[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 64 (Thursday, April 14, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E386]
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                    EDUCATION AND SHARING DAY U.S.A.

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                         HON. VERONICA ESCOBAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 2022

  Ms. ESCOBAR. Madam Speaker, today we recognize national Education and 
Sharing Day U.S.A., a day in which we recognize the Lubavitcher Rebbe, 
Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson's global campaign to educate young people 
about our responsibility to be a just and compassionate society.
  On April 12, 2022, we celebrated the 120th birthday of the Rebbe, one 
of the most influential Jewish leaders of the 20th century. Under his 
leadership, he was committed to inculcate young people with deep 
ethical and moral values, promote compassion, and celebrate our 
diversity to create a healthy society. His transformational vision has 
left lasting contributions of acts of goodness and kindness--even a 
positive act of an individual can make a major impact in the world.
  In El Paso, the Acts of Random Kindness (ARK) Giving Project provides 
school children with small giving boxes in the shape of an ark. They 
are encouraged to fill them every day with small amounts of money and 
donate the collected money to a worthy cause. This is a profound lesson 
in education. The County of El Paso have also launched a similar 
campaign with all their employees, in the spirit of leading by example, 
thereby nurturing a more compassionate society by turning Acts of 
Random Kindness into Acts of Routine Kindness.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in calling people for a better, 
brighter, and hopeful future for all by nurturing our inherent 
goodness.

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