[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E243]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


 CONGRATULATING KORINNA BROWN ON BEING NAMED A TOP HONOREE BY THE 2015 
              PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARD PROGRAM

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                          HON. JACKIE WALORSKI

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 24, 2015

  Mrs. WALORSKI. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate and honor a 
young student from my district who has achieved national recognition 
for exemplary volunteer service in her community. Ms. Korinna Brown of 
Bunker Hill has just been named one of the top honorees in Indiana by 
the 2015 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program, an annual honor 
bestowed upon the most impressive student volunteers in every state, 
including the District of Columbia.
   Ms. Brown is being recognized for her passion of volunteer service 
that began with her diagnosis of primary immune deficiency at age six. 
Since that time, she has raised $150,000 through organizing Relay for 
Life teams and creating the iroK Foundation in 2009 to help support 
children diagnosed with cancer and blood diseases.
   Given the challenges we face today, it is vital that we encourage 
and recognize the kind of selfless contributions that these young 
citizens have made. Young volunteers like Ms. Brown are inspiring 
examples to all of us, and are among our brightest hopes for a better 
tomorrow.
   The program that brought this young role model to our attention--The 
Prudential Spirit of Community Awards--was created by Prudential 
Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary 
School Principals in 1995. It is used to impress upon all youth 
volunteers that their contributions are critical and highly valued, and 
inspire other young people to follow their example. Over the past 20 
years, the program has become the nation's largest youth recognition 
effort based solely on community service, and has honored more than 
100,000 young volunteers at the local, state and national level.
   Ms. Brown 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 Ms. Brown for her initiative in seeking to 
make her community a better place to live, and for the positive impact 
she has had on the lives of others. She has demonstrated a level of 
commitment and accomplishment that is truly extraordinary in today's 
world, and deserves our sincere admiration and respect. Her actions 
show that young Americans can--and do--play important roles in our 
communities, and continue to hold tremendous promise for our future.

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