[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 18 (Monday, February 1, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E81]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING KAI SWANSON FOR WINNING THE ``I HAVE A DREAM'' AWARD 
     FROM THE ROCK ISLAND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY CENTER

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                           HON. CHERI BUSTOS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 1, 2021

  Mrs. BUSTOS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Kai Swanson 
for winning the ``I Have a Dream'' Award from the Rock Island Martin 
Luther King, Jr. Community Center.
  Kai is a Rock Island native who works as the Special Assistant to 
Augustana College's President. Kai gives so much of himself to help 
others, and it is truly inspiring. He has also received several awards 
for his service to the Rock Island community, such as a Rock Island 
Rotary community service award, the Habitat Hero award from Quad Cities 
Habitat for Humanity, the Professional Citizen of the Year (1998) from 
the City of Rock Island, and the Outstanding Community Service Award 
from the Metropolitan Community Church. Kai is currently serving on the 
Quad Cities Holocaust Remembrance Committee, is a member of the Rock 
Island NAACP and is a board member for the Doris and Victor Day 
Foundation. Apart from his duties on those boards, he is also a Visit 
Quad Cities board member and a Rock Island County board member. 
Additionally, Kai is president of the county Forest Preserve 
Commission. His commitment to his community is palpable and I commend 
him on his work to better the Rock Island community through lifting 
others and addressing problems head-on to affect change.
  It is because of leaders such as Kai Swanson that I am especially 
proud to serve Illinois' 17th Congressional District. Madam Speaker, I 
would like to again formally recognize Kai Swanson for receiving the 
``I Have a Dream'' Award from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community 
Center in Rock Island, Illinois.

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