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STATE.
>> APPRECIATE IT, PAUL.
GERRY, BACK TO YOU.
>>

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THANKS, BILL!
THE INDIANA FEVER AND ANTHEM
INC. SAY THEY ARE JOINING FORCES
TO BE GAME CHANGERS IN

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ADDRESSING SOCIAL INJUSTICE AND
PROMOTING HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES
IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
STATEWIDE.

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THE MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP,
“ATHLETE TO ADVOCATE,” AIMS TO
EMPOWER ATHLETES TO BECOME
CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGE.

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WE GET DETAILS ON THE
PARTNERSHIP FROM INDIANA FEVER
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER ALLISON BARBER.

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ALLISON, AS ALWAYS, GREAT TO SEE
YOU, THANKS FOR JOINING US.
>> THANKS, GERRY, THANKS FOR
HAVING ME ON THE SHOW.

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>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS UNIQUE
PARTNERSHIP. SOMETHING THAT CAME
OUT OF THE INDIANA FEVER, AN
IDEA YOU HAD THERE TO REALLY

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ENGAGE ATHLETES, AND TO HELP
THEM, HELP THEIR VOICES BE HEARD
EVEN MORE. TALK ABOUT THE KIND
OF THE INCEPTION OF THE ATHLETE

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TO ADVOCATE PROGRAM AND WHAT
IT'S ALL ABOUT.
>> GERRY, YOU KNOW, THE SUMMER,
THIS PAST SUMMER, WHEN OUR

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PLAYERS WERE PLAYING IN THE
BUBBLE, WE WITNESSED THEM COMING
TOGETHER TO REALLY PROMOTE
SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND TO RAISE

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AWARENESS OF IMPORTANT ISSUES IN
SOCIETY. I WAS SO INSPIRED BY
THE ACTIVITIES OF OUR ATHLETES
THAT I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, IS

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THERE MORE WE COULD DO TO EQUIP
THEM AND █EMPOWER THEM TO HAVE N
EVEN BIGGER PLATFORM AND A
STRONGER VOICE?

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AND I WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH I.U.
SCHOOL OF PHILANTHROPY, WE ASKED
THEM TO CREATE A NEW CURRICULUM,
VERY INNOVATIVE, FOCUSED ON

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ATHLETES AND HELPING THEM TO
BECOME STRONG ADVOCATES. AND SO
I.U. SCHOOL OF PHILANTHROPY
CREATED THIS NEW PROGRAM, A

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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE, AND
IT'S CALLED THREAT TO ADVOCATE,
A FIVE-WEEK PROGRAM, JUST
ENROLLED AND STARTED THIS PAST

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WEEK, LEARNING MORE ABOUT
PHILANTHROPY, LEADERSHIP IN
PHILANTHROPY, SOCIAL JUSTICE IN
PHILANTHROPY. GRATEFUL TO THE

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I.U. SCHOOL, WE'RE SO THRILLED
WITH ANTHEM, GAIL AND HER TEAM
HAVE COME ALONGSIDE, AND WE ARE
SO ALIGNED IN WHAT WE BELIEVE TO

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BE TRUE, HOW WE CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN SOCIETY. SO ANTHEM
FUNDED THIS PROGRAM FOR US, AND
OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT WE WILL DO

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ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH ANTHEM.
>> VERY GOOD, GAIL BOUDREAU AT
ANTHEM AND HER TEAM. YOU

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MENTIONED THE LILLY FAMILY
SCHOOL OF PHILANTHROPY. THIS IS,
TO ME, A UNIQUE IDEA, AND THERE
THERE IS A LOT OF PERSONAL

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GROWTH THAT THE PLAYERS WILL BE
EXPERIENCING, BUT THEN BEING
ABLE TO TAKE THAT AND REALLY
ENGAGE IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT

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THE STATE, AND BEYOND.
>> I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
OUR PLAYERS ARE SO PASSIONATE
ABOUT NOT JUST COMPETING ON THE

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COURT, BUT CONTRIBUTING INTO
SOCIETY. AND THEY'RE ALREADY
DOING IT. THIS PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATE HOPEFULLY WILL JUST

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FINE TUNE THEIR SKILLS AND MAYBE
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COMPETENCIES,
STRONGER, DEEPER, MORE PERVASIVE
IN SOCIETY YOU.

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>> MENTIONED A TWO-PRONG
APPROACH, I THINK THE ANTHEM
ASSIST PROGRAM THAT IS PART OF
THIS, PART OF THIS OVERARCHING

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INITIATIVE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, GERRY. IF OUR
ATHLETES ARE GOING TO BE THESE
ADVOCATES WHERE PEOPLE WILL LOOK

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UP TO THEM AND BE INSPIRED BY
THEM, WHAT COULD WE ALSO
ENCOURAGE IN OUR COMMUNITY?
AND SO MARCH 1 WE'LL LAUNCH THE

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FIRST EVER ANTHEM ASSIST AWARD,
AND WE'LL INVITE PEOPLE IN ALL
92 COUNTIES TO GO ON TO THE
FEVER WEBSITE, FEVER

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BASKETBALL.COM, AND NOMINATE
PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES,
HOOSIERS OF ALL AGES THAT ARE
EVERY DAY DOING GOOD DEEDS, GOOD

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WORK, AND WE WANT TO CELEBRATE
THAT BEHAVIOR, THAT ACTIVITY,
AND AWARD PEOPLE WITH THE NEW
ANTHEM ASSIST AWARD.

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>> VERY MUCH A STATE-WIDE
INITIATIVE, TOO.
I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF NICE
ADDITIONS, NEW LOCKER ROOMS,

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FEATURES DOWN AT THE FIELDHOUSE,
I THINK WE HAVE GOT SOME VIDEO,
NICE ADDITIONS.
>> YES, WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO THE

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SIMONS, AND THE FOLKS AT PACER
SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT FOR
INVESTING IN WOMEN'S SPORTS.
THIS IS ONE MORE SIGNAL OF HOW

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IMPORTANT PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S
SPORTS ARE TO THE SIMONS AND OUR
COMPANY AND THE NEW LOCKER ROOMS
SHOWING, SHOW CASING THE

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CULTURE, TAMIKA IS LEADING THE
CHARGE, WE CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE
FANS BACK IN THE STADIUM
CHEERING ON THE FEVER.

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>> I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE SHARE
THAT VIEW. DR. ALLISON BARBER IS
THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF
OPERATING OFFICER OF THE INDIANA