[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 7 (Tuesday, February 5, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S344]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNITION OF SUCCESS BY 6 PARTNERSHIP

 Mr. BUNNING. Madam President, it is with great pleasure and 
honor that I rise today to duly recognize the Success By 6 Partnership 
initiative for its tireless work in the area of early childhood 
development for the community of Gainesway in Lexington, KY.
  Less than a year ago, a unique partnership was formed between the 
United Way of the Bluegrass and LexLinc, which aimed to address the 
many educational and social needs of Kentucky children from birth to 
age 6. The Success By 6 initiative attempts to ready parents and 
children for school by the time the schools are ready for them by 
focusing on communication as the primary tool for problem solving. This 
initiative, adopted in more than 300 communities nationwide, does a 
phenomenal job of bringing together area leaders and families in order 
to properly identify the needs of parent, child, and teacher. Success 
By 6 has already helped organize a citywide safety seat giveaway 
program in Gainesway and has sparked awareness in the community of the 
importance of early childhood learning.
  On January 8, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into law the No 
Child Left Behind Act, and I think initiatives such as this will work 
hand-in-hand with this Act to insure families that no child will be 
left without access to an education.
  I would like to personally thank all of the participants and 
organizers of the Success By 6 initiative for their strong and diligent 
commitment to the future generations of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 
Education can never be taken serious enough by either members of 
Congress or area leaders, and I sincerely applaud the progressive steps 
taken by this initiative program.
  I believe that soon communities throughout Kentucky will see not only 
the educational advantages but also the social benefits of this program 
and begin measures to work this initiative into their educational 
agendas.

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