Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Good afternoon everybody and welcome to Matthew Jgo School's annual autism acceptance bubble day. I'm the principal of school Mr. Perry and I would like to welcome this overwhelming support from
our community. I would like to thank the mayor, Dr. Masamino, the Port Reading Fire Department, the Woodwards Police, Assemblyman Coughlin, members of our board of education, members of our special services. The support is tremendous and I can't say thank you
enough and I know that our students and staff feel the same way and we hope that you really enjoy today's event with us uh this afternoon. At this point, I would like to introduce Dr. Masmino. I'd like to echo Mr. Perry's sentiments. Thank everybody for coming out. Um, I'd like to give a shout out to Mr. Perry,
principal, Miss Bear, director of special services, um, as well as the staff and students at school 28. Let's give him a round of applause. I want to thank everybody from the community, Port Reading, Fire, Wolver PD, um, in the back, Colonia Baseball. Make some noise.
I miss to have support from around the community support school 28 like this for an event uh, is amazing. It's a testament to the relationship the school district has with the town and we are forever appreciative of it. With that, I'd like to turn over to our mayor, John McCormick.
Good afternoon. Happy Bubble Day. I just want to say to all you students here how lucky you are to go to a school that has a principal that cares about you like Mr. Perry does. This is a phenomenal school district
especially for kids with special needs and this is the place school 28 is the place. So I also want to thank Dr. Vasamino who does a phenomenal job running this district. Julie who oversees special services. We have Sue
Borton who's the vice president of the board of education. You have the little Jaguar here. I'm not sure who that is but that's okay. I want to thank the wood police department for being out here form ready fire. You name it. Everybody's here to make sure you boys
and girls have a great celebration of bubble day. And now I'd like to introduce one of the top people in the government in the entire state of New Jersey. He's from Woodbridge. He's been our assemblyman. He's on his 16th year.
Does a phenomenal job for us in print. Ladies and gentlemen, the great Craig Coughland. together. Thank you all for coming out. I don't think he gets any more fun. Everybody have a good ride. Become
friends. Have a great enjoyment day. Thank you, Mr. Coughlin. Our annual Bubble Day has been going on for over a decade, and at this point, we do want to recognize someone who has helped make Bubble Day a reality here at Matthew Jgo School. I'm going to call up
Miss Lisa Arer, one of our teachers of autism, to present a plaque to the family of Lenny Preston. Welcome. Welcome to Bubble Day. Today's a special day dedicated to raising autism awareness and more importantly autism
acceptance. It's also a time to honor and remember someone very dear to our community, Lenny Preston, a teacher of autism who started this meaningful tradition 18 years ago at Matthew Jgo School. Bubble Day began as part of a national effort led by Faces for Autism
to set a world record for the most bubbles blown. Lenny saw this as a perfect opportunity to not only participate in something fun and uplifting, but also bring awareness and unity to our school community. Thanks to her vision and dedication, the very first bubble day was filled with joy,
bubbles floating through the air, raffles, treats, and spirit of inclusion that has continued ever since. Lenny organized this event for many years, and her legacy lives on in every bubble blown today. So, as we celebrate, let's remember that Bubble Day isn't just
about fun. It's about community acceptance and honoring a teacher who made a lasting impact on our lives. So, if Donna Preston can come over, we have a little something for you. This is my I didn't surprise. We got a little
plaque for money, but I will say it just fell. She gets But this is her princess. Thank you. You're welcome. Lenny did a lot for us. I was here when we first started. It was me, Lenny, and Janette. Thank you.
You're welcome. Thanks so much. You're welcome. I'm glad to be here. Thank you very much, Miss Order. At this point, enjoy the rest of the afternoon. And again, thank you to the outpouring
of support from the community for this terrific event. It really is one of our favorite days of the year here at Matthew Jgo School and the support that we're receiving from the community is just one of a kind. So, thank you again and enjoy the day. Hey. Hey. Hey. Heat. Heat.
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