[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 30 (Monday, February 27, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E245]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             MR. MIKE DOLAN

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                           HON. LOU BARLETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 27, 2012

  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Mike Dolan as 
the Elk of the Year for 2011 2012 at Hazleton BPO Elks Lodge #200. The 
Elks Lodge was founded in 1868 and is one of the leading fraternal 
orders in the United States, with almost 1 million members. Elks invest 
in their communities through programs that help children grow up 
healthy and drug-free, through projects that address unmet needs, and 
through honoring the service and sacrifice of our veterans.
   Mr. Dolan has been a member of Hazleton BPO Elks Lodge #200 for 23 
years, and he was its exalted ruler in 2008. He graduated in the last 
class of St. Gabriel's High School and studied electrical engineering 
at Temple University where he worked on ENIAC--the world's first 
computer. After joining the Dryfoos Insurance Agency in 1975, he 
received the coveted Insurance Designation of Chartered Property 
Casualty Underwriter from the CPCU Society in San Antonio, Texas, in 
1987, and he was named the agency's vice president in 1988.
   Mr. Dolan has also served as Lecturing Knight, Loyal Knight, and 
Leading Knight. The Veteran's and Fallen Heroes Monument at the 
Hazleton lodge originated during Mike's term as exalted ruler. Mike has 
chaired the Elks Basketball Hoop Shoot Committee for the past 10 years 
and serves on the Youth, Veterans, Soccer Shoot, Community Activities, 
Orientation, DARE, House, and Breakfast committees.
   Today, Mr. Dolan is very active with community service groups such 
as the Hazleton Chapter of the American Red Cross. He is a charter 
member of the Quinn Foundation, and serves as an usher at Holy 
Annunciation Parish at St. Gabriel's Church. He is also highly involved 
in coaching youth sports including Hazle Township Little League for 
five years, the Greater Hazleton Youth Soccer Association for six 
years, and the junior high boys' basketball team at Holy Family Academy 
for 13 years.
   Mr. Speaker, Mr. Mike Dolan stands as a pillar of the community in 
Hazleton, Pennsylvania. I commend him for his years of dedicated 
service to the Elks Lodge #200, the community, and the country.

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