[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18375]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF THE TASK FORCE ON MENTORING OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY ON 
               THE OCCASION OF ITS 15TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 14, 2006

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and express 
my appreciation for the Task Force on Mentoring of Montgomery County, 
Maryland. The Task Force is a community-based, non-profit organization 
that provides crucial services such as mentor training, volunteer 
mentor recruitment, and organizational and technical support to 
community organizations and institutions that work to develop mentoring 
programs.
  For over 15 years the Task Force has been a pillar of support for at-
risk youth in Montgomery County. It has joined us in the battle against 
gang-related violence through its day-to-day efforts and its upcoming 
annual conference entitled ``Challenging the Gang Lifestyle--Strategies 
for Prevention.'' The conference will be held on the Rockville Campus 
of Johns Hopkins University on October 12, 2006.
  Thanks to the tireless and steadfast efforts of the Task Force on 
Mentoring, many of Montgomery County's children and adolescents have 
been given a real opportunity to become positive, active, and socially 
conscious citizens.
  Mr. Speaker, on the occasion of its fifteenth annual conference, I 
ask my colleagues to join me in saluting the Task Force on Mentoring of 
Montgomery County.

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