[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1367]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION AND DIRECTOR TOBA COHEN-
                                DUNNING

  (Mr. BACON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Omaha Public 
Schools Foundation and its director, Toba Cohen-Dunning for their 
commitment to the children attending Omaha Public Schools.
  The Foundation was established in 1984 with $1,555, gifted by 
teachers and staff. It is now a multimillion-dollar foundation serving 
the students and teachers in Nebraska's largest school district.
  Last November, the Foundation was recognized with the Investor in 
America Award by the Partners for Livable Communities which 
acknowledges groups and individuals who use creative public and private 
partnerships to create more opportunities for livable communities.
  As director of the Foundation, Toba directs a unique model of social 
entrepreneurship that invests the revenues from early childhood 
education and childhood programs to scholarships for high school 
seniors, teacher innovation and classroom grants, and community 
partnership projects.
  Madam Speaker, I offer my congratulations to Ms. Cohen-Dunning and 
the staff of the Foundation for their commitment to our children.

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