 Hi, my name is Megan McNish and I'm a preservation planner with the City of Columbia's Planning and Development Services. May is National Historic Preservation Month and we're really excited to be able to celebrate with you, although it's going to be more virtual again this year. National Historic Preservation Month was started in the 1970s by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and it started as National Historic Preservation Week, but now it spans the whole month of May. So we've got lots of events going on that you can participate in this month. One of our ongoing events is an Instagram photo contest. Check us out at Kola Compass on Instagram for more details about how to participate. On May 5th, we're having a virtual historic preservation roundtable called Jane's Talk. This is named after activist Jane Jacobs who fought for preservation and the rights of citizens in urban planning. This is going to be with several residents of historic districts talking about, you know, historic preservation in general, what it's like to live in a historic neighborhood, and what they've enjoyed about living in these areas over the years. So it'll be really fun. We're really excited about it. If you'd like to participate, please send us an email at preservation at columbiasc.gov. Another one of our ongoing events throughout the month of May, there are several children's crafts available on our website that you can, you know, break out your colored pencils and crafting supplies and get to work on those. We'd love to see if you make creations of your own. If you'd like to tag us on social media at Columbia Compass on Facebook and Instagram, or send us a picture at preservation at columbiasc.gov. Our next virtual event is historic preservation trivia on May 20th. This is going to be hosted over Zoom, and we're going to test your local and national knowledge of preservation. You can either register yourself or a team by emailing preservation at columbiasc.gov. If you do register a team, we recommend that team members either be able to be together in person, making sure you're following the appropriate guidelines, or be able to communicate with each other so that one person can answer for the team. We do have several small prizes as a part of our trivia, and we'd love to see you there. Two other exciting things coming in May on May 8 and the 22nd, we're going to be posting two of our virtual bike tours. These were tours that we did in 2018 and 2019 that we've recorded so that you can do them self-guided on your own and be able to enjoy the beautiful weather of Columbia in May. So we hope that you'll participate in National Historic Preservation Month, and please see the links in the description for more information on how to participate.