if you wish to submit a speaker card, please place them in the container to your leftto my sel. if you are presenting any documents, please include a copy for myself. supervisor avalos: thank you, mr. young. this microphone is making me feel like i'm in a dr. seuss book. ok. mr. clark, please call item number one. >> item number one. francisco arts commission to from the national endowment for the arts learning in the arts for children and youth for general operating support for writerscorps. supervisor avalos: thank you, mr. young. >> good morning, mr. chairman. we're here to answer any questions you might have about this item. the program, writerscorps, is beginning its 17th year of service to the students and the youth of san francisco. is a collaborative program between the library, and the arts commission. we anticipate that we will be able to reach about 600 young students in san francisco, helping to promote creative writing, and that's the purpose of the program. it brings published professional writers and places them at schools, libraries, and in the juvenile justice c