Post by blackcrowheart on Sept 25, 2006 15:20:59 GMT -5
Women Donate Items to Indian Reservation
Story posted on 2006-09-19 18:26:00
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Have you ever found a place you felt connected to?That's the case for two Berks County women who feel such a connection to a place they visited- they are returning with a truckload.
WFMZ's Karin Mallett has their story.
REPORTER:
Cross country and every state in between.
For two-and-a-half years, travelers Cathy Pennepacker and Fannie Santana toured America in an RV.
Cathy: 2:54
Somebody put the thought up our sleeve to do all 48 states so it was a challenge and we thought why not?
REPORTER:
Since Fannie is Native Lumbee from North Carolina- the women made stops at more than 30 Native American reservations, a few in the country's badlands.
Fannie: 14:56
It's rough on the reservation because you want to keep your own heritage, you want to keep your own religion and a lot of people say why don't they move- well that's the only land from this whole big United States and they're going to keep it- one way or another.
REPORTER:
Then there was a visit to Wounded Knee in South Dakota.
Cathy: 5:38
The children - they don't have toys, one family of seven children have one toy.
(cut to 5:16)
They are our forgotten people, they are the forgotten minority of America.
Standup: 28:40
It was a trip that would change their lives and those they met along the way would not be forgotten.
Since November- Cathy and Fannie have been collecting items to take back to Wounded Knee.
The garage is full and this isn't it.
REPORTER:
Hundreds of boxes throughout the house, in the basement and in three outside storage bins.
Cathy: 7:24
We have been collecting for 10 months, we have everything boxed, packed ready to go.
REPORTER:
No truck yet- but the women say they are working on faith and have set September 30th as the date to head back out on the road with a truck full of supplies.
Cathy: 10:40
The only thing that Fannie and I regret is that we don't have more to give them- we wish we could give them more.
REPORTER:
In Wyomissing, Karin Mallett 69 News Berks Edition.
Story posted on 2006-09-19 18:26:00
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Have you ever found a place you felt connected to?That's the case for two Berks County women who feel such a connection to a place they visited- they are returning with a truckload.
WFMZ's Karin Mallett has their story.
REPORTER:
Cross country and every state in between.
For two-and-a-half years, travelers Cathy Pennepacker and Fannie Santana toured America in an RV.
Cathy: 2:54
Somebody put the thought up our sleeve to do all 48 states so it was a challenge and we thought why not?
REPORTER:
Since Fannie is Native Lumbee from North Carolina- the women made stops at more than 30 Native American reservations, a few in the country's badlands.
Fannie: 14:56
It's rough on the reservation because you want to keep your own heritage, you want to keep your own religion and a lot of people say why don't they move- well that's the only land from this whole big United States and they're going to keep it- one way or another.
REPORTER:
Then there was a visit to Wounded Knee in South Dakota.
Cathy: 5:38
The children - they don't have toys, one family of seven children have one toy.
(cut to 5:16)
They are our forgotten people, they are the forgotten minority of America.
Standup: 28:40
It was a trip that would change their lives and those they met along the way would not be forgotten.
Since November- Cathy and Fannie have been collecting items to take back to Wounded Knee.
The garage is full and this isn't it.
REPORTER:
Hundreds of boxes throughout the house, in the basement and in three outside storage bins.
Cathy: 7:24
We have been collecting for 10 months, we have everything boxed, packed ready to go.
REPORTER:
No truck yet- but the women say they are working on faith and have set September 30th as the date to head back out on the road with a truck full of supplies.
Cathy: 10:40
The only thing that Fannie and I regret is that we don't have more to give them- we wish we could give them more.
REPORTER:
In Wyomissing, Karin Mallett 69 News Berks Edition.