[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 12 (Wednesday, February 4, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E115]
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                    HONORING COLORADO NONPROFIT WEEK

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 4, 2004

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to inform our 
colleagues that the week of March 1 to March 5, 2004 will be Colorado 
Nonprofit Week and to express my gratitude for nonprofit organizations 
in Colorado.
  Mr. Speaker, we in Congress have dedicated our energy to help solve 
the problems which persist in America. However, in a country as large 
and diverse as ours, there are many problems that cannot be addressed 
by government alone. Nonprofit organizations throughout the nation play 
powerful roles in sustaining our communities and providing resources to 
help solve a myriad of problems. In Colorado alone, there are over 
five-thousand charitable nonprofit organizations that devote tireless 
effort year after year to improve the quality of life in our 
communities. In appreciation, the State of Colorado honors these 
organizations and the causes they champion by declaring the week of 
March 1st to March 5th to be Colorado Nonprofit Week.
  In Colorado, there are hardly any social problems that do not have a 
group of dedicated individuals trying to solve them. Indeed, there are 
nonprofits addressing such diverse challenges as promoting arts and 
humanities, protecting animals, sheltering the homeless, providing job 
training and saving open space, to identify just a few. Colorado's 
nonprofits have succeeded in raising awareness for their causes in 
recent years. As a result, the number of nonprofits organizations in 
Colorado and the magnitude of services they provide have more than 
doubled in the last decade.
  These organizations give hundreds of millions of dollars and 
countless hours of volunteer time to address their respective issues, 
yet are rarely given the credit they deserve. By recognizing the 
contributions of the nonprofit sector during Colorado Nonprofit Week, 
we acknowledge the exemplary public service and positive direction they 
provide for our communities.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join with me in recognizing 
Colorado Nonprofit Week and in thanking nonprofit organizations for all 
of the good and important work they do in Colorado.

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