[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E440]
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                  REPORT FROM INDIANA--CLINTON COUNTY

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                         HON. DAVID M. McINTOSH

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 16, 1999

  Mr. McINTOSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give my ``report from 
Indiana'' where I honor distinguished fellow Hoosiers who are actively 
engaged in their communities helping others. Today, I want to mention a 
true gentlelady from Clinton County, Indiana who I had the privilege of 
meeting recently.
  Mr. Speaker, it has always been my strong belief that individuals and 
communities can do a better job of caring for those who need help in 
our society than the federal government. The wonderfully kind and 
committed Hoosiers who I have met traveling around Indiana has not 
changed my view.
  Ruthie and I have met hundreds of individuals who are committed to 
making our communities a better place in which to live and raise our 
children--we call them ``Hoosier Heroes.''
  I met a genuine Hoosier Hero in Clinton County, Indiana recently. She 
is Donna Guynon. She started to help people at an early age and never 
stopped. Donna was a New York high school student during WWII. To help 
that great cause, she served on the junior Red Cross and volunteered as 
a air raid supporter in New York. Donna never gave up the idea of 
helping others when she moved to Indiana. She has tended to the ill by 
working as a Gold and Pink lady for 38 years in local hospitals. She 
still works with the Red Cross and is active in the Meals and Wheels 
project bringing food and companionship to our seniors. Donna's work 
has given so many people the most precious gift possible, hope.
  She doesn't do it for the pay, which is zilch; she does it for the 
smiles and laughter. She is a true hero in my book, doing good works 
for others with no other motive than Christian charity.
  Donna deserves the gratitude of her county, state, and nation and I 
thank her here today on the floor of the House of Representatives.

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