Rogers prior to her passing and i remember initialing we proposed it was a mixed project including 40 percent of the units affordable to low income residents. This was a program that was favored by ms. Rogers and many in the community but in the end the agency wanted them to be condo. We met with ms. Rogers to discuss the change laughter shall i pray now . laughter she agreed to support the project spitting of her own personal desires to see something of significance to be developed in the western edition by black folk as rooerd townsend refers to us and she supported our efforts to support that project. The connection of those two points in history for me is the recognize that i follow the path into business and for that was with regarded with the opportunity to work on this project. To create a one hundred affordable senior units in the western edition dedicated to mary rogers pr im eternally grateful for the opportunity to witness her leadership and her passion and her commitment th
Prepared remarks you know the rooerdz are able to a. D. Live but ive got to write my stuff down so i can be clear. So i want to thank you all for coming out today to celebrate the grand opening of the mary rogers senior center. I was home last time and before i went to bed i was trying to put together the words to say. I thought about it for the last several months. And i decided to frame it with a couple of points of history in my life. The first thing when i i was a teenager and attended a career day in philadelphia and learned with r what an architect does. I realized immediately thats what i wanted to do and went home and told mom and dad. My schooling prepared me for the education but the passion for redeveloping neighborhoods you such as the western edition was godgiven. Its been fulfilling over the last thirty years. The second point of my personal history is when we were asked by the members of this community to undertake the development of the filing more site. I was being ask
Into business and for that was with regarded with the opportunity to work on this project. To create a one hundred affordable senior units in the western edition dedicated to mary rogers pr im eternally grateful for the opportunity to witness her leadership and her passion and her commitment that she dated in working for this community. I want to read a brief list of the folks who helped to make this project happen and to recognize the numerous individuals and thank them for their work. First faye paulson of yorba exposure. Now that youve clapped could you hold your applause for everyone else after ive finished the list. Mohammed and ms. Jones all the folks at kay hill our Architect Team and all the various consultants. Community Housing Partners and castro, the city of San Francisco, Building Department the Fire Department which worked closely with us on this project and the funding sources. Silicon valley bank led by christen car and Hudson Housing Capital which is ledly blake davis
All right. Thats good lets pray. God we thank you now as we come and celebrate this time together. First of all, lord we thank you important the great souls mary rogers lord she fought a good fight lord. Many of us were complainant but she was there taking a stand and we finally, theres woke up to what should he was talking about pr not trying to be over 24 but trying to change the way what we leave and god the way she wanted us to live was to love everybody we thank you for this building and this building represent what mary studio for god please bless us and the city we still have more needs many things are happening in our communities today that people need to all work together. Goad lets celebrate and god you blessed this city in so many ways. Weve got people coming all over the world lets continue to work properly. Amino and we have a lot of africanamerican clergy and were going to introduce now Michael Johnson with urban core. Come on michael clappin clapping. i have a few prepar
Personal desires to see something of significance to be developed in the western edition by black folk as rooerd townsend refers to us and she supported our efforts to support that project. The connection of those two points in history for me is the recognize that i follow the path into business and for that was with regarded with the opportunity to work on this project. To create a one hundred affordable senior units in the western edition dedicated to mary rogers pr im eternally grateful for the opportunity to witness her leadership and her passion and her commitment that she dated in working for this community. I want to read a brief list of the folks who helped to make this project happen and to recognize the numerous individuals and thank them for their work. First faye paulson of yorba exposure. Now that youve clapped could you hold your applause for everyone else after ive finished the list. Mohammed and ms. Jones all the folks at kay hill our Architect Team and all the various