[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 144 (Thursday, September 22, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1350]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      RECOGNIZING CHILDREN'S HUNGER FUND ON THEIR 25TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. TONY CARDENAS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 22, 2016

  Mr. CARDENAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Children's Hunger 
Fund on the celebration of their 25th anniversary.
  I am proud of what this organization has accomplished over their long 
tenure of service to our community. Children's Hunger Fund was 
established in 1991 by president and founder Dave Phillips. Since then, 
CHF has delivered food and, ultimately, hope to children and families 
in need in the U.S. and around the world for 25 years.
  Children's Hunger Fund located in Sylmar, is in my district in the 
San Fernando Valley, the neighborhood right next door to Pacoima, where 
I grew up.
  After the Northridge earthquake struck in 1994, Children's Hunger 
Fund was instrumental in making sure Valley families had blankets and 
food.
  The help provided by Children's Hunger Fund is felt at home and also 
around the world. In 1998, CHF sent aid to Chernobyl children and boots 
and blankets to boys in Siberian prisons.
  CHF helped victims and families after the attacks on the World Trade 
Center in New York, and after the 2004 tsunami.
  The vision started in the San Fernando Valley has been replicated all 
around the country. In just 25 years, CHF has built a global network of 
aid, while never forgetting the need in our local communities.
  While I regret not being able to attend in person, I am honored to 
congratulate Children's Hunger Fund on their 25th Anniversary 
Celebration this Saturday, September 24, 2016.
  I hope they will continue their record of delivering food and hope to 
children and families in the San Fernando Valley and across the world.

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