[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 17, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S9466]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING ``CATONSVILLE GOES COASTAL''

 Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, today I wish to honor the 
exemplary service of a group of my constituents from Catonsville, MD, 
who have recently returned from their week-long volunteer trip to Kiln, 
MS.
  Led by high school seniors Justin Holmes and Sarah Dobson, 
``Catonsville Goes Coastal'' coordinated six work teams to rebuild 
homes that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Working with the local 
Camp Coastal Outpost, the group's 59 students and 14 adults worked on 
eight works sites in Hancock County, where 80 percent of the structures 
were destroyed by the storm. Through student-organized fundraisers and 
donations from the local community, the volunteers raised over $55,000 
throughout the year to fund their trip and to buy $12,000 worth of 
donations for Camp Coastal and for the families with whom they worked.
  ``Catonsville Goes Coastal's'' efforts embody the global awareness, 
community spirit, and civic responsibility that we as Americans should 
all strive to achieve. I hope that my Senate colleagues will join me in 
recognizing ``Catonsville Goes Coastal'' for their generosity and 
dedication to their fellow Americans.

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