[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 12, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1068-E1069]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       ``TEENS ASSISTING SENIOR CITIZENS'' VOLUNTEERS RECOGNIZED

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                       HON. ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 12, 1996

  Mr. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join with me today in 
honoring and thanking the volunteers at Teens Assisting Senior Citizens 
[TASC], located in Pico Rivera. On Friday, June 14, 1996, TASC will 
hold its annual recognition dinner to acknowledge and thank the 
volunteers who make this program successful year after year.
  TASC is a program that serves the needs of Senior citizens while 
allowing local youth to benefit from service and involvement in the 
community. It began in 1983, with local youth and adult volunteers 
being recruited and trained in aging, communication, and emergency 
management. The volunteers were then sent to the homes of older 
community members who could benefit from help in their homes and 
sharing with youth. Volunteers provide friendly visiting, light 
housekeeping, shopping assistance, and yard work.
  The goal of the program is to help older individuals of the community 
to remain independent and avoid unnecessary or premature 
institutionalization. TASC is a program of Catholic Charities Aging 
Services Department, a United Way Agency, and is supported by funds 
from the city of Pico Rivera. Kiwanis of Pico Rivera, and private 
donations.
  The volunteers who deserve special recognition are: Rosa Alcocer; 
Lorraine Aldarondo; Frank Alvarez; Sergio Aguilar; Tiffany Avila; 
Adriana Bagues; Stephanie Barba; Cherly Bautista; Elizabeth Blanco; 
Omar Bravo; Cesar Chavez; Fabiola Chavez; Richard Chavez; Greg Cordova; 
Carlos Covarrubias; Diana De La Rosa; Araceli Delfin; Janice Diaz; 
Monique Dovalina; Mark Elias; Janet Gallogos; Gabriela Garcia; Michelle 
Garcia; Sandra Garcia; Ernie Gevara; Huge Gomez; Sally Gomez; Carolina 
Gonzalez; Matthew Heilgeist; Gia Hua; Sakina Hussain; Luis Jiminez; 
Stephanie Kary; Lendy Le; Tanya Lopez; Jessica Mecado; Eric Medrano; 
David Morales; Patty Morales; Sandy Mudry; Mary Nguyen; Fernando 
Ortega; Susana Ortega; Chantha Ouk; Priya Patel; Andy Perez; Richard 
Perez; Erin Perez; Carmen Ramirez; Janet Renteria; Fabiola Robles; 
Armando Rodriguez; Rocio Rodriguez; Yazmin Romero; Cesar Ruiz; Jennifer 
Salamat; Veronica Singh; Frances Soliz; Rosemary Soliz; Jesica Tapia; 
Andy Torres; Peter Ubugen; Lisa Valles; Elizabeth Vasquez; Michael 
Velasquez; Linh Vuoung, and TASC program director Cristina Quijada.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with pride that I ask my colleagues to join me in 
honoring the volunteers in our community who have dedicated themselves 
to selfless service by participating in Teens Assisting Senior 
Citizens.

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              HONORING THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 12, 1996

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I am taking this opportunity to applaud the 
invaluable services provided by the Williamson County Rescue Squad. 
These brave, civic-minded people give freely of their time so that 
should disaster strike, we know that our friends and neighbors are 
there to help.
  Few realize the depth of training and hard work that goes into being 
a member of the rescue squad. Rescue squad members undergo a training 
series over a 4- to 6-month period which includes instruction in 
cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR], vehicle extrication, emergency 
driving, and rescue orientation. In addition to this training, rescue 
squad members also meet monthly to address business concerns as well as 
hear guest speakers.
  Rescue squad members are volunteers. They receive no pay for what 
they do. What also makes their service especially outstanding is that 
the organizations themselves receive no funding. They receive no 
funding from the city, the county, or the Federal Government.
  Rescue squads are funded in the same spirit of community voluntarism 
which moves them to serve. Family, friends, and neighbors pitch in at 
bake sales, road blocks, and fish frys to help those who sacrifice 
their time for the benefit of the whole community.
  Committing such an amount of spare time and energy to a job so 
emotionally and physically taxing requires a sense of devotion and duty 
for which we are all grateful.

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