>>Neoma Jardon: Jill and Par, thank you.

Thank you for your multitude of contributions to our community.

Cannot thank you enough.

Reno thanks you we're better for it.

>>Phil Satre: Jill and Par, you've had an enormous impact on the city of Reno and the state of Nevada.

We are so fortunate to have a couple like you who are willing to devote your time and your energy and your resources to making this state stronger and better.

Thank you for all you do.

>>Christie Holderegger: Jill and Par, I just want to say congratulations on this award.

I can't think of anybody more deserving than the two of you.

You have blessed our community, you have blessed Volunteers of America.

And I appreciate your support, your guidance, and your advocacy in creating a healthy community for all of us to thrive in.

>>Kate Thomas: Jill and Par, a heartfelt congratulations on this honor that you deserve ten times over.

We love working with you.

We honor what you've done for this community.

And just think the world of both of you.

And I'm so fortunate to get to know you and to have worked with you and know that you'll continue to inspire the rest of us to do great things in your path.

>>Judge Egan Walker: Congratulations Congratulations to you, my friends.

I I'm so happy to see you get some appreciation that I know makes you both intensely uncomfortable.

But get over it.

Enjoy it.

It's great to have the privilege to say a few kind words, and I hope you enjoy these accolades.

>>Sharon Chamberlain: Hey, Par and Jill.

Gosh, I feel honored and lucky to know you and have you in my life.

I admire you so much.

The work that you do, the compassion that you have.

And most of all, I love your sense of humor and your joy for life.

That's what makes the world go round.

And you guys are awesome.

>>Heidi Seevers O'Gara: Congratulations, Jill and Par, I appreciate your compassion and commitment to our community.

I'm grateful for all of your work and for your friendship.

>>Pat Hickey: Jill and Par, I am really proud of both of you being honored tonight.

You have meant so much to so many Nevadans, so many friends and your family and those of us that feel like we're family with the both of you.

I'm so proud to be here tonight and seeing you honored.

And I know it's only going to spur you on to do even more for this great state of Nevada.

>>Melissa Holland: Jill and Par, Par first of all, I just thank you for lighting a fire under me in that first meeting at your house.

When you guys invited me for dinner.

I actually love a challenge and whether you knew it or not, you gave me a challenge and it just really ignited something in me to.

To see something that this city needed thrive and and make it.

And so I was really happy to meet you guys, and Jill, just to walk alongside me and personally, professionally, ministry, the whole gamut.

You're an incredible woman.

You're an incredible friend.

You guys are incredible parents.

You both just have a mothers and fathers heart, not just towards your kids, but also towards your friends in this community.

And I could not be happier, more blessed to know you both.

Thank you for everything you do for me and for this community.

>>Gretchen Kelley Bietz: Par and Jill, I love you so much.

I'm so lucky.

Forrest and I share our love of both of you and are so grateful to have have you in our lives and in the lives of our kids.

And thank you so much for your public service, but more importantly, thank you for your deep friendship and thanks for all you do.

>>Pat Cashell: Jill and Par, I'm honored to be sitting here recording this for you tonight or today.

Having you in my life.

I can honestly say my life has gotten better.

This community is better because of you and Jill, I just want to say thank you for all that you've done for me.

Thank you for all that you've done for this community, and I love you both very, very much.

And congratulations on this tremendous award that you both truly deserve.

>>Jeff Peterson: Par and Jill.

Congratulations.

I'll try this.

I'll try to say this without getting too emotional that I can't talk.

But I think you know me well enough to know that the, I can't help but getting emotional talking about you guys.

Not only are you arguably my closest friends, but like I said before, you're some of the greatest human souls I've ever known.

I actually not only consider it to be an honor to be interviewed like this about you, but I consider it an honor to be your friend.

And I consider it an honor.

And one of the greatest things of my life is.

As we always say, we get to do life together.

So here's to doing a whole bunch more years and I just know that both of your impacts on our on our Reno, our state, and even on the planet is something that, you know, it's going to have a lasting effect.

And it's your guys' his legacy is just undisputable.

>>Mia Tolles: Hi, Mom, hi, Faja.

I just want to say that I am so immensely proud of the two of you for getting this award.

It's so well-deserved.

And I think the ability for Riley and I to come on here as your daughters and to congratulate you really is the privilege of any child's life.

And I'm so excited to see how you continue to love the people of Reno.

What else it is that you contribute in the ways that you keep changing people's lives and the same way that you have raised Riley and I and changed ours.

So I love you guys.

>>Riley Tolles: Mom and Dad.

As your daughter, I get to hear you guys say to me all the time, how proud of me part of me you are.

all the time, how proud of me you are.

But I don't say it nearly enough to you.

I am so incredibly proud of you both.

I am proud to call you my parents.

I am proud of everything that you do every day.

I am inspired by you.

I respect you.

I love you.

And I am so glad that I get to see you recognized for this award because I can't think of anyone more deserving.

You guys are incredible.

And again, I can't say enough and I don't say it enough, but I am so, so incredibly proud of you both.

And I love you.