[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17589-17590]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      A TRIBUTE TO DEMETRICE MILLS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 15, 2010

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Demetrice 
Mills for his contributions to the Brooklyn community.
  Demetrice Mills was born and raised in North Carolina on the family 
farm. In 1971, after graduating from high school, he moved to Brooklyn, 
New York to find a job and make a better life for himself.
  Throughout the years, Mr. Mills has volunteered his time and energy 
in a number of ways to help his community. He is considered the ``Mayor 
of the block'' and a source of information. He is the President of the 
Block Association and a true community activist, always looking for 
ways to help and willing to speak out for the community on issues of 
concern.
  Mr. Mills has worked in the insurance, manufacturing, and financial 
industries throughout his career. He was employed by JPMorgan Chase for 
over 25 years, and is now a retired financial information business 
system specialist. He has worked in the field of computer information 
and technology for over 38 years.
  Since his retirement, he has dedicated even more of his time to the 
community by volunteering with a number of community groups. Mr. Mills 
tries to educate and inspire people of all ages to become involved in 
their communities.
  Mr. Mills is the Board President of the Brooklyn Queens Land Trust 
Community Gardens, which consists of 29 community gardens in Brooklyn 
and 5 in Queens. Community gardening is an important way of building on 
a community's assets by providing a source of healthy fruits and 
vegetables and a vibrant social setting for the community.
  Mr. Mills is a volunteer member of Bedford Academy High School PTA, a 
member of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Block Association, the 
President of the Classon Ful-Gate Block Association, Executive Director 
of the Classon Ful-Gate Block Association Community Garden, member of 
Community Board 3,

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member of BedStuy Alive, Treasurer of the 79th Precinct Community 
Council, Co-Chairperson of the Scholarship Campaign for the 79th 
Precinct Community Council College Scholarship Committee, and is a 2007 
Graduate of the New York City Police Department Citizen's Academy.
  Demetrice and his wife Dorothy co-chair the 79th Precinct College 
Scholarship Campaign Committee. The College Scholarship Campaign is an 
annual campaign to help local high school graduating seniors looking to 
further their education and hoping to obtain a college degree. Over the 
last three years, the 79th Precinct Community Council has been able to 
assist numerous deserving young graduating seniors who live or attend 
school in the community.
  Demetrice and Dorothy have been together for more than 38 years, and 
have been married for 28 years. They have four children and two 
grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
achievements of Demetrice Mills.

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