thank you to the united irish society board and volunteers and sponsors that make this all happen.ity agencies supporting the many events. the san francisco parks and recreation, san francisco fire department and paramedics, san francisco police department, san francisco sheriff's department, the san francisco public works, and the san francisco m.t.a. a round of applause for those agencies. thank you. i would like to thank and congratulate our 2020 st. patrick's day grand marshall, mr. con lions. thank you, con. also, the families of our honorrary grand marshalls. (applause) it is a tremendous honor to be selected as the grand marshall, as well as a lot of work. based on his track record he is up to the task at hand. thank you, con. the st. patrick's day season consists of visits to friends throughout san francisco as well as civic events commemorating the contributions of father peter york and kate kennedy. in conclusion, we are not new york, boston, chicago, or atlanta. we are san francisco, and we put on one heck of a st. patrick's day celebration. embrace this and go out aptry