[Byron Lee Senior Luncheon]
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WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE OUR SENIORS.
THIS IS OUR 17TH YEAR SENIORS LUNCHEON AND IT GETS BIGGER AND BIGGER EVERY YEAR.
FOR ME, IT'S LIKE THE WAY I FELT WHEN I WAS A KID AT CHRISTMAS TIME.
AND SO THAT'S THE WAY I SEE IT.
I KIND OF LOOK AT MYSELF LIKE SANTA CLAUS IN A WAY THAT WE ARE, UH, GIVING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN AND WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE AS MANY PEOPLE HAPPY AS POSSIBLE.
WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE OUR SENIORS AND, AND SPREAD, UH, JOY AND, AND A WONDERFUL TIME, GREAT FOOD, GREAT PEOPLE, AND GREAT PRIZES IS DICE AT ALL.
SENIORS CAN HAVE A CHANCE TO GET TOGETHER AND FELLOWSHIP, HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND ENJOY WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING TODAY.
YOU SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE YOU AIN'T SEEN IN A LONG TIME THAT YOU GET MIXED TALK WITH 'EM.
SEE A LOT OF VETERANS OUT HERE LIKE, I'M A VETERAN.
YOU MEET NEW PEOPLE, YOU, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GOOD THING 'CAUSE SENIORS DON'T GET OUT A LOT, YOU KNOW? SO THIS IS A WONDERFUL THING TO GET A CHANCE AND MEET AND GREET PEOPLE WHO YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW.
IT'S LIKE A BIG FAMILY THING AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT ALL SENIORS CAN ENJOY.
EVERY YEAR WE TRY TO RAISE THE BAR IN TERMS OF THE GIFTS, AND SO THIS YEAR WE HAVE MORE PRIZES THAN EVER.
WE HAVE AT LEAST 20 BIG SCREEN TVS THAT WE'RE GIVING AWAY.
SOME OF THEM 70 INCH TELEVISIONS.
EVERYBODY WON'T WIN, BUT EVERYBODY WANTS TO WIN AND SO THEY STAY HERE UNTIL THE VERY END TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR NUMBERS ARE CALLED.
I WOULD LOVE TO GET A PRIZE,
I WOULD LOVE TO WIN ONE OF THOSE BIG OLD, FABULOUS PRIZES THAT THEY GIVE AWAY.
OF COURSE, I WOULD LOVE THAT IN JUST GATHERING WITH THE PEOPLE OF JEFFERSON PARISH.
OUR SENIOR CITIZENS HAVE PAID THEIR DUES AND WE BELIEVE THAT THEY NEED TO BE HONORED AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE A DAY WHERE THEY'RE HONORED AND THAT WE GIVE THEM THE VERY BEST THAT WE CAN.
WE COMMEMORATE THEM EVERY YEAR FOR ALL THE GREAT THINGS THEY'VE DONE AND THE GREAT THINGS THEY'RE DOING.
LOOK, THEY'VE RAISED THEIR CHILDREN, THEY'VE RAISED MANY, IN MANY CASES, THEIR GRANDCHILDREN.
GIVING BACK TO THEM IS VERY NATURAL FOR ME BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT OUR SENIORS ARE OUR, OUR BEST.
IT IS THE BEST OF JEFFERSON PARISH.