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Mayor Walsh joins Governor Baker to spread the spirit of the giving season at the Greater Boston Food Bank's Chain of Giving event in South Boston. This annual event brings together members of the community to help unload a shipment of Thanksgiving turkeys for the food bank, which serves as the largest hunger-relief organization in New England.
A
A
Welcome
to
our
annual
chain
of
giving
here
at
the
Greater
Boston
Food
Bank
I'm
Katherine
de
Bato,
the
president
CEO.
We
want
to
welcome
our
friends
and
supporters,
and
we
have
so
many
folks
here
today
from
government
from
private
corporations
from
food
industry,
volunteers,
young
people
that
are
going
to
be
acknowledged
here
today,
so
I
want
to
welcome
governor
Baker
who's
joining
us
for
the
second
year
in
a
row.
The
attorney
general
Maura
Healey
is
on
her
way.
A
A
We
also
have
Jeffery
McHugh
our
Commissioner
of
the
department
of
transitional
assistance
and
john
LeBeau,
who
is
our
Commissioner
of
the
Department
of
Agriculture.
One
of
the
things
you're
gonna
hear
me
talk
about
is:
where
does
all
this
beautiful
Massachusetts
produce
come
from
and
it
comes
from
our
farmers
throughout
the
Commonwealth.
We
also
want
to
welcome
senator
Sal
Jeanne
Dominico
representative
Russell
Holmes
Liz,
mallya
representative.
A
Let
me
just
make
sure
I
have
all
of
this
bill.
I
know
but
representative
bill
Driscoll
is
here
as
well
and
I.
Think
that's
good.
If
my
points
that
yes
I,
have
him
he's
next,
thank
you
as
you're
taking
care
of
him
representative
Cavallo
is
here
with
us
as
well.
We
also
do
want
to
recognize
some
of
our
other
mayors
that
are
with
us,
Mayor
Stephanie
Burke
from
Malden
Mayor,
Gary
Christianson
and
our
Boston
City
counselors
that
are
here,
Anissa
asabi
George
is
here.
Matt
O'malley
is
on
his
way
and
Tim
McCarthy.
A
So
we
want
to
welcome
everybody.
Lastly,
our
state
treasurer
also
is
on
route
from
Worcester.
She
will
be
with
us
shortly:
Deb
Goldberg,
we're
very
fortunate
to
have
so
many
of
our
government
officials
join
us
today,
because
it
takes
all
of
us
that
public-private
partnership
to
really
end
hunger
across
eastern
Massachusetts,
so
our
vision
to
end
hunger
involves
all
of
you
so
making
sure
no,
our
state
wakes
up
hungry.
A
It
takes
all
of
us
working
together
and
this
collective
human
chain
that
we're
going
to
put
together
in
a
few
minutes
is
quite
representative
that
standing
side
by
side
shoulder
to
shoulder
moving
food
that
feeds
people.
So
today
the
food
bank
works
across
190
cities
and
towns
of
eastern
Massachusetts.
Over
500
agencies
receive
this
food
and
then
directly
distributed
to
their
communities.
We
constantly
need
to
do
more.
We
have
achieved
over
50
million
healthy
meals
now
of
distribution,
that's
remarkable
and
it's
a
huge
accomplishment.
A
Yet
the
risk
for
one
in
eight
kids
in
eastern
math
and
one
in
ten
in
general
is
still
very,
very
high.
In
fact,
more
than
a
third
of
the
food
that
now
we're
distributing
is
this
fresh
produce.
Many
of
you
have
heard
me
say:
10
15
years
ago
the
Greater
Boston,
Food
Bank,
couldn't
move
a
carrot,
not
one,
and
now
it's
well
over
30%
of
that
distribution,
so
you're
talking
in
nearly
20
million
pounds
when
you
think
of
those
as
healthy
foods,
fresh
foods
and
our
ability
to
support
our
farmers
and
our
growers
in
that.
A
That
makes
this
a
very
important
fact,
and
it's
a
lot
of
this
is
because
of
a
program
in
the
budget
called
me
fat
which
stands
for
the
Massachusetts
emergency
food
assistance
program.
So
when
we
think
about
that
food
I
want
to
thank
Governor
Baker
for
your
leadership
and
holding
our
line
there
and
I
know
that's
a
very
tough
decision
for
you
to
think
through
how
we
spend
the
Commonwealth's
money.
Commissioner
LeBeau!
Thank
you,
because
our
farmers
need
us
and
why
not
buy
them?
Why
not
buy
from
them?
Why
not
keep
it
local?
A
We
just
need
you
to
expand
the
growing
season
by
about
10
weeks
on
each
side
and
start
growing
oranges.
If
you
could,
for
us
things
that
we
can't
get
in
Massachusetts,
we
have
to
get
elsewhere,
but
everything
that
we
can
get
from
Massachusetts.
We
will
sew
that
legislation
is
deeply
important,
but
for
all
of
us
ending
hunger
is
threatened
very
much
by
what's
going
on
at
the
federal
level.
So,
no
matter
what
your
belief
is
or
who
you
vote
for
that
doesn't
matter
to
me.
A
What
matters
to
me
is
caring
for
that
individual
who
needs
food
and
are
we
taking
care
of
them
so
just
in
food
stamps
alone,
there's
a
proposal
to
cut
a
hundred
and
one
hundred
and
sixty
billion
dollars
over
the
next
ten
years
for
food,
snap
recipients,
that's
tied
to
the
tax
bill.
So
if
tax
bill
passes,
we're
gonna
see
that
kind
of
dramatic
cut.
That
means
we,
as
citizens
of
the
Commonwealth,
will
need
to
respond
to
be
able
to
help
those.
A
That's
nearly
eight
hundred
thousand
residents
of
our
state
currently
receive
snap,
and
we
know
enough
that
when
government
pivots
changes,
the
private
sectors
asked
to
respond
both
the
private
industry
from
the
food
industry
and
philanthropy
to
be
able
to
make
up
that
difference
or
hold
the
line.
So
we
are
gonna
fight
to
make
sure
that
food
stamps
stay
and
that
items
like
breakfast
after
the
bell
also
get
passed
in
our
legislation
this
year.
So
turkeys
I
will
reveal
to
you
that
I
always
wanted
to
have
an
advertising
campaign
with
a
picture
of
Turkey.
A
That
said,
don't
be
one
give
one,
but
my
marketing
staff
said
no,
that's
not
a
good
idea,
but
we
have
so
many
generous
companies
and
so
much
of
the
food
industry,
which
is
a
lifeline
to
us
in
terms
of
what
we're
able
to
do
and
how
we're
able
to
do
it.
So
there's
truckloads
of
turkeys
are
going
to
be
unloaded
and
through
come
in
and
out
of
here,
they're
huge
refrigeration
units
behind
you
full
of
them.
A
But
today
it's
just
one
of
20
truckloads
that
we're
going
to
unload
that
we're
going
to
receive
through
the
holiday
season
so
alphabetically
because
we
love
all
of
our
donors.
I
want
to
list
those
who
have
been
so
generous,
big,
wide
BJ's,
Wholesale
broccoli
associates,
CNS,
whole-cell,
Hannaford,
MSC
brokerage
price
right,
roach,
brothers,
Shaw's
and
star
market
stop
and
shop.
Wegmans
Walmart,
all
donating
turkeys
to
the
Greater
Boston
Food
Bank.
A
B
Thank
you
very
much.
Katherine
and
I
want
to
I
want
to
thank
you
and
the
great
work
that
happens
here
every
single
day,
not
just
today
and
I
want
to
thank
all
the
volunteers
that
are
here
today
who
are
gonna,
help
unload
the
trucks.
Thank
you
see,
Wally,
not
in
the
head
now
Thank
You
Wally
for
being
with
us
today.
It's
very
exciting
to
have
you
here.
I
also
want
to
congratulate
mayor
who
won
her
re-election
as
well
on
Tuesday.
So
congratulations,
mayor
Burke
on
your
win.
B
I
tried
to
call
yesterday
our
fault
voicemail
is
full,
so
you
had
a
busy
night,
so
I,
congrats
and
I
want
to
thank
the
governor
and
all
the
elected
officials
that
are
here
with
us
today.
This
is
an
incredible
tradition
every
year,
what
we
do
here
at
the
food
bank
and
the
opening
the
truck,
and
you
hope
that,
every
year
that
as
we
unload
it,
that
the
need
gets
less
and
less
and
and
unfortunately
sometimes
it
doesn't
always
happen
that
way.
B
The
Greater
Boston
Food
Bank
is
certainly
important
in
a
compassionate
organization
forgiving
and
making
sure
that
young
families
have
a
families.
Have
the
same
things
that
all
of
us
do
as
I
was
sitting
next
to
the
cynics
of
the
governor,
I
was
looking
up
and
I
saw
the
stuffing
and
I
thought
to
myself
how
for
granted
some
people
take
stuffing
at
a
tenant
table.
B
On
it,
in
an
individual
meal
basis,
think
about
this
for
a
minute
48
point:
1
million
meals
come
out
of
this
facility,
48
million
meals
for
people
for
families
for
young
kids.
The
impact
that
the
Food
Bank
has
on
on
people
is
absolutely
incredible.
They
partner
with
our
schools
they
partner
with
our
school
soup
kitchens.
Not
only
do
they
provide
food,
they
also
provide
healthy
lives
and
healthy
communities.
Here
in
Boston,
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts,
too
many
families
still
face
food
insecurities
one
in
nine
residents
across
eastern
Massachusetts
struggle
to
have
enough
to
eat.
B
When
you
think
about
what
we
have
going
on
in
the
city
of
Boston
in
eastern
Mass,
with
growth
and
economic
developments,
you
would
think
that
something
like
this
would
not
happen
today,
but
unfortunately
it's
it
still
does
so
we
know
we
need
to
continue
to
move
forward.
We
need
to
continue
to
support
this
great
organization.
B
We
need
to
continue
to
support
the
great
staff-
that's
here
and
again,
I
want
to
thank
the
staff
now
we're
all
here
with
you
today
to
help
you
on
load
trucks,
but
most
days,
I
know
that
there
are
volunteers,
saying
I
want
to
thank
the
volunteers
that
come
in
every
day,
but
the
staff
is
here
all
the
time
I
want
to.
Thank
you
feel
great
work.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
looking
out
for
families.
B
The
folks
that
donated
the
food,
thank
you
very
much.
The
corporations
that
are
here
today
who
brought
employees.
Thank
you
very
much.
The
elected
officials
that
are
here
thank
you
very
much
to
Kathryn
and
the
Greater
Boston
Food
Bank.
Only
thank
you
for
hosting
an
incredible
event
and
I
look
forward
to
taking
some
turkeys
off
the
truck.
C
The
mayor
walked
through
some
of
the
statistics
which
I'm
not
going
to
repeat,
except
to
say
that
when
I
look
around
this
facility
and
I
think
about
how
much
product
comes
in
here
and
goes
out
every
single
day
and
how
big
the
network,
the
food
bank
works
with,
has
grown
to
be
and
is
sustained
over
time.
You
have
to
start
with
a
tremendous
amount
of
reishi,
a
shinto
work
that
Katherine
and
her
team
and
all
of
the
partners
that
she
works
with,
and
you
work
with
every
single
day
here
in
the
Commonwealth.
C
Get
done
and
I
get
the
fact
that
we
are
heading
into
a
holiday
season
and,
as
the
mayor
pointed
out,
the
difference
for
a
lot
of
people
between
having
a
chance
to
enjoy
the
holiday
season.
The
same
way,
everybody
else
does
is
really
in
many
respects
a
function
of
millions
and
millions
of
meals
that
are
going
to
be
delivered
through
this
organization
and
this
food
bank
and
the
partners
that
it
works
with
over
the
course
of
this
season,
and
you
should
all
be
enormous,
ly
proud
to
be
part
of
this.
C
C
Take
tremendous
pride
in
the
fact
that
Massachusetts
has
a
lot
of
great
public-private
partnerships,
and
this
is
another
one
and
I'm
fond
of
telling
a
lot
of
my
friends
from
States
that
are
much
geographically
bigger
than
ours.
Then
we
have
more
direct
sale
from
farm-to-table
than
about
45
other
states
in
the
United
States.
C
I
know
my
chief
counsel,
Juan
Povich,
who
was
deeply
involved
in
this
organization
when
he
was
at
BJ's,
never
misses
an
opportunity
to
be
here
and
mayor.
I
want
to
congratulate
you
on
your
reelection
yeah.
Your
voicemail
is
very
full
and
to
all
of
you
who
are
here,
I
just
want
to
say
how
much
we
appreciate
your
work
on
behalf
of
this
great
organization
into
the
food
bank
and
all
of
its
partners.
You
are
truly
a
blessing
in
the
Commonwealth
Rehan,
but
you're
especially
a
blessing
during
this
time
here.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Thank
you
really
appreciate
the
support
and
it's
time
this
year.
We
do
this
every
year
to
present
what
is
known
as
the
nalli
award
and
the
Nally
award
was
established
in
2016
to
honor
two
remarkable
young
GBF
supporters
from
Westwood
Massachusetts,
dan
and
Betsy
nalli
I
first
met
them
when
they
were
8
and
6.
A
It's
hard
to
believe
that
they're
grown
up
and
college
complete
and
out
in
the
world,
but
in
such
they
started
to
collect
in
their
neighborhood
turkeys
and
bringing
them
to
the
food
bank
and
that
initial
donation
that
was
about
20
turkeys
on
the
week
of
Thanksgiving
conducted
and
moved
into
food
drives
and
turkey
drives
throughout
high
schools,
and
the
charity
is
called
turkeys
for
America
and
they
continued
to
raise
money
and
funds
and
engaged
Jim.
Purdue
I.
A
A
D
D
Our
attention
grew
up
just
right
next
door
to
us
over
in
Dedham
and
over
the
years
she
took
that
small
drive-ins
grown
every
year
since
last
year,
donated
over
5,000
pounds
worth
of
food
to
the
food
bank
and
this
year
shooting
for
7,000
pounds.
The
food
drives
already
started.
I
saw
the
Facebook
post
it's
off
and
running,
and
you
know
with
everyone's
support
here:
the
support
of
neighboring
towns
and
schools.
I'm
sure
she's
gonna
hit
that
number,
so
we're
very
excited
very
honored
to
congratulate
Bella
this
year.
Bella
come
on
up
graduations.
E
Good
morning,
I'm
honored
to
be
standing
in
front
of
you
all
today,
accepting
this
award
never
in
my
life
did
I
think
my
charitable
efforts
would
ever
come
this
far.
There
are
a
few
people
that
I
would
like
to
thank
today
for
making
this
possible
first
I'd
like
to
thank
my
mom,
dad
and
brother
from
the
countless
nights
sorting
to
early
morning.
Deliveries
I
could
not
be
more
grateful.
E
I
would
like
to
thank
my
two
best
friends
for
being
here
with
me
today
and
supporting
me
every
day,
I'd
like
to
thank
everyone
at
the
Greater
Boston
Food
Bank
for
the
excellent
team
work
over
the
past
few
years,
and
finally,
I
would
like
to
thank
everyone
who
has
played
a
role
in
ending
hunger
with
me
without
you,
I
wouldn't
have
the
privilege
of
standing
in
front
of
you
today.
Thank
you.
A
It's
very
good
to
see
young
people
embrace
this
cause
and
do
something
about
it.
So
I've
always
said:
if
a
young
person
gets
it,
we
should
be
able
to
get
it.
It's
a
simple
solution,
thanks
to
Dan
and
Betsy
and
again
Thank,
You,
Bella
and
I
know
our
treasurer
has
made
it
so
Deb.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
as
well.
This
morning,
we're
gonna
get
you
to.
A
A
We
hope
that
you'll
experience
that
power
of
collective
action
by
working
together
to
help
ensure
the
thousands
of
struggling
families
in
need
throughout
Eastern
Mass,
get
that
Thanksgiving
meal
with
all
the
resources
and
food
all
the
Massachusetts
grown
produce
and
Massachusetts
foods.
So
I
have
to
give
you
some
instructions
here,
just
listen
up.
Hopefully
you
all
have
gloves.
If
you
don't
have
gloves
we'll
make
sure
the
turkeys
are
frozen,
cold
and
heavy.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
you're,
okay,
there
we're
gonna,
ask
you
to
be
respectful
of
the
blue
tape.
A
That's
been
outlined
on
the
floor
and
you'll
see
in
essence
for
some
of
our
officials.
We
do
have
their
names
there,
so
please
to
be
respectful
of
where
they're
standing
as
well
and
if
we're
gonna
sound,
a
horn,
we're
gonna
ask
you
to
line
up
and
then
we'll
actually
sound
a
horn.
The
music
will
go
on
very
loud
and
it
takes
about
15
minutes.
So
I'm
going
to
ask
you
to
be
respectful
of
each
other
begin
to
form
a
line.