[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13170]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF CHARLOTTE

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                        HON. SUE WILKINS MYRICK

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 16, 2002

  Mrs. MYRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the Assistance 
League of Charlotte on its tenth anniversary.
  The Assistance League of Charlotte is a volunteer organization that 
has dedicated ten years of hard work to bettering the Charlotte-
Mecklenburg community and is deserving of public recognition and 
commendation.
  This nonprofit organization was founded in 1992 as the 93rd chapter 
of the National Assistance League. Its volunteer members are dedicated 
to identifying, developing, implementing and funding philanthropic 
projects to serve the needs of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community. In 
2001-2002, 113 members devoted almost 26,000 hours of community service 
to local children.
  Its motto is Changing Lives for a Better Community, and the League 
has certainly lived by this credo, working tirelessly to enrich and 
uplift the people of Charlotte. Through philanthropic projects such as 
Operation Check Hunger, Operation School Bell, the Mecklenburg County 
Teen Court, and a scholarship fund for Charlotte-area seniors, the 
Assistance League of Charlotte has continually demonstrated its 
outstanding ability to enact real and beneficial changes in the 
Charlotte-Mecklenburg community.
  I am honored to recognize the Assistance League of Charlotte on its 
tenth anniversary and to extend my heartfelt thanks to its members for 
their vision and integrity in serving the people of Charlotte-
Mecklenburg.

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