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Today is a welcome back bash

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for those city and county employees
who are coming back downtown

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to their offices and those employees that never left.

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You're so welcome...

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And we had a ton of essential workers

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who showed up at their workstations
every day throughout the whole pandemic.

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And Mayor Harrell wanted to honor them,

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as well as those who are coming back to work downtown.

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But I have to express:
make it an expression

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of love and support
and respect for all of you, 

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city and county employees putting in the work
every day.

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We are called to serve.

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Thank you guys, we're King Youngblood.

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I just think that events like this
are great for everybody.

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Thank you guys so much for all the work

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you did during the pandemic
and that you're continuing to do.

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We're thrilled to be here.

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We have been working for two years at home,

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and now we're finally coming back
here to the city.

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It was time for us to be able to come back in,
for us to be able

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to have this opportunity
to mingle with our friends.

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That honestly shows how many people

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care about working for the city.

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So today is a day of celebration,
a day to smile.

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Everything from firefighters
and police officers to City Light line crews

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to Metro bus drivers, to public
health nurses and officials, you name it.

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All these folks work every day
throughout the pandemic

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This is a celebration of them
and what they did

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to make our city and county
a great place to live.

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Thank you, we're the Black Tones.

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We hope you enjoyed our Welcome Back
Bash for public employees.

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Have a great day, everyone!