[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 118 (Thursday, July 21, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO FLORIDA CHAPTER OF CHARACTER.ORG

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                          HON. DAVID W. JOLLY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 21, 2016

  Mr. JOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I wish to recognize Florida Character.org for 
promoting morality in schools, families, communities and workplaces 
throughout our community.
  Florida Character.org helps young people everywhere strive to be 
ethical and engaged citizens irrespective of their backgrounds. They 
are a nonprofit organization that works with districts, schools and 
other organizations to help foster a culture where young people thrive 
both academically and morally. They provide the necessary resources for 
educators, community activists, workplaces, and parents to create a 
productive environment.
  Due to the extraordinary success of their model, Florida 
Character.org provides a tutorials to organizations across the world 
who wish to institute similar values in their communities. This 
template is named ``The 11 Principles of Effective Character 
Education'' which appropriately sums up their philosophy on character 
education. Character.org also helps people exchange ideas and resources 
through a network of organizations, schools, and individuals while 
discussing potentially beneficial approaches to further their work.
  I would like to thank Character.org for being such an upstanding 
organization that works to encourage integral values such as honesty 
and respect, in parallel to an exemplary education. I thank 
Character.org for their passion and exceptional work, and ask that this 
body join me in recognizing them as well.

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