[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17921]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN HONOR OF MS. MARGI PRUITT CEO OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA CHAPTER OF 
                         THE AMERICAN RED CROSS

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 31, 2008-

  Mr. CASTLE. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise 
today to recognize Ms. Margi Pruitt for her dedication and service to 
the American Red Cross. She will retire from her post as CEO of the 
Delmarva Peninsula Chapter of the American Red Cross in October after 
thirty five years of excellent work helping Americans in need.
  Margi began working for the Delaware Chapter of the American Red 
Cross in 1973, immediately after graduating from college. Following 
service to the American Red Cross in seven different states, Margi 
returned to the same branch--now known as the Delmarva Peninsula 
Chapter--and has remained there for the past twenty years. During this 
time, she has worked to orchestrate relief efforts for large disasters 
such as flooding in the Elsmere region of northern Delaware, several 
winter storms along the east coast, a tornado in Smyrna, Delaware, and 
most recently, substantial flooding in Kent and Sussex Counties 
following a series of severe thunderstorms. In addition, she led 
volunteers in the relief effort for victims of both Hurricane Andrew 
and Hurricane Katrina. Her dedication and compassion have helped the 
American Red Cross reach countless people affected by natural disasters 
in the Delmarva region and throughout the United States.
  I, along with the rest of the Delaware Congressional delegation, have 
had the personal privilege of collaborating with Margi on several 
occasions, and we have witnessed her untiring dedication to 
strengthening the American Red Cross's presence in our state. Margi has 
worked to build strong partnerships with emergency management 
throughout the state of Delaware. Following the attacks on September 
11, 2001, she was instrumental in launching a public awareness campaign 
to help those in the community better understand the assistance that is 
available to them through the American Red Cross.
  I acknowledge and thank Ms. Margi Pruitt for her commitment to the 
American Red Cross. The entire State of Delaware has benefited from her 
innumerable contributions to help people manage the most difficult and 
trying of situations. I am confident that her kind and diligent 
presence, though it will be missed by her colleagues on the occasion of 
her retirement from the American Red Cross, will remain an active 
influence in our community.

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