[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 27 (Monday, March 4, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E265-E266]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO MARJORIE ``MIDGE'' BOLTON

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 4, 1996

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Marjorie 
``Midge'' Bolton, a dedicated community leader who is being honored as 
an inductee into the San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame.
  Marjorie ``Midge'' Bolton served as the head of the Volunteer Center 
of San Mateo County for 20 years. During that time, she started an 
innovative volunteer program to help mental health patients who were 
leaving institutional care. From 1983 to 1993, Marjorie ``Midge'' 
Bolton worked as a member of the Board of the Peninsula Community 
Foundation, helping to guide the agency during a period of important 
growth and development. She was one of the founding members of the 
Mission Hospice and served as its board president from 1982-1984. 
Marjorie ``Midge'' Bolton is also actively involved in the Mills 
College Board of Trustees and Alumnae Association, the San Mateo County 
unit of the United Way of the Bay Area, the Peninsula YMCA, the 
Burlingame Library Foundation Board, and the KCSM Advisory Board.
  Mr. Speaker, Marjorie ``Midge'' Bolton is an outstanding citizen and 
I salute her for her contributions and commitment to serving our 
community. I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Marjorie 
``Midge'' Bolton and congratulate her on being inducted into the San 
Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame.

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                     TRIBUTE TO DORIAN MOTEN BROWN

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 4, 1996

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Dorian Moten 
Brown, a dedicated community leader who is being honored as an inductee 
into the San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame.
  Dorian Moten Brown is a remarkable community activist who works as a 
trainer in conflict resolution and serves as the director of a 
Community Mediation Program in East Palo Alto. She has opened an in-
house alternative program for children suspended from elementary 
schools and runs programs of gang mediation in East Palo Alto, Palo 
Alto, and San Mateo. She is a mentor for parolees from the California 
Youth Authority, a group home counselor, and an executive producer of 
youth television for Emerald City magazine. Dorian Moten Brown has 
received numerous recognitions for her dedicated community service, 
including the World of Well Being Award from the Santa Clara Girl 
Scouts, the Positive Image Award from the East Palo Alto Teen Home, the 
Community Leader Fellowship Award from the California Wellness 
Foundation, and the Larry Sleizer Memorial Award for professional 
mediation.
  Mr. Speaker, Dorian Moten Brown is an outstanding citizen and I 
salute her for her contributions and commitment to serving our 
community. I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Dorian Moten 
Brown and congratulate her on being inducted into the San Mateo County 
Women's Hall of Fame.

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