[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 171 (Wednesday, November 1, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S16510-S16511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 ZORA KRAMER BROWN'S ENERGETIC EXAMPLE

 Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I rise today to highlight the 
accomplishments of a Washington, DC, activist whom we should all 
emulate. If each American had 1 ounce of the intense commitment that 
Zora Kramer Brown brings to her mission of seeking real solutions to 
breast cancer, we would live in a stronger America.
  Zora Brown, a native of Oklahoma City, OK, is founder and chairperson 
of Cancer Awareness Program Services [CAPS] and the Breast Cancer 
Resource Committee, both located in Washington, DC. With CAPS, which 

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was organized in 1992, Ms. Brown started a comprehensive program to 
build cancer awareness and education efforts among women. Three years 
earlier, she started the Breast Cancer Resource Committee to cut breast 
cancer mortality rates in half among African-Americans by the year 
2000.
  Ms. Brown also has been appointed to the National Cancer Advisory 
Board of the National Cancer Institute. Last year in my hometown, she 
brought unbounded energy to Charleston as she emceed the First Annual 
Race for the Cure. More importantly, she now is a member of the board 
of the Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South 
Carolina where her leadership and enthusiasm is contagious.
  On October 27, 1995, McDonald's recognized Ms. Brown's efforts in a 
large ad featuring ``Portraits of the City.'' Her story of hard work 
and zeal shows how one person can make a difference in improving the 
lives of Americans. She is most deserving of this honor and the dozens 
of others that have been bestowed on her.
  Mr. President, we need more Zora Browns across the Nation. I hope as 
Americans recognize how successful Zora has been, we all will be 
motivated to follow in her footsteps.

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