[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 25, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E563]
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                      CONGRATULATING JOHN BRADFORD

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                           HON. BILL SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 25, 2003

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
an exceptional student from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. John Bradford 
has been named the male middle school student of the year by the 
Pennsylvania Middle School Association. John is currently a seventh-
grader at Chambersburg Area Middle School, a member of the student 
council, and involved in numerous projects to help better his 
community.
  Last year, John was instrumental in a campaign to raise money for the 
Ronald McDonald House. He organized an effort to raise $360 by 
collecting aluminum can tabs at his school. Through his involvement in 
student government, John has also been involved in other charity 
related projects such as Coats for Kids, raising money for Mothers 
Against Drunk Driving, and a food drive that sent 4,000 canned goods to 
the Salvation Army. He is most recently working on gathering other 
middle school students to join him in participating in a walk-a-thon 
for the March of Dimes.
  John has already accumulated an impressive list of accomplishments 
and has demonstrated a true desire to help better his community. I 
encourage him to continue volunteering and helping so many worthy 
charities. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating John Bradford for earning recognition as an exceptional 
individual by being named the male middle school student of the year in 
Pennsylvania. I am very proud to have such a tremendous individual in 
my district, and I wish him the best of luck in all his future 
endeavors.

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