[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 183 (Thursday, December 1, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2147-E2148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING CHICK-FIL-A

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                  HON. HENRY C. ``HANK'' JOHNSON, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 1, 2011

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following 
Proclamation.
  Whereas, we need businesses to set up shop in our community to 
provide the goods and services that are needed in order for our 
citizens to survive and thrive on a day-to-day basis; and
  Whereas, in 2001, Mr. Tony Royal opened the 1,000th Chick-fil-A 
restaurant at Turner Hill Road here in Lithonia, Georgia to service the 
citizens of DeKalb County, Georgia and nearby communities; and
  Whereas, Mr. Royal is the owner and operator of the restaurant, he 
credits all of the success to his team: the sales, the community 
outreach, the community partnership, and the promotion of scholarships; 
and
  Whereas, Mr. Royal and the Chick-fil-A team at Turner Hill continues 
to be a resource

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for citizens in DeKalb County and beyond with excellent service, 
providing employment opportunities and providing a product that ``keeps 
America moving''--contributing to the local and national economy; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia is 
officially honoring, recognizing and congratulating Mr. Tony Royal and 
Chick-fil-A at Turner Hill on their tenth (10th) anniversary as a 
business anchor in our District;
  Now therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr. do hereby proclaim 
November 1st, 2011 as Chick-fil-A Day in the 4th Congressional District 
of Georgia.
  Proclaimed, this 1st day of November, 2011.

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