[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26273]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN HONOR OF BERNARD J. MILANO, 2007 COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENT 
            FOR THE IAOAPOGH MOUNTAINS BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 2, 2007

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute 
to Bernard J. Milano of Allendale, New Jersey for his dedicated support 
for the 35,000 Boy Scouts of North Jersey. Last week, Mr. Milano was 
honored by the Iaoapogh Mountains District of the Northern New Jersey 
Council for the Boy Scouts for his long record of service to these 
Scouts. This District directly serves more than 3,100 young people.
  Bernie Milano is supportive of a number of worthy organizations 
beyond just the Boy Scouts. In addition, he serves as a member of 
President Bush's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities and as chair for the business school advisory boards at 
North Carolina A&T State University, from which he has an Honorary 
Doctorate, and local Ramapo College. Furthermore, he is a member of the 
Ramapo College Foundation Board of Governors, of which he served as 
chair from 2002-06.
  Mr. Milano is also a Senior Warden of the Church of the Epiphany in 
Allendale, a member of the Newark Episcopal Diocese Commission on 
Ministry and Audit Committee, and a member of the National Episcopal 
Church Foundation Board of Directors, of which he served as chair for 6 
years.
  Mr. Milano has served on the Allendale Board of Adjustment and board 
of education. He was a founding trustee of the Allendale Foundation for 
Education Excellence. And, he serves on several national boards, 
including for the Points of Light Foundation and Business Civic 
Leadership Center. Trained as a CPA with a B.S. in Accounting from 
Temple University, Mr. Milano is president of three not-for-profit 
organizations: KPMG Foundation, KPMG Disaster Relief Fund, and the PhD 
Project Association, which is a $6 million collaborative effort between 
corporate and academic America to promote greater diversity in the 
business world.
  Mr. Milano has been active with the Scouts for over a decade. The 
father of 6 and grandfather of another 6, he and his wife, Sharon 
Pierson, understand the value of scouting in providing boys and young 
men with positive outlets for their energies and talents. Through 
scouting, they develop character and leadership skills and promote 
citizenship and fitness. This is only possible because people like 
Bernie Milano give of their time, their energy, and their resources. I 
commend him for his service to these boys.

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