[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 30, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E810]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                            CHARLOTTE REICKS

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 29, 2003

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
honor an outstanding woman who has gone far out of her way to help 
others. Charlotte Reicks of Grand Junction, Colorado has ridden her 
bicycle all over the country to raise money and awareness for a number 
of charitable causes.
  Charlotte began her adventures in 1997 with a 400-mile ride around 
Colorado for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. On another occasion, this 
intrepid grandmother pedaled 700 miles in 10 days and helped raise 
$7,000 for Habitat for Humanity. During the spring and summer of 1999, 
she rode from California to Maine, down the coast to Florida, and back 
across the country again. The 8,800 mile journey lasted six months and 
benefited the American Bible Society and the Lutheran Hour Ministries. 
So far, she has ridden about 14,000 miles for various organizations and 
has no plans to stop any time soon. This summer she is slated to ride 
across Texas to raise money and awareness for Huntington's disease.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great privilege to honor Charlotte for her 
outstanding service to humanity. Her courage, tenacity, and dedication 
to various worthwhile causes certainly deserve the praise of this body 
and this nation. She is an extraordinary woman who has truly gone to 
great lengths to help others.

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