[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Pages 23549-23550]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     INDIANA SERVICE LEADERS SUMMIT

 Mr. BAYH. Mr. President, I wish to tell you about the 
extraordinary young Hoosiers I recently had the privilege to meet. Last 
month, I hosted my second annual Service Leaders Summit to honor high 
school students from across Indiana for their service and dedication to 
their communities and hopefully to inspire them to continue serving 
throughout their lives.
  The young men and women I met last month have answered the call to 
service. Some of them have helped build homes, some tutored and 
mentored younger students, and others have raised money to support 
cancer research and to feed the hungry. Several of the young men and 
women started service clubs on their own to address the problems in 
their schools and communities. Each one of the students I met spent 
hours making a difference in their hometowns and together they have 
impacted the lives of thousands of Hoosiers.
  The student leaders heard from Hoosiers of all backgrounds who have 
chosen to dedicate their lives to serving others. The speakers focused 
on the different aspects that make up a successful service project: 
inspiration, organization, dedication, evaluation and reflection. 
Following the speeches, the students and I prepared care packages to 
send to Hoosier troops serving in Iraq. Later, the students planted 
nearly 170 trees at a local park. Through their work together, these 
student leaders were able to experience the dramatic results from the 
power of service.
  Robert F. Kennedy once said that ``Some men see things as they are 
and say `Why?' I dream of things that never were and say, `Why not?''' 
Each one of these young men and women have already asked themselves 
``why not?'' and have worked to make positive changes in their 
communities. They represent a new generation of promise with the 
potential to make a real difference across Indiana and the Nation.
  I would like to thank each one of the following individuals for 
participating in the summit and for their service to their communities: 
Jennifer Ahoni, Kayla Ambers, Ashley Amerman, Carrie Anderson, Emily 
Backer, Kristy Backfish, Robin Baker, Shayla Bearman, Jennifer Behzadi, 
William Bennett, Hannah Bessinger, Natalie Binkholder, Joseph Bizjak, 
Allison Blumenthal, Jessica Bougs, Theodore Bourke, Josh Bowman, Eric 
Brichto, Bethany Brisco, Benjamin Brock, Sabrina Bruce, Stefan Burk, 
Mitch Burk, Jennifer Burks, Tyler Camp, Stacey Carroll, David Chan, 
Abby Charlesworth, Maria Clark, Chelsie Clausar, Michael Coffee, Nick 
Creager, Kelley Day, Jill Devine, Sydney DeVries, Caitlin DeWater, 
Lauren Dinsmore, Shane Dixon, Danielle

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Dresner, Stefanie Dyar, Chloie Eavinger, Kahler Elliott, Alyssa 
Flannery, Jeniece Fleming, Michelle Foisy, John Ford, Matthew Frye, 
Marcus Gadison, Christina Gephart, Julie Gidley, Emily Giles, Matt 
Green, Nicole Hakes, Deiter Hammerstein, Katelyn Hausman, Jennifer 
Hayden, Cory Heimann, Kristy Hentchel, Eric Hilton, Lorin Hinsberger, 
Daniel Hodgkiss, Julia Horn, Yin Huang, Maurice Jackson, Jonathan 
Jackson, Ryan Johnson, Jonathan Jones, Amanda Jursic, Caitlin Kelley, 
Krystle King, Kyle Kinnett, Becky Klimaszewski, Lana Knox, Jeremy 
Kunzman, Andrew Landis, Michelle Lavengood, Alyssa Lee, Kara Levell, 
Cassandra Lewis, Kristen Liming, Cara Lonis, Lauren Looney, Shandra 
Lynch, Kevina Lyons, Connie Mach, Meredith Marschand, Krystle Martin, 
Emelie Martlage, Sarah Matney, Mallory McClain, Bernie McGee, Brittney 
McPheeters, Lauren Mesinger, Bryan Meyer, Andrea Miller, Mark Modesitt, 
Jessica Moore, Alex Munder, Cassie Myers, Jessica Niksich, Collin 
Northcutt, Tyler Orem, Nick Oschman, Elizabeth Otte, Joyce Partyka, 
Heather Peebles, Steven Pelych, Monica Poplawski, Kolin Pound, Sheena 
Reed, Sieyda Requeno, Meredith Ress, Elizabeth Rice, Rachel Robbins, 
Brooke Robertson, Ashley Rodarmel, Zach Rodgers, Chantal Roullins, 
Kimberly Roush, Ben Schrodt, Allison Shafer, Megan Sikes, Jessica 
Singleton, Anthony Smith, Larissa Smith, Kristen Stout, Hannah 
Streeval, James Strycker, Randall Suggs, Kate Summers, Megan 
Sutherland, Katie Terrell, Lindsay Terry, Tracey Todd, David Toupin, 
Nicole Tow, Lyndsay Trauner, Brandon Tucker, Melissa Van Westrum, James 
Victery, Ryan Waggoner, Ben Walker, Shaun Wendel, Lauren Wendling, 
Sarah Wermuth, Alexander Whiteman, J.D. Willett, Chase Winkle, Olivia 
Worland, Taryn Zubel.

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