[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5676]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                KARI WARBERG WINS ENTREPRENEURIAL AWARD

 Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I want to congratulate Kari 
Warberg, a constituent of mine from New Town, ND, who was recently 
awarded the Regional Working Women's Excellence Award for 2001. Kari's 
farm-based business, Earthkind, Inc, was determined to have 
demonstrated the most outstanding entrepreneurial achievement for a 
woman-owned business in a region that covers eight States.
  Earthkind, Inc. sells potpourri, candles, air freshener, and other 
products using plants from her garden. Kari spent five years developing 
her products, and through self-discipline and perseverance, she has 
made her business a success. Currently these products are sold in 5,000 
stores throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. She also sells her 
wares over the Internet.
  This well-deserved award is a great honor for Kari Warberg, and I 
applaud her inventive spirit and her hard work. I hope that my 
colleagues will join me in sending her our congratulations.

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