[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 41 (Friday, March 19, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E422]
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    TO CELEBRATE THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BRYSON CITY LIONS CLUB

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                           HON. HEATH SHULER

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 19, 2010

  Mr. SHULER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Bryson 
City Lions Club as they celebrate their 70th anniversary in Swain 
County, North Carolina. For the past 70 years, this outstanding 
volunteer organization has worked tirelessly to help the visually 
impaired through their SightFirst initiatives, and I commend their 
outstanding efforts to promote civic projects in the community.
  Many years ago, Helen Keller challenged Lions across the country to 
be ``Knights of the Blind'' and the Bryson City Lions Club has 
continued to live up to that challenge. The generous efforts of the 
Bryson City Lions Club include providing the visually impaired with 
glasses, eye surgeries, and vision screening, as well as awarding 
college scholarships to children of blind parents. The organization's 
members and their works are a source of pride to Western North 
Carolina. I deeply appreciate all they have done in the past 70 years 
to make the lives of the visually impaired citizens more comfortable 
and fulfilling. I also want to commend the leadership of Judy Burnett, 
the current club President and the first female to hold the position.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues today to rise with me in 
recognizing the inspiring good works of the Bryson City Lions Club, and 
the civic leadership they have demonstrated in Western North Carolina. 
I urge my colleagues to join me in celebrating this outstanding 
organization's 70 years of service to those in our community.

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