[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 93 (Monday, July 17, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1427]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PAYING TRIBUTE TO CORAL CHILDS

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 17, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Coral Childs for her 
tireless efforts to enhance technology in the classroom.
  Coral Childs has worked tirelessly to further her vision of providing 
every student in America with access to computers in their schools. 
Through the Computers for Learning program, CFL, Coral and her team are 
turning her vision into a reality, matching these ``needy'' schools 
with a donor, either a government agency or a member of the private 
sector, and giving young students access to the tools they need to 
prepare themselves to compete in the new economy. The CFL program 
helped bring to life an executive order that encouraged government 
agencies to donate computers and equipment to schools.
  The General Services Administration took ownership of CFL in late 
1999. It was at this time that Coral began her work with the program. 
Under her leadership over the next 5 years, CFL helped transfer more 
than 118,000 computers and related equipment to over 12,000 needy 
schools. Coral played a significant role in both the marketing and 
outreach for the program, but her active involvement with the CFL's 
website cannot go unmentioned. Due to her remarkable compassion for the 
public and her dedication to the cause, the website is a place where 
agencies can instantly access pertinent information about needy 
schools. A key innovation to the program that Coral brought to CFL was 
to expand potential donors from government agencies to donors from the 
private sector including corporations and individuals.
  Coral's achievements with CFL helped propel her to a new position 
within the General Services Administration. She no longer plays a daily 
role in the Computers for Learning program, but its success would not 
exist without the key part she played in the program's initiatives and 
implementation.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Coral Childs. Her dedication to 
distributing computers and related equipment to needy schools has 
greatly enhanced the educational experience of countless children. I 
applaud her efforts and wish her the best in her future endeavors.

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