[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 10, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E31]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO AMY HOFFMANN

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 10, 2018

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Amy Hoffmann of Avoca, Iowa for her selection as the 2017 
Parent Educator of the Year by the Parents as Teachers National Center. 
The award was presented at the Teachers International Conference in 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Amy is a Parent Educator for FAMILY, Inc.
  The Parent Educator of the Year award is given to those who exemplify 
the practices and mission of Parents as Teachers. FAMILY, Inc., and 
Parents as Teachers work together to provide public health and family 
support services for women, children, and families in Pottawattamie and 
Mills County. Amy has been involved with this program for 18 years and 
through her service she has provided 4,586 family visits, assisted 165 
families and touched the lives of 298 children. Amy said she finds ways 
to get families involved in the community by offering social and group 
connections, which help build relationships. ``This award is an honor 
to our community and no one is more deserving of this award than Amy'' 
stated Jean Bohnker, Director of Early Childhood and Family Support 
Services at FAMILY, Inc.
  Mr. Speaker, I applaud and congratulate Amy for receiving this 
outstanding award. I ask that my colleagues in the United States House 
of Representatives join me in congratulating Amy for receiving this 
award and in wishing her nothing but continued success in all her 
future endeavors

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