[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17942]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING FUN SPOT ACTION PARK OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA, RECIPIENT OF THE 
 2012 BRASS RING AWARD FOR THE BEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT CENTER IN THE 
                           COUNTRY FROM IAAPA

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                          HON. DANIEL WEBSTER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 19, 2012

  Mr. WEBSTER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to take this opportunity to 
congratulate Mr. John Arie and his family on Fun Spot Action Park of 
Orlando, Florida having received the 2012 Brass Ring Award for the Best 
Family Entertainment Center in the country from the International 
Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. This is a prestigious 
award and deserves special recognition for the hard work and dedication 
that went into this outstanding accomplishment.
  The Arie family is well deserving of this recognition for their 
unfailing dedication and leadership in the family entertainment center 
industry. In receiving this award, they have demonstrated many 
character qualities, including enthusiasm, diligence and remarkable 
service. The forty-plus years of service the Arie family has provided 
in owning, operating, and developing Fun Spot Attractions is a true 
testament to the significant importance of small businesses.
  This is not the first time that Fun Spot Action Park of Orlando has 
been recognized for their commitment to excellence in the tourism 
industry across Central Florida. Fun Spot has been chosen and honored 
two prior times by the IAAPA for their standards of excellence in 
promoting and advertising the family entertainment center industry.
  The efforts of Mr. Arie and his family to serve the Central Florida 
community are to be commended. It is not often that such a strong 
commitment to service is found within one family. I wish them great 
success as they have the opportunity to undergo a 10-acre expansion 
that will triple the size of the Orlando Fun Spot Action Park.
  On behalf of the citizens of Central Florida, I am pleased to 
recognize and congratulate Mr. Arie and his family for their hard work, 
dedication, and leadership on this well-deserved award. May their 
investment to community and small business inspire others to follow in 
their footsteps.

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