[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 21 (Wednesday, March 2, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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             GREEN OAKS CLUB HONORED FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 2, 1994

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the Green 
Oaks Citizens Club, a community group which has done so much over the 
past three decades to improve the quality of life in the northern 
Brooklyn neighborhoods of my district.
  The Green Oaks Citizens Club is a nonprofit organization which began 
as a fishing club before receiving its official charter on June 29, 
1966. It is named after its original location at the corner of Green 
Street and Oakland Street, now known as McGuinness Boulevard. Over the 
years, its membership importance to the entire community has grown.
  Today, the Green Oaks Citizens Club is very involved in promoting 
summer youth programs, summer lunch programs, and the Green Oaks 
Community Garden. The club also donates considerable funds to various 
worthy causes and charities.
  The club is involved in almost every aspect of community life. It 
sponsors a Little League baseball team and a football team known as the 
Spartans. Other activities sponsored through the club include a monthly 
bus trip to Atlantic City, a Memorial Day breakfast, and a July 4th 
open house. But the highlight of the year is clearly the annual 
children's Christmas party, attended by hundreds of the neighborhood's 
children.
  Because of its importance to the community of northern Brooklyn, I 
hope that my colleagues will join with me in praising the Green Oaks 
Citizens Club for its work and wishing it many more years of service to 
the community.

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