[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 156 (Thursday, September 20, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1278-E1279]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               IN RECOGNITION OF MS. VIRGINIA ANN SANDERS

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 20, 2018

  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Mrs. 
Virginia Ann Sanders, a remarkable volunteer, public servant, and 
outspoken advocate of those less fortunate both in our community and 
around the world.
  For her incredible service to the causes to which she has given so 
much of herself, Ann has been awarded title of Kentucky Colonel in 
2001, the Silver and Gold President's Volunteer Service Awards in 2012 
and 2011, respectively, and the President's Lifetime Achievement 
Volunteer Service Award in 2017, far exceeding the 4,000-hour 
requirement of service hours. A small number of the organizations and 
individuals she has donated her crafting or clowning skills, her time, 
or her resources to are: Clowns of America International; Kolonial 
Klowns of Williamsburg, Alley No. 357; Rainy Day Kids, LLC.; the Humane 
Society; the Salvation Army; Sgt. Santa, Inc.; Camp Sunlight for 
children with Xeroderma Pigmentosum; Operation Christmas Child; the 
Special Olympics at the University of Richmond; American Red Cross; the 
children of Haiti; Samaritan's Purse; numerous fundraiser walks; 
Stonehouse Preschool; and Menokin Baptist, Church of the Good Shepherd, 
Jamieson Memorial United Methodist, and Buffalo Baptist Church. Ann is 
also a breast cancer survivor. With a career spanning 30 years, Ann has 
also worked for the Department of Defense at Dahlgren and Fort Lee as 
well as the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources 
Conservation Service in Richmond.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in recognizing the work of Ann 
Sanders; words cannot capture the amount of time, energy, and emotion 
Ann has devoted to volunteer efforts throughout her life as well as in 
service to our country throughout her career. The greatest way to 
express the overwhelming gratitude of our community is simply, ``thank 
you.''

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