[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4470]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 A TRIBUTE TO CARON MARIE MARTIN CLOVIE

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Sunday, March 21, 2010

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Caron Marie 
Martin Clovie for her commitment to serve communities in need in 
Brooklyn.
  Caron Marie Martin Clovie is the President and Founder of Sister, 
Sister In-Law. Sister, Sister In-Law began as a group which provided 
affirmation and bonding and has grown to a women's group whose mission 
is to mentor and lead the young women in our communities toward a 
positive and productive future. The organization encourages women to 
love themselves and to love one another. The motto is designed to 
uplift and empower each other, it teaches that ``A Sister Can't Fly 
With Just One Wing.''
  Caron Marie Martin Clovie was born on March 10, 1955 to Jessie and 
Lillie Martin. Her community roots begin in East New York Brooklyn, 
working for the neighborhood youth corps and the anti-poverty programs 
of East New York. Caron's focus was ensuring the safety and well being 
of the adolescents in the community. With a strong focus on females, 
she worked for the anti-poverty programs of East New York until called 
to work for the Health & Hospital Cooperation (HHC).
  Health care became Caron's passion. In 1975 she worked for the East 
New York NFCC, a pilot program for a new way to administer health care 
to underprivileged families. After working hard at this facility she 
became a clerical supervisor in less than a year. The need for quality 
health care began to increase fast. A new site was built on Pitkin and 
Pennsylvania Avenue. The small facility became the East New York D&TC. 
Caron's career ride continued with HHC where she was hired to work for 
another new program called The Metro Plus Health Plan. This program was 
designed to ensure quality health care for all who needed it. Caron 
enjoyed this, her career met her passion as her job was to make sure 
that affordable quality care was available to the residents of East New 
York. Caron became field manager and was assigned to the Brooklyn 
North, where her team was responsible for the enrollment of more than 
300 families in their first quarter.
  In addition to planning Sister, Sister In-Law's annual `Girls Summit' 
this May, Caron is currently working at Odyssey House in their 
adolescent facility for girls only. She is married to Robert Clovie and 
has raised two sons: Aaron and Jameek.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
work of Caron Marie Martin Clovie.

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