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IT IS ELECTION DAY AND IT IS ALSO OUR MAIDEN VOYAGE ON OUR FIRST RECOGNITIONS OF AND PROCLAMATIONS AT 10 30 IN THE MORNING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.
THAT IS GONNA BE THE FIRST, UH, COUNCIL MEETING OF THE MONTH ON TUESDAY FROM THIS DAY FORWARD.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY OPENING WITH A QUICK WORD OF PRAYER AND IF YOU WOULD SO CHOOSE, PLEASE STAND AND, UH, WE CAN ALSO MAKE SURE OUR CELL PHONE'S OFF IF YOU WOULD, IF YOU'D LIKE.
GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY THANKFUL FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE PEOPLE IN OUR CITIES AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU GIVE US.
AND LORD, THANK YOU FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO, WHETHER IT'S RUNNING INTO A BURNING BUILDING, UH, GIVING AID TO PEOPLE THAT ARE INJURED IN ACCIDENTS OR IN THIS CASE AS WE'LL.
BE, UH, ACKNOWLEDGING TODAY, WORKING WITH MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, RAISING MONEY TO FILL THE BOOT TO, UH, HELP FIGHT A, A DANGEROUS AND DEADLY DISEASE.
WE ASK ALL OF THIS IN THE PRECIOUS NAME OF JESUS.
[PROCLAMATIONS]
JUST HAVE ONE PROCLAMATION TO BEGIN THIS NOVEMBER OFF.AND WE, IT IS THE BEAUMONT FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 3 99.
IT'S THE KICKOFF FOR THE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION.
FILL THE BOOT DAYS, WHICH ARE NOVEMBER 14TH THROUGH THE 16TH OF THIS MONTH.
ACCEPTING WILL BE DAVID CARPENTER, BEAUMONT PROFESSIONAL, FIREFIGHTER, LOCAL 3 9 9, UH, MDA COORDINATOR.
AND THERE ARE OTHER FIREFIGHTERS THAT I INVITE UP AND I WOULD LOVE FOR Y'ALL TO COME FORWARD, RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION, AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK AT THE PODIUM.
LEMME SCOOT THIS WAY A LITTLE BIT AND GET YOU ALL CENTERED A LITTLE BIT, LITTLE BIT MORE RIGHT THERE.
AND THEN JOEY, IF YOU'LL SCOOT THIS WAY A LITTLE BIT.
COUNCILMAN HILLIARD APOLOGIZE.
GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS DAVID CARPENTER OF BEAUMONT FIRE AND RESCUE, AND A PROUD MEMBER OF BEAUMONT PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 3 9 9.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU THIS MORNING ABOUT A C CAUSES CLOSE TO ALL OF OUR HEARTS TO FILL THE BOOT CAMPAIGN FOR OVER 60 YEARS.
FIREFIGHTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE HAVE PARTNERED WITH MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION TO RAISE FUNDS THAT SUPPORT RESEARCH, CARE, AND ADVOCACY FOR FAMILIES BATTLING NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES.
HERE IN BEAUMONT, WE'VE PROUDLY CARRIED THAT TRADITIONAL FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 30 YEARS, NOT JUST AS FIREFIGHTERS, BUT AS NEIGHBORS COMMITTED TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
WHEN WE STAND IN INTERSECTIONS WITH OUR BOOTS AND HANDS, WE'RE NOT JUST COLLECTING SPARE CHANGE, WE'RE COLLECTING HOPE FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
EVERY DOLLAR DROPPED INTO A BOOT, HELPS FUND LIFE CHANGING TREATMENTS, SUPPORTS LOCAL FAMILIES, AND SENDS KIDS TO MDA SUMMER CAMP WHERE THEY GET TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF BEING A KID FREE FOR LIMITATIONS.
LAST YEAR, THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE RAISED ALMOST $17,000.
THIS YEAR WE'RE AIMING TO GET EVEN HIGHER THIS YEAR.
YOU CAN SEE YOUR LOCAL BEAUMONT PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS BOOTS IN HAND AT INTERSECTIONS ALL OVER THE CITY ON NOVEMBER 14TH, 15TH AND 16TH.
WE CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT THERE AND SEE OUR COMMUNITY SHOW UP ONCE AGAIN FOR THIS GREAT CAUSE.
BUT IF YOU MISS US, YOU CAN VISIT US ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, MONT PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 3 9 9, WHERE YOU CAN FIND A POST RELATING TO MDA AND DONATE ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE QR CODE.
I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR PROCLAMATION, RECOGNIZING FILL THE BOOT 2025, AND YOUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL 3 99 SUPPORTING THIS GREAT CAUSE.
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT HAS MADE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF FAMILIES RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ALWAYS STANDING BEHIND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE FAMILIES WE SERVE.
AND WITH THAT, AT THIS TIME, UH, ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME OUTSIDE, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A PHOTO, UH, WITH THE FIREFIGHTERS IN FRONT OF THE FIRE ENGINE.
SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA GO, GO AHEAD AND MOVE OUTSIDE.