[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24512]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF HAL SHELTON AND THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA 
   SCORE FOR WINNING THE 2008 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DISTRICT 
                            DIRECTOR'S AWARD

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 9, 2008

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Speaker, congratulations to Hal Shelton and the 
Board of the Washington Metropolitan Area SCORE for receiving the 2008 
Small Business Administration District Director's Award for their 
contribution to the training, counseling and mentoring of small 
businesses.
  Hal Shelton and the more than 50 Washington Metro Area SCORE 
volunteers were recognized for substantially assisting the SBA DC 
district office in providing business counseling to military service 
members at Walter Reed Hospital; organizing workshops for local 8(a) 
businesses; and for exceeding all goals for the number of DC-area 
clients who received business mentoring and advice.
  Since 1964, SCORE ``Counselors to America's Businesses,'' have helped 
8 million aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners through 
counseling and business workshops. More than 10,500 volunteer business 
counselors in 389 chapters serve their communities through entrepreneur 
education dedicated to the formation, growth and success of small 
businesses.
  For their commitment to preserving the reputation of American small 
businesses as among the most productive in the world and for their 
years of dedicated public service, I commend Hal Shelton and the 
members of Washington Metropolitan Area SCORE for receiving this 
important honor.

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