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1, 2, 3,YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THE VA HOSPITAL BEHIND US, GARLAND, VA, UH, YOU KNOW, AND THEY ARE, THEY HAVE A SET OF CRITERIA WHERE THEY ARE BUILDING UP THEIR SERVICES, UH, HERE.
AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH VALORIS, IS TO TRY TO REACTIVATE THE PROFESSIONAL SPACES AROUND IT, THE OFFICE BUILDINGS, THE CLINICS, UM, THAT WILL OBVIOUSLY WILL SERVE VETERANS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME WILL SERVE EVERYONE
SO TONIGHT WE HAVE TURNED A STREET INTO A PARK FOR A FEW DAYS.
AND, UM, WHY WE HAVE DONE THAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE TESTING OUT SOME DIFFERENT IDEAS.
THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT COULD BE HAPPENING IN THE AREA.
SO WHAT WE WANNA KNOW IS WHAT DO PEOPLE WANNA SEE? WHAT DO THEY LIKE, WHAT WORKS BEST HERE IN THIS AREA? AND WHAT COULD WE BRING TO LIFE? YES, OUR BORN AND RAISED HERE, MY MOTHER AND DAD WERE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS HOUSE.
ULTIMATELY, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS TEST OUT A FEW DIFFERENT IDEAS AND JUST HOW FOLKS TELL US WHAT THEY THINK SO THAT THESE IDEAS COULD BE MADE MORE PERMANENT OR NOT, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE, BECAUSE THE, THE BUSINESSES AROUND THE HOSPITAL WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THE FOLKS WHO ARE COMING TO IT, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE FOLKS WHO WORK HERE.
UH, SO IT, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BRING UP THE ENTIRE AREA, NOT JUST HAVE THE HOSPITAL, UH, BUT ALSO THE SUPPORTING RETAIL AROUND IT.
SO WE HAVE AN AMAZING DAY PLANNED ON SATURDAY, AND THE WEATHER IS PERFECT.
UM, WE WILL HAVE SALSA DANCING, WE WILL HAVE A DJ, I GUESS, LIKE A LITTLE, THAT'LL BE A REALLY COOL BREAK.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE AMAZING VENDORS.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE ARTISTS DOING DEMONSTRATIONS OUT HERE.
UH, WE'VE GOT A THRIFT STORE POPPING UP AND A SHIPPING CONTAINER, AND THERE WILL BE FLU SHOTS, VACCINES WILL BE OUT HERE AS WELL.
SO LOTS OF AMAZING THINGS, AMAZING COMMUNITY, AMAZING PEOPLE.
UM, SO FOLKS SHOULD JUST COME OUT AND ENJOY JUST BEING OUTSIDE AND ENJOY BEING IN A SPACE THAT NORMALLY YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BE AS A HUMAN.