[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 110 (Friday, June 28, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E866]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING RONA FALLS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO MUNDY MILL LEARNING ACADEMY

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                           HON. DOUG COLLINS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 28, 2019

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mrs. 
Rona Falls for her contributions to Mundy Mill Learning Academy.
  Earlier this month, Falls was one of six parents statewide who were 
honored by the Georgia Department of Education and the Georgia Parent 
Teacher Association for their outstanding leadership in creating a 
foundation of support for student achievement and success. Falls was 
nominated by Mundy Mill's principal, Crystal Brown, for her steadfast 
commitment to Mundy Mill Learning Academy.
  Her time spent volunteering and working at her daughter's school is 
particularly commendable considering she moved to Gainesville from the 
Philippines only two years ago. After Rona, her daughter Lizzy, and her 
husband Eric, a Gainesville native, moved to Gainesville, she began 
volunteering at Mundy Mill in hopes of getting involved in the 
community. Two years later, Falls has served on Mundy Mill's School 
Governance Council, on the Gainesville City School System's Technology 
Committee, as a Girl Scout troop leader, and as vice president of the 
Parent Teacher Association (PTA). This coming year, Falls will serve as 
PTA president.
  Parents should make every effort they can to be involved in their 
child's education. Falls has gone above and beyond by not only being 
active in her daughter's educational experience, but by working to 
enhance the learning experience of every child at Mundy Mill Learning 
Academy.
  On behalf of the people of Gainesville and the educators and parents 
at Mundy Mill Learning Academy, I would like to thank Mrs. Falls for 
her commitment to our students and congratulate her on being honored 
with the Georgia Parent Leadership Award.

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