[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 49 (Friday, April 26, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E645-E646]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               PAYING TRIBUTE TO COOPERATIVE CARE CENTER

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 25, 2002

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
pay tribute to the

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Pueblo Cooperative Care Center and congratulate all of its volunteers 
on reaching an extraordinary milestone. As the Center celebrates its 
20th anniversary, it is my sincere pleasure to congratulate each and 
every volunteer on so many years of excellence in serving the Pueblo 
community and, indeed, the entire State. The efforts put forth by the 
Center have been extraordinary, and are appreciated by each and every 
person whose lives it has touched. For 20 years, the Pueblo Cooperative 
Care Center has worked diligently to better the lives of the needy in 
its community, and I, along with the many residents of Pueblo, am proud 
and thankful for what you have accomplished.
  For twenty years, the Cooperative Care Center has dedicated itself to 
enhancing the Pueblo community by helping those members who are less 
fortunate. In response to local steel mill layoffs in 1981, the center 
was created as a joint effort among a number of Pueblo churches in 
order to address the needs of unemployed workers and their families. 
During its tenure in the community, the Center has always operated with 
four objectives in mind: to reduce hunger in the community; to assist 
with clothing, transportation and limited prescriptions; to increase 
communication with all human resource agencies; and to provide 
recipients with information concerning other programs available to help 
needy families. The organization has truly done an extraordinary job in 
its determination to enhance its community and the lives of each and 
every citizen that resides within it. Its diligence and hard work has, 
indeed, paid off, and the contributions that the Center has made over 
its twenty years of service is immeasurable. -
  Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct pleasure to be able to congratulate 
each and every volunteer from the Pueblo Cooperative Care Center on 
this historic occasion, and wish each of them all the best in what I'm 
sure will be an even more eventful and exciting next twenty years. I 
commend each of you for your work in ensuring that the needs of the 
community are addressed, and I am delighted to bring the efforts of 
such an extraordinary organization to the attention of this body of 
Congress. Keep up the great work; I look forward to the next twenty 
years!

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