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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 is time now for our community connection right here

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<v Speaker 1>on K one, the one you trust. And today we're

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<v Speaker 1>doing things a little bit differently as far as our

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<v Speaker 1>webcam is concerned, because well we've had a little malfunction,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'm doing this with a little handheld. So if

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<v Speaker 1>you're watching this on Facebook Live, hey, great. First of all,

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<v Speaker 1>I introduce yourself, young lady.

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<v Speaker 2>I am Debbie Laroche. I am the President of the

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<v Speaker 2>Washington County School Supply Drive.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh my goodness sake.

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<v Speaker 4>Hi am Shelley Davidson.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm the Secretary of Washington County School Supply Drive or

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<v Speaker 5>Pack the buttpacks.

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<v Speaker 3>This is a year round thing, isn't it. Oh yes,

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<v Speaker 3>oh yeah, you just finished and now you're starting up again.

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<v Speaker 2>Correct. We have to start accumulating the immediate supplies. The

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<v Speaker 2>volumes are so great that there is no way we

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<v Speaker 2>could wait until like next June to start buying things,

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<v Speaker 2>and so we are actively out there scrounging looking for

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<v Speaker 2>bargains of things that have been marked down on clearance

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<v Speaker 2>and are just waiting for us to snatch them up.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, how's it going so far?

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<v Speaker 4>It's going great.

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<v Speaker 5>We've been finding some backpacks for three to four dollars

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<v Speaker 5>and we ended up doing about twenty five twenty sorry

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<v Speaker 5>two and fifty nine backpacks last year, which is about

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<v Speaker 5>thirty percent of the kids in Washington County.

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<v Speaker 3>So and that number never really goes down to no.

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<v Speaker 4>No, it usually only goes up.

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<v Speaker 5>So we're definitely busy getting supplies raised and finding finding deals.

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<v Speaker 3>Now you've got a fundraiser coming up, and it looks

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<v Speaker 3>like it could be some fun and I like putting

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<v Speaker 3>fun and fundraising. Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, we are going to participate in Celebrate Giving on

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<v Speaker 2>November the fourteenth at the Community Center and we will

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<v Speaker 2>be there with a lot of other organizations and we

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<v Speaker 2>are going to be stuffing the bus for next year.

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<v Speaker 3>Stuffing the bus. What kind of bus? Were we having?

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<v Speaker 3>A school bus? Yes?

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, well it will be a cardboard but.

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<v Speaker 5>Exactly, and we'll be stuffing it with pens, pencils, highlighters,

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<v Speaker 5>black or dry erase markers. There will be a list

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<v Speaker 5>on our Facebook page and we'll have posters up around town.

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<v Speaker 5>But we're going to try to stuff the bus and

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<v Speaker 5>work on getting those supplies.

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<v Speaker 3>Rais well, this is great, and of course with the

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<v Speaker 3>event that's going on that always draws a big crowd

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<v Speaker 3>anyway down there at the center, and it's going to

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<v Speaker 3>be great to see this in action, and I would

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<v Speaker 3>like to see everybody participate to the best of their ability.

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<v Speaker 2>Definitely, definitely my goodness sake.

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<v Speaker 3>So that is putting the fun in it, isn't it.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, And just to remind everyone, it's free to go

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<v Speaker 5>in or celebrate giving, so you don't have to actually

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<v Speaker 5>bring money, but we will be able to take card

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<v Speaker 5>donations and cash donations.

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<v Speaker 4>This is our first time trying card donations.

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<v Speaker 3>At the event. Well, there you go. You know, a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of folks carry that plastick around. Now when you

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<v Speaker 3>do this, you kind of need a little help. But

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<v Speaker 3>you've had volunteers for a good long time, but you

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<v Speaker 3>could probably use a few new faces.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, yes we could. We had a wonderful turnout this

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<v Speaker 2>year of volunteers. Sometimes up to one hundred, one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and twenty five people came to help us on our

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<v Speaker 2>biggest event. But even now, we have all of these

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<v Speaker 2>products that are coming into our storage facility and they

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<v Speaker 2>have to be unboxed, counted, and put in regular boxes

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<v Speaker 2>so that we know exactly what we have in our inventory.

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<v Speaker 3>So how do we how do we sign up to volunteer?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we can do it through our website and the

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<v Speaker 2>Facebook page. If someone wants to volunteer with us, there

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<v Speaker 2>are comment places that they can just say, hey, we

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<v Speaker 2>don't have set schedules at this time, but we will

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<v Speaker 2>be doing it sometimes during the day, during the week,

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<v Speaker 2>and sometimes in the evening or on a Saturday morning

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<v Speaker 2>or something like that.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh very good. Now I saw something on the cheat sheet.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a school supply of the month. What is that?

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<v Speaker 5>So we have started partnering with the churches in the area.

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<v Speaker 5>We have four churches right now that are helping us

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<v Speaker 5>do kind of like a school supply drive. We have

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<v Speaker 5>First Presbyterian Disciples, Christian Church, Friday Night Church, and Saint

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<v Speaker 5>Luke's Episcopal Church that are helping us raise school supplies.

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<v Speaker 5>This month, we are collecting pencils and so we're doing

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<v Speaker 5>small packs of pencils which are like eight to twelve

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<v Speaker 5>pencils in a box, or large packs of pencils which

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<v Speaker 5>are like twenty to twenty four pencils in a box.

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<v Speaker 5>And that really helps us because we get a lot

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<v Speaker 5>of those that are needed for when we pack the backpacks.

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<v Speaker 3>Of course, the battle cry.

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<v Speaker 4>Is get to let out, Yes, and they can. They

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<v Speaker 4>can also.

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<v Speaker 5>Donate at RSU where ours where ours storage facility is.

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<v Speaker 5>We do have a blue bin in their lobby that

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<v Speaker 5>you can also drop off supplies at.

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<v Speaker 3>So right downtown huh, Yes, centrally located. Yes and uh.

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<v Speaker 3>And once again, this big event that we're having is

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<v Speaker 3>coming up, would celebrate Giving. That is on November fourteenth.

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<v Speaker 3>We're just a skirt, just a scant month.

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<v Speaker 2>Away, right, a month away. It's on a Thursday night,

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<v Speaker 2>uh huh, which is different this year. It has been

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<v Speaker 2>close to Giving Tuesday, but they wanted to try to

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<v Speaker 2>separate that. And that is sponsored by the Kawanas Club

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<v Speaker 2>and so they are have as last count I heard

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<v Speaker 2>forty eight different organizations will be there to talk about

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<v Speaker 2>their mission and you get some support and maybe win

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<v Speaker 2>some prizes.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, this is going to be a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, we were blessed with such a community

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<v Speaker 3>or volunteerism is you really don't have to push too hard.

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<v Speaker 3>Folks just kind of step up and pitch in. But

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<v Speaker 3>it's nice to be recognized, isn't it. Oh? Yes, Yes,

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<v Speaker 3>And then folks who might not know your story. This

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<v Speaker 3>is the opportunity to get the story told.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right. I go into stores all the time, and

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<v Speaker 2>especially if I start filling my cart with something, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the same thing forty or fifty, they'll go, well, what

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<v Speaker 2>are you going to do with all of those things?

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<v Speaker 2>And I tell them our story and they don't a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of them do not know that that we exist.

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<v Speaker 2>Even right here in town boy, you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know, someone's already thinking, maybe you're going to be breaking

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<v Speaker 3>bad with crayon.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I usually amassed if I'm a teacher, Yes, that's

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<v Speaker 2>the first question.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, I imagine so, because unfortunately our teachers have to

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<v Speaker 3>kind of break into their own wallets and take care

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<v Speaker 3>of things they do.

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<v Speaker 2>They do with things that they need that just don't

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<v Speaker 2>come in. They they feel that everybody should have that supply,

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<v Speaker 2>and so they supplement it out of their own pocket

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<v Speaker 2>in many cases.

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<v Speaker 3>And when the kids get the backpacks, yes, that's got

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<v Speaker 3>to just feel your art.

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<v Speaker 5>It's the best part because you get to see their

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<v Speaker 5>faces just light up, seeing what their backpack is going

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<v Speaker 5>to look like for that year, and seeing all the supplies.

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<v Speaker 4>That they're going to get to use.

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<v Speaker 5>That's one of the reasons why we do what we

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<v Speaker 5>do is so that the kids can have their backpacks

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<v Speaker 5>and be ready to go, ready to start the school

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<v Speaker 5>year fully, able to participate in class. And it also

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<v Speaker 5>helps the teachers so they don't fill that burden to

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<v Speaker 5>take the funds out of their pockets.

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<v Speaker 4>To supply the supplies, you know, with the kids.

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<v Speaker 3>And I remember this very very well as a child.

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<v Speaker 3>Not everybody went to school equipped the same way, yes,

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<v Speaker 3>and they didn't have things like pack the backpacks in

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<v Speaker 3>every community. Yes, So you know, this way everybody gets

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<v Speaker 3>pretty much an even start.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes.

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<v Speaker 5>And we actually have had where we'll have someone through

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<v Speaker 5>and then their kids will come through as well.

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<v Speaker 4>And we have a lot of our people.

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<v Speaker 5>That got help from us when they were kids come

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<v Speaker 5>back and volunteer with us. So it's been it's great

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<v Speaker 5>seeing like the generational help that we were able to

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<v Speaker 5>help give people a leg up to you know, actually

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<v Speaker 5>be able to be involved in class and potentially help

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<v Speaker 5>the rest of their family when they get older.

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<v Speaker 3>That's a lesson that never gets old, is learning how

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<v Speaker 3>to help.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know you've got a great organization here where

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<v Speaker 3>can folks find out more about you?

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<v Speaker 4>I'm sorry, Shelley.

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<v Speaker 5>There we go www dot pacth Backpacks dot org, or

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<v Speaker 5>you can check our Facebook page which is at Washington

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<v Speaker 5>County School Supply Drive.

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<v Speaker 4>I know we're known as.

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<v Speaker 5>Pack the Backpacks, but that's our official name, so if

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<v Speaker 5>you look for that on Facebook, we do keep that

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<v Speaker 5>pretty updated on what we're doing.

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<v Speaker 4>And when we need help.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, on November fourteenth, remember get down to the center,

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<v Speaker 3>look for the school bus and let's stuff it with

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<v Speaker 3>packed backpack ladies. I want to thank you both for

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<v Speaker 3>being here with us today.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 3>Ladies and gentlemen. You have been watching and listening to

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<v Speaker 3>our community connection on K one, the one you trust.

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<v Speaker 3>Tien Howell