[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15673]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   IN HONOR OF THE 2009 LITERACY COUNCIL OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA AWARD 
                               RECIPIENTS

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 18, 2009

  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
the recipients of the 2009 Literary Council of Northern Virginia 
Awards.
  Founded in 1962, The Literary Council of Northern Virginia is a non-
profit educational organization that recruits and trains volunteers to 
teach adults who need help reading, writing, speaking and understanding 
the English language.
  The Literacy Council provides a wide range of programs including 
programs for English speaking adults who need help with reading and 
writing, ESOL programs for those in our community for whom English is 
not their native language and Family Learning Programs to teach English 
proficiency to parents and their children who are between the ages of 
two and 12.
  Each year, The Literacy Council of Northern Virginia recognizes a few 
of its outstanding adult learners, volunteers and/or community 
partners. This year, a special award will be given to student essay 
contest winners, the theme of which was ``Hope for the Future''. It is 
my great honor to recognize the following recipients of the 2009 
Literacy Council of Northern Virginia Awards:
  Recipients of the Community Partners Awards are: Alexandria Community 
Trust, The Wish You Well Foundation, and the Richard Byrd Library 
(Fairfax County).
  Recipients of the Volunteer of the Year Awards are: Kay Habeger, 
Michael Wolff and Monica Simone.
  Recipients of the Student Essay Contest Awards are: Jieun Jang, 
Albert Costanzo, Wei Yang Tsai, Gloria Cruz, Hala Elnoby, and Deepa 
Kulkarni.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in recognizing the 
contributions of The Literacy Council of Northern Virginia and 
congratulating each of the 2009 Award recipients. Their dedication, 
hard work and commitment improves the quality of life for the students 
as well as the community by providing the program participants with the 
life skills that are necessary to become an active and productive 
member of society.

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