[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21959]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



      SALUTE TO RICHMOND AND WILL ROGERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCHILDREN

  (Mr. WATKINS of Oklahoma asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WATKINS of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the 
students of Richmond Elementary and Will Rogers Elementary School in my 
hometown of Stillwater, Oklahoma, for their efforts and contributions 
to help the children of Afghanistan.
  This past Monday, I met with my friend, Dr. Ann Dugger, and the 
school's principal, Dr. Gay Washington, of Richmond and also Mrs. Jerry 
Walstad of Will Rogers Elementary, and spoke to several hundred school 
students who gathered for an assembly. At this assembly it was 
announced that the children had raised more than $500, and I was asked 
to deliver the check to the appropriate person from the White House for 
America's Fund for Afghan Children.
  Yesterday I met with Governor Tom Ridge, Director of Homeland 
Security, and Bob Marsh, the White House liaison, about the 
contributions from the Stillwater schoolchildren. We can all be proud 
of the unselfish acts of kindness and generosity exhibited by these 
young Americans.
  Mr. Speaker, today I ask the House to join me in thanking these 
schoolchildren from Stillwater, and encourage other schoolchildren 
around our Nation, for being shining examples of America's compassion. 
These children, like our children and grandchildren, have the right to 
live without fear. That is why we are fighting the war against 
terrorism.

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