[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14653]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, today I recognize the 20th anniversary of 
the After-School All-Stars of Greater Las Vegas, NV.
  In 1995, Elaine Wynn established the Greater Las Vegas Inner-City 
Games to provide thousands of young Nevadans with a fun, safe, and 
positive place to go during after-school hours. In 2003, the program 
was expanded to include more services and the program was transformed 
into the After-School All-Stars.
  Over the past two decades, After-School All-Stars has provided more 
than 120,000 underprivileged Southern Nevadans with a free and 
comprehensive after-school program. Today, the After-School All-Stars 
program has reached 12 states, including the District of Columbia.
  After-School All-Stars takes pride in providing its students with the 
opportunity to participate in exciting and engaging activities, while 
also building self-esteem. This important program teaches its 
participants the value of saying no to drugs and yes to hope and offers 
students academic support, enrichment activities, and health and 
fitness awareness. Through its mission, After-School All-Stars is 
working to graduate students from high school, prepare them for college 
and future careers, and encourage them to give back to their 
communities.
  This organization has impacted the lives of Nevada students for 20 
years, and I applaud the After-School All-Stars program of Greater Las 
Vegas for their dedication to improving the lives of at-risk students 
throughout Southern Nevada. I congratulate the program's board of 
directors, staff, and volunteers on decades of success and wish them 
the best in the years to come.

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