[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26455]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING ARTE MORENO, RECIPIENT OF THE 2009 GUIDING LIGHT 
                           PHILANTHROPY AWARD

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                         HON. HARRY E. MITCHELL

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, November 2, 2009

  Mr. MITCHELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Arte Moreno, 
who has been honored by the Tempe Community Council with this year's 
Guiding Light Philanthropy Award. The Tempe Community Council seeks to 
recognize individuals who have a direct impact on the success of Tempe 
programs and services through generous financial support, and Arte's 
contributions to the community have been outstanding.
  As a lifelong resident and former mayor of Tempe, I am incredibly 
proud of Arte's incredibly generous gift to the Tempe Community 
Foundation, which will create positive and dramatic impacts now and for 
generations to come. Arte is also the founder of the Moreno Family 
Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting non-profit organizations 
in the area. Through the foundation, Arte has made significant 
contributions to many notable organizations, such as the American Heart 
Association, the Heard Museum, the Society of St. Vincent De Paul to 
name only a few. In addition to Arte's inspiring philanthropic efforts, 
he has become a towering figure in the world of sports as the owner of 
the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball team, which conducts its 
spring training in Tempe, and which has won the American League Western 
Division championship in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009.
  Through the kind gifts of Arte Moreno, Tempe is a more prosperous and 
successful city to benefit all of its residents.
  Madam Speaker, I hope you will join me in recognizing Arte's 
remarkable benevolence and goodwill towards his community.

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