[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 95 (Monday, June 12, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S8184]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


           HARRY ZIMMERMAN MEMORIAL AWARD TO LEONARD FLORENCE

 Mr. KERRY. Mr. Present, this is the 10th anniversary of the 
Mary and Harry Zimmerman Memorial Dinner to benefit the Muscular 
Dystrophy Association. The city of Nashville and the Service 
Merchandise Co. host this event and I am proud to say that this year 
the prestigious Harry Zimmerman Award, named for the founder of the 
company, is being presented to a constituent of mine, Leonard Florence, 
for his philanthropic efforts and dedication to the cause of the 
mentally challenged.
  Mr. Florence has served on the board of trustees of the Cardinal 
Cushing School and Training Center for exceptional Children of All 
Faiths since 1967 and has been instrumental in raising over $10 million 
for the school. The Charlotte and Leonard Florence Dental Clinic and 
Auditorium at Tufts University Dental School and the Charlotte and 
Leonard Florence Courtyard in the nursery school at Temple Mishkan 
Tefila also testify to his generosity.
  In 1993, Pope John Paul II appointed Mr. Florence a Knight of the 
Order of Saint Gregory the Great. This is the highest award granted by 
the Pope and is awarded to persons of conspicuous virtue and notable 
accomplishment on behalf of society regardless of their religious 
belief.
  Leonard Florence is an outstanding citizen who has given freely of 
his time and talents to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the 
Nation. I congratulate him on this richly deserved award.


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