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Show 1 by ELISABETH DEFFNER Catching "Spirit It took Paula Burton years but she finally 13 co gee all Americans to place their hands over their hearts achieved her goal at the same time. The Pledge of Allegiance no longer seemed to be getting its share of rightful children. attention, Burton thought, especially with school-ag- e embraces who the really pledge stepped up our attitude (of Meeting someone first who Kathleen DeLuca, met Burton through Celebration USA, patriotism),'' says Burton-leof cause d committee advancing the a educating young people about good touched my childrens lives. citizenship and patriotism. Paula really bade all of That's Burtons way giving to the people who have touched her life over who the yean like the Americans dropped food over Holland during World War II, so that the Dutch (including Burton and her family) would have enough to eat. 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General OBceu 6 ConuneteMSaeetHckie,WYl 1101 With a rwp of Calibration USA pnrtfcy month and a day after the terrorist arracks on dr East Coast, Americans were again n oouncry would have enough to eat. dropping food so that civilians in a end this rime. Instrad. she was expressing was the on not receiving Burton, 61, her gratitude to her adopted country in a way she'd dreamed offar years: by holding a Pledge Across America. At 11 a.m. Pacific Time on the 12th, Burton led members ofher Villa Park community in the Pledge of Allegiance, while at that exact moment, students and teachers aaog the country even President Bush hiriwrtf also recked the vow. It was a moment Burton had worked inward for more than 13 years. "I've never given up on this national day of celebration," she says. In 1988 Burton, then working as a substitute teacher; discovered how few children really comprehend the Pledge cf Allegiance. "The children had a lack of understanding, and that created a lack of reverence," says the retired teacher and gandmocher cf three. I put the word 'indivisible' on the boand, and began teaching the whole pledge. Always one to wear her patriotism on her sleeve; Burton a UA. resident since age 9, when her parents came to America co seek new opportunities and a fresh start discovered die pledge had originally been written fcr a national school celebration in 1892. Asher knowledge grew, so did her detmntiMtinn m share and how better to do that than through another national school celebration? By T991, Burton had coordinated her Celcbrarion USA to help organize the event. Ayear lata; ihr mailed out 67 J000 letters to public school disoicB acrom the counoy, adriqg diem to cele-- . breathe pledges centennial, but she was unable to synchioniae die event nationwide. Celebration USA continued co grow, home vex, and so did its repurarion although the last three years, (hiring which the Burtons daughter; Brandy; suffered from a terminal illness, proved a struggle to move forward. Since Brandysdeath last June, Burton has become even wnw hliHl in rrUwinn USA. I stay busy translating the ideals of the country my family adopted," die says. Suddenly last October, Burton received a call from the US. Department af Education, whkh had become increasingly rffjl4irinnIRA'k effort in the aftermath of Sept. 11. Burton was told she had one week to organize a National School Celebration in her community; which Iwmr the West Coast hub of the national celebration. I didn't capitalize on a crisis, yet it was a crisis that hud to briqg it into place, she says. One teacher wrote, As God would have it, a vessel of comfort was in place for our children. Being pare of chat vessel of comfort sotted with a teaching moment. war-cor- .... 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