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[Congressional Record: September 25, 2000 (Extensions)]
[Page E1583]
From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:cr25se00-19]
TO HONOR MR. JULIAN CLAUDIO NABOZNY--NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR
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HON. ED PASTOR
of arizona
in the house of representatives
Monday, September 25, 2000
Mr. PASTOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate Julian Claudio Nabozny,
a McDonald's owner/operator beloved and celebrated for his services to
the Phoenix, Arizona community, which I proudly represent. For his
tireless generosity, Mr. Nabozny has just been honored by the National
Restaurant Association as Cornerstone Humanitarian of the Year.
Mr. Nabozny has made his South Phoenix restaurant a veritable
community center for the Hispanic neighborhood. His beneficent acts are
numerous and varied. These are some highlights.
For the past five years, Mr. Nabozny has hosted Thanksgiving Day
celebrations for as many as 3,000 residents. He distributes free
McDonald's food, gifts, turkeys, and fruit baskets and provides for
entertainment, including the beloved Ronald McDonald.
Throughout the year, the restaurant sponsors fund-raising nights for
a local school. Mr. Nabozny donates 10 percent of the evening's sales
and tickets to popular events for the PTA to raffle off. He also
provides a school reading program with over 8,000 hamburger
certificates a year to use as learning incentives for children.
Two years ago, Mr. Nabozny brought a mobile mammograph unit to the
restaurant to offer free cancer screening exams. Hundreds of
economically disadvantaged women received these vital tests, many for
the first time.
This spring, Mr. Nabozny initiated and sponsored a pioneering
partnership to educate the community on current immigration laws and
related government services. Through the program, over 1,200
individuals received free confidential consultations with attorneys and
other qualified volunteers, and many others received assistance through
a handout developed specifically to address common concerns and needs.
These services will be again extended this fall.
For the past three years, Mr. Nabozny has served as chair of the
Phoenix area Hispanic American College Education Resources (HACER)
program, a partnership between the Ronald McDonald House Charities, its
local affiliate, McDonald's owner/operators, and restaurants owned by
the corporation. Mr. Nabozny has also personally donated scholarships
to deserving minority high school students in the Phoenix area.
Mr. Nabozny comes from a family and belongs to a franchise system
that believe in giving back. His dedication to this principle has
justly earned him the Restaurant Association's award and a special
place in the heart and history of the Phoenix community.
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