[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9990]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CELEBRATING TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL AND THE TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES IT 
            PROVIDES TO COUNTLESS CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY

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                      HON. CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 11, 2014

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Trinity 
Catholic School in Spokane, Washington, and the new opportunities made 
available by the generosity of Dr. and Mrs. Edmund and Beatriz 
Schweitzer in honor of Mrs. Schweitzer's mother, Ms. Lupita Sandoval.
  Trinity Catholic School has impacted the lives of countless children 
in the Spokane community, be it by fostering an environment rooted in 
academics, values, faith, and service, or by providing encouragement 
and structure to those boys and girls who need it most. Their mission 
to serve students and their families with a community rich in 
opportunity and possibility is moving. Ms. Sandoval shared Trinity 
Catholic's vision for education and determination leading the path to a 
better life, and is an inspiration to all of us. She educated herself 
and encouraged all four of her children to not only pursue an 
education, but absorb all that it had to offer.
  Like Trinity Catholic School, Ms. Sandoval shared a great esteem for 
the limitless value of the power of knowledge, and knew meaningful 
education was the best investment for a better future. The endowment 
made possible by the Schweitzers will bring new opportunity to the boys 
and girls of Trinity Catholic School, and further enriches our 
community's own quest for knowledge and for doing good by others.
  Regardless of their own circumstances, the Trinity Catholic 
community, led by Father Jose Millan and Ms. Sandra L. Nokes, gives 
back to our community at times of Thanksgiving and Christmas year after 
year, and they have raised funds to help ensure our veterans could 
travel to Washington, DC to see the monuments dedicated to their 
sacrifice. This school teaches students not only to love thy neighbors, 
but to help them through difficult times. Through the generosity of the 
Schweitzers, and through Ms. Sandoval's belief in the power of 
education, Trinity Catholic will continue to thrive and change the 
lives of so many of our children.
  Again, I applaud Father Jose, Ms. Nokes, and the entire Trinity 
Catholic community for their tireless dedication to bringing new 
opportunities to their students.

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