[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 18, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1905]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING MR. JACK HOLEFELDER

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                            HON. JOE SESTAK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 18, 2007

  Mr. SESTAK. Madam Speaker, I rise before you to honor Jack Holefelder 
on his retirement from presidency of the Delaware County Chamber of 
Commerce, a post he has held for the past 26 years. Mr. Holefelder has 
overseen an over 500% increase in chamber membership such that the 
chamber is now the third largest chamber in Pennsylvania. Over this 
period, the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce has twice won the 
Chamber of the Year award.
  Along with his decades of exemplary leadership over the chamber, Mr. 
Holefelder has been an active member of the community. He has headed or 
been a member of numerous committee organizations including Chairman of 
the Delaware County Fair; Chairman of the Chester Housing Authority 
Advisory Board; Chairman of Red Cross, Heart Fund, Cancer Society, and 
March of Dimes fund raising; President of the Delaware County Education 
Foundation; Board Member of the Delaware County Hero Scholarship Fund; 
Board Member of the Southeastern Delaware County United Way; Board 
Member of the Delaware County Crime Commission; a member of the Neumann 
College Board of Trustees; and a coach in the Aston and Middletown 
Little League and Girl's Soccer league. He has raised over five million 
dollars for local charities and special projects.
  Most impressive of all Mr. Holefelder's many achievements is his 
commitment to the Rotaplast International program. Since 2002, Mr. 
Holefelder has participated in three trips to Peru and one trip to 
India in support of that exceptional program. Dedicated to providing 
free reconstructive cleft-palate operations and treatment for children 
in need worldwide, Mr. Holefelder and his colleagues have been 
ambassadors of goodwill to hundreds of families who will never forget 
the life-changing nature of their kindness.
  Mr. Holefelder is a published author, a TV and radio personality, and 
an entrepreneur. He is a recipient of the U.S. Air Force Commendation 
Medal for service in Vietnam, the Red Cross David Henderson 
Humanitarian Award, Glen Riddle Rotary Community Service Award, and 
March of Dimes Lifetime Achievement Award among numerous other awards 
and recognitions.
  Madam Speaker, I ask you to join me in honoring Jack Holefelder, a 
pillar of the community and a man who represents the very best of the 
United States of America at home and abroad.

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