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Here is the story

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of all these people and organizations

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coming together

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to help serve their community.

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So we wanted to capture that.

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You walk in the door,

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you've got an abscess tooth

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and you're experiencing

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pain and infection

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and it's affecting your whole life.

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And we can fix that for you today.

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That's too good to be true.

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To get free

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dental, free vision for medical,

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there's got to be a catch

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and they're skeptical about it.

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Anybody is welcome to come in.

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You don't need ID.

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You don't need documentation of status.

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I loved the idea of providing health

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care with no barriers.

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I loved the idea

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that there'd be an army of interpreters.

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The title of this documentary

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is Stronger

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Than Medicine,

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reflects a common thread discovered

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during its production.

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Stronger

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than the health care

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piece was the fact that the community

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was coming together,

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that people cared about one another.

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And that was a really powerful message

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to experience.

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And and beyond that,

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it was amazing to see, well,

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what are we capable of?

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Imagine if we applied that energy

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to other things.

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At the end of the day,

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we're all people

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and we're all here

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just taking care of each other.

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People come together with a common theme,

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a common desire to help.

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All of the people

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who are working their are there to serve.

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They're there to do some good

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in some people's lives.

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And that good is intended

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to help everyone in need,

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including those you might not suspect

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Who is in need

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and what does indeed look like?

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It's not

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only people who are out of the job.

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It's not only people

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who are experiencing homelessness.

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The majority of the people come

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do have some form of health care,

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but they can't afford to use it

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because the co-pay is too large.

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They out of pocket is unavailable.

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Ethnicity, ethnicity and young and old.

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it was the same story.

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That was eye opening and humbling to me.

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One of the things my husband said

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when he came to volunteer

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was WOW,  these people look just like me.

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And as hundreds of people arrive

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in the middle of the night.

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They wait their turn.

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The stories

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they share revealed

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the troubling flaws in the system.

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She needs glasses.

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Her glasses are broken.

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We don't have Medicaid or anything.

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So she's getting glasses.

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I am self-employed.

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I have health insurance.

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But it's sort of the minimum

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mandated health insurance

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and there's no dental on it.

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I work for 30 years.

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I have Medicare,

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but I can't afford glasses.

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Or I have to decide,

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do I get my medicine

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or do I get my teeth fixed?

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I'm here today for my vision to also

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check it out. You know?

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Dental.

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I just I just take the service for

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for dental.

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For documentarian Toni Grobe,

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a sense of respect

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and kindness prevailed among volunteers.

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You're surrounded by people who are

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setting a great example of

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respect,

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treating people with dignity, listening,

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giving people

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the time that they need

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to express themselves.

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There might be some problems

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with the system,

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but at least here

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there's not a problem with the people.

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The people all want to help.

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So I think that says

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a lot about our community.

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No one exemplifies that compassion

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and helpful attitude

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more than retiree Frankie Manning.

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All of these people

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are volunteering their time

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to make a difference, and they care.

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And so when people think that, you know,

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nobody cares. Just look around.

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Its here.

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I am an old person.

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It gets me out of bed in the morning

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and I feel so grateful

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because I know these

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people need this care

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and they can't  get it no place else.

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So I feel like

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this is important  work.

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This documentary proves goodwill combined

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with the power of community

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can work wonders.

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I'm volunteering at the clinic this year.

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I'm putting the camera down,

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and I'm

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just gonna roll up my sleeves and say,

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How can I help?

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