we honored ted and dione talbie. they have been big supporters across the area. diana's a board member and chairs the capital campaign. they were thrilled to get the proclamation from mayor li, proclaiming march 12 diane and ted talbie day. there were very happy to get that. coming up in april is our biggest event of the year. the annual zoo fest on april 28. the chair by longtime bay area philanthropist, kelly roberts. she has chosen as the theme to be an evening of pelicans on the serengeti. the idea is sort of black ties in the brush. -- an evening of the allegations on the serengeti. burlap and black ties. we hope some of you will be able to join us. i want to highlight sending that i think is indicative of how much the zoo has once again become a cornerstone of the san francisco community. a key element of zoo fest is there a silent auction. for many years we had trouble getting people to donate items to our silent auction. this year we have had phenomenal responses. people coming in and saying, can we donate something? we would love to participate. my colle