[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15607]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS LIONS 
                                  CLUB

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 12, 2014

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Atlantic 
Highlands Lions Club as its members gather to celebrate its 90th 
anniversary this year. This milestone and its commitment to service is 
truly deserving of this body's recognition.
  Founded by local businessmen, the Atlantic Highlands Lions Club was 
chartered on December 14, 1924. Over its 90 years, the Atlantic 
Highlands Lions Club has grown in outreach and in membership. Today, 
its 42 members continue to carry out the mission of Lions Club 
International, serving its local community, the State of New Jersey, 
our nation and the world. Its efforts provide a range of assistance, 
including heath programs, youth programs, environmental programs, and 
disaster relief. It has also sponsored Lions Clubs in nearby New Jersey 
communities as well as the local Leo Club, which was one of the first 
Leo Clubs established in New Jersey.
  The Atlantic Highlands Lions Club has been providing active community 
volunteer work since its inception. Its members promote the Lions Club 
International mission to improve eye health and sight, providing free 
eye exams, eye treatments and surgery to local residents. They also 
uphold the mission to provide disaster relief, supporting recovery 
efforts in Indonesia, Haiti, Honduras and the United States, including 
New Jersey and its own community in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Among 
many other community service efforts, the Atlantic Highlands Lions Club 
provides scholarships to local students, has taken part in the Lions 
Club International project to plant one million trees globally, honored 
our nation's veterans through the purchase of a state highway 
construction project that would become a median in their honor (which 
the Atlantic Highlands Lions Club still maintains and enhances), helped 
develop the Atlantic Highlands Harbor, and provided evacuation 
assistance from New York City after the September 11, 2001 terrorist 
attacks. The Atlantic Highlands Lions Club also pays the club 
membership dues of a member of the United States Coast Guard and 
encouraged Lions Club International to offer membership discounts to 
members of the military.
  Mr. Speaker, I sincerely hope that my colleagues will join me in 
congratulating the Atlantic Highlands Lions Club on its 90th 
anniversary and thanking its members for their dedication to local, 
statewide, national and international community service.

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