Good afternoon, everyone.

I think we're gonna have to use this here too.

Can you hear me?

Good afternoon.

Can you hear me here?

Or do you need this?

All right.

No, we don't like it.

Good afternoon.

Welcome to Providence, Rhode Island, the capital of the state of Rhode Island.

As I like to say, the center of New England.

Sabemos que estamos aquí in el Capitolio de la Ciudad de Providence.

And the technology, con este video, le damos el título inglés andol.

El program lo vamos a indicar in English la mayoría del tiempo.

Así que bienvenidos conmigo.

Muy pero muy buenos días.

Bienvenidos.

Welcome everyone.

It is such an honor and pleasure to be here today on this very special occasion.

First, I'd like to uh acknowledge we like to acknowledge our colleagues in government.

Good morning, good afternoon, uh Congressman.

Thank you for being here.

Uh Mayor Brett Smiley, uh Council President Rachel Miller, a lieutenant governor, Sabina Matos, as well as State Representative Grace Diaz and our colleague uh councilwoman Shelley Peterson.

Uh am I missing anyone, Pro Temp?

Uh and it is a pleasure to be here along with uh Pro Temp Juan Picharo as well as uh Council Woman Vargas.

Nosotros resaltamos nuestra cultura y nuestra resiliencia.

Because some persona que llegamos sabemos construir anders.

Y eso lo que hemos hecho in la ciudad ofidence.

Una community, una comida dominicana que es resiliente, que se sacrifica, que trabaja, que aporta.

Los dominicanos have been sobresalid.

Muchas gracias.

Soy Dominicana.

Gabriel.

Muchas gracias.

Colleaguas.

And the program lo tienen, por si acaso se le ha olvidado la palabra.

We're going to sing the national anthem.

And just in case you need some extra help, it's in the program.

Oh can you see by the dungeon light?

What's so proudly we twilight's glass leaving?

Whose roads in right stars.

That was participatory.

The next national anthem that we're going to sing, the La Republica Dominicana.

Keys queen nosive motion.

It's so pingdom.

Ningum pueblos club in the link taste weed.

Siempre la frente al Sara.

Que viva la Republic Dominicana.

Gracias a todos.

Thank you very much.

With us today.

This has been a tradition for the Dominican community, especially for the young people that have grown up here coming up to the uh City Hall.

And uh as we remember for the past 50 years, uh we've been coming to the city hall to increase our voices and to be uh represented.

I recall when we will also do it outside in the chamber, and it was very rare to do uh this type of uh events here in our community.

And so with us today, we have uh a secret of director and president uh Marilyn Cepeda from Kisque and Action from the Dominican Festival.

We have our uh distinguished gentleman, uh Mr.

Dominguez from La Nueva Generation Duarteana Ada Crosen, a community leader uh for many many decades from uh the colleges to now uh the executive director of administration for the uh district attorney, uh Peter Narona.

And so I also recognize in the crowd uh many, and I will announce uh in uh in uh uh in in the coming minutes.

With that said, I also wanted to recognize our uh former councilwoman uh Carmen Castillo for War 9 and at this time making sure that we stay on on track and uh honoring your time, honoring those who are elected uh during this time uh during lunch, and hopefully we'll get you back to work because we take our responsibilities very serious, uh, not just only us as elected officials, but also uh you in the crowd uh who have joined us today.

At this time, I would like to call to bring greetings our mayor Brett P.