[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 25, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S118]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO PAMELA ALTMEYER-ALVEY

 Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate a 
distinguished Hoosier, Mrs. Pamela Altmeyer of Indianapolis, IN, who 
this year celebrates 25 years of leadership at Gleaners Food Bank of 
Central Indiana.
  Mrs. Altmeyer is a 1964 graduate of Ben Davis High School in 
Indianapolis and studied at Vincennes University, the University of 
Indianapolis, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She has 35 
years of experience in managing nonprofit organizations and is a 
valuable contributor as a member of numerous boards of important 
community associations.
  Gleaners Food Bank was formed in 1980 in a garage in Indianapolis 
and, under the leadership of Mrs. Altmeyer and other dedicated 
individuals, has grown into the largest nonprofit provider of 
assistance to needy families in our State. Over the last 12 months, 
Gleaners has distributed nearly 11 million pounds of food and other 
critical grocery products to 400 hunger relief charities in 29 central 
Indiana counties. Since inception Gleaners has distributed over 173 
million pounds of product to Hoosiers in their time of need.
  I have had the joy of working closely with Mrs. Altmeyer and Gleaners 
Food Bank in procuring resources for needy Hoosiers. I believe that, 
both as a Nation and as individuals, we can do more to improve the 
lives of those in need. I am deeply grateful for Mrs. Altmeyer's 
important service and leadership as well as for the remarkable work 
done by her colleagues at Gleaners Food Bank of Central 
Indiana.

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