[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 134 (Thursday, September 18, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S5860]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO DONNA KUETHE

 Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I wish to recognize the 
achievements of Donna Kuethe Recreation Director for the town of 
Moultonborough, NH, who was recently named New England Woman of the 
Year by Every Child is Ours, ECIO, an organization dedicated to 
promoting universal educational opportunity. For 40 years Donna has 
been a tireless advocate for children's education, environmental 
stewardship and community recreation.
  On the national and international stages, Donna has volunteered in 
New Orleans and South Africa delivering emergency supplies to areas 
hard-hit by natural disasters. She has worked with Operation Recreation 
Relief, a group designed to help provide recreation services to areas 
impacted by disasters, in addition to focusing on assisting children in 
those areas through her work with the Save the Children foundation.
  Back home in New Hampshire, Donna has been active throughout the 
State through her work with the Children in Nature initiative, the New 
Hampshire State Parks Great Park Pursuit and other programs focused on 
encouraging active and healthy lifestyles. She has also advocated for 
outdoor initiatives through her service on the House/Senate Committee 
on Child Care Licensing and as Chair of the Legislative Committee for 
New Hampshire Parks and Recreation.
  Donna has also been a key leader at the Moultonborough Parks and 
Recreation Department, in addition to coaching New Hampshire high 
school students and establishing after-school programs, youth sports 
and summer day camps, and programs for seniors.
  Donna's lifelong devotion to her community and the many organizations 
she has served is truly admirable, and her recognition as ECIO's New 
England Woman of the Year is well deserved. On behalf of Granite 
Staters everywhere, I thank Donna Kuethe for her service.

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