[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 54 (Wednesday, April 30, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E793]
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                 KINDNESS POLICE PROGRAM IN RUTLAND, MA

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 30, 1997

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, the Kindness Police Program, founded and 
directed by Mirna Raya, took place at the Naquag Elementary School in 
Rutland, MA, as a prelude to the National Acts of Kindness Week. Third 
grade students were given mock police badges and citation pads with 
instructions to ticket people they knew and trusted if the children 
caught them committing an act of kindness. During the 3-week period, 
329 citations of kindness were written by the children. I would like to 
recognize the following teachers, administrators and third-grade 
students who participated in the Kindness Police Program and commend 
them for teaching the value of kindness toward others:
  Students Timothy Auger, Trevor Brown, Jessica Carpenter, Jedidiah 
Daviau, Emmett Dickman, John Donahue III, Cayleigh Eckhardt, Caitlin 
Gagne, Eric Gennert, Brendan Godin, Jeffrey Ham, Caitlin Harvey, Ryan 
Lamoureux, Brian LeDuc, Christopher Lizewski, Kelleen Lynch, Patrick 
Massey, Corie Merhib, Katlyn Metterville, Michael Metzmaker, Kevin 
Moore, Lindsay Myers, Lindsey Powers, Carolyn Purington, Paige Raymond, 
Jonathan Rocha, Tiffany Thompson, Jeffrey Tod, and their class teacher 
Patricia Scales.
  Students Justine Almstrom, Amanda Bastarache, James Bedard, Kristen 
Cammuso, Samantha Campbell, Kevin Capite, Julie Circosta, Joshua Cruz, 
Krystal-Lee Gleason, Kimberly Haines, Roy Hatstat, Alyssa Hutchins, 
Michael Laxer, Courtney Macaruso, Angela Marzo, Kelley McGuiness, 
Joshua Nicholson, Evan Oliveri, Edward Panaccione, Sean Raya, Bryan 
Riley, Kelly Robbins, Tyler Russell, Alyssa Sandstrom, Stephanie 
Santoro, and their class teacher Linda Harris.
  Students Shanna Anderson, Michelle Belanger, Stephanie Brooks, 
Whitney Costello, Erica Degaetano, Ross Ducharme, Alexandra Esteves, 
Lisa Farrow, Christina Gerolomo, Johnathan Goguen, James Hogan, 
Jennifer Hussey, Katelyn Kane, James Keller, Samantha King, Brandon 
Mackay, Allen Miller, William Morrow, Stephanie O'Brien, Robert 
Piccinino Jr., Timothy Quill, Lynn Russo, Rachael Starbard, Daniel 
Wilde, and their class teacher Anna Hagberg.
  Students Brian Alisch, Daniel Arioli, Daniel Belsito, Timothy Canale, 
Kevin Carlson, Elizabeth Carville, Casey Chapman, Gillian Costello, 
Katherine DeForge, Steven French, Meghan Hennessey, Julie Katzenberg, 
Anthony Kewley, Thomas Lawless, Derrick Leroux, Christopher McKenna, 
Nicole Nunnari, Timothy Olson, Anthony Queeney Jr., Patrick Regele, 
Katie Richey, Ian Soderberg, Kera Stewart, Danielle Vozzella, Amanda 
Whitner, and their class teacher Gail Pryce.
  Naquag Elementary School principal Judith Daniel, assistant principal 
John Bebas, guidance counselor Thomas Olson, and Mr. Chester Leonard.

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