[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 28, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E694]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF THE VOLUNTEERS AT THE SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICE 
                                 CENTER

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                        HON. NYDIA M. VELAZQUEZ

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 28, 2004

  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the dedicated 
volunteers of the Sunnyside Community Service Center located in 
Sunnyside, Queens, New York during National Volunteer Week.
  The Sunnyside Community Service Center has done an outstanding job of 
providing a range of social, recreational, and educational services to 
over 2,000 members. Its successful volunteer program helps the center 
achieve its goals, reaching hundreds of senior citizens each and every 
day.
  The center offers lunches, Meals on Wheels, and about 30 weekly 
activities, including special celebrations, concerts, and performances. 
It also offers a variety of educational programs, such as English as a 
Second Language, conversational Spanish, citizenship preparation, and 
health classes.
  At the center, seniors can receive assistance including benefits 
counseling, entitlements--Social Security, SSI, and Medicare--mental 
health services, and access to various support groups. In addition, the 
center has a special program for homebound seniors, allowing them to 
participate in activities and lunch with their peers, and an 
Alzheimer's day program that provides much-needed support.
  The Sunnyside Community Service Center volunteers are, in many ways, 
the lifeline of the organization. These volunteers dedicate their time, 
energy, and compassion to enriching people's lives each and every day 
at the center. Therefore, it is with great enthusiasm that I ask you to 
join me in recognizing the following volunteers for their dedication 
and commitment to service in our community:

       Ana Abreu, Reginaldo Acosta, Zoraida Aguilar, Ashraf Ahmed, 
     Mario Alulema, Sixta Tulia Alvarez, Ana Arboleda, Clara 
     Baquero, Martha Barjacoba, Norma Benitez, Paul Bernaschina, 
     Luisa Bonete, Dikran Bostanian, Novella Busetti, Maria 
     Camisa, Zoila Caraballo, Margaret Carlucci, Dorothy Cavallo, 
     Clemencia Ceballos, Haydee Ceballos, Ellie Chen, Joli 
     Chowdhury, Ann Chuhran, Christine Conety, Catherine Coscia, 
     Michelle Cotrina, Emma Cristancho, Carrie Cunningham.
       Anna Damis, Mary Davide, Stephane Dejean, Dora Delgado, 
     Sigrid Doleske, Don Donner, Stephanie Dosantos, Clifton 
     Duhaney, Alfonso Duran, Rosemary Eischeid, Headley Evans, 
     Letty Fabre, Francesca Ferreira, Betty Gallino, Ru-Ze Gao, 
     Mickey Garmendia, Ray Glantz, Paulina Gonzalez, Veronica 
     Gonzalez, Mary Halvey, Ni Han, Eileen Hand, Nancy Hendley, 
     Shyrene Hernandez, Hermilinda Hidalgo, Gloria Holder, Maggie 
     Houston.
       Ani Janikian, Idalie Jean-Jacques, Jennie Jesse, Jose 
     Jimenez, Siria Jomarron, Valerie Jones, Yvonne Jones, Cierra 
     Knight, Rodica (Denise) Kondan, Marie Konecko, Mildred Lang, 
     Cecile Laroche, Tatiana Lavega, Laura Lecour, Maria Linan, 
     Renato Lins, Glyn Lloyd, Haleyda Lopez, Juan Lozano, Carmen 
     Luzarraga, Barbara Lynch, Rosa Macas, Paola Machicao, William 
     Madden, Maria Maldonado, Bestina Marte, Joan Marus, Eugenia 
     Matviyenko.
       Jim McBride, Robert McCreanor, Gert McDonald, Felipa 
     Miranda, Rakhshinda Moeen, Grace Montes, Betty Moore, Khosrow 
     Moradian, Fanny Morales, Albert Mullakandov, Cortenie Murphy, 
     Robert Murphy, Sara Najam, Lillie Navarro, Marzana Naz, Walky 
     Nazon, Nga Nguyen, Ruben Nunez, Maria O'Grady, Oscar Orozco, 
     David Ortiz, Gizem Ozcelik, Kong Park, Ethel Parker, Dalia E. 
     Perez, Emilia Pineda, Bertha Power, Amalia Priore, Rosario P. 
     Priore.
       Myriam Ramirez, Ana Restrepo, Maureen Rinaldi, Leopoldina 
     Rodriguez, Celina Ruiz, Julio Salcedo, Karmin Sanchez, Maria 
     Inez Sanchez, Mariana Sanchez, Marina Sanin, Nickola Saroff, 
     Frances Schaefer, Mary Sesio, Jeanette Shane, Virginia Shaw, 
     David Shin, Cynthia Singleton, Maria Sorenson, Juana Sosa, 
     Elsa Spielvogel, Lillian Stanley, Gail Sylvester, Millie 
     Taveras, Angeline Thayuman, Paris Torossian, Yasmin Torres, 
     Zoila Torres, Catherine Trochelman, Ana Urbina, Ligia 
     Vasquez, Abe Vilensky, Anne Walsh, Harry Werner, Maura 
     Wilson, Maisie Wright, Elizabeth Youngfleish, and Christopher 
     Zottarelli.

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