[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 50 (Tuesday, April 13, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H1875]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          VOLUNTEER MIAMI FAIR A SUCCESSFUL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, this Saturday, April 17, South Florida 
will once again become the center of opportunity as the second annual 
Volunteer Miami fair commences.
  At Miami-Dade Community College's Wolfson Campus, hundreds of South 
Floridians will gather to demonstrate their commitment to their 
communities and their willingness to serve. At Volunteer Miami we will 
learn ways in which to utilize our talents and skills and focus our 
energy on promoting positive, effective change for South Florida.
  Martin Luther King stated, ``Everybody can be great because anybody 
can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't 
have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a 
heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.''
  In my district, the rewards reaped by volunteerism has been 
immeasurable.
  I thank Dr. Eduardo Padron, David Lawrence and Valerie Taylor for 
making this service extravaganza possible, and I thank the hundreds of 
dedicated volunteers who know that, by sharing a little of their time, 
they can truly make a difference.
  I hope that my congressional colleagues will be inspired to organize 
similar volunteer fairs in their districts to unleash the power behind 
volunteerism.

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