[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 105 (Monday, July 29, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1440]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR DAVID SCHRADER

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                          HON. PETER HOEKSTRA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 26, 2002

  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of a 
distinguished resident of Michigan's Second Congressional District who 
is being honored by an organization that has had an immeasurable impact 
on America. David Schrader, of Baker College in Muskegon, is Junior 
Achievement's National High School Volunteer of the Year.
  Mr. Schrader, a resident of Whitehall, Michigan, has volunteered for 
2 years and taught 34 JA classes in that time. Each class encompassed 
an hour of time and focused on the teaching of fundamentals of business 
and economics to students. Having started his own accounting firm, and 
through his work as a professor at Baker College, Mr. Schrader was able 
to share his professional insights and experiences with the students he 
instructed.
  Mr. Schrader brings a unique energy and enthusiasm to the classroom, 
and he always goes above and beyond in his efforts. He has volunteered 
to teach students at the elementary, middle and high school levels, and 
he has volunteered in rural parts of Michigan, so that young people in 
those areas can share in the important business and economic 
educational programs supported by JA as well.
  Founded in 1919 as a collection of small, after-school business clubs 
for students in Springfield, Massachusetts, Junior Achievement serves 
as a testament to the human spirit and American ingenuity. Mr. Schrader 
is one of the more than 100,000 volunteers who assist JA in spreading 
the free enterprise message of hope and opportunity to young people 
across America.
  Mr. Speaker, David Schrader represents the proud and longstanding 
tradition of volunteerism in the State of Michigan. I wish to 
congratulate him on his accomplishments and for his outstanding service 
to Junior Achievement and the students of Michigan.

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