WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.400 --> 00:00:03.799 Yeah, good morning, good morning, and welcome walk and walk. It's 2 00:00:03.839 --> 00:00:07.200 time now for our community connection right here on K one, the one you 3 00:00:07.320 --> 00:00:11.160 trust, and right here, in a hot second, we're gonna get things 4 00:00:11.199 --> 00:00:14.039 going. There we go. We've got our TV cameras working. Now, 5 00:00:14.800 --> 00:00:18.280 that was a close connection we have now and then have a thing called low 6 00:00:18.359 --> 00:00:21.399 bandwidth, and that's when everybody jumps on the computer at the same time. 7 00:00:21.480 --> 00:00:24.280 So I don't know what's going on there, but high ladies, how are 8 00:00:24.320 --> 00:00:27.600 we doing? Gal? Good morning, you're good. How are you? 9 00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:32.679 I thought school just ended? I know us, it never ends here. 10 00:00:32.719 --> 00:00:37.719 We always packed back the backpacks and oh my god, you're round. We 11 00:00:37.759 --> 00:00:41.640 work you around. Pat and Cindy are here again. And I got to 12 00:00:41.679 --> 00:00:44.719 tell you this is a never ending thing because you know, as long as 13 00:00:44.719 --> 00:00:48.280 we've got kids, we've got kids who need things, and in order to 14 00:00:48.359 --> 00:00:51.479 get everybody on the same page, we've got to give them pages to work 15 00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:55.200 with, don't we Absolutely yes, I said, you've been an educator, 16 00:00:55.479 --> 00:00:59.399 you know how this goes. I have. And you know, students are 17 00:00:59.399 --> 00:01:03.159 always so glad for that last day of school, and after a little bit 18 00:01:03.159 --> 00:01:04.799 of time and home, they're kind of like Okay, when is school going 19 00:01:04.879 --> 00:01:10.959 to start again? Usually about three weeks, yes, and so we're ready 20 00:01:11.200 --> 00:01:15.480 to help them start a good year. That's our goal is to make sure 21 00:01:15.480 --> 00:01:19.319 they have the supplies that they need so that they can get started and have 22 00:01:19.439 --> 00:01:23.000 a successful school year. All right. Now, when we talk about having 23 00:01:23.040 --> 00:01:26.439 a successful school year, that starts with a full backpack full of the supplies 24 00:01:26.480 --> 00:01:30.640 you need or to have it going. And one of the things that we 25 00:01:30.280 --> 00:01:36.959 I guess pride is maybe something that we could say or we can't or target 26 00:01:37.640 --> 00:01:42.599 is to provide every student that we provide with everything that that specific teacher has 27 00:01:42.599 --> 00:01:46.439 asked for. And so that's what we've done for the last twenty years. 28 00:01:46.680 --> 00:01:49.560 And we've been doing this twenty years. Yeah, it's been going on that 29 00:01:49.640 --> 00:01:55.560 long. Long that long. Wow, I've been involved that. Oh my 30 00:01:55.680 --> 00:02:00.920 goodness sake, it's incredible. I just remember always the getting ready for school 31 00:02:01.400 --> 00:02:05.680 with my parents. They were like, oh gosh, running back to so 32 00:02:05.920 --> 00:02:07.280 munchy, how are we going to do this? You know, because we 33 00:02:07.360 --> 00:02:14.560 had four all in a clumb Oh Wow. Yeah, yeah, why are 34 00:02:14.639 --> 00:02:17.360 so expensive they are? Now? I will tell you what, I don't 35 00:02:17.360 --> 00:02:21.560 think it was quite that bad back then. It didn't seem to be so 36 00:02:21.759 --> 00:02:25.240 dire. But my goodness sakes, all I remember was that, you know, 37 00:02:25.360 --> 00:02:29.360 every now and then, some kids had this thing called this trapper keeper. 38 00:02:29.479 --> 00:02:32.439 Yes, yeah, I'm like, dog, how did you get that? 39 00:02:32.520 --> 00:02:37.919 Gut an order? Well, what's funny is there are a couple of 40 00:02:37.960 --> 00:02:43.159 grades that require those separate notebooks recall trapper keepers, and the kids that don't 41 00:02:43.159 --> 00:02:45.840 get them are like, whoa, I won't one of those. We're like, 42 00:02:46.080 --> 00:02:49.280 we're sorry, but we can only give those two the ones that the 43 00:02:49.280 --> 00:02:53.520 teachers requested. They're expensive, expensive, Yeah, but that was always a 44 00:02:53.520 --> 00:02:57.840 big deal. But I see we're getting a lot of help from a lot 45 00:02:57.879 --> 00:03:00.800 of different folks in order to further this, to make sure that the kids 46 00:03:00.840 --> 00:03:07.120 can start school confident and prepared. Yes, and I see where my friends 47 00:03:07.120 --> 00:03:09.120 at the Knights of Columbus. Boy do they do breakfast. They do a 48 00:03:09.199 --> 00:03:13.560 wonderful breakfast. That and fish, but they don't have fish for breakfast and 49 00:03:14.319 --> 00:03:20.759 two different things. But you are welcome to come this coming Sunday, Nights 50 00:03:20.759 --> 00:03:25.639 of Columbus will let us have another pancake breakfast at Father Lynch Hall, and 51 00:03:25.840 --> 00:03:30.719 we would love to see everyone there. It's ten dollars all you can eat. 52 00:03:30.879 --> 00:03:37.080 You know, they have an egg hessero and sausage and bacon and biscuits 53 00:03:37.120 --> 00:03:40.439 and gravy and pancakes. Pancakes. Yeah, we won't forget the pancakes. 54 00:03:40.599 --> 00:03:44.680 Not so the big ones like you saw in that movie Uncle Buck where he 55 00:03:44.719 --> 00:03:47.280 had to use a snowshelll to turn them over. But they're good size, 56 00:03:47.319 --> 00:03:53.000 they are. They're good size. And this all helps with Washington County school 57 00:03:53.000 --> 00:03:57.680 supply drive. Otherwise, knowing is back the backpacks now coming up on the 58 00:03:57.719 --> 00:04:01.759 twenty second, oh man, going all out. You're calling out the dogs. 59 00:04:02.919 --> 00:04:06.120 Well, one of the good things you said. There are a number 60 00:04:06.120 --> 00:04:12.400 of people that are helping us in town. And at Woods is another organization 61 00:04:12.520 --> 00:04:15.399 in town that provides the hot dogs and the drinks. Two hot dogs and 62 00:04:15.439 --> 00:04:18.680 a drink just for a dollar. That's it, and that's it. That's 63 00:04:18.720 --> 00:04:26.560 the best bays And then we provide we'll have chips and baked goods for sale. 64 00:04:27.199 --> 00:04:30.160 So come on out to add was We have some people that come out. 65 00:04:30.199 --> 00:04:32.519 I think last year or the year before, somebody came out. They 66 00:04:32.519 --> 00:04:36.120 were having like a family reunion. They bought like forty hot divings. So 67 00:04:36.160 --> 00:04:42.560 we're just away. Now I got it, you know, and city I 68 00:04:42.920 --> 00:04:46.439 see we have dessert there, right, but it's kind of like calorie neutral 69 00:04:46.439 --> 00:04:49.040 because you're gonna have to walk around out what's when you're done? Right, 70 00:04:49.560 --> 00:04:54.839 So don't be afraid. June twenty second is a warm day. Oh yeah, 71 00:04:54.920 --> 00:04:58.720 so you love those cold drinks. Yes. The best part of it 72 00:04:58.759 --> 00:05:02.079 all is that those proceeds benefit us and being able to buy school supplies and 73 00:05:02.319 --> 00:05:05.079 help the kids. Oh it is I need to throw in. We were 74 00:05:05.079 --> 00:05:09.680 talking about other people. The Masons had a pancake breakfast for us a few 75 00:05:09.680 --> 00:05:14.319 weeks ago, and well they do that too. They're able too. So 76 00:05:14.439 --> 00:05:17.800 we are so fortunate to have people in the community that are willing to help 77 00:05:17.920 --> 00:05:25.240 us do projects and that they give us the proceeds and it really helps us 78 00:05:25.279 --> 00:05:29.000 a lot. Well, that is wonderful. And the hits keep coming because 79 00:05:29.120 --> 00:05:32.040 coming up in July, I see the folks at Saint Luke's are going to 80 00:05:32.040 --> 00:05:36.639 help you out. They are very helpful. Not only do they let us 81 00:05:36.800 --> 00:05:42.040 have a bingo night there, they let us bring our supplies in in June 82 00:05:42.639 --> 00:05:46.160 and they stay there until August. So Saint Luke's is just an invaluable part 83 00:05:46.199 --> 00:05:49.519 of this community. So y'all kind of like join at the hip there, 84 00:05:49.600 --> 00:05:53.959 huh, we are during that time. I don't want to even think about 85 00:05:53.959 --> 00:06:00.399 saving. No, this bingo. This is kind of fun here because not 86 00:06:00.439 --> 00:06:03.160 only do you have fun playing bingo, I mean even if you lose, 87 00:06:03.199 --> 00:06:08.120 you have fun, but you're doing this for a great cause, which is 88 00:06:08.160 --> 00:06:12.439 of course back exactly. And not only will you be able to play bingo, 89 00:06:12.519 --> 00:06:14.959 you'll be able to eat dinner there. You see, you start at 90 00:06:14.959 --> 00:06:18.879 five point thirty, so we'll be having hot dogs again and chips and baked 91 00:06:18.920 --> 00:06:23.439 goods that night as well. And there will be wonderful prizes to win as 92 00:06:23.439 --> 00:06:27.519 well. We have baskets and gift cards and yes, really good stuff. 93 00:06:27.639 --> 00:06:32.519 Well that is great. It just keeps happening. Now we've got what is 94 00:06:32.560 --> 00:06:42.839 this go live business I'm seeing here that has my attention. Well, we 95 00:06:42.959 --> 00:06:50.000 have started having applications online. It has helped us tremendously because with the paperwork 96 00:06:50.120 --> 00:06:57.399 we have to import everything that we can. We still do live applications at 97 00:06:57.439 --> 00:07:01.839 a copy mission and at Mary Martha out Reach, and when we do those 98 00:07:02.959 --> 00:07:08.759 people can come in person and fill out the application. However, we've made 99 00:07:08.800 --> 00:07:12.759 it easier because they can go on live. I sit on live, but 100 00:07:12.879 --> 00:07:15.959 I mean live online. I think they got it. Yeah, I don't 101 00:07:15.959 --> 00:07:20.240 worry about it. I was following you and then they can fill out and 102 00:07:20.519 --> 00:07:26.240 it's really easier now for most of the people that we help. This is 103 00:07:26.319 --> 00:07:29.199 really cool. So when does the shopping take place, because we're doing a 104 00:07:29.240 --> 00:07:32.720 lot of five around. Whenever we got special on something, you do right 105 00:07:32.759 --> 00:07:36.879 out. Yes, And unfortunately they are not as many cells as there used 106 00:07:36.879 --> 00:07:43.720 to be, so we are really looking for that, trying to find more 107 00:07:43.759 --> 00:07:46.240 and more sales. So we're constantly on the outlook. And some of the 108 00:07:46.439 --> 00:07:51.800 times now we've had to resort to going online ourselves to find supplies because we 109 00:07:51.839 --> 00:07:57.800 can't find them locally. Wow, that's more. A little blue trucks are 110 00:07:57.959 --> 00:08:05.680 around now, that's hire because we bought everything we could hear and then we 111 00:08:05.759 --> 00:08:09.720 went to a couple of places there and our cars were loaded. Oh my. 112 00:08:11.120 --> 00:08:13.319 One of the things that we've done as well is when we're vacationing someplace 113 00:08:13.680 --> 00:08:18.040 and we can see a good school supply sell, we grab it and bring 114 00:08:18.079 --> 00:08:20.639 it back with us. Wow. If you have a car, if you 115 00:08:20.680 --> 00:08:24.560 have a car, I'm not ut fling it back. Oh my, yeah, 116 00:08:26.120 --> 00:08:28.360 we'll try to ask questions about that stuff. Yeah, exactly. Now, 117 00:08:28.360 --> 00:08:31.480 I understand this is kind of a tight nique group, but you're always 118 00:08:31.519 --> 00:08:35.159 looking for extra folks to come on in and be a part of the team. 119 00:08:35.679 --> 00:08:41.840 It's like a well oiled machine, isn't it. It is actually volunteers 120 00:08:41.960 --> 00:08:46.799 of what makes us work. We call it Sprint weekend when we put everything 121 00:08:46.799 --> 00:08:50.159 at Saint Luke's and actually pack the backpacks and hand them out to the kids. 122 00:08:50.399 --> 00:08:56.559 But having volunteers, having people invested in what we do for the reasons 123 00:08:56.559 --> 00:08:58.639 that we do, it makes it all work. That that awe is the 124 00:08:58.639 --> 00:09:03.600 machine. Wow, I understand that everybody's got their job and they just they 125 00:09:03.600 --> 00:09:07.720 can almost do a blind pold. I couldn't much. That is very true. 126 00:09:07.799 --> 00:09:11.799 And we have, excuse me, so many people that help us in 127 00:09:11.919 --> 00:09:18.759 one group. I hate to signal or sing single thank you, pat single 128 00:09:18.759 --> 00:09:24.039 out one group, but the Ladies Golf Association at Hill Christ they will help 129 00:09:24.159 --> 00:09:26.519 us buy things that are a little more expensive. So if any other groups, 130 00:09:26.759 --> 00:09:31.519 if you hear that and you want to help us maybe buy a certain 131 00:09:31.559 --> 00:09:37.360 project or a product, please let us know and then the churches are helping 132 00:09:37.440 --> 00:09:41.240 us out. Every month, Steve Clark, one of our board members, 133 00:09:41.679 --> 00:09:46.360 is contacted the churches and give them a list and they give us so much 134 00:09:46.519 --> 00:09:50.720 and sometimes they will adopt a product and I lie that product. I like 135 00:09:50.960 --> 00:09:56.679 anybody listening, if you'd like to adopt a product, just contact us pack 136 00:09:56.759 --> 00:10:01.519 the Backpacks dot org online and that's how you can reach us. We'd love 137 00:10:01.559 --> 00:10:03.200 to hear. We'd love to hear from you. So, like, you 138 00:10:03.240 --> 00:10:07.879 know, if you want to be the guy that adopts the number two pencil, 139 00:10:07.960 --> 00:10:11.000 you can be that. Absolutely. We want to be pencil guy. 140 00:10:11.519 --> 00:10:15.960 I want to be the fat pencil guy. So yeah, so there you 141 00:10:16.039 --> 00:10:20.080 go. Now, do you have a website or a Facebook page? We 142 00:10:20.120 --> 00:10:26.080 have both? Both? Okay, good packth Backpacks dot org is our website 143 00:10:26.399 --> 00:10:28.919 and the Facebook page that kind of gives you things pretty much in the minute 144 00:10:30.320 --> 00:10:35.919 and everything. I imagine that the website gives the big overview about what you're 145 00:10:35.919 --> 00:10:39.320 all about and explains the five oh one, three c yes, and the 146 00:10:39.360 --> 00:10:43.440 opportunity to donate there as well. Oh really all of these things that are 147 00:10:43.440 --> 00:10:48.799 going on as far as fundraisers. If you can't attend, feel free to 148 00:10:48.840 --> 00:10:52.720 go, not just feel free, but we hope that you would go online 149 00:10:52.759 --> 00:10:56.000 and donate as well. We're one of the organizations in town that don't have 150 00:10:56.200 --> 00:11:03.159 a dedicated sponsor or. We're not a United Way agency, so what we 151 00:11:03.320 --> 00:11:09.960 provide, the funds that we provide come from small fundraisers like these and for 152 00:11:11.039 --> 00:11:15.679 from us sometimes, but also from individuals that would like to help. Wow. 153 00:11:16.000 --> 00:11:20.600 And also on that note what Pat said, we have no paid people 154 00:11:20.879 --> 00:11:24.679 on our board. We are all volunteers. So everything that we do comes 155 00:11:24.679 --> 00:11:28.360 out of our time because of our love for the kids and the teachers and 156 00:11:28.399 --> 00:11:33.679 trying to support the community. So and so every dollar that's donated goes for 157 00:11:33.720 --> 00:11:37.720 that effort as well. This is this is amazing. This is where it 158 00:11:37.799 --> 00:11:43.919 kind of all comes together, and this kind of personisfying Martinsville. Really I 159 00:11:43.919 --> 00:11:48.519 agree, yeah, because I don't think there's a person I know that would, 160 00:11:50.200 --> 00:11:54.120 you know, say well, yeah if you pay me, But if 161 00:11:54.120 --> 00:11:56.759 you ask them real nice, they'll say all volunteer, yeah, yeah, 162 00:11:56.879 --> 00:12:01.200 yeah, So wow, this is really good. And the weekend that we 163 00:12:01.360 --> 00:12:05.919 packed will be what the first weekend in August and August, and we would 164 00:12:05.960 --> 00:12:09.559 love to see anybody there. We normally get a lot of volunteers, which 165 00:12:09.639 --> 00:12:13.960 is great because that helps us pack very quickly and finish in just a few 166 00:12:15.039 --> 00:12:18.240 days, where if we did it ourselves it would take and it used to 167 00:12:18.360 --> 00:12:24.000 you said, this is a well oiled machine. We debrief after every time 168 00:12:24.200 --> 00:12:26.840 every week year that we do this, and we find things that work well 169 00:12:26.879 --> 00:12:31.399 and some things we discard, and so we continue to define it and refine 170 00:12:31.399 --> 00:12:35.960 it. But one of the things that will happen is online will be an 171 00:12:35.960 --> 00:12:41.440 opportunity. We'll have sign up Genius there with the days that we need volunteers 172 00:12:41.759 --> 00:12:43.879 and for the jobs that we need volunteers for as well, and so they 173 00:12:43.879 --> 00:12:48.840 can just go and sign up Genius and sign up. That's great. How 174 00:12:48.840 --> 00:12:52.360 many bags do you have? Estimate do you do? Last year was like 175 00:12:52.399 --> 00:12:54.919 twenty seven hundred. I was going to say twenty seven hundred. Yeah, 176 00:12:56.240 --> 00:13:00.759 I think that's our that was the that's the most we've done. That's that's 177 00:13:00.759 --> 00:13:03.840 still a lot. But that's the need, folks, that's the reality. 178 00:13:03.919 --> 00:13:07.080 That is the need. That is reality, that is what is true. 179 00:13:07.399 --> 00:13:13.480 Unfortunately, each year the need gets greater. And I hear that from a 180 00:13:13.480 --> 00:13:20.840 lot of nonprofits, and i'magined to hear that from teachers too. Definitely, 181 00:13:22.159 --> 00:13:24.480 these kids aren't going to say, uh, they're not going to do that 182 00:13:24.799 --> 00:13:28.639 because they don't know. They really just don't that's true. But the teachers 183 00:13:28.679 --> 00:13:31.600 will be observant. I want to thank you ladies for both coming in and 184 00:13:31.600 --> 00:13:35.799 grace in our studios today. It's always wonderful to have bright smiles and bright 185 00:13:35.919 --> 00:13:39.720 conversations. We appreciate your having it, always appreciate it. Well. You 186 00:13:39.840 --> 00:13:43.919 count on me on that first one. Put me down for five breakfasts, 187 00:13:43.240 --> 00:13:48.480 and we're gonna throw somebody there at the pack the pack. Thank you so 188 00:13:48.600 --> 00:13:56.840 much, Thank you very much. The mission of Paralyzed Veterans of America is clear.