[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13057]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            IN RECOGNITION OF THE 2016 BREAST FRIENDS EVENT

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                         HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 19, 2016

  Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the important 
work done by Ms. Nicole Clark for hosting the 2016 Breast Friends event 
at Harmony Middle School in Virginia's Tenth Congressional District. 
Nicole has worked on hosting these events since 2013, when she first 
started them with her ``breast friend'' Michelle Batt. The success of 
these events has helped raise awareness and spread knowledge on the 
subject of breast cancer. Their hard work exemplifies the caring 
attitude of Loudoun County's residents.
  The 2016 Breast Friend event will entail discussion with a panel of 
doctors who are working in fields related to breast cancer, as well as 
Ms. Clark's own story about her experience with breast cancer. The 
overall mission of Ms. Clark and the Breast Friends team is to provide 
support to a community of women suffering from breast cancer.
  I believe that it is important to continue working to help defeat 
breast cancer; while also supporting those organizations and programs 
such as Breast Friends that do so much for those already suffering from 
this disease. These events serve a vital role in the continued 
education of our community about diseases such as breast cancer, and in 
the creation of support networks for those affected by it.
  It is my hope that this event will endure into the future and 
continue this legacy of community support and awareness. I thank and 
commend everyone involved in the 2016 Breast Friends event. Their 
caring spirit will result in critically important issues being 
discussed to a greater degree in our society.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join in recognizing Ms. Nicole 
Clark of Loudoun County for her work as host of the 2016 Breast Friends 
event in Hamilton, Virginia. Although Michelle Batt will not be in the 
country for this year's event, she will continue to be an integral part 
of the important work done by the Breast Friends in our great 
Commonwealth. I commend both Nicole and Michelle for their continued 
dedication to supporting those suffering from breast cancer. I wish 
them all the best in their future endeavors.

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