[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 18, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           A TRIBUTE TO NOAH KATZ OF WHITEFISH BAY, WISCONSIN

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                            HON. GWEN MOORE

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 18, 2014

  Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate and honor a young 
student from my district, Noah Katz, who has achieved national 
recognition for exemplary volunteer service in his community. Noah 
Katz, who hails from Whitefish Bay, was named one of the top honorees 
in Wisconsin by the 2014 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program. 
This is an annual honor conferred on the most impressive student 
volunteers in each state and the District of Columbia.
  Mr. Katz is being recognized for his work and leadership with the 
organization ``Boxes of Love.'' The organization has 183 young 
volunteers who bake, pack and ship treats in order to raise funds to 
help others. They raised more than $63,000 and donated the funds to 
help build a school house through Free the Children and built a well in 
Kenya.
  Mr. Katz should be extremely proud to have been singled out from the 
thousands of dedicated volunteers who participated in this year's 
program. I heartily applaud Mr. Katz for his initiative in seeking to 
make his community and the global community a better place to live, and 
for the positive impact he has had on the lives of others. He deserves 
our sincere admiration and respect. His actions show that young 
Americans play important roles in our communities.
  The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards was created by Prudential 
Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary 
School Principals in 1995. The mission is to not only inspire young 
people to volunteer, but to impress upon all youth volunteers that 
their contributions are critically important and highly valued. Over 
the past 19 years, the program has honored more than 100,000 young 
volunteers at the local, state and national level and is the nation's 
largest youth recognition effort based solely on community service.
  Youth volunteers like Noah Katz are inspiring examples to all of us, 
and are among our brightest hopes for a better tomorrow. It is 
extremely important that we encourage and support the kind of selfless 
contributions that these young citizens have made. Mister Speaker, I 
commend Mr. Katz for his work. America's community spirit continues to 
hold tremendous promise for the future and shines because of his 
efforts.

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