 Good afternoon, I'm Floyd Warren, the president and CEO of the Bapak Center and the Bapak Center Foundation. Each year the ward is tasked with determining the subject for our Christmas Ordinance. It's a very difficult decision as Columbia has so many beautiful and historic landmarks and buildings. With that said, the Bapak Center Foundation is proud to unveil the 2019 Official City Ordinance, depicting the history and historical Township Auditorium. For 80 years, the Township Auditorium has been our community auditorium. Scores of young people have been viewed in its concert halls. Hundreds have tap-danced their way across the stage and dance recitals. Thousands have walked for graduation from high school and colleges. Countless thousands more have rallied for political and social causes. And hundreds of thousands have filled the seats for everything from rock and roll shows, and the symphony to roller-goat and wrestling. For 80 million years, the Township has been the centerpiece of bringing our community together. Crossing cultural, religious, and socioeconomic lines to capture the imagination of our citizens. Proceeds from the ornament sales will benefit the Bapak Center Foundation. Funds from the ornament sales are used to enhance the lives of people we support in various ways, such as providing medical and dental care, not covered by insurances, as well as providing for the amenities of life that we all take for granted, such as clothing, bedroom, and home furnishings, and resources for recreational and social activities. All of these make it possible for the Bapak Center to achieve its mission, and that mission is to empower people with lifelong disabilities to enjoy life by promoting abilities and respecting choices. So on behalf of the Bapak Center Foundation and its board of directors, I would like to thank our board of collectors who have supported this project year after year since 1993. It is heartwarming to see the outpouring support from the community of the holiday season. Their contributions helped us to achieve our mission and make positive impacts on the lives of people with lifelong disabilities. Finally, the ornaments are $15 each, and they can be purchased at the Columbia Visitor Center, or by calling the Bapak Center Foundation at 803-799-1970, and you may also purchase them online at www.BapakCenter.org. I would now like to present Mayor Benjamin with the first 2019 official city ornament, and that's in the same few words. This looks fantastic. This is, as I say, every single year, really a hot point of the year. Having been given the honor of blessing and serving as mayor of the city, there are a lot of things that you have to do. There's not a whole lot of things you really, really want to do. We jump through a whole lot of folks and the folks behind there are also kind of the kind of people of my standard, because they know that every single year I want to be here for this presentation. The incredible work that the Bapak Center has done over the last several decades to make sure that folks, that our children, our brothers and sisters, our mothers and fathers have the opportunity to live up to the value of the potential to contribute to the whole of the quality of life here. It's just an amazing mission. And finding a way to kind of summarize that in the way during the season that we're giving, recognizing our history and the value of our culture in ways that bring people together and have a very creative, fundraising opportunity. My wife loves Christmas trees. Some people like to teach me about it. We have several Christmas trees. It's just kind of our thing. And the very first tree, kind of into our own every year, this is going by every single Bapak Center ornament for the last several years. I want to say maybe at least 10 or 15 years. This is the kind of tradition for the Benjamin family. We hope and pray that they come to the Constitution every time we're here. And then we'll be buying some more. They've been wonderful. Christmas gifts as well. And we gave some more last year. We're going to continue doing the same. So just an opportunity to say, just to say thank you, to you and your entire team for being here today. We're excited to share this with our residents and people all across the Midlands and hopefully every single family. We're here to take the opportunity to support the Bapak Center and it's very important, fundraising. Thank you and God bless you all.