[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E249]
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                    IN RECOGNITION OF KYLEE McCUMBER

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 25, 2015

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the work of the 
founder of Kylee's Kare Kits for Kidz, Inc., Kylee McCumber. Currently 
a 7th grader at Sky View Middle School in Leominster, Massachusetts, 
Kylee is an exceptional young activist who began this non-profit 
organization at the age of 10 to help food insecure children in her 
school.
  In 2012, Kylee recognized that there were children going hungry on 
the weekends because they didn't have enough food to eat. Kylee started 
out with a goal to help 10 children per week by providing them with a 
``kare kit'' of non-perishable food items to take home over the 
weekend. Today, Kylee, along with the help of her family and fellow 
classmates have been providing ``kare kits'' of non-perishable food 
items to over 200 students every Friday.
  Last fall, as part of the Unilever Project Sunlight program, Kylee 
traveled to Mumbai, India to film a commercial to raise awareness about 
child hunger. In the commercial Kylee states, ``The enemy is hunger--
not the hungry.'' When asked why she does what she does, she simply 
states ``It is better to give than receive and I receive so much more 
than what I give. It is so important to be grateful for all we have and 
pay it forward when we can.'' The work that Kylee is doing to end 
hunger is truly inspirational. She is a leader and role model. I am 
proud to represent Kylee, and I thank Kylee for her extraordinary 
service to the City of Leominster. I know that all of my colleagues in 
the House will join me in paying tribute to this remarkable young 
woman.

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