look at the year that has passed and the year that is ahead. through the prism of one state s experiences. while there is still much pain here, and a long way to go. there is some good news. some light, at the end of the tunnel. one recent analysis ranking rhode island number ten in terms of vaccine distribution. and the state just increased the eligibility to those 60 and over, as well as people as young as 16, with an underlying condition. i saw that hope, myself, this weekend, as i visited a mass-vaccination site at the dunkin doughnut center, not far from where i am standing right now. where vulnerable residents were getting their first and second covid shot. take a listen. what was it like, after you got your first shot in your arm? what was that kind of emotion for you? oh, it was it was wonderful. but i tell you, today, it s really touching me today that we re so fortunate to have this vaccine after-only a year. it s a sense of freedom like, okay, now, i can i
audience it was a cub scout troop, 34 15 in birmingham, alabama, the sixth avenue baptist church raised a lot of money for the k.i.n.d. fund. they raised $18,000. and they gave us physically the biggest check and the actual biggest amount. you flew with this. this was carry on baggage. the biggest amount in one contribution we ve ever gotten for the k.i.n.d. fund. they did a great job for us. so we then went to a restaurant in birmingham. the hot and hot fish club and we had some sort of we were told to get this dessert. it was made of a doughnut center. there was a candy baking sort of layer that was really what you loved. eni took a picture of it. on the menu it was called candied bacon. i actually called to see they didn t have it on the menu