[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 144 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2066]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, DC MARKS 75 YEARS OF SERVICE

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                       HON. CONSTANCE A. MORELLA

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 23, 1997

  Mr. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Soroptimist 
International of Washington, DC formerly known as the Soroptimist Club. 
November 27, 1997, will mark the 75th anniversary of this distinguished 
organization's charter, an event that justly deserves our appreciation. 
The community service efforts of this group of professional women 
should be recognized, for they have served the needs of the 
metropolitan Washington, DC, area well. Additionally, they have worked 
with their counterpart clubs throughout the United States, and all over 
the world, to help victims of disasters and to improve the quality of 
life of the less fortunate.
  Soroptimists in the Washington metro area have worked tirelessly to 
improve the education, health, and welfare of residents of all 
communities. For nearly 40 years Soroptimists have provided a monetary 
award to a high school senior based on achievements in citizenship. 
They have awarded scholarships to allow students to attend Gallaudet 
University and the Howard University School of Nursing. Also, each year 
they present a grant to a women reentering the workplace. They are a 
founding benefactor of the Museum for Women in the Arts. Over the 
years, they have purchased bulletproof vests for police officers, 
imported German Shepherd dogs for the K-9 Corps, and helped the 
hospital for sick children install a new roof. They pay for mammograms 
at Providence Hospital for low-income women, and they purchase sleeping 
bags for the homeless of our community.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating and applauding the 
Soroptimist International of Washington, DC, and all Soroptimists 
throughout the world.

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