[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 119 (Thursday, September 19, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1629-E1630]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    TRIBUTE TO JACK AND PATTI SALTER

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 19, 2002

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commemorate the dedication of the 
City of Royal Oak's community center in the name of Jack and Patti 
Salter. This is a most fitting tribute to a couple so vital to the 
fabric of the Royal Oak community.
  The new community stands on the site, and will continue to house, the 
Boys & Girls Club of South Oakland County. To many of us, the name of 
this Club and Jack Salter are synonymous as he was the executive 
director of this organization for over thirty years from August 1958 
until February 1991.
  During Jack Salter's tenure as executive director, the Club received 
21 National Honor Awards for Program Excellence and 13 honorable 
mentions from Boys & Girls Clubs of America. That is more than any 
single Boys & Girls Club in the country. In addition, seven Club 
members were selected as Michigan Youth of the Year, and four Club 
members were Midwest Youth of the Year and traveled to our nation's 
Capitol to meet the President.
  Jack and Patti Salter are examples of what makes the Royal Oak 
community so strong. They share a tireless commitment to our youth, a 
passion for grassroots activism and a warmth of character that draws 
people to them and their causes. I have been privileged to call them 
friends.
  The mission statement for the Boys & Girls Club is: To Inspire and 
enable all young people to help them realize their full potential as 
productive, responsible, and caring citizens.

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Jack and Patti have surely inspired and they have made a difference in 
the lives of so many of our young people.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Jack and 
Patti Salter for all they have done to benefit the youth in South 
Oakland County, and to congratulate them on this day as the new 
community center in Royal Oak, Michigan is dedicated as the Jack and 
Patti Salter Community Center.

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