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STUDENT PHILANTHROPISTS
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson) for 5 minutes.
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize two students in my district, Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District, who have gone out of their way to better their communities recently. After reading about their work, I felt that they deserved this recognition.
Richard Clark is a student at Mount Aloysius College in Cresson, Pennsylvania. Richard is an MBA student and decided to use a class project opportunity, assignment, as an opportunity to help the Keystone Regional Fire and Rescue Department. He helped the president of the fire department write an application, a grant application, that resulted in a $10,000 grant to benefit that organization and, certainly, the citizens, families, and communities that that emergency service organization serves.
Before serving in Congress, I spent nearly 30 years as a State-
certified volunteer firefighter. It was an honor to serve my community, and I know firsthand how big of a deal, how big of a difference those funds can make in a small-town company in a rural area. Dave Fulton, president of the fire company, said that the funds would be combined with support from the county to purchase a new radio system.
Richard's professor, Dr. Leah Spangler offered high praise, saying:
``I'm just so happy to have a student who is so invested in an organization to really do this kind of work for them. It's so much more than a grade for a class that you can do something so positive for the community.''
I would like to thank Richard for his hard work, his dedication, and his commitment to serving his community.
In Indiana, Pennsylvania, a 17-year-old named Lily Palfrey recently reached the highest service level possible in 4-H by completing her Diamond Clover project.
Lily's father, Sergeant Frank Palfrey, has spent more than 30 years with the Army National Guard, serving as the inspiration for her service project. She collected more than $9,000 in donations and sent more than 150 boxes filled with personal care items to our National Guard troops, our citizen warriors who are deployed overseas.
Accompanying her service project is a video called ``We Serve Too,'' a presentation that Lily developed through her church to share the stories of military families.
Though she has fulfilled her service project obligation, Lily continues to collect morale-boosting donations like board games, snacks, and coffee.
I am encouraged by the kindness and the generosity of both Richard and Lily. Thank you to these two for their spirit of service.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 36
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