[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 36 (Monday, February 27, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E452]
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        TRIBUTE TO THE LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS

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                             HON. ED PASTOR

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 27, 1995
  Mr. PASTOR. Mr. Speaker, I wish to call my colleagues' attention to 
the efforts of one organization to prevent the youth of our Nation from 
becoming school dropouts. The League of United Latin American Citizens 
(LULAC) will be holding its Annual Youth Leadership Conference on 
Friday, March 17 on the campus of Pima Community College in Arizona. 
Approximately 1,500 at-risk 7th through 12th graders from around the 
State will be participating in this day of education and motivation. 
They will be directed by business, government and community leaders 
through 40 workshop sessions designed to teach goal-setting skills and 
instill the value that staying in school is a necessity in facilitating 
their success in life. Muralist, Judith Baca will be this year's 
keynote speaker. I am confident this program will leave its young 
participants with a sense of hope for the future and the realization 
that their education is the cornerstone in their preparation to become 
tomorrow's leaders.
  LULAC, the conference organizer, was founded in 1929 and is the 
Nation's oldest Hispanic-American civic organization. Its purpose is to 
assist underprivileged Hispanics through a variety of programs which 
promote economic development, cultural heritage, and political 
involvement. For the past 6 years, the League has targeted the 
prevention of dropouts as a high priority for all volunteer efforts in 
Arizona. This year it will team up with the Metro Educational 
Commission, Pima Community College, the University of Arizona, the 
Tucson Police Department, and the Pima County Sheriff's Department in 
promoting education as the road to persistence and success in the 
Hispanic community.
  I would like to commend and extend my gratitude to all involved in 
LULAC for their untiring efforts to preserve the promise of tomorrow by 
working to keep America's young people in school. I have no doubt that 
the leadership conference will be resounding success and a model for 
other events around the country.


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