[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 90 (Wednesday, July 13, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: July 13, 1994]
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              HONORING NATIONAL SHOE REPAIR AWARENESS WEEK

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                        HON. MAURICE D. HINCHEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 13, 1994

  Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to the attention of 
this Chamber the designation by way of Presidential proclamation, Shoe 
Repair Awareness Week. Ms. Antoinette Knable, owner of Shoe Systems 
Plus, Inc., of Campbell Hall, NY, has been a great help in trying to 
establish this designation.
  This event serves as an impetus to all aspects of the shoe industry 
to work together to provide the American public with the many benefits 
derived from shoe repair. Now, the shoe repair industry will be able to 
educate the public to the health, ecological, and economic advantages 
of shoe repair. By creating such a designation within the industry, it 
will help to promote an industry that many small business owners depend 
upon for their livelihood and raise shoe repair quality levels to that 
of Europe, the leader in the field of shoe repair.
  The likelihood of this program having such an impact on the American 
public is both exciting and commendable. Mr. Speaker, I ask that this 
Congress assembled today join the people of the Hudson Valley who have 
made this designation possible.

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