[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 42 (Tuesday, April 16, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E536]
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                  IN RECOGNITION OF JAMES E. ROBINSON

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 16, 2002

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, the future of our country is indeed our 
children and a man being honored tonight, James E. Robinson, is someone 
who believes that helping them is the highest calling. James Robinson 
is a founder of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Adults Club. In that 
capacity for the past 11 years he has worked with and inspired more 
than 500 young people.
  Mr. Robinson also served as the Head Coach for baseball and junior 
varsity basketball at the Alexander Hamilton High School in Elmsford 
while also serving as Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach there. He has 
also worked with the young people Mercy College while serving as 
Assistant Men's Basketball Coach.
  But his community service is not limited to coaching our youth. He 
has served on numerous committees including the United Way Youth 
Advisory Council, the Westchester Community College Advisory Council, 
the Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast Committee, and the African 
American Men of Westchester where he is chair of the Youth Committee.
  Mr. Robinson is also co-founder and President of Fathers and Children 
Together (FACT), an organization of more than 70 fathers from nine 
different locales in Westchester.
  He lives in Greenburgh with his wife, Yolanda, and their three 
children, Nicole, 8, and twins Jasmine and James, Jr. 6. He is someone 
whose gifts will keep giving to the community for many generations. For 
every child he helps will certainly go one to help others of their own 
generation and the next. We can truly say that he has made his 
community a better place, and for this we are all grateful.

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