[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 30 (Tuesday, March 11, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E426]
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                TRIBUTE TO FRANCISCA DE CASTRO GUEVARRA

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 11, 1997

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Francisca De Castro 
Guevarra, a dedicated community leader who is being honored as an 
inductee into the San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame.
  Francisca De Castro Guevarra was born in San Francisco and is the 
daughter of Filipino immigrants. She has been an exemplary community 
volunteer for the past 28 years. She left her banking career in 1969 to 
join the Volunteer Center where she has been instrumental in broadening 
the focus of service to groups and regions that had not previously been 
served. In 1990, she organized the bay area's first Volunteer Center 
Conference on Cultural Diversity and Voluntarism, which has served as a 
model for many subsequent conferences throughout the bay area. She has 
been tireless in her efforts to involve youth in voluntarism and 
service, and conducted a management training session for 
representatives of 18 European countries at the 1996 Volunteurope 
Conference in Rome.
  Mr. Speaker, Francisca De Castro Guevarra is an outstanding citizen 
and I salute her for her remarkable contributions and commitment to our 
community. I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring and 
congratulating her on being inducted into the San Mateo County Women's 
Hall of Fame.

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