REMARKS
Council Member Holden highlights arts organizations for veterans and acknowledges attendees
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Council Member Holden concludes by mentioning several organizations making a difference in connecting veterans with arts and culture opportunities. He also acknowledges attendees and staff members.
- Holden mentions organizations such as the Theater Development Fund's Veterans Theatre Going Program, Exit 12 Dance Company, DECRUT, Poetic Theater Productions, and Guitar for Veterans.
- He emphasizes how these programs foster creativity, healing, and a sense of community and purpose for veterans.
- Holden acknowledges his colleague Council Member Christy Marmarato and thanks the committee staff for their hard work in preparing for the hearing.
Robert Holden
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Across the city, there are some remarkable organizations.
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They're already making a difference.
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And I'll I'll just name a few.
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The Theater Development Funds, Veterans Theatre Going Program, Exit 12 dance company, DECRUT, another organization that does great work, Poetic Theater Productions, Guitar for Veterans.
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I can go on and on.
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There's so many good, arts programs.
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And, you know, pro you know, programs like these not only foster creativity, like I said, in healing, but also builds a sense, of community and purpose, like I mentioned.
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So I look forward to hearing from DVS and the leaders of of these organizations for their inspiring work and how we can better support their efforts, in the council.
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So I want at this time, I would like to acknowledge my colleague here today, Christy Marmarato, the council member from the Bronx.
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Thank you for being here.
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And I also wanna thank our dedicated committee staff for their hard work in preparing for today's hearing.
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John LaRosa to my right, the legislative councils, does great work and valuable, research.
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So, again, I wanna thank him and Regina Paul, our policy analyst who comes up with amazing ideas for our hearings and research, Ross Goldstein, financial analyst, and my chief of staff, Daniel Kucina.
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He's talking in the back of the room right now.
