mr. decaneey this you so much for being a director of a progressive forward thinking arts institution. and to the city family, thank you for understanding the significance of this building and more importantly the role it plays in the community. i want to acknowledge an amazing woman who has provided leadership to the community. she has afforded blood sweat and tears and this is ms. barbara -- barbara i want to give a moment to recognize your staff to help keep run this place and your dashing security. who is not listening but i will get him later. thank you, everyone who supports the organization who donates to the opera house to help keep programs alive like dare to dream. if you are a donor, please continue. we need to continue to provide a safe space for arts and culture in the community. lastly and certainly not least. i want to thank the community, the third street merchants, the neighbors, you are the reason we are here today. i want to animal we -- acknowledge we have the bill of -- brights organization and all the people dealing with land issues and funding resources. we need