[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 29, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1985-E1986]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




THE ANNIVERSARY OF SAMARITAN HOUSE--TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE TO SAN 
                              MATEO COUNTY

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                            HON. TOM LANTOS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 1999

  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I invite my colleagues to join me in 
expressing heart-felt appreciation to Samaritan House of San Mateo 
County. As this outstanding nonprofit organization celebrates twenty-
five years of service, I want to congratulate and commend Samaritan 
House and its leaders for distinguished service to San Mateo County.
  The Samaritan House has dedicated its energies and efforts to meeting 
the needs of low-income residents of central San Mateo County. The 
organization has provided help to over 15,000 individuals each year, 
and it has made a great contribution to the improvement of our 
community. The goal of this organization is to provide immediate 
assistance to those in urgent need, while helping them on the road back 
to self-sufficiency. This is a truly praiseworthy effort, which has 
required countless hours of service and dedication from individuals and 
groups within the community under the leadership of Samaritan House.
  Mr. Speaker, the efforts of Samaritan House to assist the 
disadvantaged began in 1974 and have steadily grown each year since. 
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organization now provides meals five days a week from two different 
sites. It also maintains a food pantry which distributes over 325 food 
boxes each month to area families. Medical attention and emergency 
shelters are also made available by the group. The Samaritan House 
offers free tutoring and legal services, as well as clothing and 
furniture. This type of service, which is urgently needed in our 
community, has been generously provided by the Samaritan House.
  Over 1,200 volunteers work with Samaritan House, and these generous 
people share their means and contribute their time and effort to assist 
those in need. They promote self-sufficiency and preserve the dignity 
and worth of those they help. It is my desire that my Colleagues in the 
Congress not only pay tribute to Samaritan House but that--in 
recognition of the quarter century of humanitarian achievement of 
Samaritan House--we renew our own personal commitment to assist those 
who are in need.
  Mr. Speaker, Samaritan House is an inspiring organization. It has 
helped people who are in need not only with immediate care and the 
necessities of life, but it has also helped to provide longer-term help 
so that people are able to stabilize their lives and move on to self-
sufficiency. I am extremely grateful for the caring men, women, and 
children who have dedicated time and energy to this endeavor. I invite 
my colleagues to join me in expressing our sincere appreciation and 
congratulating Samaritan House on its twenty-fifth anniversary.

                      HONORING WILLIAM E. CHALTRAW

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 1999

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor William E. 
Chaltraw for his commitment to the Fresno community and his dedication 
for his countless hours of volunteer work.
  William E. Chaltraw, owner of Chaltraw & Associates, has 23 years of 
experience as a certified public accountant. His associates include his 
daughter Kristen, also a certified public accountant, and his wife 
Agnes, office manager of the family-owned business.
  Chaltraw moved to Fresno with his parental family in 1963 from 
Detroit, Mich. He later graduated summa cum laude from CSUF in 1976 and 
spent most of his years as a partner at Deloitte & Touche before 
hanging out a shingle bearing his family name. He also taught 
individual, partnership and corporate taxation at his alma mater for 
more than four years.
  Chaltraw is a man who seems to consistently take on additional 
responsibilities. Right now, he is the chairman of Community Medical 
Foundation's board of trustees and a member of Community Medical 
Center's corporate affairs committee. As chairman, Chaltraw's duties 
include overseeing the board's activities, meeting with corporate 
officers and volunteers and directing the goals the foundation has set.
  Community certainly isn't Chaltraw first experience with nonprofit 
organizations. His experience includes serving as president of the 
Fresno Metropolitan Rotary Club, past president of the Rotary 
Storyland/Playland board of trustees, and chairman of the taxation 
committee for the Fresno chapter of the California Society of Certified 
Public Accountants. He also serves as treasurer for the Bulldog 
foundation and set to be president of the foundation in the near 
future.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to honor William E. Chaltraw for his 
extraordinary leadership among local business and community activities. 
He has provided Fresno community with many years of outstanding 
commitment and handwork. I urge my colleagues to join me in wishing 
Chaltraw many more years of continued success.

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