[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 18, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S5435]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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            HONORING SOUTH DAKOTA AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY

 Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I rise today to publicly commend 
two American Legion Auxiliary units in South Dakota for the wonderful 
services they provide to their communities. I point to Unit 230 Pike-
Huska American Legion Auxiliary Post of Aurora, and Unit 74 of 
Brookings as fine units whose efforts are worthy of recognition.
  In April of 2005, Unit 230 in Aurora sponsored an Election Forum 
designed to introduce voters to the four candidates running for Aurora 
City Council. The meeting enabled the community to not only meet the 
candidates, but also learn about their positions on various issues.
  Additionally, Aurora Unit 230 joined with Brookings Unit 74 to 
fulfill ``The Dictionary Project.'' Since Aurora school children are 
bussed to the three schools in the Brookings School District, the two 
units collaborated by purchasing and hand delivering 206 dictionaries, 
one to each third grade student in the Brookings district. Upon 
receiving the dictionary, each student signed it, thus establishing it 
as his or hers to keep. ``The Dictionary Project'' was so successful 
that the Auxiliary plans to continue this generous program each year.
  I am proud to have this opportunity to honor the American Legion 
Auxiliary Unit 230 and Unit 74 for their outstanding service. Their 
commitment to encouraging voter awareness and helping our young people 
in their pursuit of knowledge is admirable. I strongly commend their 
hard work and dedication, and I am very pleased that their efforts are 
being publicly recognized and celebrated. It is with great honor that I 
share their impressive commitment to civic duty with my 
colleagues.

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