[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 156 (Sunday, September 28, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING SHERRY FRIEDLANDER OLSEN

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                             HON. RON KLEIN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Saturday, September 27, 2008

  Mr. KLEIN of Florida. Madam Speaker, today I rise to commend my 
constituent, Sherry Friedlander Olsen, on being named Florida's 
Outstanding Older Worker for 2008. This year marks the eleventh year 
Experience Works has recognized remarkable individuals, 65 and older, 
who continue to make valuable contributions in the workplace through 
the Prime Time Awards.
  Experience Works is a national organization that seeks to improve the 
lives of every day Americans through community service, training and 
empowering seniors through the dignity of work. Sherry Friedlander was 
given this honor on account of her revolutionary program that helps 
find missing children, elderly people and disabled individuals by 
enabling law enforcement agencies to get the word out quickly.
  Sherry is the founder of A Child Is Missing and currently serves as 
the program's Executive Director. Since its inception, her program has 
assisted in the safe recovery of over 380 missing people.
  A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Sherry came to Fort Lauderdale in 1964 
to marry her husband, George. Since then, Sherry has remained committed 
to helping those in need. Her tireless work has been recognized in 
Congress with the passing of H.R. 5464, A Child Is Missing Alert and 
Recovery Center Act. This bill expands the widely-praised South Florida 
nonprofit organization into a national program with regional centers 
under the Department of Justice. The bill passed with the support of 
more than two thirds of this distinguished chamber.
  For her achievements, Mrs. Friedlander Olsen has received the 
prestigious J. Edgar Hoover award for Distinguished Public Service and 
was named the Kiwanian of the Year. It is now my distinct pleasure to 
congratulate Sherry Friedlander Olsen as Florida's Outstanding Older 
Worker of 2008.

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