[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 156 (Sunday, September 28, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2125]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         2008 CHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LEGACY AWARDS

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Saturday, September 27, 2008

  Mr. GERLACH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
recipients of the 2008 Chester County Community Foundation Legacy 
Awards.
   The Foundation annually recognizes members of the community who 
embody its mission of making Chester County, Pennsylvania a vibrant 
place to live, work and raise a family. The following awards will be 
presented to those who have exhibited exceptional charitable commitment 
and dedicated community involvement:
   Carol Ware Gates, Ph.D. of Christiana will receive the Jordan Award 
for Lifelong Philanthropy; Peg Anderson of Coatesville will receive the 
Thanks For Caring Award for community involvement; Herr Foods of 
Nottingham will receive the Corporate Social Investment Award; John A. 
Featherman, III, Esq. of West Chester will receive the Door Opener 
Award for introducing prospective endowment fund donors to the 
Community Foundation; and the West Chester University Relay for Life 
Student Committee will receive the Youth Philanthropy Award.
   The Community Foundation will honor the contributions these 
recipients have made to the community during the Annual Meeting and 
Legacy Awards Ceremony, Tuesday, October 14, 2008, in Philips 
Auditorium on the campus of West Chester University.
   Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting all of the 
recipients for these well-deserved awards and commending them for 
giving so much of themselves while serving others and building a better 
Chester County.

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