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From YouTube: Greater Boston Food Bank Annual Chain of Giving
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Mayor Walsh joins Lieutenant Governor Polito 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
My
name
is
Cheryl
Shawn
deck
for
those
of
you
that
don't
know
me
I'm
the
senior
vice-president
in
charge
of
food
acquisition
in
supply
chain,
and
today
you
are
gonna,
learn
more
about
the
work
that
we
do
at
the
food
bank.
You
are
gonna,
move
some
turkeys
and
help
us
prepare
for
the
Thanksgiving
holiday.
B
B
I'm
a
native
Californian
I've
been
in
that
bar
in
Thousand
Oaks,
when
I
was
a
young
person
gun,
violence
is
out
of
control
in
our
country,
and
all
of
us
are
touched
by
it
in
some
way,
whether
it's
our
family
or
friends
or
our
belief
system,
or
which
side
of
this
issue
we're
on
so
I,
would
just
ask
as
we
go
into
celebrating
food
for
those
that
need
it
during
a
holiday
season.
I
want
us
to
just
remember
and
fight
hard
to
change
this
aspect
of
our
country
so
just
take
a
moment.
B
Thank
you,
I
do
want
to
thank
all
of
our
elected
officials,
but
before
I,
say,
elected
I
think
we
have
all
mostly
re
elected
officials
here
today.
So
congratulations
to
all
of
you
that
were
reelected
lieutenant
governor
care,
lieutenant
governor
care
bluto's
with
us
as
well
as
attorney
general
Maura,
Healey
State,
Treasurer,
Deb,
Goldberg
Boston,
mayor
Marty,
Walsh
I
also
want
to
recognize
senators
Sonia,
Chang
Diaz
and
senator
Walter
Tim
LT
representative
Russell
Commissioner
for
DTA
Jeff
McHugh
is
here
from
the
mayor's
office.
B
We
have
the
police,
commissioner,
william
grouse
with
us
chief
of
policy
and
planning
Joyce
Linehan
dave,
sweeney,
chief
of
staff,
Boston
Health
and
Human
Services
chief
Marty
Martinez.
We
have
the
mayor
of
Medford
here
to
my
right:
Stephanie
Burke,
we're
thrilled
to
have
you.
We
also
have
Troy
Brown
to
my
left.
B
So,
and
and
I
don't
want
to
forget
Wally
who's
somewhere,
don't
go
red
spots,
so
all
of
you
are
here
today
to
help
us
work
together
and
create
this
human
chain
of
giving
to
move
some
turkeys,
but
to
be
one
of
my
favorite
sayings,
which
I
can't
get
my
team
to
agree
as
a
t-shirt.
That
says,
don't
be
one
give
one
which
has
a
picture
of
the
turkey
on
it,
but
it
won't.
Let
me
do
that.
B
B
We
know
the
cost
of
food
insecurity
for
Massachusetts
were
the
only
state
to
have
done
it
as
2.4
billion
dollars.
That's
the
people's
money,
that's
our
money!
That's
the
money
that
we
put
forward
to
to
mitigate
or
work
around
the
fact
that
their
hunger
and
health
are
connected,
we'll
distribute
over
fifty
1
million
meals.
Out
of
here.
Most
of
it
now
is
perishable.
You'll
see
this
beautiful
produce
here.
30
plus
percent
now
is
perishable.
B
So
when,
when
you
work
with
so
many
food
donors,
what
I
all
says
we
love
all
of
our
retailers?
We
love
all
of
our
manufacturers
growers
bottlers
farmers.
So
when
I
like
to
give
the
list
of
those
that
have
donated
I,
try
to
to
be
clear
that
it's
only
an
alphabetical
order,
not
by
rank
of
love,
we
love
you
all
so
I
want
to
thank
our
food
industry,
donors
and
our
partners.
B
Clearly,
the
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
through
meth
up
is
a
very
big
part
of
what
we're
able
to
do
and
by
but
also
B&B
trading
big.
Why
also?
The
de
Moura
family
bien
J's
wholesale
broccoli
associates
C&S
wholesale,
the
Goldberg
foundation,
Hannaford
price
right,
Roche,
brothers,
Shaw's
and
stock
market
stop
and
shop
target,
Paul,
Wahlberg,
Walmart
and
wagons.
Where
else
are
you
going
to
see
that
list
of
competitors
that
stand
together
to
fight
hunger?
Our
common
goal.
B
So,
as
I
said,
we're
gonna
try
to
move
towards
Hunger
Free
2028,
we're
gonna
focus
on
three
things:
increase
access
to
nutritious
food
increase,
our
research
and
policy,
so
watch
out,
governor's
office
watch
out,
State,
Legislature,
we're
coming
and
and
then
to
build
the
capacity
of
the
network.
These
five
hundred
and
fifty
agencies
across
Eastern
Mass
that
carry
the
food
actually
out
into
community.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
being
here.
We
can't
do
it
alone,
you're,
a
huge
part
of
it.
C
C
So
thank
you
to
all
the
staff
at
the
Greater
Boston
Food
Bank,
for
your
great
work
every
single
day
for
the
important
work
you
do
I
think
I
can
speak
for
all
the
elected
officials
behind
me
because
I've
been
coming
here
now
for
five
years
as
the
mayor
and
the
folks
on
this
stage
have
been
here
every
single
year.
They
come
everything
in
Deb.
Goldberg
has
come
more
than
any
of
us.
She
just
kind
of
whisper
in
the
back,
so
I'm,
not
gonna.
C
Thank
you
you're
the
same
ones
that
come
year
after
year
after
year,
and
I
truly
appreciate
it,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
press
as
well
for
covering
this
event,
because
they
cover
it
every
single
year
and
what
you're
doing
by
covering
this
event
is
raising
awareness
for
what's
going
on
so
I
want
to.
Thank
you.
I
also
want
to
welcome
Troy
brown
and
when
I
walked
in
I've
seen
him
a
hundred
times,
but
anytime
you
get
a
chance
to
talk
with
Troy
Braun
for
a
couple
minutes.
C
He
was
on
the
Patriots
when,
when
a
lot
of
people
didn't
know
who
they
were
or
what
they
were
all
about,
I
think
on
the
offensive
side
of
the
ball.
He's
done,
everything
he's
been
a
running
back,
he's
been
a
wide
receiver
he's
been
a
quaterback
and
on
the
defensive
side
of
the
ball,
you
know
he
played
corner
a
couple
of
times
too.
So,
thank
you
for
other
thing
to
do
back
all
right,
I,
appreciate
that
and
he's
a
food
bank
today
and
he's
gonna
be
tossed
in
Turkey.
So
well,
this
next
song.
C
Good
luck,
get
ready,
they're
coming
fast,
but
but
the
food
bank
is
a
great
partner
to
the
City
of
Boston.
Obviously
they
work
closely
with
our
office
of
helping
Human,
Services
and
office
of
food
access,
as
they
do
with
the
state
they're
member
of
our
Boston
food
access
council-
and
we
all
know
the
important
partnerships
that
this
partnership.
C
How
important
is
one
out
of
every
six
Bostonians
struggle
with
food
insecurity,
one
out
of
every
six
Bostonians
struggle
with
food
insecurity,
we've
added
20,000
new
jobs
every
year
for
the
last
five
years
we
have
nine
billion
dollars
of
new
development,
going
on
the
city
of
Boston,
we've
built
almost
28,000
new
homes
in
the
city
of
Boston
the
last
five
years.
We
have
great
prosperity
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Right
now,
in
one
out
of
every
six
Bostonians
are
struggling
food
insecurity.
That's
the
message
today!
C
That's
something
that
we
need
to
work
together
to
tackle
this
issue
to
get
that
number
to
zero.
I
know
that
the
legislators
that
are
here
on
the
stage
do
that
every
single
day
I
know
that
our
council
does
that
I
know
that
other
coalition
of
Mayors
are
doing
that
because
it's
not
just
Boston,
it's
Medford,
its
Malden,
its
Somerville,
its
Cambridge.
C
It's
Rivia,
it's
Chelsea,
it's
all
those
cities
that
we
think
about,
and
we
have
these
conversations.
No
one
should
have
to
worry
about
where
the
next
meals
coming
from
you
know.
I
say
this.
I've
said
this
for
five
years
and
I
know
that
my
predecessor
said
the
same
thing
than
we
did.
Everyone
deserves
access
to
food
and
every
that's
everyone's
basic
human
right
in
Boston.
We
need
to
know
that
that
work,
fighting
hunger
is
important
and
the
impact
that
we're
doing
and
fighting
has
to
go
much
further.
C
Everything
that
we
want
for
the
children,
the
families
in
the
scene.
It
starts
with
healthy,
affordable
food,
making
sure
that
our
kids
get
a
fresh
start.
We
built
30
new
kitchens
in
our
city
this
year
to
bring
fresh
fruits
to
our
schools.
Our
goal
is
to
to
multiply
that
and
continue
that
until
we
get
in
every
school
and
the
studies
show
that
when
a
young
person
gets
a
meal
in
the
morning
a
breakfast
gets
a
lunch
gets
dinner.
Families
get
dinner,
there's
more
better.
C
The
outcomes
are
better,
so
we
need
to
make
sure
that
our
kids
are
ready
to
learn
and
getting
good
nutrition.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
our
seniors,
who
actually
help
us,
build
this
great
city
that
we
have
are
able
to
live
with
dignity.
We
need
to
be
sure
that
every
single
family
that
we
have
in
Boston
and
Greater
Boston
continues
to
stay
strong
when
it
comes
to
food
access.
We're
thinking
about
the
big
picture,
we're
addressing
the
root
cause
of
the
food
insecurity
and
I
say
we
I,
don't
mean
the
city
I'm
talking
collectively.
C
All
of
us,
because
this
is
has
to
be
a
partnership.
This
is
not
just
one
area
that
we
can
do
this.
We
need
to
continue
to
do
that
and
the
Greater
Boston
Food
Bank
is
our
most
important
partner
in
this
work.
All
of
you
here
today,
a
part
of
this
work
and
I
want
to
thank
you.
If
you
just
come
to
this
one
event
every
year.
Just
this
one
event,
you're
doing
your
part
and
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
being
here
and
I
hope.
C
Everyone
has
a
great
and
happy
we're
talking
about
Thanksgiving
now,
Happy
Thanksgiving,
it's
not
my
first
Christmas
commercial
on
TV
the
other
day,
so
I
guess
we're
in
the
season.
So
as
we're
doing
our
thing,
just
remember,
remember
remember
the
one
thing
I
want
you
to
take
away
from
this
as
you're
shopping
for
Christmas
is
we're
thinking
about
celebrations
as
we're
doing
all
the
things
one
out
of
every
six
people
in
our
city's
hungry.
So
let's
not
forget
that.
Thank
you.
D
Thank
You
Katherine,
so
Marty
just
gave
you
a
lot
of
statistics,
and,
and
yes,
it
is
true-
I've
been
here
probably
20
years,
my
family
and
I
were
in
the
food.
Business
and
I
have
to
give
a
shout-out
to
the
stop
and
shop
people
here,
and
thank
you
for
continuing
that
tradition
that
we
started
so
long
ago.
Hunger
in
America
is
a
crime.
Hunger
in
Massachusetts
is
a
crime.
Children
can't
learn
unless
we
give
them
the
fuel
they
need
for
their
bodies
and
for
their
brains.
D
The
Greater
Boston
Food
Bank
would
like
nothing
better
than
to
be
put
out
of
business.
Sadly,
that's
not
the
case.
Kathryn
and
I
used
to
stand
in
another
location
down
the
road.
It
was
small
and
it
was
bursting
at
the
seams.
The
building
that
you're
standing
in
today
reaches
people
all
across
Eastern
Mass,
and
you
heard
about
Somerville
and
Medford
and
Chelsea
and
Revere.
But
are
you
aware
that
we
cannot
keep
food
on
the
shelves
in
Wellesley
in
the
suburbs
we
have
the
same
issue.
D
People
are
hungry,
it's
a
silent
disease
and
it's
not
one
that
people
come
to
easily
to
ask
for
help,
but
it's
there
and
we
need
to
overcome
it,
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
everyone
gets
the
food
that
they
need.
It's
a
basic
necessity
of
life,
it's
the
gas
and
the
gas
tank,
and
so
I'm
thrilled
you're.
All
here
today,
I'm
so
glad
we
can
highlight
this
issue.
E
Good
morning
Catherine
and
to
the
whole
team
at
Greater,
Boston
Food
Bank,
thank
you
for
what
you
do
day
in
and
day
out.
Thank
you
to
all
of
the
sponsors,
the
vendors
you
know,
and
employees
who've
shown
up
today.
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
and
government
for
the
work
that
they
do,
and
you
know
my
message
is:
is
short
I'll
tell
you,
you
know
in
this
time
right
now,
I
think
it
is
so
imperative
that
we
find
ways
to
make
giving
part
of
our
everyday.
E
This
is
the
start
of
the
season,
but
I
hope
that
what
we
take
from
today
is
that
we
all
find
a
way
to
do
something
for
another
person.
You
know
I
woke
up
to
the
heartbreaking
news
once
again
this
morning
about
the
shooting
in
California
and
I
got
to
say,
there's
a
lot
out
there
in
the
world
that
causes
trepidation.
E
You
know
gives
us
real
pause
and
concern
about
the
direction
of
our
country,
but
I
have
always
said
that
I
am
ever
heartened
by
the
the
inspiration
and
the
energy
of
the
American
people,
including
the
amazing
people
here
in
Massachusetts.
I've
spent
the
last
few
weeks,
as
some
of
you
know
out
and
about
around
the
state,
had
an
opportunity
to
to
talk
to
a
lot
of
people
and
Deb's
right.
E
Food
insecurity
is
everywhere
it's
across
our
communities,
and
it
is
my
view
that
every
person
in
our
Commonwealth
has
a
right
to
wake
up
to
food
and
to
go
to
bed,
not
hungry.
We
need
to
do
more
and
we
can
do
more
because
you
know
we're
a
state
with
tremendous
wealth
or
state
with
tremendous
community.
We
need
to
take
care
of
this
problem.
I
remember
a
few
months
ago
my
office
was
helping
a
woman.
We
were
going
after
one
of
those
rogue
debt
collectors
that
harass
people
harangue
people
and
we
ended
up
getting.
E
We
ended
up
taken
action
against
them,
but
one
of
the
many
victims
along
the
way
was
this
woman,
Mary
and
I.
Think
about
her.
You
know
she's
working
hard,
a
working
mother,
she's,
a
school
aide
and
at
the
end,
after
that,
that
action
by
that
company
she
was
left
to
25
cents
a
month
to
buy
groceries.
So
many
people
are
working
for
and
are
going
to,
bed
hungry
and
that's
just
something
that
we
need
to
to
address,
and
so
I'm
always
honored
to
be
here
today.
E
I
want
you
to
know
my
office
is
going
to
continue
to
stay
in
the
fight
for
this,
but
I
hope
more
than
anything
you
know.
Will
we
all
find
our
way
to
step
in
and
step
up
and
do
what
needs
doing
in
this
time
and
I
really
encourage
all
of
us
now
that
it's
on
our
radar?
You
know
you
are
the
ambassadors.
You
can
go
back
and
talk
about
the
pervasiveness
of
hunger
in
our
communities
and
let's
find
the
opportunity
every
day
to
do
something
for
someone.
E
I
know
that
that
will
make
us
all
feel
better,
and
it's
also
going
to
move
us
to
not
only
end
hunger
but
to
hope
to
make
a
whole
lot
of
things
about
life
here
better
for
so
many
families
across
the
state.
God
bless
all
of
you
and
your
families
I
wish
you
the
very
best
during
this
holiday
season,
but
make
no
mistake
about
it
every
day
is
an
act.
To
give
every
day
is
an
act
to
love.
Thank
you.
F
Thank
you
good
morning.
This
is
a
great
tradition
and
I'm
really
excited
to
be
here
with
all
of
you,
I'm
thinking
about
two
of
the
teams
that
we
celebrate
a
lot
in
this
Commonwealth
with
our
new
champions.
The
Boston
Red
Sox
I,
love
that
they're
here
today
and,
of
course,
our
winning
New
England
Patriots,
who
we
love
and
I
have
to
say
I'm,
pretty
excited
to
be
standing
next
to
the
original
TV,
Troy
Brown,
all
right,
and
so
ever
thank
Jim.
So
now
that
we
have
the
good
hands
with
us,
I
mean
these.
F
These
are
good
hands.
I
can
just
picture
the
turkey
ball
up
in
the
air.
You're
gonna
do
a
couple
of
spins
catch
it
and
release.
It's
gonna
be
perfect.
So
just
thank
you
because
this
is
all
about
a
team
right,
you're
all
here
today
from
respective
groups,
whether
it's
a
government
group
or
a
business
group,
but
you're
all
here
together
to
rally
around
an
important
cause
here
in
this
Commonwealth.
F
Every
team
needs
a
leader
couldn't
ask
for
a
better
leader,
Katherine
D'amato,
an
inspiration
to
all
of
us,
someone
who
has
devoted
her
entire
career
to
food
and
food
insecurity,
and
we
are
so
grateful
that
Massachusetts
is
at
home
and
just
incredible
the
impact
that
you
have
had
on
the
quality
of
life
for
the
people
that
we
all
serve
together.
Can't.
Thank
you
enough.
F
Food
food
is
something
that
every
one
of
us
probably
take
a
little
bit
for
granted.
But
food
is
a
fundamental
social
need
and
there
are
people
in
our
communities
that
wake
up
and
they
may
not
have
what
they
need
every
single
day,
whether
it's
an
infant,
a
young
child,
a
student
in
high
school.
That
perhaps
is
an
athlete
as
well
a
working
parent,
an
aging
adult,
and
we
all
know
that
access
to
food
and
good
food
is
something
that
they
need
to
sustain
them.
Physically.
F
And
mentally
every
single
day,
it
is
the
fuel
literally
that
drives
us
forward
every
day.
So
I'm
glad
that
we're
in
this
room
to
to
support
this
cause
because
we're
not
taking
it
for
granted,
and
we
are
mindful
that
there
are
too
many
in
this
Commonwealth
that
are
in
need
of
it
and
more
of
it
and
that's
why
we're
here
to
help
I'd
like
to
just
say
that
this
is
a
community
issue
and
Katherine
through
your
work.
You're
impacting
a
hundred
and
ninety
communities,
mostly
here
and
you
know,
central-eastern
mass.
F
But
this
food
bank
has
really
set
up
the
model
for
other
food
banks,
not
only
here
in
Massachusetts,
this
being
the
largest
one,
but
it's
a
model
for
others
around
the
country.
So
I'm
really
grateful
for
the
network
and
how
you
plan
to
do
your
work
so
that
that
food
gets
to
that
person
in
these
communities
in
our
Commonwealth
that
needed
every
single
day
and
when
you
think
about
communities,
I
think
about
that
safety
net
that
binds
us
together
and
the
food
bank
and
the
work
that
we
do
is
part
of
that
real
safety
net.
F
That
helps
to
make
sure
that
people
are
buoyed
up
and
have
what
they
need
to
succeed,
not
only
survive
and
sustain,
but
succeed
here
in
this
Commonwealth
I
also
want
to
recognize
our
team.
We
have
Commissioner,
McHugh
and
I
know.
Commissioner
LeBeau
is
not
here
but
MDR
and
the
DTA
coming
together
to
think
more
creatively
about
how
they
get
food
literally
to
the
table
and
I
love.
The
fact
that
we
are
growing
food,
that's
reaching
the
DTA
customers.
F
If
you
will
and
I'm
really
pleased
today
that
DTA
is
announcing
an
extension
of
the
SNAP
benefits
to
access
food
at
our
farmers
markets
throughout
the
winter.
That's
a
great
great
program.
We
love
it
and,
as
governor
Baker
often
says,
that's
one
that
we
need
to
do
more
of
so
we
clearly
were
on
that.
I
also
want
to
recognize
lawn
Povich,
longtime
board.
F
Member
of
the
food
bank
had
to
retire
his
position
when
coming
over
to
the
governor's
office,
but
some
day
he'll
be
back
and
Sharon
Casey
was
also
from
my
office
and
that
and
then
finally
I
just
want
to
say
we
are
gearing
up
for
a
great
holiday.
We
love
this
holiday.
Thanksgiving
is
one
of
those
times
when
you
just
get
together.
F
You
eat
you're,
with
all
your
favorite
friends
and
your
family,
and
you
just
really
enjoy
and
I
really
love
coming
to
this
event,
because
it
just
reminds
us
of
all
the
people
in
this
Commonwealth
that
we
want
to
feel
that
joy
on
that
special
day,
I'm
asking
you
to
keep
in
mind
our
friends
and
neighbors.
In
the
Merrimack
Valley,
we
have
2,200
families
who
are
living
in
temporary
housing,
so
they're
not
in
their
home,
where
they
feel
most
comfortable.
F
But
last
night,
when
we
were
at
a
meeting
up
in
Lawrence,
the
announcement
was
made
that
there'll
be
20,000
meals
available
to
those
families,
whether
in
their
temporary
housing
or
meals,
that
they
can
take
to
a
family
members
to
enjoy
what
we
will
all
be
enjoying
on
that
day
and
then,
as
we
gear
up
for
Thanksgiving
I,
think
the
Attorney
General
referenced
this.
This
is
not
about
one
day
it's
about
all
the
days
of
this
year,
remembering
our
friends
in
our
communities
that
need
our
help
and
I.
F
B
Thank
you
very
much.
We
have
one
more
piece
to
do
before
we
jump
into
the
action
and
it's
at
this
time.
Each
year
we
would
present
something
called
the
Nally
award.
It's
named
after
Betsy
and
Dan
nalli,
who
were
young
people
now
very
grown-up,
but
when
I
first
met
them,
they
were
eight
and
six
and
they're
here
today
to
provide
the
Nally
award
to
a
young
person
who
is
dedicated
to
ending
hunger
and
I'd
like
to
ask
Betsy
to
come
forward.
G
H
Just
in
advance,
sorry
I
lost
my
voice,
but
my
name
is
max
Finn
and
I
am
a
level
9
gymnast
at
Yellow,
Jackets
gymnastics
in
Middleton
and
the
fundraiser
or
the
hand
since
were
Hunger
was
just
an
idea
that
I
have
because,
as
Betsy
said,
I
love,
gymnastics
and
I
also
love
helping
people.
So
why
not
combine
both?
H
So
there
is
a
lot
of
hate
in
this
world,
and
here
I
think
I
fought
the
Boston
Food
Bank,
and
everything
that
the
Nally
family
has
done
is
really
raising
awareness
and
raising
love
about
this
problem
that
we
have,
and
so
I
just
I
am
very
honored
to
accept
this
award
and
I
would
like
to
thank
everyone
for
helping,
especially
the
Nally
family
and
the
Boston
Food
Bank,
for
doing
all
the
great
work
that
they
do.
So.
Thank
you.
A
A
Okay,
let's
get
this
party
started
at
this
time.
We
are
going
to
ask
everyone
to
form
two
lines
on
the
yellow
tape
that
you
see
on
the
floor.
We
blue
tape.
Sorry
blue
tape
that
you
see
on
the
floor.
We
are
going
to
start
at
door
8.
If
the
folks
over
at
door
a
could
raise
their
hands,
we
will
form
two
lines.
A
Everyone
should
have
their
gloves
on.
If
you
do
not
have
your
GBF
B
gloves
a
team
member
will
hand
you
a
pair
of
gloves,
you
will
hear
a
horn
sound
when
we
begin
the
turkey
toss.
You
will
also
hear
the
horn
sound
when
we
finish
and
we
will
regroup.
So
you
can
understand
the
impact
that
you
have
made
today
by
unloading.
This
truckload
of
turkeys
I
am
going
to
ask
Troy
Brown
number
80.
Yes,
the
original
number
80
550
reception.