[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4407]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL OF CRANSTON HIGH 
    SCHOOL WEST WITH REGARD TO ``THE FEINSTEIN YOUTH HUNGER BRIGADE 
                               PROGRAM''

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                         HON. JAMES R. LANGEVIN

                            of rhode island

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 10, 2005

  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the Student 
Council of Cranston High School West for their participation for the 
third consecutive year in ``The Feinstein Youth Hunger Brigade 
Program.'' Through this year-long community service project, these 
students will raise awareness of hunger in Rhode Island by distributing 
a newsletter to elected officials and by collecting and distributing 
non-perishable food items to a local agency of their choice. The 
students have chosen St. Vincent de Paul's Emergency Food Center to be 
the beneficiary of this year's donations.
  Already, the students of Cranston High School West have far exceeded 
the goals they initially set. Originally planning to collect an 
impressive 2,260 items for donation, the students worked together to 
collect an astounding 3,163 non-perishable food items throughout the 
course of their first food drive in December. The students are 
currently working on a second drive set to take place in April. They 
hope to surpass their previous record during this spring's drive.
  The non-perishables that the students have delivered to St. Vincent 
de Paul are crucial to the fight against hunger in Rhode Island. Many 
of our local shelters and food centers find themselves continually 
dependent upon the goodwill of students like those at Cranston High 
School West to be able to provide for those in need. The contributions 
by this very generous group of students will certainly put St. Vincent 
de Paul in a position to meet the needs of those less fortunate in the 
community.
  I am thrilled and honored to recognize these individuals today. It is 
through the efforts of students like those at Cranston High School West 
that we not only fight the current hunger epidemic, but provide hope 
for the future as well. The students at Cranston High School West have 
nobly taken on a serious problem in their community and are facing it 
head on. I am confident that these students will serve as an 
inspiration for other Rhode Island young people and that leaves me 
optimistic about the future fight against hunger.
  Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I hope our colleagues will join me in 
commending the Student Council of Cranston High School West.

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