[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 92 (Friday, June 20, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S8299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO BETHPHAGE AND MARTIN LUTHER HOMES

 Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate 
Bethphage and Martin Luther Homes, which will join hands to become 
Mosaic on July 1, 2003. For a combined 168 years, Bethphage and Martin 
Luther Homes have been dedicated to helping disabled children and 
adults achieve their full potential. Together as Mosaic, will they 
serve 900 Nebraskans.
  By merging their resources and expertise to form Mosaic, Bethphage 
and Martin Luther Homes will strengthen their reach to the disabled. 
Mosaic will support and advocate for more than 3,700 people with 
disabilities in 16 States, Great Britain, and Latvia. Through 
participation in an international alliance called IMPACT, Mosaic will 
work with the disabled in emerging democracies around the world.
  Guided by the principle that ``every individual is a person of 
worth,'' Mosaic will continue the work begun by Bethphage and Martin 
Luther Homes by serving disabled individuals at every stage of life.
  Mr. President, I congratulate and thank Mosaic for its service to the 
disabled.

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