 So, my seventh and eighth grade French and English teacher, Duchéne Girardi. She was an incredibly creative and vibrant teacher. She would have a stand for hours on end, it felt like diagramming sentences. But she brought both subjects to life and made me love the language, the French language, which is similar to Spanish. So, I had an affinity for it already, and the English language and literature was just, she created an energy and an excitement about learning that other teachers never quite captured. She was inspiring. My kids are in public education, and what I know about that, especially as a Latina, is that education is truly the only path to success. And so it has to thrive. It has to do well. We've got to find ways to promulgate the most successful initiatives and efforts that teachers are finding around the country to empower their students, to educate them, to open their eyes to new possibilities and ways of learning and global thought. And that's what NEA Foundation does for its board members as well as the teachers and students whose lives it impacts. I would like to thank my teacher, Duché and Gerardine, to inspire me, to give me a love of learning the French language and the English language. The two classes for me were incredibly inspiring, and they taught me a lot. They gave me a fascination to learn more, to give me a wider effort, to give me my best effort to learn, and that is the promise of education. And I thank her so much for giving me that lesson and that gift to inspire me to really dig in and lean into my education.