[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 22, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E868]
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      HONORING THE RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEERS OF McKEAN COUNTY, PA

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                      HON. WILLIAM F. CLINGER, JR.

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 22, 1996

  Mr. CLINGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the retired senior 
volunteers of McKean County in the Fifth District of Pennsylvania. I am 
pleased to have this opportunity to recognize the 74,000 hours of 
service that these individuals have given to our communities.
  As we celebrate Older American Month, it is fitting that we reflect 
on the contributions of seniors at both a local and national level. I 
have long believed that involvement by senior citizens in the workforce 
adds a unique and distinctive value to each job that is performed, 
person that is helped, or solution that is offered.
  I applaud the hard work and determination that each of these 
volunteers has dedicated to serving the residents of McKean County, 
their efforts are an inspiration to us all. In addition, each of these 
individuals has paved the road for all of us who will eventually retire 
and in doing so continue to enhance the foundation of our communities.
  Each project that they have so diligently attended to--from 
campgrounds to playgrounds, providing meals, making repairs, and 
assisting others in need--demonstrates the depth of caring that all of 
the volunteers should be proud of.
  It takes more than words to adequately express the difference that 
senior volunteers have made in the lives of so many and it is with 
great honor and heartfelt gratitude that I thank them for their years 
of kind and generous service.

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