[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 153 (Wednesday, October 21, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2597]
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HONORING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PHILADELPHIA 
           BRANCH OF THE UKRAINIAN AMERICAN YOUTH ASSOCIATION

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 21, 2009

  Mr. GERLACH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor an outstanding 
cultural organization that has served thousands of young Americans in 
the Philadelphia area.
  On October 24, 2009, the Philadelphia Branch of the Ukrainian 
American Youth Association will celebrate its 60th anniversary. This 
organization has encouraged three generations of youth to become 
productive American citizens. Members of the Ukrainian American Youth 
Association are proud of their national heritage and support the land 
of their ancestors in its quest to join Western democracies as an 
independent state.
  Throughout my time as a Member of Congress, I have worked closely 
with members of the Ukrainian American community, including the 
Ukrainian Federation of America and the Ukrainian Congress Committee of 
America, to strengthen the ties between the United States and Ukraine. 
It gives me great pleasure today to recognize the Ukrainian American 
Youth Association for its work toward that same end.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me today in honoring the 
Philadelphia Branch of the Ukrainian American Youth Association for its 
support of and service to thousands of Ukrainian American youth over 
the past sixty years.

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