[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16147]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        CONGRATULATING STUDENTS AT MARVIN WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize the students and 
faculty at Marvin Ward Elementary School in Winston-Salem, North 
Carolina.
  With news of the destructive flooding in South Carolina on their 
minds, this title I school conducted an informal collection of supplies 
for those impacted by the devastation. In just 24 hours, the school 
community had come together for the people of South Carolina and 
collected clothing, blankets, towels, pillows, baby supplies, 
toiletries, pet food, and over 60 cases of water.
  In addition to reading, writing, and arithmetic, it is clear that the 
administration and faculty have also been teaching important lessons in 
compassion and generosity, which I am sure went along very well with 
the lessons being learned by these students from their families.
  Ward Elementary met the call for assistance with extraordinary 
result. Its students should be commended for their giving spirit and 
commitment to helping others.

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