[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 164 (Monday, October 6, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E932-E933]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING THE 2025 ELLY DOYLE PARK SERVICE AWARDEES

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                        HON. JAMES R. WALKINSHAW

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 6, 2025

  Mr. WALKINSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the honorees of the 
2025 Elly Doyle Park Service Awards. These awards, sponsored by the 
Fairfax County Park Authority Board in cooperation with the Fairfax 
County Park Foundation Board, recognize individuals and organizations 
for their extraordinary contributions to our environment and public 
park system.

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  The Elly Doyle Park Service Awards were established in 1988 in honor 
of former board member Ellamae Doyle's many years of outstanding 
service. Recipients have also been selected for the Eakin Philanthropy 
Award, named in honor of the family that donated the first parcels of 
parkland to the park authority more than 50 years ago; the Mayo Stuntz 
Cultural Stewardship, named in honor of a celebrated local historian 
and military veteran; the Sally Ormsby Environmental Stewardship Award, 
named in honor of a local champion of environmental education and 
protection; and the Harold L. Strickland Partnership and Collaboration 
Award, named for the former Sully District representative on the Park 
Authority Board. In addition, a special recognition will be given to 
Park Authority volunteers, who play an integral role in the agency's 
success.
  It is my honor to congratulate all the recipients of the Elly Doyle 
Park Service Awards and to include in the Record the names of the 
following individuals:

       Elly Doyle Special Recognition: Cynthia Glakas, Paul Gross, 
     Brian Keith, and Christina Tyler Wenks.
       Elly Doyle Park Service Award: Tim Bowers and Carolyn J. 
     Gamble.
       Harold L. Strickland Partnership and Collaboration Award: 
     Marc Kohn.
       Sally Ormsby Environmental Stewardship Award: Sara Holtz.
       The Mayo Stuntz Cultural Stewardship Award: Mary Lipsey.
       Fairfax County Park Foundation Eakin Philanthropy Awards: 
     Helen L. Kafka (posthumously), McLean Central Park Playground 
     Team, Pohanka Automotive, and the Scott A. & Phyllis P. 
     Crabtree Family Foundation.
       Chairman's Choice Award: Ken Quincy and Aimee Vosper.

  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating this 
year's awardees. Fairfax County is regarded as one of the best places 
in the country in which to live, work, and raise a family, and our 
nationally recognized park system has played a key role in that 
distinction. Our community has a strong commitment to promoting and 
preserving our environment, including our public parks and outdoor 
spaces, as the efforts of the individuals and organizations recognized 
tonight reflects. These are truly selfless actions done for the benefit 
of all and merit our highest praise.

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