my name is nick footracer and i proudly serve on the nihonmachi street fair board of directors. and i'd like to thank the commission for consideration of nihonmachi status as a legacy business. so nihonmachi has a historic past, and this year will continue that historic run. as grace said, we're celebrating our 50th year, of illuminating traditions and the culture of the asian american native hawaiian, and pacific island communities. nihonmachi also provides a place for our youth to grow, to develop a sense of pride for their in their culture, and to gain valuable experience while progressively taking on more and more responsibility and learning new skills. and i speak of this directly from experience, as my own son began as a volunteer at nihonmachi, which helped him to learn responsibility and leadership which helped him to take a risk and apply for a political internship. and from there, graduating from a university. recently and most importantly, pursuing a career in community and environmental policy, giving back to communities, coming back full 360. after having started at