[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22015]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE PRINCE WILLIAM SENIOR CENTER AT WOODBRIDGE ON ITS 20TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                             HON. TOM DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 15, 2003

  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this 
time to honor the Prince William Senior Center at Woodbridge as it 
reaches its 20th anniversary on September 14, 2003.
  The Senior Center was first built in 1983 by Prince William County 
and renovated in 2002 to provide 10,000 square feet of space for its 
many classes and services. Throughout its existence the center has 
provided a gathering place for seniors from the tri-jurisdictional area 
of Prince William County, the City of Manassas, and the City of 
Manassas Park.
  The center is operated by the Prince William Area Agency on Aging, a 
part of the Prince William County Government, and is one of the over 
670 agencies in a national network of Area Agencies on Aging. The 
center provides many wonderful chances for seniors to connect with one 
another and their community, and helps them continue to lead active and 
entertaining lives. One such program is the Bluebird Bus tours the 
center sponsors. These trips include both educational and recreational 
destinations such as Washington area museums, Niagara Falls, and 
surprise locations on their ``mystery tours.''
  The center also provides local residents with opportunities to 
volunteer and brighten the day of a senior citizen through programs 
that include Meals on Wheels, which provides nutritious, hot meals to 
homebound seniors, and Friendly Visitors Volunteers who visit once a 
week with seniors that may otherwise be socially isolated. The Loan 
Closet and Support Services for seniors are two undertakings of the 
center which provide home care aids and match seniors and family 
members to the applicable resources available to them.
  Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would like to thank the Prince William 
Senior Center at Woodbridge for being a comprehensive resource for the 
seniors and the community at large. The services provided to maintain 
the health and quality of life of seniors, the volunteer opportunities, 
and the educational and recreational programs sponsored by the center 
truly are an integral part of the life of the area's seniors. I ask my 
colleagues to join me in applauding this exceptional and notable 
institution.

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