[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2020]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATING THE LaPORTE FAMILY YMCA ON ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. JOE DONNELLY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 25, 2010

  Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor the 
LaPorte Family YMCA, celebrating its 100th anniversary of serving the 
people of LaPorte and the surrounding communities.
  For 100 years, the LaPorte Family YMCA has offered a variety of 
resources to its members. Its dedicated administrators, volunteers and 
community partners work tirelessly to uphold the organization's mission 
to promote positive values, investment in community, and mental, 
physical, and spiritual well-being.
  Founded on December 9, 1908, it took LaPorte citizens less than 2 
weeks to raise the bulk of the $65,000 necessary for the construction 
of the original YMCA facility. This building was completed in 1911. 
Since that time, the original YMCA building in LaPorte has undergone 
numerous renovations and additions. Finally, in 1995, the LaPorte YMCA 
was expanded to its current size of 11,000 sq. ft., which encompasses a 
teen center, weight room, pool, and a child care center.
  As an evolving organization, the YMCA seeks to adapt to the 
community's needs while promoting family values. The LaPorte Family 
YMCA remains committed to the original mission of the organization to 
respond to the needs of the surrounding community. Today, the LaPorte 
Family YMCA continues to successfully fulfill this mission by providing 
quality services stressing literacy, safe child care and healthy 
lifestyle choices. These programs are not only well managed and 
effectively run but are also vital to the community at large and the 
YMCA's effort to make a difference in the community ``one child, one 
senior, one family at a time.''
  So today, on behalf of the citizens of the Second District, I would 
like to congratulate the dedicated administrative personnel and 
community volunteers who make the LaPorte Family YMCA such an 
upstanding organization and outstanding resource for LaPorte and the 
surrounding communities.

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