[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6969]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



      TRIBUTE TO THE 4TH ANNUAL FAMILY DAY MILLENNIUM CELEBRATION

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 4, 2000

  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, it is with joy that I pay tribute to the 
``4th Annual Family Day Millennium Celebration'' on Saturday, June 3, 
2000.
  Family Day in the 21st Century at Crotona Park is a celebration that 
will take place near the lake at Crotona Park from 12 pm to 6 pm. 
Family Day provides an opportunity for the residents of this community 
to claim Crotona Park as a playground and entertainment place for the 
family, free of crime and vandalism.
  Mr. Speaker, the Family Day celebration is an event that gives 
Crotona Park and the neighboring communities an opportunity to embrace 
and recognize the importance of their families. It also gives them the 
opportunity to claim ownership of Crotona Park.
  The CES 4x and CS110 marching band with their cheerleaders and baton 
twirlers, will walk through the park demonstrating family pride and 
unity, accompanied by parents, teachers, and classmates.
  This event is sponsored by Phipps Community Development Corporation--
Crotona Park West, Friends of Crotona Park, Mount Hope Housing Corp., 
Mid Bronx Desperados, Aquinas Housing, New York City Department of 
Parks and Recreation, Partnership for Parks, Bronx Lebanon Hospital, 
The Bronx Healthplan, 42nd and 48th Precinct Community Affairs Dept., 
CES 4x, Goodwill Baptist Church, Councilman Jose Rivera, Assemblywoman 
Gloria Davis, Morrisania Revitalization Corp., Community Board #3 & 
Community Board #6, Community Action for Human Services, 105.9 Caliente 
Radio Station, and the GAP.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
individuals and participants who are working to make the ``4th Annual 
Family Day Millennium Celebration'' not just possible but successful 
and fun.

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