[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12293]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



         IN HONOR OF TEAM SURFSIDE EFFORTS FOR DISASTER VICTIMS

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 8, 1999

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I want to honor and commend Mayor Paul 
Novack of Surfside, FL, who has presided over Team Surfside, a group of 
townspeople who have united and devoted themselves to helping victims 
of disasters, including, most recently, those of Hurricanes Georges and 
Mitch.
  The volunteers of Team Surfside have made the difference between life 
and death to the survivors of these natural disasters in Haiti and 
Honduras by providing desperately needed supplies.
  Their efforts have been recognized nationally and internationally by 
National Public Radio and Voice of America.
  Mayor Novack has been the unsung hero behind Team Surfside, 
spearheading all of the outstanding work that they have accomplished.
  He twice flew to Haiti to personally delivery supplies into the hands 
of the victims ensuring that the people who needed it received the 
humanitarian aid and cutting through red tape and delays.
  All the volunteers in this effort should be commended for their 
dedication and selfless commitment to helping others.

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