[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 27, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E781]
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             HONORING DANA WALSH FOR HER COMMUNITY SERVICE

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                           HON. PETER T. KING

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 27, 1999

  Mr. KING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and recognize Dana Walsh 
of Oceanside, New York for her outstanding fundraising efforts on 
behalf of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
  Miss Walsh is an eighth grade student at Oceanside Middle School 
where she proposed and coordinated a phone-a-thon which raised $3,000 
for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. She was inspired to fight for those 
who suffer from Cystic Fibrosis upon learning that the median survival 
age is only 29. She spent weeks organizing the evening event and in the 
end, tripled her original goal.
  In light of the numerous statistics that indicate Americans today are 
less involved in their communities than they once were, it's vital that 
we encourage and support the kind of selfless contribution this young 
citizen has made. People of all ages need to think more about how we, 
as individual citizens, can work together at the local level to ensure 
the health and vitality of our towns and neighborhoods. Young 
volunteers like Miss Walsh are inspiring examples to all of us, and are 
among our brightest hopes for a better tomorrow.

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