[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11971]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from New Hampshire (Mr. Bradley) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay 
tribute to a New Hampshire organization called There's No Place Like 
Home.
  This group is a committee of volunteers who have made a commitment to 
helping those who are most in need, those who have lost their homes to 
a natural disaster. The mission of No Place Like Home is to raise funds 
and organize volunteers to build homes for families who lack the 
resources to rebuild after their home has been lost to a natural 
disaster.
  There's No Place Like Home was founded in response to the tragic 
losses suffered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. 
The idea came from the building trades program at Somersworth High 
School, which takes on a building project each and every year. The 
students in this program were so moved by the devastation caused by 
Hurricane Katrina, that they decided they would build a home to send 
from New Hampshire to a deserving family in the gulf coast as their 
project for this year.
  After working hard all year, the students recently completed the 
first home, and it is on its way, as we speak, to Louisiana. Having 
been successful on this first project, the students are now going to 
build a second home to send to another family in our gulf coast.
  In addition to the students that are building this home, there are 
several people whose involvement have made this project possible. They 
are: There's No Place Like Home team, consisting of the program 
development coordinator Paula Young, program director Pastor Bernie 
Quinn of the Rochester Grace Community Church, the construction 
coordinator Roy Darling, and the building trades instructor Brian 
Patterson.
  These individuals are passionately committed to this cause. They have 
been working hard to raise funds, find deserving recipients of a home, 
and oversee the students and the construction. They have worked 
tirelessly to support this laudable project from its conception, and 
they deserve a world of thanks for their efforts.
  I would also like to thank the members of the New Hampshire National 
Guard who are in charge of the important task of transporting the 
finished home to Louisiana, and the many businesses and sponsors in New 
Hampshire who have donated supplies, money and time to this 
organization.
  I had the opportunity to twice visit with the students of Somersworth 
High School, the first time while they were building the home and just 
yesterday after it was completed. To see these students, fine young 
Americans hard at work using their skills to help families in need, was 
truly remarkable and for me very inspiring. I was impressed not only by 
the quality of their work, but certainly by the compassion that they 
displayed for the family receiving this home.
  I wish There's No Place Like Home continued success and hope they are 
able to inspire other organizations to follow their lead. The founders 
of this organization, like Paula Young and all of the volunteers, are 
to be commended for their hard work and their commitment to giving back 
to the greater good of our Nation.
  I am honored to represent such caring, civic-minded citizens in the 
U.S. House of Representatives.

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