October 28, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 170 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1353]
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         FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF JAMESTOWN AREA MEALS ON WHEELS

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                             HON. TOM REED

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 28, 2019

  Mr. REED. Madam Speaker, today I rise to recognize the fiftieth 
anniversary of Jamestown Area Meals on Wheels.
  The Jamestown Area Meals on Wheels was formed on July 21, 1969 by 
Rolland Taft, Vaughn Rudy, Harry Bloom and other members of the 
community. In the past fifty years, the program has served almost five 
million meals--serving the community each and every day one meal at a 
time.
  Volunteers at Meals on Wheels bring healthy, much needed meals to 
those who cannot access them otherwise. They give of their time, their 
energy and their passion to do good in the world. This organization is 
made up of people who care about those in need--that is what makes them 
truly successful.
  Today, the program delivers meals five days a week and the meals they 
provide cover seven days' worth of food for their clients. This service 
has grown from just a few clients in 1969 to many across the Jamestown 
area in fifty years. I can't wait to see how much of an impact they 
have in another fifty years.
  Given the above, I ask that this Legislative Body pause in its 
deliberations and join me to recognize Jamestown Area Meals on Wheels 
on their fiftieth anniversary.

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