[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 28, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E246]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        TRIBUTE TO KELLY SPARKS

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 28, 2017

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Kelly Sparks 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.
  After six years of experience in event planning, Kelly launched 
Socialize Event Planning and Management in 2010. She loves being behind 
the scenes and working to ensure that every detail falls into place. 
Kelly is also an active volunteer for the Des Moines Metro Opera and 
has served on the boards of multiple young professional and cultural 
organizations in Des Moines. She and her husband, Kurt, live in West 
Des Moines with their son, Winston, and daughter, Simone.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Kelly 
in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize her today 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 Kelly 
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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