[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 86 (Tuesday, June 25, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1141]
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          IN HONOR OF THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF BUNGER SURF SHOP

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                           HON. STEVE ISRAEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 25, 2002

  Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 40th 
Anniversary of the Bunger Surf Shop and acknowledge the pioneering 
efforts Charlie and Janet Bunger have made on behalf of surfing on Long 
Island.
  In 1962, Charlie Bunger built his first surfboard in his garage on 
Indiana Avenue. Three years later, Charlie and his business partner, 
Kevin Kelly, opened the retail end of Bunger Surf Shop in Copaigue, New 
York. At the time, the Bunger Surf Shop produced over 1,000 boards a 
year with only 15 employees. Throughout the next thirty years, the 
Bunger family expanded their business to Bay Shore, West Babylon, and 
Babylon. Today, you can still find Charlie, Janet and their four 
children, Theresa, Susan, Charlie Jr., and Tommy, covered in foam dust 
and dripping in resin as they construct and design world renowned 
surfboards.
  Mr. Speaker, I would also like to bring to the attention of Congress 
Charlie Bunger's induction into the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame. 
Charles Bunger has distinguished himself as one of the premiere 
surfboard manufacturers on the East Coast and the Bunger Surf Shop has 
become an icon in Babylon Village. The Bungers are pioneers in the 
field of surfing and their contributions to the sport and to the Second 
Congressional District of New York will not be overlooked.




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