[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 113 (Wednesday, July 13, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1099-E1100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING MR. FLOYD HASTINGS, 2016 MYRA H. KRAFT COMMUNITY MVP AWARD 
                               RECIPIENT

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                          HON. CHELLIE PINGREE

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 13, 2016

  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the 
accomplishments of one of my constituents, Floyd Hastings, who has 
spent countless hours volunteering with the Southern Maine Agency on 
Aging's Vet to Vet program.
  Mr. Hastings has received a Myra H. Kraft Community MVP Award from 
the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation for his

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work with Vet to Vet, along with a check for $10,000 for the program. 
Hastings was one of 26 MVP recipients; a record number of 450 
volunteers throughout New England were nominated for the awards this 
year.
  Vet to Vet volunteers, who are all veterans themselves, visit aging 
or disabled veterans in their homes at least twice a month. The 
volunteers provide companionship to the veterans they visit and often 
become close friends. Hastings has worked specifically with three 
veterans and currently spends several hours each week talking with a 
group of veterans at the Sam L. Cohen Center in Biddeford.
  ``Vet to Vet is one of the best things I have ever been involved 
in,'' Hastings said. ``It is rewarding and helps give meaning to my 
life. The program enables veteran volunteers, like myself, to enrich 
the lives of veterans, often severely disabled, in their final days. My 
visits are the highlight of my week, and I have found this to be true 
for the veterans I visit.''
  Mr. Speaker, I truly admire Mr. Hastings for his incredible service 
and dedication, and would like to thank him wholeheartedly for the 
difference he has made in the lives of Maine veterans.

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