Rep. Gingrich presents a House citation to Sam Keim on his 26 years of service to Weis Market in Palmyra where he is as a customer service specialist. Pictured L-R: Melissa Tishko, personnel manager; Keim; family friend, Luke Grumbein; Gingrich and store manager Glenn Furman.

The Sexual Assault Resource and Counseling Center (SARCC) of Lebanon honored me with its Children’s Hero Award, which is presented to an individual or group that works to protect children from sexual abuse. This award is particularly meaningful to me as it recognizes my work on legislation to increase awareness about child sexual abuse and to prevent such abuse from occurring. Former Philadelphia Eagle Al Chesley, a child victim of sexual abuse and supporter of my legislation to require schools to teach sexual abuse awareness to students in grades K-8, spoke at the event at which SARCC Executive Director Jenny Murphy Shifflet (right) presented me with this award.