[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 13, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E518]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE UNITED STATES' WHEELCHAIR CURLING TEAM

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                         HON. MICHAEL A. ARCURI

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  Mr. ARCURI. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise 
today in honor of the United States' Wheelchair Curling Team's 4th 
place finish at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, and the Sitrin Health 
Care Center, an innovative regional provider of health and 
rehabilitative services, which is located in my Congressional District 
in Upstate New York.
  In 2001, the Sitrin Health Care Center created the Sitrin STARS, an 
adaptive sports program that provides individuals with physical 
disabilities opportunities to engage in a variety of sports on a 
recreational or competitive basis.
  Every member of the United States' Curling Team is a Sitrin STARS 
athlete, a true testament to the outstanding work and dedication of the 
Sitrin staff.
  I would also like to specifically thank Augusto ``Goose'' Perez, 
James Pierce, James ``Jimmy Jam'' Joseph, Jacqueline Kapinowski and 
Patrick McDonald. Through their sportsmanship, dignity and character 
they proudly represented our country.
  Madam Speaker, I call on my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
United States' Wheelchair Curling Team, and the Sitrin Health Care 
Center for defying the odds, and providing inspiration and hope to all 
athletes with physical disabilities.

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