[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 40 (Thursday, March 21, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S2717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JACKSON LIONS HOST CLUB

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate the 
75th anniversary of the Jackson Lions Host Club. For 75 years, members 
of this outstanding organization have been providing care and 
assistance to the handicapped and less fortunate as well as 
contributing both physical and monetary resources toward a brighter 
future.
  In 1921 at the International Host Lions Club Convention, Helen Keller 
challenged the delegates to dedicate their charitable outreach to the 
blind. The Jackson club has been generously meeting this challenge, 
furnishing free Leader Dogs, promoting the enactment of the White Cane 
Law, and supporting numerous other civic projects and local charities.
  Once again, I would like to congratulate this organization and to 
encourage the spirit of giving that its members have demonstrated in so 
many ways.

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