[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12085-12086]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           TRIBUTE TO DANVILLE/BOYLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I rise today to honor and pay 
tribute to the Danville/Boyle County Chamber of Commerce for earning 
the 2003 Afterschool Community Champion Award presented by the 
Afterschool Alliance. The Danville/Boyle County Chamber of Commerce has 
distinguished itself by creating a high quality afterschool program 
that implements President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act and the 21st 
Century Community Learning Centers initiative.
  The success of the Danville/Boyle County Chamber of Commerce Business 
Mentoring Program in building the character and competence of 
Kentucky's middle school students can be attributed to the five main 
promises it made to its participants. The program promises to provide 
ongoing relationships with caring adults with a healthy start for a 
student's future, offers safe facilities and marketable skills through 
effective education, and gives opportunities to reciprocate through 
community service. The chamber's plan coincides with the 21st Century 
program by instilling mentoring programs in middle schools that provide

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students with the necessary attention they need to achieve academic 
success.
  I am proud of the Danville/Boyle County Chamber of Commerce. It is a 
source of great pride to call attention to their excellence. The 
chamber's contributions have made all the difference in the lives of 
its participants. The citizens of Danville/Boyle County are fortunate 
to be served by such fine individuals. Their example should be followed 
in communities across Kentucky.

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