[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 956]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 21, 2015

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Regina Crafter 
of Missouri City, Texas for being awarded the Ms. Texas America 2015 
title by the Ms. America Pageant. Regina is a health teacher at Quail 
Valley Middle School in Missouri City, Texas. This award recognizes her 
exceptional contributions to her community as an educator, youth mentor 
and champion of health initiatives.
  Regina has led several successful fundraising drives for the 
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the American Diabetes 
Association (ADA). She is also a breast cancer survivor who has been an 
outspoken awareness ambassador for the disease. She is committed to 
promoting a healthy lifestyle for her students. Regina is the Health 
Club sponsor and the ADA coordinator at Quail Valley Middle School. She 
has helped her students raise more than $10,000 for ADA, the largest 
donation among secondary schools in Texas. She goes on to compete in 
the 2015 Ms. America Pageant finals.
  I commend Regina Crafter for the outstanding difference she has made 
in her community as a role model and leader. On behalf of the residents 
of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, congratulations 
again to Regina for being selected to represent our state as Ms. Texas 
America 2015. We wish her well as she competes on the national stage. I 
know she will make Texas proud.

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