[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 168 (Tuesday, October 25, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1080-E1081]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING CAROLYN HELMS AS MOORE COUNTY WOMAN OF THE YEAR

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                          HON. RICHARD HUDSON

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 25, 2022

  Mr. HUDSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ms. Carolyn 
Helms as the recipient of the Moore County Woman of the Year Award.
  The Woman of the Year Award is a prestigious honor presented annually 
by the Moore County Community Foundation to individuals that have 
impacted Moore County through charitable works and community service. 
Since 2007, Ms. Helms' leadership roles with FirstHealth of the 
Carolinas and Moore Regional Hospital have greatly strengthened and 
improved the capabilities of these organizations to provide exemplary 
service to all in our community. After becoming a member of both 
FirstHealth's board of directors and Moore Regional Hospital's board of 
directors in 2007, Ms. Helms became chair of the Moore Regional 
Hospital Board in 2010 and later became the first female chair of 
FirstHealth's board in 2017. She held the latter position until 2019 
and now currently serves as the CARE liaison for the Foundation of 
FirstHealth. Through her outstanding leadership over the course of her 
career, she has served as a trailblazer and been an invaluable role 
model for all healthcare professionals in our community.
  In addition to this important work, she remains a board member for 
many state and local organizations such as the Sandhills/Moore 
Coalition for Human Care and The Baptist Retirement Homes of North 
Carolina. She has previously held numerous leadership roles at multiple 
local churches as well as working as a nursing instructor at Sandhills 
Community College. In 1993, she was awarded the Distinguished Service 
Award by the Southern Pines Jaycees on account of her exceptional 
community service.

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  Ms. Helms has made an immeasurable impact on our community and is 
deserving of the Moore County Woman of the Year Award. I would like to 
offer my sincerest appreciation and wish her success as she continues 
to serve our community.
  Madam Speaker, please join me today in honoring Ms. Carolyn Helms for 
her service to our community and being named the Moore County Woman of 
the Year.

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