[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9029]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING ANITA GERSON FOR RECEIVING THE 2015 DELORES BARR WEAVER ELDER 
                             ADVOCATE AWARD

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                          HON. ANDER CRENSHAW

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 9, 2015

  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Macclenny, 
Florida resident Anita Gerson, recipient of the 2015 Delores Barr 
Weaver Elder Advocate Award from ElderSource, an organization devoted 
to helping seniors across North Florida live independent lives.
  A dedicated volunteer, Mrs. Gerson, 87, has served the elderly since 
her youth with ElderSource as her latest focus. For the last 15 years, 
she has put the needs of Baker County, Florida elderly at the top of 
her list, serving on the ElderSource board of directors and ensuring 
organization services are efficient, effective, and meet client needs. 
Additionally, she brought her devotion to the Baker County Council on 
Aging, where she served on the board of directors for seven years and 
president for one year.
  Mrs. Gerson has been described as a ``woman of great passion, wisdom 
and humor''--qualities she embodies day-in and day-out as she cares for 
her community and those in need. She is a leader, a doer, does not shy 
away from hard work, and will stop at nothing to serve the elderly in 
her community.
  ``Bloom where you are planted,'' her mother once told her, and make a 
positive difference in the lives of those around you. She has met that 
goal and then some throughout her entire life.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you to please join me in a very special 
Congressional salute to volunteer leader Northeast Florida resident 
Anita Gerson--an example for us all.

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