[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 49 (Monday, March 31, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E455]
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                  HONORING THE LIFE OF MS. FRAN TONEY

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 31, 2008

  Mr. McCOTTER. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor and acknowledge 
Ms. Fran Toney, Executive Director of the Plymouth Community Chamber of 
Commerce, upon her retirement from seventeen years of dutiful service.
  Fran Toney is a woman who has always loved Plymouth, Michigan. Fran 
has focused the past seventeen years of her career on getting others to 
love it too. As executive director, Ms. Toney encouraged members of her 
community to invest in local businesses and the community. Under her 
venerable tenure, the Plymouth Community Chamber of Commerce has nearly 
doubled its size from 400 to 700 committed members. Ms. Toney initiated 
more than 42 new programs which continue to make the Plymouth area a 
prosperous and proud part of Michigan. From Scarecrows in Kellogg Park 
to the annual Auction Fundraiser, Fran Toney has made the Plymouth 
Community Chamber of Commerce a point of pride for our community and 
the entire state of Michigan.
  Madam Speaker, for seventeen years Ms. Fran Toney has faithfully 
served the Plymouth community and its citizens. As she enters the next 
phase of her life, she leaves behind a legacy of dedication, vibrancy, 
and fellowship. Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating 
Ms. Fran Toney upon her retirement and recognizing her years of loyal 
service to our community, state and country.

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