[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 114 (Wednesday, September 3, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1629]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE CANDICE MILLER

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                          HON. DAVID E. BONIOR

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 3, 1997

  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, the March of Dimes is an organization with a 
noble mission: to fight birth defects and childhood diseases. We all 
share the March of Dimes dream that every child should have the 
opportunity to live a healthy life.
  Dr. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine is just one of the more famous 
breakthroughs that would not have been possible without March of Dimes 
research funding. And, without the volunteers throughout the country, 
the job of protecting babies would be that much more difficult.
  For the past 14 years, the Southeast Michigan Chapter of the March of 
Dimes Birth Defects Foundation has honored several Macomb County 
residents who are outstanding members of our community and have helped 
in the campaign for healthier babies. This evening, the chapter will be 
hosting the 14th annual Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award 
dinner. The award, instituted in 1984, is named after my home county's 
namesake, General Alexander Macomb, a hero of the War of 1812.
  This year, the March of Dimes has chosen Secretary of State Candice 
Miller as a recipient of the award. As a board member of Care House and 
backer for the March of Dimes, Candice Miller's involvement within the 
community exemplifies her commitment to improving life in our 
communities.
  I applaud the Southeast Michigan Chapter of the March of Dimes and 
Candice Miller for their leadership, advocacy, and community service. I 
know that Ms. Miller is honored by the recoginition and I urge my 
colleagues to join me in saluting her as a 1997 recipient of the 
Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award.

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