[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 95 (Thursday, June 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1112]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             JEAN KIRSHNER

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 21, 2012

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud 
Jean Kirshner, co-founder of the Belize Education Project, for 
receiving the Golden Rotary Ethics in Business Award.
  The Belize Education Project is responsible for bringing thousands of 
books and supplies to students and teachers in Belize, as well as 
delivering teacher training to Belize educators in Belize and here in 
Colorado.
  Utilizing five focuses of the ``lifting lives through literacy 
project'', reading with students, teacher education, family literacy, 
school supplies and scholarships for both primary and high school 
students, the Belize Education Project has been able to reach several 
of their goals.
  Since 2007, an education team has traveled annually to Belize to work 
with teachers, students and families. In addition, a group of educators 
from Belize are hosted in Colorado to learn from instruction in 
Colorado classrooms.
  I congratulate Jean Kishner for her leadership, and all the 
individuals of the Belize Education Project for making our world a 
better place to live.

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