enter the building today, you'll know exactly what was he was talking about look at the ceiling and the bringing chairs and the natural light coming into the windows this is not a couple u soup kitchen but a dining room you'll enter that dining room and realize that is a beautiful place that was built for you you'll see the supervisor tang new kitchen i realize you diver more than the scraps from spokesman tables when someone services serves you or fry on a brand new set of clothing i hope you realize your better than what living on the streets sometimes makes you feel

like the other phrase that go father albert says this is the miracle on john's street this is the language the mirror includes because what has inspired father alfred was the generosity off our donors we've never closed the doors kept feeding people wherever they show up it's a miracle that people step forward and contribute the way they have i'm going to have to pick up the paper that flo flew over here that miracle continues and you're all part of it there's people that have stepped up to the plate up to make that work our great board of directors you our staff and volunteers today, we have the new by brothers the

contractors that built this new beautiful building (clapping) and representatives from our architect h tiff when you see the details inside you'll appreciate their work we've had people from mercy housing 8 floors of senior citizen building people who helps us bank of america and the northern california loan fund our elected officials they're part of the miracle yes. i expect that oil officials restraining order to the thanked for the miracles but you stood by and our donors the foundation ray and joan robinson and the charity and charles and

helen swabbing and the list going on all people that recognize? is a special project and donors big and small and families who have for generations been part of the miracle feinstein this is an extraordinary moment in the history of this organization and in the history of this city as an nonprofit we're used to making due with what we have so we put things together and make it work so to have something like that is extraordinary to be serving 3 thousand meals a day sometimes in a dining room that is a dining room to be preparingors meals in a kitchen this is extraordinary for us also an extraordinary moment in the history of this city you've heard there is a battle going on

in san francisco particularly here in the tenderloin some say that's a abandonment or real estate a battle or hourlz others about jobs the political battles the economic battle yes, it's all those things i'm sure but i believe that it is a battle for the heart of our city by raising up this building we have saying that there is a place in this city a place in the city of st. francis for those who are poor this beautiful dining room and affordable housing unit and this associate work center and clothing program are clear statements that, yes there is a place in the city tailors also a place in the city for those who have more than they need but there's a place for those who are in need

if there's a battle going on than this building is our flag in the ground it tells those yes, we're a great city not a suburban on and on classify a ghetto not a gated community a truly diverse city with room for all this place is is is symbol a symbol of a city with a big heart a city with the vision a vision it matches that are of patrons st. francis today, we celebrate the on this place the vision that sees in those who will line up along the arresting can do brothers and sisters it is a vision it that sees in the people that will be sitting at the tables brothers and sisters today, we celebrate that we all our brothers and sisters are in

a city where ever we can once in a while we were all the children of god thank you. (clapping.) >> wherever we gasket at st. anthony's i've been reminded i can't forget the most important people yes, we have celebrates and chiefs and elected officials more important people at any gather at st. anthony's is our guest we want to guest to come up and share dell seymour is a long time guests he is resilient and resource full and started

his own business a group that he community colleges u conducts tours of the tenderloin i'm honored to have one of 0 our guests dell seymour thank you. (clapping.) >> i know i was walking here this morning coming down jones a guy asked me are you nervous i said it's a piece of cake then he turned this corner and wow. this is amazing berry thank you for giving me about the tenderloin walking tours my tours are similar to the tours this the white house except mine i escort you (laughter)

you know, i asked berry the other day why was i chosen to be up here this morning he reiterated that they serve 40 million meals and he's skews me of eating 4 hundred and 32 thousand. (laughter) this morning i want to thank the mayor for the review i we have backroom up to 6 booms it is like 6 thousand when you need to go thank you so much for that (clapping) thank you chief suhr for making our secretary of state's streets cleaner and captain jackson for making that it friendly letter place chief white your folks are on the block all the time don't

let them see you sweat yes, ma'am thank you, ma'am there's a got up of folks involved p with st. anthony's that don't get recognize the men that are in recovery in the backroom walking dishes 365 days a year (clapping.) those cats are involved in the biggest fight of their life they're fighting everyday for their soberest and tlifrns this is the perfect place to do it so thank you guys (clapping) a couple of months ago i had a young lady open my tour she said her lamont last name is pelosi i

said you have a power mother she said, "no she has a powerful daughter then i knew she was a pelosi i was at a recalling for jones the other night and the owner mr. doug began was saying a low class facility there i said you have not been to st. anthony's this is a world-class place so let's do a world-class name luxury tony's (clapping) so as i close here you know it's a trip i'm sitting in a chair next to nancy pelosi i used to sleep right here right here isn't that great god has a sense of humor this is completely nuts so as i leave here you know what

me and all those people i'm sure we had something better to do than coming down to the attained luke those folks you're here for our clients that's a wonderful thing come on let's hear it (clapping) so as i finish up before i get put out i want you to remember you're here to do a job it's not 0 over after a couple of hours they or more e remove the seats there will be people sleeping we have one hundred and 50 people sleeping in the church on pews everyday the job is not over the job is not over

(clapping.) thank you, thank you for your per apprehension i definitely want to go on a tour i'm pleased to invite a st. anthony's volunteer to the stage that's how we getting got who know ms. most of you know nancy pelosi she's been here year after year with her children and grandchildren volunteering nancy pelosi is a long friend of st. anthony's but those who struggle to put you food on the table or earner equal pay and work or struggle for affordable housing we're proud of her service and this fellow san franciscan are here today house democratic leader nancy pelosi

(clapping) >> good morning, everyone. >> good afternoon. >> i don't know about you i don't have a better place to be then here (clapping) this is the most important work that and the most best way to spend their time since dell mentioned my daughter i'll get to family isn't that a family affair we have michael who is family the hellman family have been part of the every great thing that happens in this city thank you so much michael for your lisp we have the other folks across the board in our city in this beautiful, beautiful building thank you to the construction workers and the libby's that michael made this a

beautiful, beautiful beautiful structure (clapping) the official family of san francisco our great that mayor supervisor wiener and supervisor kim who are here the chief the chief the captain so supervisor scott weiner many people farther of the official family and the fathers sister father floimdz sister i don't know where she is may and father al foreheads nephew who's here as well nephew (clapping) but it's an interesting thing to see how it goes from one generation to the next you talked about michael one day the one time of the year we have my 5 children live all over the

country come together for thaings we come with the welcoming of my children i said father that's inspired you and he said may he said my parents taught us that god loves poor people in a special way we must treat them in a special way and that's why i burn out i also have that moirgs mission what a beautiful, beautiful thought (clapping) as family many of us were gathered together remember mayor no two years ago but not two full years we've got january and february of 2012 a hole in the ground how many of you were here for that they it was about a

construction site i had heels about this high we walked into the mud my guy is here today where you r you tyrone remember tyrone how beautifully he spoke and in the spirit you're a member of the board; is that correct tyrone yes indeed he expired us that day this gets us back to michael and berry's point those are the people who are here to serve but the vips or the volunteers that were here to make if t it all happen i would like to take a half of moment to say thank you to all of that but helping us with the public policy that made this part it is always a fight

especially recently, we have new market tax credits over $10 million of opportunity hud with mayors leadership we got the hud grant of $12 million and the low income tax credit at mercy housing all over the city but in this case $16 million and so that public policy that you help us and how i help us advocate for it and setting examples of national significance model for the country how communities work together for the good of the country so here we are now i've heard a beautiful prayer that the frier cam gave make me an instrument of my peace the st. anthony's is the anthem of our city and made all of you this board and people instruments of

goedz peace the other prayer isn't always to pray to god please bless our work but the fact is god has already blessed hesitate work why not going to doing god's work that's already blessed that's what you're doing thank you you-all all it's my honor to be here with all of you i would yield back my time with greater appreciation thanks (clapping.) thank you leader pelosi that reels us there's a lot of building going on for 0 mayor that can mean a lot of openings

and ribbon cuttings i doubt the mayor can get to all of them i thank the mayor for being here not too many buildings in the city are built for those in the city who can't afford the high rents bus this building is for those without i know for mayor ed lee he affordable housing is a high priority in the city and we'll be appreciative of that you gave me ed lee the great mayor of san francisco (clapping.) good morning good morning all right. this is fun to be here leader peel thank you for your your combination and leadership michael and the board of directors and the entire

staff and the volunteers that are here everyday thank you, thank you very, very much if i may say on behalf of the the supervisors that are here and the city agencies our chiefs our construction family their workers i want to say thank you to stoimz st. anthony's for providing united states the opportunity to help more people you're right berry and father harding define and michael we're building brand new permanently affordable low income housing in the tenderloin in san francisco and we will do more and more of that (clapping) i just want to say that it's more than just a commitment we'll demonstrate and certainly with the help of supervisor kim and scott wiener we will work

together to make sure that housing will be built for those in needs i've also felt that this wonderful contingent is a representation of the connection that state is our responsibility to make in san francisco yes there is great wealth and success in this city absolutely there is deep poverty in this city it is our role to make the connections to make sure that the family grows to make sure that the success is for the one hundred percent and this is that example of what else would you say you'll find here the san francisco giants helping to serve warren hellman is here all the time in spirit and how council u consequential

is the hearingly strictly bluegrass is at opening of the st. anthony's yes wells fargo and you pour in the great historic foundations like susan an co-sponsor resident and the sf foundation i know leader pelosi knows the details she's there whenever we're saying we need this complicated massing of those connects is that will make in work it doesn't come with a recognition of need but with the work behind it to put together the hud funds and tax credits and the nonprofits like mercy and st. anthony's together all of this it's because we recognize someone else i want to make sure everybody knows here

and a at st. anthony's known for serving meals like 3 thousand and more a day it's not just about the meals the meal is a way to connect up the people human nutrient and the serving of that meal is kind of like a prayer to touch people from serving the meal to look at each other in the ice to find out what is say we need help and the hearts open and the impairment and the sharing of the hardship stories of what people go through and the connection of other support and services to allow success in life to happen it happens here everyday at st. anthony's so it's our job to recognize that connection to all of the other things that people struggle in life and provided the services of support so that

the meal it comes the connection to all the other things we ought to be doing to lift people's lives it's in that spirit that i would like to declare today not st. anthony's but tony's dirng room day here in san francisco come on up (clapping). >> all right. thank you everybody on the opening but celebrating more of the connections for people's lives thank you. >> yes mayor is right let's get on with this thank you, mayor ed

lee at this time, i'd like to invite the ribbon currents to their position so marilyn one of our guests come up and carr ma let one 0 of our volunteers and our 6th district supervisor jane kim and xhur and chief joanne white our spot is here to stand take your spots important so, now we'll have -

>> oh, my god right here (laughter). >> ready 1, 2, 3 (clapping.) yeah. >> yeah. >> oh, my god. >>