[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2003]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         FRANKLIN NOON ROTARY CLUB CELEBRATES 60TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. LINCOLN DAVIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 25, 2008

  Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
and pay tribute to a civic club in Williamson County, Tennessee that 
has provided benevolent support to the people living in the City of 
Franklin for sixty years.
  With fourteen original members eager to be of service to the 
community, Franklin Noon Rotary sought official recognition and was 
charted on January 13, 1948. Mr. Jim Warren was elected the Rotary's 
first president.
  One of the club's first actions was the creation of the Franklin 
Rodeo. The rodeo, now entering its 60th year, has grown into an 
impressively large community event and charity fundraiser. Through 
charitable giving, which totals in the millions, thousands of people 
have been helped. This money has taken the form of college 
scholarships, books, medical education, health care, band uniforms, 
help for the mentally and physically handicapped, support of exchange 
students, construction of park facilities, donations to local 
charities, Polio Plus and many more worthwhile projects.
  Madam Speaker, no other Franklin Civic Club has raised and spent more 
money in the community than the Franklin Noon Rotary Club. It is only 
fitting that I rise today to thank the past and present officers and 
past and present members of the Franklin Noon Rotary for contributing 
their time and hard earned money so that others may have a better life. 
They have made a great contribution to Franklin, Williamson County, 
Tennessee and the United States of America.
  I am honored to stand with them today to recognize their efforts and 
to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Franklin Noon Rotary and 
Franklin Rodeo. May God continue to watch over these fine Rotarians and 
those they seek to help.

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