[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 154 (Monday, September 17, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1265]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                       RECOGNIZING BLR ELDER CARE

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                           HON. MIKE COFFMAN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 17, 2018

  Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize BLR Elder Care on 
the celebration of its 10th Anniversary. BLR Elder Care is a non-profit 
organization located in the City of Aurora, Colorado and is in 
Colorado's 6th Congressional District, which I have the honor of 
representing here in the United States House of Representatives. BLR 
Elder Care seeks to provide a dignified, meaningful life to the 
homeless elderly population in Ethiopia. It does so by providing basic 
necessities to elderly Ethiopians who are in need. The generosity of 
BLR Elder Care serves as a beacon of hope and a source of compassion 
for the elderly needy in Africa.
  In recent years, the founder and President of BLR Elder Care, Mamay 
Worku, has also started a program focused on helping African Women 
immigrants here in Colorado. Mamay Worku has done so by creating the 
Women of Africa Alliance for Solutions (WAAS). Through WAAS, she has 
created an effective platform to advocate for educational 
opportunities, economic independence and to build synergy among the 
diverse African immigrant communities.
  Mamay Worku, immigrated to the United States in 1989. She has 
tirelessly served the African immigrant community here in Colorado and 
those in need in her native country of Ethiopia. It is my honor to 
recognize all of her hard work as well as all the supporters of BLR 
Elder Care for their continuing assistance for these two remarkable 
organizations.

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