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Logo transitions in

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Jim Poluch places a bin full of paper bags on a shelf

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Community to me means people who work together,

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Interview with Jim Poluch at table. Onscreen text left of screen reads: “Jim Poluch, SVP, Elan Client Marketing.”

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people who actually come together for a common goal.

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Outside shot of building with sign that reads “Donate Today, Meals on Wheels of Lancaster, Inc.”

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I think that's one of the things that really motivates me about working here at Meals on Wheels

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Interview with Feleen Nancarvis at table. Onscreen text to left reads “Feleen Nancarvis, Executive Director, Meals on Wheels of Lancaster.”

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Is because that's exactly what happens every single day.

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Several shots show volunteers smiling, wearing protective gear, and talking with each other in a back room.

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It's this unique meld of the community coming together all to do one thing,

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Interview with Feleen Nancarvis at table

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and we couldn't do it without each other, I think.I think that's about community, too, is how dependent we are on each other, whether we realize it or not.

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Doug Hopwood directs volunteers inside back room

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We believe that communities should take care of their own,

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Interview with Doug Hopwood at table. Onscreen text to left of screen reads: “Doug Hopwood, director, volunteer and program development, Meals on Wheels of Lancaster.”

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and businesses, being part of the community, can contribute in so many different ways.

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Aerial footage of buildings on residential street, close on Penlanco Federal Credit Union building with signage in windows.

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Penlanco Federal Credit Union is an employer-based credit union here in Lancaster, Pennsylvania,

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Interview with Stacey Remick. Onscreen text to left reads: “Stacey Remick, CEO, Penlanco Federal Credit Union.”

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serving 20 employers, primarily PPL Electric Utilities in the city of Lancaster.

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Stacey works with other volunteers outside 

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Credit unions are a vital resource to their local communities.

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Elan volunteer fills salad at a bin. 

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It was important for Elan to 

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Interview with Jim Poluch at table.

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Provide funding directly to a credit union as opposed to giving it to a charity, because credit unions know their members best.

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Elan volunteers pack brown meal bags

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and so they find impactful initiatives to contribute the funds towards.

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Stacey works with Elan volunteers to pack meal bags

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That's Elan's way of giving back to the community.

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Interview with Stacey Remick at table.

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I got an email letting me know that we were selected for this, and I really just could not believe it, because this sort of local contribution is something that we would have no ability to handle on our own. So it just is amazing.

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Elan volunteer wheels bins full of paper bags out of building

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The funds directly will be supporting our Home Delivery Meals program.

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Interview with Feleen Nancarvis at table

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We have quite a few other programs that we do, but that's the one that we're most known for.

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Footage of food supplies on shelves

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And what the funds are really helping us do is continue to afford the food that we actually purchase

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Footage of volunteer seasoning meat in kitchen

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and trying to keep costs low to our seniors who are paying out of pocket or whose services are paid for by somebody else.

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Interview with Feleen Nancarvis at table

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We want to make sure that that is still affordable to them as best as we can. And that's what this gift allows us to do.

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Footage of Doug Hopwood and volunteers loading bags into cars

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Donations are a key part of keeping us going, especially in today's world

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Interview with Doug Hopwood at table.

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where we've had just about runaway food inflation.

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Footage of volunteers discussing in back room

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But above that, 

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Footage shows volunteers working in back room, packing bags into backpacks, and aerial footage of loading meals into cars for delivery

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We need people to come out and touch and taste it and get the experience firsthand.

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Interview with Doug Hopwood at table.

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That drives a bigger reward for an individual person than just writing a check.

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Footage of Stacey alongside Elan volunteers working to pack meals in back room

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We have three organizations that came together: Elan Credit Card, Meals on Wheels and Penlanco Federal Credit Union.

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Interview with Stacey Remick at table.

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A group of us are preparing the meals for over 200 local folks in need.

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Close on packed bags with route and meal information on them

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They will be sharing in some of our route deliveries,

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Footage of meal bags being loaded into cars

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so actually taking the food to the client's home.

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Interview with Feleen Nancarvis at table.

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People are finding it difficult to access food. It's expensive. And the resources out there, if you're dealing with additional needs is really, really challenging to get access to that or qualify for it in the first place, and so we're here to help meet that need as best as we can.

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Footage of Stacey handing huge check to Meals on Wheels staff gathered for picture

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So any time that you're giving back, whether it's to your members

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Interview with Stacey Remick at table.

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or your general community, it just very much fulfills what we're there for

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Close on Meals on Wheels volunteer sticker on a car, reveal the car driving away, license plate blurred

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and just very closely aligns with the mission of the entire credit union movement.

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Interview with Doug Hopwood at table.

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I think we foster a pretty positive environment around here,

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Elan volunteers work in kitchen, scene cuts to woman cheerfully holding donation check

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and at the end of the day, you're doing - you're just doing a great thing.

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Footage of two women volunteers with credit union delivering meals on wheels

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You get all of these people together and you have this beautiful outcome of serving somebody who otherwise couldn't serve themselves.

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Interview with Feleen Nancarvis at table

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I mean, I just think that's - that's incredibly moving for me,
that keeps me going. I never want to see that disappear.

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Elan Logo on a sunlit forest