[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 86 (Friday, June 24, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1347]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING VEDA GREEN WINNER OF THE SPIRIT OF JPS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 24, 2005

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the service and 
commitment of Mrs. Veda Green. Mrs. Green was named the Spirit of JPS 
Volunteer of the Year by JPS Health Network for her years of 
outstanding and dedicated community service in multiple capacities for 
the JPS Health Network.
  Mrs. Green received the award at the annual JPS Health Network 
Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon in recognition of the over 4000 hours 
of community service she has worked during the last 8 years. Veda 
earned a reputation as someone who truly cares about others through her 
work as a volunteer at the information desk and in pastoral care.
  JPS Health Network is an organization committed to improving the 
health of families throughout my district. The Network includes John 
Peter Smith Hospital, the JPS Institute for Health Career Development, 
and a network of community-based health centers, home care and 
psychiatric services at Trinity Springs Pavilion. That such a large 
organization with so many different great people associated with it 
would choose Mrs. Green speaks quite highly of her.
  It is with great honor I stand here today to recognize a woman who 
has touched so many people on a personal level and asked nothing in 
return.

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