[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E489]
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                       HONORING MRS. DONNA BRITT

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                           HON. GARRET GRAVES

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 17, 2018

  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mrs. 
Donna Britt, a beloved community leader and longtime local television 
personality well known throughout my hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana 
and the surrounding area. Mrs. Britt will be recognized with the 
prestigious 12 Points Award at a Boy Scouts ceremony this month--a 
reward reserved for high caliber leaders whose lives embody the 12 
traits that the program seeks to instill in its participants: 
trustworthiness, loyalty, helpfulness, friendliness, courteousness, 
kindness, obedience, cheerfulness, thriftiness, bravery, cleanliness 
and reverence. You'd be hard pressed, Mr. Speaker, to find a more 
fitting recipient than Donna, who has been a shining example of these 
values through her professional and personal life. An accomplished 
woman in media, Donna is a Public Relations Association of Louisiana 
Communicator of the Year and a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement 
Award from the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters, the Award of 
Excellence from Women in Media and the Volunteer Activist Award from 
the Emerge Center. She is also a breast cancer survivor currently 
battling a recent ALS diagnosis. Despite these medical challenges, 
Donna's resilience and warmth are unwavering--a mentality perhaps best 
revealed through her own personal mantra: ``meet each new challenge and 
master it.'' Reflecting on her life and career in a recent interview, 
she remarked, ``I've been very blessed, and challenges remind us what 
is important in life.'' Well, Mr. Speaker, on behalf of countless 
people across South Louisiana who have been blessed by Donna Britt, I'd 
like to point out that her example helps remind all of us about what is 
important in life. Congratulations, Donna, on this well-deserved award.

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