[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16151]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       LEON MATHIEU SENIOR CENTER

  (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Leon 
Mathieu Senior Center. This nationally accredited and certified senior 
center recently celebrated 30 years of service to seniors in Pawtucket, 
Rhode Island.
  The Leon Mathieu Senior Center is a great success, due in part to the 
work of its wonderful staff, including the director of the Pawtucket 
Senior Services Division, Mary Lou Moran, and information specialist 
and caseworker Joan Newton. Joan and Mary Lou, like the rest of the 
staff of the center, have committed themselves to improving the lives 
of seniors in Pawtucket by providing them with a safe, supportive, and 
nurturing environment where seniors can access information about 
resources, programs, and services available on the local, State, and 
Federal levels.
  The center acts as an advocate for the rights and well-being of older 
Americans on a wide variety of issues. The center has worked through 
1,200 individual cases and annually serves 3,000 individuals.
  The Leon Mathieu Senior Center does not work to be recognized, but 
today I'm proud to salute their great work and congratulate them on 30 
years of service.

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