[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 17 (Thursday, February 4, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E168]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     THANKING THE YOUTH OF ARNOLD, NEBRASKA, FOR DONATIONS TO HAITI

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                           HON. ADRIAN SMITH

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 4, 2010

  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Speaker, I would like to take a few 
moments today to acknowledge a great group of Nebraska students who 
have graciously put forth efforts to aid the people of Haiti in their 
time of need.
  After the destructive earthquake which hit the island of Haiti, many 
are surviving without basic necessities. A third-grade class in Arnold, 
Nebraska had been studying citizenship when the crisis in Haiti 
occurred. When a student suggested the class aid in the efforts to help 
Haiti recover from the earthquake, the rest of the class sprung into 
action.
  The students gathered as many clothes, blankets, medical supplies and 
shoes as they could and teamed up with the Grain Train, an organization 
which has been sending supplies to the Haiti orphanages for years.
  Their efforts should not go unnoticed, and I am grateful to have such 
outstanding students doing what they can to extend Nebraska's ``Good 
Life'' worldwide.

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