[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5241]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




TO ACKNOWLEDGE VOLUNTEER FAIRFAX AND THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2013 SERVICE 
                                 AWARDS

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 15, 2013

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize and give thanks 
acknowledge and give thanks to Volunteer Fairfax and the extraordinary 
honorees of the 21st Annual Fairfax County Volunteer Service Awards.
   Volunteer Fairfax matches the skills and interests of volunteers to 
the needs of local non-profit organizations. Volunteer time and 
services valued at nearly $1 million are contributed annually to more 
than 900 public and private non-profit agencies, which enables these 
organizations to meet crucial community needs. With great pleasure, I 
submit the following names of the Service Award honorees into the 
Congressional Record:
   Community Champions: Amy Gould, Braddock District; Bill Sudow, 
Dranesville District; Stuart Rakoff, Hunter Mill District; Suzette 
Kern, Lee District; Ken and Camille Mittelholtz, Mason District; Shep 
Crow, Mount District; Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, 
Providence District; Cherilyn Murphy, Springfield District; Yom Chu 
Kim, Sully District; Stella Koch, At-Large.
   Adult Volunteer 250 Hours & Over: Hazel Poole.
   Adult Volunteer 250 Hours & Under: Robin Falci.
   Adult Volunteer Group: Gracing Spaces.
   Corporate Volunteer Program: Balfour Beatty Spirit.
   Fairfax County Volunteer: Bobbi Cippel.
   Fairfax County Volunteer Program: Stronger Together Supervised 
Visitation and Exchange Program.
   Family Volunteer: The Jenkins Family.
   Lifetime Achievement: Irma Clifton.
   Integrate Individual: Alcira Pernot.
   Integrate Group: Centreville Immigration Forum.
   Rising Star: Mike Sneed.
   Senior Volunteer: Ann Marquis.
   Volunteer Program: Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA).
   Youth Volunteer: Benjamin Roodberg.
   Youth Volunteer Group: Messiah in Mission from Messiah United 
Methodist Church.
   Youth Benchmark 100 Honorees: Sandhya Chandar, Laura Kidd, Aiden 
Levy, Gabrielle Levy, Christopher Marty, Erin McFarland, Abrar Omeish, 
Timothy Pham, Katherine Rohloff, Benjamin Roodberg, Madeline Roodberg, 
Zack Sanders, Zoe Smith, Leilani Wolf.
   Benchmark 250 Honorees: Jael Abdelwahed, Terry Angelotti, Kathi 
Baker, Maureen Barrett, Leona Bates, Ruth Benker, Charles Camp, Mark 
Cohen, Robert Dutrow, Denise Echols, Leslie Fetty, Anne Fogle, Emilie 
Gillanders, Johan Glembocki, Richard Goehner, Ginger Higgins, Debra 
Hoeg, David Kline, Cathy Lanni, Melissa Lopes, Michelle Lord, Ludeane 
Maughan, Bev Morse, Peter Mory, Alcira Pernot, Jane Perry, Helen 
Repasy, Sarah Samuel, Ruth Schrott, Vince Sescoe, Mike Sneed, Emily 
Ward, Grace Wolf.
   Benchmark 500 Honorees: Mary Anne Cummins, Don Di Spirito, Mary Lee 
Di Spirito, Mary Ann Lecos, Andrew Levy, Ann Marquis, Diane Sandford.
   Benchmark 1000 Honorees: Mohammad Alam, Naila Alam.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues and I join in acknowledging 
Volunteer Fairfax for 37 years of outstanding community service and in 
thanking the 2013 Service Award honorees for their incredible 
contributions to our community.

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