[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 9, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E370]
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                    TRIBUTE TO ELENA PEISER HANRAHAN

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 9, 1999

  Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Elena 
Peiser Hanrahan on the celebration on her 70th birthday on Saturday, 
March 13, 1999.
  Elena is a woman of many accomplishments. She has been a leader in 
her Bayside community for many years and she has volunteered countless 
hours for many different causes.
  Elena has served her parish of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament as 
President of the Rosary Society. She has also been an active member of 
the National Council of Catholic Women. She served as President of the 
Brooklyn Diocesan branch of the NCCW, and was appointed executive 
director of the Northeast region. She currently is the NCCW 
representative to the United Nations.
  Elena was the Director of Volunteers at the New York Eye and Ear 
Infirmary for 12 years. While there, she expanded the network to 
include handicapped volunteers as well as senior citizens and teens.
  Currently, Elena is the community relations director for her local 
chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons. She still 
maintains her busy schedule at her church where she helps to produce 
the monthly newsletter, organizes a pre-school group called ``Mommy and 
Me,'' and lectors regularly at Mass.
  Elena has accomplished all of this while devoting herself to her 
family of 8 children, 4 stepchildren, and 10 grandchildren. She is an 
energetic and motivated citizen who shows no sign of slowing down as 
she enters her eighth decade.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask all my colleagues in the House of Representatives 
to join me in extending my best wishes and congratulations to Elena 
Peiser Hanrahan on the occasion of her 70th birthday, and wishing her 
many more years of active service to her family and to her community.

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