[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11654]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            MEALS ON WHEELS

  (Mr. WILLIAMS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the important work of 
Meals on Wheels, a community-based organization that exemplifies the 
American spirit: neighbors helping neighbors, serving those in need, 
and working together to make our communities a better place.
  Each day, volunteers from over 5,000 Meals on Wheels programs across 
the Nation deliver over a million meals to elderly citizens. Recently, 
I had the opportunity to visit with one of these organizations in my 
district, Meals-on-Wheels of Johnson and Ellis Counties.
  In theirs and other programs like it, an army of dedicated volunteers 
share the motto of being their brother's keeper, delivering a hot lunch 
and breakfast for the next day to their elderly and homebound 
neighbors, which also provides these individuals with a caring visit 
from loving volunteers. Lives are touched every day because the 
investment is made in helping them remain in their homes.
  Today, I salute the thousands of donors, funders, supporters, 
volunteers, boards of directors, and workers, and especially those 
individuals served by Meals on Wheels. Organizations like this are what 
America is all about: loving your neighbor and serving those in need.
  In God we trust.

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