my name is alice rice and i'm representing the omi beacon. i'm here to advocate for our art and math programs. in my position aztec coordinator over last three years, i have served hundreds of children and youth in district 11 to promote digital legacy. to the strong advocacy of supervisor avalos last june, our site was awarded add back funds for the funds in broad band, technology opportunities programs. these funds helped us to expand our middle school programming and to include more innovative technologies to meet the growing need of our. male -- growing need and their stem. and expanded our programs to include the maker education initiative. with renewed funding, i'll program will be able to continue closing the digital divide to further their work with a city's most vulnerable populations from the digital divide youth and seniors. with me here today are a few of our youth and they'd like to speak about their experiences and its value. >> good afternoon. i'm feona gray and i have been at beacon for three years and one of the tech classes