[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 24 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E332]
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                        HONORING DEIDRA C. TOWNS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 10, 1998

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the skill and 
achievements of Deidra Towns. Her contribution to community and public 
service is incomparable.
  A woman at the beginning of her career, Deidra's dynamic personality 
bespeaks a character that will stare the world down--and win. Already, 
she has flourished as an Administrative Assistant at Bedford-Stuyvesant 
Legal Services, a Managed Care Training Facilitator/Public Relations 
Coordinator at East New York Diagnostic and Treatment Center and as a 
Legislative Aid for the New York State Assembly. Currently, Deidra is 
the Team Leader for the Red Hook Public Safety Corps. In this position 
she has provided direction and structure to its AmeriCorps team. She 
has also planned and implemented projects designed to address public 
safety issues.
  As a devoted mother to her daughter, Kiara, and a loving daughter to 
Edolphus and Gwen Towns, there is no doubt that this young woman will 
leave her special mark on her community.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Deidra C. Towns for all 
of her achievements, for being a woman who dares to be different, and 
for showing young women everywhere that they can do and accomplish 
anything.

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