[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8095]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING RECIPIENTS OF THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL NEW 
           ENGLAND, INC. TORCH AWARDS FOR MARKETPLACE ETHICS

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 27, 2005

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to this year's 
Better Business Bureau of Central New England Torch Award For 
Marketplace Ethics recipients from my hometown area of Worcester 
County.
  Mr. Speaker, the mission of the Better Business Bureau of Central New 
England, Inc. (BBB) created in 1942, is to promote and foster the 
highest ethical relationship between businesses and the public through 
voluntary self-regulation, consumer and business education, and service 
excellence.
  Ten years ago, the BBB established its annual Torch Award for 
Marketplace Ethics to recognize companies for their outstanding 
commitment to exceptional standards in relationships to their 
customers, employees, suppliers, competitors, shareholders, and 
surrounding communities. These awards are helping to illuminate the 
importance of corporate conscience and responsibility to upholding a 
fair and honest marketplace.
  Mr. Speaker, two companies are being honored today by the Better 
Business Bureau for their commitment to marketplace ethics: Apple Home 
Care Associates, Inc. of Holden, MA. (provider of hospital equipment 
and supplies; established in 1990; 12 employees; President, Ms. Joni 
Milluzzo) and Sarkisian Builders, Inc. of Rutland, MA. (building 
contractor; established in 1962; 6 employees; President, Mr. Pat 
Sarkisian).
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to 
join me in honoring Apple Home Care Associates, Inc. and Sarkisian 
Builders, Inc. for this outstanding recognition of their business 
ethics and solid reputations within the communities they serve. It is 
through the efforts and leadership of companies like these that 
businesses throughout Massachusetts, both large and small, are reminded 
that ethical behavior in the marketplace counts.

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