>> well, thank you all. we are going to start. welcome to the bristol hotel. my name is randy shaw. i'm the director of the tenderloin housing clinic. see, i wasn't -- see, i thought, i didn't prepare remarks. why don't we keep people moving in the door here. thank you all for coming. it's really a special day because the bristol is a

special property. i don't know that a private bath hotel that would be for lease for formerly homeless people, and the bristol hotel, i would say half of these rooms are bigger than any of our 21 other hotels that we lease. it's big rooms, quality hotels. right where you're going to take a picture, there's going to be a kitchen installed. it's in the building department now. i want to give some background how we got to this point. i think it's important to realize that when we met with the owner to do the hotel, we agreed on a certain price, but then, there was a private donor who was willing to pay more. i contacted mayor breed the day after she was elected. it took a while, because she

was busy and i was out of town. i got together to see what we could do with the property. a lot of people would say hey, we don't have that money in the budget. we can't get into a bidding war with private developers. but that's not what mayor breed said. jeff buckley was with me. she said, do whatever it takes to get that hotel. i said okay, mayor. i called bill, the owner of the hotel. i called bill, and i said bill, look. we can offer to pay a little more. mayor breed said she really wants the hotel. i'll tell the private people we don't want to use them, this is the key thing where we get mr. bennioff involved. we had an agreement, but we had no funding source for the

hotel. so time was passing, and i'll let the mayor pick up the story, but i got a text one friday at 6:00 from mayor breed, saying i got the money for your hotel. and i'll let her tell you -- i'll have her tell you how she accomplished it because it was no small feat. with no further adieu, mayor london breed. >> the hon. london breed: thank you, randy. it's really exciting to be here today. when we have an opportunity to provide housing like this to so many people who we know are living on the streets, we have to do whatever it takes to get access to this housing. and so when randy and i talked about this in my office, and he told me this was a newly renovated hotel that could provide 58 units of step-up housing, i just got super

excited because this doesn't come along every single day. so i started making the phone calls. and not everyone said yes, but mark benioff said yes as soon as i asked him about this project. as soon as he said yes, i immediately called randy and said tell bill to hold off because we have a generous supporter helping us address homelessness here in san francisco. mark and lynn benioff have been absolutely instrumental for addressing these issues. thank you, mark, for being here today. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: well, we are here to celebrate this along with a number of other things i know we will be able to accomplish in san francisco to address what we know is a real crisis.

we have 58 units of step-up housing which creates exits for people who are living in permanently supportive housing who are now able to live independently, and it will also create 58 vacancies in our existing supportive housing that can go to people who are in our navigation centers and who are in our shelters. because of the activism of people like randy shaw in the tenderloin housing clinic and the generous support of mark and lynn bennioff, we are able to turn this into housing for formerly homeless adults. we all know there's not a one-size-fits-all. we all have a story of our own of challenges of people we have tried to personally hope. i work alongside jeff kozinski

who manages the department of homelessness, and there's not a day we don't talk about people we are trying to help. we know that this is no small task. it's been an issue in san francisco for decades, but through bold and innovative solutions, we know that we can make a difference in people's lives. it's not sometimes just housing, it will be supportive services, it will be shelter beds, it will be all that we need in order to address those issues because sadly, we do know that so many people who are struggling with homelessness are struggling with mental illness and substance abuse disorder, and those are challenges that we have to address in addition to

providing a place, a safe, affordable place for people to call home. we know the voters recently approved additional funding to homeless programs, and i'm committed to clearing any additional hurdles that this funding may face. but we can't stop. since july, we have helped 500 people overcome homelessness, and i am working to open 1,000 new shelter beds, this will clear the shelter wait list so that everyone has a place indoors. and our new one system, a central database tracking individual case management and responses is ahead of schedule in signing people up. we had a goal to reach about 2,000 individuals by the end of october. we are almost at 4,000 people in our one system, which is our

coordinated system to try and track and help people out of w

introduce the man that's stepped up to the plate and made it happen for us, mark benioff. [applause] >> okay. well, make a little adjustment here. well, good morning, everybody. good morning. and to mayor breed and to jeff

and everyone from the city, to randy shaw, and everyone from the tenderloin housing clinic, to all of our friends who are here, and our partners from these amazing n.g.o.s, like our good friend, tamika, larkin street, glide, catholic charities, so many of you who are doing god's work, working on homelessness every single day. thank you for your work. we are ending the crisis of homelessness in san francisco. and we have a very serious crisis of homelessness in san francisco. everyone knows this is my number one priority. we have over 7500 homeless individuals on our streets, we have over 1200 homeless families, many with two kids each, and it is time to bring this to a close. that is why lynn and i are

excited about this announcement, and we are thrilled to be making it today here with the mayor. this is an example of the difference that we are going to make with public-private partnerships, the city, business, philanthropy, and n.g.o.s. this is the path, this is the formula to bring homelessness to a close in our city. when mayor breed, a champion of the homeless, knew that the bristol hotel needed funding for housing units, she swung into action. she contacted me, and i agreed that this is something we want to do. i glagreed to give $6 million towards improvement of the bristol hotel working to get out of homelessness. bras the because the experts tell us, and the medical

research shows that when a homeless person finally gets a home, which is what it's all about, when a homeless person finally gets a home of their own, it's transformative. it's a catalyst for change. it's a reduction of all symptoms and all issues in their life. and i'm told that these units are going to go to people who are living in lodgings where they have to share bathrooms. these people are on our mind, especially at this season of the year. that's part of what having a home is all about, the basic dignity that every person deserves, and that is why it is my number one priority for our city. randy said getting the call was lik like a miracle, but i'll tell you, when it comes to ending

homelessness in our city, it doesn't take miracles, it doesn't take miracles, it takes money, and it takes a lot of money. so this is a solvable problem. there are programs that work. we have many great examples of programs that are working, like randy's program, like tamikay's program. but we need a scale of these programs, and that is going to take a lot of money. that is why with the passage now of proposition c, the city will start collecting that money january 1. that is the miracle. that is the miracle that i'm so excited about. and a result of the campaign, we identified so many new ideas and so many new opportunities, like the partnership that brings us here today, and many others that we plan to announce in the coming weeks. bristol hotel is a preview, and this announcement here today, is a preview of what is to come because the city will finally

have the money to do it. not just to do this, but to do so many other things that are on our list. it's the beginning of a whole parade of new investments to end homelessness in our city. and i want to make one final point. starting january 1, starting january 1, the biggest, the wealthiest, the most important companies in our city, like mine, salesforce, the city's largest employer, will pay more, about one half of 1% of our revenue to help homelessness. that is very exciting. a lot more buildings like this are going to open up, a lot more shelters, a lot more services, a lot more capablities. that is very exciting. that is the miracle of this season, but that doesn't let anyone off the hook. it doesn't, in any way, absolve the rest of us. it doesn't absolve me, it

doesn't absolve you from giving what we can and embracing our responsibilities as citizens and as neighbors. prop c doesn't replace philanthropy as today is evidence of. it complements it. that's why jeff tullio has given $1 million to homelessness. that's why the chair of airbnb has given $5 million to homelessness. i challenge every c.e.o. in our city to join us, to join sales force, to join the city, to join all of our n.g.o.s as we work to get everyone in a home. join us in the wisdom of st. francis. st. francis, who is the name sake of our city, who said, it is in giving that we receive.

that is why we are here, that is what we are doing, that is what we are committed to doing, so we all must be committed to restoring the greatness of our city. this is a san francisco that takes care of its people. it always has. this is a san francisco that is a fabric of tolerance and diversity and inclusion, but it is a city that is a fabric of compassion and love, especially at this time of the year and especially when we look at our city's most neediest, when we walk down the streets and see our homeless and say wow, there through the grace of god goes i. thank you all for being here today, thank you, mayor breed, for your wisdom and your incredible work, and we can't wait to have this opened it up and getting it used for great order. >> thank you. >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you. i do want to say, if you look

at the actual practical effect, if mark benioff and his wife had not stepped up, they would have been renting these units out for $2,000 a month, as compare today the 50 -- compared to the 500 to $600 a month. coming up, our next speaker, gail, who is a tenant in one of our other s.r.o.s, who has to share a bathroom. >> my name is gail seagraves, and i'm a collaborator at the s.r.o. and i'm a tour guide for the tenderloin museum, and i'm also very active in the community. but today, i'm here because i

am so excited that the bristol will be opening soon as a much needed step-up hotel. i've been living at the elk hotel which is a supportive s.r.o. for over ten years now, where i have to share a bathroom, and i have to share a shower, and i've woken up many times in the middle of the night because tenants have issues. and this is why this is so important for people like myself. when i came here to san francisco 12 years ago, i came here for a job. and then, life hit me hard, and the job fell through. and then, when i went through my savings, i had to stay in a shelter, and then an s.r.o. so after working on certain areas of my life, i became ready to move onto a more independent life, you know, where you can have your own rest room and a community

kitchen and laundry, those simple yet very, very needed things for a person. not only that, but when people like me that are independent and can live independent when we leave, that will open up so many s.r.o. rooms for those on the streets, for those in shelters. it's just going to be amazing. i have talked to anybody that would listen, i mean, anybody, that we need step-up hotels and it would just go right around and help everybody. so i am grateful to see this happening with the bristol, and this is a win-win situation with the homeless, and thank you for this opportunity, everybody. [applause] >> so the mayor and mr. benioff will be available to answer any questions, so we're concluding

this event. and there will be a tour after you've talked to the mayor and mr. benioff, i'm happy to take people to some of the rooms. i want to give you that. [applause] >> i came to san francisco in 1969. i fell in love with this city and and this is where i raised my family at.

my name is bobbie cochran. i've been a holly court resident for 32 years. i wouldn't give up this neighborhood for nothing. i moved into this apartment one year ago. my favorite thing is my kitchen. i love these clean walls. before the remodeling came along, the condition of these apartments had gotten pretty bad, you know, with all the mildew, the repairs. i mean you haven't seen the apartment for the program come along. you wouldn't have believed it. so i appreciate everything they did. i was here at one point. i was. because i didn't know what the

outcome of holly court was going to be. you know, it really got -- was it going to get to the point where we have to be displaced because they would have to demolish this place? if they had, we wouldn't have been brought back. we wouldn't have been able to live in burn. by the program coming along, i welcome it. they had to hire a company and they came in and cleaned up all the walls. they didn't paint the whole apartment, they just cleaned up the mildew part, cleaned up and straighted it and primed it. that is impressive. i was a house painter. i used to go and paint other people's apartments and then come back home to mine and i would say why couldn't i live in a place like that. and now i do.

>> manufacturing in cities creates this perfect platform for people to earn livelihoods and for people to create more economic prosperity. i'm kate sosa. i'm cofounder and ceo of sf made. sf made is a public private partnership in the city of san francisco to help manufacturers start, grow, and stay right here in san francisco. sf made really provides wraparound resources for manufacturers that sets us apart from other small business support organizations who provide more generalized

support. everything we do has really been developed over time by listening and thinking about what manufacturer needs grow. for example, it would be traditional things like helping them find capital, provide assistance loans, help to provide small business owners with education. we have had some great experience doing what you might call pop ups or temporary selling events, and maybe the most recent example was one that we did as part of sf made week in partnership with the city seas partnership with small business, creating a 100 company selling day right here at city hall, in partnership with mayor lee and the board of supervisors, and it was just a wonderful opportunity for many of our smaller manufacturers who may be one or two-person shop, and who don't have the

wherewithal to have their own dedicated retail store to show their products and it comes back to how do we help companies set more money into arthur businesses and develop more customers and their relationships, so that they can continue to grow and continue to stay here in san francisco. i'm amy kascel, and i'm the owner of amy kaschel san francisco. we started our line with wedding gowns, and about a year ago, we launched a ready to wear collection. san francisco's a great place to do business in terms of clientele. we have wonderful brides from all walks of life and doing really interesting things: architects, doctors, lawyers, teachers, artists, other like minded entrepreneurs, so really fantastic women to work with.

i think it's important for them to know where their clothes are made and how they're made. >> my name is jefferson mccarly, and i'm the general manager of the mission bicycle company. we sell bikes made here for people that ride here. essentially, we sell city bikes made for riding in urban environments. our core business really is to build bikes specifically for each individual. we care a lot about craftsmanship, we care a lot about quality, we care about good design, and people like that. when people come in, we spend a lot of time going to the design wall, and we can talk about handle bars, we can see the riding position, and we take notes all over the wall. it's a pretty fun shopping

experience. paragraph. >> for me as a designer, i love the control. i can see what's going on, talk to my cutter, my pattern maker, looking at the designs. going through the suing room, i'm looking at it, everyone on the team is kind of getting involved, is this what that drape look? is this what she's expecting, maybe if we've made a customization to a dress, which we can do because we're making everything here locally. over the last few years, we've been more technical. it's a great place to be, but you know, you have to concentrate and focus on where things are going and what the right decisions are as a small business owner. >> sometimes it's appropriate to bring in an expert to offer suggestions and guidance in

coaching and counseling, and other times, we just need to talk to each other. we need to talk to other manufacturers that are facing similar problems, other people that are in the trenches, just like us, so that i can share with them a solution that we came up with to manage our inventory, and they can share with me an idea that they had about how to overcome another problem. >> moving forward, where we see ourselves down the road, maybe five and ten years, is really looking at a business from a little bit more of a ready to wear perspective and making things that are really thoughtful and mindful, mindful of the end user, how they're going to use it, whether it's the end piece or a he hwedding gown, are they going to use it again, and incorporating that into the end collection, and so that's the direction i hear at this point. >> the reason we are so

enamored with the work we do is we really do see it as a platform for changing and making the city something that it has always been and making sure that we're sharing the opportunities that we've been blessed with economically and socially as possible, broadening that

>> hi, everybody. we're going to get started. welcome, welcome, welcome to the last day of the old margaret hayward playground. that's worthy of some applause,

i think. [applause] >> before i introduce the mayor, i just want to say thanks to all of the amazing community partners who have worked with us to pull this off. this was a complicated planning effort, and we have some really, really, really passionate community partners and stakeholders, who i'm going to acknowledge in a second, and city agencies, and we have just an amazing design that is really going to serve this neighborhood, that is really going to serve the institutions around this neighborhood, the nonprofits around this neighborhood, and we're so excited about this project. so my special guest here to the right is a community member that grew up in this park, and that's what makes this so special. i've had the opportunity to talk to the mayor about her own memories, playing in this park. this was your park, right?

and so we are so honored to be able to think about the next generation, so let me announce or mayor and park -- our mayor and parks champion, london breed. >> the hon. london breed: thank you. i am so excited to be here today, because i spend many years in this park. in fact, this playground structure that is here is not the playground structure that is here when i was used to play. it was wood. it was made out of wood. we used to get splinters in that park on a regular basis. the swing -- the slide was really, really high. nisha, you remember that. the slide was really high, and we used to jump off the slide. i mean, we were -- we were -- don't do that. don't do what we did. i used to eat lunch here through the free lunch program, and i used to get snacks here. i played chess and checkers

when kids played board games. i basically spent my entire childhood in this playground, and it was a place that was safe. it was a place that i loved to come to and language out, and i was so grateful that it was just in such close proximity to where i lived because it wasn't a far walk. and so renata, who was the rec director here at the time, she was absolutely amazing. and you know, we miss her dearly. she passed away a few years ago, but anitra is going to be the new person to run this rec place with a lot of the kids that are standing here behind me. and it does take a village, and it does take a lot of support, especially for our young people, who deserve to have every opportunity that is available to them.

and it was because of programs like what existed here at margaret hayward playground is the reason why i was able to grow and to thrive in san francisco. living right across the street at plaza east, which didn't look like what it looks like now, too, large towers of public housing, and my grandmother, she raised me, and in order to get me out of her hair, she'd say go to the park to play. but it's amazing to be with all of you here because we are going to make this park, this playground, this rec center, we are going to make it into something that is absolutely incredible. in 2016, a plan began with so many community organizations began in this neighborhood to say what the people wanted, what the people who live here wanted, in terms of a new

playground and recreation center, and how are we going to deliver to make this place an incredible place, not only for this generation, but for generations to come. so this $28 million project, $28 million -- [applause] >> the hon. london breed: it's going to usher in what i think is absolutely incredible. i'm so grateful for the leadership of rec and park and phil ginsburg and all the work that you continue to do to be a champion for our parks in san francisco. i am so excited that rodney -- is rodney here? yes, rodney and the ymca, and anisha's here. i'm excited that they're going to be implementing great programs that the ymca provides, and i'm looking forward to being here in how long, phil?

>> 15, 16 months. >> the hon. london breed: 15 months when we cut the ribbon of the new recreation center and playground. and hopefully, the swings are going to be strong enough to bold adults, too. >> both of us. >> the hon. london breed: thank you, phil. appreciate it. because we are still kids at heart, and that's what parks do for all of our citizens. we want kids to get outside and play. we want adults and others to enjoy our basketball courts and our tennis courts and our rec centers and all that san francisco has to offer. so i just want to say thank you to the voters for continuing to support parks funding every time you see it on the ballot. thank you to the community of the western addition for not only supporting this and being actively engaged, but continuing to support parks in this neighborhood. and i guarantee you that even though this park is utilized,

especially during the summer, this park, when it is completed, it's going to be hard to get into, i assure you of that, and i am looking forward to being here within the next 10 months to cut the ribbon so we can get to playing and swinging and enjoying ourselves. thank you all so much for being here today. >> thank you, mayor. [applause] >> did i say 15 months? no pressure -- yes, i did. you know, the mayor talked about the importance to her of being able to walk to a park, or maybe it was the importance of your grandmother being able to send you to a park. >> the hon. london breed: yeah, that too. >> you know, mayor, you ged to preside over the first city in america where everyone in the city can walk to a park. it really is an extraordinary

thing that sets san francisco apart. so it's worth noting. it's my pleasure to bring up our newest district five supervisor for whom community is definitely first, vallie brown. [applause] >> ms. brown: thank you, phil. i remember when we were talking about this probably in 2000 -- and what was it? 10? >> it was a long time ago. >> i don't know. it's been a long time. but i want to thank mayor breed and parks and rec for saying that parks are important not only to this city, but this district. this district is very special

to me, and the people who live around here. and i really am happy to see us keep moving forward with green space. but this process just wasn't a city hall or department effort. this was a community effort, and you have to remember, and all the people standing behind me, we have sheryl davis that used to be with mo' magic, and she was there, pushing for it. there's james -- where's james? he was part of it, also. and then, there was kelley groves, and barbara, who started the process. i know judith cohen is here. rodney's here from buchanan y, and then, spencer, are you here? oh, well, boys and girls club has been part of this, but you know, they're busy with the kids today. but one of the things that i

really always admired and truly respect in the western addition is that the community comes forward and says look, what's best fore the community, and they look at it as a whole. and kids have always come first in this community, and that's all something i think we all some strive for when we're looking at legislation or we're looking at things in this city, what is good for the kids that are here, and i'm just really happy to be part of this, and i will be there in 15 months? >> you betcha. >> cutting that ribbon with mayor breed and everyone behind me, and kamaya from mo' magic. but thank you everybody for coming, and we'll all be back in 15 months. it's on my calendar. thank you. [applause]

>> i should have said 17 months. supervisor brown started to introduce some of the community members, so let me acknowledge -- more formally acknowledge our amazing partners. judith cohen. you're going to hear in a second from chuck collins and rodney chin of the ymca. they've just been such amazing partners not just at this site, but all across the city. bobbie sisk from bethel a.m.e. bobbie -- without bobbie's help and bobbie's support and encouragement for this renovation, it might not have happened, so thank you, bobbie, for really understanding the bigger vision here. a special shoutout to gary cannonand melinda schrade.

they've made an incredibly generous gift that will enable us to convert the fields us us into athletic fields that can be used year-round. we're just going to get more kids playing on the fields because of their generosity, so thank you very much, sacred heart. the mayor and supervisor brown gave a shoutout to sheryl davis, but sheryl deserves as many shoutout as we can give her. before that, sheryl running mo' magic was amazing. i was to recognize the western addition, prosac for all of their help. so many partners, and it just speak to see what the mayor said about the importance of this space. very briefly, let me just

acknowledge the design and construction team because they are extraordinary. this is a design done by our very own department of public works. i want to thank mohamed and jen and the entire design team for their work. it is an extraordinary design. i want to thank the construction team, bachman. we ended up with a great, great contractor. they've worked with us on our civic center playgrounds. they really understand the level of excellence that is required of them on a city public works project. and i also want to acknowledge a special thank you to mary ellen keller. i am going to conclude with thanking my own staff, but before i do that, let me bring up chuck and rodney from the y. the ymca has been a

long-standing tenant at this site, working with the kids to give them the love and support, attention, recreation, and culture that they deserve, and they are going to continue to be here with us. our partnership with the y is really extraordinary. it's at bodecker, it's all over the city. i am really excited for it, and with that, let me invite up rodney and gary from the ymca. >> thank you, phil, and thank you, mayor breed. the last time i saw the mayor here, we were having a program for kids about sugary beverages. and then, mayor breed came over and spent the better part of an hour with them, being involved with them on a really personal level. and i didn't have such the great appreciation for her relationship to this park, but

it was clear in her relationship to those children. and i want to thank you for that leadership. also, supervisor brown, i may be the oldest person here right now, but i was born here. we lived on pine street, and the history of my family in san francisco really started in what we call the fillmore, and now the western addition. so this is really sacred ground for me personally, and a place where i had the opportunity to become who i am because of everybody who worked so hard for young people at that point in history. and now, we're on a different time frame, where young people are less visible in our city, and whether we need to come together and say whether or not we're going to have a city that really embraces young people, and the department of health is a focus of so much work, but it's also a folk you go of sheryl and so many other people

that are here that enable us to do what we can for young people. there's not a representative of the boys and girls club, but let me be that person for a second and say they appreciate the opportunity to work together. as phil already said, we're working together in other parts of the city, and bodecker is a really complex and difficult community right in the middle of the tenderloin, and how community partners come together and not compete, but really learn how to come together and partner and collaborate in the margin of difference in the victory whether our kids are going to learn to thrive. i want to thank all of our leaders who come together to make us a better city. thank you very much. rodney? >> thank you, everybody. [applause] >> i just first want to say, what a beautiful day, and i first remember over six years ago when this bond was proposed and announced. i was standing up there on the stairs, and just imagining what this would be.

and i must say that the current plans that the rec and park and the public works people have put together is beyond any imagination that i could have thought of. so nothing left to say but let's get it done, and i will make sure that we're here to do the work in the community. thank you, everyone. >> thank you, rodney. >> and what rodney didn't mention is like the mayor and like chuck, rodney lives just a block or two away, so the community roots grow deep. so madam mayor i don't remember, would you lead us in a ground breaking. let's get around this pile of dirt and put on our helmets. [inaudible]

>> the hon. london breed: all right. you guys ready? you going to help me count? all right. ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. [cheers and applause] >> you got it. >> my name is amanda

[inaudible] over see the girls sports program. when i came to san francisco and studied recreation and parks and towerism and after i graduated i moved to candlestick park and grain r gain adlot of experience work with the san francisco 49 and [inaudible] be agfemale in a vore sports dynamic facility. i coached volo ball on the side and as candle stick closed down the city had me move in92 too [inaudible] >> immediate interaction and response when you work with kids. i think that is what drives other people to do this. what drew me to come to

[inaudible] to begin with for me to stay. i use today work in advertising as a media buyer and it wasn't fulfilling enough and i found a opportunity to be a writing coach. the moment [inaudible] you to take advantage of how you change and inspire a child by the words you say and actions you do. >> you have a 30 different programs for girls through rec and park and fast ball, soft ball and volley ball. i started the first volley ball league and very proud what i have done with that. being a leader for girls is passion and showing to be confident and being ambiggish and strong person. [inaudible] for about 5 years. programs offered thraw thirty-three rec and park

and oversee thg prms about a year. other than the programs we offer we offer summer camp squz do [inaudible] during the summer and that is something i wherei have been able to shine in my role. >> couple years we started the civic center socking league and what an amazing opportunity it was and is it for kid in the neighborhood who come together every friday in the civic center plaza on green grass to run and play. you otonly see soccer and poetry but also see books t. is a really promoting literacy to our kid and giving them to tools to make it work at home. real fortunate to see the [inaudible] grow. >> girls get pressureed with society and i know that is obvious, but we see it every day, magazines, commercials the idea what a woman should look

like but i like to be a strong female role for it goals that play sports because a lot of times they don't see someone strong in a female role with something connected with sports and athleticism and i love i can bring that to the table. >> soccer, poetry, community service. we now have field of dreams. we are [inaudible] all over the bay area and excited to be share our mission with other schools across the bay to really build the confidence and character of kids when they go out to play and close their eyes and think, why was [inaudible] we want to make sure-i want to make sure they remember me and remember the other folks who [inaudible] >> get out there and do it. who cares about what anybody else says. there will be poopal people that come up and want to wreck your ideas. that

happen today eme when i went to candle stick part and wanted to [inaudible] people told me no left and right. whether you go out for something you are passionate about our something you want to grow in and feel people will say no. go out and get it done. i can be the strong leader female and i love that.