[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9452]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                 PRAISING EFFORTS OF MANUEL STAMATAKIS

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                            HON. CURT WELDON

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 25, 2000

  Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join with 
the Cradle of Liberty Council Boy Scouts of America in saluting Mr. 
Manuel N. Stamatakis as the recipient of this year's Scout Mariner 
Award.
  Mr. Stamatakis--in addition to being a close, personal friend--is 
president and chief executive officer of Capital Management 
Enterprises, a financial service and communications conglomerate 
headquartered in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Mr. Stamatakis has made 
community service and partnerships a hallmark of his life's work. He 
has been and continues to be a shining example of a person of action 
and integrity. Manuel N. Stamatakis certainly fits the criteria of a 
``Scout Mariner.''
  The ``Scout Mariner Award'' is presented to one who exemplifies in 
his daily life the ideals of the Boy Scouts of America as expressed in 
the scout oath and law. The recipients are chosen by their peers for 
outstanding community service as evidenced by the interest and 
leadership given to many worthwhile organizations, as well as the 
respect and esteem in which they are held by their colleagues.
  Mr. Stamatakis is also the Chairman of the Delaware River Port 
Authority. It is interesting to note that the ``Scout Mariner Award'' 
is symbolized by a Norman Rockwell painting of a seaman talking to 
scouts, entitled ``Tales of Many Lands.'' Since 1998 Mr. Stamatakis 
chairs the Team Pennsylvania Ambassador Program--a network of business, 
cultural and academic leaders working to expand domestic and 
international business in Pennsylvania. As chairman, Mr. Stamatakis was 
particularly well suited to this role as he has traveled throughout the 
world to promote trade within the Commonwealth. In the past two years 
alone, he has visited Brazil, Germany, China, Finland, Russia and 
Japan.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend Manuel N. Stamatakis and those like him who 
take the time to give back to their communities more than they take for 
themselves. Scouting is a positive force in our area and thousands of 
youth benefit from the program and the involvement of distinguished 
business leaders such as Mr. Stamatakis who have gone above and beyond 
the Boy Scout protocol. I ask all of my colleagues in Congress to 
please join me in honoring Mr. Manuel N. Stamatakis for his commitment 
to community service and our youth.

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