[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 111 (Friday, August 7, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                 HONORING THE T.L.L. TEMPLE FOUNDATION

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                            HON. JIM TURNER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 6, 1998

  Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the T.L.L. Temple 
Foundation. Mrs. Georgia Temple Munz established this foundation in 
honor of her father, Mr. Thomas Lewis Latane Temple, in 1962.
  The T.L.L. Temple Foundation awards grants to a broad range of 
projects and causes in East Texas. The recipients include organizations 
in the areas of education, health care and medical research, community 
and social services, and cultural arts and the humanities. In 
organizing the foundation, Mrs. Munz fulfilled her dream of enhancing 
the quality of life for the citizens of the East Texas Timber Pine Belt 
through charitable donations. Since its establishment, the T.L.L. 
Temple Foundation has awarded more than $150 million to programs that 
support these causes.
  One recipient of these grant awards that I would like to mention is 
the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) of Deep East Texas. The ADAC 
is a non-profit agency that offers prevention, intervention and 
treatment services to the twelve counties of the Deep East Texas 
region. I am pleased to announce that the Alcohol and Drug Abuse 
Council is celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year.
  In 1982, the T.L.L. Temple Foundation awarded its first grant to ADAC 
for support of its prevention education programs. To date, the Temple 
Foundation has provided over $930,000 in grants in support of ADAC's 
drug prevention education programs involving 33 school districts and 12 
daycare centers in a twelve-county region of East Texas. Last year 
alone these programs reached 48,800 participating students and over 
3,000 adults. Information was provided on how to maintain healthy 
lifestyles, how chemical abuse can ruin a life and how positive choices 
lead to positive results.
  The T.L.L. Temple Foundation is unlike most major U.S. foundations 
because the founding family still exercises an organizational presence. 
The members of the foundation's governing board include: Mr. Arthur 
Temple, Chairman; Mr. Arthur ``Buddy'' Temple, III; Mr. W. Temple 
Webber, Jr.; Mr. Phillip M. Leach; and Mr. Ward R. Burke.
  The T.L.L. Temple Foundation is located in Lufkin, Texas, and East 
Texas is fortunate to benefit from such generosity. I am pleased to 
have this opportunity to honor the T.L.L. Temple Foundation.

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