[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12710]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF FOLKSVILLE USA

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                          HON. ANN KIRKPATRICK

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 22, 2014

  Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I 
recognize Folksville USA, a pioneering organization that began in 
Arizona and is spreading through communities across our nation. 
Folksville USA works with Adopt-a-Highway to back BagReadyJobs, an 
innovative program that pairs local businesses with youth groups to 
clean up our highways.
  Arizona's District One boasts some of the most beautiful landscape in 
the country, and the BagReadyJobs program is keeping it that way! Under 
the leadership of Gary Chamberlain, Folksville USA is teaching the kids 
of Arizona about the effects of littering, the fundamentals of money 
management and most importantly, introducing them to that positive 
feeling you get when you are serving your community.
  Getting kids excited about cleaning up the environment and raising 
money for a good cause is no easy feat, but Gary Chamberlain and 
Folksville USA seem to do it over and over again. This program makes a 
difference in the lives of Arizona kids and preserves the pristine 
beauty of our state, and I hope communities all over our country will 
have the opportunity to achieve these same benefits. Thanks for keeping 
Arizona beautiful!

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