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IT'S CRAZY HOW MUCH WE'VE GROWN AS A CITY.
IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY JUST TO COME TOGETHER, GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER, AND LOOK OUT FOR
ONE ANOTHER. CAN I GET A HIGH FIVE? HIGH FIVE. ALL RIGHT. HOW ARE YOU? IT BUILDS COMMUNITY, BUT
IT ALSO BUILDS WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT FROM EVERYBODY ELSE. AND I THINK WHEN WE REALIZE
THAT FRISCO MAY HAVE ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT HOAS AND NEIGHBORHOODS, IT'S STILL UNIQUELY
FRISCO AND YOU FEEL THAT. YOU FEEL THE LOVE OF THE PEOPLE. PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS ON THEIR PHONES
AND THEY'RE ALWAYS RUNNING TO THIS OR THAT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US TO COME TOGETHER,
SHAKE EACH OTHER'S HANDS, GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER. COMMUNITY AWARENESS NIGHT IS SO IMPORTANT
BECAUSE IT GIVES US A CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW OUR NEIGHBORS. AND IT GETS A CHANCE TO PEOPLE TO
GET OUT, OUTSIDE OF THEIR OWN LITTLE BUBBLE AND MEET THE PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT ALL AROUND THEIR
STREET AND ALL AROUND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. BE ABLE TO MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS AND AND GROW CLOSER
TOGETHER AND AND GROW A COMMUNITY, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. WE APPRECIATE IT AND I
JUST WANT TO GIVE MY THANKS TO THEM FOR WHAT THEY DO AND WHAT THEY DO FOR US AND JUST BEING HERE FOR
US. GIVES US A CHANCE TO TO MEET OUR CITIZENS AND OUR, REALLY OUR FRIENDS MORE THAT I WANT
TO CALL THEM CITIZENS BUT IT ALSO GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO SEE US AND MEET US IN A TIME THAT
THEY'RE NOT CALLING 911. ONE-ON-ONE FACE TO FACE REAL CONVERSATIONS AND I LOVE IT AND HOPEFULLY
THEY GET A LOT OUT OF IT. I DO AS WELL BECAUSE IT'S REALLY HELPFUL FOR ME TO KNOW WHAT'S ON THE MIND
OF OUR RESIDENTS. I FEEL SAFER KNOWING THAT I HAVE OTHER NEIGHBORS THAT KNOW WHAT MY CHILDREN
LOOK LIKE WHEN THEY'RE OUT ON THE STREET AND VICE VERSA. NOW I KNOW WHAT THEIR KIDS
LOOK LIKE AND OH, I'VE SEEN THIS KID, BUT NOW I KNOW WHO HE BELONGS TO, HIS PARENTS.
AND SO JUST THAT LEVEL OF SAFETY AND AWARENESS AND COMMUNITY IS SO IMPORTANT. THIS EVENT IS ONE OF MY
FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT FRISCO. YOU GET TO GO OUT, VISIT NEIGHBORHOODS, AND SEE NEIGHBORS INTERACTING
WITH ONE ANOTHER, JUST HAVING A GREAT TIME.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.