[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 86 (Thursday, June 30, 1994)]
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                      TRIBUTE TO ADOLFO G. ALAYON

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 29, 1994

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a distinguished 
leader in our community, Mr. Adolfo G. Alayon. Mr. Alayon was born in 
Santurce, PR on March 12, 1940. He graduated from Eastern District High 
School in Brooklyn and received his bachelor's degree from Queens 
College.
  Mr. Alayon served as a member of the President's Consumer Advisory 
Council under Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald Ford from 1973 to 
1976. He also was a member of former New York Mayor Abraham Beame's 
Consumer Advisory Council. Since 1969, Mr. Alayon has been the 
executive director and president of the Consumer Action Program of 
Bedford Stuyvesant, Inc. [CABS].
  During his tenure as president of CABS, Mr. Alayon has been 
responsible for the development and operation of several institutions 
which provide Central Brooklyn with important services. The CABS 
organization provides hundreds of Brooklyn residents with employment.
  Under his direction and development, the CABS Business Development 
Office was responsible for the preparation of over $20 million in small 
business loans and $30 million in procurement contracts with the U.S. 
Department of Commerce. More than 1,000 elderly and disabled 
individuals are cared for through the CABS Home Attendants Service, 
Inc. A 66 unit multifamily housing project and a 111 unit elderly 
housing project have been developed to provide the Brooklyn community 
with much needed service. In addition, the CABS Nursing Home Co. 
provides a 160 bed nursing staff and facility.
  The residents of Central Brooklyn respect Mr. Alayon's efforts and 
success. His talent and expertise in the business community have earned 
him respect and admiration at the national level. Mr. Speaker, it is 
with great pleasure that I rise today to recognize Mr. Adolfo G. Alayon 
for his outstanding and beneficial achievements.

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