The city, we are so proud of your work. Karin that i have known for 30 years, thank you for you and all of the volunteers from the rainbow fund to put this together to place all of these 10,000 ornaments on the tree to give us the kind of attention that we would like not just because we have a great tree or city hall, but because we do always want to show our hearts first, especially during these holiday season. I know that is why, all of you are here tonight. And i want to also give a shout out to isabel iunda, thank you very much for being here, isabel. And linda mahara, thank you for your wonderful presentation, you know the stories that linda tells every year that updates us. These are the stories that i am proud of. Because for every story that she has told about the original, the origin of origami, we inherit those stories and spread them to generations of our friends and children and so they understand what hope is about. Halahanzo, and our San Francisco, polorio. Thank you for
Original, the origin of origami, we inherit those stories and spread them to generations of our friends and children and so they understand what hope is about. Halahanzo, and our San Francisco, polorio. Thank you for being here tonight. I also know that veronica klaus, thank you for being here. Sisters, i was going to say the sisters of petulince. Thank you for being here as well. [ applause ] and of course, you will hear and you have heard them earlier, our San Francisco boys chorus, thank you, boys chorus for being here to celebrate. And then, tonight, many of you will be treated to goodies and some refreshments all donated through the world fund and their volunteers and all of the Small Businesses of San Francisco. Thank you for your wonderful donations during these holidays. Said earlier, the tree of hope is our symbol of tolerance and acceptance. And i know what is on my mind, hopefully by the end of this week is that we will see more than this symbol. We will see the wishes, that
You have to visit, we have canisters for those who need food for this season, also if you would join us in the weekend of december 15th and 16th, we are going to have family orientation outside with snow day here in city hall. We are bringing snow in again. And we are going to enjoy this with our snow day, december 15th and 16th, you are all welcome to come and bring the kids and all of the extended families. And if i may say again, these holidays and what the tree represent is the best hope and wishes. The holidays should never be about ourselves. What reminds us and what this tree will continue doing, is that you have to remember others that are less fortunate, and share our hearts and our minds and our resources with them. And it is just like japan, for what they have done. If you read the papers recently, you know, that japan suffered a very harsh earthquake and tsunami a while back. And they could have easily said, that we are victims of a national disaster. But, when the country
Tolerance in our United States for the samesex marriage that we all deserve. [ applause ] i also wanted to again, acknowledge that this is the season of giving, and hope that you will join us from now to the end of january, and a donation in the city hall when you have to visit, we have canisters for those who need food for this season, also if you would join us in the weekend of december 15th and 16th, we are going to have family orientation outside with snow day here in city hall. We are bringing snow in again. And we are going to enjoy this with our snow day, december 15th and 16th, you are all welcome to come and bring the kids and all of the extended families. And if i may say again, these holidays and what the tree represent is the best hope and wishes. The holidays should never be about ourselves. What reminds us and what this tree will continue doing, is that you have to remember others that are less fortunate, and share our hearts and our minds and our resources with them. And
And that will make this world, with our own decisions, with our own hands, more acceptance, more tolerance, as we wait with great anxiousness on our u. S. Supreme court to exhibit their tolerance in our United States for the samesex marriage that we all deserve. [ applause ] i also wanted to again, acknowledge that this is the season of giving, and hope that you will join us from now to the end of january, and a donation in the city hall when you have to visit, we have canisters for those who need food for this season, also if you would join us in the weekend of december 15th and 16th, we are going to have family orientation outside with snow day here in city hall. We are bringing snow in again. And we are going to enjoy this with our snow day, december 15th and 16th, you are all welcome to come and bring the kids and all of the extended families. And if i may say again, these holidays and what the tree represent is the best hope and wishes. The holidays should never be about ourselves