[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 92 (Tuesday, June 25, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E962]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE BEACON FOR ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 25, 2013

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the volunteers 
for the BEACON for Adult Literacy Program.
   BEACON for Adult Literacy is an award-winning non-profit which has 
proudly served 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 who are seeking to improve 
their self-sufficiency and financial security through proficiency in 
English. Over 4,000 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 
the volunteers for the BEACON for Adult Literacy Program:
   Joan Appleton-Costanza, Brenda Baldwin, Cathy Banks, Brian Bell, 
Misha Benjamin, Jada Booth, Jenna Booth, Robert Brown, Martisa Brown, 
Skip Brown, Cari Carter, Bonnie Cipriano, Bill Cratty, Corinne 
DeGrazia, Brion Elliott, Jeanne Endrikat, Andy Getachew, Angie Gilbert, 
Walter Godlewski, Sally Harrison, Henry Hastings, Pat Hodgdon, Sonya 
Jacobs, Sue Kang-Blosjo, Richard MacIntyre, Gary McCoy, Sheridan 
McGlothin, Gary McGuire, Donna McNeally, Patrick McNeally, Bob Mechler, 
Martha Muirhead, Nancy Nelson, Cheryl Parrish, Ed Prendergast, Molly 
Rickard, Lianetta Ruettgers, Pat Russell, Rosanne Schubring, Talisha 
Shine, An Slaubaugh, Armena Springs, Robert Stinson, Gene Strausbaugh, 
Kelley Studholme, Ruth Thomas, Stephanie Timm, Cornelia Touzinsky, Bill 
Tyler, Rhonda Vanover, Venkat Viswanathan, Martha Walsh, Anne Walsh, 
Caroline Wilson.
   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 literacy in our community.

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