[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 165 (Friday, October 18, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1306]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE ROTARY CLUB OF WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK ON ITS 100TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. NITA M. LOWEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 18, 2019

  Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the Rotary Club of White 
Plains, New York, as the institution celebrates its 100th anniversary 
on Saturday, October 19.
  Established on October 1, 1919, the Rotary Club of White Plains was 
the 540th club charged by Rotary International and among the earliest 
Rotary clubs in Westchester County. The club focuses on raising funds 
to help local charities continue the critical, often challenging, work 
of helping those in need in the City of White Plains and across the 
Lower Hudson Valley.
  In addition to local efforts, including scholarship programs to 
support White Plains area college students and sponsoring the Glen D. 
Loucks Memorial Track and Field Games, the Rotary Club of White Plains' 
philanthropic work has expanded internationally. The group has made 
crucial contributions to the reconstruction and redevelopment efforts 
in the City of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador, after the city's 
infrastructure was greatly damaged by an El Nino storm in 1998.
  The Rotary Club of White Plains has been an invaluable partner in 
making the City of White Plains and the surrounding area a healthier 
and more prosperous community. Madam Speaker, I urge my fellow members 
of Congress to join me in expressing both congratulations and thanks to 
the Rotary Club of White Plains and its former and current leaders and 
members for their century of distinguished service to our community.

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