[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 37 (Friday, March 27, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E499-E500]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KIWANIS CLUB OF SPARTA, NEW JERSEY

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 27, 1998

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 50th 
Anniversary of the Kiwanis Club of Sparta, New Jersey.
  The Kiwanis Club of Sparta was organized and chartered in 1948 and 
has for the past fifty years provided leadership, personal service, 
commitment and financial support to the Sparta Township community. The 
Club currently consists of fifty-five members who each contribute 
thousands of voluntary hours of service to the community and have 
faithfully followed the ideals and principles of Kiwanis International, 
its parent organization.

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  The Club has been recognized as one of the leading service clubs in 
Sussex County, New Jersey, as a result of its many community 
activities. Some of these activities including sponsoring high school 
Key Clubs, giving over $98,000 in scholarships to high school seniors 
over the past twelve years, providing approximately $35,000 per year in 
financial support for community groups and activities in Sparta 
Township, as well as community service projects ranging from flower 
planting and roadside cleanups to providing volunteer assistance to 
senior citizens and delivering food to the needy.
  As the Kiwanis Club of Sparta continues its long tradition of 
dedicated service to the Sparta community, I want to ask you, Mr. 
Speaker, and my colleagues, to join me in commemorating the 50th 
anniversary of their organization. I sincerely wish that it may enjoy 
many more years of fellowship and service.

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