[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 28 (Thursday, February 16, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     A TRIBUTE TO AZURE CHRISTENSEN

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 16, 2017

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Azure Christensen for being named a 2017 Forty Under 40 
honoree by the award-winning central Iowa publication, Business Record.
  Since 2000, Business Record has undertaken an exhaustive annual 
review to identify a standout group of young leaders in the Greater Des 
Moines Area that are making an impact in their communities and their 
careers. Each year, forty up-and-coming community and business leaders 
under 40 years of age are selected for this prestigious honor based on 
a combined criteria of community involvement and success in their 
chosen career field. The 2017 class of Forty Under 40 honorees will 
join an impressive roster of 680 past business leaders and growing.
  Azure is the Foundation Executive Director for HCI Care Services and 
Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa. In her 15-year career in non-profit 
development, she has helped raise over $50 million for organizations in 
Central Iowa. The many causes she has worked hard to benefit include: 
creating opportunities for young children with cancer so that they can 
lead normal lives during difficult treatments, ensuring women have 
access to affordable healthcare, and providing easy access to quality 
higher education. Azure lives in Johnston with her husband, Zach, and 
her two young boys, Maddox and Grady.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Azure 
in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize and applaud her for utilizing her talents to better both her 
community and the great state of Iowa. I ask that my colleagues in the 
United States House of Representatives join me in congratulating Azure 
on receiving this esteemed designation, thanking those at Business 
Record for their great work, and wishing each member of the 2017 Forty 
Under 40 class a long and successful career.

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