[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 192 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1182-E1183]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    CELEBRATING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF HOT SPRINGS AREA COMMUNITY 
                               FOUNDATION

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                          HON. BRUCE WESTERMAN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 2, 2021

  Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the work of the 
Hot Springs Area Community Foundation.
  The Hot Springs Area Community Foundation is celebrating its 30th 
year of giving. This foundation was started when 15 local community 
members wanted to improve their community; now, it is one of twenty-
nine affiliates of the Arkansas Community Foundation operating in the 
top tier of affiliates. Since its inception in 1991, the Hot Springs 
Area Community Foundation has given out over $17 million in grants to 
originations in the greater Hot Springs area. In 2021 alone, the Hot 
Springs Area Community Foundation has awarded just under $250,000 to 
those in need.
  These grant dollars have allowed the community to combat many issues, 
including food insecurity and other health and poverty-related 
problems. In addition to food and health issues, the Hot Springs Area 
Community Foundation is addressing the issue of illiteracy in our area. 
As part of the statewide Grade-Level Reading initiative, the Foundation 
works with community leaders, parents, and educators to have children 
reading at grade level by the end of third grade.
  Madam Speaker, I thank the Hot Springs Area Community Foundation, its 
current and former board members, and those donors who have allowed it 
to serve the community for the last 30 years.

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