[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 155 (Tuesday, December 6, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2453]
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   IN RECOGNITION OF JENNIFER ROSS AND HER SERVICE IN THE PEACE CORPS

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                         HON. ELLEN O. TAUSCHER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 6, 2005

  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my constituent 
Jennifer Ross, who has recently returned from two years of service in 
the Peace Corps.
  Ms. Ross has followed in the footsteps of over 182,000 Americans who 
have served in 138 countries around the world since the Peace Corps' 
inception in 1961. Every year, thousands of selfless volunteers share 
their time and talents by serving as teachers, business advisors, 
information technology consultants, health and HIV/AIDS educators, and 
youth and agriculture workers.
  Ms. Ross spent her time in the Peace Corps teaching students in 
Cotiujeni, Moldova, about health education and life skills, such as the 
development of self esteem and the value of friendship. In order to 
promote these lessons she used baseball as a teambuilding effort and as 
a means of creating a positive environment for her students.
  Seeing the success of baseball in fostering sportsmanship and self 
confidence in her students, Jennifer worked to obtain a $65,700 grant 
from the Baseball for Tomorrow Fund. Using this grant, she set up a 
summer baseball camp in Moldova.
  Although Ms. Ross's service in the Peace Corps has ended, she has 
made a lasting impression on lives of the children she worked with in 
Moldova. I am proud of Ms. Ross and all of my constituents who are 
serving and have served in the Peace Corps and I offer them my deepest 
gratitude.

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