[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 142 (Monday, September 24, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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CONGRATULATING SANDY INSALACO, RECIPIENT OF THE ``LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT 
    AWARD'' FROM THE ITALIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LUZERNE COUNTY

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 24, 2007

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Sandy 
Insalaco, of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, who is this year's recipient 
of the ``Lifetime Achievement Award'' given by the Italian American 
Association of Luzerne County.
  A principal of Insalaco Development Group, Sandy's company develops, 
owns and operates commercial real estate in Pennsylvania, New York and 
New Jersey.
  He is president and chief executive officer of Nature's Way 
Purewater, a bottler of private label spring, distilled and reverse 
osmosis water for supermarket chain stores and other clients throughout 
the United States and Canada.
  Mr. Insalaco is chairman of the board of directors of Landmark 
Community Bank headquartered in Pittston, Pennsylvania, and with 
offices in Forty Fort, Scranton and Stroudsburg Pennsylvania.
  He is a past chairman and now a member of the board of trustees of 
Misericordia University.
  Mr. Insalaco has served on the board of trustees of the Mercy 
HealthCare Foundation since it was established by the late Monsignor 
Andrew J. McGowan and he served as chairman of that foundation. Mercy 
HealthCare Foundation supports health initiatives for the underserved 
in northeastern Pennsylvania.
  Mr. Insalaco started his business career in 1957, joining his 
brother, Michael, in the retail food business. The company grew from 
one small store to 14 supermarkets located in Luzerne, Lackawanna, 
Monroe and Wayne Counties in Pennsylvania. The company was sold in 
1993.
  Mr. Insalaco served on the board of directors of the former United 
Penn Bank in Wilkes-Barre. He also served as chairman and a member of 
the board of directors of Affiliated Food Distributors, Inc., Scranton, 
Pennsylvania.
  He has been actively involved with fund-raising for St. Maria Goretti 
Church, the Greater Hazleton Philharmonic Society, the Greater Pittston 
Memorial Library, Mercy HealthCare Foundation and Misericordia 
University.
  Mr. Insalaco and his wife, Marlene, have 2 sons, Sandy Jr., and 
Michael. They also have five grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in congratulating Mr. Insalaco on this 
special occasion which honors a lifetime of extraordinary achievement 
that has touched the lives of many people and improved the quality of 
life throughout northeastern Pennsylvania.

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