liana. thanks so much. sure. go ahead. >> so i don't want to miss the opportunity to say a few words of gratitude. i'd shireen mentioned, the independent living assistance center, we provide services to seniors, disabilities, and we are public servants with a very noble cause, and this acknowledgement is actually a testimony to the work we do and also to the services we provide to our consumers. so on behalf of myself, my colleagues, and the people we serve, i'd like to say thank you for this award and i'm kind of a little nervous. the thing is we live in a world that's where people work extremely hard without the benefit of being recognized, so having received this opportunity, i'd like to honor those, but also the people who led me to this point. first, i'd like to thank my supervisor, miss brenda mcgregor for -- [applause] >> -- for noticing the work that we do and also for being supportive. we're so privileged to have very supportive management. they really provide us with good guidance. they listen to our ca