[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 70 (Thursday, April 28, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E435]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL COCOA BEACH ``FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND'' 
     KIDNEY WALK AND THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THE PRECIOUS GIFT OF LIFE

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                            HON. BILL POSEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 28, 2022

  Mr. POSEY. Madam Speaker, on Saturday, May 7, 2022, thousands of 
residents from across Central Florida will gather at the Cocoa Beach 
Pier in Cocoa Beach, Florida, to take part in the Eleventh Annual 
``Footprints in the Sand'' Cocoa Beach Kidney Walk. Katie and I have 
joined others in our community in participating every year since the 
first walk was organized in 2012 by Rich Salick, Bill Hahn and 
volunteers with the Florida Affiliate of the National Kidney 
Foundation.
  The ``Footprints in the Sand'' Kidney Walk brings our community 
together to show our love and concern. So many of us have family, 
friends and loved ones that are afflicted by kidney disease, and they 
need our strength and support. The road ahead is not easy for them, but 
as the kidney walk demonstrates, they do not have to travel that path 
alone.
  The National Kidney Foundation of Florida, its supporters and 
activists have made a significant difference in people's lives. They 
not only raise awareness about this disease, but they have helped push 
for much needed changes in our laws and new innovations to give 
patients more treatment options and a better quality of life. This year 
organizers of the kidney walk will recognize organ donors and their 
families for giving the precious gift of life so that others could 
receive a second chance and continue with their lives.
  Those recognized include:
  Dawn Futch honoring Micheal Futch, Vivien Pogeler honoring Scott 
Pogeler, Jasmin Persaud honoring Anand Persaud, Jennifer Eden honoring 
Blake Eden, Mandee Seitz honoring Aryia Grace, Teresa Ervin honoring 
Timothy Dean Ervin, Shebna Dorsey honoring Andrew Dorsey, Ellen Tuech 
honoring Geoffrey ``Geoff'' Wasden, Pat Brown honoring Michael Brown, 
Mary Carpenter honoring Shawn Carpenter, Tammy Lee honoring Dylan Rowe, 
Sherri Wilson honoring William ``Garrett'' Coe, Kathleen Deleonardo 
honoring Anthony Deleonardo, Monica Beyrooti honoring Seth Beyrooti, 
Susan Sharp honoring Sean Sharp, Leslie Collins honoring Jose Collins, 
and Nancy Velazquez honoring Pedro Batista.
  I ask my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to join me 
in recognizing the strong will of these caring families, their loved 
ones and all those who have joined the effort and worked tirelessly to 
raise awareness about kidney disease.

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