[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16336-16337]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF THE GREATER WILKES-BARRE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS 
                           100TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                             of pennsylania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 21, 2015

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Greater 
Wilkes-Barre Association of Realtors as they celebrate 100 years of 
service to the community. For the past century, the Association's 
members have helped families in their pursuit of the American dream of 
home ownership.
  The Greater Wilkes-Barre Association of Realtors traces its origins 
with the establishment of Wilkes-Barre Real Estate Exchange in

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1915. Today, with over 400 members, the organization is an affiliate of 
the National Association of Realtors and operates under the capable 
leadership of Charles Adonizio III. On January 1, 2016 the Greater 
Wilkes-Barre Association of Realtors plans to merge with its 
counterpart, the Greater Hazelton Association of Realtors. The two 
groups will form the Luzerne County Association of Realtors. With this 
consolidation, both organizations hope to provide more professional 
services to their members and to better serve all of Luzerne County.
  It is an honor to recognize the Greater Wilkes-Barre Association of 
Realtors, and I applaud the organization and its members for a century 
of top-notch professional service to the community. I wish the 
Association all the best as its members continue their work for 
northeastern Pennsylvania through the new Luzerne County Association of 
Realtors.

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