[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 18, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1000]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


          HONORING THE STUDENTS OF LAKESHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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                             HON. RON KIND

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 18, 1999

  Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the students of 
Lakeshore Elementary School in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. I want to 
recognize their true concern and compassion for the innocent children 
in Kosovo.
  The story of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, by Eleanor Coerr, 
is a story of strength and courage of one young child diagnosed with 
leukemia after being exposed to radiation from the atomic bomb dropped 
on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. Sadako tried to make 1,000 paper 
cranes, which according to legend, would bring her long life. The 
students of Lakeshore Elementary School gathered together on May 10, 
1999, after watching a movie about Sadako and successfully made 1,000 
paper cranes in honor of the children in Kosovo. Through their 
dedication in making these 1,000 paper cranes, the students in my 
district have become active participants in the international 
community. They have become messengers of peace and have shown the 
importance of supporting the children of Kosovo during this time of 
difficulty.
  I hope to visit the Balkan region in the near future and personally 
deliver some of these special paper cranes and inform some of the 
children of Kosovo that there are children in the United States who are 
concerned about their fate. On behalf of the students of Lakeshore 
Elementary School, I will be able to offer the children of Kosovo these 
paper cranes as symbols of courage and long life. I salute the 
Lakeshore Elementary School students, faculty and staff including Dr. 
Mary Seitz, and Lucianne Boardman for inspiring peace and understanding 
throughout the world.

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