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         CONGRATULATING MEDFORD LEAS ON THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                             HON. ANDY KIM

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 21, 2021

  Mr. KIM of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, l rise today to congratulate 
Medford Leas on their 50th anniversary. Medford Leas is a retirement 
community with the mission of creating and advancing individual and 
community well-being for people aged 55 years and older.
  For the past five decades, Medford Leas has provided valued high 
quality residential and healthcare services to older adults. While the 
community began in 1971, Medford Leas can trace its roots back to 1911 
when local members of the Religious Society of Friends created a low-
cost boarding house for elderly women.
  Today, Medford Leas is a thriving community with an arboretum, a 
fitness and low vision center, and provides residents with access to 
adult college courses. While the community has expanded over the last 
five decades, Medford Leas continues to be guided by the teachings and 
beliefs of its founders; qualities of peace and nonviolence, equality, 
and stewardship. These values are not only best personified by the 
daily interactions between staff and residents, but also when the 
community took in twenty-one Japanese Americans who were interned 
during World War II.
  Since I was elected to Congress in 2018, I have had the privilege of 
getting to know many of the residents of Medford Leas and have 
participated in numerous events in their community--both in person and 
virtually. They are always willing to go above and beyond to be good 
neighbors and truly care about their own community and others less 
fortunate. It is truly an honor to be their Representative in Congress.
  On Medford Leas' 50th anniversary, I extend my best wishes to every 
staff member and resident of the Medford Leas community.

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