[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14982]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING ARPANA SATYU

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                            HON. ROB WOODALL

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 2, 2012

  Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize one of my 
constituents, Ms. Arpana Satyu. She is the owner of Dutch Monkey 
Doughnuts, a small business in Cumming, Georgia, that specializes in 
making fresh, hand-rolled gourmet doughnuts.
  Dutch Monkey Doughnuts was recently named by American Express as one 
of the top five small businesses, among a group of nearly 12,000 
businesses, in the country. This is a tremendous honor, and one that is 
well-deserved.
  There is no doubt that times are tough economically everywhere we 
look, and yet Dutch Monkey Doughnuts stands as a ray of hope and 
achievement. When she set out to create Dutch Monkey Doughnuts, Ms. 
Satyu not only wanted to make the best doughnuts in the country, she 
wanted to create a business that would bring people together. She 
wanted to make a difference in her community, and she succeeded in 
doing that. I am proud to share her story with the nation.
  I am especially impressed with Ms. Satyu's response to being named as 
a winner of the American Express small business competition. When 
American Express awarded Dutch Monkey Doughnuts a cash prize for its 
fifth place finish, Ms. Satyu expressed that she is very grateful for 
receiving the monetary award, but that she is most excited about the 
community events that are being organized by American Express in 
Cumming, Georgia, in honor of Dutch Monkey Doughnuts' success.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Ms. Arpana 
Satyu for her service to the Seventh District of Georgia and for her 
achievement with her small business. I am very proud of her efforts and 
accomplishments.

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