[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16264]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              CHARLEE PROGRAM MAKES VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize Marilyn 
March, Mary Cagle, and the entire staff of the CHARLEE Program for 
their valuable contribution to the abused and neglected children in my 
hometown of Miami, Florida.
  CHARLEE stands for Children Have All Rights, Legal, Educational and 
Emotional. It was established in 1983 through the efforts of the Junior 
League of Miami, the National Council of Jewish Women, and the 
Episcopal Diocese of southeast Florida.
  It has an extensive history of providing critical services such as 
foster care and treatment services for Miami-Dade counties' neediest 
children.
  As a mother of two teenage daughters, I realize the profound impact 
that a positive relationship with one's primary caregiver can have on 
the development of our most precious resource, our young people.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud of the work CHARLEE does, and I wish all of 
CHARLEE'S volunteers much future success in helping our precious 
children.

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