[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5246]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            VOLUNTEER MIAMI

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, last year Miami-Dade County 
established a wonderful tradition when it implemented Volunteer Miami. 
This annual volunteer fair, made possible by Dr. Eduardo Padron, David 
Lawrence, Valerie Taylor and hundreds of dedicated volunteers from 
Greater Miami's nonprofit community and government service 
organizations, has awarded students and families the opportunity to 
truly make a difference.
  Saturday, April 17, will kick off this year's Volunteer Miami-Dade 
Community Colleges' Wolfson Campus, where representatives from various 
organizations will be on hand to provide valuable information on how 
members of our community can lend their abilities and spare time for 
the benefit of all of south Florida.
  Volunteering is a definitive way in which to promote a powerful force 
that enriches an individual and allows all of us to positively impact 
an entire community. By raising awareness on volunteerism and forming 
strong partnerships between deserving agencies and a corps of 
volunteers, positive change can and will be effected to make south 
Florida a better place in which to live and work.
  I congratulate my alma mater, Miami-Dade Community College, for 
making Volunteer Miami a success.

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