[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 26, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E105]
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  THE NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION--PROVIDING PRAISEWORTHY 
                        SERVICE TO THOSE IN NEED

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                            HON. MIKE PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 26, 2005

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the National Funeral 
Directors Association for their relief efforts in light of the recent 
tsunami tragedy in South Asia. Following President Bush's plea for 
monetary donations to assist the humanitarian effort, they established 
the Funeral Service Asian Relief Fund, which directs the funds to one 
or more charitable organizations assisting in the relief effort.
  The National Funeral Directors Association has long been involved in 
volunteering their time and resources to aid in domestic disasters, 
such as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack and the Oklahoma City 
bombing. However, it is clear that their care and concern for humanity 
goes beyond our American borders as well.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud of the efforts of the National Funeral 
Directors Association, including a member in my East-Central Indiana 
district, to aid the international relief efforts assisting the victims 
of the South Asia tragedy. I sincerely hope that Americans, and men and 
women throughout the world, will look to this as an example of care and 
compassion for mankind.

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