[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 79 (Thursday, May 21, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1232-E1233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            75TH ANNIVERSARY OF HOSTELLING INTERNATIONAL USA

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                             HON. DON YOUNG

                               of alaska

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 21, 2009

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of 
Hostelling International USA for 75 years of service to youth travel.
  Hostelling International USA was founded in 1934 to improve and 
promote international understanding of the world and its countless 
cultures through hostelling. Hostelling International operates and 
maintains almost 70 hostel accommodations throughout the United States, 
with over 4,000 locations worldwide.

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 These inexpensive and safe facilities range from high-rise buildings 
with hundreds of beds to small remote hostels in rural setting found 
throughout Alaska.
  Hostel volunteers act as ambassadors for their communities and for 
our nation by administering travel education programs to young and old. 
Alaskan hostels have welcomed and housed guests since the early 1960's, 
in a diverse set of locations including: Central Juneau, Ketchikan, 
Nome, Anchorage, Delta Junction, Fairbanks, Haines, Homer, Sitka, Tok, 
Willow, Girdwood, Slana and Ninilchik.
  I commend Hostelling International USA for its 75 years of continued 
quality service.

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