[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 25, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1646-E1647]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF JEFF LUDWIG, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF NAI MICHAEL 
                                  COS.

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 24, 2002

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give recognition to Mr. Jeff 
Ludwig, senior vice president of Nai Michael Cos. As a result of his 
personal initiative to become a community emergency response team 
member, Mr. Ludwig was able to assist the community of La Plata, 
Maryland in constructing a new Town Center after it was hit by a 
powerful tornado in April 2002. After President Bush's State of the 
Union Address in January, Mr. Ludwig responded to the President's call 
to volunteerism by signing up for the Citizen Corps to become a member 
of the new emergency response group. He took advantage of online 
training manuals and completed his course, despite the fact that the 
Homeland Security Program had not yet begun to train citizen 
volunteers. This motivation prepared him to assist his community on 
April 28. It also makes him one of the first citizens corps community 
emergency response team leaders to take actions in the Nation's 
history.
  When the tornado struck La Plata, Mr. Ludwig teamed up with the 
Facchina Group to

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create a plan to build a temporary Town Center. Not only did he help 
initiate this plan, he put in 18 hour days on the construction site, 
attacking problems, maintaining worker morale, and even buying dinner 
for the crew. The project was completed in eight days under his strong 
leadership. Mr. Ludwig's votunteerism is a strong symbol of the impact 
dedicated Americans can have on their communities in times of crisis.
  Mr. Speaker, and colleagues, please join me in thanking Jeff Ludwig 
for his commitment to his community and congratulating him on his 
tremendous successes.

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