[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 84 (Thursday, June 17, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S6994]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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            HONORING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF DANIELLE MILLER

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I pay tribute and congratulate 
Danielle Miller of Louisville, KY on being named a distinguished 
finalist for the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. This award 
honors young people in middle level and high school grades for 
outstanding volunteer service to their communities.
  Danielle Miller founded a service organization called the ``National 
Awareness Committee'' to provide clothing, books, and other needed 
items to members of the Lakhota Sioux Nation living on a reservation in 
South Dakota. Danielle became aware of the Lakhotas needs during a 
school presentation by the Native American Support Effort--NASD--in the 
eighth grade, and became a volunteer. Although she was too young to go 
on a mission to the reservation, she realized she could accomplish a 
great deal in her community.
  Danielle Miller planned and organized five collection drives at local 
schools and in nearby communities, and gathered enough clothing, 
blankets, kitchenware, bicycles and books to fill a 52-foot truck. She 
recruited volunteers to help sort, pack, and load the donations, and 
personally accompanied the shipment to the Rosebud Reservation in 
southern South Dakota. Danielle plans to make a documentary film that 
will be used to make even more people aware of the Lakhota situation.
  The citizens of Louisville are fortunate to have a young lady like 
Danielle Miller in their community. Her example of dedication, hard 
work and compassion should be an inspiration to all throughout the 
entire Commonwealth.
  She has my most sincere appreciation for this work and I look forward 
to her continued service to Kentucky.

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