[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10014]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING MARY BARCIKOWSKI

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                     HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 2, 2009

  Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Madam Speaker, I rise before you today to honor 
Mrs. Mary Barcikowski, recently awarded the 2008 Congressional 
Volunteer Recognition Award by the 2nd Congressional District of 
Maryland's Veterans Advisory Council. Mary has been selected to receive 
this award because of her volunteer service at the VA, based on her 
outstanding dedication to serving the needs of veterans within her 
community.
  Veterans of the United States Armed Forces have dedicated themselves 
to protecting the lives of every American. Their service to our Nation 
deserves the highest level of gratitude. It is of the utmost importance 
that we take the time to recognize the individuals who give of their 
time and talents to support veterans and ensure their comfort, care, 
and well-being.
  Mrs. Barcikowski is the Business Manager of Public and Community 
Relations at the Baltimore VA Rehabilitation and Extended Care Center 
(BRECC). Throughout her years of service as an employee of the VA, she 
has served as the Coordinator of Voluntary Services at the BRECC, and 
has been employed at Perry Point VA Medical Center. Despite obligations 
to her family and her ailing father, Mary has given time and money to 
support veterans on several occasions.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that you join with me today to honor Mrs. Mary 
Barcikowski. Her compassion and dedication to veterans of the U.S. 
Armed Forces has become an inspiration to us all, and is deserving of 
the utmost gratitude. It is with great pride that I congratulate Mary 
on her exemplary service as an advocate and a volunteer.

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