Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central Louisiana

Drake: I think I could take him but I don't know.

Eldonta: I'm sure I'd win. 


Drake: Well, I got eight years on you, so... 
 


Eldonta: That's why I'm supposed to beat you. 
 


Drake: And you could be a better athlete. 



Eldonta: We encourage in all of our kids that they can be great. You know? And that's kind of our whole thing in Boys & Girls Clubs is, great futures start here. 
 


Drake: When you look at his passion for the children. It's magical. If you had the opportunity to watch him in his element, in the environment with those kids, to give them mentoring and to give them ability to learn. 
 


Eldonta: One of the things I've learned as a coach was that generally, a team will take on the personality of their coach. 
 


Drake: Well, it's just amazing what you can do when your heart, and your mind, and your soul are directed in the right way. 
 


Eldonta: The beauty of the relationship that we have with Origin is that we're able to couple that passion with some resources. 
 


Drake: Thirty-five thousand meals cooked out of... If you looked at that kitchen right behind us over here, one lady is primarily doing a lot of the work. 
 


Eldonta: We focus on kids. At Origin Bank, they're focusing on the community as a whole. And having Drake on the board has been transformational. When you look at his drive to win, to be the best, you see that. 
 


Drake: His ability to attract talent and put the talent in the right place and not micromanaging. And that's a tall order. He does an excellent job at it. 
 


Eldonta: And we've been able to attract those people and let them be who they are. And again, that's really what we want with our kids, is to allow them to be who they are. 
 


Drake: Here these kids are getting things they need. And they're excited. The reward is that look on their face. And he's got to sit there and tip his hat because he's behind it. 
 


Eldonta: I'm a part of it. 
 


Drake: He's behind it.

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Eldonta: I could probably take him at chess. Yeah. 
 


Drake: Being that I don't play chess. 
 


Eldonta: We played it once though. 



Drake: I think I could beat you in checkers, though. 



Eldonta: I haven't played checkers in so long.

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