[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 24528-24529]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING THE BOROUGH OF DUNMORE ON RECEIVING RECOGNITION FOR 
                    THEIR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENTS

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 14, 2003

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Borough of 
Dunmore, in

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Lackawanna County, PA, for being nationally recognized once again for 
its National Night Out Events. I ask that my colleagues pay tribute to 
Dunmore, its citizens, Police Chief Sal Mecca and Mayor Patrick 
Loughney for winning this National recognition.
  This year, Dunmore was named the second best event nationally in the 
under 15,000 population category. I was proud to participate in this 
award-winning Night Out. They won ``First Place'' from 1999 and 2001 
for the town's Night Out activities as the best in the Northeastern 
United States for towns with a population under 30,000.
  Mr. Speaker, the first National Night Out in Dunmore was a 1-day 
festival in 1996 where there were just six block parties held. This 
year, it grew to 20 block parties, a parade, a safety fair and a 
cookout. Dunmore earned rookie honors in 1996. Its National Night Out 
has been growing ever since, and the borough prides itself on this 3-
day event.
  The event has been so successful, the city of Scranton and the 
Borough of Throop got their advice and held successful events as well. 
This year marked the 20th anniversary of National Night Out. The first 
year, 400 communities from 23 States took part. This year, 10,000 
communities from all 50 States were involved. More than 34 million 
people participated.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege and honor to represent citizens of the 
Borough of Dunmore who have shown such a commitment to their community 
and have been justly recognized nationally for their involvement and 
spirit.

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