[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 116 (Friday, September 5, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1672]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            TRIBUTE TO THE NIAGARA SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

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                          HON. JOHN J. LaFALCE

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 5, 1997

  Mr. LaFALCE. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, September 11, 1997, the 
Niagara Senior Companion program in Niagara County, NY, will honor 160 
senior companion volunteers for giving 110,000 hours of service to 
their fellow seniors during the past year. They will also be 
celebrating their 17th anniversary of volunteer service to the 
residents of Niagara County. This outstanding program is sponsored by 
the Health Association of Niagara County, Inc. [HANCI] and is a program 
of the Corporation for National Service with additional funding from 
the New York State Office for the Aging and the United Way.
  Senior Companions deserve our applause, respect, and recognition for 
the countless hours of love, compassion, and dedicated service to the 
frail elderly and their families in our community. Whether by kind deed 
or word, they brighten the lives of so many individuals as they help to 
ease the burden of illness or loneliness through their outreach.
  Therefore, I am proud to have this opportunity to acknowledge this 
special group of senior citizens in the 29th Congressional District of 
New York in honor of Senior Companion Day, September 11, 1997, in 
Niagara County, NY.

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