[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2116]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING GABRIEL AND SARA MATOS

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                         HON. MARIO DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 16, 2006

  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 
recognition of Gabriel and Sara Matos, for their dedication to citizen 
activism and crime prevention. Mr. and Mrs. Matos have been dedicated 
to preventing crime and protecting their community for many years, and 
have worked to encourage and spread citizen activism through their 
efforts.
  On September 30, 2005, Mr. and Mrs. Matos were recognized for their 
dedication as recipients of the Citizens Crime Watch of Miami-Dade 
County's top award, the ``Miami-Dade County Citizens' Crime Watch 
Chairperson of the Year.'' Their hard work through this organization 
has protected the community by allowing them to work closely with law 
enforcement and politicians on zoning and crime issues.
  The couple have been leaders of the Concerned Citizens of West Dade, 
Inc. since they created it nearly fifteen years ago. They were 
instrumental in the adoption of an anti-graffiti ordinance, and as 
chairpersons of their neighborhood crime watch, have helped to keep 
their neighborhood safe, as well as motivating other neighborhoods in 
their community to set up Crime Watch groups.
  I congratulate Gabriel and Sara Matos, and on behalf of the residents 
of Miami-Dade County, I thank them for their dedication to their 
community.

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