[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 29 (Tuesday, March 9, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E327]
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                         HONORING ROBERT ANGELL

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 9, 2004

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and congratulate 
Robert Angell, who has received the 2003 Volunteer of the Year award 
for exemplary volunteer service with the Friends of The Sunshine Place. 
He will be awarded at a reception on April 22nd in Modesto, California.
  Mr. Angell is involved in numerous volunteer activities. His most 
recent activities include facilitating a Dual Diagnosis group, which 
helps people with substance abuse problems and mental illness. Robert 
is also a member of the Mental Health Board and the Behavioral Health 
and Recovery Services Quality Improvement Committee. Amongst his 
volunteer accomplishments, Mr. Angell has returned to college with the 
goal of working in the mental health field so that he can continue to 
assist others.
  The Sunshine Place is a socialization/recreational drop-in center 
that is run under the patronage of the Stanislaus County Behavioral 
Health and Recovery Services. They offer recreational opportunities for 
a variety of populations, ranging from chronic mentally ill adults and 
the physically disabled, to the homeless in their community. They 
operate with a minimal staff and depend on volunteers for all of their 
day-to-day functions. The Volunteer of the Year is selected by the 
people who donate their time to The Sunshine Place, and this year 
Robert's peers selected him for this honor.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Robert Angell, The Sunshine 
Place's 2003 Volunteer of the Year honoree. I urge my colleagues to 
join me in wishing Robert many years of continued success.

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