[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 54 (Tuesday, April 20, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E698]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    GENERAL ELECTRIC APPLIANCES EMPLOYEES HELP THE YOUTH OF AMERICA

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                          HON. ANNE M. NORTHUP

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 20, 1999

  Mrs. NORTHUP. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the 
employees of General Electric (GE) Appliances for their contribution to 
over 1 million hours of volunteer work to the youth of America. In 
April 1997, GE pledged that by the year 2000, its employees, retirees, 
and family members would volunteer over 1 million hours in community 
service. Not only did GE reach this goal, but surpassed it, with 1.3 
million hours contributed thus far.
  In Louisville, Kentucky, GE Appliances contributes an average of 
210,000 volunteer hours each year and donates approximately $2 million 
to community service organizations. Its efforts are far reaching and 
have a tremendous impact on this community. They include refurbishing 
the campus of Brooklawn Youth Haven, an organization which serves boys 
who suffer from severe emotional and behavioral problems; working with 
students from Western High School to create Kentucky's first student 
team to participate in the F.I.R.S.T. Program, a national robotics 
competition; providing mentoring and leadership to thousands of 
African-American youth; refurbishing the Wayside Christian Mission 
Family Crisis Center; and refurbishing two classrooms at Family Place, 
a child abuse treatment agency.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor the volunteers of GE Appliances, 
especially those in Louisville, Kentucky. They have shown that taking 
pride in your community and working to improve the lives of its 
residents is an important part of being a United States citizen. Their 
outstanding efforts truly make a difference in the lives of Kentucky's 
youth, and I hope that they will serve as a source of inspiration to 
communities throughout this country.

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