[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9067]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO BETTINA L. WESLOH

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 23, 2014

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute my constituent, 
Bettina L. Wesloh, a distinguished community leader. In June, Mrs. 
Wesloh, a resident of Eldersburg, MD, will receive the Leader of 
Excellence Award from Girl Scouts USA.
  Mrs. Wesloh has been a mentor for pre-teen and teen girls in Girl 
Scout Troop 1379. She has motivated these girls to continue in scouting 
and inspired them to participate in outstanding community service 
activities, including making 75 blankets for Project Linus, for which 
the troop earned the Silver Award. As the members of the troop work 
toward earning their Gold Awards, Mrs. Wesloh continues to advise and 
assist the girls. She also takes the time to advise independent girl 
scouts who are not members of Troop 1379.
  Mrs. Wesloh also serves as a mentor for the Robo-Lions FRC Team 2199 
robotics team, assisting the students with public relations and 
business projects. She has been instrumental in organizing field trips 
for the students and fundraising drives to support science, technology, 
engineering and mathematics initiatives. Under her mentorship, the team 
won two Entrepreneurship Awards and the Regional Chairman's Award, 
which is considered the highest award a team can win at a regional 
FIRST robotics competition. In fact, Mrs. Wesloh is so passionate about 
the importance of STEM education that she is a founding director of 
PIE3, a non-profit organization that supports STEM education and 
activities in and around Carroll County, MD. Mrs. Wesloh is also a 
substitute teacher for the Carroll County Public Schools.
  A member of the Wesley Freedom United Methodist Church, Mrs. Wesloh 
has served as President of United Methodist Women, which, among other 
things, advocates for women's rights and the prevention of human 
trafficking. Mrs. Wesloh is part of United Methodist's Leadership team 
and Servant Circle. In recent years, Mrs. Wesloh organized the 
collection of over fifty flood buckets for donation to the victims of 
Hurricane Sandy.
  Bettina Wesloh is a truly compassionate and dedicated community 
leader who has made a difference in the lives of countless people I ask 
my colleagues to join me in expressing our deepest gratitude and 
appreciation to her for her outstanding community service and her 
invaluable work with young people.

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