[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 70 (Thursday, April 22, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2059]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       CELEBRATING EARTH DAY WITH FERNDALE AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 
Earth Day and recognize Mrs. Sweeney's sixth grade class at Ferndale 
Area Elementary School in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
  In March, Mrs. Sweeney's class wrote an article called ``Stewards of 
the Environment.'' Her students were inspired to start the ``Every 
Bottle Back'' schoolwide recycling program. The class set a goal of 
recycling 1,000 bottles, and, as of today, they have collected 1,486 
bottles.
  Mrs. Sweeney's class decorated receptacles and spread the word 
throughout the school. The students kept track of their progress with a 
tally sheet, and every 2 or 3 days educators took the plastics to the 
Roxbury or Geistown recycling center.
  The actions of these sixth graders continue to inspire others in the 
community. In fact, these sixth graders have inspired the local high 
school to start a similar program. They have set a great example 
proving that the littlest of actions can make a big difference.
  Thank you, Ferndale Area Elementary School, for your hard work and 
dedication to recycling.
  Mr. Speaker, as we celebrate Earth Day, let us use Ferndale Area 
Elementary School as an inspiration to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

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