[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 49 (Friday, March 18, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E282]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING GOOD NEIGHBORS SHOPPE IN LENOIR CITY, TENNESSEE FOR 20 
       YEARS OF CHARITABLE SERVICE IN THE LOUDON COUNTY COMMUNITY

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                           HON. TIM BURCHETT

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 18, 2022

  Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, I rise in recognition of Good Neighbors 
Shoppe, a charitable organization that is celebrating 20 years of 
service in Loudon County, Tennessee.
  Roberta and Eugene Burwell opened Good Neighbors Shoppe on March 19, 
2002, at 109 East Broadway Street in Lenoir City, Tennessee. Their 
mission was to financially support other charities in the area using 
the proceeds from selling donated goods at their store. After early 
success, Good Neighbors Shoppe built a new, larger headquarters at 420 
Leeper Parkway in Lenior City, where it is located today.
  Good Neighbors Shoppe has donated over $5 million since 2002, and at 
least 80 percent of each year's sales income is donated to charities 
within the Loudon County community. Domestic and sexual abuse centers 
for adults and children, food pantries, veterans' organizations, 
literacy programs, youth development groups, disabled and senior 
citizen programs, and addiction recovery centers are among the many 
organizations benefitting from Good Neighbors Shoppe's contributions. 
Additionally, Good Neighbors Shoppe has subsidized over 35 academic 
scholarships to Loudon County students and distributed annual grants to 
all Loudon County public schools.
  Behind Good Neighbors Shoppe's success is a team of over 220 unpaid 
volunteers. These volunteers screen donated merchandise, professionally 
display the items that are for sale, and operate the storefront. Gently 
used and new items available for sale at Good Neighbors Shoppe include 
women's, men's and children's clothing, kitchen wares, furniture, and 
other useful items.
  It is my honor to recognize the philanthropic efforts of Good 
Neighbors Shoppe in the United State House of Representatives. 
Congratulations to every Good Neighbors Shoppe volunteer, past and 
present, on 20 years of outstanding service to East Tennessee 
communities.

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