[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 34 (Thursday, March 23, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E398-E399]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATING JANIE PFEFFERKORN, OF SIKESTON, MISSOURI ON HER 
               RECOGNITION BY THE ``DAUGHTERS OF SUNSET''

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                          HON. JO ANN EMERSON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 23, 2000

  Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday March 25, 2000, Janie 
Pfefferkorn is being honored by the Sikeston, Missouri ``Daughters of 
Sunset'' at their 16th Annual Recognition Program. I would like to 
extend my congratulations to Janie who is being recognized on this day 
for her community involvement.
  Janie was the valedictorian of her senior class at Chafee High School 
in Chafee, Missouri. She attended Central Methodist College and 
Southeast Missouri State University. She is the co-founder of the 1996 
Christian block Party which evolved into the Mission Missouri. Today 
Janie is the executive director of Mission Missouri.
  Janie is currently affiliated with the Missouri School for the blind 
Board of Directors, Bootheel Healthy start, Breast Cancer support 
Group, Sikeston Middle School, the Diabetes Foundation-Missouri Delta 
Hospital Advisory Board, the Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce 
President's roundtable, and the Ministerial Alliance and inter-Agency 
Council of Scott County.
  Janie also has bee active in lifelong faith-based learning, receiving 
training as a Precept Inductive Bible Study Teacher and Group Leader 
and completing workshops on church

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growth, discipline training, outreach, administration, new membership 
integration. Janie also trained in family learning for parents of 
children with disabilities and has facilitated and participated in 
support group settings to address addictive behaviors and dysfunctional 
relationships.
  Janie is married to Dr. David Pfefferkorn. They are the proud parents 
of four beautiful girls, Molly, Corrie Jo, Abby and Maggie, and the 
proud grandparents of twins girls, Bylie and Kylie.
  Congratulations, Janie, on your recognition by the ``Daughters of 
Sunset.'' Your lifelong dedication your community of Sikeston, Missouri 
is an inspiration to us all.

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