[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 80 (Wednesday, June 22, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                      TRIBUTE TO DONTRELL ANDERSON

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                         HON. JERRY F. COSTELLO

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 22, 1994

  Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce an outstanding 
program called Beat the Odds, which is sponsored by the Children's 
Defense Fund and Project Kids, Inc., to the U.S. Congress.
  Beat the Odds celebrations strike a chord with community leaders and 
citizens who want to help children struggling to achieve their academic 
desires. Corporations donate prizes for nominees, educators work to 
nominate the exceptional students, and the media embrace the Beat the 
Odds concept with wide-ranging coverage. Beat the Odds has fostered 
successes in many, hard-working, outstanding students.
  This Friday, June 24, 1994, I will have the opportunity to host the 
first East St. Louis Beat the Odds ceremonies at the Adams Mark Hotel 
in St. Louis, MO. Dontrell Anderson is 1 of 5 distinguished students 
from East St. Louis, IL, that I will be honoring at this great 
celebration.
  Dontrell has had to overcome great diversity throughout much of his 
life. Coming from a broken family, later being entirely displaced from 
his family, and battling a horrible drug addiction that plagued his 
family, Dontrell should certainly be proud of his recent graduation 
from East St. Louis High School. Additionally, Dontrell is fast making 
plans for his future achievements, as he has recently been accepted for 
enrollment at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, IL.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that today I be given this 
opportunity to commend Dontrell for his outstanding achievements in 
this great body. I am certainly honored, and looking forward, to 
present Dontrell with a scholarship at the first East St. Louis Beat 
the Odds awards celebration.

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