[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 111 (Thursday, July 12, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1496]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN TRIBUTE TO ELIAS AND DOROTHY TYLER

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                           HON. JASON ALTMIRE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 11, 2007

  Mr. ALTMIRE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Dorothy 
Tyler and her late husband Elias. Twenty years ago this July, they 
incorporated their organization, the Tyler Youth Group, Inc., which has 
provided years of programming and support to the children of Aliquippa, 
Pennsylvania. Their exemplary record of service to their community 
makes them deserving of high praise.
  At the time the Tyler Youth Group, Inc. was founded in 1983, it 
consisted of a drill team, majorettes, pom pom girls and a drum corps. 
The Tylers saw the group as a way to serve an unmet need of area 
youths: the need for after-school programming that would provide kids 
with productive activities that would help them grow and develop. With 
a bus they purchased themselves, they took their group to activities 
and competitions across the region.
  Time passed and as both the group and its participants grew, the 
Tylers added new programming and facilities to meet the needs of the 
children. They began offering educational and career-oriented 
activities, and in 1989 they took a rundown, dilapidated building and 
turned it into a community center for Aliquippa youths and their 
families. Today, the Aliquippa Tyler Community Youth Center provides a 
range of activities and services conducive to the healthy growth and 
development of the area's children.
  I am honored to have the opportunity to recognize the Tylers for 
their tremendous record of service to their community. Their commitment 
to helping develop healthy, productive young citizens serves as an 
example to us all.

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