[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 3, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1525]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING PEGGY WHITE WELL KNOWN BUFFALO AND SUSAN KELLY OF GARRYOWEN

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                          HON. GREG GIANFORTE

                               of montana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 3, 2019

  Mr. GIANFORTE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Peggy White Well 
Known Buffalo and Susan Kelly of Garryowen for their work to fight 
hunger in their community.
  In 1999, Peggy and Susan launched the Center Pole Foundation, a 
Native grassroots organization that promotes knowledge, justice, and 
sovereignty in Native communities. The foundation seeks to serve the 
needs of the community, including hunger within the Crow Indian 
Reservation.
  As part of the foundation, Peggy and Susan created a community food 
bank which serves not only the reservation but also the surrounding 
community.
  Their mission to fulfill a fundamental need, such as nourishment, is 
personal for Peggy and Susan.
  For Peggy, confronting hunger began when she attended a boarding 
school. There, she experienced hunger and made it a life mission to 
feed people in a loving and kind environment.
  For Susan, she has seen firsthand how hunger impedes a child's 
progress. Wanting every kid to do well in school, Susan says a kid 
can't be creative if his or her stomach isn't full.
  Each week, the food bank's staff goes to Billings to collect food 
from grocery stores. Their efforts provide food to the reservation and 
surrounding communities, feeding more than 300 people a week.
  To Peggy and Susan, their work is about more than providing people 
with food. It's about providing their community nourishment, boosting 
its health, helping combat illness, and reinforcing the benefits of a 
healthy, positive lifestyle. Their commitment to the future of their 
communities is front and center of all they do through Center Pole 
Foundation.
  Madam Speaker, for their dedicated work to fight hunger in their 
community, I recognize Peggy White Well Known Buffalo and Susan Kelly 
of Garryowen for their Spirit of Montana.

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