[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 27 (Thursday, February 13, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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 IN HONOR OF DINA MATOS McGREEVEY, RECIPIENT OF THE HISPANIC AMERICAN 
                            GOOD SCOUT AWARD

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 13, 2003

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the outstanding 
accomplishments of Mrs. Dina Matos McGreevey, who was honored on 
February 7th at the Hispanic American Good Scout Award Dinner at the 
Robert Treat Hotel in Newark, New Jersey.
  The First Lady of New Jersey, Mrs. Matos McGreevey has been an 
exceptional member of her community and a true leader for New Jersey. 
Currently the executive director of the Columbus Hospital Foundation in 
Newark, Mrs. Matos McGreevey has worked to create programs such as the 
Senior Health Improvement Program, which provides free educational 
programs and screening for New Jersey seniors. As a member of the 
Portuguese American Congress of New Jersey and former president of the 
Portuguese American Congress--Continuing Political Committee, she 
organized voter registration drives and assisted thousands to become 
American citizens and registered voters.
  Dina Matos McGreevey continues to demonstrate her compassion for 
improving New Jersey's communities. She is currently a trustee of the 
Ironbound Association, the Salvation Army Ironbound Boys' and Girls' 
Clubs and Senior Center Advisory Board, and the Women's Auxiliary of 
Columbus Hospital. Mrs. Matos McGreevey is also a participant in United 
Way's Celebrity Reading Program and is an honorary chair of the Special 
Olympics Complex Committee, the Drumthwacket Foundation, the Bernard W. 
Gimble Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center Annual Fundraiser, 
and D.A.R.E.
  Mrs. Matos McGreevey has served as commissioner of the Planning Board 
of the City of Elizabeth and treasurer of the Portuguese American 
Scholarship Foundation and the Northern New Jersey Maternal/Child 
Health Consortium's Planning Committee, and has been a member of the 
New Jersey Health Care Public Relations and Marketing Association. She 
is a fellow of the United Way of Essex and West Hudson Project 
Leadership Class of 1999.
  Dina Matos McGreevey and Governor James E. McGreevey are the proud 
parents of Jacqueline Matos McGreevey.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Mrs. Dina Matos 
McGreevey for her exemplary service and dedication to the people and 
state of New Jersey.

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