[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 125 (Thursday, September 23, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1948]
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   HONORING THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF 
                            GREATER LANSING

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                          HON. DEBBIE STABENOW

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 23, 1999

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. Speaker, the Big Brother Big Sisters of Greater 
Lansing program celebrates 45 years of bringing together young people 
at risk with older people willing to serve as a role model and mentor.
  Before terms like ``quality time,'' ``mentoring,'' or ``at risk 
youth'' were buzz words in our society, Big Brothers and Big Sisters 
has been helping to give young people something we all need--a friend.
  Perhaps more than any other program this century, the Big Brothers 
Big Sisters program offers an inspiring example of what can happen when 
an adult is willing to be a friend to a young person in need of a 
positive influence. Like similar programs throughout the country, the 
Big Brothers Big Sisters Program of Greater Lansing has been a smashing 
success.
  I would like to thank the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Lansing 
and everyone who has made the commitment to serve as a big brother or 
big sister for a child. Thousands of children have found the friend, 
the confident, the role model they never had in their big brothers and 
big sisters. I send my sincere thanks to the Big Brothers Big Sisters 
of Greater Lansing for taking the time to care and make the Lansing 
community a better place for all children.

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