[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 111 (Friday, August 7, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1607]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION OF TOLEDO, INC.

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                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 6, 1998

  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge The Neighborhood 
Improvement Foundation of Toledo, Inc., commonly referred to NIFTI, on 
its recent selection as a Citationist for the 1998 President's Service 
Awards. Awarded from a pool of approximately 3,600 nominations, NIFTI 
was one of thirty chosen for this prestigious recognition.
  Organized in 1957, NIFTI's mission over the past 41 years has been to 
improve the quality of life in the Toledo metropolitan area through 
cleanup, beautification efforts, and by encouraging environmental 
awareness. NIFTI's role as a community organizer and activist has 
provided Toledo residents with a voice along with a viable means to 
eliminate urban blight, making our city a cleaner and safer place to 
live and work.
  NIFTI volunteers, numbering in the thousands, are a collaboration of 
concerned individuals, corporations, local government and other 
community organizations. NIFTI, through its various programs, 
encourages volunteerism in both the adult and youth populations. In 
addition, NIFTI has effectively promoted neighborhood responsibility in 
the central city.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today to thank 
NIFTI for all of its positive contributions to the city of Toledo. 
NIFTI's efforts toward solving serious social ills are representative 
of the spirit of community service that has made our nation and my 
congressional district a better place to live. To the Neighborhood 
Improvement Foundation of Toledo, Inc., congratulations on being named 
a recipient of such a noble award.

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