[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 129 (Thursday, September 23, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1727]
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                        HONORING JERRY STEVENSON

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 23, 2010

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize and congratulate Jerry 
Stevenson of Charles City, Iowa, who recently was awarded the Pilgrim 
Degree of Merit by the Loyal Order of Moose.
  Jerry Stevenson, who was a member of the order for 36 years, was 
inducted into the Pilgrim Degree of Merit for services above and beyond 
the call duty to the Charles City Moose Lodge and to the Loyal Order of 
Moose as a whole. Jerry is now among an elite group of about 3,000 
members who have earned the Pilgrim Degree of Merit--the highest honor 
that can be given by the organization--and the coveted gold jacket that 
comes with it.
  The Loyal Order of Moose is a fraternal and service organization 
founded in 1888, with nearly 800,000 men in roughly 1,800 Lodges, in 
all 50 states and four Canadian provinces, plus Great Britain and 
Bermuda.
  The Loyal Order of Moose, along with other units of Moose 
International, supports the operation of Mooseheart Child City & 
School, a 1,000-acre community for children and teens in need, located 
40 miles west of Chicago; and Moosehaven, a 70-acre retirement 
community for its members near Jacksonville, FL. Additionally, Moose 
Lodges conduct approximately $50 million worth of community service 
annually, both through monetary donations and volunteer hours worked.
  I am honored to represent Jerry Stevenson in the United States 
Congress. I know that my colleagues join me in congratulating Jerry and 
wishing him continued success.

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