[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 4, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING GABBIE ST. PETER AND ALICE WILLETTE

  (Ms. PINGREE of Maine asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PINGREE of Maine. Mr. Speaker, I want to talk for a minute about 
two very special young girls from Waterville, Maine.
  Gabbie St. Peter and Alice Willette both celebrated their eighth 
birthdays last month and are in the second grade at the George J. 
Mitchell Elementary School. Since their birthdays are just a day apart, 
they decided to have a joint birthday party. But instead of presents, 
these two extraordinary girls asked their friends to bring the items 
most in need at their school's food pantry.
  This amazing act of generosity and community spirit came straight 
from Gabbie and Alice themselves. There was never a suggestion from a 
parent or a teacher to do this. They planned it all themselves.
  I would have to agree with their teacher, Sherril Saulter, who said 
these two girls have some of the biggest hearts she has ever seen. 
Their compassion and generosity is inspiring, and I want to recognize 
and thank these two emerging leaders from Maine, Gabbie St. Peter and 
Alice Willette, for recognizing not only that no one in their community 
should go hungry, but also that they have the power to effect change.

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