[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 114 (Friday, July 30, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1520]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    A TRIBUTE TO MR. JOSEPH A. FRICK

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 30, 2010

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
congratulate my friend, Joseph A. Frick, President and Chief Executive 
Officer of Independence Blue Cross, on receiving the National Multiple 
Sclerosis Society's Hope Award. Mr. Frick's work to improve 
Philadelphia exemplifies his upstanding character and worthiness of 
receiving the Hope Award.
  A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Loyola College, Mr. 
Frick has a long and impressive career of working for the people of 
Philadelphia. For several years, Mr. Frick worked at Philadelphia 
Newspapers Incorporated, the company that publishes the Philadelphia 
Inquirer and the Daily News, eventually being promoted to the Vice 
President of Human Resources. Currently, Mr. Frick is Chairman of the 
Board of Directors for Leadership Incorporated, a program preparing 
Philadelphia leaders like Mr. Frick himself, for influential roles in 
the community. He also has served on the Board of Directors for Blue 
Cross Blue Shield Association, the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of 
Commerce, LaSalle University, the Penjerdel Council, the Philadelphia 
Orchestra, and the Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board.
  On October 22nd, Mr. Frick will be acknowledged by more than 600 
attendees at the Greater Delaware Valley Chapter of the National MS 
Society's Reception in Philadelphia. The Hope Award is the National 
Multiple Sclerosis Society's highest honor and is only bestowed upon an 
individual who has taken the initiative to affect the community through 
philanthropic service and community leadership. Mr. Frick's 
philanthropic work has benefitted more than 13,000 people in the 
Greater Delaware Valley who live with MS, and he is greatly deserving 
of this honor.
  Mr. Frick's impressive career proves a long-standing commitment to 
the people of Philadelphia. Madam Speaker, I ask that you and my other 
distinguished colleagues join me in honoring my friend, Joseph A. 
Frick, for his work in Philadelphia and congratulate him on receiving 
the Hope Award.

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