[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 114 (Wednesday, September 3, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1642]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         A TRIBUTE TO ROUNDY'S

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                         HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 3, 1997

  Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a Wisconsin-
based firm, Roundy's, Inc. which was founded in Milwaukee in 1872 and 
proudly celebrates its 125th anniversary this year.
  Roundy's has grown from a small wholesale grocery and coffee 
warehouse in Milwaukee's third ward, to the largest food corporation in 
Wisconsin and the Nation's 5th largest food supplier. Roundy's employs 
over 2,700 individuals in my home State and over 5,100 in the Midwest. 
The Roundy's name, whether on grocery items, frozen foods, dairy, meat, 
produce or bakery, is synonymous with quality.
  For many years, Roundy's has been a major participant in community 
activities. The corporation is a strong supporter of, and major 
contributor to, the Special Olympics in both Wisconsin and Illinois. 
It's president and chief executive officer, Gerald F. Lestina, is the 
president and founder of ``In The Paint at One Two,'' Milwaukee's 
extremely successful midnight basketball league. The company is also 
actively involved with many area charities including the Midwest 
Athletes Against Childhood Cancer [MACC] Fund, the Lions Clubs, 
Kiwanis, Rotaries, YMCA, YWCA, the United Way, Salvation Army, and the 
Ronald McDonald House. Roundy's is also a contributor to the Second 
Harvesters food bank and other various community food pantries located 
throughout the Midwest.
  With all of this in mind, I am pleased to join my colleagues from 
Wisconsin and throughout the Midwest in recognizing Roundy's as the 
good corporate citizen it is and in honoring the corporation on its 
125th anniversary celebration.
  Best wishes to Roundy's for many more years of success.

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