[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 29, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E623]
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                             THE ARC THRIFT

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 29, 2014

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud 
the Arc Thrift Stores for receiving the Golden Rotary Ethics in 
Business Award.
   The Ethics in Business Award was established by the Golden Rotary to 
honor for profit and not for profit businesses. The recipients of this 
award must maintain integrity, conviction and demonstrate high ethical 
standards, demonstrated by treatment of customers, employees, community 
and the environment.
   The Arc Thrift is a 45 year old non-profit, with 21 stores across 
Colorado employing over 1,200 people. They are one of the largest 
integrated employers of people with disabilities in Colorado. The Arc 
Thrift Chapters provide the disabled community with help finding jobs, 
housing, medical assistance and services in schools. Also proving they 
are good stewards of the environment, last year the Arc Thrift 
organization diverted 20 million pounds of merchandise from Colorado 
landfills.
   I congratulate the Arc Thrift stores for being the recipient of this 
well-deserved honor by the Golden Rotary. I thank all the employees of 
the Arc Thrift for their continued commitment to the people they serve.

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