
Loops for Love: Student Group Stitches for COVID Patients
Season 2021 Episode 2 | 23m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
UDel's Knitting & Crochet Club stitches hearts for COVID-19 patients and their families.
On this episode of You Oughta Know, meet the University of Delaware's Knitting and Crochet Club, who have been stitching matching hearts for COVID patients and their families, through a program called Loops for Love, symbolizing togetherness even when families must be apart.
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Loops for Love: Student Group Stitches for COVID Patients
Season 2021 Episode 2 | 23m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
On this episode of You Oughta Know, meet the University of Delaware's Knitting and Crochet Club, who have been stitching matching hearts for COVID patients and their families, through a program called Loops for Love, symbolizing togetherness even when families must be apart.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipREGINA: I'M REGINA MITCHELL.
SHIRLEY: AND I'M SURELY MEN.
NEXT, SENDING COMFORT AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
REGINA: KEEPING WORKERS SAFE WHILE PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
SHIRLEY: PLUS, TIPS ON HOW TO READ WHAT PEOPLE ARE NOT SAYING WHEN THEY ARE TALKING TO YOU.
REGINA: AND A WORKOUT EXPERIENCE THAT IS DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE TO ALL WHO WANT TO GET FIT.
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VISIT NCICAP.ORG] REGINA: I'M REGINA MITCHELL.
SHIRLEY: AND I'M SHIRLEY MIN.
NEXT ON "YOU OUGHTA KNOW."
SENDING SUPPORT TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
REGINA: AND SEE HOW THIS PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS IS WORKING TO HELP OTHERS.
SHIRLEY: WE HAVE TIPS ON WHAT PEOPLE ARE NOT SAYING WHEN THEY ARE TALKING TO YOU.
REGINA: AND A WORK OUT EXPERIENCE THAT IS DIVERSE AND EXCLUSIVE TO ALL WHO WANT TO GET FIT.
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VISIT NCICAP.ORG] SHIRLEY: WE ARE SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE.
WE START WITH A STORY ABOUT VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WHO HAVE KNITTED AND CROCHETED PAIRS OF HEARTS.
A BUNCH OF THEM WERE RECEIVED FROM A PROGRAM THAT STITCHES THE HEARTS OF PATIENTS WITH THEIR FAMILIES WHILE THEY ARE APART.
BECAUSE OF HOW CONTAGIOUS COVID-19'S, PATIENTS ARE ISOLATED FROM THEIR LOVED ONES IN THE HOSPITAL.
THE IDEA OF SUFFERING ALONE TUGGED AT THE HEARTSTRINGS OF UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE STUDENTS THAT ARE PART OF THE KNITTING AND CROCHET CLUB, OR KCC FOR SHORT.
>> THE CORE IS FOUNDED IN PHILANTHROPY PROJECTS.
SHIRLEY: SHE IS A JUNIOR AND HER MOM IS A CARDIOVASCULAR NURSE.
HER MOM TOLD HER ABOUT LOOPS FOR LOVE AND SHE RALLIED THE CLUB.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS PERFECT BECAUSE IT WAS A WAY THAT WE COULD ALL BE TOGETHER WHILE ALSO BEING A PART -- APART, WORKING ON ONE GOAL AND MAKING THESE HEARTS HAPPEN SO THAT WE CAN MAKE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES FEEL BETTER.
SHIRLEY: THE KCC SENT 40 PAIRS OF HEARTS, ADDING TO THE THOUSANDS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
THE MATCHING HEARTS ARE SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND.
NURSES WOULD PUT THE HEARTS IN THE HANDS OF THE SICKEST COVID PATIENTS AND STAY WITH THEM.
THEY HOLD ONTO THE HEART WHEN THEY PASS IN THE COMPANION IS SENT TO THE LOVED ONES.
SO THAT THEY KNOW THE PATIENT DID NOT DIE ALONE.
>> THESE NURSES WOULD GO IN, VOLUNTEER, GOWN AND GLOVE, AND TO DO EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED.
THEY WERE TRYING TO CONNECT FAMILIES WITH LOVED ONES BECAUSE IT WAS DIFFICULT NOT TO BE WITH THEM AT END-OF-LIFE.
NOTHING REPLACES BEING HERE.
IT IS SIMPLY A WAY OF SHOWING A REMEMBRANCE OF THEIR LOVED ONE.
>> I FEEL LIKE THIS WAS A WAY THAT WE COULD COME TOGETHER AND WE COULD BRING US BACK TO EACH OTHER.
AND THE COMMUNITY COULD WORK TOGETHER AND HELP OUT, EVEN IF IT WAS VERY SMALL SCALE.
SHIRLEY: NOW THEY ARE WORKING ON THESE EARS SAVERS.
>> THE PURPOSE OF THESE IS YOU CAN PUT THEM ON THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD WHEN YOU ARE WEARING YOUR MASK.
SO THAT INSTEAD OF THE MASKED STRAPS GOING BEHIND YOUR EARS, IT WILL GO AROUND THE BUTTON AND SAVE YOUR EARS FROM HURTING.
HOPEFULLY BY THEN SEEING THAT, THEY KNOW THAT WE CARE AND WE ARE APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
>> WE HAD LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT DID LOTS OF THINGS FOR CARE PROVIDERS.
WHETHER IT WAS FOOD, KNITTING, ENCOURAGEMENT -- WE PUT THOSE WHERE EMPLOYEES WERE EXITING AND IT WAS VERY SPIRITUAL.
EVERY DAY, I HAD A GOOD CRY BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY AND ALL THAT THEY DO FOR US.
WE REALLY FELT IT.
WE REALLY DID.
SHIRLEY: LAURIE WATSON SAYS THAT THEY STILL HAVE THOUSANDS OF HEARTS AND THEY HAVE BEEN SHARED WITH ALL OF THE HOSPITALS IN THE MAINLINE HEALTH SYSTEM.
THEY HAVE ANOTHER PHILANTHROPY PROJECT ALREADY LINED UP.
THE KCC IS WORKING WITH ANOTHER STUDENT ORGANIZATION ON CAMPUS MAKING HATS, BLANKETS, AND TOYS FOR CHILDREN IN PALESTINE.
♪ REGINA: A LOCAL ORGANIZATION IS HELPING PREPARE JOBSEEKERS LOOK FOR IMPLEMENT IN THIS CHALLENGING TIME.
THE WARDROBE IS NOT JUST ADDRESSING CLIENTS, BUT THE NONPROFIT IS OFFERING EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND MUCH MORE WITH THE WORK IT WEDNESDAY YOUTUBE SERIES.
>> WE HAVE SO MANY FANTASTIC PARTNERS.
WE PARTNER WITH NONPROFITS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ACROSS THE REGION.
THEY ARE DOING ALL OF THIS AMAZING WORK.
THEY ARE DOING RESUME WORKSHOPS AND DOING ALL OF THESE INTERESTING THINGS THAT CLIENTS DON'T ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS TO.
REGINA: TRADITIONAL CAREER COUNSELING TOPICS LIKE RESUME WRITING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING WILL BE ADDRESSED, BUT THE NONPROFIT IS USING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE WORKSHOPS INCLUSIVE.
>> IN MARCH, WE ARE DOING FINANCIAL PLANNING.
WE ARE DOING ONE ABOUT MENSWEAR, WOMENSWEAR, ANYWHERE.
IT IS ABOUT A TRANSGENDER CLOTHING IN THE WORKPLACE.
FIGURING OUT WHAT IN THE WORLD YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO WEAR.
REGINA: CLASSES ARE HELD EVERY WEDNESDAY AND EVERYONE CAN SIGN UP TO GET ACCESS TO THE ZOOM LINK.
YOU CAN CATCH THEM ON THE ORGANIZATION'S YOUTUBE PAGE.
SHIRLEY: DURING THE PANDEMIC, HEALTH AND SUPPORT HAS COME IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS AND FROM MANY DIFFERENT PLACES.
ONE THAT YOU MAY NOT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT IS PHILADELPHIA'S OWN LIBERTY COCA-COLA.
THEY HAVE BEEN OPERATING FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS AND DURING THE PANDEMIC, THEY HAVE HELPED OUT IN A VARIETY OF WAYS KEEPING THEIR OWN LOCAL EMPLOYEES SAFE.
>> THEY HAVE SPENT OVER 100 YEARS OPERATING.
COCA-COLA HAS 3400 ASSOCIATES.
FROM SELLING TO DISTRIBUTING.
COVID HIT AND EVERYTHING GOT SHUT DOWN.
ALL OF THE ACCOUNTS CLOSED, CUSTOMERS CLOSED.
AND WE FOCUSED ON HOW WE CAN LOOK AT BUSINESSES DIFFERENTLY GOING FORWARD.
>> COVID TOOK US ALL BY SURPRISE.
THERE WAS NO INTERRUPTION.
>> FIRST AND FOREMOST, FOCUSING ON THE SAFETY OF ASSOCIATE.
SECOND THING THEY FOCUSED ON IS REALLY CUSTOMERS THAT ARE SHUT DOWN.
HOW WE GET THEM BACK IN BUSINESS.
>> CUSTOMERS STAYED OPEN AND CUSTOMERS THAT AS WE STARTED TO REOPEN TRYING TO BUILD UP BUSINESS AGAIN.
HOW DO WE AMPLIFY THE FACT THAT THEY ARE HERE?
SO WE MADE THIS BIG BANNER AND PUT THEIR LOGO ON IT, A BIG SIGN THAT SAID OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
IT WAS A WAY TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT WE ARE HERE.
>> THE OTHER THING THAT IS SO IMPORTANT TO US IS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
>> WE ENDED UP HAVING SO MUCH PRODUCT LEFT OVER.
WE HAD BUSINESSES AND CUSTOMERS CLOSING.
WE MADE IT A WIN FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE JUST GOT OUT THERE AND STARTED SUPPORTING THE FRONTLINE RESPONDERS, OUR HOSPITALS.
WE DONATED OVER 800,000 BOXES OF PRODUCTS.
PROBABLY 60,000 IN PHILADELPHIA ALONE.
>> WE PARTNERED WITH THE FLYERS AND WITH SOCCER TEAMS TO HELP GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
>> WE REPRESENT THE COMMUNITIES WE HAVE BECAUSE THEY COME FROM THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE.
WHAT CHANGED WITH COVID WAS THE FACT THAT THERE WAS AN URGENT NEED TO RESPOND AND BE PRESENT.
>> WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF OUR PEOPLE FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE DONE.
WE COULDN'T BE PROUDER.
THEY ARE ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES ON THE FRONT LINES.
>> WE WENT TO LOCATIONS PRODUCING 50,000 CASES OF WATER A WEEK TO 150,000 CASES A WEEK SO THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED CAN GO TO A GROCERY STORE, GET WHAT THEY NEED, AND COME HOME AND FEEL LIKE THEY ARE HAPPY.
WE ARE JUST REALLY PROUD TO BE PART OF THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE CHALLENGING TIME.
WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS AND WE WILL GET THROUGH IT TOGETHER.
SHIRLEY: A WIN FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WHAT A GREAT WAY TO HELP OUT DURING A DIFFICULT TIME.
YOU CAN FIND A LINK TO CELEBRITY COCA-COLA ON OUR WEBSITE.
>> I AM VERY EXCITED TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS.
IT IS SO GOOD.
REGINA: STICK AROUND TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN GET THE GIRL SCOUTS NEW COOKIE STILL TO COME.
♪ REGINA: LEARNING HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT AND EXERCISE CAN BE A DAUNTING TASK, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU FIT IN AT ANY OF THE POPULAR GEMS.
-- GYMS.
TWO PHILLY FRIENDS STARTED THEIR OWN FITNESS CLUB.
IN 2013, 2 FRIENDS HAD NO PLANS TO START A BUSINESS.
THE COLLEGE GRADS WERE JUST WORKING OUT TOGETHER TO GET IN SHAPE, POSTING THEIR PICTURES ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
>> AND PEOPLE WERE FOLLOWING ALONG THE JOURNEY.
I WANT TO WORK OUT WITH YOU AND GO RUNNING WITH YOU.
HOW TO WHY ENJOY WORKING OUT -- JOIN WORKING OUT WITH YOU?
WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED, BUT SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 9:00, SLOWLY AND SURELY MORE AND MORE PEOPLE STARTED TO SHOW UP.
REGINA: IT GREW STEADILY OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND THEY REALIZE THEY WERE ONTO SOMETHING.
THEY NEEDED TO GET ORGANIZED QUICKLY.
>> KIARA GOT HER PERSONAL TRAINING CERTIFICATION BECAUSE WE HAD PEOPLE SHOWING UP ASKING US LIKE WE WERE THE EXPERTS.
AND WE DON'T KNOW.
WE GOT A LITTLE BETTER WITH THE PROGRAMMING AND EVERYTHING.
AND WE STARTED HOSTING BOOT CAMPS.
AND A YEAR AFTER DOING THE WORK OUTS WE ADD IT TO THE RUN CLUB.
WE DO WELLNESS FOR WOMEN EVERY YEAR.
IT BECAME THIS THING THAT WE HAVE NO IDEA.
REGINA: FRIENDS WHO STRUGGLED WORKING OUT TOGETHER, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT SOME PEOPLE DON'T FEEL EFFECTIVE IN GYMS AND OTHER GROUPS, BUT THEY MAKE IT A POINT TO WELCOME ALL.
THAT HAS MADE THEM SUCCESSFUL.
>> WE WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU ARE ON YOUR FITNESS JOURNEY.
YOU CAN COME AND JOIN US AND BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.
I KNOW IT IS TRENDY AND POPULAR, BUT A LOT OF FOLKS KNOW THAT IS EMBEDDED IN OUR MISSION AND OUR VALUES.
AND IT HAS BEEN SINCE THE BEGINNING.
SEEING OUR PICTURES AND EVERYTHING ONLINE, VIDEOS THAT HAVE A SAFE SPACE FOR THEM.
REGINA: ASIDE FROM PERSONAL TRAINING, RUN COACHING, AND LAUNCHING A PODCAST, THEY ARE PLANNING TO START A CITYWIDE TRAINING PROGRAM.
>> YOU CAN ACCESS THE PROGRAMMING RIGHT ON YOUR CELL PHONE.
THERE WILL BE A COMMUNITY COACH IN THE RUN.
REGINA: THEY ARE PLANNING TO START UP AGAIN IN THE SPRING.
SHIRLEY: HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED THAT WHAT SOMEONE IS SAYING MAY NOT MATCH THEIR FACIAL EXPRESSION, BODY POSTURE, OR GESTURE?
THE STUDY OF BODY LANGUAGE MAY UNCOVER THE TRUTH OF WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON.
WE SPOKE TO A RENOWNED BODY LANGUAGE EXPERT THAT SHE TIPS ON HOW TO READ A PERSON'S NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION.
>> BODY LANGUAGE CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE.
YOU CAN TELL IF SOMEONE IS BEING FORTHRIGHT OR HONEST WITH YOU.
YOU CAN TELL IF THEY ARE A DANGER.
BODY LANGUAGE INVOLVED YOUR BODY MOVEMENT, YOUR BODY GESTURES, FACIAL GESTURES.
IT INVOLVES YOUR BOYS -- VOICE, SPEECH PATTERN, AND THE CONTENT OF WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.
YOU MAY SAY I REALLY LOVE THAT PERSON AND SHAKE YOUR HEAD NO AND THAT SAYS WHITE A BIT.
THE BODY LANGUAGE CAN PICK THINGS UP THAT THE VERBAL DOES NOT PICK UP.
IF THE TEETH ARE SHOWING OR IF YOU HAVE A TIGHT-LIPPED SMILE OR A CLENCHED JAW, THAT CAN BE A LOT OF ANGER.
LET'S SAY YOU ARE ON A BLIND DATE AND YOU SEE THE PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THEY SEE YOU.
AND THEY GO, HI, HOW ARE YOU?
THEY SHOW NO FACIAL ANIMATION OR THEY GO HI, HOW ARE YOU?
THE EYES WILL GET BIGGER AND THEY WILL SMILE.
THAT IS A GOOD SIGN.
THEY ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN YOU.
WHEN THE PUPILS WIDENED, THAT MEANS YOU ARE IN LOVE WITH SOMEBODY OR REALLY LIKING THEM.
IF SOMEBODY IS SAYING SOMETHING YOU DON'T LIKE, LOOK TO SEE IF THEY TURN AWAY OR SQUINT UP THEIR MOUTH.
PEOPLE PURSED THEIR LIPS WHEN THEY DON'T WANT TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES.
ARMS AND LEGS TELL YOU A LOT.
IT MAY NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT SITUATION.
IF YOU ARE ASKING SOMEBODY A REALLY IMPORTANT QUESTION OR SIGNIFICANT QUESTION AND YOU SEE THEM FOLD THEIR ARMS, THAT IS A DEFENSIVE MECHANISM THAT THEY ARE NOT FEELING COMFORTABLE WITH YOU.
HANDS ARE COMPLETELY IMPORTANT.
YOU CAN TELL IF SOMEBODY IS TAPPING, IF THEY ARE NERVOUS, IF THEY WANT TO GET OUT OF THERE.
FEET ARE IMPORTANT.
IF THEIR FEET ARE POINTED IN YOUR DIRECTION, THAT IS A GOOD SIGN.
THEY ARE INTO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING AND LIKING YOU.
IF THEIR FEET ARE POINTED IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, THEY ARE READY TO GO AND THEY ARE NOT CONNECTED TO YOU.
IF SOMEBODY REALLY LIKES YOU, THEY WILL GET CLOSE TO YOU AND GET IN YOUR PERSONAL SPACE.
AND IT DEPENDS ON WHAT CULTURE.
THEY MAY LEAN BACK OR THEY MAY IGNORE WHAT YOU SAY IF THEY DON'T LIKE YOU.
LISTEN NOT JUST A WHAT THE PERSON SAYS, BUT HOW THEY SAY IT.
IF THEY SAY I REALLY AM HAPPY AND IT SHOWS IN THEIR VOICE.
IS THERE BOUNCE IN THEIR TOWN -- TONE?
IT IS BOTH ART AND SCIENCE.
BODY LANGUAGE SAYS IT ALL.
SHIRLEY: I REALLY NEED TO STOP STANDING LIKE THIS, I'M NOT TRYING TO COMMUNICATE ANYTHING NEGATIVE.
PHOTOS AND VIDEOS CAN GIVE YOU INSIGHT ON HOW SOMEONE THEY REALLY FEEL ABOUT YOU AND VICE VERSA.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BODY LANGUAGE ANALYSIS, CHECK OUT DR. LILLIAN GLASS.
REGINA: IT SHOWS ON YOUR FACE WHEN YOU ENJOY GOOD MUSIC.
SO WHYY AND THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ARE JOINING FORCES TO BRING YOU CONCERT.
THIS WEEKEND, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 AT 9:00 P.M., THE ORCHESTRA IS JOINED BY GUESTS.
♪ >> PLAYING WITH A WORLD-CLASS ORCHESTRA AND BEING AT A WORLD CLASS VENUE IS INVIGORATING.
>> WE SPOKE ABOUT A JOURNEY.
AND TO BE HERE, WE ARE DOING A FEW THINGS THAT I LOVE AND I ADORE.
IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES TO BE.
♪ REGINA: THEN ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 AT 9:00 P.M., WORLD-RENOWNED VIOLINIST AND CONDUCTOR GIL SHAHAM LEADS VIVALDI'S CLASSIC "THE FOUR SEASONS."
♪ >> THIS PIECE IS NEXT LEVEL GENIUS.
I AM SO HAPPY TO BE HERE AND SEE THE FACES OF THE ORCHESTRA.
♪ REGINA: FINALLY ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 AT 9:00 P.M., THE MUSICAL DIRECTOR CONDUCTS THE EXTRA -- ORCHESTRA STRINGS AND SYMPHONY NUMBER ONE.
♪ >> IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AS AN INSTITUTION.
SUCH A HISTORIC INSTITUTION PROMINENTLY FEATURING THE MUSIC OF THOSE COMPOSERS.
♪ REGINA: THE PERFORMANCES CONTINUE THE LONG-STANDING PARTNERSHIP AND COMMITMENT BY WHYY AND THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA TO BRING QUALITY ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT TO THE COMMUNITY.
SHIRLEY: WHILE WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE STILL LOTS OF THINGS TO DO LOCALLY.
HERE IS A LOOK AT A FEW IDEAS.
YOU HAVE ONE MORE DAY TO BEAT THE WINTER BLUES AT CHESTNUT HILL ON ICE.
THE SOCIALLY DISTANCED ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE THE ICE-SKATING RINK, ICE CARVINGS, AND MORE.
THE WINDOWS OF UNDERSTANDING, A NEW JERSEY PUBLIC ART PROJECT THAT HIGHLIGHTS SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES, HAS LAUNCHED A VIRTUAL EXPEDITION AND EVENT HAPPENING UNTIL FEBRUARY 28.
CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE FOR DETAILS.
AND MOVE OVER, PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL.
YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN FORECAST AN EXTENDED WINTER OR EARLY SPRING.
THE BRANDYWINE ZOO'S VIRTUAL FEED WILL FEATURE CONDORS AND RED PANDAS GIVING A PREDICTION FOR WHAT IS AHEAD WEATHERWISE.
REGINA: PRESIDENT BIDEN IS NOT THE ONLY BIG DEAL IN THE FIRST STATE.
GROUNDHOG DAY IS AN EVENT WE LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY YEAR, AND GIRL SCOUT COOKIES SALES IS ANOTHER ONE.
THIS YEAR, THEY ARE DOING THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
BEFORE WE GET TO THAT, LISTEN UP.
THERE IS A NEW COOKIE IN TOWN.
>> I AM PROBABLY MORE EXCITED TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS THAN ANY OTHER NEW COOKIE IN THE PAST BECAUSE IT IS SO GOOD.
THIS IS A FRENCH TOAST INSPIRED COOKIE.
IF YOU LIKE CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH CEREAL, YOU WILL LOVE THIS COOKIE.
IT IS IN THE SHAPE OF A LITTLE PIECE OF BREAD AND HAS A LITTLE BIT OF VANILLA ICING ON THE BACK.
AND IT IS PRETTY SMALL.
YOU CAN DIP IT IN TEA.
IT IS ADDICTIVE, I'M NOT GOING TO LIE.
REGINA: BECAUSE OF COVID, YOU WILL NOT SEE THEM INSIDE A SUPERMARKET, BUT YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO FIND COOKIES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD TROOP.
>> PEOPLE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY ONLINE AND HAVE CURBSIDE PICKUP LOCATIONS.
MANY TROOPS ARE GOING TO BE TAKING ORDERS FROM PEOPLE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
AND THEN ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, THOSE ARE DESIGNATED PICKUP LOCATIONS THAT YOU WILL KNOW ABOUT.
AND YOUR ORDER WILL BE PREPACKAGED LIKE A TARGET DRIVE UP AND YOU ARE GOOD TO GO.
REGINA: HAVE THE COOKIES COME TO YOUR FRONT DOOR OR PICK THEM UP YOURSELF.
EITHER WAY, IT IS WIN-WIN.
THE SALE RUNS UNTIL MID-MARCH.
SHIRLEY: DID YOU EAT COOKIES?
REGINA: JUST ONE.
SHIRLEY: CAN YOU SAVE THEM FOR YOUR KIDS?
REGINA: THERE ARE NOT THAT MANY.
THAT WILL DO IT FOR TONIGHT'S SHOW.
WE HOPE YOU JOIN US AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
SHIRLEY: WE WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO A LOCAL MAN WHOSE POP ART IS POPULAR WITH THE PRESIDENT.
REGINA: GOODBYE.
♪
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