[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 62 (Tuesday, May 8, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E757-E758]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                   RECOGNIZING MR. STEVEN ENGELHAUPT

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                         HON. PATRICK J. TIBERI

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 8, 2001

  Mr. TIBERI. Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate and honor a 
young Ohio student from my district who has achieved national 
recognition for exemplary volunteer service in his community. Steven 
Engelhaupt of Dublin, has been named as one of my state's top honorees 
in The 2001 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program, an annual 
honor conferred on the most impressive student volunteers in each 
state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
  Mr. Engelhaupt is being recognized for providing, over the past three 
years, new toys to thousands of children in central Ohio through the 
Firefighters for Kids toy drive in Columbus. He began the project by 
collecting used toys and repairing and cleaning them for resale. The 
cash Mr. Engelhaupt received was then used to purchase new toys which 
were given to needy children. To date, his efforts have generated over 
$24,000 in cash and additional in-kind contributions.
  In light of 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. Mr. Engelhaupt should be extremely proud to have been 
singled out from such a large group of dedicated volunteers. I applaud 
Mr. Engelhaupt for his initiative in seeking to

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make his community a better place to live, and for the positive impact 
he has had on the lives of others. His actions show that young 
Americans can--and do--play important roles in our communities, and 
that America's community spirit continues to hold tremendous promise 
for the future.

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