[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 129 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2012]
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             CONGRATULATING UNITED FUND ON 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. MELISSA A. HART

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 2005

  Ms. HART. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
congratulate the United Fund on the 50th anniversary of its founding.
  This fall, the organization celebrates the 50th year of its 
foundation in 1955. The United Fund has helped many people in the 
community over the years, and is continuing to do so by hosting an 
auction themed ``Support the Troops''. The event is a project by 
Lincoln High School senior Erin Hunter. The event commences the 
organization's 2005 campaign.
  Over the years United Fund has subsidized transportation cost for 
community members to get to work. Last year the organization also 
donated money to Hurricane Ivan flood victims in September.
  The fundraising goal for 2005 is $50,000, which gives the 
organization the ability to make a positive impact. Richard Basile Sr., 
director of the organization, leads the effort to give 98 percent of 
the money that is donated to the United Fund back to the community. 
Basile is also dedicated to the goal of the United Fund, which is to 
make a positive impact locally.
  I ask my colleagues in the United States House of Representatives to 
join me in honoring the United Fund and its 50 years of service. It is 
an honor to represent the Fourth Congressional District of Pennsylvania 
and a pleasure to salute a principled institution like the United Fund.

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