[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 164 (Thursday, November 18, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2447-E2448]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     TRIBUTE TO BRIAN LANCE GOTLIEB

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                         HON. ANTHONY D. WEINER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 17, 1999

  Mr. WEINER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an upstanding 
member of our community who is being recognized by the Brighton-
Atlantic Unit #1671 of B'nai Brith on the occasion of its 1999 Youth 
Services Award Breakfast.
  Brian Lance Gotlieb has earned a well-deserved reputation as a 
tireless fighter on behalf of the youth in our community, and is 
rightfully honored for his achievements by B'nai Brith on this special 
occasion.
  Gotlieb, who serves as the liaison to Intermediate School 303 and 
Public Schools 90, 100, 209 and 253, is currently working on different 
ways to protect our community's children. As a member of the District 
21 School Board, he has initiated the process of identifying unsafe 
streets throughout District 21 to ensure the safety of all pedestrians. 
And, throughout this school year, Gotlieb will be hosting a series of 
Child Safety Programs that will provide parents with free copies of 
their children's fingerprints along with Polaroid pictures to present 
to law enforcement personnel in the event of an emergency.
  Further, as my Deputy Chief of Staff, Brian Lance Gotlieb has served 
as my liaison to the Board of Education and School Construction 
Authority for the last three years. In addition, he is primarily 
responsible for the intake and resolution of constituent concerns in my 
Community Office located in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn.
  Gotlieb, who credits his late mother, Myrna, with teaching him the 
importance of helping others and being active in the community, created 
the highly successful organization Shorefront Toys for Tots in 1995. 
Founded in his mother's memory, Shorefront Toys for Tots has helped 
bring Chanukah cheer to more than 7,500 underprivileged children in the 
Shorefront community.
  As a student at the Rabbi Harry Halpern Day School and its Talmud 
Torah High School division, Gotlieb packed and delivered Passover 
packages to aid needy senior citizens.

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Gotlieb strengthened his bond with the Jewish community as an 
undergraduate and graduate student through his involvement with the 
Jewish Culture Foundation at New York University and B'nai B'rith 
Hillel at the University of Florida, where he served as a Reporter for 
the Jewish Student News.
  Gotlieb is a member of Community Board 13 and serves on it's 
Education and Library and Youth Services committees. He also serves his 
neighbors as a member of the Board of Directors in Section 4 of Trump 
Village and as an Executive Board member of the 60th Precinct Community 
Council.
  Mr. Speaker, I applaud the members of Brighton-Atlantic Unit #1671 of 
B'nai Brith for recognizing the achievements of Brian Lance Gotlieb, a 
tireless worker for the people of Brooklyn and Queens.

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