[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17662]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



IN HONOR OF CAROL MAHLER, RECIPIENT OF UNITED WAY'S CONGRESSWOMAN MARY 
                        T. NORTON MEMORIAL AWARD

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 21, 2001

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Carol Mahler, 
a recipient of United Way's Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial 
Award. The award, which was created by the United Way of Hudson County 
in 1990, pays tribute to women who demonstrate an unwavering commitment 
to community service as exemplified by Congresswoman Norton during her 
13 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1925-1950). Ms. Mahler 
will receive this award of Tuesday, September 25, 2001, at the 
Meadownlands Crowne Plaza Hotel in Secaucus, New Jersey.
  Carol Mahler currently serves as Executive Director of the Visiting 
Homemaker Service of Hudson County (VHS). As Executive Director of this 
organization, she manages three facilities in Hudson County that 
provide nursing supervision and social services to individuals in need 
of short- or long-term health care assistance. In supervising the 
operations and activities of VHS of Hudson County, she is dedicated to 
ensuring that the elderly and those in need of nursing supervision are 
provided with quality health care services.
  Ms. Mahler has an extensive and comprehensive background in providing 
nursing services. A 24-year veteran of the VHS staff, she holds nursing 
degrees from the Orange Memorial Hospital School of Nursing and Jersey 
City State College. Furthermore, she has a Masters Degree in Public 
Administration from New York University, where she received the Dean's 
Award for Leadership.
  Outside of her commitments to VHS, Carol Mahler is an active 
participant in numerous health associations. She serves as Vice 
President of the Board of Directors for the Home Heath Assembly of New 
Jersey and is a Member of the Commission on Accreditation for Home Care 
University, a subsidiary of the National Association for Home Care in 
Washington, D.C. In addition, she is a Member of the Board for the 
Hudson Prenatal Consortium.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Carol Mahler 
for the outstanding


health care services that she has provided to the people of Hudson 
County. Through her efforts, the quality of life for many New Jersey 
residents has vastly improved.

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