[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 93 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1295]
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   BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA HONORS HIAWATHA COUNCIL FOR SUPPORT PROGRAM

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                          HON. JAMES T. WALSH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 14, 1998

  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to publicly commend members of 
my Central New York community who have achieved great stature for the 
Hiawatha Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
  By instituting the Boypower Program and endowment facility, these 
outstanding individuals have enhanced the future of the Hiawatha 
Council.
  I know these people to be civic leaders beyond compare. For their 
work in scouting, they were honored recently at the national meeting of 
the BSA in San Antonio, TX. They are Hiawatha Council Scout Executive 
Bill Moran, President of the Council John Chambers, Arnie Rubenstein, 
and George and Barbara Schunck. They and everyone they work with should 
be proud of this national honor.
  Across the Nation, as some of my colleagues will know, endowment 
giving in the BSA has more than doubled since 1994. The results have 
been increased staffs, expanded services to at-risk children and 
support for ordinary operating expenses.
  Four years ago, the Hiawatha Council got excited about endowment 
giving possibilities. They set out to support something they believe 
in--a community helping its own. The estimated $23.5 million in gifts 
they handled during the past four years is a tribute to their effort 
and commitment.
  I want to ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to join 
me in congratulating the Hiawatha Council and all those who have been 
involved in this outstanding program.

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