[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 11, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E214]
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                 LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR WEEK IN DADE COUNTY

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 11, 1997

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize ``Love Your 
Neighbor Week'' and its driving force, Jim Ward.
  Encompassing Valentine's Day, the week seeks to encourage reaching 
out to all people in the community. Its mission is to identify us as a 
community that cares for all people without regard to race, ethnicity, 
religion, or social status. Toward that goal, Mr. Ward is seeking to 
mobilize all organizations that call south Florida home. This includes 
public, private, educational, business, and civic groups.
  The pledge asks individuals to ``live the spirit of Love Your 
Neighbor [LYN] in my daily life; to be kind and considerate to 
everyone; and to unite my community through thoughts, actions, and 
words.'' Organizations are asked to display LYN decals and signs and 
employees are asked to use the phrase in greeting customers.
  Mr. Ward, a 27-year resident of south Florida, and Dade County's 
human resources director, is the man who put together this celebration 
of community. He has pledged to ``go anywhere in behalf of the cause 
and to do all the work'' necessary to see that this program gets off 
the ground.
  Mr. Ward and all the volunteers who have put this healing exercise 
together deserve our thanks and support in their effort to make the 
world a better place.

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