[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 113 (Friday, July 6, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E971-E972]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2018 LITERACY COUNCIL OF NORTHERN 
                       VIRGINIA RECOGNITION EVENT

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, July 6, 2018

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the Literacy Council 
of Northern Virginia (LCNV) and to congratulate the volunteers, 
instructors, students, community partners, and others who will be 
recognized at the 2018 LCNV Recognition Celebration.
  The mission of LCNV is to teach adults the basic skills of reading, 
writing, speaking, and understanding English in order to empower them 
to participate more fully and confidently in their communities and in 
society as a whole. LCNV serves low-literacy and limited English 
language proficient adults with a selection of low-cost, moderately 
intensive courses to help them transition into the workforce or other 
educational opportunities. LCNV provides the crucial first steps of 
language and literacy proficiency for workplace, citizenship, and 
community integration to help adults make measurable improvements in 
their lives.
  Each year LCNV recognizes students and members of the community who 
have contributed their time, energy, and resources to achieving the 
mission of LCNV. LCNV will also recognize the recipient of the Patricia 
M. Donnelly Merit Scholarship. It is my great honor to include in the 
Record the following names of the 2018 LCNV honorees and scholarship 
recipient:


                      Community Partnership Awards

  Cox Charities.
  Fairfax County Office of Public Private Partnerships.
  Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington.


                         Volunteers of the Year

  Douglas `Kim' Lutz.
  Teaching Team of Margaret Breen and Laura Schell.
  Library Team of Sally Eckard and Bruce Miller.


            Patricia M. Donnelly Merit Scholarship Recipient

  Faustine Coulibaly.

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  I also want to recognize those volunteers who are celebrating service 
anniversaries with LCNV. Volunteers are being recognized for service 
milestones of 5, 10 and 15 years respectively.


                    Volunteer Service Anniversaries

  15 years: Kathleen Nebhut, Dianne Rankin, Judith Sapienza.
  10 years: Rob Abbot, Renee Dexter, Kristen Landry, Jeffrey Randorf, 
Lynne Sprung.
  5 years: Michael Carpenter, Liz Castillo, Eleftheria Frances, Alyse 
Goldman, Donna Kooperstein, Bruce Miller, Dahlia Orleans-Pobee, Fran 
Perros, Paul Schoen, Nancy Simmons, Robert Sutter, Gary Voegele.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in commending the 
Literary Council of Northern Virginia and in thanking and 
congratulating each of the honorees of the 2018 LCNV Recognition 
Celebration. l wish all of them great success in their future 
endeavors.

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