[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Pages 24999-25000]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     INDIANA SERVICE LEADERS SUMMIT

 Mr. BAYH. Mr. President, I rise today to tell you about the 
extraordinary young Hoosiers I met last month in Indianapolis. On 
October 22, National Make A Difference Day, I hosted my third annual 
Indiana Service Leaders Summit to honor high school students from 
across the State for their service and hopefully to inspire them to 
continue serving their communities throughout their lives.
  In their schools and their communities, the young men and women I met 
truly have answered the call to service. Some of them helped build 
homes, some tutored and mentored younger students, and others raised 
money to support cancer research or fed 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 and together they have impacted the 
lives of countless Hoosiers. I was honored to have the opportunity to 
meet and speak with them. It was impressive and inspiring to learn 
about the many causes they support.
  Robert F. Kennedy once said, ``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.
  During the summit, which was cohosted by Indiana University Purdue 
University Indianapolis, the students heard from Hoosier leaders who 
have chosen to dedicate their lives to serving others. The speakers 
highlighted the five pillars of successful service: inspiration, 
organization, dedication, evaluation, and reflection. Following the 
speeches, the students and I prepared more than 1,000 care packages 
with the assistance of the Salvation Army that will be sent to Hoosier 
troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The students then divided into 
groups and participated in service activities at different sites 
throughout Indianapolis.
  I would like to thank each one of the following individuals for 
participating in the summit and for their service to their communities: 
Bradley Albachten, Amy Altemeyer, Joanna Barnett, Jessica Barnett, 
Chelsea Rae Baugher, Jessica Beckner, Kirsten Bedell, Marc Bergman, 
Erin Bess, Kortney Bogue, Kaitlin Bohlander, Kelly Bolt, Patrick 
Borders, Nicholas Brancolini, Emily Brunton, Neil Burk, Jessica Burton, 
Rohini Chatterjee, Danielle Clark, Desmon Clark, Timothy Cleaver, 
Nathan A. Click, Sean Cody, Lindsay Conner, John Copeland, James Corn, 
Michelle Cotlar, Aaron Desonia, Rachel M. Dragoo, Nicholas Eastrada, 
Andrew Fleenes, Ryan Gambill, Chrisopher Gibson, Brooke Gilbert, Jaime 
Gingerich, Annie Girdler, Char Glassley, Joseph David Goepfrich, Andy 
Goldblatt, Mark Halstead, Christin Hammond, Stacey Havlin, Madison 
Head, Ryan Heap, Katelyn Heighway, Chavonne Henderson, Erin Hendricks, 
Denise Hickman, Jennifer Hildenbrand, Heather Howard, Dustin Hull, Joel 
Hungate, Kelsey Jagoda, Bart Jarvis, Casey Jedrzejczak, James Jessen, 
Raymond Jones, Whitney Jones, Kristopher Kast, Daniel Kent, Caitlin 
Keusch, Emily Keusch, Sarah Knoth, Marsha Krisenko, Mirissa Krukowski, 
Blaine Kubit, Lacy Lane, Laura Linnemeier, Ranita Madison, Diane 
Matacale, T.J. McCan, Amber McCan, Katie McDaniel, Kala McKinney, 
Saralyn McKinnon-Crowley, Catherine McManus, Julie Mennel, Emma Meyer, 
John Miller, Bryan Miller, Michelle Miller, Brittanty Moser, Alicia 
Moser, Ashleigh Neal, Joseph O'Brien, Brittany Oliver, Ajay Patwari, 
Lisa Pluckebaum, Sarah Pine, Caleb Pope, Lauren Proffitt, Katie Rice, 
Ronald Richter Jr., Audra Roach, Brad Robertson, Ashley Robinson, 
Victoria Roby, Elisabeth Rudolph, Drew Schuster, Ben Scott, Gabrielle 
Seo, Kelsey Septoski, Nicholas Shepherd, Marisha Sherrard, Naina Singh, 
Corrina Smith, Amy Leigh Stark, Kristen Steele, Faye Stokes, Pamee 
Thao, Tara Thornburg, Rebecca Throwbridge, Abby Tueher, Keith A. Turner 
Jr., Martha Vance, Kaylee Vannatta, Zac Warren, Benjamin Waterman, 
Christina Weintraut, Rachel Werner, James Macklem Weston, Preston 
Wheelock, Renee White, Lauren Wilkins, Britne Wimmer, Tyler Witt, Josh 
Worch, Jerica Yingling, Taryn Paige Zubel.
  I would also like to take a moment to express my gratitude to the 
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis students who took 
part in the summit as well. They are role models to younger students 
and I am proud to recognize their achievements.
  I would like to thank each of the following IUPUI students for their 
participation: Katy Altman, Natasha

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Arora, Christopher Baire, Jennifer Behzadi, Alisha Borcherding, Michael 
Burk, Byron Clark, Brandy Cline, Rachel Dickinson, Una Dragic, Neal 
Foreman, Christine Furey, Andrea Guinn, Will Hartzell-Baird, Tiffany 
Holcey, Mallery Hornsby, Jayna Kadel, Jeffrey Mattingly, Andrew Oertel, 
Irina Perelmuter, Jayme Plude, Emily Puntenney, Rebecca Salley, Eddie 
Shmukler, Anita Sivam, Laura Sutton, Heather Teach, Lygia 
Vernon.

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