[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 28601]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF LYNDA SACKETT

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 29, 2007

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Lynda 
Sackett as she retires from her position as Director of Dance at the 
Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood, Ohio. For the last 40 years, she 
has touched the lives of thousands of young dance artists as she has 
worked to establish the Beck Center as a great arts resource for 
Northeast Ohio.
  Lynda began her career in the 1960s in Beck Center's Theatre 
Education Program. During the 1970s, she helped to create the Dance 
Education Program and has led that program ever since. Her passion for 
dance and for the arts led her to get even more involved with the Beck 
Center, serving as both director of Outreach Education and program 
director for Visual Arts Education while continuing to lead the dance 
program.
  In her honor, the Beck Center has recently announced the 
establishment of the Lynda Sackett Endowment Fund for Dance Education. 
This money will serve to honor Lynda's spirit and dedication to dance 
by continuing her efforts to reach out to the community and encourage 
more young people to learn about the art of dance.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring Lynda 
Sackett for her service to her community and to arts education.

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