[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 172 (Tuesday, December 21, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2221-E2222]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              EREKA O'HARA

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 21, 2010

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and applaud 
Ereka O'Hara for her outstanding service to our community.
   Ereka O'Hara became a realtor in 1982 and as a working mother she 
still found time to be involved in the community. Ereka served on the 
board of the Jefferson County Association of Realtors early in her 
career, and later sat on the board of the Arvada Jefferson Kiwanis, 
Children's Charity and the Arvada Chamber of Commerce.
   When the entire board of the Children's Charity resigned, their 
annual Charity Ball was in jeopardy. Ereka stepped in and hit the 
challenge head on. She gathered a new board, rallied the troops and ran 
the Charity Ball for three years. She raised over $100,000 for the 
Arvada Center Accessibility Program and the Arvada Child Advocacy 
Center.
   I extend my deepest congratulations to Ereka O'Hara for her well 
deserved recognition by the West Chamber serving Jefferson County. I 
have no doubt she will exhibit the same dedication and character in all 
her future accomplishments.

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