[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 29, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E93]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  PHYSICIANS PHARMACEUTICALS PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA 
                           AMBER ALERT SYSTEM

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                           HON. RICHARD BURR

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 29, 2003

  Mr. BURR. Mr. Speaker, in the past year Americans have become acutely 
aware of the horrible crime of juvenile abduction. We have also become 
aware that time is a crucial factor when attempting to recover an 
abducted child. The Amber Alert system, which uses the media to inform 
the public when a child has been taken, has been an effective tool 
aiding in their rescue.
  The State of North Carolina is in a very tight budget year, and could 
not fully fund the North Carolina Child Alert Notification, or NC CAN. 
When the budget was passed, NC CAN funding came up $150,000 short. The 
program could not expand from the current 15 counties to all 100 
counties in North Carolina without the additional funds.
  When good people see a problem, Mr. Speaker, they step in to help. 
That is exactly what the Tabor family of Kernersville did for their 
fellow Tar Heels. Physicians Pharmaceuticals, their family business, 
offered to fill the gap in NC CAN's budget by donating the $150,000 
that the program needed. Physicians Pharmaceuticals makes Revival soy 
protein products, and it was a natural outgrowth of the company's 
Christian philosophy that led them to help the children of North 
Carolina.
  I commend Physicians Pharmaceuticals for making this donation. It is 
very possible that children's lives may be saved due to the company's 
sacrifice. In a time of great discord in the world, this selfless act 
is an example of what good works are done in God's name by the 
faithful. Now all North Carolinians can feel better about the safety of 
their children because of Physicians Pharmaceuticals.

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