[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 137 (Tuesday, September 27, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                        TRIBUTE TO MARY SHAPERO

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 27, 1994

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I wish to extend my congratulations to Mary 
Shapero as she receives the 1994 Distinguished Community Service Award 
bestowed upon her by the Detroit chapter of the American Jewish 
Committee.
  This honor adds to a remarkable record of philanthropic and community 
leadership spanning three decades. The Distinguished Community Service 
Award recognizes Mary Shapero for a wide array of cultural, 
humanitarian, and educational endeavors which are testimony to her 
dedication to a better life for all citizens.
  Mary Shapero was born in Pittsburgh. Throughout her professional life 
as a resource development consultant for nonprofit agencies, Mary has 
maintained a full and active volunteer career as well.
  Mary Shapero is now serving her fifth term on the national board of 
governors for the American Jewish Committee, having served previously 
as a national vice president and member of the board of trustees. In 
the Detroit community, Mary was elected to the Detroit chapter's 
advisory board, served as membership chair, and resource development 
committee chair and vice president.
  Her service to the local community stands as a model for others. Mrs. 
Shapero chairs an education assistance fund at Temple Beth El, is a 
past national board president of Planned Parenthood and now serves on 
its national board. She is an officer of the League of Women Voters of 
Detroit, board member at the Jewish Vocational Service and serves on 
the Detroit Public Library's advisory board.
  Her accomplishments are countless. Those of us who know Mary Shapero, 
are lucky enough to know a good friend who is caring and kind, a 
devoted wife, mother, and grandmother and a person truly deserving of 
this special recognition.

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