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+.of-message {
+    background: var(--of--color-black--300);
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+}
+
 .of-masthead--home {   
     background: var(--of--color-black--100) url("/build/images/bg-masthead-SDK.svg") no-repeat;
     background-position: -22vw -30vw ;
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     </header>
     
       <main role="main" class="td-main">
+        <section class="of-message">
+          <img src="/build/images/message.png" alt="message from Paul Cormier"/>
+        </section>
         <section class="of-masthead of-masthead--home">
           <h1 class="of-heading of-masthead--home__title"><span>Operator</span><span>SDK</span></h1>
           <h2 class="of-heading of-heading--md of-masthead--home__content">The Operator SDK makes it easier to build Kubernetes native applications, a process that can require deep, application-specific operational knowledge.</h2>