[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 108 (Friday, June 24, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING EBISMENIA HASSELE FOR CARIBBEAN HERITAGE MONTH

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 24, 2022

  Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, Ebismenia Hassele is a professional Latino 
woman who obtained her master's degree in criminal justice and police 
science. This led to her work for the New York City Police Department 
and to currently volunteer for the Polk County Sheriff's office.
  Ms. Hassele is a member of Lion Club in Auburndale, Florida. 
Previously, she was the president of the association for Inwood 
Community, Inc. for 11 years.
  Ms. Hassele established a festival of unity--the Multicultural Unity 
Festival--within a community that was divided. The event was 
coordinated with the help of the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the fire 
department, and several county commissioners and brought the community 
and law enforcement together.
  The event is held every other month. Many members and residents of 
Inwood bring home-made food to a segment of the event known as ``Cop's 
Night Out.''
  Ms. Hassele has also organized a black-tie fundraising event with the 
help of Lieutenant Navarro as well as several health fairs and yard 
sales to help educate and give back to the Central Florida community.
  Throughout the years, Ms. Hassele has assisted with free food 
distribution and put much of her focus on the needs of elders in her 
community to help bridge gaps in ages and move her community forward.
  Ms. Hassele's community is one of three certified as a Green Dot 
Agent community, which use a curriculum to help those who have been 
victims of any type of violence. They work together to stop apathy and 
inspire the community to reconnect with the renewed possibility that 
violence is not inevitable.
  Ms. Hassele draws her indomitable strength from her family, chiefly 
her three supportive daughters, Jessica, Love and Candy; three 
grandchildren; and her late husband, Guy R. Hassele, who was a disabled 
veteran.

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