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From YouTube: 10 01 18 Parent Connection
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Teresa talks with Lyn Hopkins & Marie Bossie with the Assistance League of the Chesapeake about the services they provide to students in Annapolis & Anne Arundel County.
A
C
And
I've
lived
in
Annapolis
for
about
11
years
and
originally
from
South
Africa
22
years
ago.
We
now
citizens
of
this
wonderful
country
and
I
met
someone
from
assistance
League
the
first
week
we
lived
in
Annapolis
and
they
were
just
so
warm
and
welcoming
and
friendly
and
I've
been
involved
ever
since.
What.
A
C
Very
basically,
we
are
group
of
volunteers
who
are
who
want
to
be
and
offerings
to
the
community,
so
we
are
here
to
just
meet
needs.
We
like
to
see
our
tag,
liners
transfer,
transforming
lives
and
strengthening
communities,
and
we
just
are
available
in
areas
like
the
schools
too,
as
we
add
into
our
needs,
to
try
and
meet
those
needs.
C
C
Well,
Assistance
League
is
actually
120
years
old
in
the
country,
but
in
Annapolis
it
was
started
in
2001
when
two
ladies
relocated
from
California,
and
they
had
been
involved
in
the
assistance
chapter
there
and
they
decided
it
would
be
great
to
start
one
here,
and
so
they
just
started
just
the
two
of
them
and
slowly
built
over
the
years.
So.
B
I
was
find
out
about
it,
I
guess
well,
several
of
my
neighbors
were
involved
and
when
I
was
getting
ready
retire
about
nine
years
ago,
they
invited
me
to
a
meeting
and
I
went
and
I
was
just
really
impressed
with
the
members
who
were
all
volunteers
from
all
walks
of
life
and
what
they
were
doing
in
the
programs
and
so
I
got
involved.
Well.
B
Our
signature
program
is
called
operation
school
bell,
and
that
is
a
program
that
the
national
organization
believes
that
every
chapter
should
have
within
that
operation
school.
Well,
we
have
literacy
programs
which
consist
of
tutors
guest
readers.
We
have
teacher
assistants,
we
have
pen
pal
program
and,
and
our
biggest
program
obviously
is
our
uniform
program.
Our
kids
need
well.
A
I
know
for
us
that
I
think
you
were
my
first
contact
with
the
assessment,
and
that
is
something
that
the
school
system
has
such
a
need
in
certain
schools
specifically
have
large
need
for
because
we
love
the
idea
of
uniforms
and
it
is
actually
a
little
cheaper
for
families,
but
some
families
just
cannot
afford
the
uniforms
and
we
really
never
had
a
go-to
organization
that
we
could
depend
on
to
provide
uniforms
until
the
Assistance
League.
Well,
how
many
schools
did
you
start
in?
We.
B
B
Our
operations,
school
bell,
literacy,
part,
we
have
a
guest
reader
program
and
that
involves
our
member
is
committing
to
like
once
a
month
or
some.
Our
members
actually
go
to
the
classrooms
once
a
week
or
once
every
other
week
and
it
sort
of
gives
the
teachers
a
break
and
they
gather
and
they
read
books
to
the
students
and
the
members
love
it
and
the
students
do
too,
and
then
we
have.
B
We
have
some
tutors
who
go
in
and
help
the
students
with
math
or
English
or
social
studies
or
whatever,
and
then
we
have
a
several
of
our
members
to
the
win
and
they
work
with
the
ESL
kids
English
second
language,
and
so
that's
been
a
big
blessing
to
some
of
the
schools.
We
also
have
started
a
pen
pal
program
over
the
last
well
four
years
or
so,
and
so
we
look
for
title.
B
One
schools
in
other
states
and
we've
been
fortunate
with
it
in
our
membership
to
find
other
schools
who
are
willing
and
interested
in
doing
that.
And
so
our
members
go
in
and
meet
with
the
5th
graders
and
and
they
do
letters
and
then
get
mailed
back
and
forth
and
that's
just
great.
They
know
about.
C
A
That's
good
in
it!
It's
nice!
If
the
teacher
has
someone
who's
already
working
on
those
relationship
and
working
on
finding
the
pen
pals,
because
I
think
that's
probably
one
of
the
most
timely
things
to
do.
It
is
and
getting
getting
it
done.
When
you
said
pen
pal
I
really
thought
you
Matt
members
were
writing
to
the
students.
B
A
C
B
C
We're
really
excited
about
that.
You
know.
We
all
all
know
that
bullying
is
a
huge
problem
in
schools.
In
fact,
in
the
nineteen
nineties,
rich
research
showed
that
12
out
of
15
of
school
shooters
head
of
were
bullied
in
their
background
and
with
bullying.
Everyone
suffers
or
has
some
kind
of
result
in
their
lives.
The
person
bullied
the
ones
watching
and
the
one
who
does
it,
who
obviously
has
guilt
mature
later,
and
so
we
really
really
feel
the
importance
of
our
puppet
program,
which
is
called
Kids
on
the
Block.
C
We
have
these
huge,
wonderful
puppets
with
big
floppy
mouths.
There
are
real
characters
and
they
teach
children
about
bullying
and
the
results
of
bullying
and
in
a
way
that
the
children
can
identify
with,
because
it's
not
an
adult
lecturing
them
right,
and
it's
really
successful.
We've
been
to
a
lot
of
schools
with
that.
Well,.
A
I
know
one
of
the
good
things
about
everything
that
you've
talked
about
so
far
is
it
is
all
free.
There
is
no
cost
to
the
school,
you
know,
so
that
makes
it
so
appealing,
certainly
for
schools
that
are
always
you
know
tight
for
money.
But
how
do
you
fund
all
of
these
different
activities
that
you
do?
We.
C
Have
the
members
and
we
have
grants
that
we
apply
for
which
we've
successfully
received
donors,
are
a
huge
part
of
our
funding
and
we're
always
open
to
to
people
who
would
be
willing
to
donate
to
our
to
our
work.
And
then
we
have
individual
members
who
get
initiatives
that
they
earn.
There
was
a
Severna
Park
community
group
that
had
a
dinner
fundraising
dinner
and
just
decided
that
we
would
be
the
beneficiary
of
that.
So.
D
C
All
sorts
of
things
that
we
just
are
this
year,
new
initiative
was
crowdfunding
and
through
social
media,
and
you
know,
emailing
our
contacts
and
friends.
We
were
able
to
compensate
for
a
grant
for
which
we
were
no
longer
eligible
this
year.
We
will
be
in
you
know,
future
years,
but
we
had
to
found
another
way
to
raise
that
money
and
the
crowdfunding
was
fantastic.
So
that
was
something
we
worked
hard
to
get
our
arms
around
well.
B
Uniform
program
started,
you
know
just
with
one
school
and
then
we've
sort
of
progressed
over
the
years.
But
our
uniform
program
is
for
title
one
schools
and
it's
really
up
to
the
counselors
and
the
teachers
to
identify
the
children
that
will
get
them
and
then
we
go
in
our
members
go
in
and
we
measure
the
students
and
then
probably
within
three
to
four
weeks.
B
Then
we
pack
all
the
uniform
packages
from
our
inventory
and
then
we
distribute
them
from
from
the
where
I
was
actually
that
from
Anne
Arundel
County,
and
so
the
uniform
consists
of
khaki,
pants
and
navy
blue
tops
and
they
get
a
navy
blue
sweatshirt
and
they
get
underwear
and
they
get
socks
and
and
then
they
get
a
bag
of
toiletries
and
the
toiletries
consist
of
a
toothbrush,
the
toothpaste,
soap,
conditioner
and
shampoo,
and
that
that's
been
our
biggest
challenge.
As
the
program
keeps
growing
right.
B
When
we
started
I
think
our
first
year
we
gave
a
hundred
and
twenty
uniforms
out
and
this
year
past
we
just
gave
out
twenty-five
hundred
uniforms.
So
but
the
dentists
in
Carroll
and
Anne
Arundel
County
have
just
been
so
supportive
in
donating
toothbrushes
and
toothpaste
and
then,
of
course,
our
members.
We
really
rely
on
the
right
to
collect
and
you
know
get
us
the
rest
of
the
tour
tres.
Well.
A
D
A
Year
you
know,
and
it's
a
wonderful
thing
really-
that
you've
grown
so
much
that
you
had
to
keep
expanding,
but
it's
like
you're
part
of
our
warehouse.
Now
they
know
all
of
your
volunteers,
and
you
know
you
have
your
own
little
area
there.
But
2500
uniforms
is
massive
to
our
County
and
to
those
students
who
experience
cannot
afford
a.
A
B
Yeah,
you
know,
we've
had
we
get
notes,
sometimes
during
the
year
or
after
the
year
is
over
and
I
remember
one
one
little
note
from
a
grandparent
who
had
just
been
given
responsibility
for
three
grandchildren
and
you
know,
and
she
was
trying
to
make
ends
meet.
She
was
over
65,
so
she
couldn't
work
and-
and
she
sent
us
a
note,
thanking
us
for
the
uniforms
that
we
had
provided
to
her
grandchildren
and
saying
that
while
she
couldn't
help
us
with
money
that
if
we
ever
needed
a
cake
for
any
occasion.
B
B
Right,
yeah
and
I
think
the
counselors
do
a
magnificent
job
in
identifying
those
students
right
and
and
at
the
end
of
every
year.
We
actually
we
even
give
them
surplus.
We
give
them
uniforms
to
put
in
their
emergency
bin,
so
that
comes
September
when
school
starts
they'll
be
ready
because
there
will
be
some
children,
you
will
come
without
a
uniform
and.
C
Of
measuring
Murray
has
this
process
down
to
a
fine
art,
because
you
can
imagine
twenty
five
hundred
and
each
is
specifically
for
a
child
with
their
child's
measurements.
And
so
when
we
go
to
the
school
to
measure,
we
have
a
production
line
when
we
do
the
pecking
Murray
has
this
production
line
and
it
really
works
so
efficiently.
And
although
it's
a
lot
of
uniforms,
we've
we've
got
it
working
the.
A
Very
first
time,
I
ever
talked
to
Murray
and
she
said
no.
We
have
to
come
out
and
measure
and
I'm
like
couldn't
you
just
get
the
sizes,
but
that
wasn't
the
idea.
It
was
that
you
were
going
to
measure
to
make
sure
it
was
exactly
what
that
child
needed
and
that's
a
lot
of
time
and
a
lot
of
dedication,
but
it
really
does
matter
because
when
the
children
get
theirs
uniforms,
they
fit
them.
A
A
A
C
A
Riley's,
editing
too
that's
like
an
extra
bonus
thing
yeah,
which
is
really
sweet
and
I,
know
because
I
know
the
schools
that
have
called
and,
of
course
then
I've
called
you
all
and
said
it's
really
issues
with
the
heat
here.
Can
you
get
us
some
extra
sweatshirts
we've
done
that
a
couple
of
times,
and
always
you
all
have
come
through
for
us
and
said.
Let
me
let
me
see
what
I
can
do
is
always.
C
A
C
Help
well,
the
wonderful
thing
about
our
volunteer
organization
is
just
that.
We
are
all
absolutely
volunteers,
there's
no
salaries
paid
or
anything.
So
we
depend
on
people
coming
forward
and
offering
their
help,
and
so
we
always
open
to
new
members
new
willing
hands
and
we
have
a
website
which
I'll
share
with
you
and
people
can
go
there
and
get
our
contact
details.
They
can
send
us
a
message
from
the
website
and
you
know
Marie
has
teams
of
ladies
one
for
measuring
one
packing
and
various
other
things,
and
we
always
need
people,
food,
rock,
various
teams.
C
C
A
A
B
Correct
at
the
end
of
the
school
year
right
now
we
have
three
schools
that
we
are
providing
a
book
to
each
student
at
the
end
of
the
school
year
so
that
they
can
read
over
the
summer
and
be
ready,
hopefully
for
school
and
in
fall,
and
that
program
has
really
grown.
None.
Those
are
new
books
and
then
we
also
have
our
legacy
for
literacy,
which
is,
and
also
to
make
a
difference
Day,
which
is
collecting
books
that
are
slightly
used
or
new.
A
B
We
have,
we
have
a
partnership
with
Baltimore
Washington
National
Medical
Center,
and
we
actually
have
supports
stork's
nest,
which
is
for
for
women
at
risk,
and
we
hold
baby
shower
every
year
in
December
and
we
collect
probably
about
two
three
four
thousand
dollars
worth
of
baby
items.
And
then
we
donated
two
storks
nesting
and.
C
They
have
a
little
store,
they
like
a
little
shop
and
all
the
things
that
our
members
bring
for
this
for
the
shower
stock,
the
walls
and
the
shelves
and
in
the
shop,
and
so
when
these
expectant
moms
do
what
they're
supposed
to
do.
They
get
points
and
they
can
go
to
the
shop
with
their
points
and
select
items
for
their
babies
or
you
know
themselves
and
and
pay
with
their
points.
So
it's
a
wonderful
system
for
helping
everyone.
Oh
that's.
A
B
B
A
C
Yeah
and
it's
great
fun
we've.
We
feel
we
enjoy
it
more
than
anyone
else.
We
go
to
various
assisted
living
homes,
I
think
four
or
five
and
on
a
seasonal
basis,
so
I
do
a
Valentine's
sing-along
for
all
of
them
and
then
we'll
do
a
patriotic
sing-along
later
in
the
year,
and
you
know
through
the
year
we
do
several
and
it's
just
so
rewarding.
You
know.
C
We
know
that
when
one
gets
to
later
years-
and
maybe
their
mans
are
not
what
they
used
to
be
music-
is
an
incredible
encouragement
and
changes,
moods
and
all
sorts
of
things,
and
we
can
see
it
before
ours.
We
have
a
real,
you
know
honky-tonk
sing-along,
and
we
have
a
Drama
Bunny
at
play,
drums
and
piano
and
everyone's
tapping
their
feet
and
they're.
All
these
songs.
You
know
songs
that
and
they
would
be
familiar
with.
C
A
B
C
A
C
We
have
a
bunch
of
restaurants
that
have
and
actually
clothing
stores
like
Talbots,
that
have
agreed
to
give
us
a
percentage
of
the
takings
on
a
certain
day
or
for
a
certain
meal
or
in
a
certain
timeframe,
and
that's
wonderful
because
it
all
adds
up.
You
know.
So
we
just
tell
our
members
you're,
probably
going
to
eat
out
this
week
anyway
go
and
eat
at
this
place
and
tell.
C
B
D
B
Some
where
they
are,
we
had
a
couple
of
our
members
who
were
interested
in
doing
grant
applications,
and
that
has
just
been
phenomenal
for
us
and
and
of
course,
Maren
life
supported
us
first
three
years,
and
so
that
was
phenomenal,
and
so
hopefully
you
know
we'll
get
to
go
back
to
them.
But
but
we
are
always
looking
for
grants
to.
You
know
apply
for
donations
from
the
community.
You.
A
Know
to
me
it
seems
like
that
might
be
why
you're
so
successful,
because
you
do
reevaluate
the
fundraising
on
a
regular
basis,
because
we
all
get
kind
of
in
a
rut
and
I
know
in
organizations
that
I'm
and
do
the
same
thing.
But
it's
a
that's
really
telling
when
you
feel
that
now
we're
doing
all
of
this
work,
but
really
the
money
isn't
there.
So,
let's
look
at
grant
writing
or
whatever,
wherever
the
money
really
is
because
to
grow
from
150
uniforms
to
2500
and
one
year
plus
books
plus
toiletries
plus
the
puppet
shows.
A
B
C
C
B
B
So
in
the
morning,
yeah
and
I
think
the
principals
and
the
counselors
have
just
been
phenomenal
in
terms
of
supporting
our
programs
and
and
working
with
it,
because
if
it
wasn't
for
them,
I'm
not
sure
how
we
would
get
this
done.
You
know
right,
so
it's
definitely
been
a
partnership
of
those
ways
and-
and
one
of
our
other
programs
is
homeless-
resource
today,
which
we
support
throughout.
B
A
Wonderful
right,
well,
I,
really
really
appreciate
both
of
you
coming
here
today
and
sharing
lots
of
this
information
about
the
Assistance
League.
I
really
hope
that
some
of
our
viewers
will
get
participate
and
want
to
become
part
of
the
group.
It's
sounds
like
a
fun
wonderful
group
to
be
a
part
of
they're,
doing
so
much
for
our
community
and
for
Anne
Arundel
County.
So
we
truly
appreciate
both
of
you
being
here.
B
D
Today,
I
come
to
you
with
exciting
news
about
school
meals.
School
meals
offer
students
a
healthy
school
breakfast
and
lunch
every
day.
Students
are
offered
unlimited
choices
of
fresh
fruits
and
vegetables.
Students
are
encouraged
to
select
up
to
two
cups
of
fresh
produce
each
day
at
lunch
from
our
unique
salad
bars.
You
may
also
monitor
your
child's
school
meals
online.
D
At
my
payments
Plus,
this
is
a
convenient
tool
we
offer
to
all
parents
to
make
managing
your
school
meal
accounts
a
simple
process
to
learn
more
about
my
payments,
plus
simply
visit
WWF
as
plus
calm
or
call
877
237
0
946
each
year,
families
have
the
ability
to
apply
for
free
or
reduced-price
meals.
The
application
to
apply
is
online
parents.
You
may
log
on
to
apply
for
meals,
a
ACPs
org.
The
process
is
fast,
easy,
convenient
and
it's
accessible
from
any
computer.
D
Remember
if
you
receive
meal
benefits
last
year,
you
must
complete
a
new
application
each
school
year.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
provide
you
this
valuable
information
pertaining
to
school
meals,
school
meals,
fuel,
your
child's
brain
and
body
for
academic
excellence.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
the
healthy
school
meals
offered,
please
contact
me
at
4:10
to
2
to
5,900.