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Their family is in peru, which is where [speaker not understood] hailses from. Theyre so disappointed they couldnt be here tonight. But the back story on this is chuck grew up in the portola. And next to mclaren park and he spent his whole childhood there. And when he and she married, they wanted the same childhood experiences chuck had had, and even better ones. So, they have spent their time working on the play grounds and all the other aspects of the park. And they worked so well and collaboratively with all the other park groups that represent mclaren park. Parks alliance and rec and park ...

Going to tell you why. applause good evening. My name is dianne rivera, and i have a cold. So, i hope youll bear with me. Im a member of the neighborhood Emergency Response team, and i am so pleased, as we all are, that nora has been chosen as the exemplary leader for receiving the exemplary Leadership Award for 2012. Nora is a leader in her neighborhood and we all recognize her as a leader throughout the city. As a past coordinator nora has led her team in all aspects of nert training. Nora does many other things for the nert program. She has organized youth groups, namely the red cross youth...

All this sort of thing. But anyway, so, weve just to show you how much the neighborhood has gotten to know each other, all the people in the portola, wave your hand. [cheering and applauding] and this is only a small representation. And six years ago i would say maybe a dozen of us knew each other, and now we know hundreds of people in our neighborhood. And weve become so desirable from a real estate standpoint, we have multiple offers on houses and they all go for over asking. applause so, if you want to know how to do a garden tour, ruth wallace is your woman. Come on up, ruth. applause [che...

The stage. applause i cant think of a more deserving woman. Thank you. Come on in. Jeffery, i love you. I love you, too. Hello, neighbors. Good evening. You know, first i have to say that i heart the portola, i really do. [laughter] this is an amazing win frankly for the whole southeast sector, from Progress Park down, and its a wonderful night. Great to be here with all of you. My name is jeffery betcher. I am the executive director of the organization that emerged 10 years ago from Annette Young smith and carl pages work on the block where i live. Annette lived across the street from me and ...

Ironically, with a small little abandoned swath of land that has grown up to become the cuseda garden. And its the thought child and the physical manifestation of hard work, of a few Community Leaders that got together and rolled up their sleeves and got to work. And tonight i have the honor to introduce one of the cofounders, his name is jeffery betcher. Where are you . Get up here. And jeff is going to introduce to you as he escorts ms. Annette young smith to the stage. This lady, ladies and gentlemen, is a Lifetime Achievement award winner. Please, please welcome her to the stage. applause ...