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NAT FULL '11 PACKING		(NAT FULL)
'You know what - we get a box and we'll count the ...	
SOT MEGAN COOK '21 1940:40-51COVER W/PACKINGBANNER - PIMA                2013		(sot megan cook)
'CarePacks is a weekend food program for children in Talbot County where we send home two days of food - two breakfasts, two lunches, two snacks, and two fruits for every child for the weekend.'	
ST. SIGN & EXT. CHURCH & MEGAN PACKING BOXCG - THURSDAY (UPPER LEFT)        APRIL 18, 2013        EASTON, MD		(NARRATOR TRACK)
INSIDE A PLAIN BLOCK BUILDING ON A LEAFY STREET IN EASTON -	
		MEGAN COOK COUNTS DOWN TO THE WEEKEND.	
SOT MEGAN COOK '21 1941:00-05CG - MEGAN COOK         2013 PIMA FINALIST - TALBOT CO.		(SOT MEGAN COOK)
'I heard about it from my mother who does a similar program up where I grew up --'	
SOT MEGAN COOK '21 1941:04-12COVER W/EMILY & SHE PACKING		(sot megan cook)
'I thought it was a great idea - came down and spoke to the principal at Easton Elementary and Emily and I, who works at Easton, started the program.'	
NAT FULL '28 'PINKIE WALK'		(nat full)
'girls walking along'	
HOLDING VIDEO		(narrator track)
nearby -- at easton elementary -- 	
NAT FULL '29 - HORDE OF KIDS THRU DOOR		(NAT FULL)
'kids thru door'	
HOLDING VIDEO		(narrator track)
-- the morning tide of students rolls in.	
		and some of them are hungry.	
NAT FULL '40 BOYS GOBBLE		(nat full)
'boys gobble'	
SOT EMILY MOODY '41 @ 1953:36-40HOLDING VIDEO		(sot emily moody)
'Free and reduced price meals program - our percentage has gone up constantly every year.'	
SOT EMILY MOODY '41 1953:50-52		(sot emily moody)
'... and we are now up over 50%.'	
SOT EMILY MOODY '41 1954:04-HOLDING VIDEO OF BOYS EATING - AND THEN COVER OF EMILY & MEGANCG - EMILY MOODY         FAMILY LIASON, EASTON ES		(sot emily moody)
' - that means they receive breakfast and lunch at no cost during -- during the school day - during the school week. But our concern is what happens to these students when they go home on the weekends. And there's been a lot of discussion on the national news about food insecurity.'	
MORE KIDS EATING B'FAST		(narrator track)
call it hunger.	
		right here in maryland.	
		smack in the middle of prosperity.	
SOT EMILY MOODY '41 1954:35-39		(sot emily moody)
'So that's where CarePacks steps in...'	
SOT EMILY MOODY '42 1955:05-13		(sot emily moody)
'Teachers talk about Monday morning stories - kids that come in Monday morning and very anxious for breakfast...'	
SOT EMILY MOODY '42 1955:16-19		(sot emily moody)
'So we're seeing less of that Monday morning effect.'	
SOT MEGAN COOK '21 @ 1941:34		(sot megan cook)
'... these children needed something and so we thought we'd step in and help out.'	
NAT FULL '52 'JEOPARDY' CLASS		(nat full)
'tba'	
HOLDING VIDEOTHEN AT 'LIVE & DIE' USE THE KID SMILING AND GRIMACING		(narrator track)
in the classroom --	
		students rock a spirited game of 'jeopardy.'	
		they engage -- 'live and die' in the ebb and flow of competition.	
SOT EMILY MOODY '42 1955:36-41		(sot emily moody)
'Kids aren't as distracted, because they're not worried about where their next meal is coming from.' (nice smile).	
NAT FULL - '69 @ TOP BAG LADY ASSEMBLY LINE		(nat full)
'crackle of bag'	
FOLLOWING BAG DOWN THE LINE		(narrator track)
parents respond to the carepacks initiative with a zeal measured by a midday turnout.	
		12 noon on a workaday thursday finds the church packed.	
NAT FULL '69 		(nat full)
'tba - assembly line'	
SOT KYLE LEONCINI '62 2009:59-05CG - KYLE LEONCINI         PARENT VOLUNTEER		(sot kyle leoncini)
'Some of them may end up in college -- and they didn't have hopes of that -- because they're able to do better in elementary school.'	
SOT MEGAN COOK '21 1942:21		(sot megan cook)
'Today seven a.m. -- I'll be home around 2:30 ...'	
SHOW MEGAN DUCKING TO DROP A BAG INTO THE BIG		(narrator track)
megan cook ducks the spotlight -- shoulders the burden --	
		puts in the time.	
SOT MEGAN COOK '21 1942:25-		(sot megan cook)
'... you know, packing, ordering -- writing grants -- I wrote two grants last week -- it's a number of hours each week -- it probably cycles up and down, but on average, you know -- five to 15.'	
MORE PACKING		(narrator track)
truth is -- it's more than that -- and her example unites parents in a concerted effort that's now spread to all five talbot county elementary schools.	
SOT MAGGIE GOWE '2012:06-15CG - MAGGIE GOWE         PARENT, EASTON ES		(sot maggie gowe)
'I really - honestly did not have the time to do this in my life and you know I just thought 'I can figure it out -- 'cause it's a great program you know?'	
NAT FULL '44 		(nat full)
'tba -- walking in hall'	
HOLDING VIDEO AS SHE STUFFS LOCKERS		(narrator track)
the program is confidential --	
		the school stuffs lockers during class. 	
		but students make no secret of their delight in getting the bag full of food.	
SOT EMILY MOODY '42 1955:56(COVER W/1ST NOTE)		(sot emily moody)
'We had parents who wrote notes ...'	
SOT EMILY MOODY '42 19556:21-34(COVER W/2ND NOTE)		(SOT EMILY MOODY)
'... 'thank you for everything that you do, may God bless you'	
SOT MEGAN COOK '23 1922:55-04(COVER W/SHOTS OF PACKING AND LITTLE GIRL)		(sot megan cook)
'I think it's very important - we are the role models for our kids - so I think that leading by example is the best thing that we can do for them...'	
HOLDING SHOT OF LITTLE GIRL		(narrator track)
megan cook -- finalist -- talbot county.	
FADE TO BLACK		(music full & fade)