[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 176 (Monday, December 7, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H9016]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   KARA ECKERT RECYCLING FOR CHARITY

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, today I want to recognize 
a student from Pennsylvania's Fifth Congressional District who is 
giving back to her community while helping our environment.
  Kara Eckert, who is a senior at State College Area High School, 
teamed up with a waste management company in 2012 to recycle a number 
of items, including granola bar wrappers and cereal bags. She also set 
up boxes at her school so her fellow classmates and teachers could 
contribute to her efforts.
  Since 2012, Kara has recycled more than 18,200 granola bar wrappers, 
around 3,500 cereal bags, and approximately 1,800 oral care products. 
More importantly, proceeds from those items have gone to local 
organizations, including the Boalsburg Cemetery Association and the 
Penn State Figure Skating Club.
  Mr. Speaker, it is so impressive to see charitable efforts such as 
this one in the communities we represent. What makes this even more 
praiseworthy, though, is Kara Eckert's regard for her community at such 
a young age.
  I wish her the best of luck as she finishes her high school career 
and in the next step of her education.

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