[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6848-6849]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    IN HONOR OF DOUGLAS K. O'CONNELL

 Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, today I honor Douglas K. 
O'Connell, a recipient of the 2007 Rotary Paul Harris Award. The 
world's first service club, The Rotary Club of Chicago, IL, was formed 
in 1905 by Paul P. Harris, an attorney who wished to recapture in a 
professional club the same friendly spirit he had felt in the small 
towns of his youth. As Rotary grew, its mission expanded to help serve 
communities in need around the world. Today, 1.2 million Rotarians 
belong to some 32,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries. Local 
Rotarians constantly pool their resources and contribute their talents 
to help serve their local communities and address such pressing issues 
as illiteracy, environmental degradation, world hunger, and children at 
risk.
  For over 20 years, Mr. O'Connell has donated countless hours of 
community service to the northwest corner of Connecticut. Through his 
work with the Winsted Chapter of Rotary, United Way, the YMCA, as a 
volunteer basketball coach, and a dedicated member of the Torrington 
Board of Education, Mr. O'Connell has made a longlasting impact on his 
community.

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  Mr. O'Connell embodies Rotary's principal motto: ``Service Above 
Self.'' Mr. O'Connell, a talented attorney himself, is receiving the 
Paul Harris Award in appreciation of his tangible and significant 
assistance given for the furtherance of a better understanding and 
friendly relations between the peoples of the world in the true spirit 
of Rotary.

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