thanks to my absolutely unbelievable, and dedicated's staff led by a wonderful campaign manager mary beth cahill. win. there is so much written about campaigns, there is so much that americans never get to see, i wish they could all spend a day on a campaign and see how hard these folks work to make america better. it is its own unbelievable contribution to our democracy and it is a gift to everybody. especially to me, i'm grateful to every one of you. i think your families, and i thank you for the sacrifices you have made and to all the volunteers, all across the country who gave so much of themselves. thank you to william field, a six-year-old who collected 680 dollars in quarters and dollars at a time selling bracelets in the summer to change america. [applause] thanks to michael benson from florida who i saw holding a container of money and he had raided his piggy bank and wanted to contribute. an 11 year old who started kids for carry all across the country. i think of the brigades of students and people, young and old, who took time to travel, time off from work, they were on vacation, and

and thanks to my absolutely unbelievable dedicated staff led by a wonderful campaign manager, mary beth cahill, who did an extraordinary job. [ applause ] there's so much written about campaigns, and there's so much that americans don't get to see. i wish they could all spend a day on a campaign and see how hard these folks work to make america better. it is its own unbelievable contribution to our democracy and it's a gift to everybody, but especially to me, and i'm grateful to each and every one of you, and i thank your families and i thank you for the sacrifices you made. to all of the volunteers, all across this country, who gave so much of themselves. you know, thanks to william field, a six-year-old who collected $680, a quarter and a dollar at a time, selling bracelets during the summer to help change america. [ applause ] thanks to michael benson from florida who i spied in a rope line holding a container of money. turned out he raided his piggy bank, wanted to contribute. and thanks to alana wexler, 11 years old, started kids for kerry all across this country. [ applause ] i think of