[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 29, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1827]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING LEO P. VERGNETTI ON BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE COLUMBUS DAY 
          ASSOCIATION OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY AS MAN OF THE YEAR

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2010

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Mr. Leo P. 
Vergnetti, this year's recipient of the Columbus Day Association of 
Lackawanna County's ``Man of the Year'' award.
  Mr. Vergnetti will be honored at the Columbus Day Association of 
Lackawanna County's 102nd annual banquet in Dickson City, Pennsylvania 
on October 10, 2010.
  Mr. Vergnetti is a native of Scranton, Pennsylvania. He is the son of 
Anthony and Angeline Vergnetti.
  Since 1972 he has owned and operated LPV Enterprises, Inc., the sole 
food and beverage vendor in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International 
Airport.
  Since 1994, Mr. Vergnetti has been President of Vergnetti Consulting, 
Inc. He is also an agent with Northeast Insurance and Financial 
Consultants.
  Throughout this career, Mr. Vergnetti has been dedicated to helping 
individuals suffering from drug and alcohol abuse and addiction. Since 
1994 he has served as an Aftercare Coordinator and Counselor at Clear 
Brook, Inc., helping to organize intervention services and support 
groups with schools, churches and other community organizations.
  He also serves as a liaison with the Lackawanna County Treatment 
Court, and has served on the Medical and Legal Advisory Board of the 
Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Commission for the Pennsylvania Attorney 
General's Office.
  In addition to his dedicated work with drug and alcohol addiction 
support services, Mr. Vergnetti has generously donated his time to 
numerous community and public service organizations throughout 
Northeastern Pennsylvania.
  He has served on the Board of Directors of the American Cancer 
Society Ball of Hope, the Northeast Theater Group, the Arts and 
Cultural Commission of Lackawanna County, the Lackawanna County Council 
on Transportation, and the Lackawanna County Council on Economic 
Development.
  Mr. Vergnetti currently resides in Scranton. He has nine children, 
fifteen grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in recognizing Mr. Leo P. Vergnetti as 
the Columbus Day Association of Lackawanna County's Man of the Year. 
Throughout his career he has been dedicated to improving the quality of 
life in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

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