[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15854-15855]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     THE MOSES AND AARON FOUNDATION

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                          HON. JERROLD NADLER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 25, 2006

  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call attention to a worthy 
organization, one committed to special children and their families. The 
Moses and Aaron Foundation's significant and enduring efforts under the 
direction of the president, Rabbi Yaacov Kaploun, and executive vice 
president, Yehuda Kaploun, deserve the highest praise, as do the 
philanthropists who have given of themselves to fulfill its mission.
  The Moses and Aaron Foundation Special Fund for Children is an all 
volunteer organization and is dedicated to assisting children with 
disabilities and their families with a wide range of programs including 
social, physical, and financial, as well as counseling and guidance.
  It also provides scholarship funding to educational institutions, 
collects, purchases, and distributes clothing for children in need and 
remembers them with presents at holiday time or when hospitalized.
  In cooperation with Bally Total Fitness Centers, the Moses and Aaron 
Foundation has

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been able to establish physical fitness and therapy centers. The 
foundation has arranged for sound and musical equipment in other 
institutions as well to help improve the conditions of disabled 
children.
  On Saturday night, August 5, 2006, at the Sullivan County Community 
College in Loch Sheldrake, NY, the Moses and Aaron Foundation will 
sponsor its 10th Summer ``Chazak--Strength'' concert honoring and 
paying tribute to special and outstanding children. This concert is 
presented under the honorary chairmanship of Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel 
and is produced by STB Jewish Music Productions. The guests of honor 
will be the special and outstanding children, many of whom will perform 
with the entertainers on stage. More than 40 organizations and schools 
serving the needs of physically and mentally disabled children will be 
represented at this event.
  The Chazak Concert and the Moses and Aaron Foundation's other 
programs demonstrate the caring and compassionate concern for the 
quality and dignity of life of others and merit the appreciation of all 
those who have benefited from its services.
  The Moses and Aaron Foundation was founded in memory of Rabbi Dr. 
Maurice I. Hecht and Aaron Kaploun, both of whom led lives of exemplary 
community service. It is in this sentiment of communal dedication that 
the Moses and Aaron Foundation has devoted itself to serving the needs 
of a unique group in the community.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring the Moses and Aaron 
Foundation, an organization which exemplifies the generosity of spirit 
in American society.

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