[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27513]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER AWARDEES

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 18, 2005

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand before you today on 
behalf of one of my district's premier human service organizations, the 
Child Advocacy Center of Genesee County. On Thursday, November 10, the 
Center will hold its inaugural Awards Dinner, where they will 
acknowledge several individuals who have shown tremendous courage, 
kindness, and selflessness through acts of goodwill toward our young 
people.
  Polly Sheppard will have the distinction of being awarded the first 
Volunteer of the Year Award.
  The honor of the Mental Health Therapist of the Year Award will be 
presented to Penny Lantz.
  The cooperation between the CAC and the Michigan Department of Human 
Services will be shown, as Linda Crouch and Director Denise Chambers 
will receive DHS Worker of the Year awards.
  The CAC will recognize its friends in law enforcement, as Detective 
Matt Bade of the Burton Police Department, and Detective Diana Mills of 
the Mt. Morris Police Department will be honored as Police Officers of 
the Year. John Greene and Marcie Mabry will be honored as Prosecutors 
of the Year.
  The Sponsor of the Year Award will be presented to the Ruth Mott 
Foundation.
  Additionally, Dr. Edwin Gullekson will be honored as the CAC 2005 
Physician of the Year.
  Mr. Speaker, I applaud these wonderful men and women for all they 
have done for others. Through their actions, they ensure that our 
children are able to enjoy healthy, productive, and safe lives, and I 
ask my colleagues in the 109th Congress to please join me in 
recognizing their heroic efforts.

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