[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 78 (Thursday, May 11, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1008]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOOD SERVICE STAFF AT THE MIDDLE COUNTRY SCHOOL 
                                DISTRICT

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                         HON. MICHAEL P. FORBES

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 11, 1995
  Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the excellent 
food service staff at Middle Country School District in Centereach, 
Long Island, NY, for their hard work and outstanding service.
  Next week, we will begin to celebrate National Child Nutrition Week, 
and it's an important time for us all to focus on the health and well-
being of our children. For the food service staff at Middle Country 
schools, however, every week is Child Nutrition Week and every day is 
an opportunity to make sure that children are eating healthy and 
staying fit.
  These individuals at the Middle Country schools continually go above 
and beyond the call of duty. Their work is not just another job, it is 
an important vocation. They are entrusted with our society's most 
precious possessions--our children. In their delicate hands, we place 
the crucial responsibility that's usually just reserved for mothers and 
fathers--the responsibility of caring for our children. The food 
service workers rise to this occasion graciously, and they gently 
nuture our students.
  The food service staff who work at the Middle Country schools know 
that the little things make all the difference. They go out of their 
way to make sure that a particular little boy finishes his milk or a 
certain little girl sticks to her special diet. For this extra effort, 
we are most grateful, and on behalf of all of the people of eastern 
Long Island, I would like to thank them for a job well done. They truly 
are role models. Their example can teach us all.
  I would also like to extend a special note of congratulations and 
gratitude to Audrey Prentice, the coordinator of the Middle Country 
School District's food service program. Audrey is a tireless champion 
for the health and welfare of our society's most vulnerable members. 
Her heart is in her work and that makes all the difference. I am very 
thankful for all of her wisdom, her counsel, and her service.


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