[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17428]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING GENESEE COUNTY COMMITTEE FOR COMMUNITY PEACE

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2010

  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, on Saturday, October 2nd, the Genesee 
County Committee for Community Peace will dedicate a statue of Mahatma 
Gandhi on the campus of the University of Michigan-Flint. The statue, 
the first of its kind in Michigan, will be installed in the Peace Park 
in celebration of Peace Day.
  The Genesee County Committee for Community Peace has been celebrating 
Peace Day in Flint Michigan for over 15 years. The Committee is part of 
the Chinmaya Seva Samiti of Flint. Over the years they have sponsored 
several events including essay writing competitions, building of a 
sports field for the underprivileged, painting a peace mural, honoring 
a Peace Maker annually, and the creation of the Peace Park. Their goals 
are promoting peace, teaching ways of harmonious co-existence, and 
educating future generations on the principles of peace and 
nonviolence. The University of Michigan-Flint, the Community Foundation 
of Greater Flint, Dr. and Mrs. M. Nagaraju, the Genesee Intermediate 
School District and the Genesee County Medical Society Alliance are 
represented on the Committee.
  Mahatma Gandhi said, ``I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer 
you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your 
feelings. My wisdom flows from the Highest Source. I salute that Source 
in you. Let us work together for unity and love.'' In keeping with his 
sentiments, the Committee believes in embracing the unifying features 
of all different beliefs and ethnicities and strives to pass on this 
wisdom to the next generation.
  Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
recognizing the dedication, efforts and enthusiasm of the Genesee 
County Committee for Community Peace to promote unity, and enhance 
peace in Flint and Genesee County. I pray that their work to create a 
more harmonious world is successful.

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