[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 120 (Thursday, September 22, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1936]
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             IN HONOR AND RECOGNITION OF SALLY K. GRISWOLD

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 22, 2005

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in tribute and recognition of 
Sally Griswold, as she is honored by the Board of Directors of the 
Vocational Guidance Services, VGS, with the Herbert E. Strawbridge 
Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes an individual's 
outstanding work on behalf of VGS services that support individuals 
with disabilities or societal disadvantages.
  Mrs. Griswold has been a passionate and unwavering advocate for the 
VGS since the 1950s. Her husband, the late Bruce Griswold, was 
recovering from polio, and turned to the VGS for rehabilitation 
services. Mrs. Griswold's husband and her son, James Griswold, served 
as Chairs of VGS's Board of Directors.
  Mrs. Griswold's volunteer tenure with the VGS reflects involvement 
and leadership within all areas of the organization, from fund raising 
campaigns to program expansion. In 2004, VGS placed more than one 
thousand individuals back into the workforce. Three hundred and sixty 
of those individuals were people with significant disabilities, and 200 
were at-risk youth or adults making the transition from welfare to 
work.
  Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me in tribute and recognition 
of Mrs. Sally K. Griswold, recipient of the 2005 Herbert E. Strawbridge 
Lifetime Achievement Award. This honor reflects Mrs. Griswold's 
lifelong commitment and support of Cleveland's Vocational Guidance 
Services. Mrs. Griswold's spirit of volunteerism and deep sense of 
service to others continues to raise the lives and spirits of countless 
individuals into the light of hope and possibility, thereby uplifting 
our entire community.

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