[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8692]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         TRIBUTE TO FLEET BANK

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to 
honor Fleet Bank upon their designation as one of the ``Businesses of 
the Decade'' by Business New Hampshire Magazine.
  For the past ten years, under the leadership of President Michael 
Whitney, Fleet Bank has made phenomenal inroads to assisting the 
surrounding community, and I applaud the hard work and dedication of 
each and every employee of the company.
  The greatest examples of this are ``Team Fleet,'' a group of more 
than 200 staff members who have donated thousands of hours to over 375 
non-profit organizations and efforts within the state from Special 
Olympics to NH Public Television, and their financing of one of the 
largest community development projects undertaken by the City of 
Manchester in order to rehabilitate one hundred low-income rentals on 
Elm Street.
  Fleet Bank gives back to the community on a continual basis, forming 
the ``Fleet All-Stars'' in 1996, a company-funded, community-wide, 
public/private partnership developed in order to revitalize 
neighborhoods in various communities through volunteerism in youth 
organizations and other civic groups. In 1999 alone, they were able to 
reach out to over 30 youth programs and approximately 2,381 children 
throughout the state.
  Fleet Bank is a true community leader and a friend to the people of 
New Hampshire. Their efforts over the past ten years are truly 
commendable, and it is an honor to represent them in the United States 
Senate.

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