[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 174 (Tuesday, December 10, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1827]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF SERVICE OF THE LINKS, INCORPORATED, MORRIS 
                             COUNTY CHAPTER

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 10, 2013

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Morris 
County Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, located in Morris County, 
New Jersey, as it is celebrating 30 years of community service.
  Established in 1946, The Links, Incorporated is a not-for-profit 
organization that combines the ideals of friendship and community 
service to focus on civic, cultural, and educational endeavors. The 
Morris County Chapter of The Links, Incorporated (The Links) was 
chartered in May, 1982, under the guidance of Elizabeth Quick. One of 
the organization's first projects was the Open Door program, 
established to provide newly relocated minorities with an orientation 
and welcoming committee, often catering to particular needs. Around the 
same time, The Links also began the Hands Across Generations program to 
help establish and build relationships between senior citizens and the 
younger generations.
  As new technologies were brought into society's everyday life, the 
organization developed the Digital Divide. The Digital Divide partners 
with Morristown High School and its students to help teach senior 
citizens how to use computers.
  The organization also maintains a strong commitment to the arts 
through various events and exhibits. One very special program, the 
Literary Teas program, utilizes forums to promote African American 
authors within the community.
  Three years ago, The Links began Working with the Morristown 
Neighborhood House, an organization that supports our low-income 
community and fosters cross-cultural acceptance, and developed a 
program called Rhythms for Life: Music Matters in Morris County, which 
offers instructor-led violin lessons to grammar and middle school 
students.
  The Links has directed many of its programs and activities towards 
the youth of Morris County. The organization provides and sponsors 
various mentoring and educational programs. The Film Workshop, a recent 
mentoring program, teaches students the phases of film making. So far 
the program has produced three films that have won national 
recognition. The Links also recognizes the importance of education, and 
has awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships to deserving college 
students in Morris County.
  The Links, Incorporated looks forward to facing the challenges ahead 
and plans to continue promoting and maintaining civic, educational, and 
intercultural activities to help enrich the members of the Morris 
County community.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues to join me in congratulating 
Morris County Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, as they celebrate 30 
years of community service.

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