| [00:00.01] | 23-3 ACT III |
| [00:15.07] | Hi, everyone. Sorry I'm late. |
| [00:18.23] | But Alexandra and I |
| [00:19.32] | have been busy at work this morning |
| [00:20.81] | on the community-center project. |
| [00:22.69] | And we brought someone along who can help. |
| [00:25.15] | You remember Charles Maxwell, Grandpa? |
| [00:27.38] | He's the editor of the Riverdale paper. |
| [00:29.55] | He wrote some nice articles on Mom |
| [00:31.22] | when she was running for the school board. |
| [00:32.87] | Yes, I remember. You were a great help. |
| [00:35.53] | Hi, Mr. Stewart. |
| [00:36.48] | Hope to be a bigger help on the new community-center project. |
| [00:39.36] | From what Robbie and Alexandra have told me, , |
| [00:41.48] | you people are making one big story. |
| [00:44.20] | Let me introduce you, Mr. Maxwell. |
| [00:46.26] | This is Nat Baker, |
| [00:48.00] | who's responsible for this meeting, |
| [00:51.12] | and this is Joanne Thompson--and Abe Lucas, |
| [00:54.60] | who used to run the drugstore in town. |
| [00:56.37] | Robbie and Alexandra told me |
| [00:57.71] | what you need to fix up the old library. |
| [01:00.37] | I am planning to write an editorial that I think will help you. |
| [01:05.85] | Let's go. What are your questions? ? |
| [01:08.28] | OK. Now, I have ... first ... a couple of questions here. |
| [01:11.06] | Have you talked to the community council? |
| [01:13.85] | And have you had an engineer come in to do an inspection? |
| [01:19.74] | OK, what do you need most of all? |
| [01:22.31] | People power. |
| [01:23.98] | Men and women, young and old, to give us their time. |
| [01:28.77] | To do what? |
| [01:29.90] | To help scrub the building interior clean. |
| [01:33.02] | So that we can repaint it. |
| [01:35.58] | And you also need bodies to do repainting? |
| [01:38.41] | That's right. |
| [01:39.77] | And we'll also need some ladders |
| [01:42.17] | and some brushes and some paint. |
| [01:45.05] | When do you need the volunteers, |
| [01:46.90] | and where do they report? |
| [01:48.54] | I've got the council to agree |
| [01:50.06] | to open the building for us on the next four weekends. |
| [01:53.72] | How about furnishings? |
| [01:54.75] | Are there any special requirements that I should list in the paper? |
| [01:57.79] | Yes. |
| [01:58.78] | Here is a copy of all the things we need to start with. |
| [02:02.57] | Let's see. Four desks. |
| [02:03.98] | Eight straight-back chairs. Thirty folding chairs. |
| [02:07.29] | Six table lamps. Three end tables. One piano. |
| [02:12.13] | This is a good start. |
| [02:13.84] | These items shouldn't be difficult to come by |
| [02:15.62] | once I print the article in the paper. |
| [02:18.20] | This community has always been very generous. |
| [02:21.17] | I agree, Mr. Maxwell. |
| [02:22.92] | What you're saying is, in order for this center to succeed, , |
| [02:25.74] | we need to put together volunteers |
| [02:27.78] | from the various generations of future users. |
| [02:30.20] | That's right. |
| [02:31.03] | And without their energy and stamina, |
| [02:33.55] | there's no way we can complete this project. |
| [02:37.18] | I've got it. Now give me some information about |
| [02:39.78] | how you see the building being used. |
| [02:41.39] | Oh, here. On the ground floor we have the reception area ... |
| [02:47.15] | It's here, Robbie. |
| [02:52.01] | Charles Maxwell lived up to his word. Charles Maxwell |
| [02:57.05] | "At the Stewart family home on Linden Street yesterday, |
| [02:59.93] | a group of caring Riverdale citizens gathered |
| [03:03.42] | to plan the refurbishing of the old library |
| [03:06.89] | to transform it into a new community center. |
| [03:11.66] | The original plan by the council |
| [03:14.40] | was tabled because of lack of funds. |
| [03:18.41] | The new plan needs you. |
| [03:21.94] | You could call it a community unity plan. |
| [03:26.47] | It needs your time, and it needs your energy. |
| [03:30.60] | And it needs your contributions of furniture, |
| [03:34.25] | paint, brushes, ladders, lamps, et cetera. |
| [03:40.99] | A list of these items and a volunteer form |
| [03:44.74] | can be picked up at the Riverdale Press offices. |
| [03:49.53] | By working together, |
| [03:51.02] | this community can do anything to benefit its citizens, |
| [03:55.84] | and we know you will all work together |
| [04:00.13] | towards refurbishing the old library |
| [04:02.38] | and making it a new community center. |
| [04:06.43] | Charles Maxwell, Editor. |
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