[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 13 (Thursday, February 10, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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             LORI PELLETIER TO RECEIVE CONGRESSIONAL AWARD

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                               speech of

                        HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 9, 1994

  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, very soon I will present a Congressional 
Award to Lori Pelletier, a very mature 15-year-old from Wilton, NY.
  We hear a lot of bad things about today's young people, Mr. Speaker. 
Actually, there are many fine young people across this great country of 
ours, and this is the story of one of them.
  As you know, the Congressional Award singles out youths between the 
ages of 14 and 23. On the bronze level, the youths are judged on the 
basis of personal development, volunteer public service, physical 
fitness, and exploration.
  For her personal development, Lori completed leader training, peer 
counselor training, CPR, and first aid as part of becoming a senior 
Girl Scout. Her volunteer public service consisted in helping her 
teachers, and preparing and serving meals in a soup kitchen.
  She met her exploration requirement in Australia, and that was a 
story in itself. To raise $5,000 for the 3-week trip, she sold 60 cases 
of M&M candy, babysat, and contacted dozens of local businesses and 
organizations for support.
  I'm sure you'll agree with me that we can expect big things in the 
future from someone as focused and resourceful as Lori. I'm not really 
that surprised by her achievements, since her brothers, Kevin and Eric, 
were both Boy Scouts and both successful applicants to the 
Congressional Award Program.
  Eric Pelletier, in fact, is now one of the most valued people on my 
congressional staff.
  Mr. Speaker, if we spend too much time reading the newspapers and 
watching television documentaries and newscasts, we might get a false 
idea of today's generation of young people. But you ought to meet some 
of them as I have, not only in my district but on military bases all 
over the world. Because of young people like Lori Pelletier, our future 
is in good hands.
  Please join me in a salute to a very accomplished young lady, Lori 
Pelletier of Wilton, NY.

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