[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 23, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E613]
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       40TH ANNIVERSARY OF ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL

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                        HON. NICK J. RAHALL, II

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 23, 2002

  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, ``You give but little when you give of your 
possessions,'' the Lebanese poet Khalil Gibran once wrote. ``It is when 
you give of yourself that you truly give.'' Danny Thomas lived this 
truth. His generosity of spirit endures at the St. Jude Children's 
Research Hospital forty years after he established this essential 
institution.
  ``As a member of the Professional Advisory Board since 1996, I was 
honored to work with Danny Thomas to further the Hospital's mission. It 
is one of the world's leading centers of research and treatment for 
life-threatening childhood illnesses, particularly cancer. Remarkably, 
no child pays for St. Jude's services. I am proud that the American 
Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities raise the funds to cover all costs 
of patient care.''

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