[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 46 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S3558]
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   TRIBUTE TO BETSY STEVENS OF THE CAPE COD CHAPTER OF THE RED CROSS

 Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, it is a privilege to take this 
opportunity to pay tribute to Betsy Stevens, who recently retired as 
Disaster Chairman for the Cape Cod Chapter of the American Red Cross.
  Betsy Stevens has served with great distinction in this position for 
the past six years. One of her most impressive achievements was hosting 
the recent Eastern Disaster Conference. Over 200 Red Cross disaster 
volunteers from the Eastern United States attended this conference 
hosted by the Cape Cod Chapter.
  In her capacity as Chairman, Mrs. Stevens did an excellent job 
organizing and training volunteers to provide services to the victims 
of disasters. During her tenure, Red Cross volunteers responded to 
disasters such as the Oklahoma City bombing, the hurricane in Guam, and 
the paralyzing ice storm in Maine.
  On Cape Cod, Betsy Stevens was renowned for her availability to deal 
with sudden crises at all hours. She responded to fires and airplane 
crashes, and manned shelters during severe storms. She was skillful in 
recruiting shop owners to donate goods and services. She found 
emergency housing for victims and served countless holiday dinners. She 
deserves great credit for the exceptional readiness and high quality of 
the Red Cross volunteers of the Cape Cod Chapter. Her leadership will 
be greatly missed, but she has the gratitude of all of us for the job 
she did so well. 

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