[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 73 (Monday, May 7, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        TRIBUTE TO BEGIE HEFNER

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 7, 2018

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Begie Hefner. Ms. Hefner will be honored by the Salvation 
Army at their annual dinner on May 9, 2018 with the Lifetime Membership 
Award.
  Begie is the only person in the Des Moines area with a Red Kettle 
bearing her name and hosts open houses before Christmas, encouraging 
all her friends to give to The Salvation Army. In 2012, her Red Kettle 
generated more than $17,000. Because of her selflessness, the Des 
Moines group changed their volunteer award to the Begie Hefner Award.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend Begie Hefner for receiving this outstanding 
award and for her continued commitment to the Salvation Army and all it 
stands for. I am proud to represent her, and Iowans like her, in the 
United States Congress. I ask that my colleagues in the United States 
House of Representatives join me in congratulating Begie Hefner and in 
wishing her nothing but continued success.

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