[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18462]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CREATIVE PLANTERS GARDEN CLUB

 Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, today I acknowledge the Creative 
Planters Garden Club of Louisiana. After the catastrophic destruction 
of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, this organization has dedicated itself 
to rebuilding the horticulture in Louisiana, and I would like to take a 
few moments to highlight their efforts.
  Unfortunately, like many other citizens in south Louisiana, several 
members of this organization lost their homes to the hurricanes that 
ravished our State in 2005. While many members of the Creative Planters 
Garden Club are rebuilding their livelihoods, they are also 
volunteering their time to rebuild their State. Their priorities 
include replacing landscape projects devastated by Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita and replanting the rose garden in New Orleans Botanical 
Gardens in City Park. It is community involvement like this that 
enriches our State.
  For more than 23 years the Creative Planters Garden Club has worked 
to enhance Louisiana communities by promoting civic stewardship and 
horticulture education. They have worked in conjunction with many State 
and local government agencies to teach and encourage gardening to 
children.
  I applaud the members of the Creative Planters Garden Club of 
Louisiana for their continued service to the citizens of their 
community.

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