FM #1730 - Testimonials at SAFE Gala - 04/17/26

This episode shares the testimonials I was able to gather during the SAFE Coalition Gala held on April 17, 2026 at Gillette Stadium. I was fortunate to have an official Press Pass for the evening and am grateful to be able to share these recorded testimonials with the community.

Testimonials from

• Lucas Giguere, Superintendent, Franklin Public Schools
• Jim Derick, co-founder of the SAFE Coalition
• Jeff Roy, Franklin’s State Representative
• Bob Dellorco & Greg Connor

The conversation runs about 15 minutes, let’s listen

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SAFE Coalition web page https://www.safecoalitionma.org/

Franklin TV recorded the speaker portion of GALA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-Xby1B-lQM

Video testimonial from Mark, a client of SAFE https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/04/safe-coalition-hear-marks-story-video.html

Other links of the SAFE Gala https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/04/safe-coalition-holds-their-10th.html

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