[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11270]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    TRIBUTE TO CARRIE SINKLER-PARKER

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 20, 2001

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a dear 
friend, Carrie Sinkler- Parker upon her appointment to the board of 
Friends of HelpAged--Ghana International.
  Friends of HelpAged--Ghana is a member of HelpAged International, a 
nongovernmental association established in 1988. Their goal is to 
assist older persons who are poor, marginalized, or isolated with their 
daily needs. They seek to promote adequate health care treatment and 
medicinal availability in rural regions. They work to provide vital 
services to older persons without care, and enlist volunteers to visit 
with isolated persons in their homes.
  Ms. Sinkler-Parker holds a Graduate Certificate in Gerontology and a 
Masters in Public Health from the University of South Carolina. 
Throughout the course of her career, Ms. Sinkler-Parker has focused on 
eliminating barriers to obtaining quality health care and on addressing 
social issues that significantly impact older persons. Ms. Sinkler-
Parker has been very valuable to me and my staff and I am certain she 
will use her experiences, dedication, and knowledge to help shape our 
world views and understanding of the aging population.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in wishing Ms. Carrie Sinkler-Parker good 
luck and Godspeed in her new position and in honoring her for the 
incredible service she continues to provide to elderly citizens around 
the world.

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