[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 25, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S6382]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO KARIN ELKIS WEINSTEIN

 Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, today I want to congratulate 
Karin Elkis, who is being honored on June 30, 1997 as the Sid Levy 
Memorial Volunteer of the Year by the Jewish Community Center of South 
Jersey. This annual award is presented to the volunteer who best 
captures the JCC's commitment to community service and self-giving. 
Karin is in charge of the Lautenberg Senate office in South Jersey and 
it is of no surprise to me that she is receiving this honor. Karin gets 
more done in one hour than most people accomplish in a single day. She 
is energetic, caring, selfless, and always thinking about others. She 
brings the same commitment and concern to her volunteer activities that 
she brings to her work to serve the people of New Jersey.
  Despite a more than full time job, three young children, and other 
family responsibilities, Karin has found time to make a major 
contribution to the JCC by chairing its Festival of Arts, Books and 
Culture this year. Further, she's served as a liaison to the Early 
Childhood Department, a member of the Budget Committee, chaired the 
Camp Committee and been a member of the Executive Committee. If I 
listed all of her activities at the JCC over the past few years, this 
statement would be longer than a James Michener novel.
  Through her work, Karin has touched the lives of many. She is truly 
an extraordinary person, with many talents, enormous energy and drive, 
and a compassionate heart. I am proud to have Karin on my staff and to 
include her as a friend. She makes an enormous contribution to the 
South Jersey community, through her work as a Senate employee and her 
work as a volunteer.
  Mr. President, I again congratulate Karin on this well deserved 
recognition. I know that she will continue to serve the people of New 
Jersey in many ways for years to come and that our pride in her 
accomplishments will continue to be justified.

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