[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 119 (Tuesday, September 28, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1718]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            15TH ANNIVERSARY OF RAPIDES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

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                           HON. DAVID VITTER

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 28, 2004

  Mr. VITTER. Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Rapides Habitat for Humanity 
on fifteen years of successful service in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
  I rise today to recognize Rapides Parish Habitat for Humanity on its 
fifteenth anniversary. Rapides Parish is blessed to have such a 
successful organization with so many dedicated workers and volunteers 
building a better future. I am proud to report that with the help of 
over 1,000 volunteers, sixty-seven houses have been built in the 
surrounding area with two under construction. Now, because of the work 
of these driven people, over 250 people have sturdy roofs over their 
heads.
  The work of these volunteers led a little girl to exclaim with 
delight, ``Now I can have a slumber party!'' Families can now gather 
around a dining room table to celebrate the holidays, and children can 
sleep in warm beds rather than on the floor.
  I come to the floor of the House of Representatives today to 
personally commend, honor and thank Rapides Parish Habitat for 
Humanity. I look forward to the continuous progress that will be made 
by these hard-working and passionate volunteers.

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