[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 70 (Monday, May 1, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E887-E888]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         HONORING JOYCE TOBIAS

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                          HON. THOMAS M. DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 1, 1995
  Mr. DAVIS. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise today and 
pay tribute to one of Virginia's outstanding citizens, Joyce Tobias.
  Joyce Tobias, a registered nurse and the mother of seven children, 
has been a community organizer and a parent and child advocate since 
1967. A tribute dinner was held in her honor Friday, April 28th on the 
occasion of PANDAA's [Parents Association to Neutralize Drug and 
Alcohol Abuse] 15th anniversary. Joyce founded PANDAA in 1980 and has 
served as executive director, newsletter editor, and member of the 
board of directors since its founding. The organization greatly 
contributes to parents awareness of drug abuse among young children and 
gives hope and support to parents and children alike who face those 
problems.
  PANDAA, a volunteer organization, combats alcohol and other drug 
abuse through education and civic action. Under the leadership of Joyce 
Tobias, PANDAA publishes a quarterly newsletter with a national 
distribution of 10,000 copies, provides a hotline and referral service 
for parents, conducts adult and youth conferences, maintains a speakers 
bureau and assists in the formation of new groups.
  Joyce was also a founding member of the Virginia Federation of 
Parents [VFP] in 1982 and served as its president in 1992 and 1993.
  Along with her strong advocacy role in Fairfax County, she has served 
as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education--1988-89--and 
other school districts across the country. She traveled to Brazil for 
the U.S. Information Agency in 1991, participated in electronic dialog 
with two countries in Africa, and represented the United States by 
speaking many foreign visitors through USIA.
  [[Page E888]] Joyce is the author of ``Kids and Drugs,'' a 126-page 
handbook for parents and professionals that has been translated in part 
into Portuguese and Arabic. Other publications include ``Schools and 
Drugs,'' a handbook for parents and educators, and ``Preparing for 
Parenthood: A Lamaze Childbirth and Postpartum Guide.''
  After teaching childbirth preparation for four years. Joyce founded 
FLAME [Family Life and Maternity Education Inc.] in 1971, an 
organization which teaches the Lamaze method of childbirth.
  Joyce Tobias is a remarkable woman whose contributions to her 
community and her country as a leader and volunteer have made a 
difference. I know my colleagues join in honoring this outstanding 
woman.


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