[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8438]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH

  (Mr. GARCIA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GARCIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate National Foster 
Care Month.
  In my home counties of Miami-Dade and Monroe, there are 3,500 
children in foster care who need loving families and the promise of a 
bright future.
  I would like to take a moment to recognize Bunchy Gertner, a true 
leader in south Florida in the cause to help these children. Working 
with the local organization Our Kids, she has led efforts to collect 
Christmas gifts for thousands of foster children, ensuring that they 
experience the joy of Christmas morning. Additionally, Bunchy has 
helped provide children aging out of the foster care system with the 
Good Housekeeping gift, basic household items that help ease the often 
too difficult transition to independent life.
  We should take inspiration from Bunchy's charity and recommit 
ourselves during this month to guarantee that all children in the 
foster care system receive the support that they need and deserve.

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