[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5138-S5139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO NOELLE LAMBERT

 Ms. HASSAN. Mr. President, I am proud to recognize Noelle 
Lambert of Manchester as July's Granite Stater of the Month. Noelle is 
a Paralympic athlete who founded the Born to Run Foundation, which 
helps young people who have lost a limb achieve their

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dreams by providing them with specialized prosthetics.
  A lifelong athlete, Noelle was recruited to play Division 1 lacrosse 
at UMass Lowell. In her freshman year, Noelle was in a moped accident 
that severed her left leg.
  Noelle did not let this devastating accident stop her from finishing 
out her college lacrosse career. With the help of nonprofit 
organizations, Noelle received a specialized prosthetic for running 
that allowed her to continue competing. A specialized prosthetic like 
the one Noelle needs can cost up to $50,000 and is rarely covered by 
insurance, so the help Noelle received from these charities was 
essential in her return to competition.
  Inspired by the nonprofits who helped her compete at an elite 
collegiate level and determined that others in need of prosthetics 
receive the help that they need, Noelle started her own nonprofit to 
help other children and young adult amputees.
  Already, the Born to Run Foundation has donated specialized 
prosthetics to 14 individuals, including one as young as 4 years old. 
With the assistance of prosthetics provided by Born to Run, individuals 
have been able to run, weightlift, or simply take a walk on the beach 
again.
  If her work leading Born to Run wasn't enough, Noelle is also a 
world-class athlete and national record holder who qualified for the 
U.S. Paralympic Team and is competing at the Tokyo Paralympics in the 
100-meter dash in the T63 division.
  Noelle's grit, perseverance, and compassion for others represent the 
best of the Granite State. Her ability to turn a traumatic experience 
into an opportunity to help others is an inspiration to us all, and I 
am honored to recognize her.

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