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From YouTube: SPARK Boston Impact Awards 2016
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Onein3 Initiative Manager Erin Santhouse and the Onein3 Council celebrate the contributions made by millennials to the City of Boston at the 2nd Annual SPARK Impact Awards held at the MassChallenge offices in the Seaport District.
A
You
all
right
welcome
to
mass
challenge.
My
name
is
Scott
Bailey
I'm,
the
managing
director,
how
many
of
you
have
ever
been
here
before?
Not
enough
of
you?
Okay!
Well,
one
welcome
to
mass
challenge.
We
run
the
largest
global
accelerator
in
the
world.
We
operate
as
a
non-profit.
We
take
no
equity,
but
we
help
high
impact.
High-Growth
entrepreneurs
grow
their
businesses
and
help
change
the
world
we're
industry
agnostic.
We
see
companies
from
literally
every
walk
of
life
at
almost
every
stage
of
business
and
we
help
them
grow.
A
We
connect
them
the
resources,
mentorship
training
and
we
do
it
all
for
free.
We
don't
take
any
equity
and
it's
been
amazing
over
the
last
about
seven
programs.
Since
2010
we've
supported
over
a
thousand
entrepreneurs
that
have
helped
raise
over
1.8
billion
dollars
in
funding
and
they
create
over
10,000
jobs,
a
majority
of
which
are
based
here
in
Boston
this
great
city.
So
we're
really
excited
about
that.
I
actually
moved
to
Boston
back
in
2010
as
a
recent
vm
alumni
I'm
actually
going
to
my
alumni
event
tonight.
A
So
you
love
the
Vermont,
fail,
flannel
I
know:
hey
I,
see
ya!
If
you
want
some
Vermont
flannel
com,
but
basically
there's
a
lot
of
really
awesome
ideas
that
actually
take
place
here
in
Boston
and
what
I
love
is:
we've
opened
up
offices
around
the
world,
we're
in
London
Switzerland,
Israel
Mexico,
and
we
continue
to
grow,
but
there's
no
community
quite
like
the
one
we
have
here.
People
are
so
collaborative
supportive.
We've
got
amazing
schools.
A
The
average
age
at
MassChallenge
is
32,
which
I
think
is
right
in
the
age
range
of
many
of
the
people
we
have
here
tonight,
the
youngest
entrepreneur.
We
had
a
mass
challenge.
This
year
was
15
and
the
oldest
was
87.
So
we're
also,
you
know,
kind
of
across
the
board.
But
what
I
can
say
is
I'm
really
proud
of
this
group
I've
been
engaged
in
helping
spark
or
one
in
three
for
the
last
few
years
and
I
think
it's
a
amazing
organization.
A
And
so,
despite
my
age,
despite
where
I
was
coming
from,
Vermont
I
was
not
necessarily
a
boss
and
local
I
thought
that
the
city
welcomed
me
and
also
provide
a
lot
of
great
resources
to
help
provide
my
ideas,
a
platform
to
thrive,
and
you
don't
find
that
in
a
lot
of
places.
To
be
honest,
we've
like
even
in
London
or
other
places,
you
don't
see
both
the
city,
the
state,
private
companies,
nonprofit
sector,
come
together
to
try
and
help
create
value
in
a
new
and
unique
way
and
I.
Think
that's
something.
A
That's
very
specifically
unique
to
what's
going
on
here
in
Boston.
I
also
am
really
probably
have
got
a
very
engaged
Boston
staff
here
at
Mass
challenge.
We've
actually
had
two
people
that
have
been
in
the
SPARC
program,
so
if
you're
here
thinking
about
applying
I,
definitely
encourage
you
to
get
involved,
they've
helped
run.
A
If
you
care
about
big
ideas,
helping
make
change
and
I
think
it's
our
not
only
a
great
opportunity
but
responsibility
for
all
of
us
to
try
and
help
push
these
things
forward.
Even
if
it's
not
your
idea,
help
out
reach
out,
engage
and
that's
how
we're
going
to
help
push
dialogues
forward
that
make
this
city
continue
to
be
a
world-class
city
that
people
want
to
come
to
stay
in
and
be
a
part
of
so
anyway,
love
Boston
love.
This
group
and
I'm
going
to
toss
it
over
to
Erin
to
help
kick
off
our
night.
B
Hi
everyone
thank
you,
Scott
and
thank
you
to
the
entire
masschallenge
team
for
hosting
us
this
evening.
In
your
incredibly
cool
workspace,
like
their
office
is
right
there,
their
desks
are
right
there,
they're
working
while
we
do
this
fun
event.
So
thank
you
to
everybody
here
from
MassChallenge
we're
thrilled
to
be
here
tonight
and
to
welcome
all
of
you
to
the
2016
spark
Impact
Awards
hosted
by
Mayor
Walsh
is
spark
boston
council.
B
My
name
is
aaron
santos,
I'm
the
director
of
spark
boston,
which
is
the
city's
millennial
engagement
initiative,
and
this
is
my
second
annual
impact
awards
and
who,
how
many
of
you
here
are
joining
us
for
the
first
time
this
year,
just
raise
your
hands
or
clap
or
something
cool
all
right
awesome.
How
many
people
came
last
year
to
the
impact
awards
all
right
years
before
any
anybody
cool?
Well,
it's
awesome
to
see
so
many
wonderful
new
faces
here
and
welcome
you
into
the
spark
Boston
community
tonight
and
good
to
see
our
old
friends.
B
Thank
you
all
for
coming
and
thank
you
to
the
fabulous
Park
Boston
Council
for
bringing
us
together
tonight
to
shine
a
spotlight
on
Millennials.
Doing
outstanding
work
to
improve
the
city
of
Boston,
with
this
year's
Impact
Awards,
we
wanted
to
show
the
many
different
ways
that
Millennials
can
choose
to
be
change
makers
and
leaders
in
their
own
community.
B
We
believe
that,
by
sharing
our
personal
stories,
we
can
inspire
our
peers
and
challenge
one
another
to
think
differently
or
take
action,
and
with
that
in
mind
we
chose
an
incredible
slate
of
finalists,
whose
stories
we
are
honored
to
share.
They
are
the
folks
in
front
of
us
today,
I
hope.
All
of
you
have
had
a
chance
to
read
their
stories
on
our
website
and
vote
for
the
winners,
whoever
wins
they're
all
really
incredible,
and
we're
excited
to
introduce
you
to
them.
B
Our
keynote
speaker
tonight
is
award-winning
filmmaker
and
arts
advocate
Jay
Williams,
in
keeping
with
Impact
Awards
tradition.
Last
year's
Impact
Awards
winner
and
CEO
of
zap
RX
Zoe
Barry
will
join
us
to
announce
the
winner
in
each
of
the
five
award
categories
and
present
the
award
certificates
from
Mayor
Walsh.
Unfortunately,
the
mayor
had
a
last-minute
conflict
and
will
be
unable
to
join
us
tonight.
C
Hello:
everyone,
my
name,
is
John
Spillane.
Thank
you
so
much
for
coming
tonight.
I'm
a
member
of
spark
boston
and
I'm
honored
here
to
speak
tonight
to
recognize
some
of
the
finest
individuals
that
boston
has
to
honor.
A
few
months
ago,
mayor
Walsh
put
out
a
call
for
nominations,
for
the
2016
spark
impacts,
words
and
his
call
was
answered.
We
received
over
100
nominations
in
return.
A
selection
committee
comprised
of
spark
boston,
council
members,
review
these
nominations
and
after
pain,
spit
a
painstaking
process
chose
the
top
three
candidates
in
each
of
the
categories.
C
It
was
incredibly
difficult
to
choose
from
so
many
outstanding
candidates,
but
these
15
individuals
were,
we
honored
tonight,
have
truly
gone
above
and
beyond
to
selflessly
serve
our
city
and
help
make
it
a
better
place.
Tonight's
winners
were
selected
through
a
public
online
vote,
but
before
we
announce
the
winners,
let's
meet
all
our
finalists
beginning
with
each
category.
Our
first
category
is
arts
and
culture.
Boston
is
sometimes
referred
to
as
the
Athens
of
the
West
a
place
both
rich
in
arts
and
culture.
C
This
estimate
rings
true
today,
more
than
ever
before,
because
of
the
work
of
these
finalists.
These
finalists
are
visionaries
who
weave
art
and
culture
into
the
fabric
of
our
communities.
They
engage
and
inspire
those
around
them
and
they
enrich
not
only
our
communities
but
also
our
souls.
The
first
candidate
is
raybert,
open
or.
C
Raber
is
been
nominated
for
securing
long-term
artistic
housing
and
four
point
and
continuing
to
support
the
fort
point
community,
while
pursuing
a
career
as
an
independent
filmmaker.
Our
second
nominee
is
Hayley
McGee.
Unfortunately,
Hayley
was
not
able
to
join
us
tonight.
She
was
nominated
for
founding
emerging
Boston
singer
and
songwriters,
raising
the
profile
of
local
musicians
and
uniting
the
community
in
support
of
our
other
upworthy
artists,
and
our
last
candidate
in
this
category
was
mr.
matt
parker
nominated
for
using
poetry
as
an
effective
tool
for
community
building
and
violence
prevention.
C
Our
next
category
is
activism
in
issue
advocacy
in
today's
world
we
often
have
people
who
publicly
voiced
their
frustrations,
they'll
post
on
Facebook
or
on
Twitter,
to
vent
their
problems
on
an
open
platform,
but
afterwards
they
go
about
their
day
without
taking
a
moment
to
consider
how
they
can
work
toward
a
positive
solution.
The
emerging
leaders
in
this
category,
however,
have
a
different
approach.
They
don't
complain,
they
take
action,
they
don't
wish
for
a
better
world.
They
fostered
through
their
actions
and
dedication.
C
There
are
dynamic
individuals
who
work
to
amplify
the
voices
of
young
Bostonians
on
behalf
of
those
that
impacted
saw.
Our
first
candidate
is
Mario.
Paredes
mario
has
been
nominated
for
serving
in
Centro,
presentes
youngest
board
member
and
his
long-standing
commitment
to
Boston's
immigrant
community.
D
Thanks
John
thanks
John
good
evening,
everyone
and
congratulations
to
the
first
set
of
finalists
I
am
honored
to
be
here
in
a
group
with
a
group
of
such
change
makers
and
I
just
want
to
add.
It
was
such
a
difficult
process.
As
John
mentioned,
we
had
over
a
hundred
nominations,
but
as
well
as
10,000
online
votes,
which
is
huge.
So
thanks
for
all
of
those
who
spread
the
word,
I
am
honored
to
go
through
the
next
three
categories.
D
D
Sarah
was
nominated
for
found
in
tech,
Jen,
attacking
the
root
of
Boston's
brain
drain,
in
helping
students
from
all
backgrounds,
develop
networks
and
integrate
into
Boston's
innovation
community.
The
second
finalist
is
Ian
snow,
so
in
so,
Ian
was
nominated
for
spearheading
the
chicken
and
rice
guys
foundation
and
found
in
the
Boston
Asian
entrepreneurship
foundation,
and
our
third
finalist
is
noah
day
or
more
numb.
D
D
Shari
was
nominated
for
bringing
residents
together
to
make
Boston's
North
End
a
destination
for
arts
and
culture
as
the
executive
director
of
the
North,
End,
music
and
performing
arts
center.
The
second
finalist
in
this
category
was
Chevelle
e
olive
ear
nominated
for
promoting
a
healthy
and
unified
community
as
co-chair
of
mattapan
food
and
fitness
coalition,
and
the
third
finalist
in
this
category
is
Sahara.
Lawrence
Soho.
D
Sahar
was
nominated
for
years
of
leadership
and
dedication
to
the
community
as
chair
of
the
grove
hall.
Trust
in
our
final
category
is
the
unsung
heroes
category.
These
finalists
in
this
category
are
outstanding
individuals
whose
every
day
dedication
supports
a
healthy,
thriving
city.
These
finalists,
our
first
finalist,
is
Portia
Franklin.
D
D
D
D
These
15
finalists
for
2016
spark
impact
awards
are
set
in
the
standard
for
Boston's
next
generation
of
civic
leadership.
They
are
promoting
arts
and
culture,
expanding
economic
opportunity
for
all,
elevating
the
voices
of
Boston's
immigrant
communities,
fight
in
the
addiction
epidemic,
helping
homeless
veterans
become
self-sufficient
and
working
tirelessly
to
make
Boston
a
healthy,
thriving
City
at
a
young
age.
They
have
already
made
an
incredible
impact
and
we
are
so
proud
to
recognize
their
passion
and
dedication
to
improve
in
Boston's
future
tonight
and
we're
excited.
Thank
you
thanks
for
everyone
for
being
here.
E
Good
evening,
everyone
how
y'all
feeling
sorry
my
name
is
art
Gordon
I,
am
on
the
member
of
spark.
Boston
I
serve
as
the
neighborhood
captain
for
Roxbury
and
I,
the
esteemed
honor
of
introducing
our
keynote
speaker,
mr.
Jay
Williams.
So
our
keynote
speaker
for
this
evening
is
mr.
Jay.
Williams
jay
is
an
award-winning
filmmaker
and
arts
advocate
earning
accolade.
E
In
the
media
industry,
he
is
a
graduate
of
the
Emerson
College
here
in
Boston
and
is
proud
to
call
Boston
home
2008
Williams,
founded
forever
Inc
productions
to
showcase
the
arts
and
film
industry
here
in
Boston,
educate
the
community
and
support
the
endeavors
of
other
artists
of
all
kinds.
His
monthly
series,
the
real
life
experience
blends
the
cocktail
hour,
experience
with
the
creative
energy
of
live
performance,
art
and
film.
E
The
real
life
experience
gives
audiences
from
all
walks
of
life,
an
opportunity
to
indulge
in
the
creative
gifts
of
the
many
cultures
that
surround
us
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
which
a
believes
in
the
importance
of
community
and
in
his
community
that
has
given
him
the
courage
to
pursue
a
career
in
the
film
industry.
Jay
is
dedicated
to
helping
inspire
young
entrepreneurs
in
the
community
to
develop
their
potential
and
chase
their
dreams,
just
as
he
himself
is
doing
we're
thrilled
to
have
Jay
here
tonight
to
share
his
personal
impact
story
with
us.
F
F
So,
firstly,
I
want
to
thank
spark,
Boston
and
mass
challenge
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
all
tonight.
It's
truly
an
honor,
so
tonight
I'm
going
to
do
something
that
I've
never
done
before
I'm
going
to
be
open
and
vulnerable
is
that
I
ride
with
y'all
I
grew
up
in
a
household,
where
many
would
consider
my
parents
old
school.
F
They
came
from
a
generation
where
children
were
to
be
seen
and
not
heard
a
generation
where
the
show
lights
were
used
as
more
than
just
to
see
at
night,
but
an
indication
that
it
was
time
to
go
home
before
mom
had
to
come.
Look
for
you,
our
independence
as
children
went
as
far
as
we
could
hear
the
music
playing
from
the
record
player.
My
pops
had
blasting
in
the
living
room
spilling
into
the
streets
of
our
neighborhood.
F
This
experience
led
this
experience,
laid
the
foundation
of
my
creativity
and
being
stifled
for
a
time.
I
was
never
able
to
voice
my
opinion
or
ask
questions
that
were
outside
of
my
homework
assignments.
I
had
to
take
what
my
parents
said
as
gospel
for
fear
of
being
reprimanded
for
trying
to
be
too
grown
from
a
young
age.
I
was
conditioned
to
keep
my
thoughts
to
myself.
F
Good
grades
and
sports
in
the
summer
of
2000,
for
my
life
changed
forever
due
to
financial
reasons,
I
had
to
leave
morehouse
college
in
Atlanta
and
come
back
to
Boston
to
find
out
that
my
parents
had
separated,
and
my
mother
and
younger
sister
had
moved
out
the
house
where
I
grew
up
and
left
for
our
hometown
in
Chicago.
In
addition
to
dealing
with
those
challenges
and
still
just
20
years
old
I
found
out,
I
was
going
to
be
a
father.
I
felt
the
weight
of
the
world
on
my
shoulders.
F
It
had
nothing
left
to
push
through.
I
was
depressed,
broken
and,
in
many
ways,
disappointed
in
some
of
my
decisions
that
I
had
made
in
my
life.
In
spite
of
that,
there
were
still
a
piece
of
me
that
wanted
more
I
wanted
to
be
better
for
my
family.
My
child
I
wanted
to
be
better
for
me.
I
didn't
want
to
be
another
kid
on
the
street
that
didn't
see
his
own
potential.
F
With
that
being
said,
I
made
it
my
life's
mission
to
share
and
express
my
curiosity
and
to
challenge
what
I
do
not
agree
with
or
understand.
I
was
not
going
to
be
that
child
restricted
and
bound
anymore
storytelling
became
my
muse
and
giving
other
young
artists
a
platform
to
share
their
gifts
became
my
passion.
My
first
film
titled,
forever
Inc
served
as
the
starting
point
in
developing
my
craft
as
a
filmmaker
and
it
in
a
true
confidence
builder.
My
film
and
his
success
made
me
feel
like
it
was
okay
to
be
creatively
curious.
F
The
film's
title
has
been
a
theme
in
my
life
for
quite
some
time
now,
forever
Inc
serves
as
a
catalyst.
For
me,
the
ink
is
your
talent,
your
gift,
your
passion
it
has
been
given
to
us
to
share
so
that
so
loudly
and
proudly
that
no
man
or
woman,
dead
or
alive
can
do
it
better
and
in
the
process
you
create
your
legacy.
F
That
is
the
forever
piece,
so,
whether
I'm,
organizing
a
charity
event
for
a
local
arts
organization
directing
a
film
or
I'm
in
a
community
center
in
Dorchester
teaching
young
children
how
to
write
a
script
or
teaching
graduate
students.
Digital
storytelling,
my
gift
is
not
mine
to
keep
it's
mine
to
share
and
over
time
it
means
that
I'm
creating
a
legacy
to
pass
on
to
the
next
generation.
F
For
my
recent
experiences
and
creative
curiosity,
I
have
explored
and
now
embraced.
This
idea
of
we
from
film
sets
to
creating
advertising
campaigns.
I've
learned
to
appreciate
the
art
of
collaboration
I'm
here
to
challenge
you
all
to
embrace
this
principle
as
well
and
put
the
idea
of
I
on
the
shelf.
F
You
may
say
to
yourself:
what
do
you
mean?
Here's,
what
it
means
to
embrace
the
idea
of
we?
Yes,
you
may
walk
this
stage
in
a
few
minutes
as
an
individual
and
when
you
were
in
school,
you
work
papers,
study
for
exams
in
you
sat
in
classrooms
as
an
individual,
but
the
reality
of
all
that
individual
work
is
that
we've
all
learned
what
we've
all
learned
has
been
about.
What
someone
else
spoke
about
about
what
someone
else
wrote
about?
F
What's
the
one
else
created
in
order
for
us
to
absorb,
perceive
and
experience
that
experience
from
the
teachings
and
musings
and
interactions
of
others
is
what
inspires
us
to
create
on
our
own
and
then
to
share
and
pass
on.
So
I
would
argue
that
we're
all
here
today
today,
because
of
many
simply
put
none
of
us
would
be
here
without
a
collaboration
of
love.
Our
mothers
could
not
have
a
child
without
our
fathers
and
vice
versa.
We
were
made
to
work
with
and
appreciate
one
another,
and
such
sentiment
needs
admission
of
its
truth
often
times.
F
Our
teachers,
our
professors,
are
mentors
our
parents,
our
family,
our
friends,
strangers
and
life
experiences
have
all
played
an
integral
role
in
the
growth
of
our
in
the
growth
as
entrepreneurs
as
community
builders,
artists
and
acumen
activists,
but,
more
importantly,
our
growth
as
humans
with
the
creation
of
social
media.
We
are
more
connected
to
each
other
than
ever
before.
F
F
But
when
he
said
go
they
all
unexpectedly
held
each
other's
hands
and
ran
off
towards
a
tree
as
one
group
once
there
they
simply
shared
the
candy
with
each
other
and
happily
aided
the
anthropologist
was
very
surprised.
He
asked
them
why
they
had
gone
altogether,
especially
if
the
first
one
to
arrive
at
the
tree
could
have
won
everything
in
the
basket.
All
the
candy,
a
young
girl,
simply
replied
you
bhuntu.
How
can
one
of
us
be
happy
if
all
others
are
sad
in
case
you
missed
it?
F
How
can
one
of
us
be
happy
if
all
others
are
sad?
The
Anthropology
anthropologist
was
dumbfounded
for
months
and
months.
He
had
been
studying
this
tribe,
yet
it
was
only
on
this
day
of
the
candy
game
that
he
really
understood
their
true
essence,
Archbishop
Desmond,
who
describes
the
concept
of
ubuntu
as
the
essence
of
being
human.
It
embraces
hospitality,
caring
about
others
and
being
willing
to
go
the
extra
mile
for
the
sake
of
another.
He
stated.
F
F
F
F
G
G
My
name
is
Diana
little
I
am
part
of
the
spar,
Boston
console
for
2016
and
part
of
the
Special
Events
Committee
that
hosted
this
event
and
as
a
public
health
researcher
turned
entrepreneur,
I'm
really
excited
to
announce
the
next
speaker,
Zoe
berry.
She
is
the
founder
and
CEO
as
a
bar
X.
The
digital
health
company
that
is
modernizing
and
simplifying
the
way
specialty
medications
are
assessed.
G
Zoe
launched
her
career
on
Wall
Street,
but
her
path
change
when
her
youngest
brother
was
diagnosed
with
severe
epilepsy
and
was
in
need
of
specialized
care
and
therapy
determined
to
make
a
difference
in
health
care.
She
joined
athenahealth
in
2011
and
focus
on
implementing
Athena
clinicals
at
provider
practices.
After
her
family
experienced
firsthand
the
inefficiencies
that
plagued
specialty
drug
prescribing,
so
I
became
inspired
to
launch
zap
rx,
which
is
a
platform
for
patients,
physicians
and
pharmacists,
to
work
together
to
improve
patients,
access
to
treatment
and
deliver
medicine
faster.
The
impact
awards
were
a
little
different.
G
Last
year
we
only
had
one
winner
and
this
year
we
have
different
categories
and
so
a
lot
more
winners,
but
there
was
only
one
that
stood
out
and
that
was
Zoe
berry.
She
blew
us
away
with
her
compassionate
spirit
and
we're
so
honored
to
have
her
come
back
to
announce
the
2016
smart,
Boston,
Impact,
Award
winners.
H
Hi
everyone
and
good
evening,
can
you
all
hear
me?
Yes,
hi
I'm
Zoe
berry
and
I
am
the
founder
and
CEO
of
zap
RX.
I
actually
found
it.
Zap
rocks
here
in
boston,
but
historically
was
a
native
New
Yorker.
So
it's
great
pleasure
to
be
here
today
and
announce
all
the
winners
in
all
the
categories
and
I
think
what
is
so
special
and
so
important
that
there
are
so
many
people
and
young
people
Millennials
in
particular
that
are
passionate
and
dedicated
to
improving
Boston
and
across
so
many
different
categories.
H
H
I
Don't
know
what
to
say:
I
am
just
happy
to
be
here,
but
at
the
same
time,
like
our
keynote
said,
it's
not
just
I
it
is
we,
and
even
though
I'm
here
receiving
this
there's
a
lot
of
people
who
contribute
every
day
who
don't
get
recognized
for
amazing
work,
so
to
stand
amongst
people
who
are
doing
all
kinds
of
amazing
things.
It's
just
a
pleasure
and
an
honor.
So
thank
you
all
very
much.
H
J
J
It's
kind
of
just
to
repeat
the
theme.
You
know
it's
not
about
us
as
individuals,
but
really
we've
all
contributed
in
our
own
small
way,
and
that's
all
I
continue
to
do,
and
you
know
I
want
to
push
the
message,
especially
right
now
with
everything
that
is
going
on
to
let
us
not
forget
of
those
people
who
are
doing
the
work
behind
the
scenes
of
those
who
are
just
starting
here
as
new.
You
know,
immigrants
in
the
community
and
let's
open
the
doors
for
them
and
allow
them
to
do
the
same
thing
as
well.
H
And
in
your
giving
that
you
were
being
given
to
the
certificate
of
recognition
in
appreciation
of
your
efforts
to
give
back
to
the
community
and
to
support
the
growth
and
development
of
your
employees
and
aspiring
entrepreneurs.
Thank
you
for
your
commitment
to
making
the
city
of
Boston
a
better
place.
K
I'm
so
thankful,
for
you
guys
eating
chicken
rice
we've
sold
like
a
million
plate
since
we
started
and
I
hoped
you
just
keep
eating
chicken
rice
and
I
want
to
thank
the
City
of
Boston.
We
actually
joined
the
food
truck
program
in
the
second
year
and
I
think
when
there's
a
lot
of
mistrust
with
the
government
and
how
things
are
running,
I'm
really
happy
to
be
in
Boston
I.
K
Don't
think
we
would
have
this
opportunity
to
have
this
life-changing
opportunity
to
start
a
food
truck
business
and
not
only
just
for
us
but
for
everybody
will
employ
for
our
team,
Kevin
and
Jenny
that
are
here
tonight,
but
also
give
us
the
opportunity
to
give
back
to
the
community
as
well
and
and
and
I.
Think.
That's
our
mandate
as
the
Melanie
entrepreneurs
is
this
world
has
a
very
finite
amount
of
resources
and
businesses
have
to
be
sustainable
and
we're
proud
to
be
part
of
that
cutting
edge
of
entrepreneurs.
So
thank
you
guys.
H
Sherry,
congratulations.
You
are
being
awarded
the
certificate
of
recognition
and
appreciation
of
your
efforts
to
inspire
the
community
and
bring
residents
together
to
bake,
Boston's,
North
and
a
destination
for
arts
and
culture.
Thank
you
for
your
commitment
to
making
the
City
of
Boston
a
better
place.
L
L
I
love
my
job
every
day,
I
love
making
an
impact
in
schools
and
in
the
lives
of
our
youth
and
our
children,
and
bringing
in
supporting
music
in
school
and
I
would
like
to
dedicate
this
award
to
one
of
my
biggest
supporters
and
to
my
mentor
who's
here
tonight,
and
her
name
is
Diane
royal
and
she's.
Also
my
board
president.
So
thank
you,
diane
for
all
the
support.
H
H
M
I
wasn't
going
to
say
anything
so
I
didn't
prepare
anything,
but
I
just
want
to
thank
my
fellow
finalists
that
are
in
the
same
category
as
me.
You
both
are
amazing
and
you
both
do
great
work,
so
continue
doing
what
you
do.
I
also
want
to
thank
spark
Austin
for
putting
on
this
event
and
I
just
love.
My
job
and
I
love
waking
up
doing
it
every
day,
I,
don't
even
think
of
it
as
a
job.
M
H
Okay,
well,
thank
you
so
much.
Everyone
I'm
actually
gonna
pass
the
torch
now
to
Aaron.
So
thank
you
and
congratulations.
Everybody
I'm
so
proud
of
all
the
work
that
you've
done
and
I
hope
that
this
event
also
inspired
many
other
individuals
in
the
audience
and
beyond,
to
continue
improving
Boston
and
making
Boston
a
better
place.
B
Such
a
professionals
like
knew
how
to
work
that,
and
can
we
get
a
round
of
applause
for
every
single
one
of
our
finalists
night
you're,
all
like
him,
cheering
up
thinking
about
reading
some
of
your
stuff.
It
didn't
actually
occur
to
me
until
earlier
today
that
there
are
gonna,
be
winners
and
you
weren't
all
going
to
be
named
as
the
winners,
because
you're
all
just
incredible,
you're
all
winners,
so
I.
Thank
you
all
so
much
for
the
work
that
you
do
and
I
want
to.
Let
the
mayor,
thank
you
himself
and
sound
guys.
N
Good
afternoon,
everyone
and
I'm
sorry
I,
can't
join
you
tonight.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
supporting
Erin
and
the
spark
Boston
Council
and
the
wonderful
work
they
do
for
our
city
and
I
want
to
congratulate
our
winners
at
a
young
age.
You've
already
made
an
incredible
impact
on
your
community
in
your
city.
Thank
you
also
to
the
finalists
for
also
sharing
your
personal
and
compelling
stories
with
us.
This
clearly
a
fire
inside
each
and
every
one
of
you
and
I.
Thank
you
for
using
it
to
light
the
way
for
others.
N
Spark
Parsons
community
is
about
people
who
want
to
connect
and
support
one
another.
It's
not
about
politics
or
ideology.
It's
about
people,
people
of
many
different
backgrounds
and
experiences
relating
to
one
another
as
young
adults
and
fellow
Bostonians.
It's
about
coming
together
and
sharing
ideas
on
how
to
create
a
better
future
for
the
city.
N
We
love
I,
know
your
generation,
kids
deeply
about
our
city,
so
we're
looking
to
all
of
you
as
leaders
to
help
us
engage
more
young
people
and
adults,
inspire
them
to
get
involved
in
their
communities
and
challenge
them
to
take
action
together.
We
will
create
a
bright
future
for
Boston.
Thank
you
again
to
our
sponsors
into
my
spark.
Boston
Council
for
organizing
this
event
enjoy
the
night
and
congratulations
again
to
the
2
2016
spark
Impact
Award
winners.
N
B
B
I'm
sorry,
he
couldn't
be
here,
he's
sorry
himself
and
but
it's
a
nice
little
video,
let's
also
give
a
hand
for
our
incredible
partners
and
sponsors
for
helping
make
this
year's
impact
words
bigger
and
better
than
ever.
Thank
you
to
dylan's
in
the
clinton
group
for
feeding
us
tonight.
Those
lobster
rolls
are
awesome.
Aeronaut
brewing
for
that
delicious
beer,
a
cool
Swan
for
the
kool
Kreem,
look
where
you're
all
drinking
and
dot
girl
photos
for
photographing
tonight.
B
I
also
want
to
thank
some
of
our
friends
for
helping
to
promote
venture
fizz,
City,
awake
green
of
eight
Boston
and
hatch
Fenway,
and
thank
you
guys
for
sharing
on
social
media
and
pushing
out
the
news
about
tonight's
impact
awards
and
finally,
I
want
to
personally
thank
the
spark
Boston
Council
for
all
your
hard
work,
organizing,
promoting
and
executing
this
event.
I
really
appreciate
all
the
hard
work
you
do
and
I
know
the
mayor
does
too
it's
gonna
add
incredible
year
with
you
guys.