[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6418]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL CAREER DAY OF THE PONTIAC 
                              ROTARY CLUB

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                          HON. GARY C. PETERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 7, 2013

  Mr. PETERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, as a former Rotarian, I rise 
today to recognize the Pontiac Rotary Club as it hosts its twenty-sixth 
annual Career Day for youth in Pontiac, Michigan.
  Founded in 1922, the Pontiac Rotary Club has been serving the 
residents of the Greater Pontiac community for over nine decades. The 
core of its mission over the last ninety years has been to undertake 
endeavors that nurture and support the development of youth in the 
Pontiac community. In fulfillment of its mission, the Club has engaged 
a broad array of community stakeholders in public, private and non-
profit organizations to create programs that provide youth with 
experiences that empower them to control their future.
  One of Pontiac Rotary Club's biggest annual programs, Career Day, 
provides middle school students in Pontiac a hands on opportunity to 
learn more about the career fields that pique their interests. This 
year, as part of Career Day, one-hundred students will have spent the 
morning of Thursday, May 2, shadowing professionals in their daily work 
routine. This experience provides the youth of Pontiac an opportunity 
to gain first-hand knowledge that will shape their development into 
active adult members of their community.
  Furthermore, on the same day as Career Day, the Pontiac Rotary will 
host its annual Scholarship Luncheon for high school students. During 
this luncheon, several high school students will have been recognized 
for their outstanding achievements and awarded a scholarship that will 
help them in their journey to seek higher education.
  The programs of Career Day are just a couple of examples of the types 
of programming provided by the Pontiac Rotary Club. In addition, to 
Career Day and the Scholarship Luncheon, the Club runs a Student of the 
Month program for students in Pontiac schools which recognizes youth 
for outstanding achievements.
  With an eye in their community and beyond, the members of the Pontiac 
Rotary Club have also supported the Rotary International's program to 
cure Polio around the world and taken up initiatives that support clean 
water projects. Recently, the Pontiac Rotary has partnered with a 
sister club in Ecuador to implement a bio-sand water filter project 
that will provide cleaner water to that region.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the members of the Pontiac Rotary Club on 
occasion of its twenty-sixth annual Career Day and applaud the 
tremendous impact their work has had both in the Greater Pontiac 
community and in other communities around the world.

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