[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 205 (Friday, December 15, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1713-E1714]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING HANNA GRADE SCHOOL FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING THE 
                              ENVIRONMENT

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                           HON. CHERI BUSTOS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 15, 2017

  Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Hanna Grade 
School in Orion, Illinois, on being recognized by Nature and Culture 
International for its commitment to protecting the environment.
  Hanna Grade School has raised money for Nature and Culture 
International every year since 1999. Each year, their donation goes to 
a different part of the world in order to support an environmental 
cause. This year's donation went to protecting jaguars in Mexico. 
Nature and Culture International is a nonprofit organization that works 
to protect biologically diverse environments in Latin America. Hanna 
Grade School was the only school mentioned in this year's Nature and 
Culture International brochure, the first time this has been produced.

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Since 1999, Hanna Grade School has raised more than $6,000. That amount 
is enough to save more than 120 acres of rainforest.
  Mr. Speaker, I'd like to recognize Hanna Grade School for its 
outstanding hard work and dedication to protecting the environment, and 
thank its former and current students, parents, and faculty for their 
devotion to making the world a better place.

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