[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 40 (Monday, March 15, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E428]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING MS. ELA CECILE TONEY

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 15, 1999

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. Ela Cecile Toney, 
for her exemplary community service, and for her numerous contributions 
to the Brooklyn community.
  Ms. Toney is a registered nurse and works as a Women's Health Care 
Nurse Practitioner at Interfaith Medical Center. Her primary interests 
include reduction of teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted 
diseases. Throughout Ela Toney's tenure she has worked in many low 
income community health care organizations. She has practiced in 
Bedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, East New York and Coney Island. She is 
a dedicated nurse who is extremely concerned about the women of her 
community and has lobbied in Albany to make women's health top 
priority.
  Ms. Toney immigrated to the United States from St. Vincent and the 
Grenadines four decades ago. Her dream was to educate herself and help 
others. She has achieved both goals. She is a graduate of the Brooklyn 
Jewish Hospital School of Nursing and she received her Bachelor of Arts 
degree in nursing from Jersey City State College. Ms. Toney is a 
grandmother and an active member in many professional and charitable 
organizations.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring Ms. Ela Cecile Toney, who has 
served the Brooklyn community with pride, and is an excellent role 
model.

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