Grand Opening of the Church of Scientology Buffalo

Mr. Brian Davis, NAACP New York Grassroots Incorporated and the Ellicot Neighborhood Advisory Council

Thank you. Thank you.

Ladies and Gentlemen, on behalf of the great city of Buffalo I want to welcome all of you, the members of the Church of Scientology and their guests, here this afternoon.

In the time I have known the Church, I have been particularly impressed with your practical approach. And I look forward to what your expansion will mean for Buffalo.

All great religions have a mission to help their fellows. Yet from what I have seen in your new Church you have taken it to a new level. Rather than apply a societal band-aid, you go to work on the cure.

I've seen of lives restored to self-respect, integrity and greater happiness. And I know you extend your programs to people of all faiths, to help them achieve their chosen goals. So I say to them, bring them on — make them available here in Buffalo.

I see that you sponsor an amazingly effective, drug-free rehabilitation program with offices on every continent. And I say, like every other major city in the United States, Buffalo needs such a program — so bring it on.

I have seen your work in education, using the breakthrough study technology of L. Ron Hubbard to empower millions of children through literacy. And I know our schools and our children, like those of every American city, have their problems. So, you have a way to help with education — bring it on.

I have seen your "Way to Happiness" Program, using a common sense moral code to restore sanity to unstable corners of our society. And to you, for Buffalo, I say, bring it on.

So I believe this is not only a restored building you opened here, but an era of restored hope. And together with the City of Buffalo, you can help us all forge a new and brighter future.

I pledge you my support. I thank you for all you'll do to bring it all to our people — and again, on behalf of this great city of Buffalo — I welcome you.

Thank you all!