[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 63 (Monday, May 18, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E879]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE SAGINAW COUNTY 
                          COMMISSION ON AGING

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                             HON. DAVE CAMP

                              of michigan

                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 18, 1998

  Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that my colleague, Mr. 
Barcia, and I rise today to recognize the Silver Anniversary 
Celebration of the Saginaw County Commission on Aging. The Commission 
was founded on January 1, 1973, and from that point on has been an 
invaluable asset to the surrounding community. Saginaw County can be 
proud of their County Commission on Aging. Since their beginning they 
have passed many milestones and touched the lives of thousands of 
Seniors over the years.
  Providing transportation and meals to Senior Citizens, preparing a 
monthly newsletter to keep Seniors updated on important developments 
within their community and sponsoring an annual Crafts and Hobby Show 
are the type of services the Saginaw County Commission on Aging has 
offered its Seniors over the past twenty-five years. Twenty-five years 
ago a group of community leaders had a vision to establish an 
organization that would serve the Seniors of their community. Today, 
that organization can be proud of the many lives it has touched over 
the years.
  On Friday evening, as citizens gather to reflect on the Saginaw 
County Commission on Aging's long and productive history, they can be 
proud of how this organization has benefited the community. It is the 
special, caring people that comprise this organization that have 
allowed it to grow over the years and meet new challenges.
  Mr. BARCIA. At a time when we know that effective services can best 
be provided by partnerships between concerned individuals on a local 
level working with programs offered by the federal and state 
governments, the Saginaw County Commission on Aging has done an 
outstanding job of letting the seniors of the Saginaw County community 
know that assistance is available for them. I want to offer my 
compliments and thanks to Judy Spaner, the Director of the Commission, 
and her excellent staff for the work that they do, continuing the 
heritage of accomplishment at the Commission.
  Mr. Speaker, when we concentrate on providing services to people with 
decisions made on a local level, we need to celebrate important 
milestones like the 25th anniversary of the Saginaw County Commission 
on Aging. We urge you and all of our colleagues to join us in wishing 
the Commission and the people that benefit from its programs a very 
happy anniversary, and many more to come.

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