[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 56 (Wednesday, May 10, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E762-E763]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 COMMEMORATING THE MOUNT VERNON YACHT CLUB'S 50TH ANNUAL COMMISSIONING 
                             DAY CEREMONIES

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                             HON. TOM DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 9, 2006

  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate 
the Mount Vernon Yacht Club on its 50th annual Commissioning Day.
  The Mount Vernon Yacht Club was founded in 1956 to offer a variety of 
social and water-

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based activities to family members who live in the Historic Mount 
Vernon area. The clubhouse and marina facility are located where Dogue 
Creek joins the Potomac River. The club hosts many official and 
unofficial social and service-oriented events throughout the year. In 
season, it supports an active swim team, a power fleet, and a sail 
fleet. The club actively contributes to the boating community by 
serving as the home base of two Coast Guard Auxiliary Power Squadrons. 
It hosts meetings of local Coast Guard, County Police and Emergency 
Responders for Homeland Security training and communications drills.
  In closing, Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the Mount Vernon Yacht Club 
on it's proud history of promoting safe boating, the sport of sailing, 
and camaraderie among members of the Mount Vernon Yacht Club through 
it's activities of organized club racing. On the occasion of this 50th 
annual Commissioning Day, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
acknowledging this outstanding and distinguished organization.

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