[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18956]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE TIFFIN COUNCIL 608 OF THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 
                       ON THEIR 100TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 4, 2001

  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, on October 6, 2001 the Tiffin Knights of 
Columbus Council 608 will celebrate their 100th anniversary. For the 
past 100 years, this fraternal organization has worked to promote 
charity for those who are less fortunate, to promote unity and 
brotherhood among Catholic men, and to promote patriotism in our 
country.
  More than 120 years ago, a small group of men met in the basement of 
St. Mary's Church in New Haven, Connecticut. These men formed a 
fraternal society that would one day become one of the world's largest 
Catholic family fraternal service organizations. Their purpose was to 
bring men together under the banner of fraternity and philanthropy. 
These men bound themselves together by the ideals of Christopher 
Columbus, the discoverer of the Americas, the one whose hand brought 
Catholicism to America.
  For the last 100 years, the Tiffin Council has carried on the 
principles of their founding fathers. Their services to the Tiffin 
community are profound. The Tiffin Council provides religious education 
and activities for students and those with mental and physical 
disabilities. Their efforts at the Ecumenical Sharing Kitchen ensure 
that those who are less fortunate have a hot meal. Through their 
charitable efforts, the Tiffin Council raises funds for the 
Firefighters' Projects for Children, St. Rita School for the Deaf, and 
Catholic Guild for the Blind.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask all the members of the 107th Congress to join me 
in applauding the efforts of the Tiffin Knights of Columbus Council 
608. Their selfless acts of volunteerism and brotherhood over the past 
century are truly an example for future generations.

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