RECOGNIZING THE EIGHTH ANNUAL COCOA BEACH ``FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND'' KIDNEY WALK AND THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THE PRECIOUS GIFT OF LIFE; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 75
(Extensions of Remarks - May 07, 2019)
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RECOGNIZING THE EIGHTH ANNUAL COCOA BEACH ``FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND''
KIDNEY WALK AND THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THE PRECIOUS GIFT OF LIFE
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HON. BILL POSEY
of florida
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Mr. POSEY. Madam Speaker, on Saturday, May 11, 2019, thousands of
residents from across Central Florida will gather at the Cocoa Beach
Pier in Cocoa Beach, Florida, to take part in the Eighth Annual
``Footprints in the Sand'' Cocoa Beach Kidney Walk. Katie and I have
joined others in our community in participating every year since the
first walk was organized in 2012 by Rich Salick, Bill Hahn and
volunteers with the Florida Affiliate of the National Kidney
Foundation.
The ``Footprints in the Sand'' Kidney Walk brings our community
together to show our love and concern. So many of us have family,
friends and loved ones that are afflicted by kidney disease and they
need our strength and support. The road ahead is not easy for them, but
as the kidney walk demonstrates, they do not have to travel that path
alone.
The National Kidney Foundation of Florida, its supporters and
activists have made a significant difference in people's lives. They
not only raise awareness about this disease but they have helped push
for much needed changes in our laws and new innovations to give
patients more treatment options and a better quality of life.
This year organizers of the kidney walk will recognize organ donors
and their families for giving the precious gift of life so that others
could receive a second chance and continue with their lives.
Those recognized include:
Ellen Tuech on behalf of Geoffrey Wasden, Donna Oakley on behalf of
James ``Jimmy'' Gregory Fisher, Dawn Futch on behalf of Michael-Gene
Futch, Diana Couch on behalf of Linda Couch, Billie Lomonaco on behalf
of Tiffany Accardi, Jasmine Persaud on behalf of Anand Persaud, Sherri
Wilson on behalf of William Garrett Coe, Pat Brown on behalf of Michael
Brown, Laila Merolle on behalf of Mario Merolle, Maria Isabel Almonte
on behalf of Xavier Emilio Lara Almonte, Josefina Merizalde on behalf
of Emily Baquerizo, Laura Dawkins on behalf of Brooke Dawkins, Mary
Carpenter on behalf of Shawn Carpenter, Patricia Rivera on behalf of
Sebastian Rivera, Donna Kinney on behalf of Matthew David Hartmann,
Shebna Dorsey on behalf of Andrew Dorsey, Deborah Harder Thorpe on
behalf of Jessica Harder, Vivian Pogeler on behalf of Scott Pogeler,
and Susan Hahn and Teresa Jamison-Hahn on behalf of Bill Hahn.
I ask my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to join me
in recognizing the strong will of these caring families, their loved
ones and all those who have joined the effort and worked tirelessly to
raise awareness about kidney disease.
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