First Lady's "Health First" Initiative Engages Cao-Obama families
Remember when President Obama called out Congressman Cao and his family at that
rally in New Orleans at UNO? And he goes, "I like that guy". Remember? Well,
a similar situation played out in D.C. a few days ago when Congressman Anh
"Joseph" Cao (LA-02) and his wife Kate and their two daughters, Sophia and Betsy,
joined First Lady Michelle Obama to assemble packages of healthy foodstuffs and
items encouraging physical fitness, including frisbees and miniature footballs,
for underprivileged children in the Washington, D.C. area. Cao's two daughters
were two of the fastest volunteers at the event, and when the First Lady
recognized their participation, the two little girls jumped into her arms out
of excitement. "She carried both of them in her arms," Ms. Cao said.
"She's personable and very friendly, and Sophia and Betsy were delighted
to spend time with her." Congressman Cao said, "It was wonderful to take
part in such a worthy cause with the First Lady. My family and I considered
it a privilege to do our part to encourage underprivileged children to develop healthy
eating habits and get plenty of exercise."
During the event, Ms. Obama recognized AmericCorps volunteers for their
work in response to the BP oil spill. She said, "I understand this group has
just come back from Louisiana and all along the Mississippi and the Gulf Coast,
so they’ve just come back and already they’re hitting this project. So we are just
so appreciative and proud of the work that you all are doing. Keep it up --
and recruit more people all the time." Addressing the gathering of members
of Congress and their families, Ms. Obama said, "You all know the difference
that a few passionate, committed individuals can make in the life of a family,
a school, a neighborhood and a community. And we all want to encourage
folks to make that kind of difference every day all across the country."
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