 Tonight we are celebrating our past by honoring the incredible 50 plus trustees who donated their time, resources and energy to bring us to where we are today. Meridian was formed in 1997 with three organizations and today those hospitals include Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Riverview Medical Center and Ocean Medical Center. I first became involved with Meridian about 35 years ago when I first went into practice. I was involved with Meridian for about five years. I was part of a community group in Brick Township that decided they wanted a hospital. They lobbied for it and it was a real genuine community effort. We wanted to have a continuum of care. We wanted to take care of you from the hospital setting, to the doctor's office, to rehab, to nursing, whatever you needed we wanted to be there. And then John Lloyd came into the picture and said would you be interested in forming a new system with Ocean Medical Center and Jersey Shore? John Lloyd I think was the right leader at the right time. And within about two months everything was set and it's been a wonderful story since that time. From day one it was always about Meridian, it was always about the entity. We were all from Meridian and that culture has persisted to this day. You walk through the hallway, anybody will greet you, anybody will pitch in to help. The idea of Meridian was to bring these hospitals together but it was also very local and very personal. Over all these years our trustees not only created Meridian but they expanded our geographic reach and they welcomed Southern Ocean Medical Center, Bay Shore Community Hospital and Raritan Bay Medical Center to the Meridian family. Finally on July 1, 2016 Meridian Health and Hackensack University Health Network merged and I can tell you we're off to a great start. We knew this was the right thing to do and would benefit both of our health systems. We'd be stronger as a combination than we were individually. If you look at all of our hospitals and all of our services up and down the East Coast, we are truly a continuum of care. I'm impressed with how far we've come. We've pretty much extended a lot of Monmouth County and Ocean County. We then went to Middlesex and like this is our next step. Our team is committed to developing the innovative models of care, advancing education and research and thoroughly reimagining healthcare delivery. And I think the people in Monmouth and Ocean County and the state of New Jersey are going to see that reveal itself in superior and excellent healthcare as we go forward. And again, none of this could have been achieved without the continued support from our communities. Community support for the hospitals, for the system, the life blood of the organization. When I think about all of the new technologies that come out and how we have to incorporate these new things into our practices, you have to realize these would not be possible if it were not for people giving major gifts to the hospital. It makes you feel connected. It makes you feel part of something that's bigger than you are and more important than you are. It's been a wonderful journey and I'm so proud to be involved with all of these wonderful people. I think with regard to the people in this room that they should all stand up and give themselves a round of applause. I look forward to what's going to happen in the future. That's really what really is exciting. All I have to say is just stay tuned. This is going to be a great, great, great thing. No matter how you decide to give, whether it's donating your time, money or talent, all generous behaviors, big and small, make a difference. And that's what we mean when we say giving heals.