On the days when it all feels so impossible, so overwhelming, hope gives us community, and community gives us support.
Katelyn Dawson
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- SUNY New Paltz salutatorian commencement address, May 16, 2026; Full university transcript read. Complete sentence in Dawson’s community passage; not site author Andrew Bruso. Speech May16, posted May17. Video not independently checked. Whole speech: 20 words.
- SUNY New Paltz salutatorian commencement address, May 16, 2026
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