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It's really such an honor and a pleasure
to be here today

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to participate in this opening
of this Mars STEAM building.

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I can't believe that
a year and a half ago, we were

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standing here,
It was quite chilly as well,

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and to see it

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now is really remarkable.

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When asked what inspires

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me or inspired me to give to Foxcroft,

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I'm always impressed by the
transformational nature of this School.

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It's a unique place for young girls

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to come and find out who they really are,

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or who maybe they want to become.

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And that's done without the constraints

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of being told what they can or can't be.

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You can be whatever you want to be

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and think about that for the future.

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Now, add a building
that encourages girls to delve into areas

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commonly not associated
with their supposed areas of expertise,

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and then you have all the ingredients
needed

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to inspire magic.

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Magic from the students.

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And Foxcroft is a magical place,

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a place where those of us
who are lucky enough

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to have been associated
or be associated with this school

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know how truly magical this place is.

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And so for that, that's why I'm so excited

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to see this building come to life,
and to see what it can do for the future.