Boardman junior's PSA sheds light on hunger
BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – Boardman High School student Micah Bukovac chose the non-profit Second Harvest Food Bank for his written PSA entry in the Tom Holden Memorial Scholarship contest.
The junior runs indoor and outdoor track at Boardman High School. In his free time over the summer, he likes to travel and hang out with friends, family, and just spend time with his loved ones. He is hoping to attend Ohio State University to major in aviation and eventually become a pilot.
'I like what the Second Harvest Food Bank stand for, and how they help provide meals for the people that can't afford them, and the people that, struggle every day in our in our community,' said Micah. 'I mean, I learned more about a problem that's in our community that I didn't know much about before. I didn't know that there's so many people around here that struggle with not being able to have a meal every day.'
Micah was the first runner-up in the contest. Read his PSA script for Second Harvest Food Bank here:
A young child is witnessed by a convenience store employee stuffing bread and eggs under his hoodie. The employee, visibly upset, takes the food from his hoodie and speaks with him.'My little sister hasn't eaten since yesterday, I can't watch her struggle any longer'
The employee, softening, exclaims to the child, 'You don't have to steal, kid. Let me help'[Cut to a Tv animated voice on a black screen] No child or family deserves the struggle of scraping together a meal to survive.[Cut to food bank volunteer or founder] In the United States alone, over 7.3 million families struggle to provide food for their children every day. In those households, one in every eight has a child who resorts to stealing in order to survive.[Cut to image displaying impoverished families] A series of images show families rationing small portions of food.[Cut back to food bank speaker] If you are in need of a meal or household goods, visit the Mahoning Valley Second Harvest Food bank today. Here you're not just a visitor—you're family.[Cut to a drone shot of the food bank building with volunteers standing at the entrance][Fade to a colorful screen displaying the following information] A header at the top of the screen reads: 'Hunger ends where kindness begins'. Below, the screen lists the food bank's phone number, address, time of service, website, and ways to volunteer.
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