GIBBONS COMMONS VIDEO
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March 27, 2013
VIDEO
AUDIO
Opening Sequence:
VO:
COMMUNITY IS MORE THAN A
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION.
Montage of images:
TRUE COMMUNITY RESIDES IN SPIRIT, IN
HOPE, IN LEARNING AND SUPPORT.
Shots of neighborhoods across and around Gibbons
historical shots of Cardinal Gibbons
historical images St Mary’s School.
TONIGHT WE CELEBRATE THE ENDURING
LEGACY OF THE 32-ACRE PROPERTY ON
THE CORNER OF WILKENS AND CATON
AVENUES THAT HAS FOR MORE THAN 160
YEARS TRANSFORMED THE LIVES OF
THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE .
AS THE SITE OF TWO CATHOLIC
INSTITUTIONS, THE LAND HAS BEEN HOME
TO MANY BOYS, AND HAS SERVED AS THE
FOUNDATION FOR THOSE BOYS TO GROW
INTO POWERFUL, SPIRITUAL, AND GIVING
MEN.
Historic photos, cross-dissolved:
Historic shots of St Mary’s – Brothers and students
as well as facility
Babe Ruth and friends
Babe Ruth in later years in major leagues
VO:
THE SITE FIRST SERVED AS THE ST.
MARY’S INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS, A
CATHOLIC SCHOOL AND ORPHANAGE RUN
BY THE XAVERIAN BROTHERS WHICH
OPERATED FROM 1866 UNTIL IT CLOSED IN
1950.
ST. MARY’S MOST NOTABLE ALUMNUS
WAS BABE RUTH -- WHO ARRIVED THERE
IN 1902 AT THE AGE OF 7 AND WAS A
RESIDENT FOR THE NEXT 12 YEARS.
IT WAS THERE, UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF
BROTHER MATTHIAS, THAT BABE
LEARNED TEAMWORK, FOCUS AND
DEDICATION. AND IT WAS THERE THAT HE
HONED HIS SKILLS AT BASEBALL THAT
LATER MADE HIM A LEGEND IN THE
SPORT.
GIBBONS COMMONS VIDEO
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Dissolve from Babe to:
Cardinal Gibbons historical shots
MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOME CG ATHLETIC
SHOTS
VO:
ST. MARY’S HELPED BABE RUTH AND
OTHERS – AND ITS SUCCESSOR, CARDINAL
GIBBONS SCHOOL, WENT ON TO ALTER
THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS MORE YOUNG
MEN FROM THE TIME IT OPENED IN 1962
UNTIL IT CLOSED IN 2010.
OPERATED FIRST BY THE MARIANIST
BROTHERS, AND LATER BY THE
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS, CARDINAL
GIBBONS SCHOOL WAS RENOWNED FOR
THE DIVERSITY OF ITS STUDENTS, AND
WOULD MAKE A NAME FOR ITSELF AS A
POWERHOUSE FOR ACADEMICS AND
ATHLETICS IN SOUTHWEST BALTIMORE.
Architectural shots of Gibbons, Seton Keough,
Saint Agnes Castle on the Hill, and something
from Catholic Charities
CARDINAL GIBBONS SCHOOL WAS A
PROUD PART OF THE “CATHOLIC
CORNERS” LEGACY OF THE REGION -SURROUNDED BY SETON KEOUGH
SCHOOL, SAINT AGNES HOSPITAL, AND
HOMES RUN BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES.
VO:
Dissolve to:
Flyover of animation
NOW THIS HISTORIC SITE WILL BECOME
GIBBONS COMMONS -- A COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT UNLIKE ANY OTHER,
WHERE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE ARE
CELEBRATED AND TRANSFORMED TO
ACHIEVE A TRUE COMMUNITY ASSET.
GIBBONS COMMONS WILL BE A MIXEDUSE DEVELOPMENT WHICH
PURPOSEFULLY HONORS ITS HISTORY,
EVEN AS IT BUILDS A HOPEFUL, HEALTHY
FUTURE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
VO:
Flyover of animation
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CAL RIPKEN
SR. FOUNDATION, CATHOLIC CHARITIES
AND BON SECOURS, SAINT AGNES WILL
DEVELOP GIBBONS COMMONS TO
PROVIDE GREEN SPACE FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES’ YOUNG CHILDREN, SAFE
ALTERNATIVE HOUSING FOR NONTRADITIONAL FAMILIES, COMMUNITY
SERVICES, AND RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES.
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VO:
Still of Grand Housing
Cross dissolved with images of grandparents and
their children
GIBBONS COMMONS WILL ALSO FEATURE
‘GRAND HOUSING’ MADE POSSIBLE BY
CATHOLIC CHARITIES, WHICH WILL
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO
GRANDPARENTS WHO HAVE STEPPED UP
TO RAISE THEIR GRANDCHILDREN.
VO:
Rendering of the grotto
Baseball diamond portion of animation and shots
from Cal Ripken Foundation
THE CARDINAL GIBBONS OUTDOOR
GROTTO AND GARDEN, DEDICATED TO
THE SCHOOL’S ALUMNI COMMUNITY,
WILL BE A SPECIAL PLACE OF REFLECTION
AND PRAYER, HONORING THE FOUNDERS
AND THEIR LASTING MISSION.
VO:
IN AN AREA WHERE COMMUNITY
RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES ARE TOO
OFTEN LIMITED, WITH THANKS TO OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CAL RIPKEN
SENIOR FOUNDATION, IS THE DIAMOND OF
GIBBONS COMMONS. BABE RUTH FIELD
WILL BE POSITIONED ON THE VERY SITE
OF THE LEGENDARY SLUGGERS’ FIRST
HOME RUN, WITH HOME PLATE IN THE
VERY SAME LOCATION AS IT WAS WHEN
BABE PLAYED THERE.
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VO:
Historic shot of Gibbons
Dissolve into the group shot of Sisters in front of
lit cross
Tile background of many faces that build the
community within Gibbons Commons
GIBBONS COMMONS IS BUILT ON
HISTORICAL GROUND -- BUT IS INSPIRED
NOT ONLY BY THE ORDERS OF BROTHERS
WHO SERVED THE STUDENTS THERE, BUT
ALSO BY THE LEGACY AND VISION OF
THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY, WHO
FOUNDED SAINT AGNES HOSPITAL
ADJACENT TO THE SITE.
IT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE PRINCIPLE
THAT HEALTHCARE MEANS MORE THAN
SIMPLY HEALING THE BODY -- IT ALSO
MEANS HELPING THE COMMUNITY GROW
AND DEVELOP, SPIRITUALLY AND
EMOTIONALLY, TOWARD HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING.
VO:
End with CALL TO ACTION.
Phone number
Website
SAINT AGNES IS HONORED TO JOIN
TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNERS,
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS
TO CREATE A VIBRANT COMMUNITY
SPACE-- WITH SPIRIT, HOPE, AND HEALTH
AS ITS MISSION. AS WE LOOK TO THE
FUTURE, WE KNOW THAT THIS
HISTORICAL SPACE THAS HAS
TRANSFORMED THOUSANDS OF LIVES
WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE THAT GIFT
WITH OUR COMMUNITY.