[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 181 (Thursday, December 19, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1899]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                HONORING MICHELLE ``MISSY'' PALMISCIANO

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 19, 2013

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, Michelle ``Missy'' Palmisciano is Founder and 
President of County Harvest--a non-profit food rescue organization she 
began in 2009 to ensure that good food otherwise being discarded was 
instead saved and delivered by volunteers to area soup kitchens, food 
pantries and homeless shelters.
  With more than 200 volunteers, and relationships with dozens of 
County-based agencies and food donor businesses, Missy and her award-
winning organization do more than 60 food rescue runs each week and 
have collected over 1 million pounds of food since County Harvest began 
feeding thousands of men, women and children every year. County Harvest 
continually seeks new food donors and agencies throughout Westchester 
County.
  Missy is also a member of the Planning Board for the Village of 
Pelham Manor and an Advisory Board Member for Community Service 
Associates in Mt. Vernon. She has served as a Board Member for the 
Junior League of Pelham as co-chair of Community Outreach, member of 
the Prospect Hill Site Based Counsel, Board Member of Huguenot Nursery 
School and various committee roles supporting The Picture House and the 
Pelham Public Library's Novel Night.
  She and her husband James have three children: daughters Jessica, and 
twins Allison and Sarah. She is being honored by the Pelham Civic 
Association for her extensive work in helping her community to be a 
better, and healthier, place to live. I salute her for her good works 
and wish her every success in her future endeavors.

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