[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18226]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE GRADUATES OF ``I AM . . . WE ARE''

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 29, 2010

  Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of 
Representatives to join me in celebrating the graduates of the ``I Am . 
. . We Are'' community service program.
  The ``I Am . . . We Are'' community service program is run by Project 
Director Michael Williams and Tamara Jenkins through the offices of the 
TimeBanks, USA program initiated by Chris Gray and Edgar Cahn.
  The 40 graduates performed community service in the District of 
Columbia at the National Park Service, The Frederick Douglass House, 
The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation, the Metropolitan Police 
Department and many other places, with the support of several D.C. 
Council members.
  Despite coming from underprivileged and impoverished neighborhoods, 
the teen graduates devoted their summer beautifying our many parks and 
assisting the National Park Service with sprucing up the Frederick 
Douglass House.
  The Honorable Lee F. Satterfield, Chief Judge of the Superior Court 
of the District of Columbia, offered these young people his 
inspirational and hearty congratulations as the keynote speaker at the 
graduation ceremony. D.C. Council members Phil Mendelson and Michael 
Brown also praised the graduates at the ceremony. The awardees and 
honorees include Brenda Richardson, Community Liaison in the Office of 
D.C. Council member Marion Barry; Ivana Williams, who successfully 
secured the grant for this program; Nicole Straughter, of the Campbell 
Group, who is a third-year student at the University of the District of 
Columbia (UDC) David A. Clarke School of Law; Jeanne Campbell, CEO of 
the Campbell Group; Katherine S. Broderick, Dean of the UDC law school; 
Madelyn Yates, of the National Park Service; Julie Kutruff, Director, 
Frederick Douglass House; and Sheila Lock, of WINN Development 
Corporation. Supporters and parents of the graduates also attended the 
ceremony to congratulate the students on their hard work in the 
District of Columbia.
  Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
celebrating the graduates of ``I Am . . . We Are'' community service 
program as they look forward to welcoming another class of inspiring 
youth.

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