[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17382]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      IN HONOR OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DON GUANELLA VILLAGE

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                            HON. JOE SESTAK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2010

  Mr. SESTAK. Madam Speaker, on September 26th, 2010, in Springfield, 
Pennsylvania a ceremony marked the 50th anniversary of the Don Guanella 
Village. It is my personal honor to join the good people of 
Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District in celebrating that event. 
The Blessed Luigi Guanella, founder of the Servants of Charity, said 
``it is not human beings who erect charitable institutions and feed the 
poor. Providence does all.'' That sense of faith and humility has 
always been the hallmark of one of the most capable and caring 
organizations in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and our Nation.
   My first hand knowledge of the good works performed at Don Guanella 
Village dates from my days as a student at Cardinal O'Hara High School 
over forty years ago. Then and now the staff at Don Guanella Village 
have been personal heroes to me and thousands of others throughout the 
Greater Delaware Valley. Every day of the year those remarkable men and 
women offer around the clock care to some of our society's most 
vulnerable souls. In so doing, they offer the residents and their 
families peace of mind they would not otherwise find.
   A nation is not measured by how it cares for those blessed with 
health, wealth, and position. It is measured by how it cares for those 
challenged by a variety circumstances beyond their control. I ask that 
every member of this chamber pause and thank Superior General Alfonso 
Crippa and everyone who contributes to the vital work of Don Guanella 
Village. It is their countless acts of charity and goodness that help 
make ours a great nation under God.

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