[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 20]
[House]
[Pages 27767-27768]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   SUCCESS OF CLARK COUNTY'S INTER-SERVICE WALK AND KNOCK FOOD DRIVE

  (Mr. BAIRD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BAIRD. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday December 3, I was proud to join

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more than 4,350 volunteers to conduct the largest single-day food drive 
in the State of Washington.
  Throughout Clark County, Washington, members of social service clubs 
and volunteers from all walks of the life gathered at 31 staging areas 
to canvass the entire county. I was pleased to join a young group of 
Brownies as we went door to door.
  By 4 p.m. we had collected more than 114 tons of food at an 
approximate value of $365,000. Collections will now continue through 
December 9, bringing the total to an expected 130 tons. In the 21-year 
history, Clark County Walk and Knock has collected more than 4.9 
million pounds of food valued at $6 million.
  Walk and Knock is 100 percent volunteer, and 100 percent of any money 
donated by the public is used for the exclusive use of purchasing 
additional food. Organizers included members of the local Lions, 
Kiwanis, Rotary, Optimist and Sertoma clubs, as well as members of the 
Clark County Amateur Radio Club and the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of 
America.
  Local businesses donated valuable resources, and together we produced 
an incredible success. I am proud of the commitment of southwest 
Washington's citizens, and urge my colleagues to support their local 
food banks.
  The organizers of Walk and Knock are members of local Lions, Kiwanis, 
Rotary, Optimist, and Sertoma clubs, members of the Clark County 
Amateur Radio Club, and the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America. 
Additional donated services were provided by Longshoremen Union Local 
4, The Columbian newspaper, and Burgerville USA. Supportive funding was 
provided by Riverview Community Bank, all of the Clark County Les 
Schwab Tire Centers, Fred Meyer, Weyerhaeuser, US Bank, Columbia Credit 
Union, and British Pretroleum.

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