[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E109]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF CHRISTINA ANTON

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                         HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 3, 2016

  Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Christina Anton, a 
student in my district who was chosen to receive a grant to do a 
community service project through GenerationOn and the National Rural 
Electrical Cooperative Association. GenerationOn is a global youth 
service movement with the goal to empower youth to change the world 
around them through service to both their communities and countries 
abroad. GenerationOn is the culmination of a number of youth service 
organizations that was formed five years ago in 2010. The National 
Rural Electric Cooperative is very selective, choosing only one Youth 
Tour student from each state to receive a grant. Christina Anton is an 
exceptional student and strives to create a better world for herself 
and her peers through community service. Her community service project 
is one that is of great importance to Virginia's 10th Congressional 
District, and concerns an issue I have been working on for a number of 
years, Lyme disease.
  The town of Clifton has a beautiful park that gives the community 
access to a number of trails. The amount of ticks has grown quickly in 
recent years and has caused people to avoid the area. As a direct 
result of the increase in ticks, a campsite in the park has become 
overgrown. Christina aims to partner with my former colleague in the 
Virginia House of Delegates, Delegate Tim Hugo, Fairfax County 
Supervisor Pat Herrity, and the Clifton Betterment Association to 
assist with Lyme disease prevention and clean up the campsite. This is 
an admirable project that will greatly contribute to the prevention of 
Lyme disease, a terrible and debilitating disease that affects so many. 
I truly appreciate all that Christina is doing to help our community.

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