[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 133 (Thursday, November 18, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2070]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING LINDA SHOEMAKER

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 18, 2004

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Linda 
Shoemaker, an exceptional community leader in my district.
  Throughout her life, Linda has worked to improve the community in 
which she resides and to help those less fortunate than herself. In 
2000, Linda and her husband, Steve, founded the Brett Family Foundation 
in Boulder, Colorado. The purpose of this foundation is to promote 
local nonprofits and policy initiatives that help disadvantaged youth 
around the state of Colorado. In 2001, Linda started the Bell Policy 
Center, a nonprofit organization which uses research to construct and 
promote public policy that focuses on the needs of working adults and 
families in Colorado.
  Linda's accomplishments are vast. In addition to taking on numerous 
leadership positions over the years, including becoming a Board Member 
and Sponsor of the I Have A Dream Foundation, where she worked to 
provide scholarships to students who would otherwise be unable to 
attend a college or university, Linda also volunteers time to help 
abused and neglected children in her community by volunteering as a 
Court Appointed Special Advocate.
  Linda has been recognized time and again for her tremendous work in 
the Boulder community, as well as around the state of Colorado. Most 
recently, Linda won the 2004 National Philanthropy Day in Colorado 
award for Outstanding Philanthropist. It is individuals like Linda, who 
take action at the community level and take the time to help those less 
fortunate than themselves that will make this country, and the world, a 
better place for generations to come.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend her accomplishments and ask my colleagues to 
join me in thanking Linda Shoemaker for her outstanding contributions 
to Colorado.

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