[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHERN 
                           CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY

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                             HON. TOM REED

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 12, 2020

  Mr. REED. Madam Speaker, today I rise to recognize the twenty-fifth 
anniversary of the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Chautauqua County. 
This important organization is providing vital services to the children 
and families of this area, and it is good to recognize their work.
  The Boys and Girls Club of Northern Chautauqua County serves hundreds 
of youths a year and has six sites throughout Northern Chautauqua 
County. In 1994, the club was founded as a satellite program of the 
Jamestown Boys and Girls Club in Southern Chautauqua County. Space in 
the Masonic building on Central Avenue in Dunkirk was secured for the 
program and Jim Szwejbka became the first program director.
  In 1996, the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Chautauqua County was 
incorporated as an independent club with Lynn Dorler as the first 
executive director for the club. Since that time, the club has provided 
after school activities and a positive environment that fosters 
relationship building, confidence building and a focus on healthy 
lifestyles through a variety of programs.
  The club has had a variety of homes over the years. In 2006, the club 
moved to former Dunkirk School Number Six on Benton Street, had 
transitioned to the former St. Hyacinth School on Lake Shore Drive in 
2010 and has recently found a new space in the Salvation Army building 
on Central Avenue.
  The work this organization has done in the Dunkirk community and 
beyond has been instrumental in the lives of so many children and their 
families. For the past twenty-five years, this organization has become 
a cornerstone in youth programming in the area and I can't wait to see 
what they do in the next twenty-five years.
  Given the above, I ask that this Legislative Body pause in its 
deliberations and join me to recognize the twenty-fifth anniversary of 
the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Chautauqua County.

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