[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 11, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E935]
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     RECOGNIZING THE MOUNT OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

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                     HON. CHARLES W. BOUSTANY, JR.

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 11, 2005

  Mr. BOUSTANY. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today to acknowledge 
the contributions of a very special church in Louisiana's 7th 
Congressional District. For over fifty years, the Mount Olive Baptist 
Church has been a important part of the Lake Charles community, making 
countless contributions to the moral fabric of Southwest Louisiana. 
Today I want to praise this church especially for its commitment to the 
education of our youth. For the past twenty-five years, Mount Olive has 
run scholarship program that has allowed students in my district to 
become better educated and productive members of our society.
  In 1980, Brother Charles Ellis came to the delegation with the idea 
of providing educational scholarships for children of the community. 
Under the supervision of Reverend N.D. Lee, the congregation began 
awarding scholarships to local students for $400. Today the church 
awards scholarships of $1,000. So far, over seventy students have 
benefited from this program.
  This marks the 25th year that Mount Olive Baptist Church has 
supported the educational dreams of students. The church has taken upon 
itself the mission of improving their community in the most important 
way possible--by seeing to the education of tomorrow's leaders. I thank 
Mount Olive Baptist Church for this tremendous service and wish them 
all the best in continuing to set such a fine moral example in 
Southwest Louisiana.

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