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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>It's sunny, but it's not warm, but we're warm here

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<v Speaker 1>in the studio today. We've got our guests here from

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<v Speaker 1>pack to backpacks, and we are underway with our community

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<v Speaker 1>connection and it's brought to you in part by Wesley

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<v Speaker 1>and Kitty College, also Arnold Moore and Knee Camp at

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<v Speaker 1>Funeral Home and Tall Grass Botors. We have Shelley and

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<v Speaker 1>Carol back for more. Are we doing, ladies, We're doing great.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh wow, it's nice to see folks getting out and

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<v Speaker 1>about today. We've got a big to do coming up

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<v Speaker 1>on January twenty fifth. What's going on?

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<v Speaker 2>We have bingo coming up big yep, So January twenty

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<v Speaker 2>fifth at Saint Luke's Episcopal Church. We'll have the doors

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<v Speaker 2>open at five thirty pm and then the games will

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<v Speaker 2>start at six. Tickets are twelve dollars and we'll have

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<v Speaker 2>ten games of bingo plus fifty to fifty games. And

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<v Speaker 2>we'll also have food for and we're gonna have dessert auctions.

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<v Speaker 1>Ooh, dessert auction. There you go. You know this time

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<v Speaker 1>of the year where you kind of need a little dessert,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just kind of fuel the engine a little bit. Now, Carol,

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<v Speaker 1>this is gonna be a lot of fun. Tell us

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit about pack the backpacks and how this

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<v Speaker 1>benefits what you're going to be doing.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, we've been doing this for around twenty four years

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<v Speaker 3>at least I've been involved with it with that long

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<v Speaker 3>and we usually do. We've been in recent years helping

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<v Speaker 3>around twenty five hundred students in Washington County and that

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<v Speaker 3>goes from head start to twelfth grade. So it's all

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<v Speaker 3>the schools in Washington County plus Osh Hills and Bowering

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<v Speaker 3>which are feeder schools to Washington County. So and we

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<v Speaker 3>supply what the teacher needs and in the backpack, oh.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know they'll tell you to give you a

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<v Speaker 1>little slip of paper. You know, this is what you

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<v Speaker 1>need to start school. And some bambilings are going yep

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<v Speaker 1>on it. Some are like going, well, wait a second,

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<v Speaker 1>and I've been in that family. Wait a second. So

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<v Speaker 1>this is a great program.

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<v Speaker 3>We like all the students to start out like everyone else.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, they have their backpack with all the supplies,

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<v Speaker 3>and the teachers really appreciate and they don't have to

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<v Speaker 3>buy the supplies.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, and the unique thing about us is that we

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<v Speaker 2>feel each backpack based on the school and the grade

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<v Speaker 2>that the kid is in, and that way they're getting

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<v Speaker 2>the supplies needed exactly for their classes.

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<v Speaker 1>So, Shelly, you guys and gals have this down to

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<v Speaker 1>a science. Now, Yes, I mean it's pretty much plug

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<v Speaker 1>and play, isn't it.

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<v Speaker 2>Definitely. We're a well oiled machine.

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<v Speaker 1>And so when you get ready to start loading up

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<v Speaker 1>the backpacks, everybody knows their job. And also new volunteers

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<v Speaker 1>are quickly trained that year.

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<v Speaker 3>That's right, and this is a year round project.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not just you know, the up in August and

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<v Speaker 1>let's do it now.

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<v Speaker 3>We buy supplies all year round. Lounge for the best spy,

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<v Speaker 3>So we really do. We're really careful with our money.

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<v Speaker 1>Well that's a good thing to know, because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>when folks make donations, they want to know, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>how much is that. Well, there's no administrative cost. It

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<v Speaker 1>goes straight back to the kids, exactly.

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<v Speaker 3>That's right.

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody makes a penny doing this.

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<v Speaker 3>We're working, that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>We're working for love. That's what we're working for. And now,

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<v Speaker 1>if somebody wants to be a volunteer for a Washington

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<v Speaker 1>County school, Supply Drive aka back to Backpacks. How do

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<v Speaker 1>we go about that?

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<v Speaker 2>They can message us on our Facebook page which is

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<v Speaker 2>under Washington County School Supply Drive, or they can message

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<v Speaker 2>us on our website which is pack Backpacks dot org.

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<v Speaker 1>Alrighty, And when it comes to donations, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to Carol because she's the treasure.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right.

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<v Speaker 1>If somebody's got a thousand dollars bill it is itching

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<v Speaker 1>to get rid of. Can they do that to your cause?

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<v Speaker 1>I meant they could.

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<v Speaker 3>If they want to send a check, they can send

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<v Speaker 3>it to our PO box which is here in Bartosfield.

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<v Speaker 3>It's two zero three one Post office box. And you

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<v Speaker 3>can go to our website which is the Pack the

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<v Speaker 3>Backpacks with an s dot org. And you can donate

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<v Speaker 3>on online online too, or you can get our the

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<v Speaker 3>address and mail us to check.

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<v Speaker 1>Well. That's a wonderful deal. It makes it pretty easy.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course, like you say, you're out shopping year

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<v Speaker 1>round looking for the best bargains in order to get

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<v Speaker 1>those backpacks filled. Now, let's get back to the fun

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<v Speaker 1>part of fundraising, which is the bingo, and that is

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<v Speaker 1>coming up Saturday, January twenty fifth at Saint Luke's Episcopal

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<v Speaker 1>Church can open up the doors at five point thirty,

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<v Speaker 1>So our bay get cozy companies, swap outies and then

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<v Speaker 1>get started at six o'clock in Earnest. Now this is

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of fun, isn't it.

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<v Speaker 2>Definitely we'll have food for sale. We're gonna have fruit

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<v Speaker 2>of chili pies from Prices meat Market, and then we'll

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<v Speaker 2>have a popcorn and baked goods for sale.

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<v Speaker 1>Now anything kind of special with the bingo are we

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have some special games.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll have fifty to fifty games, and then your ticket

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<v Speaker 2>will get you the ten core games that we normally have,

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<v Speaker 2>and then we'll have a blackout game at the end

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<v Speaker 2>for a grand prize.

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<v Speaker 1>Now this is this is something that Susie does in

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<v Speaker 1>our house. She does all that. She'll you come home,

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<v Speaker 1>go whoo, or she said, oh well we had a

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<v Speaker 1>good time. Yeah exactly, But never fails. If there's a game,

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<v Speaker 1>she's there and our seventeen year old gets a kick

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<v Speaker 1>out of just watching. Yes, I get the feeling that

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<v Speaker 1>she's gonna get mama's jones for bingo before too long.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's always it's always a lot of fun in

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<v Speaker 1>our house, and we are active participants. You know, they

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<v Speaker 1>go out and do the fun. I make sure that

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<v Speaker 1>the house doesn't get wrong. There you good.

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<v Speaker 3>And I don't know what prices will have because Shelley's

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<v Speaker 3>in charge of the prizes. Oh, so for each game,

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<v Speaker 3>you will get a little.

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<v Speaker 2>Like a little card, a little raster we'll have We're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna have ten baskets and and ten gift cards to

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<v Speaker 2>local businesses.

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<v Speaker 1>Wonderful. That's a great way to kind of spread it

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<v Speaker 1>all around.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we like to support our community with our prizes.

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<v Speaker 2>So so that way you can come back and find

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<v Speaker 2>a local place you might not have been to yet.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a great idea. And they get to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>share in all this exactly. My goodness, sanks. So once

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<v Speaker 1>again Washington County School supply Drive. And it's one of

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<v Speaker 1>those things where you guys have been synonymously known as

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<v Speaker 1>the backpacks. Yeah, but put it all together, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>wonderful thing. Now you're an educator, and you know it's

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<v Speaker 1>got to do a teacher's heart good to see a kid.

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<v Speaker 1>You might be kind of holding your breath saying, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I know the family is struggling, but when they show up,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like Oh, thank goodness, they're all set, ready to

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<v Speaker 1>go to ready to learn, and not worrying about things.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, several years ago, we had a teacher come and

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<v Speaker 3>tell us that that was the first year where everybody

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<v Speaker 3>had supplies. Oh wow, And we have we have two

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<v Speaker 3>teachers on our board, and we have lots of teachers

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<v Speaker 3>that come and volunteer too.

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<v Speaker 2>Say, really, I've got one teacher at Dewey Schools and

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<v Speaker 2>one at Kenney Valley.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course they can kind of give you maybe

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<v Speaker 1>your heads up on what's coming up.

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<v Speaker 3>They do, and they gave us kind of hints on supplies,

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<v Speaker 3>and especially for the high school, there's what they need, because.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, anymore, I think I'd be lost if I

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<v Speaker 1>went back to high school at this day and age.

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<v Speaker 1>I just don't think that that would work. I'm glad

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<v Speaker 1>I went to school when I went to school, because

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<v Speaker 1>I see some of the stuff that our senior comes

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<v Speaker 1>home with, and I'm okay, all right, I have to

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<v Speaker 1>take a plause. It's not that I feel silly or anything.

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<v Speaker 1>It just that seems like I remember that like second

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<v Speaker 1>year in college, and then you know, they're zooming up

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<v Speaker 1>and they're doing a lot of things that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>weren't doing back then. But anyway, it's great and it

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<v Speaker 1>all takes away that stigma too.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, yes, we we try to make sure that when

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<v Speaker 2>you're applying for backpacks, but it's more anonymous when you're

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<v Speaker 2>getting your backpacks. We don't have the kids that may

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<v Speaker 2>volunteer with packing backpacks put the names on the backpack,

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<v Speaker 2>so that way when they're picking them up, they still

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<v Speaker 2>have that feeling of kind of anominum anonymity. I can't

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<v Speaker 2>say that word, but then they can they can start

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<v Speaker 2>the school year with their supplies ready to go and

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<v Speaker 2>they don't feel like they're singled out by not having

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<v Speaker 2>stuff ready to be, you know, participating in class.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I saw you at that celebrate giving thing

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<v Speaker 1>that was down at the end. Yes, you guys had fun.

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<v Speaker 3>We participate in that is.

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<v Speaker 1>It was great. You had the little bus there to

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<v Speaker 1>stop and I hope it got it did It looked

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<v Speaker 1>like it was well on its way when I put

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<v Speaker 1>something in, so that that was a really neat little

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<v Speaker 1>thing you did.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we really appreciate Kawana's then a big support for us, uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Huh, and that is really something cool. So once again

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<v Speaker 1>in Saturday, January the twenty fifth, twenty fifth, or being silly,

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<v Speaker 1>Saint Luke's Episcopal Church, if they're at five thirty gets

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<v Speaker 1>your spot, their base got there's lucky spot. I've known

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<v Speaker 1>that there's a little bit of that going on there too.

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<v Speaker 1>But thirties when the door is open and the games

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<v Speaker 1>begin and earnest at six and the ticket's throwing twelve dollars,

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<v Speaker 1>only twelve dollars. This is a bargain, yep.

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<v Speaker 2>And we're a little different from normal or from other

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<v Speaker 2>beingos in that we don't charge a different price at

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<v Speaker 2>the door, So you can either buy ahead or at

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<v Speaker 2>the door, either will be the same price.

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<v Speaker 1>So we can do that online to the Facebook.

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<v Speaker 2>Message us on Facebook, get someone in touch with you,

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<v Speaker 2>or if you know any of our board members can

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<v Speaker 2>sell tickets to them, or they can just buy them.

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<v Speaker 1>At the door, right easy.

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<v Speaker 3>And I wanted to say, if you're new to town,

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<v Speaker 3>Saint Luke's is kind of downtown at eighth and Dewey.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes it is. It is. It's really easy to find,

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<v Speaker 1>so make sure that you get there and plenty of time,

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<v Speaker 1>and make sure that you come a little hungry too,

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<v Speaker 1>because freedo pies are just calling my name right.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, it's great, great for this kind of weather.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, it is an electric carbuation. Baby, there you go.

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<v Speaker 1>So once again this all goes to Washington County School Supply,

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<v Speaker 1>also known as Back the Pack Packs. Carol Shelley, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you both for being in here today. Thanks for braving

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<v Speaker 1>the cold. Goodness you had to climb up Mount k

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<v Speaker 1>one to get here. You know that staircases outdoors. People

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<v Speaker 1>don't understand that, but that just kind of whistles right

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<v Speaker 1>to you if there's a wind. God bless you both.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for being here and folks, well, you can meet

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<v Speaker 1>them up on Saturday, the twenty fifth of Saint Lukes