[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6439]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     THANKING LOUISIANA VOLUNTEERS

 Mr. VITTER. Madam President, today I wish to acknowledge the 
volunteers of St. Francis Medical Center and St. Francis North Hospital 
in Monroe, LA. On Monday, April 28, they will hold their annual 
Volunteer Spring Banquet to honor its 120 active volunteers and 
recognize their hard work and dedication to helping others. I would 
like to spend a few moments highlighting their achievements.
  The St. Francis Medical Center and St. Francis North Hospital 
volunteers combined for a total of 19,207.5 volunteer service hours for 
2007. Several of these volunteers will be receiving individual awards 
highlighting their accomplishments and all that they do to improve 
their communities. I would like to recognize 11 women in particular who 
will receive the President's Call to Service Award for 4,000 hours or 
more of volunteer service in one's lifetime. These women are: Joy 
Beaver, Ruth Beavers, Bettye Bennett, Angie Bruscato, Lucille Calk, Ann 
Clayton, Ruby Coats, Eva Fowler, Talma Turrentine, Anita Tempalski, and 
Patsy Welch. These ladies have volunteered a total of 80,695 hours of 
service.
  In addition, three St. Francis volunteers will receive the Daily 
Point of Light Award which is administered through the Points of Light 
Foundation on behalf of the White House. This award is designed to 
honor those who have made a commitment to connect Americans through 
service to help meet critical needs in their communities. This 
prestigious award is given each weekday in honor of recipients who 
exemplify the best in volunteerism. St. Francis is the only 
organization within the State of Louisiana to have three individuals 
honored with this award. They are: Angie Bruscato, Talma Turrentine, 
and Lucille Calk. These Daily Point of Light winners have been placed 
in the Presidential Greeter program for a possible visit from President 
George W. Bush in the near future.
  I applaud all of the volunteers of St. Francis Medical Center and St. 
Francis North Hospital in Monroe for their continued service to the 
citizens of their community. Their hard work and dedication is 
something we all appreciate and celebrate as we recognize their 
success.

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