Transcript: Hamilton: Hammer Park
The word “Giver” appears in block letters spelled out in playground equipment.
Children's voices shout “LET'S GIVER!”
(music plays)
A brick gateway reads “Gage Park” amid rocky, hilly scenery.
Michael walks along a road in a blue T-shirt with a yellow school bus behind him.
He pulls a hammer out of his tool belt. A run-down playground appears.
Michael says HI, I'M
MICHAEL,
AND TODAY I'M IN
HAMILTON, ONTARIO.
HAMILTON HAS ALL SORTS
OF GREAT NICKNAMES,
LIKE “STEELTOWN”
AND “THE HAMMER”!
AND WHILE HAMILTON
HAS ALL SORTS OF GREAT
NICKNAMES, THERE'S
A PLAYGROUND HERE
THAT'S NOT
THAT GREAT.
IT'S OLD, RUNDOWN,
AND IN DESPERATE NEED
OF A COMPLETE
MAKEOVER.
BUT GIVER'S HERE
TO CHANGE ALL THAT!
The words “three days left” and a pie chart logo reading “Start your timers” appear
outlined in white on blue at the foot of the screen.
Michael says WE HAVE JUST THREE DAYS
TO BUILD A PLAYGROUND
THAT'LL BRING THE HAMMER
FUN TO HAMMERTOWN!
SO START
YOUR TIMERS.
GIVER'S THROWIN'
IN THE HAMMER!
WOO HOO!
Michael says
SIX KIDS...
THREE DAYS...
ONE MISSION...
TO BUILD A PLAYGROUND
WITH THEIR COMMUNITY.
Playground items are outlined and then filled with bright red and blue colours,
followed by the outline of a prancing Tyrannosaurus Rex and framed clips
showing busy children on a white-hatched blue work chart background.
(MUSIC AND CONSTRUCTION SOUNDS)
They all yell Lets giver!
The Giver logo appears again.
Michael says Time to meet our Giver team!
Framed clips of individual children with names below
them move from right to left.
A blond little boy in a red shirt waves and says “Hi, I'm Jamie and I'm nine.”
A dark-haired little girl in a blue shirt waves and says “I'm Kiara and I'm ten-”
A blond little boy in a yellow shirt waves and says “Hi, I'm Nolan and I'm ten.”
A girl with black hair in a red shirt waves and says “Hi, I'm Leena and I'm twelve.”
A boy with brown hair in a blue shirt waves and says “I'm Timmy and I'm thirteen.”
A girl with black hair in a yellow shirt waves and says “Hi, I'm Ashanti and I'm ten.”
Leena says THE PROBLEM WITH
OUR PLAYGROUND
IS THERE'S REALLY
OLD RUSTY EQUIPMENT
WHICH ISN'T REALLY FUN
TO PLAY ON ANYMORE.
Timmy says KIDS GOT TOO
ROUGH WITH IT.
IT STARTED
GETTING DESTROYED
AND THEN KIDS
STARTED GETTING HURT.
Kiara says WE REALLY
NEEDED A NEW ONE.
Michael says I'M HERE WITH
MY GIVER TEAM.
HOW ARE YOU GUYS
DOING TODAY?
They all say AWESOME!
Michael says FANTASTIC!
YOU GUYS READY TO
BUILD A PLAYGROUND?
They all say YEAH!
Michael says GOOD STUFF. AND
IF WE WERE TO
CHOOSE A THEME FOR
OUR PLAYGROUND
WHAT DO YOU
THINK IT SHOULD BE?
Jamie says HAMMER.
Michael says WHY HAMMER?
Jamie says HAMILTON'S NICKNAME
IS HAMMERTOWN!
They all say HAMMERTOWN!
Leena says IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE
THIS PLAYGROUND REALLY
NICE BECAUSE A LOT OF
KIDS IN THE COMMUNITY
DON'T HAVE A
PLACE TO PLAY.
Michael says I SEE YOU'VE ALL
BROUGHT SOME DRAWINGS.
ASHANTI, LET'S
START WITH YOU.
WHAT HAVE
YOU GOT?
Ashanti says A HAMMER
SPINNER.
Michael says SO IT'S LIKE A
MERRY-GO-ROUND.
I GOTCHA.
Kiara holds up a drawing and says IT'S A HAMMER
SWING SET.
Michael says REAL HAMMERS?
ARE WE GONNA PAINT THEM
OR WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO?
Kiara says PAINT THEM.
Michael says I LIKE YOUR COLOUR
SELECTION. PRETTY NICE.
Jamie says I CAME UP WITH A
HAMMER SEE-SAW.
Michael says OH, I LIKE
THAT IDEA.
Nolan says I MADE A HAMMER
BASKETBALL COURT.
Michael says SO WE GOT SORT
OF A PAINTED MURAL
AND THIS IS THE
BASKETBALL NET?
Nolan says YEAH.
Michael says FANTASTIC.
WHOA! WHAT'S
GOING ON HERE?
Leena says IT'S A MURAL FOR THE
BUILDING OVER THERE.
IT SAYS
“THE HAMMER.”
Michael says SO HOW BIG DO YOU THINK
WE SHOULD MAKE THAT?
Leena says MAYBE LIKE
100 FEET?
Leena continues THIS IS GONNA BE THE
BIGGEST ART PROJECT
IN GIVER HISTORY.
Michael says WOW, FANTASTIC.
VERY EXCITING.
Timmy says I WANT ANOTHER
PLAY STRUCTURE.
Michael says WHAT'S DIFFERENT
ON THIS ONE?
Timmy says YOU GO STRAIGHT
DOWN A FIREMAN POLE.
Michael says AND THAT'S A SLIDE
ON THE FRONT?
Timmy says YUP,
RIGHT THERE.
Michael says I LOVE THAT IDEA.
A graphic in white on blue, headed “Hammer Park” shows a
tree-lined area with a building at one end.
As Michael speaks, playground items appear sketched in.
Michael says HERE'S
OUR IDEAS FOR THE
HAMMER-THEMED
PLAYGROUND IN HAMILTON.
TIMMY WANTS TO REFURBISH
THE OLD PLAY STRUCTURE
AND INSTALL A BRAND
NEW ONE AS WELL.
KIARA WANTS TO BUILD
A HAMMER SWING SET.
ASHANTI WANTS A
HAMMER SPINNER
AND JAMIE WANTS
A HAMMER SEE-SAW.
NOLAN WANTS TO DECORATE
THE BASKETBALL COURTS
WITH HAMMER ART
AND LEENA WANTS TO TAKE
ON A HUGE HAMMER MURAL.
PHEW! WE BETTER GET
OUT OUR HAMMERS.
THESE ARE SOME GREAT IDEAS
FOR THE HAMMER PLAYGROUND
BUT YOU THINK WE CAN GET
IT DONE IN THREE DAYS?
They all raise hands and say YEAH!
Michael says ALRIGHT, THEN. WE
READY TO GIVER?
They all say YEAH!
ALRIGHT!
WELL, THEN...
They form a circle. Michael puts his hand in the middle, palm down,
and the kids all pile their hands on his, then raise arms in the air
enthusiastically. The Giver logo appears briefly.
They all shout LET'S GIVER!
Michael says HAMMER TIME!
Jamie says AFTER WE CAME UP
WITH OUR IDEAS
WE ALL UNWRAPPED
THE SLIDE.
Leena says WE WERE TEARING INTO
IT LIKE RACCOONS.
Kids say AUGH!
GRRRRRR!
Michael says A LITTLE MORE
DOWN HERE.
PERFECT!
THIS THING
LOOKS GREAT!
LET'S GRAB IT.
(music plays)
Jamie announces HAMMER PLAY
STRUCTURE.
The item appears on the blue chart.
Michael says WE'LL START WITH OUR
VERTICAL ELEMENTS
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA
DO THE DECKS NEXT.
Timmy says ME AND ASHANTI HAD
TO LIFT ONE POLE UP,
BRING IT ALL THE WAY
OVER TO THE OTHER PART
AND PUT IT IN.
Michael says WATCH YOUR
FINGERS.
THERE IT IS.
PERFECT.
THE DECK'S GONNA
BE HARD TO LIFT
SO WE SHOULD CALL
IN SOME VOLUNTEERS.
They all say VOLUNTEERS!
Michael says COME AND GIVE
US A HAND.
A team of five blue-shirted volunteers runs up.
Michael says ALRIGHT.
UP, UP...
Jamie says A LITTLE BIT
TO THE RIGHT.
Michael says WE CAN BOLT
THIS DECK ON.
JUST FINGER
TIGHTEN FOR NOW.
WE'RE GOING TO GET ALL OF
THEM ON, THAT'S GOOD.
Timmy says TRY TO PUSH THE POLE AS
YOU'RE PULLING IT.
THERE YOU GO.
Michael says GOOD JOB, DUDE.
Jamie announces HAMMER SPINNER!
A sketch of the item appears on the blue chart.
Michael says to Leena WE'RE GOING TO PUT
OUR SPINNER THERE
AND WE NEED A BIG HOLE
IN THE GROUND FOR IT.
HAVE YOU EVER DRIVEN
ONE OF THESE BEFORE?
Leena says NEVER.
Michael says WANT TO GIVE
IT A TRY?
Leena says YEAH.
Michael says ALRIGHT,
HOP ON IN.
Leena says I GOT
TO LOWER IT.
Michael says AND THAT'S IT. SO THAT'S
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
Leena continues AND THEN DRILL
A HUGE HOLE.
Michael says THERE YOU
GO. NICE.
ALRIGHT, LET IT
SINK IN A LITTLE BIT.
THERE YOU GO.
ALRIGHT, AND THEN WAIT
THERE FOR IT TO CATCH UP.
Leena says THIS IS WICKED!
Leena continues IT WAS WICKED
BECAUSE I'VE NEVER
DONE THAT BEFORE AND
IT WAS A NEW EXPERIENCE
AND IT WAS A LOT
OF FUN BECAUSE
IT'S KIND OF LIKE I WAS
A CONSTRUCTION WORKER
AND I GOT TO DO
WHAT I WANTED.
Michael says THIS IS WHERE OUR
SPINNER'S GONNA GO.
WHOA.
From inside the hole, the camera shows Michael and Leena peering in. They high five.
Michael says AWESOME.
WELL DONE.
Kiara says AND THEN WE
PUT IN A SPINNER!
Michael says THAT A-WAY.
Kiara says THE SPINNER IS
REALLY HEAVY.
Michael says OKAY, YOU GOT
THE IN-DIRT END.
Kiara says THAT'S A
DEEP HOLE.
Ashanti says I NEVER SAW A
HOLE THAT DEEP.
Michael says ALRIGHT, PUT
IT IN THERE.
BALANCE THAT
THERE, ALRIGHT,
WE'RE GOING TO GET
CONCRETE AND FILL THIS IN
AND YOU'LL BE ABLE
TO SPIN. NEAT, EH?
Ashanti says I THINK MY SPINNER'S
GONNA TURN OUT
REALLY AMAZING.
Kiara announces HAMMER SEE-SAW!
The item is sketched in on the blue chart.
Michael says SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO
START WITH RIGHT NOW
IS THE BEAM
ACROSS THE MIDDLE
AND WE'RE GOING TO
BUILD IT OUT OF STEEL.
Jamie repeats STEEL!
Michael says STEEL!
RIGHT NOW
IT'S TOO LONG.
Jamie says I GOT TO CUT
THE METAL
AND IT TOOK A WHILE
BUT IT WAS FUN.
(LOUD MACHINERY)
Jamie continues EVEN IF SPARKS
CAME OUT AND HIT US
I STILL KEPT SAWING
'CAUSE I WASN'T SCARED.
Michael says ALRIGHT, THERE
YOU GO, BUDDY.
NICELY DONE.
THAT'S ACTUALLY
OUR OFFCUT.
THAT'S THE PIECE THAT
GOES IN THE GARBAGE.
THAT IS OUR KEEPER,
RIGHT THERE.
Jamie says WE USED A HOLE SAW TO
CUT A HOLE IN THE BEAM!
Michael says
..FOR THE AXLE
TO GO THROUGH.
(DRILLING)
Nolan says DRILLING THE HOLES WAS
KIND OF WEIRD AT FIRST.
THEN I GOT
THE HANG OF IT.
Michael says DOING GOOD,
DUDE.
The kids shout COME ON, YOU
CAN DO IT, NOLAN!
Michael places a tube in a socket and says AND THIS THING CAN
GO THROUGH THERE...
AND RIGHT OUT
THE OTHER SIDE.
BUT WE HAVE TO
DRILL THE OTHER SIDE.
SO LET'S GET
TO THAT, OKAY?
Jamie says OUR HAMMER PARK
IS COMING TO LIFE!
Michael says AS HAMILTON
IS KNOWN FOR ITS STEEL
AND SINCE WE'RE USING
STEEL IN OUR HAMMER PARK
I THOUGHT I'D TAKE
THE GIVER TEAM
TO MEET MY FRIEND
MARK TO LEARN HOW TO
USE STEEL IN A
WHOLE OTHER WAY.
Jamie says A BLACKSMITH USES A
HAMMER ALL THE TIME.
Michael says SO MARK, WHAT ARE
WE DOING TODAY?
Mark says TODAY WE'RE GOING TO
HEAT UP SOME STEEL
AND WE'RE GONNA
HAMMER IT AND
ACTUALLY MAKE
SOME COAT HOOKS.
Nolan says WAIT, WE'RE
GONNA BEND METAL?
Mark says YES, WE'RE GONNA
BEND METAL.
Nolan says MARK LIT NEWSPAPER
TO LIGHT THE FORGE.
Jamie asks HOW HOT IS THAT
FORGE, MARK?
Mark says ABOUT 1200
DEGREES OR MORE.
Jamie says WHAT?!
IT HEATS UP THE METAL SO
YOU'RE ABLE TO BEND IT.
Kiara says AND WE EACH GOT TO
MAKE A COAT HOOK.
The kids chorus HAMMER! HAMMER!
HAMMER!
Ashanti says I GOT TO DO
THE CURL.
WHOO!
The kids chant TWIST IT, TWIST
IT, TWIST IT!
Mark says EXCELLENT,
EXCELLENT.
AND THAT'S
YOUR COAT HOOK.
They all say THANK
YOU, MARK!
Mark says YOU'RE WELCOME.
COME AGAIN.
(music plays)
Jamie announces HAMMER MURAL!
The item appears on the blue chart.
Leena says ART WITH
AARON!
Aaron, with a full beard, says THIS IS THE DOOR
WE'RE GONNA PAINT.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S IN
PRETTY ROUGH SHAPE.
IT'S GONNA NEED A
COAT OF PRIMER SO THAT
OUR BACKGROUND
STICKS TO IT NICELY.
AND THIS IS
OUR PAINT GUN.
Leena says I FEEL LIKE
A DOCTOR.
Aaron says WELL, THIS IS
GOING TO TAKE SOME
SURGICAL PRECISION
SO THAT'S PERFECT.
GO. STOP. GO. STOP. GO. OKAY, YOU'RE
ON YOUR OWN.
KEEP GOING.
Leena says IT WAS LIKE
REALLY POWERFUL
AND IT WAS KIND OF
LIKE A WATER GUN
EXCEPT INSTEAD OF
WATER IT WAS PAINT.
Aaron says HOLD IT NICE AND STRAIGHT
AND CLOSER TO THE WALL.
THERE YA GO!
NICE WORK,
EVERYBODY! BOOM!
BOOM!
They high five.
Clips show team members and volunteers hard at work. Ashanti gives a thumb up.
(music plays)
Michael says END OF DAY ONE
AND WE GOT A LOT OF
STUFF STARTED TODAY.
BUT WE GOTTA DROP THE
HAMMER IF WE'RE GONNA GET
THIS PLAYGROUND FINISHED
FOR OUR GRAND OPENING!
Jamie holds up two fingers and says SEE YOU TOMORROW
FOR DAY TWO!
(music plays)
Kiara says NAILED IT!
Fast clips show work in progress.
A sign in coloured capitals on a blue background reads “Day 2”
Jamie announces IT'S DAY TWO!
Michael says BEGINNING OF DAY TWO
AND WE GOT A TON OF WORK
TO DO TODAY SO I GOTTA
GO FIND MY GIVER TEAM!
Ashanti says I FEEL EXCITED.
Michael stands beside some piles of earth.
Michael says WHERE IS MY
GIVER TEAM?
The kids appear on top of the mounds and scramble down chanting RAAAAH!
Michael says GOOD MORNING,
GIVER TEAM!
HOW'S EVERYBODY
FEEL THIS MORNING?
They all say GOOD!
Michael says LOTS OF ENERGY?
'CAUSE WE GOT LOTS
OF WORK TO DO TODAY.
As Michael speaks, items appear sketched in on the blue chart.
Michael says WE STILL
HAVE TO PUT GRIP TAPE
ON OUR HAMMER
SPINNER...
SKETCH OUT OUR HUGE
HAMMER MURAL...
CUT OUT GIANT HAMMERS
FOR OUR HAMMER SWING SET
AND WORK ON OUR
HAMMER SEE-SAW.
WE'D BETTER
GET AT IT.
SO YOU GUYS
READY TO GIVER?
They all say YEAH!
Michael says ALRIGHT!
WELL, THEN...
They do the handclasp and shout LET'S GIVER!
(LAUGHING)
They all scramble over the pile of earth.
Jamie says THIS MORNING WE
BROKE INTO TEAMS
TO GET
EVERYTHING DONE!
Kiara says AND WE HAMMERFIED
THE SPINNER!
Michael says AND WE HAVE THIS GREAT
STICKY-BACKED GRIP TAPE.
Ashanti says THE GRIPPY STUFF HELPS
YOU STICK ON THE SPINNER.
Michael says BUT WE NEED A HAMMER
TEMPLATE SO WHAT I'M
THINKING IS WHY DON'T
WE JUST TRACE ONE OUT?
AROUND THE HEAD,
THERE WE GO...
THE FACE, OVER THE TOP,
AROUND THE CLAW...
ALRIGHT, THEN WE HAVE A
PAIR OF SCISSORS HERE.
OOOH.
Michael spins Ashanti around on a pole.
Michael says YOU SHOW REMARKABLE
FORTITUDE.
Ashanti says IT'S MUCH EASIER
TO CUT SANDPAPER
WHEN YOU SPIN
BECAUSE YOU'RE
HAVING FUN WHILE
DOING SOMETHING.
Michael says LOOKING GOOD.
Ashanti says EASIER THAN I
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.
Michael says I'M SURE IT IS LET'S TRY
IT OUT. NICE.
Ashanti says THE BEST PART
OF THE DAY
WAS TRYING
OUT MY SPINNER.
FASTER!
IT'S MORE FUN TO BE
DIZZY THAN NOT DIZZY.
Michael says SPINNER: SUCCESS!
LOOKS GREAT, GUYS.
The blue spinner is seen from the top turning.
(music plays)
Volunteers work on different items in fast clips.
Jamie announces HAMMER MURAL!
The item appears on the blue chart.
Aaron holds Timmy and Leena by the shoulder and says THE FIRST STEP
IS WE'RE GONNA
SKETCH OUT THE
LETTER “R”
SO WE GOT “HAMMER”
TOTALLY COMPLETE.
Leena shouts ARRR!
Timmy says WE STARTED
WITH THE STAFF
Leena says AND THEN WE
DID A CURVE.
Aaron says JUST FOLLOW
THE LINES...
PERFECT! THAT
LOOKS GREAT!
Leena says IT WAS KIND OF LIKE
HAIRSPRAY, ACTUALLY.
Aaron says AWESOME!
KEEP GOING, KEEP
GOING, KEEP GOING!
TIMMY, I'M GONNA GET YOU
TO GO UP ON THE LADDER
AND DO THE HOLE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE “R.”
Leena says YOU GOT
THIS, TIMMY!
Aaron says PERFECT!
WHO WANTS
A BRUSH?
Leena says TIMMY.
Aaron says THERE YOU GO, TIMMY.
YOU'VE BEEN VOLUNTOLD.
THERE YOU
GO, LEENA.
OKAY, NICE
AND SLOW.
SEE THESE DRIPS?
CATCH THEM BEFORE
THEY GO DOWN TOO
FAR. NICE JOB.
Timmy says THANK YOU, AARON,
FOR TEACHING ME.
THE WALL IS AWESOME.
Kiara says WE CUT OUT A HAMMER
FOR MY SWING SET.
Michael says WE DREW A BIG
HAMMER OUTLINE ON THE
WOOD AND TO CUT IT OUT WE
NEEDED TO USE THE JIGSAW.
(SAWING)
Michael says THAT'S IT!
(BLOWING)
Jamie says YOU GOTTA TURN
IT VERY SLOWLY.
Michael says OH, STOP.
THERE WE GO.
Timmy says TURNS ARE
VERY HARD.
Michael says TURNS ARE
VERY HARD.
Timmy says WHEN YOU'RE
PUSHING IT ALONG
YOU HAVE TO MOVE
THE BACK OF IT.
Jamie calls STOP!
WE'RE CUTTING INTO OUR
BOARDS UNDERNEATH.
Michael says D-OH!
Jamie says JUST THE EDGE,
RIGHT HERE.
IF YOU CUT THE
BOARD UNDERNEATH
IT GETS REALLY SLOW,
SO BE CAREFUL.
Michael says GOOD SAVE. SO BEFORE
WE GO ANY FURTHER
WE'LL MOVE
THAT TO THERE.
(SAWING)
Michael says NICE!
CAN WE LIFT
THIS UP?
ARRGH!
Michael carries off the giant hammer cut-out.
Michael says LET'S GO FIND SOMETHING
BIG TO HAMMER IN.
COME ON
WITH ME.
Jamie says I NEVER THOUGHT I'D
MAKE A PLAYGROUND
AND I'M ONLY NINE
AND I'M AWESOME!
(music plays)
Volunteers and team members do painting and different jobs.
Michael comes down the new slide and says MIDDLE OF DAY TWO AND
THIS CREW IS REALLY
HAMMERING
IT OUT!
THERE'S SO MUCH
STUFF GOING ON HERE.
OUR HAMMER PLAY
STRUCTURE'S HAPPENING.
OUR HAMMER SPINNER'S
IN THE GROUND.
EXCUSE ME.
TEETER TOTTER'S
ALMOST FINISHED.
OH, MY GOSH.
AH!
AND OUR HAMMER
STUMP JUMPERS ARE
GOING IN THE GROUND
AS WE SPEAK TOO.
AND NONE OF THIS
WOULD BE POSSIBLE
WITHOUT THE HELP OF ALL
OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS.
THANK YOU,
VOLUNTEERS!
The crowd of volunteers in coloured T-shirts raise arms in appreciation.
(CHEERING)
Leena says THE COOLEST PART OF THE
DAY WAS WORKING ON THE
MURAL BECAUSE I GOT TO
LEARN HOW TO DO A FADE.
Aaron stands by the mural and says WE NEED TO DO SOME BLUE
FADES ON THESE LETTERS
TO MAKE IT LOOK
LIKE CHROME STEEL.
WHEN YOU TILT THE
ANGLE A LITTLE BIT
YOU GET CRISPY
ON ONE SIDE
AND A FADE
ON THE OTHER.
Aaron demonstrates and says JUST LIKE THAT.
As Leena does it, Aaron says NICE. NOW GIVE
IT THAT TILT.
YEAH!
THERE YA GO.
Leena says LOOKS AWESOME.
(music plays)
Jamie announces HAMMER
SEE-SAW!
The item appears on the blue chart.
Michael says WE HAVE TO WELD THE END
OF OUR BALANCE BEAM.
HAVE YOU EVER USED
A WELDER BEFORE?
Jamie says NO.
Michael says IT'S EXTREMELY HOT,
ALRIGHT, SO WE USE
THESE SPECIAL VISORS
BECAUSE THE FLASH
COMING OFF OF IT COULD
DAMAGE YOUR EYES.
SO YOU ALWAYS HAVE
THE VISOR DOWN.
Jamie says THE MASK MAKES ME FEEL
LIKE A SEA MONSTER
FROM SCOOBY DOO.
WHEN YOU WELD AND
YOU HAVE YOUR MASK ON
YOU CAN'T REALLY
SEE ANYTHING
'CAUSE IT
GOES DARK.
Michael and Jamie weld the see-saw.
Then they high five and the neat weld is shown.
Jamie continues YOU GOTTA, LIKE, GO ALONG
THE EDGE REALLY SOFTLY.
Michael says THERE YOU GO,
MY FRIEND.
NICELY DONE!
WHAT'D YOU THINK
OF THAT? WHEW!
Jamie says THAT SMELLS!
Michael says THAT'S BURNING
METAL, MY FRIEND.
(music plays)
Fast clips run of finishing touches.
Kiara holds up two fingers and says END OF
DAY TWO!
Michael says END OF DAY TWO AND WE
GOT SO MUCH DONE TODAY.
BUT WE'VE GOT A TON TO DO
TOMORROW TO BE READY FOR
OUR GRAND OPENING
IN THE HAMMER!
Michael walks alongside the wall, and then the camera zooms
out to show the words in colourful fancy lettering.
Michael says DA-DA-DA!
WHOO!
THANK YOU,
HAMILTON!
Jamie says SEE YOU TOMORROW FOR
THE GRAND OPENING!
Kiara says THIS HAMMER
IS OUT.
The sun sets on the playground. Then a sign in coloured capitals
on a blue background reads “Day 3.”
Ashanti says IT'S DAY THREE
IN THE HAMMER!
Michael gets out of a forklift
carrying rolls of sod and says BEGINNING OF
DAY THREE.
I'D BETTER GO FIND
MY GIVER TEAM.
They run to meet him at the toboggan.
(CHEERING)
Michael says GOOD MORNING,
GIVER TEAM!
COME ON
DOWN HERE.
BEGINNING OF DAY THREE
AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF
WORK TO DO BEFORE
OUR GRAND OPENING.
As Michael speaks, items appear sketched in on the blue chart.
Michael says WE STILL NEED TO
PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES
ON OUR
HAMMER MURAL...
PAINT HAMMERS ON THE
BASKETBALL COURT...
INSTALL OUR
HAMMER SEE-SAW...
AND PUT SWINGS
AND HAMMERS
ON OUR HAMMER
SWING SET.
YOU GUYS READY
TO GIVER?
They all say YEAH!
FANTASTIC.
WELL...
They all do the handclasp and say LET'S GIVER!
Jamie announces HAMMER MURAL!
The item appears on the blue chart.
Aaron says WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING
CALLED THE FORCEFIELD.
Leena says A FORCEFIELD IS LIKE
AN EXTRA BRIGHT COLOUR
TO MAKE IT
POP OUT MORE.
Aaron puts climbing gear on Leena and says YOU'RE NOT SCARED OF
HEIGHTS, ARE YOU?
Leena says IT DEPENDS.
Aaron says WE'RE NOT GONNA
BE THAT HIGH UP.
SO THIS IS A NICE
THICK BLACK OUTLINE.
WE'RE GOING
TO FOLLOW IT.
Leena says THE BRIGHT COLOUR
MAKES IT POP OUT MORE
TO MAKE IT LOOK KIND
OF 3D FROM AFAR.
Aaron high fives and says PERFECT.
Nolan says WE FINALLY GOT TO WORK
ON MY BASKETBALL COURT!
Aaron asks Nolan WE GOT A HAMMER MOTIF
PAINTED AROUND THE COURT,
IS THAT
THE IDEA?
Nolan says YEAH.
Jamie says OUR CUTOUTS MADE
PERFECT STENCILS.
(music plays)
Nolan says COOL!
AND THEN IT
WAS MY TURN!
(music plays)
Aaron says HAMMER NUMBER 2!
Nolan says WOW!
Jamie announces HAMMER
SEE-SAW!
KEEP GOING,
MICHAEL.
Michael says GOOD JOB.
OH, IT'S
HEAVY, EH?
Jamie says WE'RE GONNA
KNOCK IT OVER.
Leena says IT KIND OF COLLAPSED SO
WE HAD TO PULL IT OFF.
Jamie says HOLD IT UP.
Leena says I'M TRYING TO!
Michael says THERE WE GO.
THAT'S PROBABLY
PRETTY CLOSE.
Jamie says SO WE HAD TO LINE UP
THE CARRIAGE BOLTS.
Leena says AND WE HAD TO LINE
IT UP PERFECTLY.
Michael says PERFECT,
GOOD JOB.
(music plays)
Leena says DONE.
Jamie says WE STARTED
TO PLAY ON IT.
Leena thumbs up as she see-saws with Jamie.
(music plays)
Fast clips show final adjustments and volunteers rolling out sod and sweeping.
Ashanti says WE FINALLY PUT THE
SWINGS ON MY SWING SET.
Michael holds something up and says THIS IS GONNA
HOLD THE CHAIN
THAT IS GONNA
HOLD THE SWING.
Kiara says ALL YOU HAD TO DO
WAS HOOK TWO THINGS
ON THE TOP AND
THEN HOOK A CHAIN.
Michael says to Kiara HOLD ON,
GRASSHOPPER.
WE NEED A
SEAT ON THERE.
WOW, YOU'RE
REMARKABLY STRONG.
Kiara flexes muscles and says GRRR!
Michael says TIGHTENING,
TIGHTENING...
HERE THEY COME
AROUND THE CORNER.
WHO'S IT
GONNA BE?
SO QUICK!
I THINK THAT WAS
PRETTY TIGHT.
LET'S PULL OFF YOUR TOOL
BELTS AND TRY IT OUT.
They all use the swings.
(LAUGHING)
Michael Holds a big red cut-out hammer.
He pretend hammers a smiling Kiara into the ground.
Michael says DUNK! DUNK! DUNK!
SO THIS MASSIVE
HAMMER IS GOING TO
MAKE THIS PLAIN
LOOKING SWING SET
LOOK LIKE AN AWESOME
HAMMER SWING SET.
OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO
STICK THAT ON THERE.
WE'RE GONNA USE
A SCREW GUN.
Ashanti asks SO YOU CAN
DRILL METAL?
Michael says YOU CAN DRILL METAL.
THIS SCREW IS
DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY
FOR DRILLING
METAL.
(DRILLING)
Michael says to Ashanti GOOD, AND
THAT'S IT.
WELL DONE!
YOU LOOK AMAZED
IT EVEN HAPPENED.
YOU'RE KIND OF SHOCKED
WE COULD DRILL THE METAL.
YOU DIDN'T
BELIEVE ME.
Ashanti says I FEEL THE VIBRATION
ON MY HANDS.
Michael says YEAH I KNOW. THAT TOOL'S
PRETTY POWERFUL.
YOU'RE DRILLING
THROUGH STEEL...
PRETTY ROUGH.
THAT'S IT! PERFECT!
NICELY DONE.
AND GOOD
TECHNIQUE.
(DRILLING)
Michael says DONE!
AND NICE AND SECURE.
CHECK IT OUT, GIVE IT A PULL.
Kiara says UGH!
Michael says NO, THAT IS
ON THERE.
THAT'S NOT
COMING OFF.
OUR SWING SET
IS COMPLETE.
HIGH FIVE.
NICE.
(music plays)
Fast clips show finishing touches.
Michael says ALRIGHT! WHAT I'M
THINKING WE SHOULD DO
RIGHT NOW IS HAVE A
NAIL DRIVING CONTEST
AND I THINK IT SHOULD
BE GIRLS VERSUS BOYS.
They all say YEAH!
Jamie says IT'S HAMMER
TIME!
Michael says GO!
The kids chant LEENA! LEENA!
LEENA! TIMMY! TIMMY!
(CHEERING)
Ashanti holds up the hammering block and says YEAH!!
Michael says BIT OF A
TURNAROUND THERE.
The kids shout YEAH!!
Ashanti says GET EVERYTHING
DONE!
(music plays)
Leena says PUT THE LAST NAIL
IN AND FINISH IT OFF.
The kids chant SIX.. FIVE.. FOUR..
THREE.. TWO.. ONE.
Kiara spreads her arms and says TIME'S UP!
Jamie says THIS PLAYGROUND
LOOKS AMAZING!
As Michael speaks, the finished items appear on screen.
Michael says THE GIVER TEAM
DID AN AMAZING JOB
CREATING THE NEW
HAMMER PLAYGROUND.
WE INSTALLED A BRAND
NEW PLAY STRUCTURE...
PAINTED
A HAMMER MURAL -
THE BIGGEST IN
GIVER HISTORY...
CREATED A
HAMMER SWING SET...
INSTALLED A
HAMMER SPINNER...
BUILT AN INCREDIBLY
UNIQUE HAMMER SEE-SAW...
AND DECORATED A
BASKETBALL COURT
IN A COLOURFUL
HAMMER THEME.
Leena says ALMOST GRAND
OPENING TIME!
The team does the handclasp and shouts LE-E-E-E-E-ET'S GIVER!
WOO HOO!
Michael stands with a mike in his hand and the team stand beside him
holding a colourful opening sign reading “Hammer Park.”
Crowds of people clap and cheer.
Michael says WELCOME, HAMILTON, TO
YOUR NEW HAMMER PARK!
(CHEERING)
Michael says THIS GIVER TEAM AND
SO MANY VOLUNTEERS
WORKED SO HARD OVER
THE LAST THREE DAYS
TO BUILD THIS
BEAUTIFUL PLAYGROUND
YOU SEE
BEHIND US.
BUT BEFORE WE
OPEN IT UP THERE'S A
FEW THINGS THEY'D LIKE
TO SAY TO YOU ALL.
SO TAKE IT AWAY,
LEENA.
Leena says THANK YOU MICHAEL,
CITY OF HAMILTON,
AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS
WHO CAME OUT TO HELP US.
THIS PARK
LOOKS AMAZING!
Timmy says THANK YOU, AARON,
FOR TEACHING ME
HOW TO SPRAY PAINT
FOR MY FIRST TIME.
THE MURAL
LOOKS AWESOME!
Ashanti says WE HAD SO
MUCH FUN.
IT WAS A PLEASURE
MEETING YOU, MICHAEL.
Michael says NICE MEETING
YOU TOO.
Michael asks ARE WE READY TO GET THIS
PLAYGROUND OPEN?
They all say YEAH!!
Michael says ALRIGHT, THEN.
WELL...
LET'S GIVER!
The kids cut the sign in two with a huge pair of scissors. Everyone rushes in.
(CHEERING)
Leena says IT WAS AMAZING, THERE
WERE SO MANY PEOPLE.
Timmy says I WOULD DO THIS AGAIN AND
HELP THE COMMUNITY MORE
AND BUILD
MORE STUFF.
(NOISE OF KIDS PLAYING)
Jamie says ALL THESE KIDS...
WERE DELIGHTFUL.
Ashanti says IT WAS LIKE THEY DIDN'T
WANT TO LEAVETHE PARK.
(music plays)
Leena says LOOK AT THIS MURAL!
IT'S AWESOME, RIGHT?
(music plays)
Kiara says THEY'RE PLAYING
ON WHAT WE MADE
AND IT'S
REALLY AWESOME.
Nolan says I FEEL VERY
PROUD OF MYSELF.
(SCREAMING)
Jamie says COME PLAY AT HAMILTON'S
NEW HAMMER PARK!
Michael says WE'LL SEE YOU ON
OUR NEXT GIVER BUILD!
The team and volunteers pose for a photo and cheer.
(CHEERING)
Ashanti says PEACE OUT.
(music plays)
The end slate shows sponsors, followed by a logo: “TVO - KIDS”
Another logo appears: Sinking Ship Entertainment.
Children's voices shout “LET'S GIVER!”
(music plays)
A brick gateway reads “Gage Park” amid rocky, hilly scenery.
Michael walks along a road in a blue T-shirt with a yellow school bus behind him.
He pulls a hammer out of his tool belt. A run-down playground appears.
Michael says HI, I'M
MICHAEL,
AND TODAY I'M IN
HAMILTON, ONTARIO.
HAMILTON HAS ALL SORTS
OF GREAT NICKNAMES,
LIKE “STEELTOWN”
AND “THE HAMMER”!
AND WHILE HAMILTON
HAS ALL SORTS OF GREAT
NICKNAMES, THERE'S
A PLAYGROUND HERE
THAT'S NOT
THAT GREAT.
IT'S OLD, RUNDOWN,
AND IN DESPERATE NEED
OF A COMPLETE
MAKEOVER.
BUT GIVER'S HERE
TO CHANGE ALL THAT!
The words “three days left” and a pie chart logo reading “Start your timers” appear
outlined in white on blue at the foot of the screen.
Michael says WE HAVE JUST THREE DAYS
TO BUILD A PLAYGROUND
THAT'LL BRING THE HAMMER
FUN TO HAMMERTOWN!
SO START
YOUR TIMERS.
GIVER'S THROWIN'
IN THE HAMMER!
WOO HOO!
Michael says
SIX KIDS...
THREE DAYS...
ONE MISSION...
TO BUILD A PLAYGROUND
WITH THEIR COMMUNITY.
Playground items are outlined and then filled with bright red and blue colours,
followed by the outline of a prancing Tyrannosaurus Rex and framed clips
showing busy children on a white-hatched blue work chart background.
(MUSIC AND CONSTRUCTION SOUNDS)
They all yell Lets giver!
The Giver logo appears again.
Michael says Time to meet our Giver team!
Framed clips of individual children with names below
them move from right to left.
A blond little boy in a red shirt waves and says “Hi, I'm Jamie and I'm nine.”
A dark-haired little girl in a blue shirt waves and says “I'm Kiara and I'm ten-”
A blond little boy in a yellow shirt waves and says “Hi, I'm Nolan and I'm ten.”
A girl with black hair in a red shirt waves and says “Hi, I'm Leena and I'm twelve.”
A boy with brown hair in a blue shirt waves and says “I'm Timmy and I'm thirteen.”
A girl with black hair in a yellow shirt waves and says “Hi, I'm Ashanti and I'm ten.”
Leena says THE PROBLEM WITH
OUR PLAYGROUND
IS THERE'S REALLY
OLD RUSTY EQUIPMENT
WHICH ISN'T REALLY FUN
TO PLAY ON ANYMORE.
Timmy says KIDS GOT TOO
ROUGH WITH IT.
IT STARTED
GETTING DESTROYED
AND THEN KIDS
STARTED GETTING HURT.
Kiara says WE REALLY
NEEDED A NEW ONE.
Michael says I'M HERE WITH
MY GIVER TEAM.
HOW ARE YOU GUYS
DOING TODAY?
They all say AWESOME!
Michael says FANTASTIC!
YOU GUYS READY TO
BUILD A PLAYGROUND?
They all say YEAH!
Michael says GOOD STUFF. AND
IF WE WERE TO
CHOOSE A THEME FOR
OUR PLAYGROUND
WHAT DO YOU
THINK IT SHOULD BE?
Jamie says HAMMER.
Michael says WHY HAMMER?
Jamie says HAMILTON'S NICKNAME
IS HAMMERTOWN!
They all say HAMMERTOWN!
Leena says IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE
THIS PLAYGROUND REALLY
NICE BECAUSE A LOT OF
KIDS IN THE COMMUNITY
DON'T HAVE A
PLACE TO PLAY.
Michael says I SEE YOU'VE ALL
BROUGHT SOME DRAWINGS.
ASHANTI, LET'S
START WITH YOU.
WHAT HAVE
YOU GOT?
Ashanti says A HAMMER
SPINNER.
Michael says SO IT'S LIKE A
MERRY-GO-ROUND.
I GOTCHA.
Kiara holds up a drawing and says IT'S A HAMMER
SWING SET.
Michael says REAL HAMMERS?
ARE WE GONNA PAINT THEM
OR WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO?
Kiara says PAINT THEM.
Michael says I LIKE YOUR COLOUR
SELECTION. PRETTY NICE.
Jamie says I CAME UP WITH A
HAMMER SEE-SAW.
Michael says OH, I LIKE
THAT IDEA.
Nolan says I MADE A HAMMER
BASKETBALL COURT.
Michael says SO WE GOT SORT
OF A PAINTED MURAL
AND THIS IS THE
BASKETBALL NET?
Nolan says YEAH.
Michael says FANTASTIC.
WHOA! WHAT'S
GOING ON HERE?
Leena says IT'S A MURAL FOR THE
BUILDING OVER THERE.
IT SAYS
“THE HAMMER.”
Michael says SO HOW BIG DO YOU THINK
WE SHOULD MAKE THAT?
Leena says MAYBE LIKE
100 FEET?
Leena continues THIS IS GONNA BE THE
BIGGEST ART PROJECT
IN GIVER HISTORY.
Michael says WOW, FANTASTIC.
VERY EXCITING.
Timmy says I WANT ANOTHER
PLAY STRUCTURE.
Michael says WHAT'S DIFFERENT
ON THIS ONE?
Timmy says YOU GO STRAIGHT
DOWN A FIREMAN POLE.
Michael says AND THAT'S A SLIDE
ON THE FRONT?
Timmy says YUP,
RIGHT THERE.
Michael says I LOVE THAT IDEA.
A graphic in white on blue, headed “Hammer Park” shows a
tree-lined area with a building at one end.
As Michael speaks, playground items appear sketched in.
Michael says HERE'S
OUR IDEAS FOR THE
HAMMER-THEMED
PLAYGROUND IN HAMILTON.
TIMMY WANTS TO REFURBISH
THE OLD PLAY STRUCTURE
AND INSTALL A BRAND
NEW ONE AS WELL.
KIARA WANTS TO BUILD
A HAMMER SWING SET.
ASHANTI WANTS A
HAMMER SPINNER
AND JAMIE WANTS
A HAMMER SEE-SAW.
NOLAN WANTS TO DECORATE
THE BASKETBALL COURTS
WITH HAMMER ART
AND LEENA WANTS TO TAKE
ON A HUGE HAMMER MURAL.
PHEW! WE BETTER GET
OUT OUR HAMMERS.
THESE ARE SOME GREAT IDEAS
FOR THE HAMMER PLAYGROUND
BUT YOU THINK WE CAN GET
IT DONE IN THREE DAYS?
They all raise hands and say YEAH!
Michael says ALRIGHT, THEN. WE
READY TO GIVER?
They all say YEAH!
ALRIGHT!
WELL, THEN...
They form a circle. Michael puts his hand in the middle, palm down,
and the kids all pile their hands on his, then raise arms in the air
enthusiastically. The Giver logo appears briefly.
They all shout LET'S GIVER!
Michael says HAMMER TIME!
Jamie says AFTER WE CAME UP
WITH OUR IDEAS
WE ALL UNWRAPPED
THE SLIDE.
Leena says WE WERE TEARING INTO
IT LIKE RACCOONS.
Kids say AUGH!
GRRRRRR!
Michael says A LITTLE MORE
DOWN HERE.
PERFECT!
THIS THING
LOOKS GREAT!
LET'S GRAB IT.
(music plays)
Jamie announces HAMMER PLAY
STRUCTURE.
The item appears on the blue chart.
Michael says WE'LL START WITH OUR
VERTICAL ELEMENTS
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA
DO THE DECKS NEXT.
Timmy says ME AND ASHANTI HAD
TO LIFT ONE POLE UP,
BRING IT ALL THE WAY
OVER TO THE OTHER PART
AND PUT IT IN.
Michael says WATCH YOUR
FINGERS.
THERE IT IS.
PERFECT.
THE DECK'S GONNA
BE HARD TO LIFT
SO WE SHOULD CALL
IN SOME VOLUNTEERS.
They all say VOLUNTEERS!
Michael says COME AND GIVE
US A HAND.
A team of five blue-shirted volunteers runs up.
Michael says ALRIGHT.
UP, UP...
Jamie says A LITTLE BIT
TO THE RIGHT.
Michael says WE CAN BOLT
THIS DECK ON.
JUST FINGER
TIGHTEN FOR NOW.
WE'RE GOING TO GET ALL OF
THEM ON, THAT'S GOOD.
Timmy says TRY TO PUSH THE POLE AS
YOU'RE PULLING IT.
THERE YOU GO.
Michael says GOOD JOB, DUDE.
Jamie announces HAMMER SPINNER!
A sketch of the item appears on the blue chart.
Michael says to Leena WE'RE GOING TO PUT
OUR SPINNER THERE
AND WE NEED A BIG HOLE
IN THE GROUND FOR IT.
HAVE YOU EVER DRIVEN
ONE OF THESE BEFORE?
Leena says NEVER.
Michael says WANT TO GIVE
IT A TRY?
Leena says YEAH.
Michael says ALRIGHT,
HOP ON IN.
Leena says I GOT
TO LOWER IT.
Michael says AND THAT'S IT. SO THAT'S
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
Leena continues AND THEN DRILL
A HUGE HOLE.
Michael says THERE YOU
GO. NICE.
ALRIGHT, LET IT
SINK IN A LITTLE BIT.
THERE YOU GO.
ALRIGHT, AND THEN WAIT
THERE FOR IT TO CATCH UP.
Leena says THIS IS WICKED!
Leena continues IT WAS WICKED
BECAUSE I'VE NEVER
DONE THAT BEFORE AND
IT WAS A NEW EXPERIENCE
AND IT WAS A LOT
OF FUN BECAUSE
IT'S KIND OF LIKE I WAS
A CONSTRUCTION WORKER
AND I GOT TO DO
WHAT I WANTED.
Michael says THIS IS WHERE OUR
SPINNER'S GONNA GO.
WHOA.
From inside the hole, the camera shows Michael and Leena peering in. They high five.
Michael says AWESOME.
WELL DONE.
Kiara says AND THEN WE
PUT IN A SPINNER!
Michael says THAT A-WAY.
Kiara says THE SPINNER IS
REALLY HEAVY.
Michael says OKAY, YOU GOT
THE IN-DIRT END.
Kiara says THAT'S A
DEEP HOLE.
Ashanti says I NEVER SAW A
HOLE THAT DEEP.
Michael says ALRIGHT, PUT
IT IN THERE.
BALANCE THAT
THERE, ALRIGHT,
WE'RE GOING TO GET
CONCRETE AND FILL THIS IN
AND YOU'LL BE ABLE
TO SPIN. NEAT, EH?
Ashanti says I THINK MY SPINNER'S
GONNA TURN OUT
REALLY AMAZING.
Kiara announces HAMMER SEE-SAW!
The item is sketched in on the blue chart.
Michael says SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO
START WITH RIGHT NOW
IS THE BEAM
ACROSS THE MIDDLE
AND WE'RE GOING TO
BUILD IT OUT OF STEEL.
Jamie repeats STEEL!
Michael says STEEL!
RIGHT NOW
IT'S TOO LONG.
Jamie says I GOT TO CUT
THE METAL
AND IT TOOK A WHILE
BUT IT WAS FUN.
(LOUD MACHINERY)
Jamie continues EVEN IF SPARKS
CAME OUT AND HIT US
I STILL KEPT SAWING
'CAUSE I WASN'T SCARED.
Michael says ALRIGHT, THERE
YOU GO, BUDDY.
NICELY DONE.
THAT'S ACTUALLY
OUR OFFCUT.
THAT'S THE PIECE THAT
GOES IN THE GARBAGE.
THAT IS OUR KEEPER,
RIGHT THERE.
Jamie says WE USED A HOLE SAW TO
CUT A HOLE IN THE BEAM!
Michael says
..FOR THE AXLE
TO GO THROUGH.
(DRILLING)
Nolan says DRILLING THE HOLES WAS
KIND OF WEIRD AT FIRST.
THEN I GOT
THE HANG OF IT.
Michael says DOING GOOD,
DUDE.
The kids shout COME ON, YOU
CAN DO IT, NOLAN!
Michael places a tube in a socket and says AND THIS THING CAN
GO THROUGH THERE...
AND RIGHT OUT
THE OTHER SIDE.
BUT WE HAVE TO
DRILL THE OTHER SIDE.
SO LET'S GET
TO THAT, OKAY?
Jamie says OUR HAMMER PARK
IS COMING TO LIFE!
Michael says AS HAMILTON
IS KNOWN FOR ITS STEEL
AND SINCE WE'RE USING
STEEL IN OUR HAMMER PARK
I THOUGHT I'D TAKE
THE GIVER TEAM
TO MEET MY FRIEND
MARK TO LEARN HOW TO
USE STEEL IN A
WHOLE OTHER WAY.
Jamie says A BLACKSMITH USES A
HAMMER ALL THE TIME.
Michael says SO MARK, WHAT ARE
WE DOING TODAY?
Mark says TODAY WE'RE GOING TO
HEAT UP SOME STEEL
AND WE'RE GONNA
HAMMER IT AND
ACTUALLY MAKE
SOME COAT HOOKS.
Nolan says WAIT, WE'RE
GONNA BEND METAL?
Mark says YES, WE'RE GONNA
BEND METAL.
Nolan says MARK LIT NEWSPAPER
TO LIGHT THE FORGE.
Jamie asks HOW HOT IS THAT
FORGE, MARK?
Mark says ABOUT 1200
DEGREES OR MORE.
Jamie says WHAT?!
IT HEATS UP THE METAL SO
YOU'RE ABLE TO BEND IT.
Kiara says AND WE EACH GOT TO
MAKE A COAT HOOK.
The kids chorus HAMMER! HAMMER!
HAMMER!
Ashanti says I GOT TO DO
THE CURL.
WHOO!
The kids chant TWIST IT, TWIST
IT, TWIST IT!
Mark says EXCELLENT,
EXCELLENT.
AND THAT'S
YOUR COAT HOOK.
They all say THANK
YOU, MARK!
Mark says YOU'RE WELCOME.
COME AGAIN.
(music plays)
Jamie announces HAMMER MURAL!
The item appears on the blue chart.
Leena says ART WITH
AARON!
Aaron, with a full beard, says THIS IS THE DOOR
WE'RE GONNA PAINT.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S IN
PRETTY ROUGH SHAPE.
IT'S GONNA NEED A
COAT OF PRIMER SO THAT
OUR BACKGROUND
STICKS TO IT NICELY.
AND THIS IS
OUR PAINT GUN.
Leena says I FEEL LIKE
A DOCTOR.
Aaron says WELL, THIS IS
GOING TO TAKE SOME
SURGICAL PRECISION
SO THAT'S PERFECT.
GO. STOP. GO. STOP. GO. OKAY, YOU'RE
ON YOUR OWN.
KEEP GOING.
Leena says IT WAS LIKE
REALLY POWERFUL
AND IT WAS KIND OF
LIKE A WATER GUN
EXCEPT INSTEAD OF
WATER IT WAS PAINT.
Aaron says HOLD IT NICE AND STRAIGHT
AND CLOSER TO THE WALL.
THERE YA GO!
NICE WORK,
EVERYBODY! BOOM!
BOOM!
They high five.
Clips show team members and volunteers hard at work. Ashanti gives a thumb up.
(music plays)
Michael says END OF DAY ONE
AND WE GOT A LOT OF
STUFF STARTED TODAY.
BUT WE GOTTA DROP THE
HAMMER IF WE'RE GONNA GET
THIS PLAYGROUND FINISHED
FOR OUR GRAND OPENING!
Jamie holds up two fingers and says SEE YOU TOMORROW
FOR DAY TWO!
(music plays)
Kiara says NAILED IT!
Fast clips show work in progress.
A sign in coloured capitals on a blue background reads “Day 2”
Jamie announces IT'S DAY TWO!
Michael says BEGINNING OF DAY TWO
AND WE GOT A TON OF WORK
TO DO TODAY SO I GOTTA
GO FIND MY GIVER TEAM!
Ashanti says I FEEL EXCITED.
Michael stands beside some piles of earth.
Michael says WHERE IS MY
GIVER TEAM?
The kids appear on top of the mounds and scramble down chanting RAAAAH!
Michael says GOOD MORNING,
GIVER TEAM!
HOW'S EVERYBODY
FEEL THIS MORNING?
They all say GOOD!
Michael says LOTS OF ENERGY?
'CAUSE WE GOT LOTS
OF WORK TO DO TODAY.
As Michael speaks, items appear sketched in on the blue chart.
Michael says WE STILL
HAVE TO PUT GRIP TAPE
ON OUR HAMMER
SPINNER...
SKETCH OUT OUR HUGE
HAMMER MURAL...
CUT OUT GIANT HAMMERS
FOR OUR HAMMER SWING SET
AND WORK ON OUR
HAMMER SEE-SAW.
WE'D BETTER
GET AT IT.
SO YOU GUYS
READY TO GIVER?
They all say YEAH!
Michael says ALRIGHT!
WELL, THEN...
They do the handclasp and shout LET'S GIVER!
(LAUGHING)
They all scramble over the pile of earth.
Jamie says THIS MORNING WE
BROKE INTO TEAMS
TO GET
EVERYTHING DONE!
Kiara says AND WE HAMMERFIED
THE SPINNER!
Michael says AND WE HAVE THIS GREAT
STICKY-BACKED GRIP TAPE.
Ashanti says THE GRIPPY STUFF HELPS
YOU STICK ON THE SPINNER.
Michael says BUT WE NEED A HAMMER
TEMPLATE SO WHAT I'M
THINKING IS WHY DON'T
WE JUST TRACE ONE OUT?
AROUND THE HEAD,
THERE WE GO...
THE FACE, OVER THE TOP,
AROUND THE CLAW...
ALRIGHT, THEN WE HAVE A
PAIR OF SCISSORS HERE.
OOOH.
Michael spins Ashanti around on a pole.
Michael says YOU SHOW REMARKABLE
FORTITUDE.
Ashanti says IT'S MUCH EASIER
TO CUT SANDPAPER
WHEN YOU SPIN
BECAUSE YOU'RE
HAVING FUN WHILE
DOING SOMETHING.
Michael says LOOKING GOOD.
Ashanti says EASIER THAN I
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.
Michael says I'M SURE IT IS LET'S TRY
IT OUT. NICE.
Ashanti says THE BEST PART
OF THE DAY
WAS TRYING
OUT MY SPINNER.
FASTER!
IT'S MORE FUN TO BE
DIZZY THAN NOT DIZZY.
Michael says SPINNER: SUCCESS!
LOOKS GREAT, GUYS.
The blue spinner is seen from the top turning.
(music plays)
Volunteers work on different items in fast clips.
Jamie announces HAMMER MURAL!
The item appears on the blue chart.
Aaron holds Timmy and Leena by the shoulder and says THE FIRST STEP
IS WE'RE GONNA
SKETCH OUT THE
LETTER “R”
SO WE GOT “HAMMER”
TOTALLY COMPLETE.
Leena shouts ARRR!
Timmy says WE STARTED
WITH THE STAFF
Leena says AND THEN WE
DID A CURVE.
Aaron says JUST FOLLOW
THE LINES...
PERFECT! THAT
LOOKS GREAT!
Leena says IT WAS KIND OF LIKE
HAIRSPRAY, ACTUALLY.
Aaron says AWESOME!
KEEP GOING, KEEP
GOING, KEEP GOING!
TIMMY, I'M GONNA GET YOU
TO GO UP ON THE LADDER
AND DO THE HOLE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE “R.”
Leena says YOU GOT
THIS, TIMMY!
Aaron says PERFECT!
WHO WANTS
A BRUSH?
Leena says TIMMY.
Aaron says THERE YOU GO, TIMMY.
YOU'VE BEEN VOLUNTOLD.
THERE YOU
GO, LEENA.
OKAY, NICE
AND SLOW.
SEE THESE DRIPS?
CATCH THEM BEFORE
THEY GO DOWN TOO
FAR. NICE JOB.
Timmy says THANK YOU, AARON,
FOR TEACHING ME.
THE WALL IS AWESOME.
Kiara says WE CUT OUT A HAMMER
FOR MY SWING SET.
Michael says WE DREW A BIG
HAMMER OUTLINE ON THE
WOOD AND TO CUT IT OUT WE
NEEDED TO USE THE JIGSAW.
(SAWING)
Michael says THAT'S IT!
(BLOWING)
Jamie says YOU GOTTA TURN
IT VERY SLOWLY.
Michael says OH, STOP.
THERE WE GO.
Timmy says TURNS ARE
VERY HARD.
Michael says TURNS ARE
VERY HARD.
Timmy says WHEN YOU'RE
PUSHING IT ALONG
YOU HAVE TO MOVE
THE BACK OF IT.
Jamie calls STOP!
WE'RE CUTTING INTO OUR
BOARDS UNDERNEATH.
Michael says D-OH!
Jamie says JUST THE EDGE,
RIGHT HERE.
IF YOU CUT THE
BOARD UNDERNEATH
IT GETS REALLY SLOW,
SO BE CAREFUL.
Michael says GOOD SAVE. SO BEFORE
WE GO ANY FURTHER
WE'LL MOVE
THAT TO THERE.
(SAWING)
Michael says NICE!
CAN WE LIFT
THIS UP?
ARRGH!
Michael carries off the giant hammer cut-out.
Michael says LET'S GO FIND SOMETHING
BIG TO HAMMER IN.
COME ON
WITH ME.
Jamie says I NEVER THOUGHT I'D
MAKE A PLAYGROUND
AND I'M ONLY NINE
AND I'M AWESOME!
(music plays)
Volunteers and team members do painting and different jobs.
Michael comes down the new slide and says MIDDLE OF DAY TWO AND
THIS CREW IS REALLY
HAMMERING
IT OUT!
THERE'S SO MUCH
STUFF GOING ON HERE.
OUR HAMMER PLAY
STRUCTURE'S HAPPENING.
OUR HAMMER SPINNER'S
IN THE GROUND.
EXCUSE ME.
TEETER TOTTER'S
ALMOST FINISHED.
OH, MY GOSH.
AH!
AND OUR HAMMER
STUMP JUMPERS ARE
GOING IN THE GROUND
AS WE SPEAK TOO.
AND NONE OF THIS
WOULD BE POSSIBLE
WITHOUT THE HELP OF ALL
OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS.
THANK YOU,
VOLUNTEERS!
The crowd of volunteers in coloured T-shirts raise arms in appreciation.
(CHEERING)
Leena says THE COOLEST PART OF THE
DAY WAS WORKING ON THE
MURAL BECAUSE I GOT TO
LEARN HOW TO DO A FADE.
Aaron stands by the mural and says WE NEED TO DO SOME BLUE
FADES ON THESE LETTERS
TO MAKE IT LOOK
LIKE CHROME STEEL.
WHEN YOU TILT THE
ANGLE A LITTLE BIT
YOU GET CRISPY
ON ONE SIDE
AND A FADE
ON THE OTHER.
Aaron demonstrates and says JUST LIKE THAT.
As Leena does it, Aaron says NICE. NOW GIVE
IT THAT TILT.
YEAH!
THERE YA GO.
Leena says LOOKS AWESOME.
(music plays)
Jamie announces HAMMER
SEE-SAW!
The item appears on the blue chart.
Michael says WE HAVE TO WELD THE END
OF OUR BALANCE BEAM.
HAVE YOU EVER USED
A WELDER BEFORE?
Jamie says NO.
Michael says IT'S EXTREMELY HOT,
ALRIGHT, SO WE USE
THESE SPECIAL VISORS
BECAUSE THE FLASH
COMING OFF OF IT COULD
DAMAGE YOUR EYES.
SO YOU ALWAYS HAVE
THE VISOR DOWN.
Jamie says THE MASK MAKES ME FEEL
LIKE A SEA MONSTER
FROM SCOOBY DOO.
WHEN YOU WELD AND
YOU HAVE YOUR MASK ON
YOU CAN'T REALLY
SEE ANYTHING
'CAUSE IT
GOES DARK.
Michael and Jamie weld the see-saw.
Then they high five and the neat weld is shown.
Jamie continues YOU GOTTA, LIKE, GO ALONG
THE EDGE REALLY SOFTLY.
Michael says THERE YOU GO,
MY FRIEND.
NICELY DONE!
WHAT'D YOU THINK
OF THAT? WHEW!
Jamie says THAT SMELLS!
Michael says THAT'S BURNING
METAL, MY FRIEND.
(music plays)
Fast clips run of finishing touches.
Kiara holds up two fingers and says END OF
DAY TWO!
Michael says END OF DAY TWO AND WE
GOT SO MUCH DONE TODAY.
BUT WE'VE GOT A TON TO DO
TOMORROW TO BE READY FOR
OUR GRAND OPENING
IN THE HAMMER!
Michael walks alongside the wall, and then the camera zooms
out to show the words in colourful fancy lettering.
Michael says DA-DA-DA!
WHOO!
THANK YOU,
HAMILTON!
Jamie says SEE YOU TOMORROW FOR
THE GRAND OPENING!
Kiara says THIS HAMMER
IS OUT.
The sun sets on the playground. Then a sign in coloured capitals
on a blue background reads “Day 3.”
Ashanti says IT'S DAY THREE
IN THE HAMMER!
Michael gets out of a forklift
carrying rolls of sod and says BEGINNING OF
DAY THREE.
I'D BETTER GO FIND
MY GIVER TEAM.
They run to meet him at the toboggan.
(CHEERING)
Michael says GOOD MORNING,
GIVER TEAM!
COME ON
DOWN HERE.
BEGINNING OF DAY THREE
AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF
WORK TO DO BEFORE
OUR GRAND OPENING.
As Michael speaks, items appear sketched in on the blue chart.
Michael says WE STILL NEED TO
PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES
ON OUR
HAMMER MURAL...
PAINT HAMMERS ON THE
BASKETBALL COURT...
INSTALL OUR
HAMMER SEE-SAW...
AND PUT SWINGS
AND HAMMERS
ON OUR HAMMER
SWING SET.
YOU GUYS READY
TO GIVER?
They all say YEAH!
FANTASTIC.
WELL...
They all do the handclasp and say LET'S GIVER!
Jamie announces HAMMER MURAL!
The item appears on the blue chart.
Aaron says WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING
CALLED THE FORCEFIELD.
Leena says A FORCEFIELD IS LIKE
AN EXTRA BRIGHT COLOUR
TO MAKE IT
POP OUT MORE.
Aaron puts climbing gear on Leena and says YOU'RE NOT SCARED OF
HEIGHTS, ARE YOU?
Leena says IT DEPENDS.
Aaron says WE'RE NOT GONNA
BE THAT HIGH UP.
SO THIS IS A NICE
THICK BLACK OUTLINE.
WE'RE GOING
TO FOLLOW IT.
Leena says THE BRIGHT COLOUR
MAKES IT POP OUT MORE
TO MAKE IT LOOK KIND
OF 3D FROM AFAR.
Aaron high fives and says PERFECT.
Nolan says WE FINALLY GOT TO WORK
ON MY BASKETBALL COURT!
Aaron asks Nolan WE GOT A HAMMER MOTIF
PAINTED AROUND THE COURT,
IS THAT
THE IDEA?
Nolan says YEAH.
Jamie says OUR CUTOUTS MADE
PERFECT STENCILS.
(music plays)
Nolan says COOL!
AND THEN IT
WAS MY TURN!
(music plays)
Aaron says HAMMER NUMBER 2!
Nolan says WOW!
Jamie announces HAMMER
SEE-SAW!
KEEP GOING,
MICHAEL.
Michael says GOOD JOB.
OH, IT'S
HEAVY, EH?
Jamie says WE'RE GONNA
KNOCK IT OVER.
Leena says IT KIND OF COLLAPSED SO
WE HAD TO PULL IT OFF.
Jamie says HOLD IT UP.
Leena says I'M TRYING TO!
Michael says THERE WE GO.
THAT'S PROBABLY
PRETTY CLOSE.
Jamie says SO WE HAD TO LINE UP
THE CARRIAGE BOLTS.
Leena says AND WE HAD TO LINE
IT UP PERFECTLY.
Michael says PERFECT,
GOOD JOB.
(music plays)
Leena says DONE.
Jamie says WE STARTED
TO PLAY ON IT.
Leena thumbs up as she see-saws with Jamie.
(music plays)
Fast clips show final adjustments and volunteers rolling out sod and sweeping.
Ashanti says WE FINALLY PUT THE
SWINGS ON MY SWING SET.
Michael holds something up and says THIS IS GONNA
HOLD THE CHAIN
THAT IS GONNA
HOLD THE SWING.
Kiara says ALL YOU HAD TO DO
WAS HOOK TWO THINGS
ON THE TOP AND
THEN HOOK A CHAIN.
Michael says to Kiara HOLD ON,
GRASSHOPPER.
WE NEED A
SEAT ON THERE.
WOW, YOU'RE
REMARKABLY STRONG.
Kiara flexes muscles and says GRRR!
Michael says TIGHTENING,
TIGHTENING...
HERE THEY COME
AROUND THE CORNER.
WHO'S IT
GONNA BE?
SO QUICK!
I THINK THAT WAS
PRETTY TIGHT.
LET'S PULL OFF YOUR TOOL
BELTS AND TRY IT OUT.
They all use the swings.
(LAUGHING)
Michael Holds a big red cut-out hammer.
He pretend hammers a smiling Kiara into the ground.
Michael says DUNK! DUNK! DUNK!
SO THIS MASSIVE
HAMMER IS GOING TO
MAKE THIS PLAIN
LOOKING SWING SET
LOOK LIKE AN AWESOME
HAMMER SWING SET.
OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO
STICK THAT ON THERE.
WE'RE GONNA USE
A SCREW GUN.
Ashanti asks SO YOU CAN
DRILL METAL?
Michael says YOU CAN DRILL METAL.
THIS SCREW IS
DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY
FOR DRILLING
METAL.
(DRILLING)
Michael says to Ashanti GOOD, AND
THAT'S IT.
WELL DONE!
YOU LOOK AMAZED
IT EVEN HAPPENED.
YOU'RE KIND OF SHOCKED
WE COULD DRILL THE METAL.
YOU DIDN'T
BELIEVE ME.
Ashanti says I FEEL THE VIBRATION
ON MY HANDS.
Michael says YEAH I KNOW. THAT TOOL'S
PRETTY POWERFUL.
YOU'RE DRILLING
THROUGH STEEL...
PRETTY ROUGH.
THAT'S IT! PERFECT!
NICELY DONE.
AND GOOD
TECHNIQUE.
(DRILLING)
Michael says DONE!
AND NICE AND SECURE.
CHECK IT OUT, GIVE IT A PULL.
Kiara says UGH!
Michael says NO, THAT IS
ON THERE.
THAT'S NOT
COMING OFF.
OUR SWING SET
IS COMPLETE.
HIGH FIVE.
NICE.
(music plays)
Fast clips show finishing touches.
Michael says ALRIGHT! WHAT I'M
THINKING WE SHOULD DO
RIGHT NOW IS HAVE A
NAIL DRIVING CONTEST
AND I THINK IT SHOULD
BE GIRLS VERSUS BOYS.
They all say YEAH!
Jamie says IT'S HAMMER
TIME!
Michael says GO!
The kids chant LEENA! LEENA!
LEENA! TIMMY! TIMMY!
(CHEERING)
Ashanti holds up the hammering block and says YEAH!!
Michael says BIT OF A
TURNAROUND THERE.
The kids shout YEAH!!
Ashanti says GET EVERYTHING
DONE!
(music plays)
Leena says PUT THE LAST NAIL
IN AND FINISH IT OFF.
The kids chant SIX.. FIVE.. FOUR..
THREE.. TWO.. ONE.
Kiara spreads her arms and says TIME'S UP!
Jamie says THIS PLAYGROUND
LOOKS AMAZING!
As Michael speaks, the finished items appear on screen.
Michael says THE GIVER TEAM
DID AN AMAZING JOB
CREATING THE NEW
HAMMER PLAYGROUND.
WE INSTALLED A BRAND
NEW PLAY STRUCTURE...
PAINTED
A HAMMER MURAL -
THE BIGGEST IN
GIVER HISTORY...
CREATED A
HAMMER SWING SET...
INSTALLED A
HAMMER SPINNER...
BUILT AN INCREDIBLY
UNIQUE HAMMER SEE-SAW...
AND DECORATED A
BASKETBALL COURT
IN A COLOURFUL
HAMMER THEME.
Leena says ALMOST GRAND
OPENING TIME!
The team does the handclasp and shouts LE-E-E-E-E-ET'S GIVER!
WOO HOO!
Michael stands with a mike in his hand and the team stand beside him
holding a colourful opening sign reading “Hammer Park.”
Crowds of people clap and cheer.
Michael says WELCOME, HAMILTON, TO
YOUR NEW HAMMER PARK!
(CHEERING)
Michael says THIS GIVER TEAM AND
SO MANY VOLUNTEERS
WORKED SO HARD OVER
THE LAST THREE DAYS
TO BUILD THIS
BEAUTIFUL PLAYGROUND
YOU SEE
BEHIND US.
BUT BEFORE WE
OPEN IT UP THERE'S A
FEW THINGS THEY'D LIKE
TO SAY TO YOU ALL.
SO TAKE IT AWAY,
LEENA.
Leena says THANK YOU MICHAEL,
CITY OF HAMILTON,
AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS
WHO CAME OUT TO HELP US.
THIS PARK
LOOKS AMAZING!
Timmy says THANK YOU, AARON,
FOR TEACHING ME
HOW TO SPRAY PAINT
FOR MY FIRST TIME.
THE MURAL
LOOKS AWESOME!
Ashanti says WE HAD SO
MUCH FUN.
IT WAS A PLEASURE
MEETING YOU, MICHAEL.
Michael says NICE MEETING
YOU TOO.
Michael asks ARE WE READY TO GET THIS
PLAYGROUND OPEN?
They all say YEAH!!
Michael says ALRIGHT, THEN.
WELL...
LET'S GIVER!
The kids cut the sign in two with a huge pair of scissors. Everyone rushes in.
(CHEERING)
Leena says IT WAS AMAZING, THERE
WERE SO MANY PEOPLE.
Timmy says I WOULD DO THIS AGAIN AND
HELP THE COMMUNITY MORE
AND BUILD
MORE STUFF.
(NOISE OF KIDS PLAYING)
Jamie says ALL THESE KIDS...
WERE DELIGHTFUL.
Ashanti says IT WAS LIKE THEY DIDN'T
WANT TO LEAVETHE PARK.
(music plays)
Leena says LOOK AT THIS MURAL!
IT'S AWESOME, RIGHT?
(music plays)
Kiara says THEY'RE PLAYING
ON WHAT WE MADE
AND IT'S
REALLY AWESOME.
Nolan says I FEEL VERY
PROUD OF MYSELF.
(SCREAMING)
Jamie says COME PLAY AT HAMILTON'S
NEW HAMMER PARK!
Michael says WE'LL SEE YOU ON
OUR NEXT GIVER BUILD!
The team and volunteers pose for a photo and cheer.
(CHEERING)
Ashanti says PEACE OUT.
(music plays)
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