[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15009]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     HAZLETON LIONS CLUB'S MELVIN JONES FELLOWSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS

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                           HON. LOU BARLETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 12, 2012

  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Frank Molinaro 
IV, Mr. James Warnagiris, Dr. Joseph Bafile, Mr. Richard Hudak, and Mr. 
Richard Piskel, recipients of the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award. This 
award is presented by the Hazleton Lions Club and given for a person's 
outstanding service to the club and the community. It is the highest 
award given in Lionism.
  Since 1917, Lions Clubs have offered people the opportunity to give 
something back to their communities. On October 23, 1923, the Hazleton 
Lions Club was formed, and this year, the club will celebrate its 89th 
anniversary. Since its founding, the Hazleton Lions Club has been 
extremely active within the community, completing numerous projects and 
making donations in support of many other organizations.
  Mr. Molinaro, Mr. Warnagiris, Dr. Bafile, and Mr. Piskel have all 
served as president of the Hazleton Lions Club. Mr. Hudak currently 
serves as first vice president and will begin a term as president in 
July 2013. All five men are being honored for raising $5,000 over a 
five-year period for the Lions Clubs International Sight First II 
Project. Sight First is a Lions initiative to restore sight and prevent 
blindness around the world. Each of these men also took part in the 
construction of the Hazleton Lions Pavilion in the Hazle Township 
Community Park. They have each served our community loyally.
  Mr. Speaker, today Mr. Frank Molinaro IV, Mr. James Warnagiris, Dr. 
Joseph Bafile, Mr. Richard Hudak, and Mr. Richard Piskel stand as civic 
leaders in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I commend them for their years of 
admirable service to the Hazleton Lions Club, our community and 
country, and I wish them continued success in the future.

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