and shelley lowenstein who is the knight of pope gala chair. and good morning to you. >> good morning. >> and let's talk about the challenges leading up to this point, which is the gala which is a wonderful event and fundraiser too? >> sure. the diabetic international was founded by parents of children living with type 1 and our mission is to find a cure for type 1 and it's complications. ten years ago we started the galla and we recruited shelley lowenstein and her husband to host the event. it was on october 13th, approximately three and a half weeks after 9/11. we wanted to have a comedian and he called us two days after and said there was nothing funny to talk about and wouldn't be here. and nine out of ten said we should go forward and during that evening we raised $5,000, and to date over $9 billion for research. >> and speak about how much of the money goes to ultimately helping in research and one day that brass ring that we are looking for of for sure? >> this is the best philanthropies in that they use 80-85 cents on the dollar toward