[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2207]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING RODNEY NAPIER FOR HIS EFFORTS TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF HAITI

  (Mr. BOCCIERI asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BOCCIERI. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in recognition of a fine 
businessman from Stark County, Ohio. His name is Rodney Napier. His 
service to the relief effort and helping those in Haiti who need long-
term medical care as a result of the earthquake is a show of selfless 
and truly inspirational giving to the world.
  Mr. Napier helped found the Granted Wish Foundation, a national non-
profit whose mission is ``to provide wishful fulfillment to disabled, 
disadvantaged and deserving individuals and families.''
  When the earthquake shocked Haiti and the world, Mr. Napier made his 
corporate jet available so that supplies, doctors, missionaries, and 
other relief workers could get to the island for help. Humbled by what 
he saw while volunteering himself, he realized he had to do more. He 
donated nearly $70,000 to the relief effort. He also auctioned off 
three Super Bowl tickets, totaling $12,000, and the Granted Wish 
Foundation collected more than $63,000 for Haitians in need. Using 
these donations, two medical treatment vehicles went to Haiti so that 
physicians could rehabilitate permanently disabled children.
  Mr. Napier proves that simple acts of charity can make the difference 
and save lives. He lives by the biblical lesson that ``to whom much is 
given, much is expected.'' Whether in our local community or in Haiti, 
we need leaders like him.

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