[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 164 (Friday, November 30, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2183]
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  HONORING THE COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA, CHAPTER OF KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL

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                             HON. BOB BARR

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 30, 2001

  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, since 1953 one organization in 
particular has been striving to bring communities together, by 
developing proactive projects that encourage responsibility for 
environment enhancement and encompass the values of community pride. 
Keep America Beautiful has become an international organization that 
seeks to empower our citizens, by implementing programs ranging from 
litter prevention to improving entire cities through training, 
education, and action.
  Keep America Beautiful has almost 500 local, state, and international 
affiliates in 40 states, and is continuing to grow every day.
  I stand today, to recognize Keep America Beautiful's chapter in Cobb 
County, Georgia, as the winner of this year's affiliate award in the 
category for population of more than 500,001.
  Cobb County has excelled with programs such as on-line litter 
reporting service, the Litter Line, where residents can report illegal 
dumps, excessive trash, or graffiti. This initiates a faster clean-up 
response time, and provides a useful tracking device for area 
officials. Keep Cobb Beautiful also stood out with its Cobb Trees 
program in which over 90 trees were planted at five different sites, 
incorporating over 150 volunteers.
  I ask my fellow Members of the House to join me in congratulating, 
Keep Cobb Beautiful's progress and hard work. May the example they have 
set for the state of Georgia and the country as a whole continue to 
spread.

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