[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6540]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING JIM WELLEHAN

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                        HON. MICHAEL H. MICHAUD

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 3, 2011

  Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Jim Wellehan, the 
Vice President of Maine's Lamey-Wellehan's shoe stores and the 2011 
Auburn Business Association Citizen of the Year Award.
  Jim is an exceptional businessman, helping to win Lamey-Wellehan the 
Boston Shoe Travelers Association award for 2011 Retailer of the Year. 
More importantly, Jim's commitment to a quality product goes hand in 
hand with helping to build a quality community.
  Jim is committed to the environment, already having cut carbon 
emissions at Lamey-Wellehan by 23 percent and is on pace to achieve his 
company's ultimate goal of a 50 percent reduction by 2020. It's no 
coincidence that among the many honors that Jim has received is the 
2007 Maine Sierra Club Business of the Year.
  In recent years, Jim has served on the Lewiston Planning Board, the 
Board of Overseers at St. Joseph's College, the Board of the Finance 
Authority of Maine, President of the Board of the Lewiston Auburn 
Occupational Center, a member of the Maine Small Business Coalition and 
a youth soccer league coach.
  There are few individuals more deserving of this award than Jim. His 
commitment to his state, community and customers is unprecedented, and 
I am pleased that he is being recognized.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope you will join me in honoring Jim Wellehan, the 
2011 recipient of the Auburn Business Association Good Citizen Award.

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