[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21067]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE MOSES AND AARON FOUNDATION

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                         HON. CHRISTOPHER SHAYS

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 25, 2007

  Mr. SHAYS. Madam Speaker, I want to recognize the Moses and Aaron 
Foundation, an organization committed to special needs children and 
their families. The 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 so much of themselves to fulfill 
its mission.
  The Moses and Aaron Foundation Special Fund for Children, an all-
volunteer organization, is dedicated to assisting children with 
disabilities and their families with a wide range of programs, 
including social, physical, financial and wheelchair assistance, as 
well as counseling and guidance.
  It also provides scholarship funding to educational institutions; 
collects, purchases, and distributes clothing for children in need; 
provides presents to those children at holiday time or when 
hospitalized.
  In cooperation with Bally's Fitness Centers, the Foundation has been 
able to establish physical fitness and therapy centers. It has also 
arranged for sound and musical equipment in other institutions.
  On July 28, 2007, at the Sullivan County Community College in Lock 
Sheldrake, New York, the Moses and Aaron Foundation, under the honorary 
chairmanship of Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, will sponsor its 11th 
Summer ``Chazak-Strength'' Concert honoring and paying tribute to 
special and outstanding children and their families. 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 physically and mentally disabled children will be 
represented.
  The Chazak Concert and the Moses and Aaron Foundation's other 
programs demonstrate a caring and compassionate concern for the quality 
and dignity of life of others and merit the appreciation of all 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 commend the Moses and Aaron Foundation, an organization which 
exemplifies the generosity of spirit in our society.

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