congressional_record: CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgE2023-3
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| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgE2023-3 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | HONORING BUCKS BEAUTIFUL | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | HONORING | E2023 | E2023 | [{"name": "Michael G. Fitzpatrick", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. E2023 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E2023] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING BUCKS BEAUTIFUL ______ HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK of pennsylvania in the house of representatives Monday, December 31, 2012 Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the work being done in my home of Bucks County, Pennsylvania by the dedicated volunteers of Bucks Beautiful. Founded in 1990 by Robert and Joyce Byers and Carol McCaughan with the goal of beautifying Bucks County, this community organization has dedicated itself to preserving and improving upon the existing natural beauty of my home in southeastern Pennsylvania. Over the last 22 years, Bucks Beautiful has expanded its mission, offering beautification grant programs, partnering with a local college to offer academic scholarships, and offering scenic tours of Bucks County and other nearby locales. Most recently, Bucks Beautiful has completed its ``Bulbs For Bucks'' Program, planting hundreds of thousands of daffodils at strategic locations across the county. The inspiration of Chuck Gale, owner of Gale Nurseries and a Bucks Beautiful board member, this collaboration of local nursery owners and landscape architects will result in an impressive visual display come spring along major Bucks County thoroughfares. Chuck Gale and his team complete the first phase of this undertaking in fall of 2010, planting 30,000 Daffodil Bulbs were planted along the Rt. 611 Bypass. Last fall, 300,000 Daffodil Bulbs were planted along the Delaware Canal at key locations from Bristol to Riegelsville, Bucks County. Finally, this November marked the completion of Phase 3 with 170,000 daffodil bulbs being planted along the new Route 202 Parkway and Route 202 Bypass. The completion of this project, which included the acquisition from Holland the only bulb-planting machine in the United States, has laid the foundation for an expanded tourism base for Bucks County. Bucks Beautiful hopes to begin an annual bulb festival adding to the list of fairs and festivals that bring countless tourists from around the country to our community each year. The hard work and dedication of Chuck Gale, the Central Bucks County Chamber of Commerce and the volunteers of Bucks Beautiful has made this program an outstanding success, and I wish them the best of luck going forward. ____________________ |