[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14892]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        IN RECOGNITION OF MOSAIC

 Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, today I would like to 
offer my best wishes and support for the beginning of a new 
organization--Mosaic. On July 1, 2003, Bethphage, founded in Axtell, 
NE, in 1914, and Martin Luther Home Society, founded in Sterling, NE, 
in 1925 will come together to form Mosaic. These two organizations 
bring decades' worth of experience to the field of developmental 
disabilities, and I applaud their previous efforts while looking 
forward to a successful partnership. I have enjoyed a great working 
relationship with Sharon Walters and Bethphage and appreciate the 
positive things they have brought to the State of Nebraska. Mosaic will 
be supporting and advocating for more than 3,700 people in 16 States 
with an annual budget of approximately $165 million. They also provide 
support in Great Britain, as well as participating in an international 
alliance called IMPACT. Congratulations, Mosaic.

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