[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 64 (Friday, May 17, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E836]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MICHAEL SINCO HONORED

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 16, 2002

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call the attention of the 
House of Representatives to the lifetime of community service provided 
by my good friend and neighbor, Michael E. Sinco Sr. of Nanticoke, 
Pennsylvania. This Tuesday, I will cast my vote in the Pennsylvania 
primary at the Pope John Paul II Elementary School gymnasium in 
Nanticoke, and I know I will see Mr. Sinco steadfastly performing his 
duty at the poll, as he has for so many years. At the age of 90, Mr. 
Sinco continues to be one of the most active members of the community 
in Nanticoke, and I know I can always count on him for unvarnished and 
insightful information about the community.
  Last fall at its annual recognition dinner, the Northeastern 
Pennsylvania Council of the Boy Scouts of America presented Mr. Sinco 
with a certificate of appreciation for his lengthy service to Scouting.
  Mr. Sinco joined the Scouts in 1931. Today he is registered with 
Troop 418, which meets at the American Legion in Nanticoke.
  In 1932, he organized and supervised Boy Scouts in Nanticoke for the 
Russian relief drive and participated as a member of the steering 
committee in the development of an athletic meet for Nanticoke Boy 
Scouts, which was held at Kirby Park that May. He has also supervised 
athletic meets at the park.
  He organized and participated in rescue activities carried out by Boy 
Scouts in floods that took place in the Nanticoke and West Nanticoke 
areas, taught Red Cross first aid classes to Scouts in his area and 
supervised an ecological project in the Nanticoke, Glen Lyon and 
Sheatown areas in which trees were planted in high runoff areas.
  In addition, he initiated a program of after-school activities for 
Boy Scouts, implemented the first marble tournament for Scouts in the 
Nanticoke area and organized a drum and bugle corps which was 
instructed in drill and formations at Falcon's Hall, Nanticoke. He 
organized a Boy Scouting program for newspaper scribes in 1936 and 
organized three troops in the council in 1976.
  Mr. Sinco also served as chairman of a Scouting effort to provide 
gifts to children who were in hospitals on Christmas Day and took the 
gifts to the children. He also worked with the local American Legion on 
a program of placing flags on servicemen's graves and also organized 
the placing of flags on the graves of Scouts.
  Last but certainly not least, he has worked with his son, Michael E. 
Sinco Jr., a psychologist, to develop a Scouting program for children 
with mental retardation or physical disabilities.
  Mr. Speaker, as you can see, Michael E. Sinco Sr. is a tremendous 
example of how one person truly can make a difference in the lives of 
numerous other people. I congratulate him on receiving this well-
deserved honor from the Northeastern Pennsylvania Council of the Boy 
Scouts of America, and I send him and his family my best wishes.

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