dave and matt. they are amazing people who worked overtime to make this march a success. i'm grateful to andrew moorehouse, executive director of the food bank of western massachusetts, and everyone at the food bank. they do incredible work. thanks to all the elected officials who joined part of the march maverpb, including my colleagues richie neal and joe kennedy. we were joined by state rep, steve, aaron and state rep-elect solomon goldstein and mayor david and district attorney dave sullvafpblet we kicked off the march at friends of the home in springfield and i'm grateful for all they do. the sheriffs departments as well as the deerfield police help provide escorts for all us dore all 43 miles. special thanks to students who joined the march from greenfield school, irving elementry. we were joined by a contingent from greenfield community college which included its president, bob. we also had a group of farmers from the kitchen garden who joined the effort. shawn from four seasons liquor in hadley was as usual monty's right-hand man and at the front of the line. we had a lot of people who marched and