[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 14, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H882]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
CONGRATULATING HEBREW HOMES HEALTH NETWORK, UNITED FOUNDATION FOR AIDS,
AND SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL FOR HELPING FROSENE SONDERLING CREATE THE
JACKSON PLAZA CENTER
(Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, Frosene Sonderling's wish came to
fruition in my hometown of Miami when Hebrew Homes Health Network and
United Foundation for AIDS opened the Jackson Plaza Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center.
The center is dedicated to persons battling diabetes, Alzheimer's,
cancer, and Frosene's main cause, the elimination of HIV-AIDS.
In association with South Shore Hospital, the beneficiaries of the
Jackson Plaza Center will now have access to direct patient care, to
housing, to community service, and to education. The center is becoming
a home to many in our community in helping to preserve the quality of
so many lives.
Mr. Speaker, today I congratulate Hebrew Homes Health Network, United
Foundation for AIDS, and the South Shore Hospital for championing this
cause in our South Florida community, and for making Frosene
Sonderling's dream a reality.
Frosene was a former constituent of mine who worked tirelessly to
raise funds for AIDS research. She was a noted contributor to
organizations that help people infected with HIV, and she harbored her
selfless passion to help this infirm population. Her donations
benefited medical research for AIDS treatment; and before her death,
Frosene shared a dream of a state-of-the-art facility. We are now very
proud that it is in our midst.
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