[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 135 (Tuesday, September 13, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1607]
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                IN HONOR OF THE HONORABLE JOE CIMPERMAN

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 13, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Councilman 
Joe Cimperman for his significant contribution to the Cleveland 
community and to acknowledge his receipt of the 2011 Pan Award. 
Cleveland Public Theater's annual Pan Award recognizes individuals who 
have contributed significantly to the community.
  Councilman Cimperman, a member of the Cleveland City Council since 
1997, was born and raised in the St. Clair-Superior neighborhood where 
his family was active in the Slovenian community. Councilman Cimperman 
graduated from St. Ignatius High School and John Carroll University 
where he was Student Council President. During his time at John 
Carroll, Councilman Cimperman founded Project GOLD, a service 
organization dedicated to helping underprivileged families.
  After graduating college, Councilman Cimperman worked in an AIDS 
Hospice in Baltimore, helped developmentally challenged adults in 
Portland, Maine, and worked at the Cleveland West Side Catholic Center. 
In 1997, Mr. Cimperman became a City Councilman for Cleveland's Third 
Ward. As a City Councilman, Mr. Cimperman works to foster economic 
development in his ward by promoting the growth of culture and the 
arts. He works to foster the arts by creating new green areas in the 
Third Ward, establishing live-work spaces for artists, and improving 
the retail environment along Euclid Avenue.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring Councilman 
Cimperman for his service to the Cleveland community and his reception 
of the 2011 Pan Award. His dedication to improving the community is 
awe-inspiring. I wish him the best in all of his future endeavors.

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