[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 22 (Thursday, March 3, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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                      IN HONOR OF PROJECT CHILDREN

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                           HON. MARTIN FROST

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 3, 1994

  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the commendable 
efforts of Denis Mulcahy, the founder of Project Children.
  Project Children is a program that brings children from Northern 
Ireland to the United States for a 6-week vacation from the turbulence 
and violence now plaguing their home country. The Irish children stay 
with American host families and, for the first time, experience the 
kind of carefree, playful life that we naively assume all children 
enjoy.
  Mr. Mulcahy, a member of the New York City Police Department, had 
witnessed first hand the effect of violence on children. He recognized 
the importance of providing the children of Northern Ireland with some 
hope, some joy in their lives.
  A constituent of mine, Crystal Grose, volunteered to host one of 
these children. I know that she, like the other host families, deeply 
influenced the life of the Irish child she cared for.
  Furthermore, Project Children provides all of us with an awareness 
and understanding of the suffering that children all over the world 
experience and gives us the opportunity to get involved, to relieve 
some of that pain.
  Again, I commend the sincere dedication of Mr. Mulcahy. He has deeply 
touched the lives of these children as well as the lives of Americans 
who have participated in the program. In fact, he has reminded us all 
of our responsibility to work to improving our communities.

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