[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6206-6207]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS

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                         HON. PATRICK J. TOOMEY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 12, 1999

  Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to deliver a Report from 
Pennsylvania's 15th District.
  All across the Lehigh Valley there are so many good people doing good 
things to make our communities better places to live. So many good 
people are working day and night to help others.

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  In my book, these outstanding individuals are Lehigh Valley heroes. 
Their hard work and dedication have made a difference in lives of 
thousands of individuals in the Lehigh Valley.
  Today, I would like to recognize the dedicated volunteers at the 
Parkland Community Library in Allentown, Pennsylvania as Lehigh Valley 
Heroes. I would like to share their efforts with my colleagues and the 
American people.
  In 1973, Parkland Community Library first opened its doors as a 
grassroots or solely volunteer library. Through twenty-five years of 
service to the community, the library has truly relied on the efforts 
of dedicated volunteers.
  These hard-working volunteers help everyone in the community who 
visit the library. Volunteers are at the front desk when you walk 
though the front door. They are there to help when you need to find a 
book. They help with the children's programs, assist with bookkeeping, 
help with data entry, make copies and help with computer work.
  All the volunteers at Parkland Community Library have done so much to 
make a difference. These volunteers are Lehigh Valley Heroes.
  Mr. Speaker I would like to single out and commend the following 
volunteers who have dedicated more than one thousand hours of service 
at the Parkland Community Library.
  Georgia Baldrige, Priscilla Baxter, Alice Bergstein, Gloria Boyer, 
Cathy Brockington, Carol Caliguiri, Patricia Crawford, Viola 
Crouthamel, Fredia Csencitz, Mary Jean Doelp, Audrey Elison, Arthur 
Farrell, Nancy Farrell, Inger Fisher, Brook Fulford, Sherry Geiger, 
Faith Gensler, Richard Gobrecht, Carrie Gorman, Betty Hallman, Isabel 
Heffernan, Margaret Krause, Elizabeth Marsden, Elaine Miller, Clifford 
Moyer, Elaine Moyer, Marie Platner, Ruth Rees, Miriam Romig, Betty 
Scharfenberg, Barbara Schmidt, Reba Seidel, Eleanor Sheldon, Sally 
Shelly, Fan Shoemaker, and Doris Vogelsong.

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