[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 29, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E620]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO MEALS FROM THE HEARTLAND

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 29, 2015

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate and recognize 
Meals From The Heartland, a non-profit organization that operates out 
of West Des Moines, Iowa, for receiving the USA Today Make a Difference 
Day Award.
  Make a Difference Day is a USA Today initiative that issues an award 
to honor the efforts of outstanding people who lead these projects. 
Each year, they award $140,000 in grants to 14 honorees chosen by a 
distinguished panel of judges. Award-winners can use their grant money 
to expand their Make a Difference Day projects, or donate them to a 
charity of their choice. Make a Difference Day is the nation's largest 
annual day of giving.
  On Make a Difference Day, October 25, 2014, Meals from the Heartland 
produced over seven tons of food to those in need. A small portion of 
the 100,008 dried meals produced go to people in Iowa, but most are 
sent overseas to children in countries including Haiti, South Africa, 
and the Philippines.
  I applaud and congratulate Meals from the Heartland for receiving 
this award and for their service to starving people around the world, 
in Central Iowa and elsewhere in the United States. I am proud to 
represent their leaders, employees, and volunteers in the United States 
Congress. I know that my colleagues join me in congratulating Meals 
from the Heartland and wishing them well and continued success in the 
future.

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