[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 21]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 28773]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING MS. OLGA WAGNER'S VOLUNTEER WORK AT OVERLEA-FULLERTON 
                             SENIOR CENTER

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                     HON. C. A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 15, 2005

  Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, I wish to recognize Ms. Olga Wagner 
for her superior volunteer work at the Overlea-Fullerton Senior Center 
in Baltimore, Maryland. She has been a loyal aide to the center for 
close to thirty years; brightening the days of many seniors with her 
``four hugs a day'' rule: a rule in which she must hug at minimum, four 
people everyday.

  Ms. Wagner donates her time-on Mondays and Fridays with the federally 
sponsored, `Eating Together' lunch by preparing food and serving meals. 
She also contributes to the community by cashing-in bingo cards during 
games.

  The Overlea-Fullerton Senior Center is a place for seniors, sixty and 
over, to gather taking advantage of activities and services such as 
line dancing, ceramics, painting, aerobics and much more. It is one of 
eighteen nationally accredited senior centers operated by the Baltimore 
County Department of Aging.

  Because of the dependability Ms. Wagner has shown over the years, she 
was inducted into the Maryland Senior Citizens Hall of Fame on the 
twenty seventh of October, two-thousand five. Inductees are recognized 
statewide for their substantial volunteer work which ultimately 
benefits the community at large. Ms. Wagner's dedication to improving 
the lives of seniors in her community is commendable and is a true 
testament to her character.

  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise before you today to recognize the 
good deeds of Ms. Olga Wagner. Her contribution to seniors in the 
Overlea-Fullerton community is greatly appreciated and worthy of great 
praise.

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