 Thank you for your testament of belief and God bless America with a full heart Deep gratitude for your trust. I accept your nomination for the president We said we intended to reduce interest rates inflation and we have We said we would reduce taxes to get our economy moving again We said we would once again be respected throughout the world and we are we said we would restore our ability to protect our freedom on land See and in the air and we have came together in a national crusade to make America great again and to make a new beginning It's hard to believe it's been almost eight years since we first came here It was a springtime of hope for America and our best days were yet to come We had a big job to do but fortunately we had the people to do it talented dedicated people from all walks of life Who gave up so much to come here and serve When I think of our men and women in uniform, I recall our trip to South Korea. I Was so proud to hear not grumbling or I want to go home But the spirit with which they carried out their duties there there on the frontiers of freedom And I've never seen such morale such a spree decor It looks good such pride in their work sir. My name is private first-class broder I'm from Melbourne, California, and I've been in Korea's seven months. Okay. I'll point you. That's all right I'm proud to know you proud to know you too, sir. I don't have anything. I'm more proud of Then those young men and women in uniform today that I see so many times visiting the bases or out on a Out on a warship They are very remarkable. Most of us talk about kindness and compassion But mother Teresa the saint of the gutters lives it anyone who's ever been in this job takes with him so many memories Memories of the good times moments that bring a smile Moments that bring you to tears as president you share in those moments of triumph I believe in the line. I look to the hills from whence come with my strength Before I reached my decision to run for reelection Some people thought that maybe I'd be happy to retire to that beautiful ranch outside Santa Barbara and Spend the rest of my life enjoying the simple things Riding horses chopping wood and spending time with Nancy Being outdoors and close to all the God's natural gifts But they forgot there were so many things yet to be done You forgive me I'm gonna do it just one more time you wait I just had that great looking forward feeling of I guess it was like being ahead 14 nothing at the end of the first half And now you're coming out for the second half Who will ever forget the great ceremony for the lady? I've told Nancy that she's the other woman in my life She is a beautiful lady It's not just what she stands for and that great statue when you see it up that close is so very feminine when those lights came on And she was finally lighted up. It was a very thrilling moment one of my predecessors president Franklin Roosevelt once said History cannot be rewritten by wishful thinking My meetings with general secretary Gorbachev were in that spirit open and straightforward I Told him we don't mistrust each other Because of these weapons we have and because we're armed this way We're armed this way because we mistrust each other And if you and I Can eliminate the reasons for this mistrust That other part the arms will take care of themselves Six months later in Moscow. It all culminated in the ratification of the treaty itself And this ancient city of pinnacles inspires seemed to come alive with optimism and hope On June 1st at 8 20 a.m. Greenwich time the era of nuclear arms reductions had finally begun And for the first time I thought we could actually look forward to a future not clouded by the threat of nuclear war general secretary to Mrs. Gorbachev To the relationship That I believe must continue The war against drugs is a war of individual battles a crusade with many heroes including America's young people and also Someone very special to me She has helped so many of our young people to say no to drugs Nancy much credit belongs to you and I want to express to you your husband's pride One of the great days was welcoming Nancy home from the hospital She's an inspiration to me the way she always keeps her chin up and yes always bounces back no matter what Everywhere we go Nancy makes the world a little better to see her with heads of state People of other nations She represents her country very proudly and she represents it well and She makes friends wherever she goes and imagine life without her Ladies and gentlemen the president of the United States and Mrs. Reagan ladies and gentlemen, would you kindly stand? For the presentation of the color guard and remain standing and please join us in the singing of the national anthem I have good news for you, and I have bad news for you the Regans are here as you certainly can see and I'll be doing about a 90-minute vocal concert Of all the hits I had with Freddie Martin The bad news is Frank's got the flu It's around and an awful lot of people have it and he's sitting down in Palm Springs with a temperature and He feels awful about it, and he's leaving on a national tour maybe But he sends his apologies and of course his love to the Regans Because they're dear friends and he really wanted to be here tonight To be the first to welcome them home because this welcome home party tonight is the first and then there'll be about a series of 350 of them when the Regans come back here on June 21st Did you love their Christmas card the picture of the White House with the U-Haul in front of it? That was cute It's about two weeks, and they'll be here and In our midst but it now to officially welcome them back to the state of California is Our governor and a very popular one He is and a man who's done a really fine job for this state The only thing he has to worry about is if Ronnie gets tired of sitting in Bel Air He might decide to run for governor again. I don't know I don't want to worry him But would you give a great warm welcome to George Duke-Machian governor of California? Because he has faced Sam Dunlison for eight years To California and when you're back home here with me I I hope it won't bother you to be the second most charismatic person in California There there have been very few times in our national experience When we have had a leader who through the strength of his personality and the clarity of his ideas has so positively Impacted people throughout the entire world the way President Reagan has done it Mr. President through your leadership. We have entered a new era You have made the Reagan agenda America's agenda and a very important part of that agenda has been the crusade against drugs in which Nancy Reagan has played such a crucial role because of our first lady's tireless efforts a whole generation of our children now recognizes the dangers posed by drug abuse and With the money that's raised tonight for the Nancy Reagan drug abuse Center We in California now will be the beneficiaries of her efforts For all the hard work that you have put in to create a drug-free America May I extend to you Nancy our heartfelt appreciation and Mr.. President you and Nancy have achieved many great victories Because you dared America to be great again You braved the unknown and you won and your legacy will be an enduring one on behalf of all Californians and let me just say on their behalf Thank you both of you for a job well done and welcome home. Thank you very much Seldom met No, I dream of her. Oh, she doesn't know that I exist No matter how I may persist Though it's clear to see that there's no hope For me. Oh, I live at 51 35 Sanklude Avenue and She lives at 51 33 Doesn't try to please me doesn't even tease me. She never sees me You know it is wonderful to see them here I've never seen two people of course haven't been to the White House that many times But as comfortable in life as the Reagan's and in that job a lot of us here in this room have memories of the Reagan's Being with them in the White House. I mean I have an extraordinary one of a Saturday afternoon that they invited me up it was about the second year of Mr.. Reagan's presidency and I came up in that little elevator to the private floor and there there was the president standing in his Cowboy shirt. It was Saturday and Nancy a little suit and I had on a black suit in the black tie I look like Herbert Hoover standing there and I said to him oh gee mr. President you know your tie on he said well it's Saturday and They took me through the floor before lunch and We saw all the Lincoln bedroom and all the terrific rooms. We came to one room. Nancy said this is our exercise room and She went over and turned on all these machines and suddenly I was standing in the middle of the room And Nancy was flying up and down on some kind of machine and the president was on a treadmill and I thought God I must be going crazy. I Mean how many people in their lives would ever see the first lady flying up and down and the president on a treadmill Then she said come here. I want to show you what I've done with the pipes And we walked into a little tiny bathroom and she and I got down the floor She said you see I put copper piping all and I looked up and the president was in the doorway And we were both on the bathroom floor And I thought God, this is really extraordinary. I didn't think from the history books. I read it would be anything like this, you know Then we got to their bedroom and they saw it Nancy said you must see this wallpaper. It has birds It's beautiful. It was a kind of a circular room as we started to go through We passed the bathroom and she grabbed the door like any wife And I saw that they left their clothes on the floor just like we do. I mean it wasn't any different and We just had a great time and we sat at lunch and the president they told me stories about the first couple of days You know that they were in the White House and how One night he just felt kind of claustrophobic and he went over and he opened the great French doors to the Portico and the lawns and immediately people with machine guns ran out and aimed at him so he said I never did that again and They asked me if I'd ever been there before and I said oh, yeah A couple of times I first went there when Jerry Ford was the president and that was different We all got our invitations. It was a state dinner for the Shah of Iran. So I told Nancy and the president of the story and John Kluge was my boss at the time he owned Metro media So he gave me his car his driver and everything and the drivers said don't you worry mr. Griffin this first time the White House I'll take you and your lady and you I said well We go to the east gate because that's the celebrity Gate that it says come through he said there's the first time my name is Andrew I'll take you to the gate and with that we pulled up at the main gates in front of the portico and was dark And he rolled down the window and he said to the Secret Service mr. Merv Griffin. Well a guy couldn't have cared You know And the gates open and we drove in and there as I realized was dark There were marines in full dress on both sides standing and over here There was a station wagon with machine guns pointing out the back and I said Andrew I think you can we are in the wrong gate and he said no, we're all right We're all right and we got down and I realized the red carpet was down and there at the top was the president The first lady and Henry Kissinger and I said oh my god, Andrew They think it's the Shah of Iran. He said well I can make a u-turn and I said well don't do nothing just Pull up there and stop So we pulled up and this man came down to the he and he opened down came the president and the band started playing you the Iranian National Anthem and I went Help me and I got out and I said hi mr. President. We give him the wrong door and he said oh Merv it's okay and a guy from the State Department said don't step on the red rug, please and Then we had a walk by the band. They were playing And they ignored us and we went in but it turned out to be a nice evening and came the moment where President Ford got up and You know introduced the Shah and they call his wife the Shah Banu So he said oh, you know what's coming? He said your majesty your majesty. We're very proud to have you here in America. You're a great leader and We are so pleased to have you here tonight with your beautiful wife the Chaba Chubi Chuba Shaba Chubba Chubba Chaba Chibu The Mrs. Shaw is here and she's lovely And that started at all and we had a great dinner and the Shah spoke And then we went into the east room where and Margaret was going to entertain and he said your majesty and He said and the wife He said Margaret Ann. I know he said There's a young lady who's going to be here tonight to entertain She's not an american. She's a naturalized citizen. She's a citizen now. She came here from scandinavia And she worked hard. She was on Broadway. She's been in motion pictures And she's just terrific. And here she is a dear friend of Betty and mine. Here is Margaret Ann And Margaret Ann came out like my god. That's not my name and her manager Alan Carr went boom Against the it was a hell of a night in the white house. I'll tell you that But um, no that's okay I don't know why i'm telling jerry ford stories when we're here saluting this remarkable Couple who have given us all so much But i've done enough, uh, I think it's time we hear now from some of their neighbors Thank god, they don't have to live next door to this man Uh, in fact, I don't even know where he lives if he's even allowed in the community But he has something to say about everything and everybody and I know nancy and the president have worried about it all day long You know, the president's going over the highest popularity rating in the history of this america And this son of a gun is could destroy it in two minutes, you know So we'll just cut his microphone. No, he's a delightful guy. I mean this is a facade this He's a lovely man and inside this lovely man is living a desperate man Don are you there? Can you turn on the light at his table? Oh, here he is. No, that's that's the president's table. Please there. He is don rickles Ladies and gentlemen don Thank you amer of the introduction stunk I would just like to say mr. President Mrs. Reagan For $25,000 the meal was lousy Is he laughing take a look see if the president's laughing Mr. President, I know it's a late hour and you're usually napping at this time, but Ava gabor sitting there like hungry is free anyway Governor dupmejan. I must say your speech once again was dull and slow Anyway, uh I'm only kidding you governor because I have a cousin that's getting the chair friday I don't know one phone call could help him. This is an exciting night Not one big name showed up but I must say Jimmy stewart was supposed to be here, but he made a left turn and wound up an encino someplace Mr. President try to listen anyway, uh He keeps looking around saying is george busch the president or am I still in charge? Nancy, I only make jokes about your husband and why not? Just look at him. He's a funny-looking guy Anyway, uh, look at this the whole table when he's a funny-looking guy. That's a joke. I knew you sir and you know what mrs. Reagan? I know may I call you nancy Thanks Anyway, uh, it worked. Anyway, I must remember I was at the inaugural four years ago Uh at the president's inaugural you remember with frank sanatra who couldn't be here tonight, unfortunately because he heard merv griffin was going to sing anyway, uh If frank's friends are here, that's only a joke. He has an uncle of mine. He's holding in brooklyn anyway, uh I know this is a little fast for your president. We'll try to put it on tape So you can sit home and listen to your radio show and understand what the hell i'm talking about But you remember when you were governor on the dean martin show And I made fun of you then and I make fun of you tonight with love and respect Because I say from my heart mr. President really it's time you walked away george busch is up in my suite right now saying i'm gonna take over and straighten everything out Merv griffin, I tell you this from my heart You're a multimillionaire and I tell you from my heart to me. You're a little dwarf pain in the neck. You really are You're sang with freddy martin. You were lousy then you were lousy tonight frank sanatra is sitting home now throwing up because he has a tape of your voice I make jokes about merv. He's my new boss in resorts international mr. President and mrs. Reagan I work in atlantic city now gambling. I know you and the president don't stay up late and gamble But as soon as you leave office, I'm sure you'll be in atlantic city going a nine a nine Mr. President anyway, uh He's getting out just in time anyway, uh george busch would be here tonight, but he's riding around in a car going Damn it. I'm gonna be in charge of everything anyway, uh I make fun of george busch. I met him at the inaugural and he was a million laughs He and barbara said hello to me and then pushed me aside But I must say there are many stars here tonight that want to salute you. They're all big names lulipschitz harry kats al schwarz And tom donovan they all gave 50 million dollars to make sure you're the president Great names like barb stacker here tonight. This whole crowd drop your pants and fire a flare Anyway, uh Caesar Romero you remember him you danced with him when you were 12 anyway, uh Just off the top of my head Don nukem the great black pitcher is in the audience now and he sat at the table and he asked him to serve the people anyway, uh Joan Collins who who's sitting over there hoping and praying her name will be mentioned anyway, uh Jackie Collins her sister who's sitting at the other end of the room with a blow gun trying to pick her off But mr. President and mrs. Reagan. This is an exciting night. Mary martin's here. God bless you. You're a great star You really are and I wouldn't say anything derogatory about you because your son has a great deal of money anyway, uh Mike Connors an old friend is here mr. President to see you and Nancy And of course jay me far one of the hot stars of our time Marvin davis a multi-millionaire who carries all his money on him. That's why he looks the way he does And gary colman that little black little boy who's four foot one who I remember at your inaugural His other one wonderful thing. What was his name? Mr. President the other black youngster that I said was a basketball star Mr. President these are these are these tough questions And this is the man for eight years made decisions for us and sat in a white house and went Uh What the hell's the name of the secretary of state? I know him. I know him Schultzie schatzie schultzie mulzie God bless you and why do I make fun of you because you can't do anything to me in another four weeks You're gonna be sitting on your ranch and your wife's gonna say clean this up clean this up It's got eight dogs and they all do it and he goes come on. I was the president Marine reagan is sitting there laughing knowing she's gonna come into a lot of money someday Anyway, uh I want to thank baron hilton who walked around the entire cocktail room saying i'm baron hilton You give him a cookie and he went away. He's a real annoying guy Multi-millionaire charles bronson who really believes he can knock off the world So many great stars and john gavin who doesn't believe he's not in mexico anymore That was that was a mercy appointment. That really was i mean He and conny tower sat around mexico going And they wound up waiters in downtown acapoco Governor is this too fast for you? No just relax it You're gonna be reelected governor really Anyway, he's running against nobody anyway May I say uh, there are many stars my good friend ed mcman is here and he'd stand up but he fell over a case of beer anyway And to all of you, you know, you enjoy life You see the president of the united states sitting here with his lovely wife nancy who has done so much for the drug program And I make fun of people and why not because i'm an american And I sit here tonight and i'm proud and I see the black man sitting here and another black man and I ask you why Why are these black men allowed in here? Mr. T is sitting over there with a rifle as he's laughing his partner's robbing my house I have nothing against the black man mr. President and you've done a great job with the black people You've let them say hello to you This is great This is what america's about look at you carl carls jr Trying to be at this table and you can't because you're an annoying guy Marvin davis made a phone call and said put him at a lower table And I say to you gentlemen of the jury arrest charles bronson for killing all those people But this is a night to remember Frank Sinatra couldn't be here. Unfortunately. I've said that but we had merv griffin who sang one song. Thank god one song Merv you're a multi-millionaire now and you're with ava And the two of you sit around saying if yasha knew what we have anyway And what do you have a hungarian broad and you just laying in bed with that big stomach going? Now that joke could cost me a lot of work God bless you mr. President. Do you remember on the dean martin show many many years ago and you were governor then he had your job anyway, uh remember when you were governor and You were governor then and we did the dean martin show and I made fun of you and you your picture is on my piano That's all the pictures at the inaugural. It was so great since the inaugural the way you and nancy have kept in touch with Barbara and I it's great dinner together phone calls every day. God bless you I haven't seen you since the inaugural and i'm here tonight and when it's all over i'm here again And I don't know why I don't know why you never gave me a break. You never invited me to one lousy dinner one dinner That's all I asked i'd even listen to mary martin sing, but i'll tell you this that's a joke mary. Anyway, uh mary wants to swing she believes peter pans alive anyway But I must say mr. President and nancy really this has been a great night for me The reverend dawn sits here tonight. He prayed to god. He leaned over to me and said let's pray to god and then went Bombed out of his head has no idea where god is anyway, uh That's only a joke reverend But I must say to all of you you've all spent 25 000 dollars And you had a great night and merv sits at the piano hoping another number will come up And if you sing another number i'm gonna have the people throw rocks But to you merv god bless for your great wonderful hotel DeBaron hilton who is still walking around the room with all his 12 kids saying they're not going to get a dime And to you sir and to you nancy really I don't know how much longer I can do Because I stand here knowing that frank could show up and hurt me But I must say to you both From my heart to you nancy reagan god bless you for doing such great work with young people May god be good to you and may you continue to do your work to you mr. President To you mr. President on behalf of everyone in this room and from my heart Forget how you register whether you'd be democrat or republican I knew you when you were governor you were a charming man Then I sat and had the pleasure of sitting with your daughter at our table tonight I knew I had this table because merv said if you get up you can sit near us And I must say to you sir really God has given you great strength over eight years of presidency And now you're going into another world another life And a happy one i'm sure because you're both devoted and god bless But I must say to you sir may god speed give you strength health and happiness together May you continue to be the man you are You are a fellow actor to all of us as performers and just people in this room that are human beings Your popularity is greater than ever you're leaving office with honor and dignity And I as an american and everyone in this room must say to you god bless you be well and be with us forever That was terrific don And you'll be able to see him in atlantic city at trump plaza Now the hell you laughing they deserve each other. Are you kidding? Two vicious people Uh, that was good. I mean no don rickles not donald trump Don Nancy just screamed all the way through that again. He won't be invited for dinner for a number of years A name was mentioned and you all saw her in the spotlight Sitting back there and that's where she deserves to be always This lady has given us some of the greatest performances ever On broadway. I don't remember any show. She ever was in that there wasn't A wait for tickets for six months She would open and you just know the kind of reviews she would get I mean she gave us Well south pacific will you go on all day about the great show she gave us and the songs that have lasted that she introduced As you know, her son has long been a fine performer on the dallas larry hagman jr And uh, she's going to come up and sing. She's long been a friend of the regans She and nancy were on broadway together in the lute song So let me introduce to you now one of uh america's greatest stars and greatest talents miss mary martin Chanted evening You will see a stranger You will see the stranger Across the crowded room Remember him never let her Remember that last note Was that close let her Very good. Very good. Isn't this exciting mary? They would pay 25,000 just to see the two of us This is really very nice of you to ask me to be here. Are you kidding? We just are thrilled that you are here How do you like the room? I love it It's just fabulous And a nice great performer show. Yes. Yeah, and room service isn't bad here. No Gosh I'm not used to this these mics, but can you hear me? Okay, this is a song i'd like to sing for my love friend that nancy And that my love friend her darling darling president And this is really for nancy though and it's should we do it? When i'm really old And the world is cold I will feel the glow just thinking And the way with your charm and grace Felt in us the way never never change Follows you until the last lightning fast turtle slow Journey to the north south winds blow my thoughts to you If you need me i will be nearby Also, she was 16 years old And we really did have a wonderful time in lute song and it was her first show And then she met You know who the president that did it that did it that was the last show first and last First but it's it's lovely to be asked to be here to sing this special memory. It wouldn't have been right without you Thank you. Thank you very much I've got to explain this. I promised I would I mean if frank thinks he has a problem and palm springs with his voice The two of them have both laryngitis and we're all up. They're talking like this at the table So if you heard a little raspy sound there, they both have it good well What a night this gentleman is uh frank's pianist so you know his intentions were darn good and being here tonight Yeah, mr. Miller is one of the best frank had um semi con Was it semi con? Yeah, right a special lyric for tonight. So frank sent me up the cards I I I don't know it that well, but it's a special song to uh The regans and i'll sing it for you So, uh, let's see It's clear Why we're all here We're here to cheer And sing his praises This man who had a plan When he began That's still amazes He had the style he had that smile And did his thing In such a whiz way He made a dove of gorbachev And did it his way now she as you can see Is totally His loving Nancy if you'll allow Cause even now She's still Romancey They're very rare the perfect pair What these two share Is everlasting as lovers they Went all the way It's perfect casting For what is this night? What has it got If not real friends Then not a lot This is a welcome From us all From all their buddies Wall to wall Camp david's rare life is swell They're fine doorbell That each friend pushes It's done And it's been fun But air force one Is now the bushes He was immense But in a sense He may have done it The show this way He drove them back Those democrats He did it his way Ask you all To raise a glass And drink a toast To total class He served us well For eight fold you he has our oven Cheers He obviously Sure works like me He did it He Those are franks. I think it's now it's time to bring up the man who is responsible for this evening Baron Hilton is a giant You see all the wonderful things he does for people and Needy institutions every single day this guy is He has been very generous to many many organizations in america, but tonight Is really special because it involves a million dollars To a lady who started something and it's working and the momentum is rolling and nobody wants to stop And she doesn't want to come back to california and just sit down either She wants to keep it going. So let me introduce to you the big boss of hilton. Here is baron hilton baron Thank you merv What a lucky innkeeper. I am just 13 months ago Our company decided that We'd make a sale of this property to merv griffin and uh Me and a great california welcome home to the president and mrs. Reagan Everyone's photographing the check. I want to acknowledge the unique bronze medallion gifts that you find at all your tables here They're issued by harry winston to all of you this evening. These are classic medallions They will be minted only one time to commemorate tonight's event The dies are then going to be destroyed giving you an authentic heirloom in about a month Mr. And mrs. Reagan will receive theirs which is being processed in a certain way It's a four inch diameter winston medallion exquisitely furnished in 22 carat gold It's an original from which the smaller medallions were minted and will be one of the largest single pieces ever struck This will also be destroyed to protect against the possibility of any Duplications the medallions are certified by ronald winston president of harry winston incorporated Whom barbara davis supports and we extend our special thanks and candy spelling this evening, right? That's wonderful and we look forward to that Mr. Hilton It's going to be so great after january 20th when even santa claus can come to the house again But I thank you merv You know when I saw this lineup tonight. I realized that eight years Of the washington press corps Was just to get me warmed up for a tribute from don rickles Now that i'm about to become an elder statesman I wonder if that means that when nancy and I go out dancing Sam donelson can't cut in But to be serious lately when meetings at the white house have Got long and a bit dull. I found myself daydreaming about the ranch You know just after he left the presidency george washington said And these are his words Rural employments will now take place of toil Responsibility and the solicitudes of public life And I told george then it sounded good to me I was very moved what by what governor duke majin said Every time I come home for a visit. I asked myself, why did you ever leave? You might say I left my heart in santa barbara and la And everywhere else in our state Now before I go any further Let me say how much nancy and I Appreciate the work everyone has done to make this evening Such a delight I know the time and trouble that went into it And let me say a special word of thanks to our dinner chairman baron hilton And since I've got you here baron, I thought I'd mention an idea I had for doing something about the deficit I thought you could give me some advice It's for the government to go into the hotel business And I know this great place back there in washington on pennsylvania avenue But we do appreciate all that each of you has done and will do in the fight against drug abuse I know i've said this before but while there are many things that i'll Remember with pride and affection about the last eight years Right at the top of the list Will be the battle a certain lady began Long before it was fashionable to get america's young people to just say no to drugs It wasn't too far from here. Well in oakland Where a school child in an audience nancy was addressing stood up and asked What she and her friends should say when someone offered them drugs And nancy said just say no And within a few months Thousands of just say no clubs. It sprung up in schools around the country at last count. There are 12 000 of them in our schools teddy roosevelt used to talk about the white house as a bully pulpit But with her crusade against drug abuse nancy has shown that it's not just the president Who can use that bully pulpit for the good of america? I've been deeply touched in the last few months When some people that I greatly respect Have praised the work of our administration And compared it with the few select administrations of the past But I must say That to my way of thinking the work nancy has done Can't be compared to the work of anyone ever before Nancy I knew for the first moment that I laid eyes on you that You were the greatest and now The world knows that too You know, I mentioned a few months back that my new theme song is california here I come Well, I'm not saying I can hardly wait But in 15 days 15 hours 55 minutes and 40 seconds I'll be on my way I just think of it as santa claus arriving for us a little late this year Well back to our friends back to our home Back to chop and wooden on a ranch so until then Thank you from the bottom of our hearts And god bless you all I'll turn it over to my roommate Well, if I can get past the laryngitis I wish that I could thank each one of you individually For all that you've done tonight and and your generosity You you don't you can't possibly imagine what this is going to mean to a lot of children and their parents And I'll be Forever grateful to all of you And I do thank you very very much and I add my god bless to thank you