[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14289]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO SHARON CAMPBELL

 Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, today I extend my heartfelt 
congratulations to Sharon Campbell, regional representative for my 
office in Presque Isle, ME, as she was recently honored with the 
prestigious Frank Hussey Award from the Presque Isle Rotary Club, named 
for a highly regarded former Presque Isle Rotarian.
  Sharon could not be more deserving of this prestigious accolade as it 
recognizes her selfless commitment to Aroostook County and our great 
State of Maine. As I have witnessed firsthand, whether through her 
outstanding tenure with me which began more than a decade ago to her 
exceptional examples of giving back as a Rotary member, Sharon is the 
epitome of our State's motto, ``Dirigo or I Lead,'' many times over.
  Just in the past 2 years alone, Sharon has diligently promoted 
greater literacy in The County, leading the Rotary's Literacy and 
Thesaurus Project, which distributes thesauruses to area children, and 
raising close to $2,000 to start a ``Children's Book of the Month 
Club,'' where books are purchased every month for school libraries.
  Described by her Rotary peers as a ``get it done'' Rotarian, Sharon 
strives to make a substantive difference in the lives of others and in 
a way that garners lasting results. And when it comes to galvanizing 
support for a new task, it is helpful that people find it incredibly 
difficult to say ``no'' to her. By the same token, she is the last 
person who would say ``no'' herself to a challenge to help someone 
else. She is that caring and that determined. Sharon truly exemplifies 
the can-do spirit and tireless work-ethic that are the hallmarks of the 
people of Maine she serves, in particular those who proudly call The 
County home.
  Nothing crystallizes Sharon's contributions as a Rotarian and as 
someone devoted to public service than the Rotary motto of ``Service 
Above Self.'' Her receipt of The Frank Hussey Award is an enduring 
testament to her dedication to that precept.

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