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A Decade of Service and Impact: Dan River Year AmeriCorps

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The Dan River Year AmeriCorps program celebrates its decade of impact in the community. The episode highlights the evolution of the program and its multifaceted approach to address educational gaps in STEM and literacy.

This episode features Dana Silicki (Director of STEM, Service, and Lifelong Learning at IALR), Audia Harris (Program Coordinator at IALR), and Adam Goebel (Executive Director of the Danville Science Center), each of whom share their unique perspective on the impact of the Dan River Year AmeriCorps program. 

Episode highlights include: 

• Overview of the Dan River Year AmeriCorps program 
• The evolution of focus from STEM to include literacy 
• Recruitment processes and member demographics 
• AmeriCorps members' roles in classrooms and mentoring 
• Success stories demonstrating program impact 
• Future directions for community service and educational efforts 
• Current recruitment opportunities for interested members

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Caleb Ayers:

Welcome to another episode of Inside IALR.

Caleb Ayers:

Thanks for joining us today. I feel like we've had a lot of anniversaries this year of programs. We've obviously, daniel, had our series about the 20-year anniversary of this building, the main IALR building. Today we have another anniversary episode. We are in our 10th year of the Dan River Year AmeriCorps program and that year, meaning September through August, is when their year runs. So we are right in the middle of that year.

Caleb Ayers:

This program. We'll get kind of into the weeds of what it is and what it has been, but basically this program is all about STEM and literacy for students in late elementary school and it's an AmeriCorps program that we run here. So we have three guests. We have Adam Goebel, who is the executive director of the Danville Science Center, which has served as one of the host sites for this program for all 10 years it's been here. We have Dana Salicki, who is the Director of STEM, lifelong and Service Learning here at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. And we have Audia Harris, who is the Program Coordinator and does a lot of work with this AmeriCorps program and also was a three-time member previously. So thank you all for being here. I appreciate it.

Dana Silicki:

Thank you, thanks for having us.

Caleb Ayers:

So I guess we'll start big picture, kind of how let's take it back 10 years, how did this AmeriCorps program begin? And kind of what was the backstory and what was the vision from that day one.

Dana Silicki:

So Julie Brown. Dr Julie Brown had the idea of can we bring AmeriCorps here? She heard about AmeriCorps. There had been past AmeriCorps programs, I believe previously with the Institute, and so AmeriCorps is kind of like a civilian Peace Corps and so about giving back to the community, helping the community. So it feeds right into our mission of economic transformation and helping others in our community, and so one of the needs of the community is that we are behind some other areas in our STEM and so science, technology, engineering and math, and so we wanted a way to partner with other organizations to try to close that gap in STEM, to make our area more competitive in the economy and also have higher skills as well. So starting with that STEM focus, which again feeds right into what we work on in Advanced Learning Department at the Institute, was a good way to bring some members to the area, some service and serve our community.

Caleb Ayers:

And just to bring it a little bit bigger what is AmeriCorps?

Dana Silicki:

So AmeriCorps is a national service opportunity, and so it is a way that you can give back to the community while serving your community. It's considered national service so it can give you a leg up when you go to apply for jobs. It's a way that you can build your skills and your resume while maybe you're looking for a career change, maybe you're just looking for a gap year, maybe you're looking to give back to your community in a meaningful way. So it's a way that members can help serve the community here locally. It is a national program. Our program services here in Virginia, but each AmeriCorps program is slightly different.

Caleb Ayers:

You know you're talking about that focus on STEM. That was, you know, very much the focus in the beginning and I know still is a big part of what you all do Talk about. And I mean this is for all of you talk a little bit about how you've seen the program change over the years, because I know there's been things that have been added on to that to help enhance, I guess, the focus of this program.

Dana Silicki:

In the beginning we did have that STEM focus and we had a broad range of ages that we worked with because anybody can learn STEM, anybody can enhance their skills in that area. So a lot of our partners, you know, ranged from youth all the way up to adults in that science, technology, engineering and math. Over time our partner sites and also data for our community is saying, you know, literacy is also a need that we have. And so because some of our sites are saying it's great, the STEM and there is a need for that, but with the students, especially if they can't read the math problem, they can't do the math problem. So we did add literacy in there as a focus area, as a means to get to some of our audience. You can still teach and help in the STEM areas through literacy as well. It's kind of all-encompassing.

Dana Silicki:

Our ages have changed a little bit. We did partner with several organizations in the beginning which serviced adults at the community college and Averitt Goodwill and things of that nature. But we wanted to really build strong and get really good at what we're doing. Instead of having a broader area, we kind of honed it down a little bit. We in the schools we're working more with middle schools in the beginning. In the schools we're working more with middle schools in the beginning. But as our partner sites have said and what we've seen is some of that gap, the earlier you catch the students, the better to close that gap. So we've now shifted to elementary for most of ours. We do still have some middle school students we work with at some of our partner sites that are after school and out of school time as well, but shifting to a little bit lower age group to catch them, while students are still kind of learning to read so that they can read to learn later as well.

Caleb Ayers:

With that shift. Tell me a little bit about kind of the logistics of the program as a whole. Now I mean Dana, you just mentioned that it's in. I mean primarily focusing on fourth and fifth grade for literacy and STEM skills. But talk to me a little bit about the logistics of the program. Where are these members coming from? Where are they going? You know how does that work.

Audia Harris:

We recruit AmeriCorps members. We use Indeed as our major platform. We also are open to references. We go out and we do a lot of community engagement to recruit AmeriCorps members. But we have members that are fresh out of high school. They've never had, you know, their first job. Although this is a national service opportunity, it kind of gives them that work experience. We have retired teachers. That's a group that we love to recruit because they have that background in education and or early childhood education. Career switchers we have some of our members you know they were interested in this career but they're like hey, I'm thinking about education or nonprofits, so this is a way that they could serve with our program to see you know, hey, is this for me or is it not for me? So our recruitment pool is very large. We we serve as Danville, pennsylvania County, so we do try to recruit members in the city, also in rural areas, while still recognizing those needs in the community.

Adam Goebel:

I'd like to add on to that as well, caleb, if you don't mind. Like you said earlier, we've been a host site since the AmeriCorps program's inception here in Danville and as far as the quality of the members that have served there, we've had a dozen almost 20 different members throughout our 10-year partnership with the program. But the diversity of the service members is what I find intriguing and fascinating. You know, adia said you've got them coming straight out of high school all the way through retired teachers, and our experience reflects that as well. Each time these individuals bring different skill sets, different experiences, different wants, needs, desires is what they want to get out of the program. So I think that's a real feather in the cap to their recruiting efforts.

Caleb Ayers:

And yeah, no, I do think that's to have something where you can recruit for the same position, that you're recruiting someone straight out of high school and a recent retiree into the same thing. That's not many things like that. So I guess, talk about let's talk a little bit about at these sites, both in schools I know we're working in the elementary schools in Pennsylvania County, danville, and then, you know, obviously at the Danville Science Center and there are other after-school off-site programs as well, kind of what are the tutors doing? What are the AmeriCorps members doing with the students, what are the activities like? What's kind of the on-the-ground feel of this program?

Adam Goebel:

Obviously, our operation organization is a little bit different than a formal school system, right? So we have almost 20,000 square foot of interactive public exhibit space, we have a science on the sphere, we have a creativity lab JT Mini Mall, charitable Trust Creativity Lab so we have a lot of different options, if you will, for the members that serve at our site. Obviously, our mission is to inspire our visitors to enrich their lives through science. So it definitely fits in with the STEM focus of the Dan River Year AmeriCorps program. But, depending on the member, they bring a different and unique skill set that we can A either build upon or B if there's something that they would like to work on during their time while they're there, we can have them. You know, even simple stuff like soft interpersonal skills, public speaking in front of a diverse audience. You know that's not something that's normally taught in a formal school system, but you have the options to have those experiences when you serve at the Science Center.

Adam Goebel:

Americorps members help us in our creativity lab where we do critical thinking, problem solving kind of challenges throughout the day. They sometimes are helping with groups or Boy Scout camps in our facilities and within our galleries. We had an AmeriCorps member that had a background in botany and really liked outdoors, and we found her as a very good fit in our seasonal butterfly station where she was able to parlay those skills and background and experience in botany and plants and help to educate and inspire kids as they came through the butterfly station, learn about habitats and pollinators and so on and so forth. So ours is a little bit different. It's not like a cookie-cutter approach.

Adam Goebel:

Every AmeriCorps member does the same thing. What we like to do is we like to find where the strengths and the weaknesses of each of the individual members because they do come from such a diverse audience and background right, and how can we match the needs of our programs and services with the skills and the strengths of the AmeriCorps members. But also there's the other side where it's not all about what can they do for us, it's what can we as a host site do for them. So there's that personal development aspect, to where, if there is something that they want to work on, if there is a skill set or a specific interest that they have and they've never really had the opportunity to kind of dive into, if we can provide that experience, then we do the best we can to try to match what they would like to get out of the program and also what we get out of the program, but how we can also help them develop both personally and professionally throughout their role as they serve.

Caleb Ayers:

Right, as you were talking, it just kind of clicked in my brain that, and I think with ATDM, I remember one time our former director was calling it a win-win-win program and I just heard, as you were saying that, that this is beneficial for the students who are coming and or the people who are coming and experiencing this, and for the members who are getting these skills and gaining work experience or getting to contribute back to the community. I mean both of those things getting, you know, gaining skills and contributing back.

Adam Goebel:

And then for the sites, right for you know, the danville science center, the school divisions or, um, whichever, whichever site they're at, that this is, this is beneficial for all it helps us increase our capacity and what we can do to the people that we serve within the community right, we're very small staffed, so whenever we can do to the people that we serve within the community right, we're very small staffed so whenever we can have assistance and be able to add not only quantity but also quality of the experiences that we can offer, that's where the AmeriCorps program has really really stepped in.

Caleb Ayers:

In the schools. What does it look? I know because, yeah, what you're saying at the science center is very different than what's happening in the schools.

Dana Silicki:

So in the schools is different for each school a little bit, but you know the main outline is the members are paired with a couple of teachers, generally in those STEM or English classrooms, and they're working with students who have been identified as needing some extra assistance.

Dana Silicki:

So a lot of times the members will be there in the classroom hearing what and how the teacher teaches, because it's changed a little bit for some of us that have been out of school for a while and so that they can see some of that content.

Dana Silicki:

But a lot of students, you know if you have a classroom full of students, they have different learning styles, they have different abilities and levels of prior knowledge that it's really hard for the teacher to identify and meet all of those needs at a time.

Dana Silicki:

So students that have been identified as needing extra assistance, the member can step in and pull those students sometimes it's in the back of the classroom, sometimes it's in a completely separate area in small groups and one-on-one, and further enhance what the teacher is doing. So they're not reinventing the wheel of what the teacher is teaching, but having that one-on-one and small group intervention proves beneficial to the students in one, getting a little bit more attention and also there's a mentorship aspect that comes in there too, which studies have shown when they have those trusted individuals and that time to really build that bond, working on those helps students succeed as well. So they get that extra opportunity to have a little bit more one-on-one time to further expand any questions they have or things that they might have missed, or have the information given to them in a little bit different way because we all learn differently while also feeling that they are definitely included and have a voice to help them and answer any questions that they have to make sure that their needs are being met as well.

Caleb Ayers:

Adia, I think you have a unique perspective as someone who has both served as a member and now helps to manage the program. So tell us a little bit from your experience, kind of what is it like and I know it has changed because, as we're talking about, the program has changed some, but what is it like serving as an AmeriCorps member and then kind of, how did that experience help you going forward in your career?

Audia Harris:

I believe I was in the first cohort in 2015. At that time we had full-time service positions, so I was a full-time member serving 1,700 hours. My service site was the STEM Academy and the Regional Alternative School located in Pennsylvania County. My site supervisor was Deborah Powell. She's retired now, but it was very rewarding for me. I completed three service years with the Dan River Year Program.

Audia Harris:

I've always had a love for students and education. My background was in early childhood or early child care, but I ran across the post on Indeed and the thing that stood out to me was working with students in STEM science, technology, engineering and math. So being there, as Adam mentioned, gaining that professional development. I was able to work with students, teachers, administrators, network, recognize some of those student needs In 2015,. I served from 2015 to 2018, and mentoring was a big part of the program then. So not only were we tutoring, the members were also mentoring and building that rapport and those relationships with the students.

Audia Harris:

As an alumni, I feel like it's helped me as a program coordinator today because I've been in the position or in the shoes of the members so I can relate to them firsthand. I know what it's like to go to your site. I know what it's like when you're trying to get those service hours in. I know what it's like when we are providing trainings and different opportunities. So it's really afforded me a great experience to know that I was a member. I served in the community, giving back, earning that program and professional development. The theme at the Regional Alternative School was Diamonds in the Rough and I feel like that we were polished. It polished me for the next step, for my career path.

Caleb Ayers:

And obviously now you work here, so that's good and I love it.

Adam Goebel:

I've got something I would like to add to that too, just a unique experience from the Science Center's perspective.

Adam Goebel:

You know Audia started off as a service member, obviously enjoyed it, did well and was hired on as a program coordinator later on to help facilitate the program.

Adam Goebel:

We've had, like I mentioned earlier I was trying to count back it's at least 15, if not 17 AmeriCorps members throughout the decade that we've been a very gracious partner to the program. But of those we've actually in turn we've had several that have served multiple terms over multiple years. But we've also in turn hired, been able to bring on four of those AmeriCorps members over the course of the 10 years to become employed at the Danville Science Center. So it's not only about the experience but also, I think there's some good networking. You get to learn opportunities, you get to meet different people and it kind of helps you get your foot in the door. Opportunities you get to meet different people and it kind of helps you get your foot in the door, as in the case of the four AmeriCorps members that have gone on to serve as an employee of the Science Center once they finish their service year. So I think that's an indicator that the program is working.

Caleb Ayers:

Dana, do you want to talk to that too, because I know there's a lot of those kind of success stories of, yeah, people serving in the program and then going on either to work with the organization that they served at or just in general going on to do cool things.

Dana Silicki:

Being in our 10th year, it's been great seeing some of our past members, especially in the path that they've taken since their AmeriCorps service. Their AmeriCorps service, like Adam said and he does a great job at his site of what they do in their service is tailored a little bit different for every member, because everybody's in a different point in their life, looking for different skills. So, being able to see members that were able to build on skills that they already had or learn new skills, it's been neat seeing how some, with that networking and experience, have been able to get jobs at their site or at similar sites due to the experience that they acquired. We just had one of our 2017 members was just teacher of the year at the school that he works at, and I remember he was one of our summer members. You know, just starting out, he wasn't quite sure if he wanted to go into teaching, and so we've had a lot of stories of because this is, you know, just starting out. He wasn't quite sure if he wanted to go into teaching, and so we've had a lot of stories of because this is, you know, a year of service. Now the year of service could be three months to 12 months, depending on your contract length. But it's a little bit less of a commitment than a full-time job jumping straight in and it's a little bit easier to get into because there's not quite all the qualifications that you would need to be, say, if you're interested in going to teaching. So it's a great way to see is this a good fit, before you invest in that full degree and license and things, and so that's been a really great thing.

Dana Silicki:

For some members they said, yes, this is what I want to do. It is reinforce what they want. For some members they said, oh, this is not for me. I'm glad I had this experience before. I did fully invest in that and realized it's not what I want. So one of the great things about AmeriCorps is having that opportunity, because it's hard for any of us to know exactly what you want to do if you haven't gotten your feet wet in that field yet. So we've seen a lot of success stories of you know members going on remaining in the field. We've seen still success if they realize this is not what I want to do and maybe it's introduced them to other opportunities as well.

Caleb Ayers:

As Adam, as you and Dana were talking about that, I was just thinking how similar this is to an internship and the way that you know, a lot of times you see interns go on to work for the company that they're at. And that same idea with internships that you, you want them to either figure out they like that thing or that they don't, and that's. That's cool to hear that just yeah, you guys break that down like that. What kind of success and impact does this program have on the students that we work with? Like is there a either anecdotally or tangibly um like with with the numbers? Are there ways to break down like what? What kind of impact is this having with the students who are involved?

Audia Harris:

So the students not only receive extra services or tutoring in the classroom but they also build those relationships and rapport with the AmeriCorps members. And although we monitor test scores and you know social emotional learning things like that scores and you know social-emotional learning things like that is some of the small things that count We've had students that are struggling with handwriting and because they're working one-on-one with our AmeriCorps member, we've had success stories where the parents are coming back like, hey, my child's handwriting has improved. You know they said that they had an AmeriCorps member working with them in the classroom and look how proud you know that the students are when they're writing and it's you know they can read it and the AmeriCorps members can make out what they're trying to say. You know doing their tests and things like that. So we've had those stories.

Audia Harris:

I think the members.

Audia Harris:

It's very rewarding for the members because they see where the students are when they begin serving with them on day one, the first day of school, when they're meeting a total stranger right, they've never seen this person and they're like hi, my name is such and such, I'm with the AmeriCorps program, I'm here to help you.

Audia Harris:

And students can be kind of timid at first. But around this time, as we close out first semester, the students are like, hey, you know, I can't wait to see you after Christmas. Or you weren't here yesterday, where were you at, you know? Because they may have had a doctor's appointment or something like that. So the students really look forward to the AmeriCorps members serving in the classroom. They're serving as an extra set of eyes, an extra set of hands, and sometimes the students are fearful to raise their hand and answer a question or speak in front of the classroom. But the AmeriCorps members also build their confidence, just like I mentioned, with handwriting or team building or student mentoring, so they make them feel comfortable not only with social and emotional skills but also with their learning and their schoolwork throughout the day.

Caleb Ayers:

That's a cool component of it, that it's not you know, it's not just those here's how the SOL scores improves, like that's not really what this is about. That this is more about making sure that they develop those here's how the SOL scores improve. That's not really what this is about. That this is more about making sure that they develop those emotional skills, the handwriting, those simple things and, as Dana, as you said in the beginning, to make sure they don't fall behind. In some ways all of that is connected.

Caleb Ayers:

I think to me, what's the coolest thing about this program is how it has evolved and I think that kind of matches what the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research is all about is that we kind of are we pride ourselves in being able to adapt and move quickly to meet whatever need arises in the region and to see how this program has changed and you know what partners are involved, what schools we're in, what age group we're working with, what the focus is for those students. I think it's really cool to see kind of the continued evolution of this program. Now we're 10 years in. What's next? Are we going to keep going steady? What are we hoping to see out of the Dan River Year AmeriCorps program going forward.

Dana Silicki:

So one of the great things is that we, you know we do have the flexibility to not keep doing the same thing just because that's the way it's been done, because the program has evolved in topics and ages.

Dana Silicki:

It really has evolved to meet the needs of the community. So, moving forward, hopefully we will still be able to evolve to meet the needs of the community and not just do something because that's the way it's been done in the past. And so in the upcoming years we're looking at community health educators, still tutoring at in-school and out-of-school time and mentorship, also adding in some disaster services so that our community can be prepared when an emergency occurs. Youth mental health is a large need that AmeriCorps is focusing on in the future as well. So it's great having the opportunity to not be stuck in one specific area. I think, as we go on and look forward to the next 10 years, hopefully what it looks like 10 years from now may be completely different than what it is now, because we have that flexibility and hope that we're continuing to meet the needs of the community so that we can really have that impact not just on the, the clients and students you know that we work with, but also the members, to make meaningful change.

Caleb Ayers:

I mean, I think we could say that for the whole Institute for Advanced Learning and Research that, yeah, in 10 years, who knows what's going to be going on here and how similar it's going to be to what's going on now? And that's the point that it's like it's meant to meet whatever need is there at that moment, I guess. Last thing what are the current opportunities for someone who may be interested in this program? What are the current openings and opportunities that are available?

Audia Harris:

So right now we are recruiting members to serve with our program for second semester. Of course we're entering into our winter break, but when we return we hope to place members. We have a few slots open currently in Pennsylvania County and that will be Gretna Elementary School, mount Airy, and we have another position that's open with Stony Mill. So those members will serve a five-month contract for the second semester and then around spring we begin recruiting for summer. So our summer program is very, very popular. I will say it's very competitive. We do have a lot of college students that are home for the summer and they serve a 10-week contract here at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research with our summer STEM camps, and they are very popular. So we look forward to that every year and we're always impressed because we have a lot of returning members. So not only do we recruit new members that are serving with the program for their very first time, but we have a lot of AmeriCorps members after completing a term of service. They are always interested in returning Again.

Audia Harris:

Not only do the members receive a stipend, but they receive a Segal Education Award and that Segal Education Award can be used for past student loans that they've already accumulated any future college courses or classes that they may want to take. If the member is enrolled at the age of 55 or over, they can actually gift that Segal Education Award to an immediate family member, such as a child or grandchild. So that's one of the perks of the program For me. I earned over $12,000 in Segal Education Awards that I used to watch my bachelor's degree. So you know, those are the slots that we have open for second semester and then fairly soon we'll be recruiting for summer. But now I'll pass the torch to Adam, because we do have a new member that will be serving with this program fairly soon.

Adam Goebel:

We do and she is an alumni of the program. She decided she'd like to try a little different site and she will be starting in January. We're looking forward to her and her excitement and her passion. Uh, and I think that's something that's cool about the program. I mean, let's face it, we won't talk about numbers or figures. But you're not going to get rich serving right. So it's not about, uh, um, getting rich. It's more about what you can give back to your community and I think that shows in the passion of the service members that do take advantage and actually serve throughout the year. Uh, but as one starting in january.

Adam Goebel:

But we also have another minimum time position that we're currently recruiting for uh, and it will be about a it's a 300 hours so be, depending on whether or not it was spread out over three months or six months. It would be a service of, you know, 15, 17 hours a week give or take. They will help with our summer camp. So we also have a big summer camp program, but we also have a big need in our creativity lab as well as our outdoor butterfly station. It's very, very popular throughout the summer and the one that starts in January I think she's going to be a very logical fit for it because she's real big into plants and botany and, would you say, hydroponics, hydroponics, which is something that we haven't dabbled in in the past. But hey, this might be that open door to kind of see what we can do and how she can help incorporate that into some of the things that we do when it comes to environmental education and literacy.

Caleb Ayers:

Well, that's all the questions I have. I mean, like I said, I think this is a cool program that kind of exemplifies what we're all about here at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, which is meeting whatever needs are in the region, filling those gaps and then being willing to adapt and change as needed. I think it's a really cool program, but is there anything else that you guys would want to add or think it's important that people know?

Dana Silicki:

We're always looking for new members. We can work with members on building based on their interests to their strengths. A lot of times, members will apply for one specific position and when we interview them, we're like no, we think you'd be a better fit in this other one position. And when we interview them, we're like, no, we think you'd be a better fit in this other one. That's one of the beauty of the program and that it's not just about the position itself. It's about building that member. So we're always looking for people. Really having that heart for service is going to tell us more than what your resume says. Now there is a high school diploma or GED and they must be a lawful US permanent resident or citizen. However, the personality and really that willingness to serve is really what we're looking for in finding positions and people to fill those positions.

Audia Harris:

And I'll just add in closing, since we are in our 10th year, we have a goal to fulfill 10 service projects this year. So the members are going out each month to serve in the community for 10 service projects. So we're always looking for new partners as well, new partners where the members can give back to the community and not only raise awareness for the AmeriCorps program and national service but also give back under different capacities. So each month you will see us out in the community boots on the ground. We've partnered with Averitt University, we've partnered with God's Storehouse, god's Pit Crew, house of Hope, the Pennsylvania County Libraries, the Danville Science Center, our 9-11 project we cleaned the trail behind the Danville Science Center, the Riverwalk Trail. So we're always looking for new partners, new organizations where the AmeriCorps members can come and serve, give back to the community and still raise that awareness for national service.

Adam Goebel:

So anyone that is interested, Adia, what's the easiest way to apply?

Audia Harris:

The easiest way to apply. You can apply on indeedcom and you can search the Dan River Year AmeriCorps program. You can give us a call, you can stop by the Institute, you can email your resume at AmeriCorps. At IALRorg, we're always accepting references. Again, word of mouth. Feel free to check out our Facebook page, Dan River Year. We have an Instagram page. Sometimes you may find an opportunity at IALRorg. We want to shout out Brian Stanley. He's in training today but he's a part of the puzzle. He and Dana and myself, we make up the AmeriCorps team. So we all fit together. We have our strengths and we feed off of each other, but we work very well together. So shout out to Brian, but feel free to check us out on Indeed AmeriCorps at IALRorg.

Caleb Ayers:

Awesome. Well, thank you guys for being here today. I really appreciate.