[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 124 (Wednesday, July 19, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E696]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING CARLOS GRAUPERA

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                           HON. LLOYD SMUCKER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 19, 2023

  Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and offer my 
thanks to Carlos Graupera, of Lancaster, for his 50 years of service 
and leadership. Mr. Graupera retired this year as the Chief Executive 
Officer of the Spanish American Civic Association (SACA), an 
organization he founded in 1973 to serve Lancaster's growing Latino 
community.
  In 1961, Mr. Graupera emigrated to the United States with his family 
from Cuba. He would attend Saint Joseph's College and work in community 
development, before founding SACA and beginning his tenure as the 
organization's first CEO.
  In 50 years, SACA has grown substantially to support and improve the 
lives of Lancaster County residents. SACA operates a senior center, 
behavior and health services, a community radio station called Radio 
Centro, supports economic development through SACA Development, and 
operates a network of workforce development training programs called 
Tec Centro. I've been fortunate to see the good work that they do 
first-hand.
  Mr. Graupera is now assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer of 
the Tec Centro Workforce Network, which operates workforce development 
programs in Lancaster, York, Lebanon, and Reading.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Graupera's 50 years of service as CEO of SACA have 
made a deep and lasting impact on the community and in countless lives 
of those who have benefited from good works of SACA.
  As he steps into a new role, we wish him continued success and thank 
him for his life of leadership and service to our community.

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