[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 131 (Friday, August 3, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1117]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING YDS CHICAGO

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                        HON. RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 3, 2018

  Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize YDS 
Chicago for its outstanding service to our community and its work to 
promote peace, material well-being and spiritual growth.
  YDS Chicago is an international faith-based organization which 
practices the Swaminarayan sect of Hinduism. Under the guidance of its 
spiritual leader, H.D.H. Hariprasad Swamiji, YDS has a long history of 
community engagement, focusing on health care, education and spiritual 
development to promote harmony among all people. YDS temples and 
cultural centers have provided free medical care, education and relief 
to victims of natural disasters and to the impoverished around the 
world.
  We are honored to celebrate YDS Chicago as it moves forward with 
building its new temple and community center--the first Hindu temple 
constructed in Schaumburg, Illinois. The Nutan Haridham Temple is the 
product of years of planning, investment and close cooperation with 
local, state and federal government, and the success of this project 
required the sustained attention and devotion of the temple's members 
and its leadership.
  The addition of the Nutan Haridham Temple to the 8th Congressional 
District is significant. The temple will serve as a center of religious 
practice, and as a home for Hindu culture in the greater Chicago area. 
Furthermore, in keeping with the focus of Hariprasad Swamiji on the 
education and spiritual development of our youth, the temple will be an 
important cultural center in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, offering 
camps and other educational programs for the next generation of Hindu-
Americans in the area.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to recognize the great achievements of YDS, and 
acknowledge its tireless community service in the 8th Congressional 
District, as well as to all in need throughout the world.

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