[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10291]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRATULATIONS TO DEBBIE PETERSON

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to congratulate 
Debbie Peterson from my district, a social worker at Pope High School. 
Last week, Habitat For Humanity named her the Southwest Regional 
Volunteer of the Year for Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. She is one of 
those special educators whose energy is contagious.
  For her, Habitat For Humanity is more than building a house on the 
weekends. Sponsoring the Student Club is her way of giving back to the 
school, to the community, and to those who want a hand up and not a 
hand out, as Habitat's slogan states.
  Throughout her 31 years in public service, Debbie Peterson has always 
remembered that it is about the students and their accomplishments. 
What have they done? Increased club membership from 25 students to 525, 
over one-quarter of the entire student body. Raised over $160,000 for 
Habitat projects to build seven homes; become one of the five largest 
chapters of Habitat at U.S. colleges and high schools.
  At the end of this school year, she will retire from Pope High 
School. The lessons she has taught the thousands of students who helped 
provide a hand up to countless others will last a lifetime.
  Congratulations Debbie Peterson.

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