[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 26, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1213]
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  TO RECOGNIZE THE TEACH OUR CHILDREN FOUNDATION AND THE THIRD ANNUAL 
               BART OATES/RICK CERONE CELEBRITY GOLF OPEN

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 26, 2001

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Bart Oates and Rick 
Cerone, the co-founders of the Teach Our Children Foundation in Newark, 
New Jersey. On Monday, June 25, 2001, Mr. Oates and Mr. Cerone hosted 
their Third Annual Oates/Cerone Celebrity Golf Open at the Mountain 
Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell, New Jersey. This charity event 
raised funds for the Teach Our Children Foundation, benefiting 
underprivileged children living in Newark.
  The Teach Our Children Foundation, a non-profit organization founded 
by Bart Oates and Rick Cerone, provides educational and developmental 
opportunities for children living in Newark. The foundation aims to 
address problems children face in urban America today, including the 
presence of drugs, the breakdown of the familial structure, and the 
difficulties urban schools face in handling these and other issues.
  Bart Oates and Rick Cerone are very well known throughout New Jersey 
for their successful careers in professional football and baseball. 
Bart Oates, who is a former New York Giant, graduated from Seton Hall's 
School of Law, and currently is Vice President for Marketing and Client 
Service at the Gale & Wentworth Real Estate Company. Rick Cerone is a 
former New York Yankee, an alumnus of Seton Hall University, and 
founder and president of the Newark Bears Minor League baseball team.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Bart Oates and Rick 
Cerone, along with the Teach Our Children Foundation of Newark, New 
Jersey, for providing children with a brighter future and real 
educational opportunities.

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