[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 121 (Friday, August 5, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1508-E1509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING MS. CAROL J. ROSELLE FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PALM 
                            BEACH COMMUNITY

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                         HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 5, 2011

  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a lady 
who has made a lifelong commitment to transforming her talents and 
hobbies into thousands of acts of kindness and giving. Ms. Carol J. 
Roselle, a resident of West Palm Beach, FL, has been knitting and 
crocheting since she was a young girl during World War II. Her Aunt 
Emma would take her to Red Cross meetings, where Ms. Roselle observed 
women knitting cuffs to keep soldiers warm. Throughout the intervening 
years she has knit an array of gifts for friends and family members, 
but when she began volunteering for the Lantana Health Center in 2002, 
the scope of her giving expanded dramatically.
  Ms. Roselle and her knitting group, the 3 B's, have spent the last 9 
years lovingly knitting booties, blankets, and beanies for newborns, as 
well as lap blankets for veterans in wheelchairs at the Veterans 
Affairs Medical Center in Riviera Beach, FL. Over the years, the ladies 
have knitted thousands of items, and they have donated each one out of 
the kindness of their hearts. Ms. Roselle and her

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knitting group are a shining example of how each and every American can 
make a difference while having fun in the process.
  Mr. Speaker, by identifying their unique strengths and passions and 
then using those strengths and passions to contribute to their 
community in a substantive, meaningful way, these ladies have created a 
win-win situation for everyone involved. Ms. Roselle has been awarded 
the Volunteer of the Year Award from the Palm Beach County Health 
Department for her selfless efforts, and it is my great honor to 
underscore the merits of her work. I offer my heartfelt thanks and 
admiration for her creative and proactive willingness to give back, and 
I urge every American to follow in her footsteps by using their own 
unique gifts to give back to society and make the world a better place 
for all of us.

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