[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 99 (Friday, June 16, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1275]
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          THE CRUSADE FOR CHILDREN: OUR COMMUNITY AT ITS BEST

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                             HON. MIKE WARD

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 16, 1995

  Mr. WARD. Mr. Speaker, year after year, the WHAS Crusade for Children 
shows us what a community working together can achieve. The crusade did 
it again this past weekend.
  Rick Larkins, the chief of the Highview Fire Department, summed up 
the crusade when he said, ``We're like a collection point for the 
goodness of everyone in Jefferson County.''
  The Crusade for Children has collected that goodness for 42 years. I 
know of no other cause which, year in and year out, brings together so 
many volunteers, working long hours, to truly make a community 
statement that we will stand behind children and families with special 
needs.
  The volunteer fire departments of my community have made the crusade 
their cause. In doing so, they have given all of us a concrete example 
that a real community is people helping people.
  My thanks and commendations go to the men and women of WHAS, the 
volunteer firefighters, the churches, the veterans' groups, and so many 
individuals who give their time and energy to this annual endeavor to 
help children.
  I'm proud to represent in the U.S. Congress a community which really 
cares about people, and the Crusade for Children is one of the best 
statements of our caring.

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