[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 109 (Friday, June 28, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H4427-H4428]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING TEAM FLAMEGUARD AS CHAMPIONS OF THE WEEK

  (Mrs. SYKES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. SYKES. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Jackson High 
School students Justin Lackey, Joe Lattarulo, Zachary Ferguson, Matt 
Smith, and Jack Lancy, operating as Team FlameGuard, as the Champions 
of the Week for Ohio's 13th Congressional District.
  These students won first place in the Company of the Year competition 
at the Junior Achievement National Student Leadership Summit in 
Washington, D.C., this year. They were inspired to create a company 
that sells fire safety kits after witnessing a tragedy in our community 
that killed a family of four.
  I had the opportunity to meet these amazing students just a few weeks 
ago

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when they came to our Nation's Capital to compete, and they told me 
about their mission to help their fellow community members protect what 
matters the most by equipping individuals with the tools they need to 
prevent dangerous house fires and protect themselves from harm.
  The FlameGuard team worked with local fire safety officials to 
assemble two different fire safety kits. In just 3 short months, 
FlameGuard arrived at the summit, having sold 355 items with net sales 
of over $16,000.
  Students like the FlameGuard team are what makes our district the 
Birthplace of Champions. I congratulate FlameGuard on their 
entrepreneurial success and their tireless dedication to community 
safety.

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