[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 22, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E71-E72]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      IN HONOR OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION (NHSA)

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                           HON. ANN M. KUSTER

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 22, 2019

  Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. Madam Speaker, today I rise in 
recognition of the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association (NHSA) and 
their charitable fund raising event that helps provide summer camp 
experiences to underprivileged, disabled and challenged children.
  The New Hampshire Snowmobile Association is made up of 105 
independently incorporated Snowmobile Clubs across the Granite State. 
They work together as a unified voice to speak for support of 
snowmobiling and to promote it as a safe family recreation. Member 
clubs voluntarily maintain and groom 7,000 miles of recreational trails 
that interconnect with Maine, Vermont, and Canada. These trails are a 
major economic driver, generating more than $580 million dollars of 
economic activity annually.
  Every year for the past 47 years, they have partnered with Easter 
Seals and hold the annual New Hampshire Snowmobile Association Easter 
Seals Ride, where clubs from across the state gather to compete and 
challenge each other to raise money for Easter Seals Camp Sno-Mo. Camp 
Sno-Mo is for children with disabilities and unique healthcare needs. 
Camp Sno-Mo is in Gilmington Iron Works, New Hampshire.
  Since the inception of the Easter Seals Ride-in in the 1970's, the 
group has raised more than $3.2 million. Those proceeds ensure more 
than 100 children attend camp each year.
  It is a privilege and an honor to recognize the New Hampshire 
Snowmobile Association, its member clubs, and their membership for 
their commitment and volunteerism for nearly five decades. Countless 
children who may

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never have been able to afford a summer camp experience will now have 
the opportunity.

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