[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 146 (Saturday, October 8, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]


[Congressional Record: October 8, 1994]
From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

 
                   TRIBUTE TO THE BACARDI FOUNDATION

                                 ______


                           HON. PETER DEUTSCH

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 7, 1994

  Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
organization which has begun to do wonders to help protect the fragile 
marine environment of our nation's recreational waters.
  The Bacardi Foundation, a non-profit organization funded by the 
Bacardi companies worldwide, has announced its long-term commitment to 
support the preservation and conservation of environmentally sensitive 
coastal waters through educational and grass roots programs.
  For the past three weekends, this organization has sponsored and 
coordinated Clean Water Weekends--a unique program in the Florida Keys 
portion of my district. Volunteers and divers from around the country 
have helped clean miles of shoreline and underwater reefs by removing 
more than 21,000 pounds of debris to date.
  Long-term maintenance of these areas is being promoted through Adopt-
A-Reef and Adopt-A-Shore programs. Volunteers who participate in these 
programs are committed to visiting their site at least twice a year to 
make sure that it is kept as close to its natural state as possible. In 
return, they receive a sign to post at the site and an adoption 
certificate to take home.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues to join me in saluting both 
the Bacardi Foundation and hundreds of volunteers who have participated 
in the program to help protect the waters, reefs and shores of the 
Florida Keys. It is my belief that through its programs, the Bacardi 
Foundation will continue to make an invaluable contribution to our 
society by helping to educate the public about the importance of 
keeping our natural environments clean.

                          ____________________