[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 2268-2269]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      SUCCESS STEMS FROM HARD WORK

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 25, 2016

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Kalpana Vaidya 
of Sugar Land, Texas for being a Distinguished Finalist in the Texas' 
Top Youth Volunteers of 2016, given by The Prudential Spirit of 
Community Awards.
  Kalpana is a senior at Stephen F. Austin High School and a scout in 
the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council troop. Her community service 
project, ``The World of Science'' is a hands-on Science, Technology, 
Engineering and Math education (STEM) activity for kindergartners up to 
eighth-graders. Now becoming an annual affair, her project was 
sponsored by

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the Austin High School Honor Society and helped them raise $2,000. 
Kalpana's activity has also attracted organizations such as the Houston 
Natural Science Museum and the Baytown Nature Center. Her efforts in 
creating this activity led her to become a distinguished finalist in 
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. These awards recognize 
talented young men and women across America that have graciously served 
their communities.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, 
congratulations again to Kalpana Vaidya for being a Distinguished 
Finalist. We are so proud of her and can't wait to see what she does 
next.

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