Dear friends,

To all of you who gave your time, energy, and hearts to this campaign - we thank you for your dedication. Thank you to all who held signs, made phone calls, raised money, canvassed the streets of Boston to fight for the change we all believe in.

Although the outcome of this election was not what we had hoped for, you raised expectations for our city and its leaders. You've given a voice to the many people in this city who have not been heard over the years.

We've met so many people at kitchen tables and in neighborhoods throughout this city who have shown us the potential of Boston.

We owe it to those 24,000 children who have dropped out of the Boston Public Schools, to the hundreds of children who have witnessed violence on our streets, and our elderly friends who must battle rising health care costs - we owe it to them to keep fighting.

We ran an aggressive campaign, and we've raised the level of discussion in the city. What we learned is that change takes time. But change is going to come.

Our campaign may have ended at 8:00 p.m. last night, but our journey is not over. Now that the canvassing is done and the robocalls have finally stopped, it is our shared responsibility and mission to make sure that we continue to participate - that we continue to get involved - because in the past nine months, we've learned that this is our city. And it needs you now more than ever.

Thank you,
Michael Flaherty
Sam Yoon