[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 143 (Sunday, October 11, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2069]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING MEGHAN ANN ELLWANGER, WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BUSINESS PLAN 
                              COMPETITION

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                             HON. RON KIND

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                       Saturday, October 10, 1998

  Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend a young lady from my 
congressional district who has made the State of Wisconsin proud. 
Meghan Ann Ellwanger, of Somerset, Wisconsin, has proven herself to be 
an astute entrepreneur at the age of 15. Her business plan for ``Berry 
Patch Nannies'' won the 1997-98 Business Plan Competition sponsored by 
``An Income of Her own'' a nonprofit organization dedicated to 
improving the economic literacy of teen girls.
  Berry Patch Nannies will be a business devoted to the raising of 
goats and the sale of goat products which include milk, cheese, and 
soap lotion. It will also be an ``environmentally aware business with 
products that are drug, disease and pest free.'' Miss Ellwanger gained 
some of the experience she will need to implement her plan for Berry 
Patch Nannies while she was operating Meghan's Poultry Palace, a family 
operated poultry business. Miss Ellwanger plans to cover her startup 
costs by applying for a 4-H business loan. She intends to invest her 
profits in a college education.
  I wish her success and congratulate her on this impressive 
accomplishment.

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