[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 7, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E26]
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                   EXPRESSING GRATITUDE TO TED EDLICH

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                           HON. BOB GOODLATTE

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, January 7, 2015

  Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I am honored today to express my 
gratitude to Ted Edlich of Roanoke, Virginia, for his 40-year 
commitment and service to Total Action for Progress (TAP).
  For Ted, this year brings to a close four decades at the helm of TAP. 
His tremendous career has been dedicated to this organization and the 
goal of serving others in need. It has been a highlight of my service 
as the U.S. Representative for Virginia's Sixth District to have worked 
with Ted to help preserve the community action mission set out by the 
organization's founder, Cabell Brand.
  Through Ted's hard work, he has helped to transform TAP into a 
trusted place that the men, women, and children in poverty in the 
Roanoke Valley can turn to in their hours of need. As TAP's Executive 
Director, Ted has been determined to not allow them to be forgotten and 
he has succeeded by providing methods of care that are a model for 
similar organizations around America that provide a hand up to a better 
life.
  In life, we are called on to adhere to the Golden Rule, which Ted 
clearly took to heart thanks in part to his roots in the ministry. The 
Roanoke Valley is forever thankful that Ted followed a calling. TAP's 
umbrella is a wide one--from the Food Bank to the Child Health 
Investment Partnership, from This Valley Works to the Dumas Center, 
from Head Start and the Terrace Apartments to Virginia CARES and 
Project Discovery. The commitment of everyone who has worked with Ted 
under that sheltering umbrella is very evident, thanks in part to his 
leadership in constructing a path to a brighter future for so many 
people.
  As Ted closes this chapter at TAP, he can be certain that the 
steadfastness he has demonstrated has prepared those following in his 
footsteps to continue carrying out the organization's mission. I wish 
to express my deepest appreciation to Ted Edlich for sharing so much of 
himself with those fortunate to have been able to work beside him and 
for all of his work on behalf of those in the Roanoke Valley.

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