any
moment
in
time:
7
a.m.
You
call
me
and
I'll
be
there
to
pick
you
up
and
take
you
and
one
morning
the
call
came
and
took
her
to
rehab
she's
been
clean
for
25
years
and
the
woman's
daughter
just
graduated
with
a
master's
degree.
So
those
are
the.
B
A
A
B
A
A
Right
and
sarah
wool
was
my
guest
last
month,
who
I
just
love
and
that's
her
sister,
kate
and
then
billy
who's,
we
love
and
then
mindy.
She
is
the
director
of
hitting
cancer
below
the
belt
and
obviously
myself,
but
sarah
um's
husband,
gabe,
who
passed
away
from
colon
cancer
kate,
has
been
right
there
doing
a
lot
of
work
with
the
association
to
keep
you
know.
Obviously,
gabe's
spirit
is.
B
A
A
B
Yeah
and
I
think
for
me,
the
takeaway
with
them
and
actually
we'll
talk
about
billy
in
a
second
yeah.
The
takeaway
from
that
organization
is
this
idea
of
when
you
experience
such
a
loss
of
someone
like
a
spouse,
or
you
know
a
child.
That's
that
sort
of
thing.
You
know
there
are
a
couple
of
ways
you
can
go
in
your
life
and
they've
taken
to
making
a
difference
and
making
sure
that
others
don't
have
to
go
through
what
they
went
through,
and
I
think
that
was
one
of
the
I
think
travis
said
it.
B
B
B
B
A
A
B
B
B
A
A
B
A
But
why
not
kind
of
lift
somebody's
spirits
whenever
you
can,
because
we
all
had
fun,
he
really
enjoyed
it.
We
all
laughed
about
it
and
yeah.
That
was
again
just
such
a
phenomenal
trip
and
I'm
so
pleased
with
everything
I'm
seeing
so
far
that
we
can,
you
know,
get
out
and
and
spread
the
word.
You
know
back
to
these
organizations
and
beyond
and
look
ahead
as
far
as
what
impact
we
can
have
for
the
future,
because
the
van
needs
some
more
miles
on
it.
It.
A
You
know
sort
of
last
minute
in
the
sense
of
we
knew
we
were
going
to
do
this
at
some
point.
But
finally
it
was
like-
let's
just
pick
this
week
and
do
it
because
with
covet
it
just
derailed
everything.
My
brother
had
such
great
plans
for
what
would
it
have
been
2020
and
you
know,
then
there
wasn't
any
minor
league
baseball
going
on
and
everything
happened
to
be
based
at
you
know
the
ballparks
right.
B
A
B
A
Oh
last
year,
obviously
being
the
first
annual,
it
was
just
again
one
of
those
very
moving
moments.
It
was
just
so
beautiful
with
everybody
holding
up
their
pledges
and
seeing
you
know
to
be,
you
know,
humble
and
kind,
and
everybody
from
both
teams.
Again
there
was
no
divide,
everybody
was
all
one,
you
just
felt
it,
and
even
the
energy
at
the
ice
ball
park,
which
is
a
beautiful
place
and
it's
a
great
place
to
be
no
matter
what,
but
everybody
just
seemed
to
be
a
little
kinder.
A
It
was
like
we
were
on
candid
camera
because
it
was
like
you
know,
kind
of
just
really
going
all
out
because
you're
thinking
about
it
and
then
it's
sort
of
contagious.
You
know
once
you
do
start
smiling,
especially
when
the
masks
can
come
off.
It's
like
hey
baby.
I
want
to
start
smiling
again,
you
know
so
once
you
know
everybody
gets
that
vibe
going.
It
really
does
help
and
that's
all
we
can
do.
B
A
For
that
and
for
the
paths
that
we
have
started
to
cross
on
the
wonderful
world
of
touring,
so
I
think
you
know
the
best
is
yet
to
come
as
far
as
a
lot
of
things
that
we
can
do
and
hopefully
continue
to
spread
the
word
and
make
a
difference
and
keep
jen
jennifer
reardon's
spirit
of
being
kind,
loving,
caring
and
sharing
as
strong
as
could
be.
I
know
that
she
she
has
to
be
feeling
a
lot
of
pride
for
everything
that
mike
has
put
in
place
for
her.
You
know
mission
to
carry
on.