[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 29, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E96]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


        FRANK BARTOLI NAMED GREATER PITTSTON PERSON OF THE YEAR

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 29, 2003

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call the attention of the 
House of Representatives to the designation of Frank Bartoli as Greater 
Pittston Person of the Year by the Sunday Dispatch. He will be honored 
with a reception on February 2nd, 2003.
  Frank is a native of Pittston who came back to the area to tackle the 
challenge of turning around the Greater Pittston YMCA, of which he is 
executive director. As the Dispatch stated recently, ``in just over a 
year he has more than succeeded in helping make the Y a viable Main 
Street entity again.''
  Frank, the son of Robert and Leota Bartoli, grew up in Inkerman and 
is a graduate of Pittston Area High School and Lock Haven University. 
He and his wife, the former Eileen Burns, have two children, Brian and 
Ellie.
  When Frank returned to Pittston in August, 2001, the YMCA needed much 
improvement. It was saddled with debt that was delaying the receipt of 
grants and other improvements, and building maintenance had become a 
low priority. With the help of the board of directors, $240,000 in debt 
has been eliminated.
  New treadmills and other equipment improvements have been made, but 
Frank is most proud of the YMCA's focus on children and families, 
including expanded day care and preschool, a night of entertainment for 
pre-teens and the conversion of an old laundry room into a children's 
room full of toys. Athletics for adults have also been expanded.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to call to the attention of the House of 
Representatives the well-deserved designation of Frank Bartoli as 
Greater Pittston Person of the Year, and I commend him for his hard 
work and dedication.

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