[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            REVEREND SUAREZ

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                          HON. FRANCIS ROONEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 29, 2019

  Mr. ROONEY of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Reverend 
Israel Suarez for his over 40 years of community service to Southwest 
Florida. Reverend Suarez is the founder and CEO of Nations Association 
Charities. Reverend Suarez and Nations Association have given four 
decades helping disadvantaged residents and youth in Southwest Florida 
by providing food for struggling families, scholarships assistance for 
college-bound youths, job counseling and placement help, and drug 
prevention programs, all impacting thousands of lives over the years.
  In 2019, Reverend Suarez's focus has been to serve primarily at-risk 
youth through mentoring, drug and suicide prevention, academic 
assistance, leadership development, community service, and financial 
literacy. In 1990, President George H.W. Bush awarded Reverend Suarez 
with a Points of Light Award and in 1994 the News-Press named Reverend 
Suarez and his wife Ruth, the `People of the Year'.
  Every year, Reverend Suarez and Nations Association Charities provide 
an annual Thanksgiving meal distribution event, Christmas Celebration, 
and a ``Back to Basics Health Fair'' that provides free medical 
screenings to hundreds of families in our community.
  I thank Reverend Suarez for his years of service to our community.

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