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IT WAS A CELEBRATION OF EPIC PROPORTIONS AS THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE ROLLED OUT THE PROVERBIAL RED, WHITE, AND BLUE CARPET TO WELCOME BACK ONE OF THEIR OWN 20 20 14 USA AND PARIS OLYMPICS DOUBLE BRONZE MEDALIST AND GRAND PRAIRIE NATIVE JASMINE MOORE.
JASMINE IS THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE SELECTED FOR THE SAME OLYMPICS IN BOTH EVENTS.
FIRST, THE SPECIAL WELCOME HOME EVENT AT EPIC CENTRAL.
TO CONGRATULATE JASMINE FOR HER EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ATHLETIC STAGE, WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY A PEP RALLY STYLE SALUTE, COURTESY OF THE DRUMLINE, CHEERLEADERS AND DANCE TEAM FROM HER HIGH SCHOOL ALMA MATER, MANSFIELD LAKE RIDGE.
THERE WERE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND GUEST SPEAKERS BEARING LOTS OF GIFTS FROM US TO YOU.
QUESTION NUMBER ONE, A CASUAL SIT DOWN TALK SHOW STYLE Q AND A SESSION WITH QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY.
AND A SPECIAL PARTING GIFT FROM JASMINE.
WE HAVE THESE SPECIAL JASMINE MOORE COMMEMORATIVE CARDS, FOUR BY SIX.
A KEEPSAKE SOUVENIR OF THE EXCEPTIONAL AND APPRECIATIVE YOUNG WOMAN WHO CONTINUES TO MAKE GRAND PRAIRIE PROUD.
OH, IT'S NICE TO, YOU KNOW, FINALLY BE BACK HOME AND JUST TO BE IN THE SAME TOWN THAT I SPENT SO MUCH TIME GROWING UP WITH THE DIFFERENT SPORTS, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT I DID.
AND SO, YEAH, JUST SO EXCITED TO BE HERE AND THEN TO FINALLY CELEBRATE AND TO HAVE SO MUCH SUPPORT OUT FROM ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS, AND THEN YEAH, TO REALLY CELEBRATE, YOU KNOW, MY TIME IN PARIS AND EVERYTHING THAT I ACCOMPLISHED.
AND JASMINE SAYS SHE'S NOT DONE YET, ALREADY SETTING HER SIGHTS ON BEING A PART OF THE US TEAM THAT WILL HOST THE OLYMPICS IN LOS ANGELES IN THE SUMMER OF 2028.
SO I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR BEING MOM.
AND ACCORDING TO SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HER VERY WELL, SHE'LL BE AIMING EVEN HIGHER WHEN SHE GETS THERE.
WE'VE ALREADY STARTED PREPARING AND PRAYING THAT YOU KNOW, SHE REMAINS HEALTHY AND THAT HER AND HER COACH CAN PUT TOGETHER A PLAN THAT GIVES HER TO THE GOAL.
AND THAT'S THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO GET THE GOALS.
AND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE AT THE EPIC CENTRAL TO CELEBRATE BIG, BIGGER THAN EVER.