[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 7141-7142]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SILVER SPRINGS-MARTIN LUTHER 
                                 SCHOOL

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 11, 2009

  Mr. GERLACH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Silver 
Springs-Martin Luther School on its 150th Anniversary and to recognize 
the tremendous dedication of staff, administrators, Board of Trustees 
and supporters of this outstanding facility.
  Founded in 1859 in Philadelphia with just one dollar and gritty 
determination to serve orphaned children, the 36-acre campus in 
Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County provides a home, treatment, 
education and a variety of services to very special, traumatized 
children and their families.
  The extremely dedicated and talented staff at Silver Springs-Martin 
Luther School, combined with the excellent foster family care, special 
education school and family resource services, help so many wonderful 
children

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overcome the steep challenges they face in their early years.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me today in recognizing 
the Silver Springs-Martin Luther School for reaching this extraordinary 
milestone and in commending the exemplary efforts of the staff, 
administrators, Board of Trustees and supporters in providing a 
nurturing and healing environment so that children facing long odds can 
achieve their full potential.

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