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| CREC-2006-12-27-pt1-PgE2244-2 | 2006-12-27 | 109 | 2 | HONORING MS. GERMAINE BROUSSARD | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | HONORING | E2244 | E2244 | [{"name": "Frank R. Wolf", "role": "speaking"}] | 152 Cong. Rec. E2244 | Congressional Record, Volume 152 Issue 136 (Wednesday, December 27, 2006) [Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 136 (Wednesday, December 27, 2006)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E2244] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING MS. GERMAINE BROUSSARD ______ HON. FRANK R. WOLF of virginia in the house of representatives Wednesday, December 27, 2006 Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor on behalf of Rep. Tom Davis and myself to recognize Ms. Germaine Broussard of McLean, Virginia, for her dedication to sending many cookies and other packages to U.S. troops overseas. Ms. Broussard is known as the Cookie Lady to those who have benefitted from her kindness. She has already baked and shipped over 51,000 cookies to servicemembers. She has dedicated many hours of her free time and her own resources toward baking cookies to thank U.S. troops. I am proud to call attention to the dedication of Ms. Broussard. I would also like to share a recent article from The Stars and Stripes which describes Ms. Broussard's hard work. [From the Stars and Stripes, Nov. 21, 2006] Va. Woman Cooking Up Eats Galore for Troops (By Kirsten Brown) Washington.--When Lt. j.g. Gregory Trach, 34, received an e-mail from Germaine Broussard two years ago asking permission to send cookies to his ship, he thought little of it. ``Thank you for your support of the U.S. military,'' he responded, then dismissed the request as a thoughtful but meaningless gesture. A few weeks later, the USS Shreveport received 12 boxes packed with more than 1,800 chocolate chip, peanut butter, oatmeal and sugar cookies. Shocked, Trach sent Broussard a second e-mail: ``We thought you were kidding!'' That was Trach's first brush with ``the Cookie Lady.'' So far, Broussard, 39, has baked and shipped more than 51,000 cookies to servicemembers. The McLean, Va., resident calls her mostly one-woman program ``Troop Treats.'' It felt like Christmas to Lt. Col. Skip Goodwillie, 45, each time he and his unit opened a box from Broussard. Goodwillie, who is in the Army Reserves, was stationed northeast of Baghdad at Kir Kush military base when he started getting cookies. ``It was just wonderful to have mail call and hear, `Hey Skip, the Cookie Lady sent us another box,' '' Goodwillie said. ``It was wonderful for our morale.'' The Cookie Lady does get donations, but she pays for most of it out of her own pocket. After her job as a Smith Barney business development associate, Broussard comes home to start mixing batter about 7 p.m. She pulls the last cookies from the oven between 1 and 3 a.m. ``Some people can be a little hesitant about why am I doing this,'' Broussard said. ``I had wanted to do something, but with the Red Cross, you donate money, and they send the box. But our family has always used home-baked cookies, bread, whatever, to be able to say thank you.'' Broussard also sends necessities such as travel-sized shampoo, soap, toothpaste, mouthwash and other treats, including DVDs, Cocoa Rice Krispies and cheesecake mix. ``It's a small piece of home,'' she said. Embedded teddy bears are also part of her effort. Broussard's six ``Battle Buddies'' bears are dressed in camouflage and she could fill an album with pictures of beaming soldiers posing with their brown battle buddy. Broussard will soon launch her second holiday project, ``Operation Santa's Little Helpers,'' which enlists children to write cheery cards to the troops. These notes are tucked in red or blue stockings along with presents such as Slinky toys, Silly Putty, playing cards and, of course, candy. In junior high school, Broussard earned only a ``B'' in her home economics class. ``I don't use a standard one-cup measuring method,'' she said. ``It's just a little of this, little of that. The home ec teacher went crazy. I'd love to go back to that teacher and say, hmm! Wonder who's right now?'' ____________________ |