[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 36 (Thursday, March 26, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E493]
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                      TRIBUTE TO GERALDINE CLAWSON

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                        HON. JOHN M. SPRATT, JR.

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 26, 1998

  Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor one of my 
constituents, Geraldine Clawson, of Chester, South Carolina.
  Geraldine Clawson, a former nurse, has spent countless hours as a 
volunteer in her community, working to help those struggling with 
homelessness, spousal abuse, alcoholism, and drug dependency. The 
organization she founded, ``The Turning Point,'' offers counseling, an 
emergency food bank, a 60-day treatment program for drugs and alcohol, 
a women's shelter, and a program for abused or homeless women.
  Because of her selfless dedication to those in need, Geraldine 
Clawson received the Jefferson Pilot Award for Public Service in 1993 
and the Delta Sigma Phi Sorority Community Service Award in 1994.
  Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to recognize the outstanding 
volunteer work of Geraldine Clawson.

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