[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 97 (Monday, July 12, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1511-E1512]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN COMMEMORATION OF THE GRAND OPENING OF THE EASTMONT COMPUTING CENTER 
                       FOR THE OAKLAND COMMUNITY

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                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 12, 1999

  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the Eastmont Computing 
Center, located in East Oakland, California, on its grand opening. This 
multi-million dollar computing center is a project of The Oakland 
Citizens Committee for Urban Renewal (OCCUR), which was established in 
Oakland, California in 1954 for the purpose of raising the quality of 
life for all of Oakland's residents, with the emphasis on serving those 
in the greatest need of a balanced delivery of goods, effective public 
policy, and services. OCCUR created the Eastmont Computing Center (ECC) 
to serve as a community resource on information technologies in order 
to provide universal computer and Internet access and employment 
focused training to Oakland citizens.
  The Eastmont Computing Center provides cutting-edge information 
technology training to youth and other residents of under-served 
communities. The Center provides a broad range of unique skills and 
employment training programs to youth, senior citizens, and community-
based organizations.
  The Center is one of only three California recipients of the highly 
competitive U.S. Department of Commerce Telecommunications

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and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program grants. Additional 
funding for the Center is provided by a number of government, 
foundation, corporate and individual donors including the Eastmont Town 
Center, Pacific Gas and Electric, Chevron, Pacific Bell, The San 
Francisco Foundation, Oracle, Hewlett Packard and IBM.
  I wish to commend the management and staff of the Eastmont Computing 
Center for their tireless work and for their diligence. It has been 
through their perseverance that they have garnered the resources 
necessary to establish and operate this training facility for the 
benefit of all the citizens of Oakland.
  I wish to extend to the Eastmont Computing Center, its staff, donors 
and support volunteers sincere best wishes for success as they begin to 
deliver technology access and employment training services to the 
citizens of Oakland.

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