Spring 2021 TV News Reel
VO WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S
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Hundreds of Monadnock residents have joined together to stomp out Alzheimer's in the 20-19 Walk-to-end Alzheimer's.
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<CG: Fisk Quad / KSC Campus>
436 walkers lined up holding colored flowers ready to start the Walk-to-end-Alzheimer's in Keene.
Each flower color represents how Alzheimer's impacts the daily life of the walkers and their families.
The two-mile walk beat its 65-thousand-dollar goal and raised nearly 77-thousand-dollars to combat the disease.
The Alzheimer's Association reports one-out-of-three Senior Citizens will contract Alzheimer's.
VOSOT WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S
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Hundreds of Monadnock residents have joined together to stomp out Alzheimer's in the 20-19 Walk-to-end Alzheimer's.
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<CG: Fisk Quad / KSC Campus>
436 walkers lined up holding colored flowers ready to start the Walk-to-end-Alzheimer's in Keene.
Each flower color represents how Alzheimer's impacts the daily life of the walkers and their families.
The two-mile walk beat its 65-thousand-dollar goal and raised nearly 77-thousand-dollars to combat the disease.
The Alzheimer's Association reports one-out-of-three Senior Citizens will contract Alzheimer's.
One of the organizers Susan Antkowiak (ant-COW-iack) says she hopes this event with increase awareness about Alzheimer's.
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<CG: Susan Antkowiak / PROGRAMS & SERVICES VICE PRESIDENT>
(" Recognizing Alzheimer's disease as the public health crises that it is... is critical it's the sixth leading cause of death in the country there is no cure there is no way to prevent or slow down the disease.")
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The funds raised are used to support research to combat this disease.
Package INTERNATIONAL FEST KEENE
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You can find a little bit of the whole world right here in Keene.
Keene held it's 20-19 International festival to share the diversity of the community
K-S-C-T-V's Austin Cook reports on the multicultural displays.
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<CG: Washington Street / Keene NH >
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From Indian dance to African drumming to Greek and other ethnic cuisines the Keene International Festival has it from all over the globe.
Evan Carpenter says the event shows more of what people have in common.
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<CG: EVAN CARPENTER / KEENE SCHOOL TEACHER>
(" Just in terms of the music and event here even the food there's something for everyone so you can experience more than what you normally would.")
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The festival is here to welcome different kinds of people and bring them together in celebration at a time where immigration and diversity are on the national spotlight.
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<CG: RITU BUDAKOTI/ COMMITTEE CHAIR OF THE FESTIVAL>
("the intention of bringing this festival to together is to bring the community closer and recognize the diversity of culture in the Keene region.")
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And bringing all of that DIVERSITY out on display is really what the event is all about.
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<CG: BRAYAN BLANCHETTE / ABENAKI SINGER SONG WRITER>
("I believe any time you bring something like this out into the open with people and public performances like this just bring awareness to different cultures ")
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The festival is self-supporting.
All funds raised are used to keep the festival coming back each year.
Austin Cook ... K-S-C-T-V.
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The International Festival is in its second year.