[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 48 (Thursday, March 22, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E432]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CELEBRATING STEVE TOTH, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS 
                            CLUB OF TROY, MI

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                          HON. GARY C. PETERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 22, 2012

  Mr. PETERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Steve Toth, the 
Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Troy, on the occasion 
of his retirement, after 16 years of service.
  Steve's service to the Troy community has extended well beyond the 
walls of the Boys and Girls Club. He has been a leader--taking action 
and bringing elements of Troy's diverse groups together to build a 
stronger, more connected community. For the last 15 years, he has been 
a member of the Troy Kiwanis Club and served terms as its Treasurer and 
President. Furthermore, he has volunteered his time mentoring youth in 
sports and spent the last eleven years as a soccer referee and trainer 
for middle school students. Steve has also been active in his church 
and has taken time each of the last three years to deliver food 
containers to seniors living in Troy.
  Steve's passion and dedication for helping others have not only 
earned him the respect and praise of other community leaders, but a 
number of awards and recognitions. Among those honors is a 2004 Rev. 
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., ``Keep the Dream Alive Award'' from the 
Archdiocese of Detroit for his support of the South Oakland Shelter 
project and his Parish's Giving Tree Programs. Steve has also been 
recognized by Leadership Troy as Troy's Outstanding Citizen of the Year 
in 2009 for his volunteer work in the community.
  However, among all of his endeavors in the last 16 years, there is 
nowhere Steve's passion, vision and service have been more profoundly 
felt than at the Boys and Girls Club of Troy. When Steve arrived at the 
Club, he brought with him his 18 years of prior experience as an 
Executive Director for two of the YMCA's centers in Michigan. In 2006, 
after a decade of work at the Boys and Girls Club, Steve used his 
knowledge and experience to engage its board and the broader community 
in a campaign to construct a new 18,000 square foot, state-of-the-art, 
facility. This facility had allowed the Club to offer an innovative and 
comprehensive set of programs that help its 30,000 annual attendees 
build their leadership skills and take an active role in shaping their 
futures for the better.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating Steve's 
impact not only on the Troy community, but on the youth whose futures 
he has helped to build. I know he will surely be missed by all who have 
benefitted from his wisdom, his passion and his determination to engage 
our youth. I wish Steve many years of happiness in retirement, with his 
wife Ann and their family and I know he will continue to heed the call 
to serve the Troy community.

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