[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 111 (Thursday, September 8, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1795]
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 IN RECOGNITION OF THE TASK FORCE ON MENTORING OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY ON 
            THE OCCASION OF ITS FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 8, 2005

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate The Task 
Force on Mentoring (TFM) of Montgomery County on the occasion of its 
fourteenth annual conference entitled ``Saving Our Children--
Compassionate Mentoring'', which will be held on the Rockville campus 
of Johns Hopkins University on Thursday, October 6, 2005.
  For more than fifteen years, the TFM has been a mainstay of support 
for at-risk youth in Montgomery County. It has been repeatedly 
recognized for the high quality mentoring programs it has implemented 
in partnership with many of our community's schools, civic 
organizations and, more recently, correctional facilities. Moreover, as 
if to underscore the spirit guiding its work, the TFM offers all of its 
recruitment assistance, training expertise and technical support free 
of charge.
  Because of the Task Force on Mentoring of Montgomery County--and its 
legions of trained and dedicated volunteers--more and more of our youth 
are growing up to become active, positive participants in our 
community. They are making great plans to lead great lives.
  Mr. Speaker, on the occasion of its fourteenth annual conference, I 
ask all of my colleagues to join me in saluting the Task Force on 
Mentoring of Montgomery County and in thanking the TFM for its 
consistent commitment to the children and youth of Montgomery County, 
Maryland.

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