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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, good morning, welcome, welcome Welcomedia's time

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<v Speaker 1>now for our community connection. Right here on K one,

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<v Speaker 1>the one you trust, the Yellow Brigade is in here

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<v Speaker 1>with pack the backpacks we have w andwie. How are

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<v Speaker 1>we doing? W Andwi?

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<v Speaker 2>We're doing great?

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<v Speaker 1>Well? Super what we got cooking? I know school is

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<v Speaker 1>just around the corner. It seems like they just got

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<v Speaker 1>out it does it.

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<v Speaker 3>Very much feels like.

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<v Speaker 2>So we're almost done with taking applications, almost almost.

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<v Speaker 1>Because I remember when we kicked that off a few weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>Ago, yes week. Tuesday is the final day. Next Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 2>the fifteenth is the final day for applications. We have

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<v Speaker 2>them online at our website www. Not packdbackpacks dot org.

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<v Speaker 2>Organ or Today we will be at agape Mission from

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<v Speaker 2>eleven to one thirty if you want to come and

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<v Speaker 2>fill out your application in person.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>And then next Monday we'll be at Mary Martha Outreach

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<v Speaker 2>from nine to eleven and those will be your last

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<v Speaker 2>two chances for and concern. We're also there from on

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<v Speaker 2>Monday from eleven to one, so three more chances to

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<v Speaker 2>do it in person and just a few more days

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<v Speaker 2>to do it online.

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<v Speaker 1>My goodness, sakes, and what are we up to? Just

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<v Speaker 1>about three thousand kids?

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<v Speaker 3>We actually have two one hundred okay after now.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, wow, okay, that's amazing. And this is all of

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<v Speaker 1>Washington County. This just isn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Bartlesbook Gres that is correct, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>So we got Dewey, we got Caney Valley, we got

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<v Speaker 1>oh wow.

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<v Speaker 2>We got Panpan Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, my goodness, sakes. Now the shopping has been taking place,

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<v Speaker 1>and it started to taking place the day after they.

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<v Speaker 2>Got out of school, well, the day after we stopped

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<v Speaker 2>packing last year.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, it is year round. So what's it like being

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<v Speaker 1>a bargain hunter? Extraordinary?

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<v Speaker 3>Excellent question.

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<v Speaker 4>We depend a lot on each other, telling each other

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<v Speaker 4>what deals there are and where we can go and

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<v Speaker 4>what we can get.

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<v Speaker 3>Some places like Staples have a limit of like thirty

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<v Speaker 3>of each item that a single person.

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<v Speaker 4>Can get, So we'll get what we can and then

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<v Speaker 4>let everybody else know.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow. We now do you have your your crew set

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<v Speaker 1>for the assembly line?

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<v Speaker 2>We are working on that. Also on the website and

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<v Speaker 2>our Facebook page, we have a link to sign up genius,

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<v Speaker 2>where we are going to be getting all the extra

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<v Speaker 2>volunteers we need for the final week.

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<v Speaker 1>My goodness, this is like a well oiled machine. I understand.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not seeing it in person. I got to do

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<v Speaker 1>that someday, but I understand that every time you get

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<v Speaker 1>new folks in they adapt to it pretty quickly.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, we have a training so when they come in,

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<v Speaker 4>we've show them what they're doing, and then trial by

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<v Speaker 4>fire we send them out there. And yeah, it's very

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<v Speaker 4>well structured, so there's not a whole lot of opportunity.

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<v Speaker 3>To fail as long as they follow instructions.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what I've been told since the get go right.

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<v Speaker 2>And the great thing about this opportunity for volunteering is

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<v Speaker 2>that families are welcome. The children love to do the

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<v Speaker 2>backpacks they do and they get to go through the

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<v Speaker 2>line just like everybody else and get to pack one

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<v Speaker 2>or as many as they want while they're there. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's we have a lot of families from around the area,

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<v Speaker 2>and some of them will even come. Even if they

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<v Speaker 2>move out, sometimes they'll come back and say, hey, we

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<v Speaker 2>love this so much that we want to do it again.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you know, it becomes it just becomes a thing

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<v Speaker 1>with the family. It's like this year where this is

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<v Speaker 1>what we do every year. We're going to keep on

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<v Speaker 1>doing it until we can do it no longer. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's a really a good thing, you know. It shows

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, you got a good heart, absolutely, and

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<v Speaker 1>also you just want to help out the cause of

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<v Speaker 1>our teachers and kids everywhere.

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<v Speaker 4>Right. Yeah, people are surprised all the time when they

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<v Speaker 4>come and they can actually physically see all the backpacks

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<v Speaker 4>lined up, and it's.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a little overwhelming.

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<v Speaker 4>You can see tables upon tables, and both on the

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<v Speaker 4>top of the table and on the.

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<v Speaker 3>Bottom beneath the table just rose and rose and rose

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<v Speaker 3>of backpacks.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, that would just that would bowl me over. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>trying to envision that right now. It kind of escaped

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<v Speaker 1>my imagination, but like again, I'll see this someday. But wow. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>And where do you do this.

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<v Speaker 2>We do the packing and the distribute distribution at Saint

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<v Speaker 2>Luke's Episcopal Church downtown and that we pretty much take

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<v Speaker 2>over the whole first flour They're very generous, really extremely.

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<v Speaker 1>Generous with that is great.

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<v Speaker 2>And so our first packing event will be Thursday, July

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<v Speaker 2>thirty first, from six to nine pm or six to

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<v Speaker 2>eight Yes, So that's our first one for the families

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<v Speaker 2>to come to sign up. And then because we want

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<v Speaker 2>to try to do it at different times so people

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<v Speaker 2>that work can come and people that have other things.

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<v Speaker 2>And so the next one is the next morning at

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<v Speaker 2>nine o'clock or nine thirty. I think we said hi.

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<v Speaker 3>And sign up genius. It still says nine to twelve, okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Nine to twelve, and then we're gonna break for lunch

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<v Speaker 2>and do it from one thirty to three thirty that

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<v Speaker 2>same day, and then Saturday morning will be the finale

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<v Speaker 2>of packing.

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<v Speaker 1>Stick a bow on it.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to get it all done from nine to

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<v Speaker 2>noon on Saturday.

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<v Speaker 1>That is incredible. How long this been going on?

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<v Speaker 2>Over twenty years?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh wow?

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<v Speaker 2>They actually got the five and one C three in

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<v Speaker 2>two thousand and nine, but had been doing it through

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<v Speaker 2>other in a smaller way before that.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, are both of you educators, I know, well.

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<v Speaker 2>Unless you count Sunday school.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh okay. But as an educator, this helps in so

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<v Speaker 1>many ways I understand, because everyone's ready to learn.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 4>One of the biggest hits that kids can get is

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<v Speaker 4>coming to school unprepared, not having what they need, and

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<v Speaker 4>kind of starting off being behind their peers. So socially,

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<v Speaker 4>it's great for students to be able to walk in

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<v Speaker 4>everything they need. And we're pretty unique in how we

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<v Speaker 4>handle it because we actually take each individual school list

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<v Speaker 4>so at the school and grade level that they're in,

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<v Speaker 4>and they get everything on their list. So a lot

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<v Speaker 4>of places will have generic backpacks, which is great, a

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<v Speaker 4>great start, but we're pretty proud of the fact that

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<v Speaker 4>we're very personalized.

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<v Speaker 1>Well that that is so good. And the kids don't

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<v Speaker 1>know a difference, you know, they all they know is

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<v Speaker 1>that they're going to school and they're getting they're getting

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<v Speaker 1>ready to learn, and they don't have to feel like

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<v Speaker 1>they're kind of single down or anything. That's a that's

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<v Speaker 1>a good benefit. I can kind of speak from experience

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<v Speaker 1>on that. So, yeah, wonderful. Good on you for thinking

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<v Speaker 1>like this and making sure that everything's right and ready

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<v Speaker 1>to go, and the youngsters really don't have to worry

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<v Speaker 1>about a thing except learning.

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<v Speaker 3>Something new today, right, and hopefully every day.

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<v Speaker 1>And well yeah, you know, every day kids will surprise you.

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<v Speaker 1>You never know what it's going to take to turn

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<v Speaker 1>on that little light and they have that aha moment.

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<v Speaker 1>Next thing you know, they start excelling in things. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's wonderful good hearted folks do, and good hearted things

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<v Speaker 1>back to backpacks? Where can we find out more about

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<v Speaker 1>everything that we've just discussed maybe some future things. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you have a you we've talked about the website, correct,

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<v Speaker 1>and now do we have a Facebook paged?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, we do, and it's just called Washington County School

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<v Speaker 2>Supply Drive. Okay, that's our face, that's our formal name,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's where the Facebook page is. Great. So we

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<v Speaker 2>also have a fundraiser coming up.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, there you go. What you got.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to be at Freddy's on July twenty third

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<v Speaker 2>from five to nine.

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<v Speaker 1>What will we do there at Freddy's in order to

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<v Speaker 1>help you help with other kids?

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<v Speaker 2>Mention that you're with pack the backpacks and our fundraiser okay, yeah, and.

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<v Speaker 1>Eat any a portion of the proceeds we'll.

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<v Speaker 2>Go to the Yes, the group. Yes, it is a

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<v Speaker 2>special night for us.

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<v Speaker 1>What a delicious way to make a difference. Absolutely, Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>give me the.

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<v Speaker 2>Shaken Yeah, don't forget the custard.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, Collie, Collie, that is so good stuff. Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, in the date again, July twenty third.

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<v Speaker 1>July twenty third, all right, that's coming.

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<v Speaker 3>Up specifically from five to nine pm.

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<v Speaker 1>Five to nine, yes, okay, go to supper twice. If

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<v Speaker 1>you can make it count for the kids.

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<v Speaker 3>That's right, bring your family and friends.

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<v Speaker 1>That is wonderful. I understand the Army's one did pretty

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<v Speaker 1>good too. Yes, I think I think you found a

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<v Speaker 1>delicious little routine in order to maybe, yeah, help I

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<v Speaker 1>take the edge off as far as some of the

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<v Speaker 1>costs and everything.

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<v Speaker 2>Right later in the fall, we're going to have another bingo.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, we're at the fair runs.

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<v Speaker 2>No, it'll be at Saint Lo Saint looks okay, So

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<v Speaker 2>that's going to be October twenty fifth, So more details coming,

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<v Speaker 2>all right.

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<v Speaker 1>That means you'll be back right yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>In indeed, the Yellow Shirt Brigade returns, so we can

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<v Speaker 1>talk about that and get everybody all jacked up for BINGO.

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<v Speaker 1>Great Debbie, Debbie, I want to thank you both for

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<v Speaker 1>being here today and telling us about pack the backpacks,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course the three in person opportunities and the

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<v Speaker 1>online opportunity to get signed up and how we can

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<v Speaker 1>help a friendies on the twenty.

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<v Speaker 2>Third from five to nine.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, very good, Thank you very much for coming

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<v Speaker 1>in today. Appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you