[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21925]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO KATHRYN PETTENGILL

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 11, 2003

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Kay Pettengill, a dear 
friend and distinguished constituent, who will receive the Jacob E. 
Davis Volunteer Leadership Award from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation 
(GCF) on September 15, 2003. To commemorate the joint 40th 
anniversaries of GCF and Stepping Stones Center for the Handicapped, 
four awards will be presented this year honoring volunteers who have 
played vital roles in the overlapping histories of these outstanding 
organizations.
  Kay is being honored for her service to both GCF and Stepping Stones 
Center. She served as a member of the GCF Distribution Committee and 
later the Governing Board from 1984 to 1993 and as Governing Board 
chair from 1990 to 1991. Kay began volunteering with Stepping Stones in 
1971. She is a past president and board chair and, due to her 
outstanding dedication and accomplishments, became the first Honorary 
Trustee of Stepping Stones in 1993. Between 1981 and 1984, she was 
instrumental in raising $1.2 million for Stepping Stones. Kay also was 
key in helping to raise $1.5 million for Camp Allyn, owned by Rotary 
Club and where Stepping Stones operated a resident camping program.
  Kay also has been a member of the Junior League since 1948 and has 
helped to raise vital funds for United Way of Greater Cincinnati, 
Hamilton County Special Olympics, Easter Seals Southwest Ohio, American 
Red Cross, Children's Theater, and Cincinnati Restoration, 
Incorporated.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope my colleagues will join me in recognizing Kay's 
many accomplishments as she receives the Jacob E. Davis Volunteer 
Leadership Award. All of us in the Greater Cincinnati area thank her 
for her tireless work to help those who are less fortunate.

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