[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 91 (Friday, July 14, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1241-E1242]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING MARC AND JAY ELLIS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 13, 2000

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize two remarkable 
entrepreneurs, Marc Ellis and, his brother, Jay Ellis. Marc Ellis is 
the Chief Executive Officer, and Jay Ellis is the President of 
MyPinstripes.com, a Brooklyn based Internet business that is quickly 
becoming a premier Internet based valet service company. 
MyPinstripes.com focuses on communities that have traditionally been 
ignored by garment care and apparel service providers.
  Marc and Jay Ellis were born to Joe and Katherine Ellis in Rockville 
Center, Long Island. Marc, born in August 1970, is married to Gardy 
Ellis and has three children: Marc 11, Kathleen and Sydney. Marc 
graduated from Springfield Gardens High School in Queens, New York in 
1988, and earned a BA in Finance from Morehouse College in 1992. After 
graduating from Morehouse, Marc went on to earn two MBAs, one in 
Finance and the other in Marketing, from New York University Stern 
School of Business. Before founding MyPinstripes.com, Marc worked in 
corporate and investment banking with two of the largest banking 
institutions in the United States.
  Jay Ellis, the younger of the brothers, was born in November 1972. 
Jay graduated from

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Logan High School in Oakland, California in 1989, and entered the 
United States Army. During Operation Desert Storm, Jay earned a Purple 
Heart a combat veteran. Upon from serving the United States in the 
Persian Gulf, Jay earned a BS in Economics, with honors, from the 
University of San Francisco.
  The primary products for MyPinstripes.com are the door to door dry 
cleaning, laundry, shoe repair and tailoring services. They are using 
the Internet and other technologies to cut their operating costs while 
improving the buying experience for their, customers. The company was 
started on a full time basis in June 1999 with less than 100 customers, 
and as of last month it served over 3,000 households in four small 
communities in New York.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and all of my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing the lifelong efforts of Marc and Jay Ellis, and wish them 
continued success in their future endeavors.

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