[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7160]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       CONGRATULATING BRUCE FITCH

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 4, 2006

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Mr. Bruce Fitch of Frisco, Colorado, who recently retired 
from his post as Executive Director of Outward Bound Wilderness. As a 
friend and former Executive Director of Outward Bound, I am honored to 
have the opportunity to congratulate Bruce on his contributions to 
Outward Bound and to wish him well on his future endeavors.
  Bruce Fitch began his stellar career at Outward Bound with a simple 
love of the outdoors and a desire to provide young people with a strong 
outdoor education. These passions led him first to a position as a 
river instructor for the Colorado Outward Bound School, then to a 
variety of administrative positions within the organization. Bruce's 
leadership skills and devotion to outdoor education became obvious, and 
he climbed the ranks until he landed at the top of the organization as 
Executive Director, COBS. His responsible and forward-thinking 
stewardship as separate Outward Bound entities merged to become Outward 
Bound Wilderness provided a visionary path for the organization, and 
ensured that young people would continue to have the opportunity to 
participate in Outward Bound's life-changing programs.
  With the same devotion to outdoor education that Bruce showed as a 
young instructor and administrator for Outward Bound, he has accepted a 
position as the Executive Director of the Breckenridge Outdoor 
Education Program. I have no doubt that he will provide this 
organization with the same leadership and vision that he contributed to 
Outward Bound over the years, and I look forward to seeing what the 
BOEP accomplishes with Bruce at the helm.
  As Bruce and his family begin this new chapter in their lives, I hope 
my colleagues will join me in congratulating him on his continuing 
service to the outdoor education community and to those that it serves.

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