[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 130 (Thursday, July 27, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4059]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING TREY AND ERIN THOMPSON

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Trey 
and Erin Thompson, the Muscular Dystrophy Association's first Savannah 
Toast to Life Gala honorees.
  The MDA is honoring Trey and Erin due to their tireless efforts to 
increase muscular dystrophy awareness within the Savannah community.
  Trey's father, Robbie Thompson, passed away on March 18, 2012, after 
a brave fight with ALS. Robbie was a strong, kind man who lived his 
life to the fullest no matter what trials he faced in his life. His 
legacy lives on through Trey and Erin Thompson's advocacy for the 
neuromuscular disease community in Savannah.
  Through events like the Toast to Life Gala, the MDA funds research, 
treatments, and technology that increase quality of life for those with 
muscular dystrophy and related neuromuscular diseases, as well as their 
families.
  Trey and Erin will be honored at the Third Annual MDA Savannah Toast 
to Life Gala on August 31, 2023. I thank them for their efforts in the 
fight against muscular dystrophy.

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