[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 9, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E52]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   TRIBUTE TO THE CLINTON EXCHANGE CLUB ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 60TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 9, 2007

  Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the 
Clinton Exchange Club on the occasion of its 60th anniversary and to 
thank its members for the extraordinary contributions they have made to 
the greater Clinton community throughout the club's distinguished 
history. Exchange Clubs all across America are widely known for their 
efforts to prevent child abuse and nurture our nation's young people, 
however nowhere has the noble mission of this great service 
organization been more fully embraced by its membership than the 
Clinton Exchange Club.
  As a regular participant in the Memorial Day Exercises in the Town of 
Clinton, I have proudly marched behind the Exchange Club as they 
distribute American flags to the children lining the parade route. This 
public display of patriotism is an invaluable lesson for our young 
people to learn and I am grateful to the Clinton Exchange Club for 
making it an indispensable part of the town's Memorial Day tradition. 
The Clinton Exchange Club is a source of civic education, encouragement 
and support for the community's youth that extends far beyond one 
holiday a year. Through the sponsorship of local sports teams, the 
Freedom Shrine, the youth of the month recognition program and the 
numerous scholarships it awards, the Clinton Exchange Club is a 
positive force in nearly all facets of a child's development. A large 
number of Clinton's youth have responded to the example the Exchange 
Club has given them by establishing their own affiliated service 
organization at Clinton High School known as the Excel Club. The close 
collaboration between the Exchange Club and the Excel Club has ensured 
that service to others will endure as the hallmark of this tight-knit 
community for generations to come.
  Madam Speaker, the Town of Clinton enjoys a well-deserved reputation 
as one of the most compassionate communities in the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts. That is due in large part to the innumerable good deeds 
the Clinton Exchange Club has performed over these last sixty years. 
The greatest tribute I can pay them as they celebrate this important 
milestone is to humbly ask that they rededicate themselves to the 
club's mission and continue to better the lives of their neighbors and 
fellow citizens. This nation owes the Clinton Exchange Club a debt of 
gratitude for their legacy of service and the United States Congress 
congratulates them on this wonderful occasion.

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