[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 127 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1554]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE CENTENNIAL

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                          HON. CHELLIE PINGREE

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 19, 2012

  Ms. PINGREE of Maine. Mr. Speaker, I would like to honor a college in 
my District that is celebrating 100 years of teaching students and 
instilling in them incredible ethics about service to others.
  St. Joseph's College was founded in 1912 by the Portland Regional 
Community of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, with classes taking 
place in the Motherhouse in Portland, Maine.
  Much has changed in the last hundred years. Today, over a thousand 
students attend the college. Many live at a beautiful campus 
overlooking Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine, while many others take 
classes online--something that would probably be difficult for the 
Sisters to imagine in 1912.
  While the college has successfully seized opportunities to grow and 
adapt with changing times, its core values are completely intact. 
Service to others remains a defining characteristic of its culture. St. 
Joseph's students take part in an impressive number of service 
projects, including volunteering at health clinics in Guatemala, an 
active chapter of Habitat for Humanity, and Catherine's Cupboard, a 
local food pantry run by the college and the Town of Standish.
  Another aspect of the school that is close to my heart is the 
college's commitment to serving healthy, local food to its students. 
Bon Appetit, the school's food service provider, has demonstrated that 
locally sourced products can work even for large institutions. Among 
their pursuits at St. Joseph's are featuring meals with ingredients 
only from the surrounding area and helping operate a small farm on the 
campus.
  I extend to St. Joseph's College--along with its staff, students and 
alumni--the warmest congratulations on its first hundred years, and 
best wishes for a hundred more.

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