[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 105 (Friday, June 21, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H5028]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRESSIONAL AWARD GOLD MEDAL

  (Ms. SPANBERGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SPANBERGER. Madam Speaker, central Virginia is home to some of 
the most community-centered and service-minded students in the country, 
and yesterday I was fortunate to recognize two of these students as 
winners of the Congressional Award Gold Medal.
  Two of my constituents, Kasey Mize from Jeffersonton and Ciara Noelle 
Smith from Chesterfield, earned this national recognition for their 
respective work in community service, personal development, physical 
fitness, and exploration of the world around them.
  Kasey's community service centered on organizing a sewing circle and 
providing more than 200 dresses a year to impoverished girls around the 
world, breaking down practical barriers that keep many girls from 
attending schools.
  Ciara's service to her community involved volunteer hours spent 
working at the Science Museum of Virginia and constructing 
rehabilitation structures for a central Virginia wildlife foundation.
  Both young people have demonstrated an ability to set goals, make a 
strategy, and see it through to the end.

  Madam Speaker, I congratulate Kasey and Ciara on their 
accomplishments. I look forward to seeing how these two amazing young 
women will continue contributing to our Seventh District communities in 
the future.

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