[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9293]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING KAREN ERICKSON FOR HER OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO THE 
                           BUFFALO COMMUNITY

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 10, 2015

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today to recognize and 
honor Mrs. Karen Erickson for her work in the South Buffalo community. 
Mrs. Erickson has dedicated her career to acting as a public servant as 
well as giving back to her native community.
   Mrs. Erickson is a South Buffalo native who attended Mt. Mercy 
Academy in 1963 and received her Associate Degree from Erie Community 
College and her Bachelor's Degree from Houghton College. It was during 
the Jack Donohue 5K Race that Mrs. Erickson began the tradition of 
serving hot dogs along with her sorority sisters, a tradition which has 
continued after the retirement of ``Jack's 5K'' into the Mount Mercy 
Alumnae Race.
   Besides her contributions to Mount Mercy Academy Mrs. Erickson has 
also been the Athletic Director for Most Precious Blood School and the 
organizer of the George Leather, MPB Invitational Basketball Tournament 
for 25 years. She has also served on the Diocesan School Board, the 
School Board at St. Francis High School, Community Concern, and various 
organizations in the Town of Evans. She currently serves on the Board 
of the Business and Finance Academy at Lake Shore Central High School, 
Vice President of the Evans Democratic Club and serves on the Evans 
Economic Development Committee. Additionally she has, for the past five 
years, organized the Connors' 5K Wiener Run to benefit the Boys and 
Girls Club of Lake Shore. Finally Mrs. Erickson was the Deputy 
Supervisor in the Town of Evans for 12 years.
   Mr. Speaker, thank you for allowing me a few moments to honor and 
recognize Mrs. Karen Erickson. I ask that my colleagues join me 
congratulating Mrs. Erickson on an accomplished career, and to commend 
her for the exemplary work she has done to enrich the communities of 
Western New York.

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