[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 13, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E178]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING MEGHAN VIZZARD

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                         HON. THOMAS MacARTHUR

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 13, 2018

  Mr. MacARTHUR. Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate and honor a 
young student from my district who has achieved national recognition 
for exemplary volunteer service in her community. Meghan Vizzard of 
Mount Laurel has just been named one of the top honorees in New Jersey 
by The 2018 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program, an annual 
honor conferred on the most impressive student volunteers in each state 
and the District of Columbia.
  Ms. Vizzard is being recognized for founding ``Cozies 4 Chemo,'' a 
nonprofit that has led volunteers in creating more than 6,500 blankets 
for people undergoing cancer treatment.
  It's vital that we encourage and support the kind of selfless 
contribution this young citizen has made. People of all ages need to 
think more about how we, as individual citizens, can work together at 
the local level to ensure the health and vitality of our towns and 
neighborhoods. Young volunteers like Ms. Vizzard are inspiring examples 
to all of us, and are among our brightest hopes for a better tomorrow.
  The program that brought this young role model to our attention--The 
Prudential Spirit of Community Awards--was created by Prudential 
Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary 
School Principals in 1995 to impress upon all youth volunteers that 
their contributions are critically important and highly valued, and to 
inspire other young people to follow their example. Over the past 23 
years, the program has become the nation's largest youth recognition 
effort based solely on community service, and has honored more than 
120,000 young volunteers at the local, state and national level.
  Ms. Vizzard should be extremely proud to have been singled out from 
the thousands of dedicated volunteers who participated in this year's 
program. I heartily applaud Ms. Vizzard for her initiative in seeking 
to make her community a better place to live, and for the positive 
impact she has had on the lives of others. She has demonstrated a level 
of commitment and accomplishment that is truly extraordinary in today's 
world, and deserves our sincere admiration and respect. Her actions 
show that young Americans can--and do--play important roles in our 
communities, and that America's community spirit continues to hold 
tremendous promise for the future.

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