[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 49 (Thursday, April 8, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S4019]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      CONGRATULATING ALISA BARTON

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, today I would like to take the 
opportunity to honor Mrs. Alisa Barton of Hopkinsville, KY. Salvation 
Army welfare coordinator Alisa Barton was honored nationwide with an 
Award of Excellence in Social Service at the National Social Services 
Conference in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, March 20.
  As former military child and wife, Mrs. Barton knows firsthand the 
hardship Army families can experience, especially during times of 
deployment. Mrs. Barton has continuously worked to help alleviate the 
needs of families remaining at home while their loved ones serve this 
country in Afghanistan and Iraq.
  She developed a program called Homefront War Relief, which has 
received national recognition for helping the families of deployed Fort 
Campbell soldiers. The Homefront War Relief program, partnered with 
Wal-Mart, allowed the Salvation Army to assist 743 military families 
resulting in the largest military assistance effort the Salvation Army 
of Hopkinsville has ever done. Throughout 2003, 5,000 military 
personnel and their families received assistance in the form of comfort 
kits to deployed soldiers, food and clothing, holiday meals, and Bibles 
and inspirational books to troops.
  Mrs. Barton is dedicated to helping those who come to the Salvation 
Army in need. She began working with the Salvation Army by ringing 
donations bells and describes her work as a labor of love spreading the 
Christian faith and helping people. I ask my colleagues to join me in 
honoring Mrs. Barton. She is a wonderful asset to Kentucky and an 
inspiration to us all.

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