[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 14 (Thursday, January 25, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E75-E76]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  NORTHEASTERN SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER

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                            HON. SCOTT PERRY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 25, 2024

  Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I'm honored to recognize the Northeastern 
Senior Community Center on its 50th Anniversary on March 5, 2024, and 
tireless diligence in serving our community's Seniors.
  In 1974, the Northeastern Senior Community Center opened. In addition 
to serving a noon meal, it ``open[ed] new social dimensions in the life 
of the persons of Social Security age.'' In its 50 years, the Center 
has grown exponentially, and presently reaches well over 400 
participants who receive monthly hot meals and participate in 
indispensable and engaging activities. The Center's selfless and 
unhesitatingly diligent volunteers never leave behind Seniors who are 
homebound--delivering meals to more than 60 residences throughout ten 
municipalities in York County. The Center's growth, professionalism, 
concern, and mission focus has led to earning 75 volunteers, four part-
time employees, and Executive Director Deb Davis--all unwaveringly 
dedicated to serving our Seniors.
  As the first senior center to open in York County, operating through 
ebb and flow, it is a vital part of our community. The legacy of its 
founding members (Clara Butcher, Jay W. House, Helen C. Provenza, B. 
Charlotte Sides, Cleon F. Prowell, Sylvia Sweitzer, J.E.

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Caldwell, Roland E. Garvin, Elvan Kennedy, Margaret F. Neff, Hilda 
Loucks, and first Director David E. Sipe) is enduring. The Northeastern 
Senior Center's focus on its mission of enhancing, enriching, 
enlightening, and nourishing the lives of our Seniors--active and 
homebound--sets the standards by which all other similar organizations 
should be judged.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the 10th Congressional District of 
Pennsylvania, I'm honored and privileged to recognize and commend the 
hardworking people of the Northeastern Senior Community Center on its 
50th Anniversary. I wish them all continued Godspeed in their service 
to our community, Commonwealth and Nation.

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