[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 111 (Thursday, July 12, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1498]
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                    HONORING SKYLAND CAMP FOR GIRLS

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                           HON. HEATH SHULER

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 11, 2007

  Mr. SHULER. Madam Speaker, 90 years ago, the Skyland Camp for Girls 
was born with the auctioneer's call, ``Sold to the lady in the apron.'' 
With $3,000, Susan Courtney Harris saved the hotel she loved in Clyde, 
North Carolina, and created a sanctuary for five generations of young 
women.
  Four generations of the Harris family have kept the camp true to its 
purpose of building lifelong relationships founded in camaraderie and 
learning from one another. Mrs. Harris ran the camp until her 
daughters, Francis Brown and Helen Harris, took over and ran the camp 
until 1973 . Bunny Brown, bride of Mrs. Harris' grandson Timothy, owns 
the camp today, and it is run by her daughter Sherry.
  I invite my colleagues to join me in celebrating the 90th anniversary 
of the Skyland Camp for Girls and the generations of vibrant young 
female leaders it has helped raise in North Carolina.

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