Kenny: Fundraising And Community Support

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[00:00–00:11] It's my birthday. Today is your birthday? Happy birthday. I don't have anybody to celebrate with. I know. Would you celebrate my birthoay with me?

[00:11–00:17] I sure will. Would you? Yes I will. Come on! I don't want to intrude into your own. No no.

[00:17–00:23] No no no. You come on in. Are you sure? Yes! [Unclear caption at source; exact wording requires source-level review.] Do I look pretty good?

[00:23–00:29] Oh you look great! Good. You look great. See that over ihere on the. That ship? 0 do uss okinav.

[00:29–00:43] That's the ship I was on. My job a refuel the helicopters. Down in the pump room. I lost my grandpa to agent orange. You reminded me of my grandpa. You know what you gotta do is struggle.

[00:43–00:56] Cause I know what you're going through. I lost mn brother in- st. paul because (drinking). He was isolated. Stuck in a one room... He was in the military. When did he serve?

[00:56–01:07] Vietnam. I love the scooter though. How I got the scooter was uhh? She set up aigofundme. She set up a GoFundMe rights. In 24 hours, people on TikTok, strangers who.

[01:07–01:25] For a scooter for you. That was enough to buy a scooter right there. And then some. Over the week after week. We raised thousands and thousands of dollars. I said I want to pay this forward.

[01:26–01:35] Kel so we started uh patriotic kenny foundation. To donate scooters 70 veterans in need rens in weede. To donate scooters to veterans in need. To keep them out of isolation. Isolation az bast one foundation. In the return that my fans foundation.

[01:35–01:45] Patrioti in the return that my fans. Gave for me and everybody else so... Is that what makes you happy? Yes that makes me very. Right now I think we gave 200 scooters almost. I think foundation.

[01:45–02:01] I tried to get one at the. And they ain't gonna give you no scooter. No way forget about it. I can't breathe and igot uhh stage 4 cancer. Lung cancer. They said you might have several months or couple.

[02:01–02:13] [Uncertain caption: Instead of caring for yourself] You're trying to give scooters out to other people. Foundation. If I’m gone just keep it. Don-t ever stop it don t ever stop it. That's my dream with my scooters.

[02:13–02:19] [Unclear caption at source; exact wording requires source-level review.] Aullo. Here's just a little bit of. That I wanted to give to. And your founsafion to: help people. And your f propation to.

[02:19–02:31] And your foundation to - help people. Kenn. Thank you thank you. Patric enny. Amanda. [Uncertain caption: There's probably enough to buy a scooter right]

[02:31–02:42] Imagine if you could gine away 500. 500? Won't that be incredible? That would be wild wouldnt that? Ho. I’m conna try my hardest to be able to do that.

[02:43–02:53] Undation. Them are good tears. Undation. [Unclear caption at source; exact wording requires source-level review.] Patriotic kenny foundation. This is for me?

[02:53–02:57] That's for you. Hey. Thank you kenny. Yes.