of people from usta here today. we are covered. i love it. we of people from the mid- atlantic section. -- we have people from the mid atlantic section. are they here today? i thought they were going to be here. anyway, just a you know, the -- just so you know, the usta is the national governing body of tennis and there are 17 geographical sections. we happen to be in the mid- atlantic section. the states are virginia, west virginia, maryland and all these -- and obviously the district of columbia, just so we're very clear for anyone that is not familiar with our sport. i think it is important that you know that. i would like to thank the ceo of community tennis. just about everything will be talking about today comes under his leadership, so i want you to stand up, kurt. [applause] thank you. he is a heck of an athlete too, believe me. to all of the board of directors that are here, i really appreciate you being here. also, the two people the problem -- the two people who probably help me the most to get prepared t