[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 25, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E69]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        IN HONOR OF NINA DOBKIN

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 25, 2005

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Nina Dobkin for her 
exceptional community service and unwavering commitment to helping 
others. Mrs. Dobkin was honored at a dinner dance for the Richard A. 
Rutkowski Association's 26th anniversary gala on January 15, 2005, in 
Bayonne, New Jersey.
  Mrs. Dobkin has spent decades advocating for important community 
causes and offering her time and support at various institutions. Her 
participation has included serving as a past president of the National 
Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) and as a member of the YWCA advisory 
board and the School 3 Parent-Teachers Council. Currently, she is a 
trustee of the Bayonne Board of Education.
  An extraordinary leader, Mrs. Dobkin has demonstrated her keen 
ability to develop new and successful outreach programs, especially in 
the areas of children, health, and education. Her accomplishments 
include gathering support for the development of a local mental health 
center, starting a pre-school program for neurologically impaired 
children, and organizing a coalition to raise money for the 
establishment of the Community Day Nursery. She also worked in 
conjunction with the NCJW to co-sponsor a national taskforce to study 
and address issues affecting children and youth, and testified before 
Congress regarding day care regulations.
  Other projects have included developing a national survey about young 
girls and the problems they face in the juvenile justice system, 
helping to develop the Phone Friend program, and coordinating the 
distribution of Passover food to those in need.
  Mrs. Dobkin graduated from Hofstra University with a degree in music 
and has worked as a piano teacher for more than 50 years. She and her 
husband, Earl, are the proud parents of two children and two grandsons.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Nina Dobkin for her 
impressive ability to spearhead and develop worthwhile community 
endeavors, her passion to help those in need, and her desire and drive 
to improve social services. Her work has touched the lives of countless 
individuals in Bayonne and the greater community.




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