[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 17, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E22]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  RECOGNIZING MR. CALVIN DICKERSON FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS AND SERVICE 
                        THROUGHOUT HIS COMMUNITY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 17, 2012

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable and honorable man, Mr. Calvin Dickerson. Mr. Dickerson has 
shown what can be done through hard work, dedication, and a desire to 
serve. He is currently a 56-year-old resident of Rolling Fork, 
Mississippi, where he volunteers countless hours to the Mississippi 
Christian Family Services.
  Mr. Dickerson is well known at Mississippi Christian Family Services 
and throughout the community for his hard work, dedication, 
reliability, and kind deeds. His work at Mississippi Christian Family 
Services includes making sure families in need of quality social 
services are provided for in a kindly, comforting, and proficient 
manner.
  Mr. Dickerson volunteers with the Rolling Fork Fire Department, 
Police Department, and assists the security guards with the Sharkey 
County Sheriff Department at football and basketball games at the local 
public and private high schools.
  He has the opportunity to serve as an assistant tour guide at the two 
most popular events that are held each year: the Great Delta Festival 
held in May and the Bear Festival held in October. He enjoys helping 
the tour guide show students from local schools the different bear 
carvings and the stations that are set up to inform students about how 
the event originated and other important features.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing a dynamic 
servant of the community, Mr. Calvin Dickerson for his dedication to 
service throughout his community.

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