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From YouTube: Samaritans 5K Road Race for Suicide Prevention
Description
Mayor Walsh offered congratulatory and uplifting remarks to runners and walkers to help kick off this annual walk hosted by Samaritans. Starting at Artesani Park in Allston approximately 1,200 people attended the event which strives to reduce the incidence of suicide by alleviating despair, isolation, distress, and suicidal feelings among individuals in the community.
A
B
Okay,
good
morning,
everyone
thank
you
so
so
much
for
just
being
here
coming
out
in
this
terrible
weather.
I
know
a
lot
of
you
are
here
because
of
a
tragedy
and
your
family's
lives.
I.
Thank
you
for
raising
awareness
and
fighting
stigma,
and
those
of
you
who
have
just
provided
so
much
hope
and
love
and
caring
for
so
many
in
the
heart
and
soul
that
you
are
showing
this
morning
by
showing
up
is
just
wonderful.
It's
so
inspiring
to
us.
I
can't
get
over.
B
B
The
race
together,
jimbo
Van,
Alen
mednick,
have
been
out
on
the
course
where
I
was
trying
to
steer
you
around
puddles
good
luck
with
that,
just
make
the
most
of
it,
and
then
all
just
the
volunteers
who
were
here
last
night
this
morning
at
5am
and
our
staff.
Let's
give
a
round
of
applause
for
helping
us,
and
now
it's
a
great
honor.
A
B
You
for
that,
and
we
love
the
rain.
We
had
a
dry
some
of
the
rings
of
beautiful
thing
and
that
needed
it
just
will
enjoy
the
rain
drops
today,
but
anyway,
it
does
give
me
a
great
honor
to
introduce
one
of
Samaritans
number
one
fans
in
the
Greater
Boston
area.
If
you
haven't
seen
a
check
out
the
op-ed
piece
in
The
Herald
from
Mayor
Walsh
this
morning
he
shared
his
heart
and
his
story,
and
it's
well
worth
your
time
to
read,
helping
us
all
fight
stigma
and
the
issues
so.
C
Thank
you
very
much,
Steve
and
I
wonder
why
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
coming
out
today.
It
is
a
beautiful
day
because
the
rain
makes
our
grass
turn
back
to
being
green.
It's
been
yellow
for
so
long.
We
need
a
green.
What
I
want
I
want
to
thank
Steve
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
being
here
today.
This
is
so
important.
C
What
we've
done
is
we've
worked
with
Steve
and
we
affilliate
arroyos
here
with
us
today,
the
chief
of
health
human
services
and
was
built
a
partnership
now
across
the
city
and
all
of
our
departments
without
without
Boston
centerfielder
families.
Apart
the
purpose
of
Public
Health
Commission
of
veteran
services,
we
know
we
have
veterans
that
come
back
to
this
country
and
a
lot
of
times
they
have
no
place
to
turn
so
we're
doing
more
outreach
to
our
veterans
to
elderly.
Some
of
our
ldo
in
their
homes
in
the
NAD
feel
isolated.
C
It's
important
for
us
to
reach
out
to
them
into
the
Boston
Public
School.
So
this
is
a
partnership.
That's
going
to
continue!
I
just
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
coming
out
today
for
this
walk
for
this
one.
What
if
you
do
here
today,
honestly
when
I
woke
up
this
one
I
looked
out
the
window
and
I
said
well,
what
a
tough
day
a
lot
of
people
will
come
home
when
I
pulled
in
the
parking
lights
and
my
god,
everyone
came
out
so
enjoy
the
day.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
D
D
Okay,
it
just
it'll
still
work
a
few
rules,
no
pushing
no
name-calling,
you
can
spit,
but
if
you
spit
don't
spit
on
the
run,
an
excuse,
horrible
tap
to
me,
the
other
good
news
is
if
somebody
falls
pick
them
up
the
media's
here,
because
mayor
Walsh
is
here,
you
picked
them
up.
You'll
be
on
video
you'll,
be
feted
so
that
more
specifics
about
the
course
it
was
beautiful
at
eight-thirty
and
then
it
rained
and
then
you're
all
going
to
get
wet.
That's
just
the
way.
It's
going
to
be
a
lot.
D
To
go
up
here,
most
important.
Take
your
first
left,
you'll,
see
it
at
the
bushes,
you
take
a
left
and
then
you're
going
to
follow
it
go
under
the
bridge
to
a
little
loop
pass.
The
bridge
come
back,
go
over
the
other
bridge.
At
this
point,
I
know
you're,
probably
not
listening
to
me.
So
the
most
important
thing
is:
we
actually
have
Jimbo
be
on
a
bicycle.