[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1045 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1045

 Recognizing First Friday Main Line and its executive director Sherry 
 Tillman and publicist Carla Zambelli for launching ``Operation Angel 
                                Wings''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 27, 2010

 Mr. Gerlach submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing First Friday Main Line and its executive director Sherry 
 Tillman and publicist Carla Zambelli for launching ``Operation Angel 
                                Wings''.

Whereas Lt. Col. Kenneth Marx M.D. of Broomall, Pennsylvania, is currently 
        serving in Afghanistan and working to help the innocent children of 
        Afghanistan by collecting items that United States soldiers can carry 
        and distribute while out on patrol;
Whereas Lt. Col. Kenneth Marx M.D. is a shining example of a United States 
        citizen seeking the greater good by volunteering to serve his country 
        with the United States Army Reserve a few days after 9/11, at age 48;
Whereas Lt. Col. Kenneth Marx M.D. was a physician in the emergency room at 
        Reading Hospital when he accepted combat deployment, his first, when 
        another physician fell ill;
Whereas Lt. Col. Kenneth Marx M.D. seeks to develop humanitarian-assistance 
        projects at the village level to support the efforts of United States 
        Armed Forces patrol units to provide security and extend law, 
        governance, and social institutions by simple acts of human kindness 
        that will help the voiceless victims of a war-torn country and the 
        innocent children, collateral damages of any war zone;
Whereas Lt. Col. Kenneth Marx M.D. demonstrates to all United States citizens 
        and citizens of the world that the United States Armed Forces is capable 
        of not only great strength, but great compassion;
Whereas Sherry Tillman and Carla Zambelli of First Friday Main Line worked with 
        Lt. Col. Marx M.D. and the Lower Merion, Pennsylvania community to 
        organize and launch ``Operation Angel Wings with First Friday Main 
        Line'' in literally a matter of days;
Whereas First Friday Main Line not only seeks to foster a greater sense of 
        community by bringing local residents, artists, and small businesses 
        together, but to also make time for other nonprofit and charitable 
        initiatives within their own mission;
Whereas Lt. Col. Kenneth Marx M.D., Sherry Tillman, and Carla Zambelli 
        demonstrate the true spirit of the United States with their 
        volunteerism;
Whereas the Operation Angel Wings initiative will collect items for 
        Afghanistan's children and needy, including winter clothing, towels, 
        toys, and reading glasses;
Whereas since launching the Operation Angel Wings initiative on November 9, 
        2009, First Friday Main Line, through the generosity of the Lower 
        Merion, Pennsylvania, community and extended community, has collected 
        and sent over 150 cartons of supplies to Afghanistan to date; and
Whereas it is true that every person in the United States can make a difference 
        in their community, and even the world, through the smallest of efforts: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes First Friday Main Line and its executive 
        director Sherry Tillman and publicist Carla Zambelli for 
        launching ``Operation Angel Wings'';
            (2) recognizes Lt. Col. Kenneth Marx, M.D. for his service 
        in Afghanistan and his efforts to help United States troops 
        connect with Afghan children and to promote future peace; and
            (3) congratulates First Friday Main Line staff, volunteers, 
        and the Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, community for their support 
        of Operation Angel Wings.
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