[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 10568-10569]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE RAINBOW THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 26, 2013

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the volunteers 
with the Rainbow Therapeutic Riding Center.
   Established in 1985, the Rainbow Therapeutic Riding Center offers 
equestrian activities to help Prince William County area citizens who 
are facing mental health or physical challenges. In an age where 
technological breakthroughs dominate medicine and where urbanization 
dominates our surroundings, the

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Rainbow Center has worked diligently to preserve horse-riding not only 
as a simple form of leisure, but also as a pleasurable means of 
facilitating the improvement of physical and mental health for many of 
our citizens.
   It is my honor to enter into the Congressional Record the names of 
the volunteers with the Rainbow Therapeutic Riding Center:
   April Braun, Leigh Bravo, Larry Conneen, Debbie Cosby, Montana 
Crawford, Nicole Creedon, Sharon Croft, Meagan Curtis, Thomas Dabney, 
Nicole Dabney, Shane Dalton, Veronica Demarest, Adele Dennis, Emily 
Dixon, Carlo Domingo, Natasha Dziarnows, Kristina Ferrell, Rose 
Flanery, Jennifer Fowler, Kaitlyn Fowler, Samantha Fox, Caroline 
Gellene, Maddie Gierber, VeeDeanya Goodgion, AJ Handy, Alex Hickey, 
Cassie Hickey, Ellen Hill, Abby Hitt, Christine Hutchinson, Susan 
Jefferies, Marilyn Keeler, Hailey Kemp, Shirley Kossoy, Amber Kozavac, 
Samantha Lebley, Marie Lerch, MaryBeth Lerch, Ellen Linder, Tatiana 
Link, Stan Livingston, Susan Livingston, Carin Lodell, Nick Londino, 
Nicholas Londino, Natalie Lutsky, Jenny Lyons, Jordan McCloskey, Susan 
Mcclure, Rileigh Mcclure, Kelly Mcgillivray, Sandy McGushin, Kim 
Millspaugh, Kyra Min, John Moser, Ellen Mullen, James Mullen, Sue 
Murphy, Judy Musa, Saundra O'Connell, Gloria O'Connor, Laurie Olivieri, 
Natalie Pinto, Tori Plumley, Mackie Radar, Diane Ramee, Susan Roberts, 
Elizabeth Schwitz, Meagan Searles, Larry Shane, Micaela Shrauder, Pat 
Sodo, Maril Sowa, Emily Steadman, Eliza Stelmack, Susan Sykes, Tyler 
Walker, Sharyn Walker Kapp, Leighann Whitley and Karen Zipper.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in commending the 
volunteers for the Rainbow Therapeutic Riding Center for their work 
preserving equestrian activities in Northern Virginia and engaging 
citizens struggling with mental and physical challenges.

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