[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 122 (Wednesday, September 12, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1500]
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    CONGRATULATING EAST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE

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                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 12, 2012

  Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, today I wish to congratulate 
East Tennessee Foundation in Knoxville, Tennessee, on obtaining its 
National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations accreditation from 
the Community Foundations National Standards Board.
  East Tennessee Foundation is headed by my longtime friend Michael 
McClamroch.
  Mike is one of the hardest working and finest men I know, and I am 
very proud of his leadership of East Tennessee Foundation and all the 
great work it does for East Tennessee.
  In the United States, community foundations serve tens of thousands 
of donors, administer more than $40 billion in charitable funds, and 
address the core concerns of more than 700 communities and regions.
  Achieving this accreditation is a rigorous process, demonstrating 
that East Tennessee Foundation has a commitment to the highest 
standards possible.
  I want to again congratulate my friend, Mike McClamroch, and East 
Tennessee Foundation on receiving its National Standards accreditation 
and commend the foundation's dedicated service to East Tennessee.

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