[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 25142]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO RAJIV KUMAR

 Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, today I congratulate Rajiv 
Kumar, a medical student at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown 
University, for receiving the Community Health Leaders Award from the 
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Mr. Kumar received this prestigious 
award for his efforts to reduce obesity among Rhode Island residents. 
In 2005, he established Shape Up RI--a statewide exercise and weight 
loss challenge. Since then, over 35,000 Rhode Islanders have 
participated in the program including my staff and me, and I can 
personally attest to its fun and effectiveness. I had the pleasure of 
meeting with Mr. Kumar earlier this month to discuss the great work he 
has done to encourage personal responsibility in an engaging and 
innovative new format, and I look forward to the continued growth and 
success of Shape Up RI.

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