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PAM CIPRIANO: Hi, everyone.

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This is a wonderful
time of year--

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crisp mornings, afternoons,
and evenings, beautiful fall

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colors.

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So I come to you with a
message of Thanks, as well

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as hoping you'll be celebrating
Thanksgiving this week.

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Thank you for
helping one another.

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Thank you for keeping
everyone safe.

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Thank you for being
vaccinated and making sure

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that we can help do our part
to slow the spread of the virus

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and get on the other
side of this pandemic.

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Thank you for
supporting one another.

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This has been a really
important activity,

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as we have recognized
that everyone

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has their ups and downs,
their additional stress.

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They are moments where
you just need a shoulder,

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you need someone to say,
how are you really doing

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and how can I help you?

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Gratitude is not a simple word.

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And again, as we think about
the different stressors

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that everyone's
been experiencing

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for more than a year
and a half, we really

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are thankful that we have
such a strong community that

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prides itself on having
a healthy environment,

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caring for one another,
looking out for the situations

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or pointers that,
say, someone might

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need a little bit of extra
help or understanding.

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Thank you all for your
commitment to one another,

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the school and our mission.

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And that Thanks goes to
our students, our faculty,

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our staff, our board members,
all of our supporters,

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our larger community,
because we do this together.

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And this really
is our UVA family.

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And so while I'm
hopeful that you're

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able to gather with your
own personal family,

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please know that
throughout your UVA family,

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we are very grateful
for all that you do

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and all that you contribute to
our work to make us successful.

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Thanksgiving is a
great time to, again,

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reflect and be able to
take a few moments out

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to express that gratitude
and to feel those Thanks.

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So I send you my
personal Thanks,

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and as well as that on
behalf of the school,

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because we know that we
are really strong making it

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through this pandemic together.

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And it is because of
many of your sacrifices

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and extra efforts and
caring for one another

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that is making that happen.

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So please have a restful,
peaceful and enjoyable

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Thanksgiving.

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And we'll see you on the
other side of the holidays.

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