[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 7, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E7-E8]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN RECOGNITION OF BETTY CARR

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 7, 2020

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize Betty Carr. 
Betty has been an iconic fixture in Anniston for decades and an 
inspiration and advocate for local youth.
  Betty grew up in Anniston in a family that placed an importance on 
their community and grew up in church at First United Methodist Church. 
Betty now attends Grace Episcopal Church.
  She worked at the University of Alabama, ran Camp Grandview in 
Montgomery and was a Soda Jerk at the end of World War II.
  Betty is best known for her work with many generations of area youth. 
She worked as the youth and program director at the YMCA from 1967 to 
1985. This month, the Anniston City Council unanimously supported that 
the section of West 14th Street in front of the YMCA will be named 
``Betty Carr Way.''
  After the YMCA, Betty also worked at the Chamber of Commerce.

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  Even today, Betty is still going strong spending her days greeting 
people at Classic on Noble. She has suffered from macular degeneration, 
but has not let losing her eyesight slow her down.
  Betty will turn 95 on January 21.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in recognizing Betty and her service to 
our youth. Please also join me in wishing her a very happy 95th 
birthday this month.