[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5310-5311]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING 2015 INDUCTEES INTO THE IOWA VOLUNTEER HALL OF FAME

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                             HON. ROD BLUM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 21, 2015

  Mr. BLUM. Mr. Speaker, Governor Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Governor 
Kim Reynolds inducted three individuals and one organization into the 
Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame on April

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14th, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. The 2015 inductees include H.D. ``Ike'' 
Leighty from Waterloo and the Sisters of Mercy from Cedar Rapids. Both 
reside in my district and I rise today to honor their hard work and 
acknowledge their accomplishments.
  H.D. ``Ike'' Leighty co-founded Engineered Products Company in 
Waterloo, Iowa in 1977. After selling the business, he established The 
Leighty Foundation and the Mother Moon Service Scholarship program. 
Every year, this program awards a college scholarship to one Black Hawk 
county high school junior who completes over 100 hours of community 
service. To date, 179 Iowans have received assistance towards a college 
education from the Mother Moon Service Scholarship.
  In 1989, the Sisters of Mercy founded the Catherine McAuley Center to 
develop long term solutions to poverty in the Cedar Rapids area. Guided 
by the five core values of empowerment, learning, mercy, community, and 
commitment, the Sisters provide one-on-one tutoring for adults, as well 
as transitional housing for victims of domestic violence, and those who 
suffer from mental illness and substance abuse.
  H.D. ``Ike'' Leighty and the Sisters of Mercy are model citizens and 
assets to their communities. I encourage all Iowans to visit the State 
of Iowa Historical Museum in Des Moines and view the Iowa Volunteer 
Hall of Fame plaques where their names now join 155 other inductees. On 
behalf of the people of Iowa's first district, I commend Mr. Leighty 
and the Sisters of Mercy for their selflessness and sacrifice in 
service to our communities. I congratulate them on their 2015 induction 
into the Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame.

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