the maybeck foundation was established to celebrate the legacy of bernard maybeck, who was the architect of, most importantly, the palace of fine arts. hans is a graduate of the yale school of architecture but most importantly a san francisco native. he contributed not only his time on the steering committee but also led his expertise -- his architectural expertise to the project. thank you so much for your role. i would also like to thank and acknowledge the new chairman of the maybeck foundation, richard, who is here. i very much look forward to working together as we make certain that the work that has been done to date at the palace of fine arts continues in this legacy. lastly, i want to say a special thanks to donna huggins, the campaign chair of this project. for those of you who have not met her or been in her presence, she is an amazing woman, beloved by all, and truly, no amount of praise will do justice to the banks you deserve from our city with the palace of fine arts. she was plain and simply the linchpin of the project. without her, she would not -- without her, it would n