[Press Conference: "Union Pacific and Bread of Life to Fill the Fridge"]
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GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TODAY.
I'M MAYOR PROTE, MARTHA CASTEX TATUM, AND I AM THRILLED TO BE JOINED BY MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES THIS MORNING.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS, COUNCIL MEMBER HUFFMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN COUNCIL MEMBER FLICKER AND STAFF FROM THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER'S OFFICE.
WE APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU BEING HERE WITH US TODAY.
AND I ALSO AM SO EXCITED ABOUT BEING JOINED BY SOME INCREDIBLE HOUSTON PARTNERS AS WE CONTINUE TO NAVIGATE RECOVERY POST HURRICANE BARREL.
I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEP GRATITUDE TO EVERYONE THAT HAS ASSISTED ME WITH OUR HELPING HANDS PROGRAM.
SHORTLY AFTER HURRICANE BARRELL, I BEGAN RECEIVING REPORTS FROM RESIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN DENIED BY FEMA.
AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING IMMEDIATELY TO HELP FILL THE FRIDGES OF OUR RESIDENTS.
AND SOME WERE WITHOUT POWER FOR UP TO 11 DAYS.
THE VERY FIRST COMPANY TO JOIN OUR PROGRAM WAS HNTB, AND I APPRECIATE THEIR INITIAL CONTRIBUTION AND I DO WANT TO THANK MIKE ABNET, TAMIKA AND ROSS THAT ARE HERE WITH US TODAY.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROGRAM.
AND THEN ONCE WE RECEIVED THAT VERY FIRST CONTRIBUTION, IT WAS MAKE THE PHONE CALL TO A GROCER THAT WOULD MATCH OUR CONTRIBUTION BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR MONEY COULD GO EVEN FURTHER.
SO WE REACHED OUT TO KROGER, WHO HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS PARTNER FOR US IN DISTRICT A.