[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 14]
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING PATRICIA A. TOMSHO ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT 
             FOLLOWING 37 YEARS IN THE HUMAN SERVICE FIELD

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 28, 2005

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Patricia 
Tomsho, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, who is retiring after 37 years in 
the human service field.
  Since 1968, Ms. Tomsho has been affiliated with United Charities in 
West Hazleton. Initially, she served as director of social services 
which entailed coordination of services, regulation compliance, service 
delivery, supervision of personnel, program planning, evaluation of 
service delivery and client advocacy.
  From 1985 to the present, Ms. Tomsho has served as executive director 
of United Charities and United Children's Homes. In that capacity, she 
has been responsible for budget development and fiscal administration, 
personnel recruitment and management, regulation compliance and 
coordination of services, program proposal and grant writing, 
coordination of building and grounds improvement and board preparation 
and management.
  A graduate of Ursinus College where she earned a bachelor's degree in 
psychology, Ms. Tomsho also graduated from Bryn Mawr College where she 
earned a master's degree in social work and social service 
administration.
  From 1974 through 1982, Ms. Tomsho worked at Northeast Counseling 
Services in Hazleton as a crisis interventionist, therapist and client 
advocate.
  She is active in her church as a Sunday School teacher and member of 
the choir. She has served as a loaned executive for the United Way. And 
she has given selflessly of herself working to combat domestic violence 
and homelessness. She is an instructor at Marywood College and is 
frequently called upon to speak to various groups.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Ms. Tomsho on the 
completion of a remarkable career. Her devotion to the needs of others 
has benefited thousands over the years and has contributed to elevating 
the quality of life in the Hazleton area of Luzerne County.

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