[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 27, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1845]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO PEGGY BEACH

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                          HON. DAVID E. BONIOR

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 27, 1995

  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, the March of Dimes is an organization with a 
noble mission: to fight birth defects and childhood diseases. We all 
share the March of Dimes dream which is that every child should have 
the opportunity to live a healthy life.
  For the past 12 years, the southeast Michigan chapter of the March of 
Dimes Birth Defects Foundation has honored several Macomb County 
residents who are outstanding members of our community and have helped 
in the campaign for healthier babies. This evening, the chapter will be 
hosting the 12th annual Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year award 
dinner. The award, instituted in 1984, is named after my home county's 
namesake, Gen. Alexander Macomb, a hero of the War of 1812.
  This year, the March of Dimes has chosen Peggy Beach as a recipient 
of the award. Ms. Beach has been the executive director of the Girl 
Scouts of Macomb County-Otsikita Council for 18 years. She also is the 
chief executive officer of this council and was a volunteer there for 
10 years before being hired full time. Under her tutelage, the council 
has grown to over 10,000 girls and 4,000 adult volunteers in Macomb 
County. Countless girls have acquired leadership skills and been 
involved in activities that foster positive self-esteem. Ms Beach also 
volunteers at the United Community Services and Children's Hospital of 
Michigan.
  Dr. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine is just one of the more famous 
breakthroughs that would not have been possible without March of Dimes 
research funding. And, without people like Peggy Beach the job of 
protecting babies would be that much more difficult.
  I applaud the southeast Michigan chapter of the March of Dimes and 
Peggy Beach for their leadership, advocacy, and community service. I am 
sure that Ms. Beach is honored by the recognition and I urge my 
colleagues to join me in saluting her as a 1995 recipient of the 
Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award.

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