| Honoring The 50Th Anniversary Of The Children’S Institute (Tci) |
April 12, 2013 |
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Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-NJ
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"The Children’s Institute began as an orphanage in Newark, New Jersey in 1883. Eventually in the 1960s, after recognizing that there were other needs in the community, the board decided to convert the orphanage into a school for children with emotional and behavioral disabilities that were not currently being cared for by local schools. In 1963, The Children’s Institute, located in Livingston, New Jersey, was formed as one of the first statewide, non-profit special education facilities. For the next forty-six years, TCI continued to help children until expansion was needed as a result of the growing needs of the community. In 1999, the Children’s institute was able to move into a much larger, 47,000 square ft. facility, in Verona, New Jersey, donated by the Swiss global health-care pharmaceutical company, Hoffmann-LaRoche."
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| A Call For Action Against Gun Violence |
December 18, 2012 |
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Donald Payne, D-NJ
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"Mr. Speaker, I rise first to offer my deepest condolences to the families of the victims in the recent Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy. In addition, I add my voice to the outcry of my colleagues, constituents, and Americans around the Nation to call for action against gun violence in this country. This Connecticut tragedy was the 30th mass murder in the U.S. since the 1999 Columbine incident, but mass murders only represent a small portion of the gun violence in America. In my hometown of Newark, New Jersey, 348 shootings and 93 deaths occurred last year as a result of gun violence."
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| Recognizing The Life And Achievements Of Jazz Great Ben Kynard |
July 18, 2012 |
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Emanuel Cleaver, D-MO
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"Kynard later joined the U.S. Army, where he played in a military band, one that frequently played at officers’ clubs and funerals. After returning to Kansas City, he joined Lionel Hampton’s band and traveled the country with the group from 1946 until 1953. He wrote “Red Top,” which is still a jazz favorite, while on tour in Newark, New Jersey. He named it after his wife Joyce, whom he married in 1953 and had red hair at the time. After seven years with the band, Kynard left and returned to Kansas City, where he worked for the United States Postal Service for thirty-two years, still playing jazz in the evenings. He also maintained his career as a jazz composer, writing music for himself and other local musicians."
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| A Tribute To Dr. Swamy Sunkara |
June 28, 2012 |
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Edolphus Towns, D-NY
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"Dr. Sunkara migrated to the United States in 1988. He successfully completed the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Health, Masters in Public Health with double majors in International Health and Emergency Medicine. He served as a published researcher and volunteer in Children’s Cancer Study Group at New York Medical College, and Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York. He worked as a volunteer Emergency Medical Technician at both the Ossining Volunteer Ambulance corps and Pleasantville Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Dr. Sunkara received the Best Volunteer award from Westchester County Executive for the year ‘88-89 and received Best Volunteer award from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of Newark New Jersey in 1989. Dr. Sunkara also served as one of the Uncles for foster children of Richard Allen Center on Life in New York City."
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