[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13836]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  TRIBUTE: ALPHA DELTA KAPPA INTERNATIONAL HONORARY ORGANIZATION FOR 
                            WOMEN EDUCATORS

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                             HON. MO BROOKS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 8, 2015

  Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the Alpha 
Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women Educators on 
its sixty-eight years of dedicated service and proclaim October 2015 as 
Alpha Delta Kappa Month. Established in 1947, Alpha Delta Kappa's goals 
have been to establish high standards of education, give recognition to 
outstanding educators, build a fraternal fellowship among educators, 
and to promote educational and charitable projects and activities 
enriching the lives of individuals everywhere.
  With a membership of over 33,000 educators representing all fifty 
U.S. states, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Jamaica and Australia, Alpha 
Delta Kappa is committed to educational excellence, personal and 
professional growth and for collectively channeling their energies 
toward the good of their schools, communities, the teaching profession 
and the world.
  Women in education constitute a great portion of the nation's working 
force and are constantly striving to serve their communities and nation 
in educational, cultural, and charitable programs leading to harmony, 
happiness, and peace among all people.
  Over the last two years alone, the members of Alpha Delta Kappa have 
given altruistically to the communities they serve by raising nearly 
twelve million dollars and volunteering more than 2 million service 
hours. Alpha Delta Kappa members also biennially awards nearly two 
million dollars through its 11 scholarship programs.
  I congratulate Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization 
for Women Educators on their many years of unparalleled success and 
wish them well as they continue to educate our children.

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