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From YouTube: Mary Ellen Welch Greenway Dedication - Promo
Description
Mayor Walsh joins members of the East Boston Community to celebrate the renaming of the Greenway in honor of the late community activist Mary Ellen Welch. As one of the founders of the East Boston Greenway Council and the Friends of the East Boston Greenway, Welch, together with her neighbors, worked for decades on mitigation for parkland lost to Logan Airport, leading to the creation and extension of the Greenway. Watch the full event: https://youtu.be/fHEXkUFxtEM
A
We
welcome
you
to
this
wonderful
occasion,
renaming
of
the
East
Boston
Greenway
Mary
Ellen
Welsh
Greenway
Mary
Ellen's.
Dedication
to
this
community
was
unparalleled
for
forty-five
years.
She
was
a
teacher
at
the
O'donnell
elementary
school
molding,
the
young
minds
of
East
Boston
youth.
She
was
a
fighter
for
equality
and
social
and
economic
justice
for
all
and
a
fighter
to
preserve
our
community's
rich
history.
And,
of
course
she
was
a
founding
member
of
the
East
Boston
Greenway
Council.
A
If
there
is
one
thing,
Mary
Ellen
taught
me
on
this
almost
30
years,
Ernie,
it's
the
power
of
saying,
thank
you
when
we
recognize
a
great
Bostonian
like
Mary,
Ellen
Welch,
who
loves
her
community
wall
at
heart.
That's
really
what
makes
our
neighborhoods
so
special
next
spring
there'll
be
a
living.
Thank
you
here,
right
here
on
the
Greenway,
a
memorial
garden
right
at
the
entrance
to
have
her
welcoming
us.