[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 21, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E593]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK

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                           HON. BARBARA CUBIN

                               of wyoming

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 20, 2007

  Mrs. CUBIN. Madam Speaker, with spring upon us, college students 
across the Nation are trekking to our Nation's coastal areas in search 
of sunny skies and sandy beaches. Yes, Madam Speaker, spring break is 
upon us.
  Often, this collegiate ritual is typified by moral abandon and 
excesses of many types. However, today it is my pleasure to highlight 
several students from the University of Wyoming who visited the 
Nation's Capital to take part in an entirely different spring break 
experience.
  Last week, eight students traveled here from Laramie, Wyoming, to 
take part in an up-and-coming program known as ``Alternative Spring 
Break.'' Here in Washington, they spent their days not sightseeing or 
sunbathing like many of their peers, but volunteering with the National 
Coalition for the Homeless.
  Their week included long days spent working to serve homeless 
individuals and learning about the special needs of this all-too-
frequently overlooked population of needy Americans.
  Students like Amanda Blair, Jonathan McBride, Mackenzie Mixer, Lydia 
Bustos, John Ellis, Amber Johnson, Bailey Loghry, Jonathan 
Ingebrigtsen, Amber Pace, Brynn Hvidston, and their coordinators Robyn 
Paulekas at UW and Michael O'Neill of the National Coalition for the 
Homeless, are role models for people of all ages.
  These students will undoubtedly now have spring break memories to 
last a lifetime. They deserve all the respect and praise this noble 
body can give.

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