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WE ARE SO EXCITED TO DO THIS AGAIN.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I STARTED MANY YEARS AGO AND MARK SPEARS KEPT IT GOING.
AND THIS IS OUR DAY OF CELEBRATING OUR SENIORS, BRINGING 'EM HERE, GIVING THEM GREAT ENTERTAINMENT, GREAT FOOD, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, GREAT PRIZES.
AND SO WE GIVE AWAY, UH, I MEAN, YOU NAME IT, WE'VE GIVEN AWAY CRUISERS BEFORE.
BUT THEY LOVE THOSE BIG TVS AND THEY LOVE ALL THOSE ADDITIONAL GIFTS THAT WE GIVE AWAY THAT THEY CAN USE IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD.
SO WE ARE ALWAYS EXCITED TO DO THIS.
MY STAFF AND I, WE'RE ALL IN, BUT ALSO I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR, UH, SPONSORS.
SOME OF THE PEOPLE GAY GIFTS, SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES DICHO, BUT ALSO WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE THOSE VENDORS WHO STEP UP AND HELP US MAKE THIS EVENT THE BEST EVENT IN THE PARISH.
IT'S REALLY APPRECIATING THAT SOMEONE CAN TAKE THE TIME OUT TO THINK ABOUT THE SEASONS AT ALL TIMES.
IT'S REALLY A BEAUTIFUL JOB THEY'RE DOING AND THEY LOOK FORWARD TO COMING OUT.
WE DO THIS, UH, BECAUSE WE LOVE YOU ALL.
WE DO THIS BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ALL ARE OUR BACKBONE.
THE SPEAKER WILL JUST BE NICE.
THE PRIZES
THEY'VE RAISED KIDS 9 1 29 IN MANY CASES, RAISED THEIR GRANDKIDS.
THEY'VE PAID THEIR TAXES, THEIR PROPERTY TAXES, AND, AND THEY'VE CONTINUED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE BETTERMENT OF THIS COMMUNITY.
AND SO WE WANT TO HONOR THEM BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
THEY, THEY HAVE ALL THE WISDOM AND ONLY THING WE HAVE TO DO IS LISTEN.
AND SO I'M A GOOD LISTENER AND I, AND I DECIDED TO DO THIS BECAUSE I WAS LISTENING TO SOME SENIORS AT CHURCH ONE DAY AND THEY SAID, YOU OUGHTA TAKE US OUT TO LUNCH.
I'LL TAKE ALL SENIORS OUT TO LUNCH.
AND SO THAT'S HOW THIS, THIS EVENT STARTED.