[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16896-16897]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    IN RECOGNITION OF MR. SHARAD SHAH AND SHARE AND CARE FOUNDATION

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 26, 2003

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to laud the accomplishments of 
Mr. Sharad

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Shah, and the organization he helped create, The Share and Care 
Foundation. Share and Care is a unique organization that provides 
medical equipment, food, basic health care, crisis and disaster relief, 
youth vocational training, internship programs, scholarships and more 
to those desperately in need. This forum has been the starting ground 
for many people, and has provided a much-needed service to lift up 
underprivileged children and women faced with seemingly insurmountable 
obstacles, and set them on the road to a productive life.
  Share and Care, the brainchild of a small group of Indian-Americans, 
was born in 1982 in New Jersey. More than 50 active volunteers are 
involved in multifaceted projects and services. The volunteers see 
themselves as catalysts, promoting low cost, high return programs at 
grass root levels. Their 100% volunteer organization maximizes the 
utilization of funds for a deserving cause. In the last twenty years 
this organization has grown over a hundred fold.
  Share and Care has offered its services since the Bhopal tragedy in 
1984 to the recent Gujarat earthquake in 2001. Share and Care aided in 
building schools, hospitals, training centers, health camps and blood 
banks, and sponsored thousands of students seeking an education. This 
Foundation has directed more than $5 million in cash and kind donations 
to the victims of the January 2001 earthquake. About 2,500 individuals 
throughout the United States donated more than $1 million for the 
effort. Additionally, about 50 corporations and groups collected 
donations and chose Share and Care to distribute the money in order to 
deliver relief to the people of Gujarat.
  This Foundation is a recognized name that people trust with their 
donations and can rely on for help in the most tragic times. Their 
numerous community and rehabilitation initiatives have totaled more 
than $30 million. Mr. Speaker, on this day I rise up to acknowledge a 
truly remarkable individual and I ask that my colleagues join me in 
honoring Mr. Shah and his organization for the fine and important work 
they have done over the past twenty years.

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