[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8786]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  TRIBUTE TO THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF DOWNERS GROVE BOY SCOUT TROOP 89

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                           HON. JUDY BIGGERT

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 18, 2006

  Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise 
today to join the members of Downers Grove Boy Scout Troop 89 in 
celebration of their 50th anniversary.
  Since 1956, the Scouts of Troop 89 have acted as role models for the 
youth of our community. By teaching values like loyalty, kindness and 
thrift, the Scout program has given generations of our sons and 
grandsons the foundation they will need to live honorable and 
successful lives.
  Both my husband and my son were Boy Scouts, so I know firsthand what 
a positive force Scouting can be. Scouts make outstanding leaders and 
volunteers who give of themselves to make communities like Downers 
Grove a better place in which to live.
  So congratulations to the members of Troop 89--past, present, and 
future. After 50 years, you continue to make us all very proud. And 
thank you to the families and friends of these Scouts who have 
supported them over the years. Without you, we could not have hoped to 
celebrate this momentous anniversary.

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