[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 60 (Thursday, April 29, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H2522-H2523]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK

  (Mr. GOODE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. GOODE. Mr. Speaker, the week of May 9 is National Hospital Week, 
when communities across the country celebrate the health care workers, 
volunteers, and other health professionals. This year's theme for 
National Hospital Week is ``People Care, Miracles Happen.''
  A great example of this theme is an event called Martha's Market at 
Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia. Martha's Market 
is a weekend event that transforms an indoor tennis facility into a 
shopping plaza with 40 unique boutique vendors. The event began as a 
fund-raiser by a group of enthusiastic volunteers who wanted to raise 
awareness of breast cancer, and it won the American Hospital 
Association's prestigious Hospital Award for Volunteer Excellence.

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  Income for the event comes from corporate sponsors, individual 
donations and vendor profits. The net profit for the Market grew to 
more than $150,000 in 1998. The proceeds are used to support the 
hospital's breast cancer outreach program, provide free or reduced-fee 
mammograms and health screenings to low-income women, and sponsor free 
mammography days.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity as National Hospital 
Week is approaching to congratulate Martha Jefferson Hospital for its 
award-winning program.

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