[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 59 (Thursday, April 10, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H3149]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                             KELSEY HIRSCH

  (Mr. WOODALL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, we all know that April is Sexual Assault 
Awareness Month, but what you all may not know is about the amazing 
accomplishments of a young freshman at South Forsyth High School down 
in my district. Her name is Kelsey Hirsch.
  Having been affected by all of the events that she saw in the media 
around our part of the world, she founded a group in my neighborhood. 
It is called Bands4RAINN. RAINN is the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National 
Network, and she came up with the idea of selling wristbands to raise 
money for that network.
  She set a goal for herself of raising $600. She ended up raising more 
than $10,000. She ended up winning the HOPE Award for RAINN. She ended 
up founding a group at her high school called WarEagles4RAINN, and this 
weekend, she is holding a Concert4Courage and Hoops4Hope, which are two 
more fundraising events, to draw attention to sexual assault and 
violence, particularly among young people.
  Mr. Speaker, one person can make a difference, and in my district, it 
is Kelsey Hirsch, a freshman at South Forsyth High School.

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