[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 4 (Thursday, January 27, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E11]
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  IN HONOR OF MRS. ELEANOR TIEFENWERTH, ONE OF THIS YEAR'S RICHARD A. 
  RUTKOWSKI ASSOCIATION HONOREES FOR DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF 
                                BAYONNE

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 27, 2000

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mrs. Eleanor 
Tiefenwerth of Bayonne, New Jersey. The Richard A. Rutkowski 
Association has selected Mrs. Tiefenwerth as one of this year's 
honorees, acknowledging her accomplishments and her dedication in 
making Bayonne a better community.
  Since its 1965 inception, Mrs. Tiefenwerth has been an instrumental 
leader of the Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation [BEOF]. Accepting 
the role of executive director in 1981, Mrs. Tiefenwerth has remained 
the driving force behind and the embodiment of the BEOF's logo, 
``People Helping People.''
  During her administration, Mrs. Tiefenwerth spearheaded vital 
programs, including a cross-town transportation service for seniors and 
disabled individuals and a variety of food service programs. Mrs. 
Tiefenwerth also implemented Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for 
those individuals spending the holidays alone.
  In addition to her work with the BEOF, Mrs. Tiefenwerth served as a 
commissioner of the Bayonne Housing Authority and is a member of the 
Community Education Advisory Council. Presently, she is serving on one 
of the cities redevelopment committees and has joined the Census 
Committee in an effort to ensure the fair and unencumbered counting of 
the 2000 Census.
  The recipient of many honors, Mrs. Tiefenwerth's unyielding 
commitment to community service has not gone unrecognized. The honors 
include: the Hudson County Golden Recognition Award; the Senior Citizen 
Today Award; the Jersey Journal Woman of Achievement; the Hudson County 
Director of Human Services Distinguished and Caring Service Award; the 
Hudson County Girl Scout Community Service Award; and the Boy Scout 
Endowment Committee Medallion for Volunteer Work.
  Mrs. Tiefenwerth, wife of the late Mr. William Tiefenwerth, both 
Bayonne natives, attended the Horace Mann School, Bayonne High School, 
and Jersey City State. She is a registered certified social worker and 
a HUD certified housing counselor.
  For her continued efforts on behalf of the Bayonne community and the 
State of New Jersey, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating 
Mrs. Eleanor Tiefenwerth. Her far-reaching accomplishments in the area 
of community service have undoubtedly made the city of Bayonne a better 
community in which to live.




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