Today is a welcome back bash
for those city and county employees who are coming back downtown
to their offices and those employees that never left.
You're so welcome...
And we had a ton of essential workers
who showed up at their workstations every day throughout the whole pandemic.
And Mayor Harrell wanted to honor them,
as well as those who are coming back to work downtown.
But I have to express: make it an expression
of love and support and respect for all of you,
city and county employees putting in the work every day.
We are called to serve.
Thank you guys, we're King Youngblood.
I just think that events like this are great for everybody.
Thank you guys so much for all the work
you did during the pandemic and that you're continuing to do.
We're thrilled to be here.
We have been working for two years at home,
and now we're finally coming back here to the city.
It was time for us to be able to come back in, for us to be able
to have this opportunity to mingle with our friends.
That honestly shows how many people
care about working for the city.
So today is a day of celebration, a day to smile.
Everything from firefighters and police officers to City Light line crews
to Metro bus drivers, to public health nurses and officials, you name it.
All these folks work every day throughout the pandemic
This is a celebration of them and what they did
to make our city and county a great place to live.
Thank you, we're the Black Tones.
We hope you enjoyed our Welcome Back Bash for public employees.
Have a great day, everyone!