[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12571]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                     TRIBUTE TO MONROE ROTARY CLUB

 Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I wish to honor the Monroe Rotary 
Club, which is celebrating its 90th anniversary this month, and I would 
like to take a few moments to publicly recognize their great history.
  The Rotary Club of Monroe was founded on April 29, 1918, with a 
membership of 31; however, they did not receive their charter until 
June of 1918. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring 
together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian 
service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help 
build goodwill and peace in the world. In order to carry out its 
service programs, Rotary is structured in club, district, and 
international levels.
  In furtherance of the goals of Rotary, the Rotary Club of Monroe has 
sponsored many local projects including, scholarships at the University 
of Louisiana at Monroe, Goodfellows, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Monroe 
Youth Baseball, The Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana, Camp Quality, The 
Salvation Army, and Girl's and Boy's State, to name a few. In addition 
they also sponsor Interact Clubs at Neville High School and River Oaks 
High School and sponsor two students each year to attend District 
6190's Camp RYLA--Rotary Youth Leadership Award, a program for young 
people intended to develop qualities of leadership, good citizenship, 
and personal development.
  Each year the members of the Rotary Club of Monroe also open their 
homes to members of the Rotary Foundation's Group Study Exchange 
program. They have proudly participated in this program for many years 
hosting teams from India, France, Norway, England, Brazil, Australia, 
Scotland, Belgium, Japan, Austria and several other countries. 
Additionally many of their members have traveled abroad as a part of 
the Friendship Exchange, where Rotarians seek opportunities to visit 
other districts throughout the world.
  Today, I applaud the Rotary Club of Monroe on their 90th anniversary 
and thank them for their continued service to the state of Louisiana 
and the rest of the world.

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