[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 14, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E83]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CONGRATULATING HOSTELLING INTERNATIONAL USA

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                        HON. SUE WILKINS MYRICK

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 14, 2009

  Mrs. MYRICK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Hostelling 
International USA for 75 years of service to intercultural 
understanding and youth travel.
  Hostelling International USA is a nonprofit organization founded in 
1934 to promote hostels and hostel-related programs in the United 
States, especially among youth travelers. In doing so, it promotes 
cultural exchange through travel and supports tourism for local 
economies.
  The North Carolina Council of Hostelling International USA promotes 
hostelling in North Carolina by offering workshops on world travel and 
intercultural understanding at local venues, including NC college 
campuses and through local Girl Scout troops. During the past year, the 
NC Council funded overnight stays for 51 young people and their group 
leaders, allowing them to stay at hostels in the Blue Ridge Mountains 
of Virginia, Philadelphia's Fairmont Park, and Washington, DC.
  I congratulate Hostelling International USA for its 75 years of 
service to our country and our state.

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