[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 18, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E566-E567]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING THE 2012 MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY WINNERS FROM LAS VEGAS

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                          HON. SHELLEY BERKLEY

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 18, 2012

  Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to acknowledge the 
great work of the volunteers of Las Vegas, Nevada, involved with the 
13th annual Make A Difference Day food drive. These volunteers from Las 
Vegas have been selected as national 2012 Make a Difference Day 
winners. Make a Difference Day is a celebration of the power of 
neighbors helping neighbors. Created by USA Weekend, Make a Difference 
Day is an annual day of service that mobilizes more than three million 
volunteers to create change in their community.
  This group of outstanding volunteers from Las Vegas has made a 
substantial impact on our community by collecting 3,500 pounds of 
canned food. For the past 13 years on Make a Difference day, publicist 
Mary Vail has teamed up with local grocery stores and encouraged 
shoppers to buy just one extra can of food to donate. This year, the 
Smith's Food and Drug store in the Summerlin community served as the 
event's host location. Volunteers included Mayor Pro Tern Stavros 
Anthony, TV talent show contestants, and local news personalities who 
came by to support Mary Vail and her 22 volunteers. Throughout the 13 
years Mary Vail has been holding these food drives, she has collected 
22.3 tons of food and toiletries for the Salvation Army.
  I want to congratulate these outstanding Nevadans for their 
leadership and great work in the community. I am proud they will be 
honored here in Washington during National Volunteer Week for their 
service at the Points of Light event, Celebrating People in Action, on 
April 19.

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