[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2995]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 HONORING THE MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSIVE 
                              ASSOCIATION

  Mr. STEVENS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 96 introduced 
earlier today by Senators Sarbanes, Snowe, Daschle, and others.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 96) recognizing and 
     honoring the members of the American Hellenic Educational 
     Progressive Association (AHEPA) who are being awarded the 
     AHEPA Medal for Military Service for service in the Armed 
     Forces of the United States.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. STEVENS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
concurrent resolution and preamble be agreed to, en bloc, the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements related 
thereto be printed in the Record, with no intervening action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 96) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 96

       Whereas the American Hellenic Educational Progressive 
     Association (AHEPA) has provided 78 years of service to 
     Greek-Americans and to American society and is continuing to 
     serve into the twenty-first century through its 20,000 active 
     members in 521 chartered chapters;
       Whereas the mission of AHEPA is to promote the ideals of 
     Hellenism, which include philanthropy, education, civic 
     responsibility, and family and individual excellence;
       Whereas since its inception, AHEPA has instilled in its 
     members an understanding of their Hellenic heritage and an 
     awareness of the contributions made to the development of 
     democratic principles and governance in the United States and 
     throughout the world;
       Whereas AHEPA has done much throughout its history to 
     foster American patriotism;
       Whereas AHEPA has fostered patriotism by raising 
     $162,000,000 for United States War Bonds during World War II, 
     for which AHEPA was named an official Issuing Agent for 
     United States War Bonds by the United States Treasury 
     Department, an honor that no other civic organization was 
     able to achieve at the time;
       Whereas the members of AHEPA have fostered patriotism by 
     donating over $400,000 collectively toward the restoration of 
     the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, New York, for which 
     AHEPA received special recognition by the Department of the 
     Interior;
       Whereas members of AHEPA and its affiliated organizations, 
     the Daughters of Penelope, Sons of Pericles and Maids of 
     Athena, served in the Armed Forces of the United States to 
     protect American freedom and to preserve those democratic 
     ideals which are part of the Hellenic legacy; and
       Whereas on Monday, March 20, 2000, AHEPA is honoring the 
     members of the AHEPA family who are veterans of service in 
     the Armed Services by presenting those members with a special 
     commemorative AHEPA Medal for Military Service at the 2000 
     AHEPA Family Biennial Banquet in Washington, District of 
     Columbia: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) joins the American Hellenic Educational Progressive 
     Association (AHEPA) in recognizing the members of the AHEPA 
     family whose service as members of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States and sacrifices made in such service have 
     contributed so much to the preservation of freedom for 
     Americans and for so many others throughout the world; and
       (2) acknowledges the honor with which that service is being 
     commemorated by the presentation of the special commemorative 
     AHEPA Medal for Military Service to those members at the 
     AHEPA Family Biennial Banquet in Washington, District of 
     Columbia, on Monday, March 20, 2000.




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