[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5764]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               A TRIBUTE TO THE VERDUGO HILLS FAMILY YMCA

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 7, 2014

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Verdugo Hills 
Family YMCA of Tujunga, CA upon its 25th anniversary.
  The Verdugo Hills Family YMCA has had a strong presence in the 
Sunland-Tujunga area for many decades. Originally started in the early 
1950s, the YMCA became a centralized gathering place for community 
activity. As a result of increasing popularity and financial support 
throughout the 1980s, the Verdugo Hills Family YMCA sought to expand in 
order to better meet the needs of the community, and so 25 years ago, 
the YMCA moved into its 6840 Foothill Boulevard facility in Tujunga. 
Since then, the Verdugo Hills Family YMCA has played a vital role in 
strengthening the community by providing quality programs for youth 
development, healthy living and social responsibility, not just for 
young people, but for people of all ages.
  The Verdugo Hills Family YMCA offers Sunland-Tujunga area residents 
many opportunities for involvement with a wide variety of programs and 
services, including camp, adult fitness, chaplain services, 
photography, preschool, an art and literature club, and many community 
events and lectures. One particular focus is the YMCA's effort to 
promote youth fitness. The Verdugo Hills Family YMCA is dedicated to 
combating childhood obesity and has developed an outreach program with 
elementary schools in the Sunland-Tujunga area to teach physical 
education classes. In addition, the YMCA's swimming training programs 
helps encourage young people from an early age to maintain safe and 
healthy lifestyles, and they provide students from the local elementary 
school with free swimming lessons.
  In recognition of its 25th anniversary, the Verdugo Hills Family YMCA 
will honor its many volunteers, who have donated more than 4,000 hours 
of their time, with the President's Call to Service Award.
  I ask all members to join me in congratulating the Verdugo Hills 
Family YMCA for its 25 years of service in the Sunland-Tujunga area.

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