[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 7194]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO ARLENE MAGOON

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to pay 
tribute to Arlene Magoon for being named 1999 ``New Hampshire Women in 
Business Advocate of the Year'' by the U.S. Small Business 
Administration. This award is a great accreditation to her work.
  Arlene is a childcare advocate and the founder and operator of 
American Nanny and Family Care Services, an Amherst-based child and 
elderly care referral agency. She founded her organization to provide 
family child care after she had difficulty finding childcare for her 
own three young children. Arlene's business offers a referral service, 
as well as training for child care providers in the state. Her service 
is an asset to the state of New Hampshire.
  Arlene founded her business in 1990. She personally met with 300 New 
Hampshire family care providers in the process of deciding which child 
care facilities she feels are deserving of referrals. Over 65 percent 
of the childcare providers she has assisted in the past decade are 
still in business. Many of her business colleagues have commended her 
dedication and professionalism of her work.
  Her service to the children of New Hampshire is a gift. I wish to 
thank her for her efforts and wish the best of luck in her future 
endeavors. It is an honor to represent her in the United States 
Senate.

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