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TRIBUTE TO HOMETOWN HERO LORI CERAMI
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HON. BETH VAN DUYNE
of texas
in the house of representatives
Friday, October 7, 2022
Ms. VAN DUYNE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Lori Cerami, a North Texan who took an unimaginable tragedy and turned it into a lifesaving difference for our community.
After her daughter Elise fatally drowned during swim practice, Lori took this tragedy and created the Swim4Elise Foundation to ensure no other child suffers the same fate.
Every summer, the Swim4Elise Foundation provides free water safety classes to more than 5,000 daycare children in North Texas. They also provide full scholarships for American Red Cross lifeguard training programs so trained swimmers are always on alert.
Because of her efforts--and immense love for her late daughter--
mothers and fathers across North Texas may rest easy knowing their children are in good hands. On behalf of our entire community, I thank Lori for taking her family's tragedy and turning it into a beautiful act of public service.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 161(1), Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 161(2)
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