[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 31 (Thursday, March 19, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1303]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                     ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE KID DAY

  (Mr. SANDLIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, the words today for the children of America 
are praise and encouragement. Today is national Absolutely Incredible 
Kid Day, a day each of us can reach out to the young people in America 
in our lives and let them know how much we appreciate them. Sponsored 
by the Campfire Boys and Girls, Southwest Airlines, Yahoo, PaperMate 
and caring individuals all across this great Nation, Absolutely 
Incredible Kids Day is an annual event designed to bring adults and 
children closer together by encouraging children in a positive and 
meaningful way and letting them know how important they are in our 
lives. The goal of Absolutely Incredible Kids Day is for every child in 
America, every child in America, to receive a letter from an adult in 
his or her life encouraging him, praising him and letting him know that 
he is appreciated. It is a simple goal, but a goal that can make a 
great difference in a child's life.
  Last year was the Inaugural of Absolutely Incredible Kids Day. 
Participation throughout the country was absolutely enormous. Everyone 
from the President of the United States to employees of corporations, 
to caring individuals sent a letter to let a child know that he or she 
is special. I urge all my colleagues to reach out to the children of 
America. As a father of 4, I agree and encourage Members to do that and 
tell them that it will make a difference.

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