[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 33 (Wednesday, March 20, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H1007]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING KIM MENESINI, D.A.R.E. EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR FOR NEVADA

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the effort of Ms. 
Kim Menesini, who was recently named the D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year 
for Nevada.
  As a resident of Nevada for 25 years and as a teacher in Lyon County 
for over 20 years, Ms. Menesini has remained committed to ensuring that 
her students not only learn how to read and write and do the basic 
mathematics, but also how to just say ``no'' to drugs and alcohol.
  Ms. Menesini has been involved with the Nevada D.A.R.E. drug program 
for more than 10 years, because this program tries to help kids build 
strength through self-esteem and offers them alternatives to saying 
``no'' to drugs and alcohol.
  According to Lyon County Deputy Sheriff Patrick Marble, Ms. 
Menesini's fifth grade students at Sutro Elementary School in Dayton, 
Nevada, know that she will support and guide them in a positive and 
loving way. There are reasons the students love and respect her.
  Congratulations, Ms. Menesini, on your award, and thank you for your 
dedication to the children of Nevada and for the future of our Nation.

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