[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 113 (Thursday, July 13, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1439]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


        THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF SUNNY HILLS CHILDREN'S SERVICES

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 13, 1995
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Sunny Hills 
Children's Services as they celebrate their 100th anniversary. Sunny 
Hills has a main campus in San Anselmo, CA, as well as two group homes 
in Novato, CA, and a school and therapy program in San Rafael, CA, all 
of which are located in the congressional district that I am privileged 
to represent.
  Started in 1895, Sunny Hills Children's Services is an extraordinary 
nonprofit organization that assists troubled teenagers, and helps them 
overcome their lives of abuse, neglect, abandonment, and hopelessness. 
Sunny Hills' programs are so successful that they have become famous 
throughout the North Bay Area serving as a national model. There is no 
doubt that Sunny Hills helps hundreds of youth every year to lead 
independent and productive lives by providing them with the tools they 
need to deal with their troubles and problems.
  The founders of Sunny Hills, which was then called the San Francisco 
Presbyterian Orphanage and Farm, clearly possessed the vision, 
compassion, and determination to make this endeavor the success it is. 
One hundred years later, the many people affiliated with Sunny Hills 
can be extremely proud of their numerous successes and accomplishments. 
On July 15, I am proud to be able to join them as they celebrate their 
achievements and recognize the many outstanding Sunny Hills volunteers, 
such as Helen Caletti, who has volunteered for the agency for almost 50 
years. We will also be joined by current and former members of the 
Sunny Hills Board of Directors who are to be commended for contributing 
their time and energy, as well as for their commitment, to such a 
worthwhile cause.
  Sunny Hills continues to be a major resource for young people in the 
San Francisco Bay area. The need for its services persists. In fact, in 
1995, it is expected that half a million California children will be 
reported abused or neglected. Suicides are twice the national average 
in the Bay Area where one is seven teenagers contemplates suicide.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to pay tribute to everyone who has 
contributed to making Sunny Hills the success that it is today. It is 
appropriate that we offer sincere thanks for their dedicated and 
selfless commitment to helping our Nation's youth--and building our 
Nation's future.


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