[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 165 (Friday, October 18, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1307-E1308]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THE ROTARY CLUB OF PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK ON ITS 100TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. NITA M. LOWEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 18, 2019

  Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the Rotary Club of 
Peekskill, New York, as the institution celebrated its 100th 
anniversary on Thursday, October 17.
  Established in 1919, the Peekskill Rotary Club was the 547th club 
charged by Rotary International and among the earliest Rotary clubs in 
Westchester County. The club focuses on raising funds to help local 
charities continue the critical, often challenging, work of helping 
those in need in the City of Peekskill and across the Lower Hudson 
Valley. The more than 10,000 people who attend the club's annual 
fundraiser at Peekskill High School are a testament to the widespread 
support for the club's contributions to our community.
  A highlight of its 10 decades of service was the Rotary's involvement 
in recovery efforts after the attacks on the World Trade Center on 
September 11, 2001. Rotary volunteers assisted the Salvation Army in 
coordinating the delivery of supplies to workers at Ground Zero and 
raised funds for the families of the four victims who were Peekskill 
residents. The club also designated a memorial monument and tree to 
those four individuals at Riverfront Green Park on July 4, 2002.
  The Rotary Club of Peekskill has been an invaluable partner in making 
the Lower Hudson Valley a healthier and more prosperous community. 
Madam, Speaker, I urge my fellow members of Congress to join me in 
expressing

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both congratulations and thanks to the Rotary Club of Peekskill and its 
past and current members for their century of service to our community.

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