[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 81 (Friday, June 1, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E950]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      RECOGNIZING THE BEACON FOR ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 1, 2012

  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
BEACON for Adult Literacy Program Volunteers.
  BEACON for Adult Literacy is an award-winning non-profit proudly 
serving the adult literacy needs of the Northern Virginia community for 
20 years. In its first year BEACON served 30 learners; today BEACON 
serves over 400 adults a year. Over 3,500 low-income non-native 
Americans have gained English-language literacy skills over the past 
two decades.
  It is my honor to enter into the Congressional Record the names of 
volunteers for BEACON for Adult Literacy Program:
  Brendan Baldwin, Sally Harrison, Richard Corbett, Carole O' Sullivan, 
Martisa Brown, Corinne DeGrazia, Sasha Haleblian, Donna McNeally, David 
Covin, Robert Lynch, Ed Walsh, Brian Bell, Erika Arellano, Gene 
Strausbaugh, Alex Kersis, Ruth Porter, Henry Hastings, James 
McPheeters, Star Muir, Ilana Naylor, Erica Seymour, James Gillespie, 
Skip Brown, James Porter, David House, Joyce Rozier, James Sowers, 
Suzanne Morgan, Tina Cox, Jane Arseneault, Satya Khadka, James Drummond 
Jr., Janet Radzimski, Jessica Higham, Jean Gentry, Pat Hodgdon, Jeanne 
Endrikat, Richard Flaherty, Anne Walsh, Jim Zech, Carmalla Coley, 
Yolanda Daniels, Joan Appleton Costanza, Venkat Viswanathan, Kelley 
Studholme, Armena Springs, Nancy Schalk, Lianetta Ruettgers, William 
McGuire, Liz Alcauska, David McDermott, Bob Schlipp, LTC Peter Stenner, 
Sue Kang, Vivek Koppikar, Martha Walsh, Jayne Hazen, Melissa MacIntyre, 
Nancy Nelson, Katherine DeSilva, Patrick McNeally, Caroline Zong, 
Jeanne Lynch, Rhonda Vanover, Clara Hipp, Robert Brown, Karen Shankles, 
John Manning, Robert Mechler, Ruth Passarge, Joyce Andrew, Robert 
Stinson, Jim Hipp, Roberta Knussmann, Justin Terry, Rosanne Schubring, 
Fabiana Parker, Rosie Jones, Aaron Burdick, Bob Sowers, Ruth Thomas, 
Doris Thomas, Sheri McGlothlin, Lyn Hildebrandt, Leslie Stagg, Sonya 
Jacob, Martha Muirhead, Tiffany Laseter, Walter Godlewski, William 
Cratty, and Sister Theresa Anderson.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in commending the 
volunteers of the BEACON for Adult Literacy Program and in thanking 
them for their dedication to our community.

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