[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 43 (Thursday, March 18, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E489-E490]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            IN RECOGNITION OF THE FUTURE LEADERS OF COLORADO

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                           HON. BOB SCHAFFER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 18, 1999

  Mr. SCHAFFER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the participants 
of my first annual Young Adults Leadership Conference held in Weld 
County, Colorado. On February 27, 1999, 18 teenage students spent the 
afternoon participating in a political and networking seminar. Later 
that evening the students utilized what they had learned at the Weld 
County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner.
  I am honored to have met the following participants: Jeff Armour, 
Sara Asmus, Darrenn Call, DeaAnna Call, Donnell Call, Brady Duggan, 
Kevin P. Duggan, Casey Johnson, Darrick Johnson, Trent Leisy, Tia 
McDonald, Jenny Moore, Christopher S. Ong, Mary Beth Ong, Helena 
Pagano, Elizabeth Peetz, Timothy Romig, and Jeff Runyan.
  I established the Leadership Conference to encourage political 
participation by the younger generation. At the conference, elected 
officials and community leaders led the students in discussing several 
different aspects of politics. Greeley Councilman Avery Amaya began the 
seminar with a discussion of local politics. Avery was followed by Bill 
Garcia, a political consultant, who spoke about political polls.
  Lea Faulkner, a local media personality and former Greeley City 
Council member, conducted a hands-on learning experience about 
networking skills. The participants also had the opportunity to discuss 
issues with Colorado State Senator Dave Owen. Additionally, Anne 
Miller, Chairperson of the Colorado College Republicans invited the 
students to attend in the College Republican's next meeting.
  I, too, had the honor of visiting with the students. We discussed the 
importance of good communication and how all effective organizations 
must communicate well.

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  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to have met these young adults and am 
confident of their abilities to lead America in the future. This select 
group of young leaders has the integrity and values needed to ensure a 
virtuous Colorado and United States in the next century.

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