[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17063]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   NEW JERSEY STATE SOCIETY BIDS FAREWELL TO JOHN AND HELEN PANNULLO

 Mr. CORZINE. Mr. President, I am pleased to take this 
opportunity to acknowledge the outstanding contributions of John and 
Helen Pannullo in strengthening the New Jersey State Society. This 
valuable organization has played a major role in the professional and 
social lives of so many present and former New Jersey residents who 
live and work in the National Capital area. Unfortunately, their 
colleagues and many friends must bid them a fond farewell as they 
finally retire and move from this area.
  John is a former association executive who has represented a number 
of associations in New Jersey and Washington, DC. Helen is retiring 
after 31 years of Federal Government service during which she held a 
variety of management positions in the information technology field and 
served on the board of Executive Women in Government.
  In 1997 John assumed the Presidency of the New Jersey State Society, 
and Helen became its secretary. Under their expert leadership, the NJSS 
had a period of unprecedented growth and activity. They created an 
annual membership directory and quarterly newsletter. They also 
initiated the participation of the NJSS in 10 to 12 high-profile events 
each year, including New Jersey Day at the National Cathedral, the 
Battle of the Beltway to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis 
Foundation, and the National Book Fest on the Mall. One of the 
highlights of this period was the 2001 New Jersey inaugural gala 
attended by more than one thousand NJSS members and their guests.
  During their tenure the income of the society has increased ten fold, 
and the membership has gone from fewer than 100 to nearly 900.
  I am sincerely grateful for John and Helen's dedication to the New 
Jersey State Society and their noteworthy accomplishments on behalf of 
the citizens, businesses, labor organizations and educational 
institutions in our State. While we will miss them, I wish them every 
success and much happiness in this new chapter of their very successful 
and productive lives.

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