[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 62 (Monday, April 27, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E973-E974]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING AMELIA LEVER FOR RECEIVING NATIONAL ``LETTERS ABOUT 
                           LITERATURE'' AWARD

                                 ______
                                 

                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 27, 2009

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Miss Amelia Lever 
of

[[Page E974]]

Albertville, Minnesota, for being chosen as a national winner in the 
Letters about Literature Reading Contest.
  Miss Lever, a senior at St. Michael-Albertville High School, was 
chosen as one of six winners in a national competition with 55,000 
students for her letter to poet Linda Paston. After studying the piece, 
``Caroline,'' Miss Lever chose to write a letter to the author 
expressing the positive impact the poem provided as she dealt with the 
tragedy of losing her sister in an accident.
  ``I personally attribute a great deal of that peace to your poem, 
`Caroline,' '' Miss Lever wrote. ``I realize we can endure this pain 
only because of small miracles we experience every day. `Caroline' is 
one of those miracles.''
  The panel of judges gave Miss Lever a perfect score for her 
``original, emotional, genuine, and inspiring response,'' and Target 
donated a $10,000 grant to St. Michael Catholic Library on her behalf.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the Sixth District of Minnesota, I want 
to congratulate Amelia Lever for her talent and national achievement. I 
wish her the very best as she graduates high school and pursues what 
are sure to be bright endeavors in her future.

                          ____________________