[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 194 (Thursday, December 7, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2315-E2316]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO EMILY KUMPEL

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                         HON. EDWARD J. MARKEY

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 7, 1995

  Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud Emily 
Kumpel of Wakefield, MA, for her outstanding dedication and service to 
others in need. Although she is only 11 years old, this sixth grader 
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more to help those less fortunate than herself than most people do in 
their entire lives.
  When Emily was a third grader and only 8 years old, she and her older 
sister Amy helped organize a charity auction to benefit a Boston area 
homeless shelter. Working with other children their age, they wrote to 
celebrities and asked them to autograph squares of material which were 
later made into patchwork pillows and auctioned. Together with their 
friends, Emily and Amy raised over $4,000 for homeless children and 
their families.
  Eighteen months ago while researching South Africa, Emily learned 
about the effects of apartheid on the citizens of South Africa. Anxious 
to help improve their quality of life, Emily became a key organizer of 
the South African book drive. As the youth chairperson, Emily collected 
over 10,000 books for an elementary school in the Capetown area and 
received an award of $3,000 to be used toward the cost of shipping.
  Emily Kumpel should serve as a role model for all of us, both young 
and old. Her work on behalf of the homeless and the children of South 
Africa illustrates her deep commitment to the advancement of 
humanitarian goals. Emily truly is an amazing individual, and she 
deserves our respect and admiration.

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