[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 88 (Monday, June 9, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H5077]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE EFFORTS OF LAUREN DABERKOW AND DAWSON PUBLIC POWER 
                    DISTRICT IN LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA

  (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
efforts of Lauren Daberkow, a retired mechanic at Dawson Public Power 
District in Lexington, Nebraska. For the third year in a row, Lauren 
traveled to Caracol, Haiti, as part of a rural electrification project 
through the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
  Each year, Lauren transports the supplies necessary to service 
utility trucks, addresses maintenance concerns, and then offers hands-
on training so local staff can address such issues in the future.
  While only 13 percent of the people in Haiti have regular access to 
electricity, when this project is linked to other electrification 
efforts, approximately 20,000 customers over the next 3 years will have 
access to electricity. Electricity can improve the quality of life 
through access to vital services like health care, education, and clean 
water.
  For this reason, I thank Mr. Daberkow and the National Rural Electric 
Cooperative Association for their efforts to electrify communities 
around the world.

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