[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 5, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E757-E758]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




BOLEY CENTERS OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF SERVICE 
                         TO THE TAMPA BAY AREA

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                          HON. C.W. BILL YOUNG

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 5, 2010

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam Speaker, Boley Centers of St. Petersburg, 
Florida, which I have the privilege to represent, is a private, not-
for-profit organization that was established 40 years ago to serve 
individuals with mental disabilities, the homeless and youth in 
Pinellas County and the five county Tampa Bay area.
  Tomorrow night our community comes together to pay tribute to Boley's 
40th anniversary of service and to give thanks to the thousands of 
individuals they have helped gain the highest level of independent 
living. Boley provides 42 housing and service center locations; a wide 
variety of treatment, recovery and vocational services; a network of 
living opportunities in community residences and apartments; and a 
large staff of hard-working professionals who are dedicated to 
improving the lives of individuals with disabilities. Boley provides 
housing options that range from highly structured group homes to 
permanent supported apartments that are affordable and safe units for 
more than 1,200 individuals. This makes Boley one of the largest 
providers of these services in the entire southeastern United States.
  Boley has a dedicated board of volunteer directors Chaired by Cynthia 
McCormick and includes First Vice Chair Loretta Ross, Second Vice Chair 
Sally Poynter, Immediate Past President Paul Misiewicz, and Virginia 
Battaglia, Rutland Bussey, Major Sharon Carron, Hal Gregory, Jack 
Hebert, Sandy Incorvia, Martin Lott, Robert Pitts, and Linda Scott-
Leggette. Together they oversee an outstanding organization of 
professional staff members led by President and Chief Executive Officer 
Gary MacMath who treat their clients with compassion and dedication.
  Boley also has a devoted network of volunteers who support the work 
of the Board and staff. This network includes the Boley Angels, who 
were founded in 1984 by board member Mary Koenig. They provide 
invaluable help to Boley's clients by raising funds to fulfill their 
unmet medical and dental needs and to provide furniture for the 
residential programs.
  Madam Speaker, Boley Centers brings together the resources of our 
local community, our state and our nation to provide help to the less 
fortunate of our community who have no-where else to turn for housing 
and treatment options. It has been a real pleasure for me to be able to 
work with the members of the board and the staff on a number of 
projects over the years.
  Please join me in thanking all involved with Boley Centers for a job 
well done as they gather together to celebrate 40 years of service to 
Pinellas County, Florida and the Tampa Bay area.

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