Remarks by the First Lady at Girls Inc. of Omaha Event
The White House
Office of the First Lady
Century Link Center
Omaha, Nebraska
12:31 P.M. CDT
MRS. OBAMA: Oh, wow. Thank you all so much. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. Rest yourselves. Oh, I am so thrilled to be here with all of you today. You cannot imagine. And look at this room. You all are amazing. I want to start by thanking Chanecia for that very sweet introduction. And first of all, you are absolutely right — I have to meet Malia and Sasha’s boyfriends — (laughter) — before there’s any of that happening. And there’s a lot of discipline going on in our house as well. But let’s give Chanecia a round of applause. She was just amazing. (Applause.)
I also want to recognize a few people. I know that Mayor Suttle is here, and I wanted to say hello from afar; as well as Warren Buffett and his wife Astrid; and your wonderful executive director here at Girls Inc., Roberta Wilhelm. Absolutely. Yay! (Applause.)
And, of course, I have to give a huge thank you to Susie Buffett. (Applause.) Yes. Susie, your leadership here at Girls Inc., as well as your outstanding work to support our public schools, to invest in early childhood education, and to address issues like poverty and global women’s health, that has inspired us all. And we are so incredibly grateful for everything that you do for Girls Inc., for the Omaha community, and for our country. Yes, indeed. (Applause.)
And I also want to give a special shout-out to all of the young ladies that are joining us here at this luncheon — because I want them to know that they are the reason that we’re here today. I am — absolutely. (Applause.) I want you all to know that I am so proud of the work that you’re doing, working to get active and to eat healthy — and from the looks of the video that you showed, it seems like you all are having a little fun while doing it, too.
And finally, I want to thank all of the rest
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