[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 4096-4097]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING BETTY HARTY

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                      HON. DANIEL M. DONOVAN, JR.

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 2016

  Mr. DONOVAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Staten Island 
resident Betty Harty's contributions to our community and tireless 
service to great causes.
  A native of Staten Island, Betty has been heavily involved in the Boy 
Scouts organization, which she joined roughly forty-nine years ago. 
Betty served as Den Mother and a Den leader Coach for Pack Eight, 
Messiah Lutheran Church for twelve years, before becoming an 
Advancement Chairperson, a position she held for thirty-nine years. 
Additionally, Betty served as Pack Eight and Group Eight Commissioner 
for twenty years, and is now a member of Troop 26--Castleton Hill 
Messiah Church.
  Betty also has been a member of the District Committee. She served as 
the Cub Roundtable and Cub Adult Treasury. Betty also chaired the Cub 
Pow Wow Treasury for Staten Island Council. Currently, Betty is on the 
Advancement Committee for Staten Island Council for Eagle Scouts. She 
has been on the Staten Island Council Committee for seventeen years.
  Betty has been active with parent-teacher associations at P.S. 36, 
Bernstein Intermediate and Tottenville High. She was a leading 
volunteer for five years at P.S. 36, a library

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volunteer, and taught in the after school center. Betty was team mother 
for the South Shore Little League and the Babe Ruth League. She has 
also been engaged in teaching Sunday school.
  Twenty years ago, Betty became involved with the Have a Heart 
Foundation, the Staten Island based organization that helps raise 
financial aid for people to fund therapy treatments not covered by 
insurance. This wonderful foundation helps mitigate some of the 
expensive medical costs in New York, and is a member of the Staten 
Island Children's Campaign.
  Mr. Speaker, Betty Harty's dedication to serving our community and 
positively influencing our youth is the essence of a model 
humanitarian. I thank her for all of her great work and I am proud to 
honor this great woman who has consistently touched the lives of people 
across Staten Island.

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