[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 177 (Wednesday, November 16, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1155-E1156]
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                         HONORING LAURA TUCKER

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                        HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 16, 2022

  Mr. GRIFFITH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Laura Tucker of 
Salem, Virginia, upon receiving the Charles Brown Award from Roanoke 
College. The award recognizes citizens of Salem who have made 
significant contributions to the well-being of the City and its people, 
and Ms. Tucker is certainly deserving of the honor.
  Ms. Tucker works for the Salem Water Department and as an 
instructional assistant in

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Salem City Schools, but she dedicates so much more of her time and her 
effort to the City. Through Junior Achievement of Southwest Virginia, 
she mentors elementary school students through programs on financial 
literacy, good citizenship, entrepreneurship, and career paths. JA 
named her its volunteer of the year in 2018.
  For Salem's 215th birthday, Ms. Tucker co-founded a grassroots social 
media group, Salem215, to celebrate the City and share news about its 
cultural, economic, and governmental activities. She is also a staunch 
patron of Roanoke College's Toy Like Me program to modify toys for 
children with disabilities, donating to it, referring children to it, 
and assisting with its activities.
  I would like to offer Laura my sincerest congratulations on receiving 
the Charles Brown Award, a recognition of all the good that she has 
done and continues to do for our hometown.

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