[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 31 (Thursday, March 19, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E432]
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                    IN RECOGNITION OF BOOKS FOR KIDS

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                            HON. JACK QUINN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 19, 1998

  Mr. QUINN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring to the attention of my 
colleagues a very special program underway in my district, Books For 
Kids.
  Now entering its fourth year, Books for Kids aims to collect 70,000 
new or nearly new books for children ages 2-12 who have never owned a 
book of their own or who cannot afford to buy one.
  As stated by Dr. Elizabeth Cappella, a confunder of Books for Kids, 
this program was established to help those children who can benefit the 
most by developing an early love of reading. That early love of reading 
can help them gain a major foundation for successful learning and 
living.
  The Books for Kids drive has grown from an idea initiated in 1995 
with the cooperation of The Buffalo News, United Way of Buffalo and 
Erie County, the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, the Junior 
League of Buffalo, Inc., Buffalo State College's Project Flight and the 
30th Congressional District to a successful community wide effort to 
promote literacy.
  Mr. Speaker, today I would like to join with the entire Western New 
York community, to announce the start of the 1998 Books for Kids drive. 
I encourage my colleagues to join in similar programs in their 
Congressional Districts and strive to provide Books for Kids.

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