(Minghui.org) On May 11, 2012, U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney wrote the following letter to send her best wishes to Falun Dafa practitioners on the occasion of the 13th World Falun Dafa celebration, highlighting good health guided by the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance.

To all the friends and supporters of Falun Dafa:

I am delighted to send my best wishes to Falun Dafa participants and practitioners on the occasion of the 13th World Falun Dafa celebration, highlighting good health guided by the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance.

As you celebrate the 13th World Falun Dafa Day and the 20 years since the practice was introduced to the public, I salute you for regularly offering free workshops to increase public participation. Falun Dafa was brought to New York in 1996, and today, there are hundreds of practitioners though the tri-state area and participants from 114 countries. The founder of the exercises, Li Hongzhi, has been nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize four times since 2000.

I offer my congratulations to the New York Tri-State Area Falun Dafa practitioners for their dedication to promoting positive health and spiritual practices through Falun Dafa in the city and around the world. To all the participants celebrating World Falun Dafa Day this weekend, I salute you and wish you the best in the future!

Sincerely,

CAROLYN B. MALONEY

Member of Congress