[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 70 (Tuesday, June 6, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1015]
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   HONORING HART DEVEROUX CAPARULO ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT

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                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 6, 2006

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, it is with deep gratitude that I rise today 
to join the United Way of Greater New Haven and the many communities 
which it serves in extending my sincere thanks and appreciation to my 
friend, Hart Deveroux Caparulo, as she celebrates her retirement after 
thirty-nine years of dedicated service. Though she will leave her 
position as Chief Professional Officer, I have no doubt that Hart will 
continue to stay actively involved and will always be available should 
our community be in need.
  Beginning her career with the United Way in her hometown of 
Charlotte, North Carolina, Hart has dedicated a lifetime to making a 
difference in the lives of our Nation's most vulnerable citizens. 
Feeling that ``New Haven needed her most,'' Hart began as a Campaign 
Director where she started a number of new programs including a 
Leadership giving program and group solicitation in employee campaigns. 
It was this innovative and creative vision that led the Board of 
Directors to offer her the position of Chief Professional Officer--a 
position which she has held for the last decade.
  Under her leadership, the United Way of Greater New Haven has 
fundamentally changed the way it interacts with its communities and 
partners. Community engagement, strategic focus and an ever-growing 
passion to improve the quality of life for others is at the core of its 
mission. Perhaps the most impressive result of the organization's 
revitalized mission has been the collaborative work of Community 
COMPASS--a strategically focused campaign to improve the economic 
health of our region and reducing educational disparity. One of the 
many results of COMPASS has been the development and launching of the 
Success By 6 program which combines the efforts of a network of 
community partners to ensure children newborn to 6 years old are 
healthy, nurtured and ready to success when they enter school. It is 
programs like these, that thanks to Hart's leadership and vision, are 
now the core work of the United Way of Greater New Haven.
  In addition to her professional contributions, Hart has also been 
actively involved throughout the community. I would be remiss if I did 
not extend a personal note of thanks and appreciation for all the help 
that she has given to both myself and my office over the years. We have 
always known that we could count on her expertise and compassion. I 
wish her the very best as she moves on to future endeavors.
  We, as a community, owe Hart Caparulo a great debt of gratitude for 
all the good work that she has done on our behalf--every community 
should be so fortunate. For her invaluable contributions and the 
indelible mark she has left on the United Way of Greater New Haven, I 
am proud to stand today to recognize Hart Devereux Caparulo and to 
extend my deepest thanks and appreciation to her as she celebrates her 
retirement.

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