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CHOC Walk in the Park 2025 Opening Ceremony
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Aug 3, 2025
The opening ceremony for the 2015 CHOC Walk in the Park at Disneyland Resort on August 3, 2025. Don't miss Daps Magic's official weekly YouTube show Geeks Corner here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAF91C7183BAB676B Visit Daps Magic: https://dapsmagic.com Join Our Patreon Community: https://patreon.com/dapsmagic Daps Magic was created by a very special group of Disney Fans who had a dream for a place on the internet where people young and old could share their love of Walt Disney and his legacies in a safe and fun atmosphere.
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It is always a good time here with all
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my chalk walk friends. How we doing out
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there?
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Make a whole lot of noise. We are at the
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Disneyland Resort. How we feeling?
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Yes. Like I said, my name is DJ Wendy
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and I have some very important people
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that I want to bring up to this stage
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right now. They are our Disneyland
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ambassadors. Please warm welcome for
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Raul and Jada.
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[Music]
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Good morning everyone. How's everyone
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doing today?
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Well, on behalf of everyone at
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Disneyland Resort, welcome to 2205
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Chalkwalk in the Park.
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Let's hear it. We It is great to be here
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today and we are thrilled to get to
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welcome you as both family and friends
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to Disneyland and Chalk, an enduring
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relationship that continues to support
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our local community.
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That's right. And that relationship
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started with Walt Disney himself when he
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was on the founding board in the 1960s
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for Chalk Hospital. It was he was
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extremely passionate about having a r a
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hospital in the local community that was
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here around Disneyland Park to help with
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all the kids that were facing, you know,
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ill illnesses, critical illnesses out
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here.
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That's right. And the Disneyland Shock
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Partnership have of course continued
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over the years. It was in 1990 that the
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first Disneyland Shockwalk Community
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Walk took place with nearly 1,000
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community members walking to raise
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funds.
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So to all of you who are here today
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making it happen once again a huge huge
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thank you. So give yourselves a round of
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applause everybody.
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[Applause]
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Well over its 33y year history and
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Disneyland collaboration has raised more
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than $46 million and yeah that's right
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$46 million and it has the distinction
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of being one of the most unique
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pediatric fundraisers in the nation.
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Yeah. And in 2002, that walk changed
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here to this location, this beautiful
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park, Disneyland Resort, and became
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Chalkwalk in the Park. And we're so
2:17
happy to have you all here with us this
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morning. And so, we are so grateful and
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we want to thank all of you for being
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here. But now, we are delighted to
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welcome a very special guest who's going
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to help us get us warmed up and ready
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for today's walk. So, please help me
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welcome the official host of today's
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walk, Mr. David Tony.
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Thank you. Thank you. How are you
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maniacs doing? It's still dark.
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Oh my goodness. How about for real and
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cheetah? They're like they're like
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walking cups of espresso. We love having
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them here. Are you guys ready to go?
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Well, you know, over three decades,
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Chalk has been bringing such incredible
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value to our community, hope and
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optimism and promise. And of course, we
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love all that stuff here at the
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Disneyland Resort. And we're so excited
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to have you guys here. You guys giving
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back to your community today. Make some
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noise for yourselves.
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It's such an honor and a privilege to be
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here again. And I'm so glad to see all
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you smiling faces. And let me see those
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banners. Put them up, gang. Let me see.
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All right.
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Well, we uh would like to thank some
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incredible people who helped us out
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today. Of course, we would like to uh
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start with going over all of our
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sponsors that are here today. I know
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some of you out there are out there. We
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start with our proud presenting sponsor
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and that's everyone here from the
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Disneyland Resort. How many Disney folks
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out there? Huh? Here's what I'm going to
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do. I'm going to go through the list of
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sponsors and if you are affiliated with
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the sponsor, make some noise so everyone
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around you can know. But everyone else,
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hold your applause till the end. We got
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it.
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Great. We're going to start with our
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gold sponsors. First up, Chick-fil-A of
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Orange County. We've also got our
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friends from KTLA that I saw earlier.
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Where's the cameraman? He's got to make
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some noise. There they are making noise.
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Our silver sponsors, Apartments.com, or
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heck, anyone who's ever used
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apartments.com made some noise. Uh, and
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then we've got Bondai Nimco Foundation
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of America. Beer Homes, Dream Haven, and
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Honda or any Honda owners, make noise.
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Wonderful. And then our bronze sponsors
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today, we've got Advent Tech
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Corporation, Aviana Healthcare, Chartis,
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Edward Jones. Anyone here from Edward
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Jones? Look for the people with the
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money. Uh, and then we've got uh, Food
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Allergy Institute, Hub International
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Insurance Services, Laughing Place,
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one person from Laughing Place. Don't
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know if you heard him back there at the
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train station, but he's right here.
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And then we've got uh, McCarthy Building
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Companies, Niagara Cares, Prime
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Providers, QSC LLC,
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Schools First Credit Union. Anyone ever
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use Schools First?
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Yay.
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teachers, the Shannon D. Lond
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Foundation, and Wright Ford Young and
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Company. Now, you can make some noise
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for all the sponsors.
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We have some very special guests to help
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kick off the chalk walk today. And I'd
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like to bring our first one up for you
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right now. Please welcome the mayor of
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Anaheim, Ashley Aken.
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[Applause]
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[Music]
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Good morning, Chuck Walkers. How are you
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guys doing this morning?
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Thank you so much for taking some time
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to visit my hometown of Anaheim. Not a
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bad place to be, right? Not a bad local
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park to grow up with. Thank you so much
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for everyone being here and supporting
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this amazing cause. Anaheim is very
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lucky in that we have 30 million people
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that come from all over the world to
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visit this special place every year and
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we are get going to get to see it in
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quite a unique way this morning before
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the sun comes up alone in the park. How
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many people get that opportunity? Not
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many. So, thank you so much for being
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here. I can't wait. Be safe out there.
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Make sure you drink your water in all of
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the water stations. And thank you for
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walking for a cause. As a mom of three
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kids, I can tell you nobody wants to
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bring their child and young one to the
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hospital. No mother wants to check out
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of a hospital and not be able to take
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their baby with them. But if you are in
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that circumstance, how lucky in Orange
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County are we to have Chuck Hospital?
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So, while you guys are out there getting
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your steps in, know that you're really
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making a difference in famil family's
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lives, in children's lives, and that is
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going to be my motivation for today. So,
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thank you for being here. Have a great
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walk.
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[Applause]
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Thank you so much, Mayor. How about
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that? The mayor of Anaheim. And we are
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so proud and excited and privileged and
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honored to have wonderful people here
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representing the city. And we've got two
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more special guests for you right now.
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Please put your hands together for the
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co-president and CEO of Ray Children's
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Health, Kim Kripe, and the president of
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the Disneyland Resort, Thomas Maslo.
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[Music]
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Well, good morning everyone and welcome
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to a short walk in the park.
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This is such a very special event for
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all of us here at the Disneyland Resort
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and I can't tell you how much we
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appreciate all of you coming out so
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bright and early with families and
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friends for such a great cause. And Kim,
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thank you for joining me. Look at this.
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Look at this site. Isn't it a great
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morning already?
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My goodness, Thomas, this is so
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thrilling. Thank all of you for being
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here with us this morning. and Thomas, I
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want to welcome you to your very first
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chalk walk in the park.
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Very first chalk walk in the park.
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So awesome to have you here. We're so
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excited to uh to celebrate with you. So
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thank thanks each and every one of you
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for being here. Chalk actually
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celebrated its 60th anniversary this
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past year. It's been an amazing year for
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us. And then earlier this year, we
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actually announced the merger of Chalk
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and Ray Children's Hospital, San Diego.
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Together, we are creating one of the
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most preeminent pediatric health care
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systems in our country. We're
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transforming pediatric care, advancing
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our research and education, and so much
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more. But Thomas, I understand you are
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celebrating a major milestone as well.
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Yep, that's right, Kim. We're
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celebrating seven years of the happiest
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place on earth. Seven years.
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And it is such an important milestone
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for us. Think about this. For seven
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decades, we've created happiness, but
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not just in our parks, in our community,
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and at places like Chuck. And as you
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said, Kim, I am so excited because
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folks, this is my very first chalk walk
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and I heard from so many of our cast
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members who participated year after
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year. And of course, we have a ton of
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Disney volunteers who support Jock
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throughout the year because we love Jock
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and we love when we're part of making
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kids and families happy. Well, Thomas,
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on behalf of everyone at Chalk and Rainy
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Children's Health, thank you and the
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Disneyland Resort for all you do for us.
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You know, Walt Disney himself had the
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vision of making sure Orange County was
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home to a children's hospital. One of
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his illustrators actually created our
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beloved Choco Bear. And so, Disney has
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been a part of our story from the very
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beginning. And this walk is just one
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more example of how you support us and
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what our partnership can create
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together. So we're very very grateful.
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You may not know, but over 2.5 million
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children live in this immediate area. So
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Orange County and the five surrounding
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counties. And we are they are each and
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every day for any child that might need
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our services. And we could not do the
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kinds of things we do without the
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generosity of our partnerships and all
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of you make things possible at Chalk.
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So, not only do we provide worldclass
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medical care, we have so many important
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support services like art therapy, music
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therapy. We have a resident dog, Lois,
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and
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Thomas Pluto came by and said hello to
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Lotus this week and visited our
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patients. So, you're so important to us
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as are all of you who are part of our
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chalk story and we thank you.
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Well, we couldn't do this without you.
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That's just the fact. We could not do
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this without you. We are so grateful for
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the heart and dedication you all bring
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for Jock. You know, your support
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is so crucial for the children and the
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families when they need it most. I want
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to thank you all for showing up. Thank
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you for giving back and thank you for
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being part of something so meaningful. I
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think you all deserve a round of
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applause. Come on, give yourself a round
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of applause. There you go.
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So, I echo Thomas's gratitude. Thank you
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for being here with us this morning. And
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I want to give a huge shout out to all
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of the Chalk Defenders of Childhood. Our
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team is here today. Your amazing
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dedication, the way you show up each and
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every day and care for and heal children
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is just remarkable. Whether you're in
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our two hospitals, our 26 primary care
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locations, and 82 specialty clinics,
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thank you for all you do. And in
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closing, Thomas, I want to thank you
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again and thank the Disneyland Resort
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for all you do for Chalk and our
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community. Have a great walk, everyone.
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Thank you.
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Have a great walk.
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Thank you, Thomas. Thank you, Kim. We're
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going to have him stay up here because I
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know everyone out there has a chalk
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story. Raise your hand. Make some noise
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if you've got a chalk story.
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Well, I've got one as well. And I've got
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a special one for you today. It's our
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2025 Chalk Block Ambassador. Please
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welcome
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Bowie Center family.
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[Music]
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Good morning everyone and welcome to
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Chalkwalk 2025.
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[Applause]
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It is my favorite day at my favorite
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place on earth. As I look out and see
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all of your beautiful faces, I want you
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to know that you are a part of changing
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the lives of thousands of children. You
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have done an amazing job in raising
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money and awareness for chalk. Give
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yourself a round of applause.
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Just two years ago, I rolled into the
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chalk walk in a wheelchair with my team
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Bellsburg game.
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[Applause]
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Just four months after being diagnosed
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with stage 4 neuroblastoma, high-risisk
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cancer. This year, with 17 months of
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treatment behind me, I am walking every
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step. And this time, I'm cancer free.
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A special shout out to the incredible
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oncology team at Chock who have become a
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part of my second family and saved my
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life.
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Now that's just my story, but look
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around. There is thousands more.
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Everyone here today is walking as a part
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of someone's story. And all these
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stories are connected by one powerful
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thread. Hope. Every step today is in
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honor of those stories. So, let's walk
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together. Let's walk for hope and let's
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walk for talk.
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Thank you, Belle. And we've got more
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exciting guests, Belle, just for you.
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Uh, I'm going to bring out my boss. So,
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everyone, can you make some noise for
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Mickey and Minnie Mouse?
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[Music]
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I'm so excited to have Mickey Mouse and
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Minnie Mouse here with me today. Now,
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uh, and Mickey and Minnie are all
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dressed for the 70th birthday, but they
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are nothing if not concerned about
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everyone's safety. So, uh, we'd like to
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do a little warm up with everybody. So,
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you guys start stretching out and we're
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going to take a quick picture here.
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Let's get everybody organized for a
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photo. Okay.
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So, you guys in the audience can start
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doing head rolls right now.
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[Music]
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All right, Mickey Minnie. You guys
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ready? You guys ready to warm him up
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now? Wendy, I think we're ready to warm
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them up now. Okay, everybody.
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Okay, everybody, put one arm up in the
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air.
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Now stretch it to the side.
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Other side.
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Now put them both up.
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Now shake them like you just don't care.
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Okay, now everybody put your hands
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forward just a little bit. Lean forward.
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Now give your neighbor a nice shoulder
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rub.
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[Applause]
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Let's
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Okay, I think we're ready to go.
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Um so you guys head over to your pace
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car right down there. Everyone else,
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here's what we're going to do. We're
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just about ready to start. Remember,
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it's the chalk walk in the park where no
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jogging, no running. Stay safe. There's
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lots of Disney magic along the way. We
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like to thank you all. We're so grateful
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for you guys making such a positive
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impact today. I got to make sure. Are we
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ready to go, everybody? What do we
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think?
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I can't hear you back in the train
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station. Are you ready to start walking?
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All right, we're going to count it down
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in three,
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two,
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one.
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[Applause]
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Thank you for joining us.
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[Applause]
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[Music]
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out there.
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[Applause]
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All right.