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From YouTube: Dorchester Day Parade of Seniors 2018

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The soul of our city's neighborhoods resides in our seniors! Mayor Walsh joins Boston Elderly Commissioner Emily Shea and other elected officials to greet Dorchester seniors during a luncheon at Florian Hall to jump-start the upcoming annual Dorchester Day Parade celebration.

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Hello, everyone welcome back we're welcome to those who have never been here before we're.

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Gonna have a great day today we have lots of raffles.

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To give away I know that's what you're all here for, but before we get started, we're going to do a pledge of allegiance and we're also going to sing the star-spangled banner, but we'll start with the Pledge of Allegiance. For those who can please stand, we have the flag here.

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The national anthem, let's see if we can raise a little fear.

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So once again welcome I.

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Wanted to give a shout out to Michael Pratt, we're so happy to have him back this year. Oh that breeze. I also want to thank all the volunteers I'll be out here today. Eileen Boyle, Jocasta delicous tell Oh Karen Foley, Barbara McDonough and her daughter, sue McDonough can monomial Connie, Sullivan and Gloria Vieira.

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So it's very small committee that organizes raises the money and then executes system, and the committee consists of.

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And then I didn't find the right of nowhere.

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And for those of you know my name's Paul today, I.

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Also wanted to thank see the Grove Cemetery, who grows these geraniums from seeds and provides to us every year and.

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The very end we're going to be.

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Raffling off these centerpieces table by table and another thing- Hugh goes up to Florian hall for hosting us.

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So I want to get started with some of the raffles, because we have people who have schedules that they need to to move on.

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The first person I saw a ride was registered deed, Steve Murphy.

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Thank you Paul, good afternoon, everybody. It's a pleasure for me to be here once again as the register of goodies in Suffolk County. We have any folks from Quincy here, make sure again it's okay, it's okay! For you to be here. We don't care if they live in Quincy. We just want them to vote here.

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Thank you very much for the opportunity to come by and wish you all a Happy Dorchester Day. Once again, I have some Dunkin Donuts gift cards and I have four of them. I'd like to raffle the $20 in value which will buy you a lot of Dunkin Donuts, so bring them. That's right! We're gonna read the last three numbers on the red tickets.

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Last three on the red. First chicken is number eight. Two three.

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Over there, eight two eight.

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Two three red chicken: no, no! No. They.

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Need to know just the number eight two three Dottie.

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Just managed to score early on so the next number is seven, nine, two seven nine two right here.

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Number eight six four right over here in the corner.

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And last but not least, number six, eight one, six, eight one back here.

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Congratulations to the lucky winners and we'll see you all on parade. Day, happy Dorchester day.

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Thank You mr. beddows, sir I, might have one of my sponsors right now, one of our major sponsors. We really appreciate them donating the money. All of this couldn't happen without the volunteers and sponsors. So one of our first guests is Keith head he's from Aiden's company. The.

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South Bay Center, now known as just South Bay, so you can drop them all and drop the center just call. So so. We've been added since 2016, or at least 2/3 of the way through the project, hopefully been able to come down to the cinema and enjoy a movie, and there are teeny discounts there having fun that out.

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And completely free bar right in the parking garage, that's working out really well I think it took a little bit of time for folks to kind of understand how to get there and we put up. You see some huge banners everywhere. So people understand really getting around the property where the parking is, and that is completely free, so and Yony MC. If you've ever been to an AMC theater, they have some really interesting or really state-of-the-art.

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Theaters, don't they're! Dolby is not only known for its sound, but they have reclining seats and in an action movie they actually vibrate according to the action of the movie, so I had the good fortune to see Star Wars there, and it was just really intense. It was great, so you might want to try that show also I just want to let you know for those who haven't been there. Yet we have several tenants that have been open for some time.

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Ulta, Beauty and C as I talked about Nike in the Nike stores, fabulous I go there all the time they have it's a battery store. So crazy discounts are a really good place. Locked outlet stores Starbucks opened not too long ago. Just recently, GE collects ice cream, they have coffee ice cream, pastries and so really they did a really beautiful job. Building it out. Please come on. Take a look at that cotter, some kids clothing store Chipotle district opened recently as well, and for over twenty one's been opened for a little bit.

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Future openings are converse: clothing store kukuku, which is a Japanese restaurant kind of like a steakhouse wall. Burgers I think y'all heard about that and probably in the fall of 2018 Express Express clothing store likely koala 2018. Another restaurant also early in the winter of 2019 october ramen ramen, noodles, noodle restaurant.

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Ichi Neapolitan pizza and they're better one of those one assembly around its a wood-fired pizzas, great restaurant, that will be an opening in the spring of 2019 and then our most recent announced has just executed this lease I think it was last when even with 110 grill.

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So we're excited about that view, because it kind of it's like a book and at the end of district Ave, when the residential buildings are being built right now, they'll be right at the corner of district and our new Jan Karski way that it hasn't been opened yet they'll have an outdoor patio. It's a really great restaurant is one just recently opened in Braintree.

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So as far as future work, we are kicking off the off-site roadwork starting in July, and that work really connects the Boston surface Road through to West Howell Street and then eventually will continue all the way down to Enterprise Street. So this is one of the major on improvements of this development that I think the residents were really excited about. It. Give us ability take the traffic off the boss, the street, to give them a parallel street to move on so hopefully, all that work will be completed in the late fall of 2018.

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So you see some of that work on I will include all of West. Hollis Street will be renovating West Hollis Street, with wide sidewalks new pavement landscaping, and then you can see the residential buildings we've been along with those the first presidential units will probably open in late fall of 2018, with.

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Likely in the spring in summer, 2019.

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Its gift card box of chocolates.

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Okay in the last three numbers are seven seven, two.

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Thank you very much really appreciate the sponsorship.

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With us today and right now, I want to bring up the number one Boston.

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I want to say, happy doors today, everybody, this is I'm not going to tell the story. I told every here, but this is a great tradition. How many years now in a row, 25 1980, yeah but I was like in the night sometimes are 95. It was on the first ones that we do, but anyway, thank you for everyone coming out. I know on the parade. A will see everyone out there. I'm not gonna, go too much into what's happening, but there's a lot of great things happening indoors. Right I got some concerns.

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I heard about the complaints on College Street parking. We will work on that I heard a lot of speeding in the park, but work on that up the street from this from here, but I just want to combine I wish everyone a happy birt'day happy ghost month as we move forward here, and thank you for everything you do. Thank you for your support. We have people here today, I shouldn't mention them all. I know if I can't show no I wanted to I wonder if I've got one on my flight here.

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So she said: I want to thank Barbara and I'm, not gonna mention all the other. Like an official photographer Bob Marley boil the steve murphey they're great and interracial rawlings am I. Gonna mention those people. I have some cyclone jerk phenomena, that's what I'm gonna be really careful. So the first one is a $50 25 on Molinari Steve God I got a few different ones.

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Eight, five seven.

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Seven right down the back. The next one is a 15 malavita cars industry.

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The old Sunny's anal sex, eight, oh six,.

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One two: seven twelve.

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Okay, I actually hit three three more so we'll find the next one is lower. Mills Hammond.

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Right down to one the.

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Physical you've got a landmark, we all do dress.

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And one once la MARCKS, silly little dress, eight four nine may for the coffee, Street.

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So next up I want to bring out my one of the funniest. Ladies in Boston, our good friend, the clerk of the Superior Court, the Supreme Court.

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I'm gonna have to noon. Everybody Holly, you know, I, don't know if I should but I think I'm going to tell a few jokes and raffle off a couple of whatever these are gift cards.

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You know some of you might have seen my joke st. Patty's Day, but that was the finale they cut away from me, which was really dumb really done so believe it or not, Halloween believe it or not, I feel like I'm out of shape. You know I'm getting up there, I'm a well into my 60s now and anyway. I decided that I would try to go to the old owners. So I went my daughter's a yoga.

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Teacher so I wasn't.

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Saw her, we went to a class together and I pulled on a busy turning contort myself and do all these things and put my leg up and all these things these people do, but by the time I got my yoga outfit on the class was over.

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And I don't know like you've. Gotta have been married 35 years now and you know stuff happens so.

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I was saying to my husband Frank the other day. You know: we've had been living I.

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Convinced everybody has them and I went into the family room and I said to Frank. So what's on television he said dust, that's okay! So then I was getting ready for work and I'm. Looking at myself in the mirror, I said my skin is creeping I can't think through the waist I said you know Frank I'm feeling terrible about myself. Could you please give me a compliment? He.

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Says well, your.

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Eyesight's Jim they're, perfect.

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Anyway, we decided that we'd go to a therapist, so we went to this therapist and he said to me. So what do you think? The problem is Maurer and I said well, I feel neglected, I feel unloved and he got up from behind his desk and he came over to me and he gave me a big, passionate kiss and my husband sent me I'm. Looking at my butt.

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His eyebrows raised he.

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Said Frank: this is what your wife needs three times a week. Can you do this and he said they're feminists as well. I could drop her off on Tuesdays and Thursdays Monday Wednesday Friday.

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So, in order to lift my self-esteem, Frank decided to buy me a negligee, so he goes to Victoria's Secret. He realizes the bull sheer it is the more expensive it is two hundred and fifty five hundred for the sheer, as he says, what the hell I'm a big spender. I'm gonna buy the five hundred dollar one, the she responded again and he brings.

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It home he says Laura, would you model.

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This for me, I'm, like alright, so I go upstairs and I said I'm no idiot friends. Eyesight is pitiful. These days.

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For sure and I said.

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You know I'm gonna, just wrap it up, put it in the box, return it tomorrow o'clock at the five hundred bucks, but a lot of new, because you know he won't know the difference. So I got up the top of.

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And I strike a pose.

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And I said honey. What are you.

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Thinking he looked up associate for God's sakes for 500 bucks, the least I could do was iron. It.

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So he never heard the shot Frank's funeral is Friday.

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Anyway, hey I know, I have some gift certificates as well. You know the mayor tried to trump me and he called me and asked me which ones to get so in any event, I have a gift card to Mullen, to landmark for $25 the old Jerrod and the winner is.

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The winner is 720.

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Well then, everybody leave when I got here. Robot.

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Mix these up we're in the 700 is everybody in the 700 a have to speak to Paul.

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The next is a $25 gift card to mall Inari's.

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Another $25 gift card to landmark, 729.

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So with $25 gift card to landmark, 785.

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But they're not here, it's amazing. How did I find these companies.

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All right, $25 gift card to Mullen diaries, 8, 3, 8.

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Listen Abby taught us today to everyone. I'm sure you've died in an eat. Lunch I wish you all the best. There's nothing better than Dorchester. There's nothing better than the scene is from Dodgers.

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Very shortly, however, we have a lot of politicians lined up. We have gift cards to give you so we're gonna get them up. I think the next person to come was the intro, so.

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Good afternoon good afternoon, I know where the herd you saw, the uh I'll be quicker. My name is van Cavallo. Most of you know me, as your current state representative arse of Dorchester I used to have long hair. So it is the same guy.

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As a kid come across people Marty on Harborview, Street and I, remember my first ever American came here: 15 from Kay Bernie was seeing the dog parade and seeing him and even something if you walk in that parade. So for the past seven years as a state road.

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I'm proud to be a grub to make sure. Thank you to make sure that's all of you here today.

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You know what that is: a d8 and the prostitutes of the counties. I, never gonna end but saying them.

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Before but I'll add with I have one gift card, but it's probably the best in the large amounts of money. I won't say what it is.

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So I will run this out.

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Okay, with the lunch very soon, it's almost on its way out, but in the meantime, I want to introduce someone who's from the Holi program already.

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Good afternoon, everyone, my name, is Jim O'brien and I am from the motion. Lifelong Learning Institute at UMass, Boston and I want to say first happy Dorchester day and we have any holly members out there.

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See a few holly members here and they're all English are them from the Learning Institute. It's a membership based program at the University of Massachusetts Boston for folks 50 years and older. We provide programs and events for them. One of the best things we do is offer courses about 17 courses, every semester for our full members to take advantage of and I know, Pat O'neill, who invited me to speak here. Tom shoes on our board of directors for Ally and I know: there's brochures on your table so.

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I just want to click.

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Come say hello and welcome to that big thing to know is our open house is June 27th June 27th at 10:30 in the morning, is our open house at the immense Boston campus. So please come and learn more about Olli and the great things that awaits you. If you wish to become a member, so take your time. I do have a couple guess or two begins to raffle off here so hold on here.

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Right, this is for $25 gift certificate at Stop, & Shop, 843 843 over there.

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Right- and this is the $25 gift certificate to Macy's eight one two over here, I believe, yes, alright! Thank you so much everyone, please enjoy your lunch and remember us here alley and UMass Boston. Please visit us on the bed and come to our open house on June 27th thanks so much.

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It's a great program to get you out of the house, get you're meeting new friends going field trips and wedding on so we're going to start serving the lunch now as we're doing that we're going to bring up some more of the speakers.

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I am separate from Senator Collins office. He couldn't make it today, but she wants to say hello for me.

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So my name is Sabrina from Senator Collins.

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Office, unfortunately, the Senators informal session right now.

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I mean he's fighting hard for services.

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That benefit you and your family and he is going into budget next week, so he can't be here, unfortunately, but he wanted to send me to elect to let you guys know that he you know he recognizes you guys and he wants to be supportive. So he gave you my gift cards to get out.

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The first one is a $25 gift card to star market, and the number is seven eight three.

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Seven eight three.

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Right: 7, 1, &, 8, 7, 1, 8, okay, she's right here.

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Seven: seven: nine seven, seven, nine.

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Congratulations.

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Eight three seven.

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Congrats Rankin.

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And this is the very last one, eight to five.

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Thank you. Thank you, then,.

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It gets Emery, no I believe one of the politicians left their keys out here bond. Imagine so.

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So I hope everyone's getting their lunch. In the meantime, I'm going to bring on one more person, then we're going to have some music. The next person in this great ending he's also running for District Attorney.

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Name is Greg Koenig I'm running for Suffolk County, District, Attorney and I want to just introduce myself to all of you. I grew up in Boston and I live in Dorchester. Some of you may have known my father, the television reporter John Hannah.

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Thank you, my dad, instilled in me a value of public service and caring about the safety protection of the community because he caught and covered stories involved in public service and the people in this neighborhood in the surrounding areas, in Suffolk, County and so I'm running for Suffolk, County, District Attorney, to continue to ensure that everybody in the community is safe when they're coming to places like this and when they're in their homes, I've been in the District Attorney's Office for ten years and I hope to continue the role of prosecutor by being the next District Attorney.

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So I want to thank you all here today for being here and wish. You would have the Dorchester day and I know it can silence the sandwich bags by saying. Maybe I have one more round.

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This raffle is going to be before a gift certificate to green Nelson, bigger, good choice right all right here we go last three numbers for your tickets: 81 in two three five, the 3/5.

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We go Happy New, Year Chester to everybody. Thank you. Very much. I will give you some time to.

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Thank you, quick I have one more person before we set the music.

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Rachael Rollins also running for I'm. Sorry sure we have oh I know who that was.

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Sorry, my husband, Mike Happy Hanukkah congressman, could be it a reason Washington I'm voting on. Hopefully, all the things for all of you, I do have one is to begin to flooring in restaurants here for $50 I'd like to select someone for that. Although.

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Number 70 25.

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Number: seven: zero: two.

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Okay, that's perfect! Thank you. It's a $50 gift certificate, but you know what else we did we remind my gift for everyone, it's a magnet for you and it's advertising for congressman Kathy Juana, so we're going to go from one table to another, getting humans and we really appreciate you taking the time and happy dog day. Thank you.