[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 34 (Tuesday, March 4, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E351-E352]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING LORRAINE AND DON IRVINE

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 4, 2003

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Lorraine and Don 
Irvine for their outstanding achievements and participation as 
ambassadors for the Rotary Group Exchange Program in New Zealand. Their 
accomplishments for the Rotary Group Exchange Program will be 
celebrated in Invercargill, New Zealand, on March 15, 2003.
  The Rotary Group Study Exchange Program has served as a successful 
exchange program for decades. A Rotarian team leader is chosen from 
each district that helps pick a team of four or five non-Rotarians 
between the ages of 25 and 40 to visit the other district in a cultural 
and occupation exchange for four to five weeks. While visiting, each 
team presents a program to various Rotary Clubs about their home 
district, its attractions, economic base, climate, geography, and so 
on. In addition, approximately one day a week is spent by each team 
member in a similar working environment to their occupation at home to 
learn how similar occupations are performed in that country.

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  Don Irvine is a past president of the Invercargill North Rotary Club 
and has been very active in the Rotary Group Exchange Program for a 
number of years. Mr. Irvine also served as a Group Study Exchange team 
leader in 1999 when he led a team to Essex, England. Don and his wife, 
Lorraine, have made great contributions to America. Their promotion of 
good will and understanding between all cultures and nations serves as 
a guiding light to all.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to honor Lorraine and Don Irvine for their 
meritorious achievements and their desire to share the great culture of 
America with others. I urge my colleagues to join me in wishing 
Lorraine and Don Irvine many years of happiness.

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