[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 7310-7311]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           COMMENDING THE STUDENTS OF SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

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                          HON. PATRICK MEEHAN

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 13, 2011

  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the efforts of the 
students of Springfield High School, in Springfield, Pennsylvania,

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who raised a record sum of nearly $153,000 through their annual Dance-
a-Thon to benefit pediatric cancer research. With over half of 
Springfield High's student body taking part in this extraordinary 
charitable drive, the Dance-a-Thon represents community service at its 
finest--citizens voluntarily giving of themselves to make a difference 
in the lives of their neighbors. Most of us have known the pain of 
losing a loved one to cancer, but the students at Springfield took 
action, joining together to help children who are fighting this 
disease. I am proud of these young men and women, and grateful for the 
example they have set for their peers and the students who will follow 
after them.

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