[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 163 (Friday, October 14, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1048-E1049]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SANTA CLARITA

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                            HON. MIKE GARCIA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 14, 2022

  Mr. GARCIA of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate 
and recognize the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Clarita for their more 
than 30 years of continuous service to the youth of our community at 
their first full-time clubhouse. Since 1992, the Boys and Girls Club of 
Santa Clarita has provided invaluable resources and mentorship to 
countless children and young adults at the James T. Ventress Clubhouse.
  The club's mission to inspire youth, especially those who need it 
most, would not be possible without the passion and dedication on 
display every day from the volunteers and employees of this important 
organization. The time and effort that they invest in our community's 
youth goes unnoticed far too often, but it is because of their tireless 
work and compassion that generations of today's adults possess the 
skills and lessons needed for success. This drive to help and mentor 
our youth was perhaps best exemplified by the man for whom the club's 
first full-time facility is named: Jim Ventress. When Jim became 
director of Santa Clarita's Boys and Girls Club in 1984, he set out to 
expand services to as many children as possible and was instrumental in 
the establishment of the first permanent clubhouse.
  Years after Jim's retirement, it's in this same spirit of hard work 
and dedication that the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Clarita continues 
to serve the youth of our valley. They have since expanded to include 
another full-time clubhouse and 3 separate after-school programs 
available to thousands of children

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across the community. As we celebrate the anniversary of their first 
clubhouse, I have full confidence that they will continue to be a 
shining example of the power of community involvement for years to 
come.

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