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A
Welcome
to
aiken
this
week,
I'm
in
marine
Langston,
we're
so
pleased
today
to
be
joined
by
our
co-founders
of
the
eight,
the
new
organization,
akin
in
motion
or
aim
and
I'm
being
joined
by
brittany,
all's
and
Jennifer
Luton,
and
we're
so
pleased
to
have
y'all
both
on
today
to
talk
about
this
exciting
organization.
So
we're
just
going
to
jump
right
in
and
I
want
you
to
share
a
little
bit
about
yourself
and
your
background
with
everybody.
So
Jennifer
we'll
start
with
you
sure.
B
B
C
About
you,
Brittany,
as
Jennifer
mentioned,
I'm
also
a
naked
native
public
school
system.
Here,
jennifer
and
I
went
to
school
together,
probably
since
kindergarten,
and
I
graduated
from
aiken
high
school
went
to
florida.
State
university
after
that
went
to
law
school
at
the
University
of
Georgia
lived
pretty
much
all
over
the
southeast
did
a
couple
cents
in
Atlanta
making
Savannah
most
recently
my
husband
and
I
who's
also
an
attorney
just
relocated
back
to
aiken
from
Savannah
with
our
daughter,
who
is
too
very.
A
C
Great
I'm
and
Jennifer
feel
free
to
chime
in
and
well
aim
is
akin
emotion,
as
you
said,
jennifer
and
I
got
together
very
shortly
after
relocating
back
to
aiken,
and
we
really
saw
the
need
for
a
organization
that
was
focused
on
both
college
students
and
young
professionals,
who
were
interested
in
civic
engagement
opportunities.
I
think
it's
really
really
blessed
to
have
the
Aiken
young
professionals.
Here
they
do
amazing
things
and
I
just
love
hearing
about
everything
that
they're
doing.
C
We
could
not
find
an
organization,
however,
that
focused
on
civic
engagement
and
young
professionals
and
college
students
who
were
interested
in
city
governance.
Other
cities
had
pipelines
for
folks
who
were
interested
in
potentially
running
for
City
Council
one
day
running
for
mayor
or
participating
in
boards
and
commissions.
So
we
thought
that
it
would
be
great
for
us
to
sort
of
spearhead
an
organization
for
those
who
were
interested,
and
things
like
that.
So
we
wanted
to
also
geared
towards
USC,
Aiken
and
bacon
tech
college
students
can
vote
at
18.
C
We
think
that
was
a
population
that
hasn't
really
been
tapped
as
well
as
it
could
be
here
in
Aiken
and,
of
course,
the
young
professionals
who
are
doing
so
many
other
amazing
things
in
the
community
should
have
an
opportunity
to
have
a
voice,
and
the
folks
who
are
in
our
city,
governance
should
have
an
opportunity
to
have
an
organization
that
they
could
just
sort
of
tap
into,
and
they
were
wanting
to
reach
out
to
young
professionals
who
were
interested
in
some
of
the
things
that
they
already
had
going
on.
In.
A
The
experiences
that
you
have
both
had
being
in
several
different
locations
around
the
country
and
in
the
southeast
and
were
you
part
of
a
group
like
this
in
other
places
I
mean
had
did-
was
that
something
that
you
experienced
along
the
way
and
then
coming
back
to
aiken.
You
know
really
thought:
okay.
C
Besides
social
gatherings
and
even
facades,
philanthropy
and
community
service
there's,
usually
a
civic
engagement
portion
I
think
we
started
talking
my
sister
I,
the
younger
sister
that
lives
in
raleigh,
which
is
one
of
the
places
that
aiken
city
government
visits
on
the
aspirational
tour
right
and
jennifer
coming
from
greenville.
We
started
looking
at
sort
of
all
the
places
that
aiken
aspires
to
to
be
like
if
you
will
and
as
found
a
niche
and
is
growing
and
things
like
that
and
all
of
their
young
professional
organizations
included
a
civic
engagement
component.
A
C
A
C
Got
back
and
then,
when
we
couldn't
find
it,
we
figured
well.
Why
not?
You
know
it
is
something
that
is
a
part
of
what
the
other
cities
are
doing,
that
a
canister
that
you
know
we
aspire
to
be.
It
is
a
part
of
other.
Similarly
situated
towns.
We
have
a
major
brain
trust
of
young
professionals
here
again
with
a
very
surprisingly
large
ayp
group.
C
You
know
that's
doing
so
many
things,
I'm
sure
that
some
of
those
folks
and
other
folks
that
we
went
to
school
with
that
are
still
here
with
their
young
families
and
their
young
professionals
as
well
I'm
sure
that
everybody
would
like
sort
of
a
streamlined
opportunity
to
say
hey.
You
know
this
is
this
is
the
kind
of
stuff
that
I'm
interested
in
okay.
C
A
So
tell
us,
you
know
kind
of
about
the
real
technical
part
of
it,
so
you
both
move
back
home.
You've
both
been
lifelong
friends.
You
both
reconnect,
and
so
are
you
having
a
conversation
and
talking
about
gosh.
You
know
kind
of
kind
of
walk
us
through
the
very
technical
part
of
starting
this
organization,
short.
B
B
So
when
we're
coming
back,
we're
coming
back
in
the
same
situation
and
we've
got
we're
bringing
our
husbands,
our
children,
my
husband
is
from
aiken.
Originally
hers
is
not,
but
we
start
to
just
concerns,
not
the
right
word,
but
we're
talking
about
how
a
current
Akins
different
than
it
used
to
be,
and
we.
B
It
so
you
know,
got
a
great
it's
nicer
in
our
minds,
maybe
when
we
were
younger,
because
we
didn't
know
much
more
than
just
what
we
were
told
but
we're
looking
at
Eichen
and
we're
excited
to
move
back,
and
we
start
talking
to
other
folks
and
they
start
questioning.
Why
we're
moving
back
to
aiken?
Why
not
north
augusta
or
other
surrounding
areas.
B
B
C
B
C
C
Works
for
Pearson
and
I
mean
it's.
She
could
work
anywhere
in
her
in
her
region.
Pretty
much.
You
know
her
husband's
in
Columbia
County
working.
My
husband
is
the
savannah
native
and
still
has
the
majority
of
his
practice
in
savannah,
so
he's
back
and
forth,
and
I'm
Ombudsman
for
Richland
one
in
Columbia.
So
you
know
again
our
desire
to
move
back
to
ache
and
raised
our
children.
C
Here
was
the
driving
factor
being
closer
to
family
and
then
realizing
all
the
wonderful
things
that
it
can
had
to
offer
and
what
a
great
childhood
we
had,
what
a
great
safe,
family-oriented
place
it
was
for
us.
We
feel
really
really
blessed
to
have
had
the
opportunity
to
grow
up
here.
So
this
is
I
mean
this
is
kind
of
the
time.
If
you
feel
the
call
you
should
answer
and
I
think
it
was
just
one
of
those
things.
C
You
know
we
really
did
do
a
lot
of
research
before
deciding
to
put
our
heads
together
and
figure
out.
What
we
needed
to
do
I
mean
obviously
we're
moms,
we're
wives,
where
you
know
busy
professional
women
as
well,
and
so
at
first
the
undertaking
seemed
a
little
like
daunting.
You
know,
can
we
do
it?
But
if
you
are
really
interested
in
something-
and
you
know
you
really
think
there's
a
purpose
for
it,
you
absolutely
can.
So
that's
that's
really
what
we
decided.
A
To
do
well
in
y'all
have
done
you
have
done
your
homework
and
your
passion
really
does
does
show
because
I
know
you
know
starting
the
organization.
You
came
up
with
a
mission
statement
and
and
you're
very
organized
in
your
thought,
processes,
which
kind
of
brings
me
to
my
next
question:
you're
short
and
long-term
goals.
Can
you
share
some
of
those
with
us
for
aim
sure.
C
Well
without
I
guess
qualifying
which
they
would
fall
into.
There
are
a
few
things
that
we'd
like
to
see
and
again
Jennifer
feel
free
to
chime
in.
We
would
definitely
like
to
see
an
opportunity
for
professionals
in
the
community
to
be
involved
with
things
like
boards
and
commissions.
Here
again,
that's
something
growing
up.
We
were
sort
of
privy
to
that
information.
Nor
do
we
have
an
interest,
but
in
getting
back
here
and
realizing
that
there
are
opportunities
for
young
people
to
apply
to
to
be
serve
on
a
board
or
commission.
C
Or
you
know,
the
information
just
doesn't
seem
to
be
circulating,
well
that
there
are
opportunities
like
that.
We've
had
meetings
with
a
number
of
people
which
we
can
get
in
later,
but
it
seems
to
be
that,
from
the
other
end
of
things
that
they're
there
there's
almost
this
idea
that
maybe
young
people
aren't
interested
in
serving,
but
in
actuality
it
seems
on
the
other,
and
they
don't
know
that
they
can.
So
we
would
like
to
share.
B
B
C
Would
definitely
like
to
see
or
like
to
do
our
part
with
helping
all
the
aspects
of
Eichen
sort
of
bridge
the
gap
and
come
together
for
a
common
goal.
There
again
I
think
we
see
on
the
aspirational
tool
when,
when
folks
come
back
from
the
aspirational
tour,
you
see
the
everybody's
really
really
excited.
B
C
You
know
there's
a
very
positive
flow
of
information
and
communication,
and
things
like
that
going
and
people
are
sharing
ideas,
so
we
like
to
see
that
continue,
but
also
spill
over
into
all
parts
of
ache,
and
not
just
the
folks
who
are
already
sort
of
in
city
governance,
but
I
mean
we
have
a
creative
questioning
community.
We
have
great
retirement
community.
We
also
have
the
young
professionals.
We
also
have
colleges
here.
C
You
know
we
also
have
other
folks
who
feel
unempowered
around
town,
so
it
can
small
enough
where
things
don't
really
have
to
be
partisan
for
us
to
kind
of
work
together,
they
don't
really
have
to
be
a
special
interest.
I
mean
we
have
so
many
great
things
going
in
so
many
smart
people
in
aiken
that
really,
if
we
could
get
the
information
flowing,
I
think
would
find
ourselves
very
quickly
in
some
of
some
of
the
at
some
of
the
levels
of
some
of
these
other
places,
the
aspirational
toward
we
could
be
agreeable.
A
C
C
C
Keeping
the
dollars
we
have
again
USC
Aiken,
especially
being
such
an
untapped
resources.
We
have.
We
have
some
folks
who
were
students
at
USC
Aiken,
who
have
been
in
some
of
our
focus
groups,
and
we
constantly
hear
that
they
either
go
to
Augusta
to
spend
their
money
or
they
go
home
every
weekend
and
USC
Aiken
has
done
a
wonderful
job
in
accommodating
its
students,
and
things
like
that.
But
I
think
a
kid
could
probably
do
a
better
job
in
accommodating
USC
Aiken.
So
on
there
could
be
more
partnerships.
C
There
could
be
ways
to
make
the
students
feel
welcome,
downtown
and
have
them
spend
some
of
their
dollars
there,
and
you
know,
we've
got
folks
getting
a
great
education
at
USC,
Aiken,
anak
in
tech
and
then
they're
leaving,
and
so
you
know,
there's
there's
a
real
opportunity
to
capitalize
on
some
more
things
that
we
haven't.
We
haven't
done
yet
sure
absolutely.
A
B
C
B
C
I
mean
that
that's
that's
basically
it
I
mean
this.
This
organization
really
started
like
the
end
of
october.
Oh.
C
It's
in
its
infancy,
but
I'll
say
this:
we
might
have
not
kicked
it
off
yet
if
it
was
up
to
us
in
the
beginning,
but
very
quickly,
I
think
people
kind
of
heard
what
we
were
trying
to
do
and
it
build
a
lot
of
steam
and
we
started
hearing
from
other
people
about
the
newly
proposed
young
professional
organization
that
had
to
do
with
civic
engagement.
So
we
kind
of
looked
at
each
other
said.
Well,
we
better
get
on
the
money
you
know
put.
C
Yes,
yeah:
we've
we've
been
really
fortunate
to
have
spoken
with
John
Clem
spoken
with
Rick.
Both
of
them
were
so
supportive,
and
you
know
we
plan
to
be
in
constant
communication
with
them
and
again
it
was
great
to
hear
from
them
about
what
they
thought
the
needs
were
and
how
young
professionals
could
plug
into
this
area.
So
we
feel
like
we're
on
the
right
track.
Very.
A
C
Although
we
had
sort
of
this
is
before
aim
had
gotten
started,
and
we
had
kind
of
discussed
the
need
for
young
professionals
to
also
see
what
we
could
do
to
assist
I
think
our
we
think
the
public
school
system
I
mean
that's
kind
of
the
core
of
your
city.
Once
your
school
system
goes,
your
city
goes,
we've
seen
it
historically,
it
happens
time
and
time
again.
So
if
there's
need
for
young
professionals
to
get
involved
in
any
way,
we
like
to
work
for
dr.
C
Alfred
as
well,
we've
reached
out
to
the
ache
and
young
professionals,
and
we
were
trying
to
see
how
we
can
partner
with
them
or
kind
of
how
we
could
fit
in
with
the
organization.
Because
again,
there
are
a
lot
of
young
people
who
are
dedicated
to
being
active
in
town,
but
in
that
group,
there's
probably
a
number
of
other
folks
who
also
want
to
be
involved
in
the
civic
engagement
portion.
We've
had
a
lot
of
them
reach
out
to
us.
We
started
a
Facebook
page
very
quickly.
C
After
you
know,
we
named
the
organization
and
I
think
in
a
day
we
have
like
105
legs
or
something
and
people
sort
of
sending
us
messages.
Saying
hey.
Let
me
know
what
I
can
do
a
me
young,
professional
in
town.
This
is
a
good
idea
so
to
really
tap
into
those
folks
who
have
reached
out
and
consolidate
our
ideas
and
start
sharing
them
with
people
again
City
Council.
Obviously
these
are
the
folks
who
are
coming
in
making
a
lot
of
the
decisions
for
the
town.
C
In
fact,
one
of
our
first
events
for
the
year
we're
waiting
to
hear
from
a
couple
people
on
schedules
and
things
like
that.
What
we'd
like
to
do
is
share
information
about
who
our
elected
officials
are
I.
Think
with
us,
starting
during
the
time
of
a
major
amazed
that
we
haven't
had
here
in
25
years,
was
a
great
opportunity
for
us
to
see
some
of
the
ways
that
Aiken
is
lacking,
I
think
in
voter
education
and
civic
and
other
civic
engagement
opportunities.
C
C
Lots
of
people
who
didn't
know
whether
they
lived
on
the
city
of
the
county
or
lots
of
people
who
didn't
know
like
if
anybody
else
was
running-
and
you
know
buts
besides
the
two
candidates,
as
you
know,
who's
all
a
part
of
this
election,
and
we
just
kind
of
realized
that,
while
the
election
was
really
exciting
for
a
canned
I,
think
there's
still
a
number
of
folks
who
did
not
have
right
information
about
general.
How
you
know
the
electorate
works,
so
we're
working
with
we're
going
to
send
a
message
out
to
City
Council.
C
We
already
talked
to
Rick
about
this
we're
wanting
to
get
all
the
City
Council
men
and
women,
and
perhaps
John
Clem,
perhaps
the
Chief
of
Police
other
major
players
who
do
a
lot
in
our
community
together
for
just
a
drop
in
so
folks
can
realize,
like
when
you're
marking
your
name
on
your
ballot.
This
is
who
represents
your
neighborhood.
You
know
and
I
know,
the
Aiken
standard
was
actually
interesting.
Aiken
standard
had
started
a
piece
on
that
right
as
we
were
thinking.
C
B
C
Then,
of
course,
the
county
council,
the
commission
of
governments,
anybody
who's.
Who
really
will
let
us
give
our
will.
Let
us
share
the
young,
professional
ideas
and
NC,
because
again,
this
isn't
just
an
idea.
It's
really
about
service.
How
can
we
serve
sure
you
know
and
I
think
at
times
when
folks
start
a
new
organization,
you
know
it's
for
some
self
fulfilling
issue
or
whatever
the
case,
and
all
these
meetings
are
really
like.
How
can
we
help
you?
How
can
we
be
the
voice?
A
B
Letting
letting
the
folks
before
us
take
control
and
run
things
so
I
think
we
are
trying
to
educate
our
peers
and
let
them
know
that
we
we
can
make
a
difference
and
and
have
a
say
in
things.
So
that's
been
a
challenge.
I
think
that
we've
we've
been
battling
is
yes,
you
can
do
something,
don't
don't
worry
about
how
to
do
it?
Let's
just
start
the
process.
C
Agree,
I
mean--
and
even
to
go
a
step
farther
they're
being
while
our
overall
level
of
recognition
has
been
met
with
you,
know,
warmth
and
encouragement
and
things
like
that
from
all
entities,
not
just
young
professionals
and
college
students,
but
you
know
the
what
we
call
the
older
generation.
You
know
here
in
Savannah
you
know
Savannah
Aiken,.
B
C
Aiken,
you
know,
we've
that's
been
great,
but
still
in
talking
to
our
peers.
There
is
some
hesitation
because
they
have
never
been
offered
an
opportunity
to
to
speak
on
certain
issues
or
to
kind
of
gather.
In
that
sense.
I'll
just
be
honest,
I
mean
we
had
a
couple.
People
say:
hey
I,
think
you
know
the
civic
engagement
part
was
left
out
of
some
of
our
organizations
on
purpose
and
I'm.
C
If
you
will
who
don't
want
to
share
information,
then
it
went
on
a
lot
of
things
that
I
think
when
you
talk
about
ageism
and
things
like
that,
we
have
folks
who
you
know
work
out
at
the
plant
and
their
younger
folks,
and
maybe
there
are
the
youngest
ones
and
they're
a
particular
group,
and
the
conversation
went
from
not
just
folks
in
the
city
being
afraid
to
sort
of
pass
information,
but
even
in
other
in
the
workplace
and
another
thing.
Other
entities
here
in
Aiken
and
that
becomes
a
problem-
it's
not
something!
C
That's
just
you
need
to
aiken.
If
it
is
happening,
it's
happening
everywhere.
There's
a
lot
of
transition
going
on
the
economy's
in
weird
spot,
so
everybody's
sort
of
trying
to
make
sure
you're
holding
on
to
your
place
in
the
world.
If
you
will
but
I
think
for
our
particular
generation
for
the
Millennials,
it
can
be
a
little
scary
to
feel
that
you
know.
I
want
to
do
a
little
bit
more
I
want
to
say
this
I
want
to
say
that.
But
if
I
do
this,
this
might
mess
up.
C
B
B
C
A
B
A
C
A
C
Would
say
the
first
I'll
just
jump
right
in,
and
the
first
would
be
that
we
are
an
organization
and
based
on
connections
as
far
as
connecting
people
and
serving
again.
This
is
not
an
organization.
That's
trying
to
come
in
and
overhaul
anybody.
This
is
not
an
organization
that
wants
to
come
in
and
sort
of
tell
people
how
to
do
their
jobs.
It
is
simply
something
we
saw.
C
A
need
for
in
the
biggest
part
of
that
need,
was
being
able
to
assist
in
connecting
the
dots
in
Aiken
and
then
secondarily
with
that
I
guess,
the
point
B
would
be.
How
can
we
serve?
How
can
we
help?
We
want
to
give
you
a
very
easy
way
to
reach
out,
and
we
both
had
the
city
interviews
where
the
consultants
came
in
and
we
participated
in
that
and.
B
C
Of
talked
about
what
our
experience
was,
and
things
and
I
think
the
feedback
that
we
sort
of
immediately
got
just
as
we
were
talking
to
the
consultants
is.
This
is
a
place
that
could
use
more
of
a
young
professional
voice.
I
guess
we'll
see
officially
when
we
come
back
and
have
the
big
gathering
and
get
the
official
feedback
from
the
consultants,
but
I
have
a
strong
feeling
that
a
canoe
else
and
they
say
hey,
you
really
need
to
get
your
young
professionals
involved.
So
we
want
to
assist
by
giving
again
streamlining
the
process.
C
We
want
to
get
the
young
professionals
who
are
interested
in
civic
engagement,
particularly
involved
in
a
group.
So
if
the
city
needs
something
or
you
want
to,
you
know
feedback.
We
talked
with
Rick
about
possibly
creating
some
sort
of
bored
like
a
youth
board
or
something
like
that
where
the
city
could
utilize
and
so
again
we're
open
for
ideas
it's
about
service
and
connecting
the
dots.
That's
the
first
point.
A
Very
good
well
as
we're
kind
of
wrapping
up
today.
Very
briefly,
can
you
can
you
both
just
share
with
me?
You
know
how
you
got
to
this
point.
You
know
it
was
birth.
You've
had
these
other
life
experiences.
So
what
does
this
mean
for
you
personally
to
come
back
to
where
you
grew
up
and
be
able
to
put
this
organization
together,
I
think.
B
When
you
become
a
mom,
your
world
completely
changes,
and
you
are
no
longer
functioning
for
yourself.
I
am
functioning
for
my
children's
future,
and
so
that's
why
this
means
so
much.
I
think,
to
us,
because
we
really
want
this
place
to
be
the
best
place
possible
for
our
kids.
That
that's
my
hope
and
my
goal.
I
had
a
great
experience.
Growing
up
and
I
would
give
anything
for
my
children
to
have
the
same.
C
My
second
that,
besides
and
even
more
so
us
choosing
to
come
back
here
because
we're
really
proud
of
akin
of
all
the
places
we
lived,
you
know
I
think
probably
each
of
us
had
experiences
where
we're
talking
to
people
about
where
we
grew
up,
and
it's
with
just
you
know
a
lot
of
a
steam
and
pride
like
we're
really
blessed
to
have
grown
up
here,
and
you
want
to
see
that
continue.
I
think
in
an
hour
and
all
of
our
journeys
we've
seen
cities
that
have
died
out,
we've
seen
cities.
That
probably
were
great.
C
Them
on
any
given
day
where
you
know
somebody
grew
up
here,
and
it
was
great,
and
you
know,
with
bacon
and
again
the
brain
trust
of
people,
the
resources
that
we
have,
the
beauty
Aiken
has,
and
this
there's
so
many
different
areas
that
Aiken
can
just
be
proud
of.
We
just
want
to
see
that
continue.
It's
wonderful
and
we
definitely
want
our
kids
to
have
an
even
better
opportunity
as
they
grow.
A
Up
here
well,
we
are
so
lucky
to
have
a
situation
where
to
very
smart
individuals,
have
gone
off,
seeing
other
places
and
come
back
home,
so
we're
so
excited
about
what
the
future
brings
for
aim
and
wish.
You
the
best
of
luck
and
really
appreciate
y'all,
both
being
here
today
to
talk
about
the
goal
and
the
mission,
and
so
how
can
people
get
in
touch
with
you
to
learn
more
about
a.
C
Well,
first
and
foremost,
I
know
everybody's
pretty
digital
these
days
and
we
have
a
Facebook
page,
that's
really
easily
accessible,
it's
just
a
can
of
motion
or
aim.
You
can
type
it
in
and
either
one
will
come
up,
but
also
what
we
can
do
is
we've
decided
to
leave
our
information
with
the
city
to
if
anybody's
interested,
if
they
want
to
reach
out
so
we'll
be
doing
that,
but
probably
the
easiest
way
we
get
facebook
on
our
phones
pretty
quickly
and
we
can
respond.