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From YouTube: Pete Frates Day 2017
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Mayor Walsh joined the Frates family on city hall plaza to officially declare Tuesday September 5th, 2017 as Pete Frates Day in Boston.
B
I'd
like
to
introduce
a
man
who
really
needs
no
introduction
here.
Mayor
Walsh
has
been
a
great
advocate
for
Pete.
He
happens
to
be
a
Boston
College
alumni,
which
we
all
love
here,
especially
beating
his
family
and
Mayor.
Walsh
has
been
such
a
great
supporter
of
everything
that
Pete
has
done.
So
with
that
I'd
like
to
bring
up
mayor
Walsh
for
a
proclamation.
C
C
We're
up
in
our
office
kind
of
messing
around
just
talking
and
then
Pete's
mom
comes
in
and
goes.
Ok,
let's
go,
and
we
should
we
just
left
so
I
want
to
thank
you.
You
know
also
Pete's
dad's
here
and
family
I
want
to
thank
them
all
we're
joined
by
the
Red
Sox
Sam
Kennedy,
the
president
of
Boston
Red
Sox.
C
Thank
you,
Sam
Tom,
Warner
I
want
to
thank
you
Tom
as
well
from
the
Boston
Red
Sox
have
been
such
an
incredible
partners
here
with
the
tradies
Foundation
and
with
in
the
City
of
Austin,
and
we
have
the
Commissioner
major
league
baseball,
Robin
manifold
with
us
today
as
well.
So
thank
you,
commissioner.
I.
C
The
ALS
community
as
well
thank
you
that
I
had
today
all
of
you
from
the
ALS
community
and
I
want
to
thank
the
elected
officials
that
joined
us
today:
City
Council's,
Michael,
Flaherty,
City,
Council,
Aneesa,
sabe,
George,
City,
Council,
Salomon,
Tina
and
City
Council,
Billie
Linehan.
Thank
you
very
much
for
being
next.
C
Was
asked
this
morning
by
a
media
outlet
what
Pete
Freitas
means
to
Boston
and
means
to
the
Commonwealth?
That
means
the
country
it's
impossible
to
overstate.
The
impact
P
Freitas
is
made
in
our
city,
especially
the
youth
of
our
city.
We
teach
kids
about
character
and
courage
and
we
look
for
role
models
for
them
to
understand
here
in
Boston
and
certainly
in
Massachusetts.
We
don't
need
to
point
to
any
heroes
or
movies
and
storybooks,
because
we're
lucky
enough
to
have
a
real
real
life,
Hong
town
hero
in
our
midst,
the
great
pink
freight
ease.
C
C
And
when
Pete
and
his
family
got
the
idea
for
the
ice
bucket
challenge,
I
really
want
to
thank
them
for
that.
They
didn't
know
how
big
you
again,
how
could
they
have
known?
It
will
become
such
a
huge
fundraiser
and
because
becomes
such
a
moment
right
where
you
are
standing
right
now,
the
people
in
front
of
us
we
had
about
400
people,
I
think
it
was
the
day
doing
the
ice
bucket
challenge
right
there
when
we
got
challenged
by
Governor,
Baker
I
think
we
did
it
better
than
they
did
at
the
state.
C
But
that's
all
right,
that's
just
me
you're
saying,
but
what
it
showed
us
was.
Ordinary
people
can
make
a
difference
and
it
shows
when
you
have
a
great
idea,
you
can
have
a
rippling
effect
that
reaches
far
beyond
any
one.
Individual
Pete
you've
changed
in
our
city
for
the
better
you've
made
a
difference
in
countless
number
of
people's
lives.
You'll
tell
you
have
helped
us
remember
that
in
the
end
we
are
one
family
and
that
we
have
to
look
out
for
each
other
and
there's
no
telling
how
much
good
you
have
set
in
motion.
C
So,
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
Boston
and
all
of
us
here
today,
I
want
to
thank
you
on
improving
the
lives
of
those
struggling
with
this
disease
for
getting
us
closer
to
a
cure
for
pushing
us
all
to
live
every
single
day
and
it's
my
honor
I'm
not
going
to
read
the
whole
proclamation.
But
it's
my
honor
to
officially
proclaim
today.
C
A
E
E
Everyone
knows
about
the
bond
between
baseball
and
ALS
because
of
Lou
Gehrig
because
of
other
great
players
like
catfish
honor
that
we
lost
in
the
disease
and
because
of
that
bond
we
tried
to
be
supportive
of
the
amazing
efforts
that
beaten
his
family
and
his
foundation
have
undertaken.
For
me
that
bond
was
personal.
The
very
first
week
after
I
elected
was
elected.
I
stood
on
Park
Avenue,
with
Joe
Torre
and
400
employees
in
Major
League
Baseball.
Then
we
took
the
ice
bucket
challenge.
E
And
I'm
a
huge
believer
in
the
idea
that,
when
you
become
involved
with
great
people,
good
things
happen,
so
not
only
that
we
play
a
small
part
in
raising
I
think
was
ultimately
200
million
dollars
through
the
ice
bucket
challenge,
but
it
paid
back
for
our
organization.
The
ice
bucket
challenge
was
a
unique
opportunity
for
our
organization
to
come
together
to
bond,
and
it's
really
something
that
will
always
stay
with
me
as
successful
as
the
ice
bucket
challenge.
E
Was
it's
really
important
that
we
not
lose
sight
of
the
fact
that
we
need
to
continue
to
raise
money?
We
need
to
continue
to
make
sure
that
the
best
minds
are
working
on
getting
a
cure
for
ALS,
but
it's
also
important
that
families
be
able
to
care
for
victims
of
ALS
before
we
find
that
cure.
That's
why
we
were
honored
to
join
with
the
freitas
foundation
and
announced
earlier
this
year,
the
home
health
initiative
to
help
families
deal
with
the
crippling
costs
associated
with
caring
for
victims
of
ALS.
E
B
B
Anyone
that
small,
a
peach
story
knows
how
much
a
Red
Sox
fan
he
is.
She
loves
the
Red
Sox,
how
much
loves
baseball
so
when
we
were
putting
this
whole
event
together,
we
needed
some
star
power,
so
naturally,
Pete
was
the
one
that
God
had
done
and
Pete
was
able
to
get
the
next
two
gentlemen
that
I'd
like
to
introduce.
We
have
here
with
us
from
the
Red
Sox
Sam,
Kennedy
and
Tom
Warner.
F
Thank
You
America
very
succinctly
when
we
think
about
Pete.
We
think
about
his
character
and
his
courage
and
he's
been
a
great
role
model
for
all
of
us,
and
we
appreciate
all
of
you
being
here
on
this
very
special
day
for
FIFA's
family.
The
Red
Sox,
as
you
know,
have
a
great
relationship
with
Pete.
He
did
his
own
ice
bucket
challenge
at
Fenway
Park
and
the
bucket
is
now
going
to
be
enshrined
forever
in
the
Hall
of
Fame
in
Cooperstown.
So
Pete
is
himself.
F
F
We
also
want
to
tell
everyone
how
thankful
we
are
that
the
Commissioner
has
made
it
made
it
as
his
effort
to
come
here
today.
Commissioner
has
led
the
fight
in
baseball,
taking
up
the
launch,
as
he
said,
of
the
Pete
Freddie's
from
health
initiative,
and
those
have
been
in
baseball
know
that,
from
the
very
first
day
he
moved
in
a
heroic
example
of
Lubich
garrix
fight
against
ALS
has
been
a
very
important
focus
for
Rob
and
MLB
in,
but
in
general.
So
thank
you
rob
for
coming
here
today.
F
G
Well,
it's
it's
never
good
to
follow.
Eloquent
speakers
like
the
mayor,
the
Commissioner
of
baseball,
but
then
they
have
to
follow
your
boss
is
not
that
ideal.
Thank
you.
Tom.
Just
up
a
half
of
the
Red
Sox
I
want
to
echo
what
Tom
said
about
the
freight
ease
family.
You
guys
are
our
family
and
you
will
be
forever
John
Nancy,
Julie,
Lucy,
Pete
and
Ruth.
We
love
you
guys
and
Fenway.
Park
is
always
going
to
be
your
second
home.
So
thank
you
for
including
us
today,
Pete
fraidy
stay
in
Boston.
G
Also,
I
also
want
to
thank
the
mayor,
we've
gotten
to
work
very
closely
with
Marty
Walsh
these
last
four
years,
and
no
one
cares
about
the
residents
of
Boston
the
way
Marty
does
so
mr.
mayor,
thank
you
for
all.
You
do
for
all
citizens
of
Boston,
and
we
appreciate
you
inviting
us
here
today.
The
last
time
our
group
was
assembled,
the
commissioner
and
the
mayor
and
Tom
that
I
was
at
Fenway
Park
and
it
was
to
honor
David
Ortiz
on
his
retirement
and
I.
G
Remember
all
of
us
nodding
our
heads
in
agreement
that
David
Ortiz
might
not
have
been
the
greatest
player
to
ever
play
for
the
Boston
Red
Sox,
but
he
was
the
most
important
player
to
play
for
the
Red
Sox
give
him
what
he
did
on
the
field
and
what
he
did
off
the
field
and
while
Steve
Buckley
of
the
Boston
Herald
is
a
columnist,
we
might
not
always
agree
with
him
on
July
6,
he
wrote
a
column
in
which
he
proclaimed
that
Pete
Freitas
is
the
most
important
athlete
in
Boston
sports
history.
From
what
he's
done.
G
I
just
wanna
I
want
to
agree.
I
want
to
agree
with
Steve
Buckley
and
acknowledge
that
Pete
belongs
on
the
Mount
Rushmore
of
sports,
with
Larry
Bird,
David,
Ortiz,
Bobby,
Orr,
Tom,
Brady
and
all
the
greats
for
the
courage,
the
fearless
nature
with
which
you've
attacked
this
disease.
We
are
all
in
all
of
you
Pete
and
we
love
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
A
A
young
man
who
was
at
war
with
his
own
body
and
he
uses
what
could
be
a
death
sentence
for
anybody
else
as
a
rallying
cry
to
change
the
world
and
that's
exactly
what
he's
done.
But
we
also
realized
that
that
this
is
a
love
story.
It's
a
love
story
of
a
young
man
and
his
parents
John
and
Nancy
his
loving
brother
Andrew,
his
sister
Jennifer
and,
of
course,
our
next
speaker,
the
true
love
of
Pete
for
eighties
life,
his
wife,
Julie,
Freitas,.
H
Have
you
keep
rabies
day,
guys
I'm
gonna
take
a
little
bit
to
get
him
off
of
this
high
horse.
In
all
seriousness,
though,
I
want
to
thank
mayor
Walsh
for
having
us
here
today
to
celebrate
Pete.
Anyone
who
knows
Pete
knows
how
much
the
city
of
Boston
truly
means
to
him,
not
just
as
an
avid
sports
fan,
but
as
the
community
that
showed
us
continued
and
unwavering
support
through
our
journey
with
ALS.
Without
this
city
there
would
be
no
ice
bucket
challenge
phenomenon
and
this
disease
wouldn't
have
been
put
on.
H
The
map
like
it
has
been
Pete
and
I
are
so
proud
to
call
us
in
our
home
and
a
what
a
more
humbling
way
to
be
recognized
than
a
day
dedicated
to
Pete
in
our
beloved
City
I
have
a
few
words
from
hede
that
he
asked
me
to
share.
However,
this
disease,
being
what
it
is,
Pete
wasn't
unable
to
finish
writing
his
thoughts
and
conveniently
stopped
off
with
the
words
and
now
to
my
wife
Julie.
So
forgive
me
for
my
creative
license
period
good
afternoon
freight
train.
Thank
you
for
coming
out
today.
H
Hopefully
your
boss,
let
you
take
a
long
lunch
and
I
hope.
It's
a
very
liquid
one.
I
have
to
start
by
thanking
Mayor
Walsh
and
his
team
for
putting
this
amazing
day
together.
I'd
also
have
to
thank
my
friend
commissioner
Rob
Manfred
for
taking
the
time
to
be
here
since
day
one
he
has
fought
right
beside
me
and
accepting
my
challenge
to
make
ALS
baseball's
disease.
So
thanks
again
mister
now
to
my
wife
Julie.
Thank
you
for
all.
You
do
because
I
love
you
so
much.
H
B
Complete
I'm
sure
you
know
that
my
next
speaker
is
someone
that,
when
Casey
and
I
were
writing
this
book,
we
were
just
blown
away
with
the
strength
of
the
whole
family,
but
really
the
the
pace
that
she
lives.
Her
life
Pete's
mom
Nancy,
has
become
one
of
the
leading
advocates
in
the
country
for
the
fight
against
Al
ass.
B
She
was
been
before
the
FDA
she's
traveling,
literally
literally
around
the
world,
to
raise
awareness
to
this
disease,
and
we
should
all
thank
her
for
that,
because
it's
a
it's
a
big
part
of
why
we
read
this
book
and
why
the
ice
bucket
challenge
exists
is
to
continue
to
raise
awareness
and
continue
to
drive
the
research
initiative.
So
with
that
Nancy
Freddie's.
D
D
Commissioner
Manfred
to
have
you
here
is
the
achievement
of
a
goal
set
by
a
student
of
baseball
from
Beverly
Mass
who,
when
he
handed
this
diagnosis,
articulated
his
vision
with
clarity
and
conviction
which
included
getting
Major
League
Baseball
to
reignite
its
commitment
to
the
disease
that
has
been
known
by
one
of
its
greatest
players:
Lou
Gehrig.
Thank
you
all
for
celebrating
with
our
family.
Today,
when
I
get
asked
how
I
do
what
I
do?
D
There's
only
one
answer
that
I
give
I'm
a
mother,
the
unconditional
enduring
powerful
love
a
mother
has
for
her
children
can
empower
anything
in
our
case.
It
helped
to
change
the
world
heat
in
our
family
have
received
many
many
beautiful
owners,
but
the
best
honor,
the
most
powerful
reward
is
that
we
have
been
given.
What
we
have
been
given
is
the
now
real
promise
that
no
other
family,
no
mother,
father,
child
husband,
wife,
brother
or
sister,
ever
have
to
have
the
Beast
ALS
take
their
loved
one.
D
D
So
for
all
you
moms,
you
keep
empowering
your
children
by
telling
them
that
they
can
do
anything.
They
want
to
do
or
be
anything
they
want
to
be,
and
for
you,
children,
listen
to
Pete's
words
and
use
them
as
inspiration
as
you
continue
on
your
journey,
be
passionate,
be
genuine,
be
hard-working
and
don't
ever
be
afraid
to
be
great.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here.
A
As
you
can
see,
it's
it's
the
love
of
a
family,
isn't
it
and
that
love
has
spread
through
a
hundred
and
fifty
countries
around
the
world.
Think
about
these
numbers.
For
a
moment,
14
billion
people
have
viewed
those
videos.
Those
ice
bucket
challenge
videos
on
Facebook,
along
the
impact
that
Pete
Freitas
has
had
that
expand.
Lee
has
had
that.
Everyone
here
is
happy,
because
we've
all
become
part
of
Pete's
team.