[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 28768]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATIONS TO KIMBERLY WOODARD AND JOI SHEFFIELD ON WORK DONE FOR 
    THE ELIAS MOTSOALEDI PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL IN SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA

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                         HON. GREGORY W. MEEKS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 30, 2007

  Mr. MEEKS of New York. Madam Speaker, I would like to take this 
opportunity to recognize and congratulate Miss Joi E. Sheffield and 
Miss Kimberly A. Woodard as they embark on a journey to improve the 
lives of young boys and girls in South Africa through education.
  Miss Sheffield and Miss Woodard are launching their first event, in 
partnership with The Silver Spring (Maryland) Chapter of the The Links, 
Incorporated, Shari Sheffield, The Perfect Glass LLC and TV One, by 
hosting a charity event this evening at the Verizon Center's concert 
featuring legendary recording artist Stevie Wonder. Proceeds from their 
event will benefit The Elias Motsoaledi Pre-Primary School in Soweto, 
South Africa in the Gauteng Province.
  The Elias Montsoaledi Pre-Primary School is a temporary school 
located in the informal settlement of Montsoaledi. The school was built 
in 2002 with donations from The Links, Incorporated. The Elias 
Montsoaledi Pre-Primary School is a private school that does not 
qualify for funding from the South African government and is reliant on 
private funding and donations for school tuition and fees, teacher's 
salary, books and supplies, and meals.
  In May 2007, Miss Sheffield and Miss Woodard traveled to South Africa 
as part of a Links, Incorporated-sponsored trip, where they visited The 
Elias Montsoaledi Pre-Primary School, among many others. Following that 
experience they walked away committed to working to improve the lives 
of the children they met in Soweto, South Africa.
  Madam Speaker, I want to congratulate Miss Sheffield and Miss Woodard 
on the work they are doing in support of those seeking educational 
excellence in South Africa, and I wish them well in their endeavors.

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