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GOOD MORNING ON THIS BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL MONDAY MORNING.
I'M DEBORAH MOORE, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
TODAY WE'RE CELEBRATING 21 YEARS OF THE BEAT THE HEAT PROGRAM.
THIS HAS BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL YES.
THESE BABIES DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT 21 YEARS WOULD LOOK LIKE, RIGHT.
BUT THIS HAS BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF HOUSTON'S HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S AREA AGENCY ON AGING AND RELIANT.
WHAT BEGAN AS AN EFFORT TO CONNECT VULNERABLE RESIDENTS WITH COOLING CENTERS ALL OVER.
HOUSTON HAS GROWN INTO A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONING UNITS FOR OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES THAT HAVE NO MEANS OF COOLING THEIR HOMES.
THE NEED FOR THIS PROGRAM REMAINS VERY CLEAR.
EXTREME HEAT IS THE LEADING WEATHER RELATED CAUSE OF DEATH IN BOTH THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY.
BUT HERE IN HOUSTON WHERE SUMMER TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY BECOME DANGEROUS, PROTECTING OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENCE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY TO HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH EXTREME HEAT.
IT IS MY PLEASURE AND MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE THE NEXT SPEAKER, DR. TERESA TRAN.
AS AN ER PHYSICIAN AND NOW THE DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT, SHE HAS SEEN FIRSTHAND THE DANGERS THAT EXTREME HEAT CAN CAUSE ON VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S DIRECTOR DR. TERESA TRAN.
LIKE MRS. MOORE SAID, I'M DR. TERESA TRAN.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
I'M HOUSTON'S LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY AND AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN.
AND AS AN ER DOC IN HOUSTON, I CAN TELL YOU THAT HEAT RELATED ILLNESS IS NOT THEORETICAL FOR US.
WE SEE IT UP CLOSE, WE SEE IT IN THE ERS, AND WE SEE HOW IT AFFECTS PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES.
WE TREAT OLDER ADULTS WHO COME IN SEVERELY DEHYDRATED.
UM, KIDS PLAYING IN THE HEAT, COMING IN SEVERELY DEHYDRATED PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS THAT WORSEN IN EXTREME HEAT.
PREGNANT PATIENTS WHO CAN'T BEAR THE HEAT AND FAINT INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION, HEAT STROKE, AND CONDITIONS THAT DO BECOME FATAL IF NOT TREATED IMMEDIATELY.
AND WHAT MAKES HOUSTON ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS ISN'T JUST OUR ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE HERE.
IN A SUBTROPICAL CLIMATE, WE HAVE A COMBINATION OF INTENSE HEAT AND HUMIDITY, WHICH ACTUALLY PREVENTS THE HUMAN BODY FROM COOLING ITSELF EFFECTIVELY THE WAY THAT IT MIGHT OTHERWISE IN ANOTHER TYPE OF CLIMATE.
SO FOR VULNERABLE PATIENTS, PARTICULARLY OUR BABIES, WHO CAN'T TELL YOU IF THEY'RE OVERHEATING AND OUR SENIORS LIVING ALONE AND WITHOUT RELIABLE AIR CONDITIONING, EVEN JUST A FEW HOURS IN EXTREME INDOOR HEAT CAN BECOME A SERIOUS MEDICAL EMERGENCY.
THAT'S WHY OUR BEAT THE HEAT PROGRAM NOW GOING ON ITS 21ST YEAR LED BY THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND RELIANT ENERGY IS SO IMPORTANT.
THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, WE PROVIDE WINDOW AIR CONDITIONING UNITS TO ELDERLY RESIDENTS.
AND FROM WHERE I STAND IN THE ER, THESE UNITS ARE NOT LUXURIES.
THEY'RE PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE.
THEY HELP KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF THE HOSPITAL, REDUCE MEDICAL CRISES, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY SAVE LIVES.
BUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS CANNOT DO IT ALONE.
ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL TOOLS THAT WE HAVE IS YOU IN THE COMMUNITY.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CHECK ON THEIR NEIGHBORS TO ESPECIALLY THE SENIORS WHO MAY BE ISOLATED, CALL EACH OTHER, HELP SOMEBODY COOL THEIR
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HOME, MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE WATER AND A SAFE PLACE TO ESCAPE THE HEAT BECAUSE THAT CAN ALL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.HEAT RELATED ILLNESS IS 100% PREVENTABLE.
WITH AWARENESS, PREPARATION, AND COMPASSION FOR ONE ANOTHER, WE CAN PROTECT OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY OUR BABIES AND OUR SENIORS, AND HELP KEEP HOUSTON SAFE THIS SUMMER.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ALSO SIGN UP FOR THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S HEAT HEALTH ALERTS TO RECEIVE IMPORTANT WARNINGS AND SAFETY INFORMATION ON HIGH HEAT DAYS.
THESE NOTIFICATIONS WILL PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION TO YOU ABOUT DANGEROUS HEAT CONDITIONS WHEN THEY ARISE, WHERE THE COOLING CENTERS ARE AND SAFETY GUIDANCE THAT CAN HELP FAMILIES AND CARETAKERS AND INDIVIDUALS PREPARE THEMSELVES BEFORE THE TEMPERATURES ACTUALLY BECOME LIFE THREATENING.
UH, THERE IS A HEAT HEALTH POSTER OUT HERE THAT YOU CAN SCAN THE QR CODE FOR, OR YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE@HOUSTONHEALTH.ORG TO SIGN UP FOR THESE TIME SENSITIVE MESSAGES.
'CAUSE STAYING INFORMED IS ONE OF THE MOST SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE WAYS TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU CARE ABOUT.
SO WHILE AS A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, I SEE THE IMPACT OF HEAT EMERGENCIES FIRSTHAND.
MEANINGFUL CHANGE ALSO REQUIRES STRONG COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP.
AND TODAY WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE SUCH A STRONG COMMUNITY LEADER IN MAYOR JOHN WHITMEYER.
HE UNDERSTANDS THAT PROTECTING VULNERABLE RESIDENTS IS BOTH A PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY AND A CITY RESPONSIBILITY.
HOUSTON'S MAYOR JOHN WHITMEYER HAS BEEN A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THIS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND RELIANT ENERGY AND THE EFFORTS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO COOLING RESOURCES AND PROTECT SENIORS DURING ALL TYPES OF WEATHER EVENTS, INCLUDING COOL, COLD AND HEAT EVENTS.
THE PARTNERSHIP AND ADVOCACY ARE HELPING TO ENSURE THAT MORE HOUSTONIANS CAN STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY YEAR ROUND, AND ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW IN THE SUMMER.
SO PLEASE HELP ME IN WELCOMING OUR WONDERFUL MAYOR JOHN WHITMEYER.
GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU DR. TRAN.
IT IS SO EXCITING TO BE IN DENVER HARBOR AND SEE SUCH A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.
IT TOOK MANY YEARS OF COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR FRIENDS AT RELIANT.
IT ALSO TOOK THE NEIGHBORHOOD CITIZENS THAT, UM, BEFORE TODAY TO PARTICIPATE.
SPREAD THE WORD THAT IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, WE LOOK OUT FOR OUR SENIORS, OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, JUST THINK ABOUT HOW SPECIAL CITY OF HOUSTON IS.
THEY DON'T HAVE PROGRAMS LIKE THIS IN OTHER MAJOR CITIES ACROSS OUR NATION.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO PICK ON DALLAS OR I DON'T WANNA PICK ON LOS ANGELES OR CHICAGO, BUT, BUT I WILL BECAUSE I AM SO PROUD OF HOUSTONIANS, MY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, DR. TRAN.
IT MEANS SO MUCH TO HAVE A PHYSICIAN.
YOU CAN GREET GREAT, YOU CAN GET GREAT ADMINISTRATORS.
AND WE HAVE ONE IN KENNETH ALLEN, OUR PARKS DIRECTOR THAT KEEPS THIS PARK LOOKING SO NICE.
AND I COULD GO THROUGH ALL OF CITY HALL, BUT WHEN YOU GET TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WE NEED MORE THAN ADMINISTRATOR.
WE NEED A TEAM LED BY A DOCTOR WHO HAS SEEN PEOPLE THAT OVERHEAT IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
SO TO HEAR HER WARN US ABOUT STAYING HYDRATED, LOOKING OUT FOR BABIES THAT CAN'T TELL YOU THAT THEY'RE GETTING TOO OVERHEATED OR SENIORS THAT ARE ISOLATED.
SO THIS IS REALLY, REALLY A PART OF THE CITY SERVICES THAT IS SO IMPORTANT.
WE WANT YOU TO BE SAFE WHILE YOU'RE HERE.
I WANT METRO LIFT AND METRO TO OPERATE PROPERLY.
I COULD GO THROUGH ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO EVERYONE THAT'S LISTENING TO ME, BUT YOUR HEALTH IS SO CRITICAL.
IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF HURRICANE SEASON.
OKAY? AND DR. TRAN MENTIONED THE TEMPERATURE AND THE HUMIDITY.
WHEN I GOT ELECTED, I FOUND OUT OUR MULTI-SERVICE CENTERS, COOLING CENTERS, DIDN'T HAVE GENERATORS.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT THE CITY THAT YOU AND I WERE LIVING IN BEFORE I GOT ELECTED, AND WE WOULD SEND PEOPLE OVER HERE AND THEN DURING THE STORM, YOU LOSE POWER HERE.
THEN WHAT DO YOU DO? WELL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE PUTTING GENERATORS IN ALL OF OUR MULTI-SERVICE CENTERS THIS YEAR.
WE WILL HAVE A BACKUP MOBILE GENERATOR.
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THIS WILL ALWAYS BE A WORKING COOLING CENTER DURING THE WORST OF TIMES.I'M GONNA GO BACK TO CITY HALL AND WORK BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT A PROGRAM WHERE I KNOW BEAT THE HEAT OUR PROGRAMS ARE WORKING.
LET'S KEEP ON GOING TO WORK AND LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER.
AND CHILDREN, KEEP AN EYE ON THIS ARMADILLO, KEEP AN EYE ON THIS ARMADILLO.
THANK, THANK YOU DR. TRAN, FOR SHARING YOUR EXPERTISE AND REMINDING US WHY PROGRAMS LIKE BEAT THE HEAT ARE SO IMPORTANT IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND CERTAINLY THANK YOU MAYOR WHITMEYER, FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT TO THE CITIZENS OF HOUSTON.
THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO THRIVE BECAUSE OF STRONG PARTNERSHIPS REPRESENTING THAT COMMITMENT TODAY, THAT STRONG PARTNERSHIP IS ONE OF OUR MOST COMMITTED PARTNERS, AND THAT IS RELIANT ENERGY.
SO TODAY IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BRING UP RELIANT ENERGY, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, WHOSE LEADERSHIP CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN THIS IMPORTANT COLLABORATION AND THE IMPACT ON THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING RELIANCE ENERGY, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, BILL CLAYTON.
UH, THANK YOU FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP.
WE, WE APPRECIATE AND ADMIRE YOUR EQUANIMITY IN LEADING THIS AMAZING CITY.
UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS SOLUTION.
UH, AS WE GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITIES, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, UH, RELIANT IS A RETAIL LECTURE PROVIDER.
WE POWER YOUR HOMES, WE POWER BUSINESSES, AND WE'RE GONNA WORK TIRELESSLY TO PROVIDE, UH, POWER AND ENERGY THAT'S BOTH RELIABLE AS WELL AS AFFORDABLE.
UH, WE KNOW FIRSTHAND HOW THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS REALLY COMES TOGETHER.
THE LAST, UH, THIS PAST WEEKEND WAS REALLY HOT, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE STILL, WHAT, THREE WEEKS AWAY FROM THE OFFICIAL START OF SUMMER.
IT STARTS A LITTLE SOONER HERE IN HOUSTON THAN IN MOST PLACES IN THE COUNTRY.
AND WE KNOW THAT IN ORDER TO, TO HAVE REALLY A COMFORTABLE, AS WELL AS HEALTHY, UH, ENVIRONMENT, THAT AIR CONDITIONING UNITS WILL BE WORKING FROM REALLY JUNE, ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
AND IT REALLY IS HARD ON OUR CUSTOMERS.
SOME OF OUR CUSTOMERS WILL SEE THEIR ENERGY USAGE INCREASE ANYWHERE FROM TWO TO THREE TIMES, UH, DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
AND IT'S DIRECTLY RELATED TO AIR CONDITIONING USAGE.
WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY, WHETHER YOU'RE ON A FIXED INCOME OR NOT, TO HAVE TO CHOOSE TO MAKE A CHOICE BETWEEN YOUR HEALTH AND RUNNING YOUR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT.
WE NEVER WANNA PLACE A CUSTOMER IN THAT SITUATION.
THAT'S WHY, UH, THE BEAT THE HEAT CENTERS ARE SO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO EVERY ONE OF US.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SAY THAT WE'RE TODAY THANKS TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
UH, THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL LEADERSHIP OF DEBORAH AND HER TEAM AND DR. TRAN.
UH, WE'RE GONNA BE OPENING UP 22, UH, OF THESE BEAT THE HEAT CENTERS THROUGHOUT HOUSTON.
AND, AND WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT 'EM IS THEY'RE OPEN TO EVERYONE FREE OF CHARGE.
WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE PROVIDING WATER AS WELL AS SNACKS, AS WELL AS SOME GAMES TO REALLY BRING OUR COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.
AND IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT WE LEARNED IN COVID, IT'S REALLY THE IMPORTANCE OF CONNECTEDNESS.
SO THIS IS GONNA BE ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CONNECT, UH, WITH THOSE, UH, IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THE OTHER THING TOO IS IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP AN EYE ON OUR NEIGHBORS.
IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE DO THAT THROUGH THE SUMMER MONTHS.
WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH OUR NEIGHBORS.
'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT THEM TO, TO BE SHUT IN INSIDE THEIR, THEIR HOME, UH, AND NOT RUNNING THEIR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT.
THE OTHER THING TOO, I WOULD SAY, AND I THINK DR. TRAN WOULD AGREE WITH ME, IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS THINGS TO DO IS NOT RUN YOUR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND ONLY RUN YOUR FANS BECAUSE IT WILL ACCELERATE, UH, HEAT EXHAUSTION.
THESE BEAT THE HEAT CENTERS FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US TO COME IN.
NOT ONLY WILL YOU GET A BREAK, BUT ALSO RAISE THE THERMOSTAT ON YOUR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT.
WE HAVE A FOUR BY FOUR RULE THAT WE INFORM OUR CUSTOMERS ABOUT.
'CAUSE WE REALLY WANT CUSTOMERS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THEIR ENERGY DOLLAR SPENT.
SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE YOUR HOME FOR LONGER THAN FOUR HOURS, RAISE YOUR
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THERMOSTAT AT LEAST FOUR DEGREES.IT'S BEST NEVER TO SHUT IT OFF COMPLETELY WHEN YOU LEAVE.
THE OTHER THING TOO, I'M NOT GONNA, I'M NOT GONNA DO A POLL, BUT I'M GONNA ASK YOU, NO, YOU DON'T NEED TO RAISE YOUR HAND.
HOW MANY OF YOU LEFT YOUR HOUSE THIS MORNING? PERHAPS LEAVING YOUR FANS ON YOUR CEILING FANS OR ANY OF THE FANS? SO ANOTHER TIP THAT WE PROVIDE OUR CUSTOMERS IS CEILING FANS ARE FOR OR FOR PEOPLE NOT FOR ROOMS. THERE, YOU ONLY BENEFIT FROM THEM IF YOU'RE ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY IN THE ROOM, EVEN THOUGH THEY COST ABOUT, UH, A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN 2 CENTS PER HOUR TO OPERATE.
SO GET THE MOST, UH, IF YOU LEAVE YOUR HOUSE, THE FOUR AND FOUR PRINCIPLE AND ALWAYS SHUT OFF YOUR FAN IF YOU'RE LEAVING A ROOM.
WE'RE ANOTHER THING TOO THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
YOU CAN SEE OVER HERE, THESE AIR CONDITIONING UNITS, UH, RELIANT IS DONATING $80,000 TO THE CD OF HOUSTON, AS WELL AS TWO OTHER, UM, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO DISTRIBUTE OVER 300 AIR CONDITIONING UNITS, UH, THROUGHOUT, UH, THROUGHOUT HOUSTON.
SO I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE BENEFICIARIES OF THIS 'CAUSE I KNOW IT'S GONNA MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
AND AS, UH, DR. TRAN SAID, THEY, THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT JUST FOR COMFORT, THEY'RE FOR HEALTH.
AND SO IT'S ALMOST LIKE TAKING MEDICINE.
IT'S EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT, IF YOU WILL, UH, AS TAKING MEDICINE AS WE ENTER THE SUMMER MONTHS.
I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT RELIANT WILL BE THERE FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
WE ASK THAT YOU INTERACT DIRECTLY WITH US SOONER THE BETTER BECAUSE WE, OUR AGENTS ARE PERFECTLY DESIGNED TO REALLY HELP YOU.
AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES, WHETHER IT'S CARE FUNDING, CARE STANDS FOR COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FROM RELIANT, WE DONATED, UH, A MILLION DOLLARS AND THERE'S STILL FUNDS AVAILABLE.
SO HOW YOU ACCESS THESE FUNDS IS REALLY BY CALLING TWO ONE ONE.
AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HELP MATCH YOU WITH, UH, A COMMUNITY PARTNER THAT'S LOCATED NEAR YOU SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THESE FUNDS.
ANOTHER THING TOO IS, IS I SAID WE'RE OPEN 24 7.
YOU CAN CHAT, YOU CAN GO IN OUR APP.
WE EVEN HAVE WHAT WE CALL A CHAT IN THE APP.
WE HAVE SO MANY D DIFFERENT EASY WAYS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS TO CONTACT US OR YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL.
WE LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU AND OUR PHONE NUMBER'S (866) 222-7100.
BUT JUST KNOW, UH, THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK TIRELESSLY TO SUPPORT YOU AND TO SUPPORT YOUR INDIVIDUAL ENERGY NEEDS AND WHATEVER THE SUMMER MAY BRING, BECAUSE I KNOW, UM, MAYOR WHITMEYER KNOWS THAT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THE HOUSTON SUMMER GOING TO IS GOING TO, TO BRING.
HOWEVER, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE READY.
I KNOW THE CITY OF HOUSTON WILL BE READY.
AND AS WE STEP INTO THIS SUMMER, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER, SHOULDER TO SHOULDER TO MAKE HOUSTON A SAFE PLACE.
AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND FOR OUR CUSTOMERS OUT THERE, VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR BUSINESS, IT'S AN HONOR, UH, TO SERVE YOU.
AND BILL, IT'S JUST A GENUINELY NICE GUY TOO.
SO
NOW AS WE CONCLUDE, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR PARTNERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND EVERYONE THAT HELPS TO MAKE THE BEAT THE HEAT PROJECT IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON POSSIBLE.
TOGETHER WE ARE ENSURING THAT MORE HOUSTON SENIORS, LITTLE PEOPLE AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES THAT HAVE NO MEANS OF COOLING THEIR HOMES WILL HAVE ACCESS TO PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONING UNITS AND OUR COOLING CENTERS HERE AT OUR MULTI-SERVICE CENTERS.
NOW, FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ANY OF THESE RESOURCES, PLEASE CALL THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING.
THE NUMBER IS 8 3 2 3 9 3 4 3 0 1.
I REALLY CAN SAY IT IN SPANISH, BUT THERE'S SOMEONE WHO CAN SAY IT BETTER THAN ME IN SPANISH, AND I'M GOING TO BRING HIM UP NOW.
TOMAS FERNANDEZ, WHO IS GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU.
BUENO ANO, UH, MAYOR WHITMEYER, BILL, DR. TRAN, UH, RELIANT.
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BUT, UH, AGAIN, THANK EACH ONE OF YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.UH, CERTAINLY OUR DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS.
AND THIS CONCLUDES THIS PRESENTATION.
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR HELPING US BEAT THE HEAT IN HOUSTON.