[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 7 (Wednesday, February 2, 1994)]
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          THE SERVICE CORPS OF RETIRED EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION

 Mr. SIMON. Mr. President, I would like to tell you about the 
Service Corps of Retired Executives Association, or SCORE, an Illinois 
organization of retired businesspeople donating their time to helping 
new small-business owners and existing entrepreneurs by offering their 
lifetimes of experience and advice. This is a positive group and I 
would like to commend them for their efforts.
  SCORE works with small businessowners who are just getting started or 
have requested help. SCORE provides counseling and encourages them 
through annual awards and celebrations. Recently, the organization 
named the Oakland Market and Deli Small Business of the Year. SCORE had 
helped the store's owners to start up their business. In the same 
ceremony, SCORE also recognized other individuals for their 
accomplishments in business or for their contributions to the Small 
Business Administration, Millikin University, as well as to SCORE 
itself.
  I would like to commend SCORE for generously helping these business 
newcomers and especially, I would like to recognize charter member 
Parke Boyer, who helped to found the Millikin University SCORE chapter 
in 1978 and has helped keep it alive for the last 15 years.
  I ask that this SCORE article be entered in its full length at this 
point in the Record.
  The article follows:

         Oakland Market, Deli Recognized--SCORE Honors Adamses

                            (By GARY MINICH)

       Decatur--Al and Ada Adams and their business, Oakland 
     Market and Deli, were honored as the Small Business of the 
     Year by Millikin University and its SCORE Chapter Tuesday 
     evening.
       They were the first recipients of the award as the school 
     and its Small Business Institute celebrated 15 years' 
     association with SCORE--or Service Corps of Retired 
     Executives Chapter 296.
       A number of service awards were handed out by Millikin's 
     Tabor School of Business, where SCORE makes its headquarters; 
     by the Small Business Administration and by the chapter 
     itself.
       Charter member Parke Boyer who helped found the chapter in 
     1978, received service pins from all three institutions: a 
     plaque from Millikin for 15 years' service, and 15-year 
     service pins from both the SBA, which sponsors the SCORE 
     program, and the chapter.
       The Millikin chapter is one of the nation's most successful 
     and has established branches in Champaign, Danville and 
     Kankakee. SCORE principally counsels small businesses, either 
     in startup or on request.
       In naming Oakland Market and Deli as the year's outstanding 
     small business Sharon Alpi, director of the Small Business 
     Institute, said ``From the beginning, I was excited about 
     this store.
       ``I am still excited about this unique business.''
       The Adamses bought the small market on South Oakland Avenue 
     two years ago, in part to preserve a neighborhood business 
     and to help preserve a sense of community and identification 
     for a neighborhood in transition.
       Ada Adams was deli manager for Kroger in Mount Zion and Al 
     is a long-time employee of Illinois Power Co.
       Millikin students and SCORE members worked with the couple 
     as did others who helped arrange a low-cost loan.
       Others recognized Tuesday night:
       Tom Garren, plaque, 10-year service to the university; 10-
     year SBA service award and 10-year SCORE service pin.
       Charlie Harris and Buzz Grigsby, six-year service awards; 
     Bob Moore and Bob Spinner, three-year awards.
       Boyer, in addition to his 15-year service awards, was given 
     a lifetime Gold Card membership, as were Russ Morris and Paul 
     Breyfogle.
       SCORE Chairman William Gerstner was taken by surprise when 
     Alpi ran in an unannounced plaque honoring his tireless 
     efforts on the chapter's behalf. A standing ovation greeted 
     the presentation.

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