[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5271]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




IN HONOR OF THE RECIPIENTS OF THE PHILADELPHIA DIALOGUE FORUM AND PEACE 
            ISLANDS INSTITUTE'S 8TH ANNUAL FRIENDSHIP AWARD

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                      HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 19, 2012

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor five awardees who 
are receiving the Philadelphia Dialogue Forum and Peace Islands 
Institute's 8th Annual Friendship Award. On behalf of the 8th District 
of Pennsylvania, I would like to congratulate Kail Ellis, Natosha 
Warner, Dennis O'Brien, Richard Negrin, and Dan Gottlieb. Thank you all 
very much for your fortitude and perseverance in a mission worth 
striving to accomplish.
  In today's society, it is especially important that we all do our 
best to work together. I greatly appreciate the efforts of the 
Philadelphia Dialogue Forum and Peace Islands Institute in working to 
create links of understanding, acceptance, hope and trust amongst 
different communities, especially the communities in Bucks County.
  My Congressional District is very diverse, but it's the efforts of 
organizations like these that make our community unite. By bringing 
people together in conferences, lectures, festivals and community 
service projects, local residents are given the opportunity to interact 
with one another and work to promote common values. It is more of these 
efforts that our country really needs.
  I am honored to be speaking on behalf of the Philadelphia Dialogue 
Forum and Peace Islands Institute today, as well as the five awardees 
who have dedicated their time to promoting peace and tranquility in our 
society. I look forward to hearing about what you all have accomplished 
in the future, and I am grateful to represent you in Congress.

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