On the recordFebruary 29, 1996
I am hoping other communities will emulate what they have started there in Springfield, but it is the positive thing that I want to stress. I have been up here for almost 70 years. I mean it is negative, and I will say that you have to look at the negative side before you can come up with a solution, with positive solutions. You do not want to be blindsided, but this is positive, this is something that people can do. Now, the ones that count are the ones that do their volunteer work, and probably all they get, they get the thanks in the way they feel inside rather than getting their name in the paper or that unknown person out there, and it just was absolutely amazing. Over 7,000 people showed up on a Saturday afternoon.
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