[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 65 (Friday, April 7, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E829]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      BELEN JESUIT SCHOOL KEY CLUB

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                        HON. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, April 6, 1995
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to 
the Belen Jesuit School Key Club and their continuing meritorious 
service and assistance in providing relief to refugees from tyranny.
  As my colleagues are aware, the massive Cuban exodus that occurred 
last summer has been just the latest sad chapter of a 36-year saga. The 
suffering faced by those brave rafters did not end when they were 
rescued from their rafts or when the television crews went home. 
Because of circumstances beyond their control, many are still suffering 
today from privations and indefinite detention.
  From the onset of this latest crisis, the young men of the Belen 
Jesuit Key Club have been sacrificing and working to help alleviate the 
many hardships faced by these brave Cubans. Among other things, these 
selfless high school students have bottled water to be dropped to 
rafters while they were still at sea, collected donations for pillows, 
pencils, and paper for those in the camps, and traveled themselves to 
the camps to help distribute aid.
  Most importantly Mr. Speaker, it should be noted that these young men 
continue to demonstrate time and time again their concern and humanity 
towards those who are suffering. They truly exemplify the Jesuit ideal 
and can be called ``men for others''. We as a country must be proud to 
have such men in our society. I for one am privileged that they reside 
in my community.


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