[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9683]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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          RECOGNIZING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED WAY

 Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I am pleased to congratulate the 
United Way on its 125th anniversary. The organization began in 1887 as 
a community endeavor in Denver, and it spread throughout the country.
  Today, the United Way includes almost 1,800 community-based 
organizations in the United States and 40 other countries and 
territories. It applies the nearly $5 billion it raises annually to 
provide for the common good in communities all over the world.
  I am proud that my State of Mississippi is home to dozens of 
nonprofit United Way organizations. With their network of partners, 
these groups do remarkable work to gather private resources and 
generate volunteer services from all ages to address the educational, 
health, and income problems faced by children, families, and seniors.
  Projects such as the Back 2 School Resource Fair hosted by the United 
Way of Northeast Mississippi, the Summer Youth Corps volunteer program 
run by the United Way of the Capital Area, and the Literacy Kit 
Workshop sponsored by the United Way of Southern Mississippi are just a 
very small sample of ongoing activities carried out to help improve our 
State.
  In addition, Mississippians are grateful for the helping hand the 
United Way provides when disasters strike. United Way volunteers from 
Mississippi and around the Nation were among the thousands of people 
who came to the aid of my State following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 
More recently, the United Way stepped up to assist those hurt by 
tornadoes in northeast Mississippi and historic flooding throughout the 
Mississippi River delta.
  The United Way has recorded an outstanding history of accomplishment 
in its 125 years. It has done so by joining forces with everyone from 
the individual giver to Fortune 500 partners.
  I am pleased to be able to join in commending this organization for 
its good works, and I look forward to its continued success.

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