Recent Photos from Legislative
Hall and around the District:
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| Chicago Reds'
Midway Little League Team coached by Greg Lawville with his son Colin.
Kathy and Ryan Lawville are regular fans at their games. |
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| Constituent and
neighbor Mike McGay and his son Patrick McGay are on the Newark National
Little League Team "Nationals" which Representative Maier
sponsors. |
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| President Jennifer
Ratasiewicz of the Midway Little League with 45 plus year leader and
volunteer John Tirrell, pictured here with his grandson Jonathan Martin. |
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| Rep. Maier was
honored by being named Honorary Chairwoman of the National Ovarian
Cancer Coalition's 5th annual walk at the Wilmington Riverfront. |
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| Representative
Maier addressed spectators and participants in the 5th Annual National
Ovarian Cancer Coalition (DE) 5K Run Walk held May 4th at the Wilmington
waterfront. This year’s event Honorary Co-Chairs were The Honorable
M. Jane Brady and Pamela S. Maier, DE State Representative, 21st District.
Speakers included April Donahue, NOCC President and Lt. Governor John
C. Carney, Jr. Prizes were awarded to top runners/walkers in several
age groups, largest team participation and most pledges. There were
also door prizes, refreshments and exhibitors. |
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| At
the third annual Conference for Direct Support Professionals Pam Maier
presented the governor’s proclamation to Kelly Engel, co-chairman
of the planning committee. A Direct Support Professional is defined
as one whose primary job responsibility is to provide support, training,
supervision, and personal assistance to people with disabilities where
at least 50% of their hours are spent in direct support tasks. The
May 1st Conference was sponsored by the University of Delaware's Center
for Disabilities Studies. |
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| State Representative
Pam Maier (middle) was recently recognized by the Humane Society of
the United States (HSUS) for legislation (House Bill 95) she is sponsoring
in the Delaware General Assembly that would regulate the confinement
of caged egg-laying hens. Also pictured (from left): Erin Williams,
HSUS Communications Director, and Tami Santelli with HSUS Government
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Legislators “In-vested” in Improving
Road Worker Safety
A group of state legislators recently donned some eye-catching apparel
to help raise awareness about the need for motorists to take special
care when driving through work areas. In a cooperative effort with
the Delaware Department of Transportation, the members of the House
Transportation, Land Use and Infrastructure Committee wore chartreuse
safety vests on the House floor, identical to those worn by road crews.
Road work is inherently dangerous because of the close proximity of
high-speed traffic. According to DelDOT, the agency has lost 32 workers
in the line-of-duty since 1933, including three deaths in 2006 alone.
DelDOT Public Relations Director Darrel Cole says the Work Zone Safety
Campaign is the first of a three-part public education effort. The
other components, which will launch later this year, focus on pedestrian
and neighborhood safety. In photo: Representative Maier takes the
chair as Acting Speaker of the House wearing a safety vest. Ms. Maier
was among the 10 state representatives that took part in DelDOT’s
effort to call attention to worker safety
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| Christina River Watershed Clean, held on Saturday, April 19th, 2008.
This annual event involves constituents of the 21st District and Representative
Pam Maier. The day begins with staging at Brookhaven Park. |
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| Participation in the annual clean up started as
a result of flooding from the White Clay Creek after hurricanes.
Area residents are taking responsibility for keeping the creek as
clear as possible to help avoid flooding problems in the future. |
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| Workers pose with a sampling of the debris removed from the waterway.
When the water rises, debris in the creek tends to accumulate under
some DelDOT and railroad bridges, causing dams which cause flooding
to neighborhoods that are adjacent to the creek. |
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Linda Lucerno and Jeff Ramberg visit Representative
Maier to advocate for passage of the equal rights non-discrimination
SB 201.
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At the CERT (Community Emergency Response Training) workshop 2/29
- 3/1 held at Mill Creek Fire Hall. In photo; Yvonne Tetreault and
Pam Maier practice dousing a fire. Stewart Krug, Judy Miller and Erik
Eisenmen of the 21st District look on.
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Martine Long, Pam Maier and Senator Liane Sorenson visit the Waste
Management recycling center in Glen Burnie Maryland.
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A Joint Tribute from Senator Sorenson and Representative Maier is
presented to Gary Revis and his wife Karen upon his retirement from
leading Eastburn Acres as Civic Association President. Treasurer Pauline
Porter and President-Elect Tom Jackson will continue to lead the Assocation
upon Gary's departure.
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Representative Maier addresses the public during the Kids Caucus
Agenda press conference.
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| 21st District Day in Dover was held on March 19th 2008. Constituents
had a tour of Legislative Hall, attended hearings, watched action
on the floor of the Chamber and other activities. In photo top row:
Tim Kelleher, Dave Tancredi, Representative Maier, Stewart Krug, Alan
Ferguson. Front row: Joan Kelleher, Helen Gawel, Pete Ziegler, Ginny
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Scholarship Winners Recognized
Three high schools seniors have been awarded a total of $22,500
in scholarship money after winning the Legislative Essay Scholarship
Contest. The topic for the annual contest changes from year-to-year,
but focuses on events, people, philosophies, technologies, governments,
or ideals in American history (circa 1770 to 1860). The topic the
three winning addressed was: “E Pluribus Unum: Is this motto
adopted in 1782 relevant to our country today?”
Scott Falin (Tatnall School) won first place and a $10,000 scholarship;
Logan Hughes (St. Thomas More Academy) took second place earning
a $7,500 scholarship; and Katherine Kleinot (Glasgow High School)
came in third, winning $5,000 in scholarship money. The students
were honored during a ceremony at the Delaware Public Archives facility
in Dover and later during Tribute presentations at Legislative Hall
across the street.
In photo: (from left) State Rep. Pam Maier (R-Drummond Hill) with
First Place winner Scott Falin of Newark, who won a $10,000 scholarship.
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| Mother Goose (AKA Pam Maier) makes a surprise appearance with the
Easter Bunny at the Wood Creek Civic Association's Easter Egg Hunt
on Saturday, March 22, 2008. |
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| Our district's residents are actively utilizing the new DNREC/DSWA
yard waste disposal site on Polly Drummond Road, across from the historic
Judge Morris Estate. It is open Friday through Sunday, dawn to dusk. |
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| In a ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 7th, a second
New Castle County community yard waste drop-off site was officially
opened on Polly Drummond Hill Road in the Pike Creek area. DNREC Secretary
John A. Hughes was joined by Senator Karen Peterson, Representative
Pamela S. Maier, Delaware Solid Waste Authority CEO Pasquale Canzano,
Recycling Public Advisory Council Chairman Brock J. Vinton, and officials
from New Castle County to open the site that provides a cost-free
option for disposing yard wastes. The site is located ½ mile
north of Kirkwood Highway on Polly Drummond Hill Road, directly across
from the entrance to the Judge Morris Estate. |
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| Pam Maier and Dawn Edgar at the annual Brookhaven - Sheffield Manor
Civic Association picnic on September 23rd. |
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On August 1, 2007 the Governor signed legislation creating the 211
Community Social Services Helpline. On hand for the ceremony were,
from left; Ed Fielding, Sen. Margaret Rose Henry, Rita Landgraf, John
Barnes, Gov. Minner, George Meldrum, Lucretia Young, John Walsh, Pam,
Rose Payne, Pat Maichle.
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After earning the highest rank a Boy Scout can earn, 174 Delaware
Eagle Scouts were recently (6/14) recognized for their accomplishment
by the Delaware State House of Representatives. The General Assembly
passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 14, honoring the group in both
chambers. Only two-percent of those who join Boy Scouts of America
earn the title of Eagle Scout. To qualify for the rank, a scout must
earn 21 merit badges including first aid, communications, personal
fitness, emergency preparedness/lifesaving and environmental sciences.
The list of noteworthy individuals who were Eagle Scouts includes
former President Gerald Ford, astronaut Neil Armstrong, and motion
picture director Steven Spielberg.
In photo: Representative Pam Maier, front row right, joins House Majority
Leaer Dick Cathcart in commemorating their accomplishments. |
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| Rep. Pam Maier, Jeanne DiChiara, Nancy Bell, Frances Linker, and
Sandra Graper at Reading Assist Institute's Volunteer Awards Banquet. |
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| National Ovarian Cancer Coalition-DE Chapter's 2007 Run/Walk at
the Riverfront. Bill and Dorianne Short with Pam Maier. Dorianne is
President of the Delaware Chapter. |
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| Clearview Ridge Civic Association Officers, led by Mary Hudson,
meet to serve their community. |
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| Jeanne Best, Suzanne and Carl Cavanaugh with Rep. Maier at the 2007
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition DE Chapter's 2007 Run/Walk. |
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| AARP DE Disabilities Council, United Way all unite to pass HB 57
which will establish a statewide 211 number to access social services
and community information. |
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| Rep. Maier leads a volunteer effort every year in the annual Christina
River Clean-Up, which was held on Saturday, April 14, 2007. |
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| Volunteers join Rep. Maier in cleaning up the Christina River. |
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| Representative Maier celebrating after her talk before the New Castle
County Counselors Association Annual Banquet in Wilmington this past
spring. |
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| Pam attended the Deacon's Walk Civic Association's March meeting
and posed with officers and attendees after the business was concluded. |
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| Here are the Eastburn Acres Civic Association's officers and attendees
at their March meeting. Many thanks to those volunteers! |
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| Residents turned out at a DelDOT public meeting to discuss the Milltown
Road sidewalk proposal. In picture with Pam Maier are Todd Oliver,
project engineer, Lisa Kanst, Montclare resident Mr. Gingrich and
Keith Rudy, Village of Lindell. |
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| A new law will soon offer more protection to Delaware
consumers. The Clean Credit and Identity Theft Prevention Act will
allow Delawareans to “freeze” access to their credit files.
By restricting access to this information, identity thieves will be
unable to open new fraudulent lines of credit in the victim’s
name. The legislation also gives an identity theft victim the right
to request that a police report be prepared regarding such crimes.
The bill was supported by consumer advocates, including the American
Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
In photo, from left (standing): State Rep. Pam Maier, State Sen.
Robert Venables and State Rep. Donna Stone all sponsored the legislation
(SS1 for SB 109) and recently joined Gov. Ruth Ann Minner in her
Dover office to witness the bill being signed into law.
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The University of Delaware Women’s Basketball Team received
kudos from the State House of Representatives recently (4/3) for their
outstanding 2006-2007 season. The Fightin’ Blue Hens finished
the season with a record of 26 and 5, tied for second in the Colonial
Athletic Association (CAA). They also earned a berth in the 2007 National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament.
The team’s performance was the latest feather in the cap of
11-year Head Coach Tina Martin. Coach Martin has led the Blue Hens
to 20 or more wins in seven of the last eight seasons and to six post-season
appearances in the last seven campaigns.
(from left) University of Delaware Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Tina Martin addresses at the House of Representatives as State Rep.
Pam Maier (R-Drummond Hill) looks on.
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| Representative Maier, far left, helps commemorate the planting of
the liberty tree on Legislative Mall in Dover on March 28, 2007. |
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| Mother Goose made a special appearance at the Heritage Park Easter
Egg Hunt on Saturday March 31, 2007. |
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| Justice of the Peace Wayne Hanby swearing in Representative Maier
as her husband David holds the family Bible. |
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| Representative Maier and Roberta Klees ring the Salvation Army kettle
in front of Zingo's Supermarket this Christmas season. |
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| Representative Maier poses with DelDOT crews during a tour of the
maintenance yard. The visit was a first-hand opportunity to review
road projects in the 21st District and to thank the workers for the
job they are doing on our local roadways. |
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| Pam Maier welcomes girls from the Girl Scouts of the
Chesapeake Bay Council to Legislative Hall during the 143rd General
Assembly.
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| Pam Maier and Senator Liane Sorenson attend the Girls’
Leadership Summit Luncheon for girls in foster care. The legislators
addressed the summit participants and discussed the duties and responsibilities
of elected office. |
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| Pam Maier and Liane Sorenson listened to a presentation
at the Girls’ Leadership Summit Luncheon for girls in foster
care. The Summit was a great opportunity to sit down and share leadership
ideas through a direct and personal dialog. |
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| Rep. Maier answered questions and discussed main issues of the 2006
session at her annual Newark Legislative Wrap-Up in July. (Also pictured
from left: State Rep. Stephanie Ulbrich, State Senator Steve Amick
and State Rep. Terry Schooley.) |
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| I was happy to meet with the Delaware Certified Nursing Assistants
that visited Dover on June 15th as part of "CNA Day at Legislative
Hall. |
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| Representative Maier, fourth from right, along with
other legislators participate in the Delaware Girls Initiative in
May. Funded by a grant from the Jessie Ball Dupont Fund, this gender-specific
programming model was designed over the past year by a task force
of more than 50 policymakers and service providers from the public
and private sectors involved in issues related to girls in the child
welfare and juvenile justice systems. The task force included representatives
from with the National Council on Crime and Delinquency and the PACE
Center for Girls in Florida. Delaware Girls Initiative co-chairs,
the Hon. Chandlee Kuhn, Chief Judge, Family Court, and Lisa Blunt-Bradley,
President, Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League, hosted the launch
event at Legislative Hall. |
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| Mrs. Maier visits Colby Frantz's College Prep. United States History
class at John Dickinson High School. |
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| Food Bank of Delaware CEO Pat Beebe, Center, is given a House Tribute
to commemorate the Food Bank's 25th Anniversary. |
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| Representative Pam Maier, second from right, joins the Friends of
Kirkwood Highway Library's used book sale volunteers. |
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| Representative Maier joins members of Grandparents United for their
Recognition Tea. |
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| Midway Little League's 41 year long volunteer, John Tirrell, is
honored on Midway's Opening Day. |
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| Representative Pam Maier with Girl Scouts from the Cheasapeake Bay
Council on their special day in Legislative Hall this Spring. |
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| Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Yasik and family members join Representative
Maier, Senator Peterson and Senator Amick to dedicate a Delaware Historical
Marker at their home and funeral home site. |
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| Holly Madden and Jim Lafferty of the Mental Health Association of
Delaware presents Representative Maier with an award recognizing her
longtime support of Mental Health issues. |
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| Deacon's Walk Civic Association officers and residents at a meeting
in Wilson Elementary School which Representative Maier frequently
attends. |
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| Teacher Ann Howell's kindergarten class at Wilson Elementary School
welcome Mother Goose aka Representative Pam Maier to their classroom. |
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| Representative Maier and Wood Creek residents view the design of
a bridge for access to open space in their neighborhood. |
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| Angel Tree coordinators of Prison Fellowship meet to exchange ideas
on the programs for children of incarcerated persons. |
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| Easter Seal's volleyball challenge between Republican and Democrat
legislators is a successful fundraiser. |
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| Western YMCA's ebullient fitness center coach William Russell and
Representative Maier celebrate his birthday with a House Tribute. |
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| Dickenson High School Senior Daniel Villareal receives a House Tribute
from Rep. Maier at his Eagle Scout ceremony. |
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| The Brady Kohn Foundation, Christiana Hospital and the Community
Blood Services announced a first of its kind program here in Delaware.
The Brady Kohn Foundation Umbilical Cord Blood Program Kick Off, on
March 7, 2006, marked the beginning of a program where all women giving
birth at Christiana Hospital will have the opportunity to donate their
baby's life saving umbilical cord blood for free. Pam Maier presents
a House Tribute to mark the occassion to, from left to right, Andy
and Caroline Kohn, founders of the Brady Kohn Foundation, Cary DeVicci,
Foundation President, Representative Pam Maier, Dr. Lamar Ekbladh,
Chair of Christiana Care's OBGYN Department, and Dr. Dennis Todd,
President and DEO of Community Blood Services. For more information
on this extraordinary program, please go to the Brady Kohn Foundation's
web site at www.thebradykohnfoundation.org
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| Betsy Gumprecht, Officer and Board Member of the Delaware Women's
Conference with Pam Maier, speaker and participant in this year's
Conference on March 5th. |
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| Several constituents joined Pam this past month at her Coffee and
Conversation. From left are; Jacqueline Smith, Vernon Smith, Tom Ciccariella,
Roberta Klees, Representative Maier and Rick Rokita. |
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| Representative Pam Maier presenting her predessor and mentor, Steve
Taylor, with a House Tribute celebrating his being installed into
the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame. |
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| I was happy to spend a few minutes with
Ruth Joyce (left) and Dawn Sunstrom (middle) as they took part in
the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Drive at Zingo's Supermarket during
the holidays. It's this kind of altuism that makes our community such
a wonderful place to live! |
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| Representative Maier participates annually
in the Legislators Back to School program sponored by National Conference
of State Legislatures in classrooms around the country.. This year
Ms. Maier visited with Mrs. Herring's class at Shue-Medill Middle
School and shared her experiences as an elected official in the state
capitol. |
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| Representative Maier received the Outstanding
Delaware State Representative award from John Smoots, President of
the Board of Directors for the National Alliance for the Mentally
Ill in Delaware (NAMI-DE). The award was presented in October 2005
to recognize Pam Maier's selfless commitment to protecting the rights
of Delawareans living with the disability of severe and persistent
mental illness. |
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| Representative Pam Maier at Comcast during an interview taping in
August. Mrs. Maier appeared on Comcast Newsmakers with host Carla
Showell-Lee. |
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| Brookhaven/Sheffield residents and other 21st district volunteers
clear out the White Clay Creek on Christina River Clean Up Day. |
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| Rep. Maier visits constituent Carol Banz's Heritage Park Elementary
School class on Honored Listener Day. |
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| The new Etta J. Wilson PTA officers are installed by Rep. Pam Maier
and previous officers are recognized for their dedication and generosity
to the students and staff. |
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| Mother Goose ( Pam) visits constituent Maribeth Embras's kindergarteners
at Heritage Park Elementary School and shares beloved nursery rhymes. |
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| Coach Jeff Shaw and players on the Tornadoes Midway Girls Softball
team, sponsored by Rep. Maier, celebrate the end of the season. |
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| President of Midway Girls Softball, Patty Keller, and Pam with a
tribute celebrating 15 years of the League! |
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| Constituents and friends at the NAMI Walk for the Minds of America:
Jim and Jon Barber, Rep. Maier, Dick and Judy Taylor. |
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| Barbara Jennings, Pam Maier and Ellen McGay sell t-shirts at Newark
Night on Main Street for the Christina Conservancy Fund. |
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| June 9th was Certified Nursing Assistants Special Recognition Day
by House Resolution sponsored by Rep. Maier. From left: Pat E. Englehart,
Natalie Joiner CNA, Anizsia Liverpool CNA, Pam Maier, Paula Tucker
CNA, Millie Wilson CNA, and Joanna Jones CNA. |
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| Representative Pam Maier with Jill Horner, host of the Comcast Newsmakers
show on CN 8 at a recent interview taping. |
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