[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17376]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE SCRANTON AREA FOUNDATION ON RECEIVING THE ATTORNEY ROBERT 
     W. MUNLEY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FROM LACKAWANNA PRO BONO

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2010

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to the 
Scranton Area Foundation on receiving the Attorney Robert W. Munley 
Distinguished Service Award from Lackawanna Pro Bono.
  Lackawanna Pro Bono is a non-profit organization established in 1997 
to increase the availability of free legal representation for low-
income individuals and families throughout Lackawanna County.
  Over the past 13 years they have organized local attorneys to 
volunteer their time to provide representation in over 2,000 cases, and 
in the process have helped nearly 5,000 residents of Northeastern 
Pennsylvania.
  Lackawanna Pro Bono will host its second annual Fundraising Gala on 
October 21, 2010 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. For the second year, 
Lackawanna Pro Bono will honor a select number of individuals and 
organizations who have demonstrated excellent service to the community 
with its Attorney Robert W. Munley Distinguished Service Award.
  This year's group of deserving recipients includes the Scranton Area 
Foundation.
  The Scranton Area Foundation was initially formed in 1954 as a 
private foundation. In 1988, the Foundation qualified as a charitable 
non-profit organization and transitioned into a public community 
foundation.
  The Scranton Area Foundation's mission is to ``meet a wide variety of 
education, cultural, human service, and other charitable needs through 
Lackawanna County.''
  To achieve this goal, the Foundation coordinates charitable giving 
throughout the Scranton area and Lackawanna County by encouraging and 
facilitating local philanthropy and matching donations to the 
community's greatest areas of need.
  The Foundation educates donors on the different mechanisms of 
charitable giving and works with them to maximize the effectiveness of 
their donations.
  Then, the Foundation's staff directs the donations to the community's 
arts and culture, economic development, education, environmental, 
health, and recreational needs.
  Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded over $8 million in 
grants throughout the Scranton area and Lackawanna County.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in honoring the Scranton Area 
Foundation on being recognized as a valued asset of Northeastern 
Pennsylvania. In the years ahead I am confident they will continue to 
make positive impacts in the growth of our region.

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