[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9411]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                      HONORING PARKCHESTER CHORUS

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 24, 2000

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, today we have something to sing about: The 
Parkchester Chorus is celebrating its 60th Anniversary. This wonderful 
group performed its first spring concert in 1940. It was founded by 
residents of the Parkchester housing complex and is the oldest choral 
group in the Bronx. Over the years the group has expanded from out of 
the Parkchester community and now draws its members from as far as New 
Jersey and Connecticut. But it still reflects its roots in the Bronx as 
a multi-ethnic, multi-racial, nonsectarian choral group.
  The Parkchester Chorus is a vital part of the cultural life of the 
Bronx. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the Chorus and 
its members for their valuable contributions to our lives and their 
gift of music to our parents, to us and to future generations. I offer 
them three musical cheers.

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