finally, we have the jacqu line zapata chavez, supervisor avalos' nominee. >> [inaudible] i hope you all join and carried that bag proudly. thank you very much. [applause] now, we have our president of the friends of the commission on the status of women. >> thank you, commissioner. i want to thank the mayor and board of supervisors for all the work and dedication on behalf of women and girls in san francisco. i also would like to give a special thanks to the city administrator's office for continued support of this event. that is the reason why we are all here. this reception at this event would not happen without the help of our board members. and i do want to acknowledge our board members again. and we have a special guest, the consul general of the canadian consulate. she was just newly appointed. so we welcome you to city hall and to this event, and, of course, our sponsors. we do have refreshments for all of you. we want to thank chevron for the gas cards. congresswoman nancy pelosi, a democratic leader in the u.s. house of representatives. the filipina women's network. marion

[applause] >> i'd like to call up the district 11 honorees, jacqueline zapata-chavez. i first met jackie a couple of years ago and i was so surprised that i just met her a couple of years ago. i had known her well before. but it turns out that when i got to know jackie, i did know her. i saw her face every day on the mural on the playground. i always wondered who that was. it's jackie chavez. she was born in general hospital, the first generation nicaraguan. she is a native of san francisco but also a member of the exelsor. she grew up on moscow street. she has fond memories of riding the 52 bus just for the entertainment value. i don't imagine you like the wait, though. you also waited for the 52. attending balboa high school was one of the highlights of her childhood and her son is sa stay tuned there now. some of the things that she loves on -- is that multigenerations from her family have been there and that anything she could want is there. her mother passed away from cancer when she was 15. and during her battle with cancer, her mother taught her and her sister h