[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 21, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E707]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF BOYERTOWN AREA MULTI-SERVICE 
                              INCORPORATED

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 21, 2013

  Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the staff, 
volunteers and Board of Directors of Boyertown Area Multi-Service, 
Incorporated as the organization celebrates 40 years of providing 
outstanding services and guidance to seniors and individuals of all 
ages in need of an array of social services.
   Since its opening in 1973, Boyertown Area Multi-Service, 
Incorporated has been true to its mission of providing resources and 
services to meet unfulfilled human and community needs in the greater 
Boyertown area.
   The organization has been successful for four decades thanks to a 
strong partnership between caring neighbors and dedicated staff. In 
2012, more than 400 volunteers gave nearly 42,000 hours of their time 
preparing and serving meals to seniors as part of the Meals on Wheels 
and the Center at Spring Street programs, providing tax preparation 
services, driving individuals to medical appointments, coordinating the 
food pantry and Christmas assistance programs and helping individuals 
qualify for home heating assistance programs.
   Constantly striving to improve and expand the services offered to 
community members in need, Boyertown Area Multi-Service, Incorporated 
embarked on an ambitious building project in 2004 and moved into their 
new home in January 2006. The new building houses the extremely popular 
Center at Spring Street, providing people 55 and older with 
opportunities for socialization, recreation, education, and nutrition.
   Staff, volunteers, the Board of Directors and the community 
celebrated the organization's 40th anniversary during an open house on 
Saturday, May 18, 2013.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me today in 
congratulating the staff, volunteers, Board of Directors and supporters 
of Boyertown Area Multi-Service, Incorporated as they commemorate this 
memorable milestone and in extending best wishes for continued success 
in providing exemplary service to seniors, families and anyone in need 
in the greater Boyertown Area.

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