[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 139 (Thursday, September 29, 1994)]
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     LOURDES SENIOR COMPANIONS--GREAT ASSETS TO SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

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                         HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 29, 1994

  Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, on October 21, 1994, the 
Lourdes Senior Companion volunteers will be honored at a recognition 
luncheon given on their behalf. The Senior Companion Program was 
authorized in 1973 as part of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act and is 
now part of the Corporation for National Service. The program was 
established to provide individualized support and create part-time 
stipended volunteer community service opportunities for low-income 
persons aged 60 and over. Senior companions provide assistance to 
elderly adults experiencing difficulty with one or more activities of 
daily living. As part of a comprehensive care team, they help homebound 
persons live independently.
  The program at our Lady of Lourdes began in 1989 in the city of 
Camden and now serves older residents of Camden and Burlington 
Counties. There are currently 92 active volunteers and 20 volunteer 
stations, serving over 250 clients. When we talk of unsung heroes or 
heroines, these senior companions come to mind. They provide invaluable 
person-to-person services.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank and congratulate these 
extraordinary individuals. They are William Addison, John Anderson, 
Hester Banks, Gertrude Booker, Mabel Boone, Willa Mae Braddy, Gladys 
Braxton, Mary Brockington, Frances Burch, Marie Carlson, James Carter, 
Annie Clayborne, Catherine Cook, Geneva Cox, Juanita Cruz, Rose 
D'Angelo, Nancy Darby, Anna DeLeonardia, Margaret DiNunzio, Josephine 
Doria, Guillermo Enriquez, Theresa Fahey, Gabriel Ferraro, Sr., 
Catherine Forgacs, Ophelia Fuller, Hester Funches, Mary Garner, Carmela 
Gentile, Ramona Gonzales, Doris Grant, Ora Green, Frances Hallman, 
Helen J. Hannum, Catherine Hansbury, Jean P. Harvey, Elizabeth 
Helmstead, Theresa I. Hussey, Alice Ingalls, Herbert Johnson, Marjorie 
Johnson, Mildred R. Johnson, Esther H. Jones, Anita Kalick, Mary Katz, 
Martha Kersey, George King, Miriam Kyle, Carrie LaBoy, Mae Helen Lee, 
Galdys A. Lewis, Lena T. Lewis, Miriam Lott, Hannah E. Lovelock, Beauty 
Lovett, Gladys Mallon, Shahidah Matean, Margaret Menoken, Veronica 
Meyers, Aguatin Molina, Eula E. Moore, Else Mulvenna, Sara Y. Nathan, 
Clifford Nelson, Estella Pratt, Cecilia Read, Vivian Rhone, Isaac 
Rodriquez, Annie Rozier, Katie Scanes, Elizabeth Schilling, Sophie 
Schmidt, Carrie Solomon, Maceo Stewart, Azelda Stovall, Helen M. Thom, 
Willa Mae Thomas, Hattie Thompson, Madeline M. Thorne, Michael 
Threadgill, Rose Tragno, Violet Tresvant, Cecil Virgo, Marian Ward, 
Mary Watkins, Gladys M. Williams, Leslie Wilson, Christine Wing, and 
Clara M. Wittenberger.
  Mr. Speaker, I would also like to congratulate and commend Catherine 
Virginia Jerecki and Anne Marie McAdams for their dedicated and caring 
service to our program and community.

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