Member for chelbach kent. Thank you. Honorable speaker. I rise today speaking from the unseated traditional territories of the stalo people, to recognize one of many examples of resilience and community spirit in chile. Kent on february 21st, the graduating class of agassi elementary secondary school had a bottle drive to raise funds for their graduation activities, like so many grads this year and last. The traditional activities surrounding this important milestone will look different due to covid19.

The grad committee at aess went around the community collecting return plastics from the community. However, on march 9th, a large portion of what was collected was stolen from the private property, where the kansan bottles were being stored. It is estimated that roughly a thousand dollars was lost to this theft. I had the chance to connect with two soon-to-be graduates: grad committee, member nicole poole and student council, president mackenzie bavaria, and they shared their disappointment with me on march, 11, nicole, shared the news of the theft on facebook and her disappointment.

By saying we already have lost so much. We barely have a ceremony and cannot celebrate our years of high school coming to an end.

The community of agassi heard this call to action and quickly stepped up donations rolled in including a very generous cash donation from norm, spurling at agassi supervalu, and the support was overwhelming.

These funds and those from the remaining cans and bottles will help to pay for the grad classes, 2021 activities and ceremony, which will allow each graduate to individually walk the stage, collect their diploma and awards and provide a recording to each of the grads of this special moment.

Please join me in thanking the generous community who came together to support our grads agassi super value. All of the education staff at agassi, elementary secondary school and the grad committee of aess.