[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23093]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE HISTORIC ARKANSAS RIVERWALK OF PUEBLO FOUNDATION

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                           November 27, 2001

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize and congratulate the Historical Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo 
Foundation located in Pueblo, Colorado. The group has recently been 
selected as the outstanding non-profit organization of the year at the 
El Pomar Awards for Excellence banquet. The banquet was created to 
honor non-profit groups in the State of Colorado.
  HARP's mission is to raise the necessary funding to bring 
improvements to the Arkansas Valley area. Their project involves the 
creation of a riverwalk for the City of Pueblo to attract shoppers and 
restaurateurs throughout the area. Voters approved the need for such an 
attraction in 1995. The river walk has already begun to revitalize and 
re-energize the area of downtown Pueblo, not far from my district 
office, thanks to the efforts by many including HARP.
  The foundation is led by Jean Rickman who accepted the Julie and 
Spencer Penrose Award on behalf of the organization on November 13, 
2001. The award contributes $25,000 to the HARP foundation, which seeks 
funding from private and corporate contributions. The cash award adds 
to the impressive total of $7,000,000 now raised for the project.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to congratulate the HARP foundation on 
their recent achievement award. Through organizations such as HARP, the 
people of Colorado can be proud of their heritage and their community. 
HARP is a model group for non-profit foundations throughout the nation. 
It is again with great pride that I commend and thank HARP for all 
their efforts in enhancing the community of Pueblo.

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