[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 110 (Wednesday, August 10, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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TRIBUTE TO ARMANDO MORA AND LARRY SANDOVAL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP CONCERT 
  TASK FORCE MEMBERS, CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS, ANHEUSER-BUSCH INC., 
       TRIANGLE/BUDWEISER DISTRIBUTING AND SANTA FE SPRINGS NEWS

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                       HON. ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, August 10, 1994

  Mr. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, today, more than ever, we must make 
available resources for our youth to attend college. All too often, 
without scholarships and other means of financial assistance, students 
are unable to pursue a college degree.
  For this reason, under the leadership of the city of Santa Fe 
Springs, Anheuser-Busch Inc., Triangle/Budweiser Distributing, and the 
Santa Fe Springs News an effort is underway to raise money for the 
Armando Mora and Larry Sandoval Memorial Scholarship programs. These 
scholarship programs provide college scholarships for our local youth. 
The fundraising vehicle for this project is provided by the city 
through its Stargaze Concert Series. Artists for the Stargaze Concert 
Series are the Righteous Brothers, Englebert Humperdinck, and the 
Temptations.
  The scholarship programs are dedicated to the memory of deceased 
Santa Fe Springs Councilmen Armando Mora and Larry Sandoval. Since the 
two memorial scholarship programs began, 25 deserving students from 
Santa Fe High School have received financial assistance. The Armando 
Mora Scholarship was established in 1986 and the Larry Sandoval 
Scholarship in 1991.
  Youth who have received scholarships include: Tho Huu Lam; Patricia 
Shultz; Elisabeth Sanchez; Maria Lisa Garcia; Richard Brown; Shelby 
Lundahl; Quoc Thoung La; Matthew Olsen; Guade Paez; Dyann Renee 
Collins; Quyen La; Eugenia Mares; Christina Ann Bradberry; Jose L. 
Garcia Jr.; Daniel Trejo; Christopher Rublacava; Segio Holling; Jaime 
Castaneda; Mark Kotsay; and Jeffrey Scott Gibson.
  Anheuser-Busch Inc., and Don Heinmark, president of Triangle/
Budweiser Distributing Co., have committed $85,000 over a 5-year period 
to the Mora/Sandoval Scholarship funds. Ric Trent, publisher of the 
WAVE Newspaper Group, and Art Aguilar, publisher of the Santa Fe 
Springs News, have committed more than $75,000 in support for the 
scholarship fundraising effort and the city of Santa Fe Springs, as the 
Stargaze Concert promoter, is underwriting concert expenses, including 
use of the Town Center Plaza for the series.
  Other businesses who have joined the city of Santa Fe Springs, 
Budweiser, the newspapers and the Chamber of Commerce to support the 
scholarship program include: W.T. Billard, Inc.; McMaster-Carr Supply; 
Valverde Construction Co.; Consolidated Disposal; Continental 
Cablevision; Chris `n Pitts Restaurants; Presbyterian Intercommunity 
Hospital; Santa Fe Springs Promenade Shopping Center; Murray's 
Landscaping; Health First Medical Group; California Industrial 
Products; Parkhouse Tires; the Santa Fe Springs Lions Club; and PDQ 
Rentals.
  Members of the Armando Mora/Larry Sandoval Scholarship Concert task 
force are: Sandy Thorstenson, principal of Santa Fe High School; 
Richard Layne, resident; Rick Mourey, president of W.M.C. Grinding; 
Judy Boswell, Comp Print; Jeannie Carbajal, Santa Fe Springs News; Ken 
Okajima, Santa Fe Springs Promenade Shopping Center; Katie Heimark, 
Triangle/Budweiser; Carlos Sidney Jr., concerned citizen; Sally Lagos, 
Norwalk Sheraton Hotel; and Jim Wood, Triangle/Budweiser.
  Mr. Speaker, this partnership is a commendable effort by individuals, 
businesses, and government to support educational opportunities for our 
youth. I ask my colleagues to join me in applauding this effort and in 
wishing members of the task force well in their endeavors.

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