[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 22, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1378]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


             IN RECOGNITION OF THE GSS FAMILY THRIFT STORE

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                            HON. LOIS CAPPS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 22, 1998

  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to bring to the attention of my 
colleagues the remarkable work of Curtis Foreman, John Carnell, and the 
GSS Family Thrift Store. Since it opened in October of 1989, the thrift 
store has raised three-quarters of a million dollars to help support a 
local homeless shelter in Santa Maria, California.
  All of the merchandise in the store is available to residents of the 
shelter. Free clothes, furniture, and household goods are made 
accessible to those who do not have these essential items. In addition, 
shelter residents are employed at GSS Family Thrift Store when 
possible. There are currently three shelter residents employed as full-
time workers.
  I ask my colleagues to join with me, the county of Santa Barbara, and 
the city of Santa Maria in commending the work of Mr. Foreman and Mr. 
Carnell. The GSS Family Thrift Store is truly a model for this 
community and the entire nation. I commend the noble work of this 
unique establishment.

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