[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 190 (Thursday, November 30, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2270]
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                   INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S WISH WEEK

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                        HON. WILLIAM J. MARTINI

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 30, 1995

  Mr. MARTINI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
International Children's Wish Week: November 26 to December 2, 1995.
  This special week recognizes the courage of terminally ill children 
who while facing horrible, debilitating diseases manage to remain 
strong, and the organization that aims to keep their hopes up. Their 
high spirits send a message of joy and hope to be emulated and 
celebrated by us all.
  Devoting this 1 week to victims of terminal medical diseases, 
Children's Wish Foundation International, an outstanding organization 
committed to fulfilling the dreams of terminally ill children, invites 
volunteers to support these wonderful children and their families.
  The Children's Wish Foundation International is a non-profit service 
organization that brings happiness, comfort, and warmth to children and 
their families whose most lucid memories involve hospitals, doctors, 
and a sterile environment. To alleviate their pain, the foundation 
strives to fulfill a child's wish. The only payment received by the 
foundation is witnessing the joy that they have brought to a child and 
their family.
  Thousands of wishes have come true all over the United States and 
throughout the world. Celebrities and professionals of all types 
volunteer their time and money to make wishes into realities. The joy 
that is generated fills the hearts of everyone involved, from the child 
and their family to the member of the Children's Wish Foundation who 
made the wish come true.
  To the Children's Wish Foundation International and International 
Children's Wish Week, I would like to extend my sincerest admiration 
and gratitude. The special services you provide and your ceaseless 
generosity are models for us all.

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