[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 195 (Friday, December 8, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2325]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA

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                          HON. THOMAS M. DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 7, 1995

  Mr. DAVIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my sincere 
appreciation to the Directors and staff of the Jewish Community Center 
of Northern Virginia [JCCNV], for their support and assistance in 
making the Job Fair I sponsored on Tuesday November 14, 1995, a great 
success. The center did not only donated the use of their facility, but 
made staff available who donated their time, energy, and spirit. Their 
efforts and willingness to serve make them an admirable role model.
  The Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia has served Fairfax 
County for almost 20 years. During that period the center and its 
operation have grown dramatically, from a small office with a part-time 
coordinator, to the center that now operates from a beautiful facility 
located on Little River Turnpike in Fairfax, VA. It was my privilege, 
first as a county supervisor, and later as chairman of the Fairfax 
County Board of Supervisors, to work with the center's leaders to help 
them realize their goals of building a center and focal point for 
Jewish activities in Northern Virginia. In addition, the facility 
serves the entire population in meeting recreational and educational 
needs.
  On any given day the center is alive with activity--day care and 
early childhood classes, aerobics and fitness classes, swim instruction 
and basketball, senior adult clubs and after school clubs for students, 
programs for teens, computer classes, theater arts and Judaic studies. 
In addition, the center is home of the Gesher Jewish Day School.
  Mr. Speaker, during this Hanukkah season, I know my colleagues join 
me in honoring the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia. It is 
a light that illuminates our entire region serving our families and 
specifically our youth. At a time when traditional values matter most, 
the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia bolsters our community 
and helps make Fairfax an example for other communities to follow.

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