[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 96 (Wednesday, July 11, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1316]
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     RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF FUJIFILM TO THE SMITHSONIAN 
                              INSTITUTION

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                         HON. LINDSEY O. GRAHAM

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 11, 2001

  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Fujifilm for 
recently receiving the Smithsonian Institution's 2001 Corporate 
Leadership Award for its role as lead sponsor of Mei Xiang and Tian 
Tian, the new giant panda pair at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. The 
award recognizes the gift made on behalf of Fujifilm's 8,000 U.S. 
associates at 47 separate facilities.
  Additionally, I would like to commend Fujifilm for the significant 
contribution that organization has made to the Smithsonian's National 
Zoo in donating $7.8 million, the largest donation in the Zoo's 
distinguished history. Fujifilm's generous gift and lead sponsorship of 
the project to bring a new giant panda pair to the Zoo and to construct 
the Fujifilm Giant Panda Conservation Habitat which will serve as the 
new, permanent home for the pandas.
  Mei Xiang and Tian Tian have quickly become national treasures. Their 
arrival at the Zoo, as well as the extensive giant panda education and 
research activities, initiated through their sponsorship, have been 
beneficial to the visiting public. Fujifilm hopes that its involvement 
will create a gateway that will help people better understand the 
broader issues of species conservation worldwide. Additionally, many 
items from Fujifilm's wide range of state-of-the-art imaging, data 
storage and information products will be used by Zoo researchers as 
they conduct their projects in the study of the giant pandas.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in lauding the 
outstanding corporate citizenship of Fujifilm and its leadership in 
conservation efforts. Additionally, I would hope that the members of 
this body will join me in thanking Fujifilm's 8,000 U.S. associates for 
their valuable gift to the National Zoo, its visitors, and its 
researchers.

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