[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22897]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING CHRISTOPHER DiMATTIO, THE 2009 RECIPIENT OF THE MAN OF 
   THE YEAR AWARD FROM THE LACKAWANNA COUNTY COLUMBUS DAY ASSOCIATION

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 29, 2009

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to 
Christopher DiMattio, who was named recipient of the 2009 Man of the 
Year Award from the Lackawana County, Pennsylvania, Columbus Day 
Association.
  Mr. DiMattio will be honored this year at the annual dinner to be 
held Sunday, October 11, at the Genetti Manor in Dickson City, 
Pennsylvania.
  A native of Dunmore, Pennsylvania, Mr. DiMattio is the youngest son 
of Louis and Catherine Summa DiMattio. He graduated from St. Anthony's 
School and Bishop O'Hara High School as well as Marywood University 
where he earned a degree in Business Administration and Marketing. He 
remained active at Marywood and served three terms on the Board of 
Trustees and established several endowment and scholarship funds. He is 
a recipient of the Alumni Society's ``Recent Graduate Award'' and the 
``Presidential Scholarship Honoree'' for outstanding community service.
  Mr. DiMattio is a member of the ``Chairman's Club,'' the highest 
award for production of financial services at the parent company, 
INVEST Financial Corporation and, last year, he was cited as the top 
producer in the entire Nation. A past director of the National Advisory 
Board, he is frequently called on to present at various bank and 
financial institutions both regionally and nationally. He is an 
Accredited Investment Fiduciary as well as a member of various 
professional organizations in the finance and investment areas, 
primarily concentrating in business retirement plans.
  Mr. DiMattio served two terms as a director of the Greater Scranton 
Chamber of Commerce and he is a member of the Scranton-Lackawanna 
Industrial Building Corporation.
  Mr. DiMattio served on the board of directors for many charitable, 
civic, religious and cultural organizations. He is active in UNICO 
National where he currently serves as Executive Vice President and will 
become National President next July as well as the Scranton Chapter's 
Secretary. He is the volunteer event chairman and president of La Festa 
Italiana and he serves on the board of the St. Francis of Assisi Soup 
Kitchen, Little Flower Manor of the Diocese of Scranton and he chairs 
the annual coat drive for the Head Start program of the Scranton-
Lackawanna Human Development Agency. Mr. DiMattio has been the 
recipient of many honors for his community service including the 
``Bronze Medallion of the Legion of Honor'' by the Chapel of the Four 
Chaplains, the Outstanding Volunteer Fund Raiser by the Northeast 
Chapter of the National Society of Fund Raising Executives, UNICO 
Member of the Year Wall of Fame by Bishop O'Hara High School, Community 
Roast by Family Services, Honorary Delta Mu Delta by Marywood 
University's Business Department, Past President's Award by the 
Columbus Day Association, the Victor Alfieri Literary Society, the St. 
Francis of Assisi Kitchen, the Diocesan Council of Catholic Men and by 
the Greater Scranton Jaycees where he was also honored for the founding 
of the Santa Parade. He has also been honored by the City of Scranton 
and Lackawanna County for service to the community and by the Volunteer 
Action Center with the JC Penney's Golden Rule Award. In 1992, he was 
chairman of the Columbus Quincentenary Parade celebrating the 500th 
anniversary of America.
  Mr. DiMattio resides in Moscow, Pennsylvania, with his wife, the 
former Ann Celli, and their two sons, Louis Carlo and Robert 
Christopher.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in congratulating Mr. DiMattio on this 
auspicious occasion. His remarkable spirit of volunteerism and 
community service should be an inspiration for all, as his 
accomplishments have improved the quality of life in northeastern 
Pennsylvania.

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