[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23718]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



   THE GRAND OPENING OF THE MICHAEL A. GRANT BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IN 
                            AUSTELL, GEORGIA

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                             HON. BOB BARR

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 18, 2000

  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, today I recognize the Boys and 
Girls Club of Cobb County, Georgia for its hard work, and congratulate 
this organization, and the many men and women who constitute its work 
force, on the grand opening of the Michael A. Grant Boys and Girls Club 
located in Austell, Georgia.
  The Boys and Girls Clubs of America is an outstanding organization 
which provides children, particularly disadvantaged children, with 
programs and services that promote and enhance the development of boys 
and girls by installing a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging 
and influence.
  In 1956, the Boys Clubs of America celebrated it 50th anniversary and 
received a U.S. Congressional Charter. In 1990, the national 
organization's name was changed to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. 
Accordingly, Congress amended and renewed the charter.
  I commend the Boys and Girls Club for its dedication and commitment 
too positively influencing the lives of boys and girls every day, and 
for its outstanding leadership throughout our community and the 
country.

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