[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6134]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                IN RECOGNITION OF LET'S CELEBRATE, INC.

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 24, 2001

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Let's Celebrate, 
Inc., and to commend its mission, `helping people move from hunger to 
wholeness.' Let's Celebrate, Let's Swing, the organization's annual 
fundraiser, will be held on April 19, 2001. The event will provide an 
opportunity for Let's Celebrate to express gratitude to its supporters, 
while also paying tribute to community leaders.
  Let's Celebrate, Inc., provides the type of assistance that allows 
struggling community members to get through the hard times. Let's 
Celebrate has developed a variety of programs to meet the needs of the 
poor. These programs offer food assistance, career and money management 
counseling, and job training:
  The Emergency Food Network consists of 14 food pantries and 7 soup 
kitchens;
  The Housingplus Program provides budget/money management counseling 
and career counseling;
  The Senior Service Program provides home-delivered meals to seniors 
and the disabled; and
  The Jobpower Culinary Arts Training School is a twenty-week training 
program that targets homeless, at-risk youth, and low-income 
individuals to help them develop into well-rounded people who can gain 
stable housing and permanent employment in the food service/hospitality 
industry.
  Every community across America depends on the generosity, compassion, 
and hard work of dedicated men and women who spend their lives helping 
others. The impact these individuals have on their communities is not 
only beneficial to those who receive assistance, but is also beneficial 
to every citizen of this great country.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Let's 
Celebrate's important contributions to America.

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