[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 28, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1974-E1975]
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                      TRIBUTE TO PROJECT BACKPACK

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 28, 2005

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker it is with great pleasure that I rise to 
commend the founders of Project Backpack for their inventive and 
inspiring efforts to help the children affected by Hurricane Katrina.

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  Project Backpack was begun by Jacqueline, Melissa, and Jenna Kantor, 
three young sisters from Bethesda, Maryland. These sisters came up with 
an idea to collect donations of backpacks, toys and school supplies to 
be sent out to the thousands of children who were left homeless in the 
wake of Hurricane Katrina. Inspired by the concept of ``kids helping 
kids,'' Project Backpack has been tremendously successful.
  Joined by Sodexho USA and other charitable organizations, Project 
Backpack has set a local goal of 10,000 backpacks and a national goal 
of 100,000. I encourage people throughout the United States to 
participate in this worthy project.
  I applaud Jacqueline, Melissa, and Jenna in their continued efforts 
to help the children affected by Hurricane Katrina.

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