[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22724]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   COMMENDING THE FEMALE SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE NORTH JERSEY ALL-STARS

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, August 1, 2007

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute 
to New Jersey's 18 newest young ambassadors, the female soccer players 
of the North Jersey All-Stars. Today, they will set off from JFK 
Airport in New York for a two-week trip of good will and sportsmanship 
on the East Coast of Brazil.
  While in the coastal cities of Sao Mateus and Jaguare, the team of 
soccer superstars will play five games with local players, will deliver 
more than $15,000 in donated soccer equipment and sportsgear, and will 
spread a message of friendship to the people of Brazil. While most 
Americans traveling to Brazil, spend their days and nights in the 
touristy resorts, like Rio de Janeiro, these girls will be visiting a 
more remote and isolated, and far less wealthy, region.
  These high school-aged soccer players will be accompanied by their 
manager, David Heitman; trainers, Karen Hartigan and Phil Ross; and a 
local reporter, Brian Farrell. They will also be traveling with their 
coach, former professional soccer player, Roberto Ferman. The North 
Jersey All-Stars are: Zoey Talias of Wyckoff, Anna Rothschild of River 
Edge, Ashley Walker of Mahwah, Nicolle Sanchez of Lyndhurst, Amanda 
Soto of Mahwah, Faith Tucker of Rutherford, Lexi Hutton of Basking 
Ridge, Christy Shedlock of North Haledon, Katy Generelli of Spotswood, 
Karen Schoepflin of Oakland, Brielle Heitman of Mahwah, Janelle Biagini 
of Wyckoff, Kelly TenEyck of Mahwah, Brooke Bandazian of Wyckoff, 
Chelsea Marie Wuesthoff of Ironia, Sarah Royse of Northvale, Catherine 
Wolff of Wyckoff, Mimi Kocela of Waldwick.
  I commend these young women for their dedication to their sport and 
for their efforts to use that sport to spread a message of good will 
and sportsmanship overseas.

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