[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14957-14958]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE ARTISTIC ACCOMPLISHMENT OF VINCENT GIACALONE OF EMERSON, 
                               NEW JERSEY

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 6, 2007

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend 
twelve-year-old Vincent Giacalone of Emerson, NJ, whose artistic 
submission to the UPS Store Design Dale's New Ride contest took the top 
prize.
  The contest was sponsored by UPS to raise awareness and funds for the 
U.S. Marine Corps Reserves' Toys for Tots program, which distributes 
toys to needy children across the nation each year. Since its beginning 
in 1947, when Major Bill Hendricks led a group of Marine Reservists in 
Los Angeles to collect and distribute 5,000 toys to needy children to 
brighten up their Christmas, Toys for Tots has grown to be a program 
almost synonymous with the holidays. Over its 59-Christmas-history, 
Toys for Tots has distributed 370 million toys to more than 173 million 
needy children.

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  Vincent's prize-winning artwork will emblazon NASCAR's Dale Jarrett's 
#44 Camry at an October 28th race in Atlanta. This date marks the kick-
off of the fundraising campaign for the Toys for Tots Foundation in 
2007. Since its inception 16 years ago, the Foundation has supplemented 
the Marine Corps' local toy collections with more than 70.2 million 
toys valued at more than $387 million and has provided valuable 
promotion and support materials.
  I commend young Vincent Giacalone for being a part of a program that 
helps so many children his own age share in the spirit and joy of the 
holidays each year.

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