[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9676]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO GRACIE SCHRAM

 Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I wish to recognize an 
inspirational artist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist from my State, 
Gracie Schram, who has been awarded the 2016 Nation Federation of 
Independent Business Owners Young Entrepreneur Award.
  Miss Schram, of Leawood, KS, is the founder and owner of Gracie 
Schram Music, an entertainment company that provides live performance, 
speaking engagements, original music, recordings, and merchandise.
  At the young age of 10, she was introduced to the reality of 
underprivileged children in Haiti and Africa. Inspired to do good, she 
was determined to improve the living conditions of so many she hadn't 
even met.
  She went on to write and produce several albums, the proceeds of 
which led to the building of two fish ponds in Africa and an orphanage 
in Haiti. This is an extraordinary accomplishment. When asked why she 
has chosen to help those in need, her response was, ``I was just a kid 
who wasn't willing to wait for somebody else to change the world.''
  I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Miss Schram on her 
outstanding achievements. We wish her nothing but the best for her 
future entrepreneurial and educational endeavors.

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