[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 10, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E989]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       HONORING MARTHA K. GLENNAN

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                          HON. THOMAS M. DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 10, 1995
  Mr. DAVIS. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise today to 
honor a woman from Northern Virginia who has given so much to her 
community and is being honored with the Fairfax County Citizen of the 
Year Award.
  Martha K. Glennan, chair of the Fairfax Area Disability Services 
Board and president of Project WORD, Working and Organizing Resources 
for People with Disabilities, has been named Citizen of the Year by the 
Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations.
  Under her leadership as chairman, the Fairfax Area Disability 
Services Board completed the first community needs assessment, focusing 
on more than 29,000 adults with disabilities. Recommendations targeted 
State and local service delivery system changes, as well as needs for 
housing, health transportation and employment.
  She has spoken out forcefully on the need for Fairfax County to move 
forward and comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Her very 
presence in a meeting challenges preconceived notions about disability. 
She is knowledgeable, innovative, and skilled, using her sense of humor 
to press home her point.
  The Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations is a 56-year-
old, non-partisan, non-profit volunteer-run organization that serves as 
the umbrella group representing more than 200 Fairfax County civic and 
homeowner organizations. Through its committee structure, the 
Federation addresses a broad scope of county-wide concerns in the areas 
of transportation, education, budget and finance,, health and human 
services, public safety, land use, environment, and other issues of 
concern to county citizens. The Federation often works closely with 
other county organizations to pinpoint issues of community concern 
before the Fairfax County Government, the Virginia General Assembly, 
and other governmental bodies.
  Mr. Speaker I know my colleagues join me in honoring Martha K. 
Glennan and two Citation of Merit award winners, Kathryn Brooks, 84 for 
providing older Americans an opportunity to continue their education 
and Marilyn Gould, for her contributions to Northern Virginia Community 
College, Leadership Fairfax and the Council for the Arts. These 
citizens are to be commended for their outstanding achievements and 
hard work for the community.


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