[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 181 (Wednesday, November 13, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H8815-H8816]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING JACK AND JILL OF AMERICA EASTERN REGION

  (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VAN DREW. Madam Speaker, last month, I had the honor of meeting 
with Jack and Jill of America's Eastern Region teen representatives.
  For the past 80 years, the Eastern Region of Jack and Jill of America 
has been impacting the lives of children by making them civically 
engaged, charitable, and selfless leaders. The development of this club 
allowed children to come together in a close, social, and cultural 
relationship with one another. This organization provides a supportive 
community for mothers, children, fathers, and teens to assist in the 
positive transformation of not only the communities but the country.

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  The Eastern Region is the largest in the country with 56 chapters, 
and it continues to provide innovative programming in the new 
millennium. Because of the dedication of these individuals working with 
the region, the Eastern chapters have provided over 500,000 meals to 
families in need in the year 2014 to 2015.
  It is a job well done by the Eastern Region of Jack and Jill of 
America. We thank them for their support, their help, and their 
commitment to America.

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