[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 236 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 236

Expressing the sense of the Congress in support of the ``National Wash 
                          America Campaign''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2001

     Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia submitted the following concurrent 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Congress in support of the ``National Wash 
                          America Campaign''.

Whereas on September 11, 2001, the United States was victim to the worst 
        terrorist attack on American soil, as hijacked aircraft were 
        deliberately crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, New York, 
        and the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C.;
Whereas the tragic events of September 11, 2001, have inflicted enormous 
        emotional pain on Americans of all ages;
Whereas young Americans, who are generally unable to donate blood, help with 
        rescue efforts, or make financial contributions, are nevertheless 
        sharing in the Nation's pain and are especially in need of a way to make 
        a difference and help their country;
Whereas 4 young sisters, Ashley, Aubrey, Alyssa and Alana Welch, from Annandale, 
        Virginia, whose father serves in the military and narrowly avoided the 
        Pentagon disaster, resolved that they could make a difference by holding 
        local car washes to raise funds for the American Red Cross and to ``help 
        wash away the hurt'';
Whereas within 48 hours the young girls had involved hundreds of others and 
        raised more than $10,000, all in one Northern Virginia community;
Whereas there are more than 100,000 schools across the United States, whose 
        teachers, students, and parents are searching for ways to unite and help 
        rebuild the Nation as the Welch sisters have done in their home town;
Whereas a National Wash America Campaign has been created with its own Internet 
        site, www.WashAmerica.org, to help other communities launch similar 
        efforts on the weekends of September 22 and 23, September 29 and 30, and 
        October 6 and 7, 2001; and
Whereas the American Red Cross is designating an account to receive all Wash 
        America funds, giving the children of this campaign the opportunity to 
        participate in one of its largest fund-raising drives ever: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Congress salutes the young Americans who take 
part in Wash America events in their communities to help raise funds 
for the American Red Cross relief efforts in the wake of the terrorist 
attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, and thanks them for 
doing their part to ``Help Wash Away the Hurt'' across the Nation.
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