[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 109 (Wednesday, August 5, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1549]
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                        TRIBUTE TO KENNETH ALLEN

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                          HON. CHARLIE NORWOOD

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, August 5, 1998

  Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, there has been a lot of talk and even 
legislation lately concerning the encouragement of Americans to become 
volunteers in their communities.
  I would like to point out to my colleagues that millions of Americans 
have not waited for the Federal Government to call for volunteerism, 
they have been doing just that for decades. And nowhere can be found a 
better example than that of Kenneth Allen, of Dublin, Georgia.
  Kenneth became a member of the Boy Scouts of Dublin in January 1976, 
as Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 66. He served in that capacity until 
1988, when he became head Scoutmaster.
  For ten years, from 1988 until this year, Kenneth faithfully served 
the young men of Troop 66, producing 76 Eagle Scouts. Kenneth earned 
the Silver Beaver Award in 1988; the District Merit Award in 1991 and 
1996; the Scoutmaster Award in 1986, 1989, 1990, and 1994; the Troop 
Advancement Award in 1990 and 1997, and the Cliff Moye Award in 1988.
  This year, Kenneth Allen finally retired from active service with the 
Boy Scouts. In honor of his years of dedication, the Troop Advancement 
Award has been renamed the Kenneth D. Allen, Senior Advancement Award, 
and will be awarded annually to a scout leader in the Central Georgia 
Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
  I'm proud to know Kenneth. He has proven himself as a credit to the 
Dublin community and a positive role model for hundreds of young men 
who have passed through Troop 66 over the 22 years he has given to that 
organization.
  I know his wife Claudia, daughter Sharon, and son Kenneth, Junior are 
also proud of Kenneth's achievements, although I'm sure they are also 
glad to have a little more time with Dad now that he has retired.
  Mr. Speaker, if we look for examples of volunteerism to serve as a 
model for what we need more of as a nation, we need look no further 
than Kenneth D. Allen, Senior, of Dublin, Georgia.

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