[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 54 (Wednesday, April 24, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E608-E609]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     A TRIBUTE TO CAROL BERGER, A QUEENS ACTIVIST AND CIVIC LEADER

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                        HON. CHARLES E. SCHUMER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 23, 1996

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to 
Carol Berger for her leadership in spearheading community activism and 
civic volunteerism throughout Kew Gardens, NY. Carol has worked 
tirelessly to improve the quality of life in numerous neighborhoods, 
often doing more than what was needed to successfully serve her 
community. I have always admired the civic-minded spirit that has 
thrived in Queens and feel especially proud of Carol for energizing 
community participation that has established Kew Gardens

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as one of the most desirable areas in New York.
  The parents, students, teachers and principals that live in and 
around Kew Gardens are particularly familiar with Carol's volunteer 
work in strengthening neighborhood schools like P.S. 99, J.H.S. 190, 
and the Hillcrest High School. Carol has also held several leadership 
positions in local school boards, such as the Queens Confederation of 
High School Parents Associations where she served as president and the 
Citywide Confederation of High School Parents Associations as Chair. 
She also served as Chair of the Forest Hills Adult Education Systems 
Advisory Council and Secretary of the Citywide Adult Education 
Association.
  Her commitment and remarkable understanding of the parent/teacher 
partnership has done much to establish Queens schools as first-rate. 
However, even after a long period of serving community schools, Carol 
continued her local activism through the Kew Gardens Civic Association. 
She is well-known almost everywhere in Queens for inspiring a sense of 
honor and duty in every neighborhood. Our city owes enormous gratitude 
to Carol's fearless leadership and indomitable will to make Queens a 
better place to live. On behalf of the people of Kew Gardens, I 
congratulate her for her outstanding community work.

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