[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
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[Page 17453]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF TACOMA AND PIERCE COUNTY FOR THEIR 
                          30 YEARS OF SERVICE

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                            HON. ADAM SMITH

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 4, 2015

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Habitat for 
Humanity of Tacoma and Pierce County for their thirty years of 
invaluable housing assistance and support to families throughout our 
region.
  Since 1985, this organization has been dedicated to building quality 
and affordable housing for families from all walks of life, offering an 
opportunity for families who are otherwise unable to obtain proper 
financing to achieve their dream of homeownership.
  In order to qualify for a home, families must contribute five hundred 
hours on the construction of their or someone else's home, which in 
turn fosters a sense of ownership and a greater sense of unity in the 
community. In the last year alone, the organization built fourteen new 
homes and renovated almost a dozen others, providing a better living 
situation for over eighty adults and children.
  This positive impact on the lives of families would not have been 
possible without the vision and devotion that Habitat for Humanity of 
Tacoma and Pierce County and its countless volunteers have shown. They 
have played a key role in making Pierce County a better place to live--
both for their clients and the community at large.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I recognize the work of 
Habitat for Humanity of Tacoma and Pierce County on their thirtieth 
anniversary as a positive contributor to the community. Their 
commitment to lifting up the lives of so many Pierce County families 
over three decades is admirable and I look forward to their future 
positive impacts.

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