[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 60 (Wednesday, May 13, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E843]
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            TRIBUTE TO BROWNIE TROOP #434 KEY WEST, FLORIDA

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                           HON. PETER DEUTSCH

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 13, 1998

  Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Brownie Troop 
No. 434 from Poinciana Elementary School in Key West, Florida. The 
troop received the community award in the 1998 Make a Difference Day 
Awards on April 19th from USA Weekend, a nationally distributed 
publication.
  Make a Difference Day, an annual event held on the fourth Saturday of 
every October, was started in 1992 by USA Weekend and The points of 
Light Foundation. The Poinciana Troop first participated in their event 
in 1996 by holding a school-wide food drive which succeeded in 
collecting 692 cans.
  The troop's original goal was to collect 1,000 canned goods and 
recruit 13 businesses to volunteer as collection sites. They surpassed 
their goal last October 25th by collecting 2,213 items of food for St. 
Mary's Soup Kitchen and enlisting the participation of sixty-five 
businesses.
  The Poinciana Elementary School Brownie Troop No. 434 is composed of 
13 young girls, ages 6 to 8 who are: Katherine Albury, Allison Baker, 
Yanessa Barroso, Diana Baucom, Britney Bethel, Alexandria Caballero, 
Claire Dolan-Heitlinger, Espi O'Dell, Brittany Rogowski, Melissa Roos, 
Amanda Talbott, Andrea Wells,and Sheri Yoest. The troop is led by Troop 
Leader Dawn Albury. As their congressman, I am proud to represent such 
socially-conscious young girls. I am sure the citizens of Key West join 
me in wishing them continued success in 1998.

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