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i'm going to ask shannon gerber with the home depot foundation to join me. many people have had an involvement with or been impacted by the home depot foundation and team depot? shannon and the home depot foundation are fabulous partners that have invested over $130 million in affordable housing resources for veterans who are homeless. their impact on this movement is unstoppable and we're so excited to have them as a partner. shannon, let me go ahead and get your slides. >> good morning, everybody. >> good morning. >> well, i'll quickly give you a little bit of background on me. my name is shannon gerber and i have the privilege of leading the home depot foundation team. one second, these are not my slides, bailey. i am not going to be able to speak to these. >> oh, those are steve's slides. >> love orange. orange all the time. >> make it up, shannon. that's how we roll. >> do you have your clicker? >> yep. we're all good. >> as i said, i'm privileged to lead the home depot foundation team. just to give you a little background i've been with home depot for a

and ask shannon gerber with home depot foundation to join you. how many people have that involve with -- the home depot foundation and home depot? [applause] >> shannon and home depot foundation of others partners that have invested over $130 million in a portable house resources for veterans were homeless. their impact on this movement is unstoppable and we are so excited to have them as a partner. shannon, let me go ahead and get your slides. [applause] >> good morning, everybody. i'll quickly get a bit of background on me. my name is shannon gerber and had the privilege of leading the home depot foundation team. one second. these are not my slides. baylee? [inaudible] >> love orange. orange all the time. >> make it up, shannon. >> we are all good, perfect. so as i said i am privileged to lead the home depot foundation team. just give you back then, i've been home depot for almost 14 years and have seen the amazing work that you and the foundation have done. so when we shifted our focus back and 2011 on veterans it was very personal for me. oath

that's why the work of shannon gerber and generosity of the home depot foundation is so important. thank you very much for the announcement made this morning. that's why natalie demarco and city community development is so important. is that close? shannon, natalie, thank you for your work and setting an example for businesses across the country. it's going to take some best in class collaboration to finish the job spoke bring systems to ensure there's no wrong door for veterans seeking help. it's going to take some best in class collaboration to set concrete and ambitious monthly and quarterly goals for helping vet advance get back in housing. it's going to take some best in class collaboration to ensure shelter is immediately available to any veteran experiences unsheltered homelessness, to make sure any community has resources, plans and system capacity in place, should any veteran become homeless or at risk, and to identify by name all veterans experiencing homelessness and share that list across systems, so that not even one falls through the cracks. that's what people like mi