[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 109 (Tuesday, August 9, 1994)]
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 TRIBUTE TO RADNOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1997 AND TO RADNOR TOWNSHIP, PA

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                            HON. CURT WELDON

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 9, 1994

  Mr. WELDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding 
generosity of the Radnor High School Class of 1997 and the citizens of 
Radnor Township in Pennsylvania. Through their charity, the citizens of 
Radnor have enabled a baseball Little League for inner-city Camden, NJ 
youths to become a reality.
  It began this past April with 15-year-old Matt Main of Radnor read a 
Philadelphia Inquirer article about the plight of some Camden youths. 
These children loved baseball so much that they were playing pickup 
games in abandoned lots, throwing lopsided balls, and catching with 
gloves so battered that they had to be held together with old shoe 
string. After reading this newspaper article, Matt knew that he had to 
do something to help these kids.
  Matt showed the article to his two friends, Mike Barry and Rob 
Forster. They agreed that they should do something to help. Together, 
the three organized a baseball equipment drive as a freshman class 
project at Radnor High School. Working after school and on weekends, 
these Radnor students passed out fliers and collected used baseball 
equipment. The response of the citizens of Radnor was phenomenal. The 
students soon collected bags of bats and several boxes filled with 
baseballs, gloves, and catchers' equipment.
  Because of these boys' hard work, the children of Camden were able to 
establish a successful Little League. Today, the league is flourishing 
with over 150 kids and 10 different teams. Not only do the weekly games 
allow the kids to take part in America's greatest pastime, but more 
importantly, they help keep them off the streets.
  These three teenagers and the entire Radnor High School Class of 1997 
have set a fine example for our youth today. Their deeds show the 
generosity and compassion that many of the young people in our Nation 
possess. These hard-working and compassionate youngsters demonstrate, 
through their actions, that we can all do our part to help others. 
Whether we give up our free time or donate used toys and clothes, we 
can all do something to make life a little better for those who are 
less fortunate.
  I thank and salute Matt Main, Mike Barry, Rob Forster, and the entire 
Radnor Class of 1997 for giving so unselfishly of themselves to help 
others. It makes me proud to have these find students in my district, 
and I am very pleased to recognize them here today.

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