i am john rothman, president of the laurel heights improvement association. whoever gets the lease, we will work with, welcome, and in the race. the observation -- has been at laurel hill for two decades. the thing that is most destructive to me -- distressing to me is that no notification was given. i have been the president of our association for two decades. i received notification of the fact that there was any problem. we want the child of sufficient program to continue. they will able to come in, they were able to come in on a walk- in basis. our hope today is not that you reject anything, rather to act for a continuance. we are prepared to work to raise that money from the participants. we have negotiated in rental agreements for least 15 years. whatever happens, we will welcome everyone, we want to work with everyone. there are two great programs. >> thank you. question afternoon. when the director for language and action. i have been with this program for three years. i entered the early childhood education field because i love working with children