Evan & Charles meet at the Project Inspire Convention 2019

two years ago Charles Ramirez from San Antonio Texas was dating an Israeli girl completely secular Jew Charles is told by this young woman that too dated an Israeli girl you need to learn more about you Judaism not knowing where to turn Charles of course turned to acecomm and signed himself up for a learning partner he was set up with a learning partner for project inspire named Evan Shutts Minh when Evan signed up for a 101 Haru saw he wrote as follows right after the project's party Shabbat film in 2016 he wrote I have this host to learn at Yeshiva Smash mad reyga's her other man Hillcrest the night yeshiva program geared towards working professionals in the Queen's community for the past six years I've been thinking about this sort of program for a while and finally after watching your video cannot allow my 8 Sahara to tell me no so sign me up please and with a Shems help we will make it work Charles Ramirez came all the way from San Antonio Texas to join us here tonight and I want to ask Charles if you can come up here on stage [Applause] there's one thing I didn't tell you about Charles Charles and Evan have never met and so tonight Charles we asked Evan to join us here up on stage at the project inspiring convention to meet for the very first time haven't shot ceman and here he is here he is evident Charles have been learning for two years together evident Charles Evan you've said that you've learned far more from learning with Charles and Charles could have possibly learned from you today we would like to present with you a book that you can continue learning for many more years to come a book called lone light will allow it for both of you to have on behalf of project inspired to keep on learning to keep on growing and hopefully to become [Applause] [Music] ladies and gentlemen Charles and Evan are not alone hundreds of partners and partnerships have been created through Project inspires one on one learning program if you could please take out your phones now's the time take out your phones don't let a project inspire a convention go by without signing up for a learning partner and I should mention if you're learning with a partner already or if you'd like to sign up through partners in Torah through a tour mates the point here is to learn and inspire somebody but if you're not signed up take out your phones and text one the number one tío and the number one two nine seven zero zero zero and you will receive a bounce-back that will sign you up for a one-on-one charissa there are thousands of partnerships created and it well it doesn't have to be someone from San Antonio Texas it could be someone from your backyard but please you can make as much noise as you want while you talk to your phones and send your whatsapp messages as this was a good opportunity to take out your phones anyway but please use the opportunity to sign up for a one-on-one learning partner today as there are many many many more charles's out there even in our own backyards for those who are technically technologically challenged there are cards outside for you to sign up but please don't let this opportunity go by without without signing up for a one-on-one Carozza are we done we already have do we have a thousand Pierre signed up for today okay hmm I want to do something a little bit