[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 67 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E956]
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                        GOOD LUCK, TIME SHARERS

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 22, 1998

  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, earlier this year I had the distinct honor 
and pleasure of informing our colleagues of a magnificent task of some 
young people in my district. These young people were honored for 
performing the highest number of acts of kindness in the nation. Today, 
I would like to inform my fellow Member of Congress of the acts of 
twelve young people from East Orange, NJ. These fourth and fifth 
graders, the Community Problem Solving Team of the Quest Program of the 
John Howard, Jr. Unique School of Excellence, became aware of the fact 
that there are many people in the city who do not have enough resources 
to get adequate food and often go hungry. They decided to pool their 
resources and use their skills to supplement existing hunger agencies 
in the area.
  They spent over 500 hours in volunteering their time to local soup 
kitchens and to SHARE of New Jersey, an agency which provides food to 
needy families at reduced costs. They also raised over $1,000 through 
candy sales, school dances, and bake sales. They used the proceeds to 
purchase almost 50 cases of non-perishable foods for local food panties 
as well as perishable foods for weekly soup kitchens.
  Mr. Speaker, this project received first place in New Jersey in the 
junior division of the Community Problem Solving Component of the 
International Future Problem Solving Program. As such, the John Howard 
School Community Problem Solving Team, known as TIME SHARERS (Team Is 
Making Efforts to Stop Hunger All Round East Orange Really Soon), will 
represent New Jersey at the International Competition in Ann Arbor, 
Michigan, June 12-15, 1998. I would like to take this opportunity to 
wish them good lunch but more importantly, I want to thank each of 
them--Camia Bell, Brittani Carter, Daveena Colwell, Lynn Duck, Jawaan 
Finch, Lemar Gale, Myrtha Glaude, Barry Ishmael, Aniyah Jones, Savannah 
Segovia, Sophia Stewart and Jasmine Woodyard, and their coach and Quest 
teacher, Ms. Christine McAdams, for caring and being part of the 
solution to a big problem. They are all a good example of what everyone 
should be doing to make life for our fellow man, woman and child.

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