[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 107 (Monday, August 3, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1522]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


           IN HONOR OF THE SPONSORS OF PROJECT CHILDREN 1998

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, August 3, 1998

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a special 
group of people, the sponsors of Project Children '98 who have 
distinguished themselves with selfless dedication to the promotion and 
ultimate accomplishment of peace in Northern Ireland. Project Children 
is an organization that provides young people from the north of Ireland 
a respite from the violence which for too long has been a part of their 
lives. Through their generosity of spirit, the children's sponsors 
serve as a vivid illustration of the best we, as Americans, have to 
offer: respect for individual freedom.
  This year, the 52 families from my home state that have been 
kindhearted enough to open their lives to these young people include 
George and Victoria Amaratis, Rodney and Linda Bialko, Matthew and Mary 
Beth Bigley, Garry and Janet Baker, Gary and LInda Bardzell, Charles 
and June Bray, Edward and Carol Blakeslee, Kevin and Patricia Comer, 
Robert and Barbara Comito, James and Aljean Brennan, Philip and 
Kathleen DiCicco, Donald and Irene Diverio, Robert and Brianna Donohue, 
Al and Ellen Dorso, Peter and Robin DuHaine, Thomas and Cynthia Evison, 
Sr., Rick and Arlene Faustini, Ken and Arleen Ferguson, Robert and 
Elizabeth Gamble, Margaret Gilsenan, Michael and Pat Goodwin, Brian and 
Elizabeth Burdzy, Diane Capizzi, George and Margaret Hughes, Steven and 
Annette Carbone, Nicholas and Patricia Kaminskj, Keith and Karen Kirby, 
Jeffrey and Carol Carlisle, John and Linda Camey, John and Louise 
McGlinchey, Raymond and Donna Flannery, Robert and Dyan Moore, Thomas 
and Michele Flynn, Anson and Patricia Grover, David and Cathleen Quinn, 
Raymond and Isabell Kayal, Kevin and Linda Kearney, James and Mary 
Ellen Ruitenbeg, Andrew and Lynne Klosowki, Gilbert and Sharon Mai, 
Robert and Linda McGee, Stephen and Catherine Simpson, Michael and 
Laura Sims, Cheryl Stone, Douglas and Susanna Stroud, Dan and Debbie 
McGovern, Robert and Denise Thompson, Jr., Elliot and Jean Scheps, Hoby 
and Joyce Stager, Keith and Barbara Stiehler, Kenneth and Makala Zollo/
McQuiston, and Joseph and Barbara Wells.
  The 57 Children we are privileged to have visit New Jersey are Darren 
Stirling, Michelle Donnelly, James Scullion, Gerald O'Reilly, Lesley 
Black, Steven Orr, Oriaith McKenna, Ryan Corbett, Kevin Nellins, 
Michaela Doyle, Charlene McWilliams, Lindsey Todd, Louise McVeigh, 
Natalie Porter, Claire McKinley, Joseph Doak, Ryan Groves, Tanya 
Hughes, David Butler, Leonna O'Neill, Shauna O'Toole, James Addley, 
Seamus Nellins, Michael Duffy, Sean McKee, Karin Larkin, Daniel Lynch, 
Louise McConville, Leeanne Cahill, Hugh McKibbin, Robert Watson, Seamus 
McDermott Gemma Johnston, Jason Curran, Joanne Kerrigan, Emma Campbell, 
Mark Kennedy, Danielle Gorman, Richard Cunningham, Luke McKibben, 
Christopher McCrory, Gillian Millen, Lisa McCloskey, Michael Rankin 
Hannah Ganley, Jennifer Dixon, Nicola McCabe, and Kenneth Murphy.
  I would also like to pay special tribute to John and Joan Hughes, 
Area Coordinators, Liam Neeson of O'Donoghues on First for hosting our 
annual luncheon, and Committee Members Carolyn Malizia, Patti Morreale, 
Mary Ann McAdams, Joseph Masterson, Edward Phillips, and Dennis 
Collins.
  It is an honor to applaud the outstanding benevolence of the Project 
Children '98 sponsors. Their efforts to further the cause of peace have 
served as a beacon of hope for the countless others throughout Northern 
Ireland and the world. These compassionate individuals are truly local 
ambassadors of peace.




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