[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17367]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING PASTOR SCOTT MANGANELLA AND PRECIOUS LIFE INCORPORATED

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                           HON. BILL SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 28, 2010

  Mr. SHUSTER. Madam Speaker, today, I rise to recognize the work of 
Pastor Scott Manganella and Precious Life Incorporated of Altoona, 
Pennsylvania. Precious Life has been involved in helping young women 
between the ages of 16 to 22 through the challenges of unplanned 
pregnancies for over 20 years.
  Precious Life began its mission in 1985 when Pastor Mangenella began 
operating a non-profit 24-hour hotline to give pregnant women 
counseling and an alternative to abortion. 80 women were helped in the 
hotline's first year of operation.
  In 1988 after seeing a need for expanded services, Precious Life 
bought a house on Allegheny Street in Hollidaysburg and converted it 
into a temporary home for pregnant women with nowhere else to turn.
  Since the Precious Life Maternity Home opened 22 years ago, it has 
offered shelter, comfort and support to over 150 displaced young 
pregnant women in the Altoona area.
  Pastor Manganella and the staff at Precious Life provide an open door 
for comfort and support to young women who have been kicked out of 
their homes, abused or simply have no other place to turn.
  Equally important, the staff act as a surrogate family for many of 
these young women, giving them structure and direction that was absent 
in their lives.
  Pastor Manganella's work has expanded throughout central 
Pennsylvania, with a sister office in Bedford as well as a ministry in 
Johnstown. In addition, Pastor Manganella recently partnered with My 
Brother's Keeper, a Pennsylvania non-profit international Christian 
charity to open a center for education on abortion and family issues in 
Romania.
  Pastor Manganella will be honored for his leadership on October 19, 
2010 at the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation's 2010 Celebrate Life 
Banquet in Harrisburg and I congratulate him for his noble service.

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