[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 194 (Wednesday, November 29, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1613]
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                            MARY ANN BARWICK

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 29, 2017

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mary Ann 
Barwick for being honored by the West Chamber of Commerce.
  As the Healthcare Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator at the Rocky 
Mountain Down Syndrome Association, Mary Ann Barwick works with 
hospitals and doctors to help assure inclusion and enhance the 
independence of people with Down syndrome.
  After many years in the financial industry, Mary Ann stayed home to 
raise her two boys. While staying home she held several volunteer 
positions, including President and Treasurer of the PTO, Treasurer of 
Foothills Swim Team, Destination Imagination Coach, and religious 
education teacher and board member of the Denver Ballet Guild and Bear 
Creek Swim and Tennis.
  She re-entered the workforce when her oldest son went to college, and 
began her stint in the nonprofit world. She believes in mission-driven 
work and loves to recruit volunteers. Mary Ann continues her volunteer 
work and currently serves as an Affiliate Challenge Master for 
Destination Imagination Colorado. And she and her husband have been 
running the Lunch Bunch program at their church which makes lunches for 
the homeless in Denver for the last 24 years.
  I extend my deepest congratulations to Mary Ann Barwick for this 
well-deserved honor from the West Chamber of Commerce.

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