[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 24 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E330]
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IN HONOR OF THE PANCYPRIAN ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA WOMEN'S ISSUE NETWORK 
                      AND MRS. YIANOULLA VASSILIOU

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 10, 1998

  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
the Pancyprian Association of America Women's Issues Network on the 
occasion of their first annual dinner dance. I would also like to honor 
the Pancyprian Women's Issue Network's first 1998 Woman of the Year 
Award honoree, Mrs. Yianoulla Vassiliou.
  Mrs. Vassiliou, who is visiting the United States for several weeks, 
is a former principal and elementary school teacher in the occupied 
part of Cyprus in the village of Rizokarpaso Cyprus. Yianoulla 
Vassiliou has devoted the past 24 years to educating these enclaved 
children. For selflessly leaving her family and dedicating her time to 
ensure that these children in the occupied area receive an education, 
Mrs. Vassiliou is a worthy recipient of the first Pancyprian Women's 
Issue Network 1998 Woman of the Year Award.
  The Pancyprian Association of America Women's Issues Network was 
established in the spring of 1996 by a group of dedicated women as a 
division of the Pancyprian Association of America, Inc. in an effort to 
bring together women of Hellenic origin. The Founding President, Dr. 
Florentina Christrodoulidou, has spearheaded the organization to be a 
significant component of the Hellenic women's movement.
  The Pancyprian Women's Issues Network is a network group providing 
information and services to women within the Hellenic communities. It 
helps raise awareness about social, health, economic and other issues 
as they relate to women's roles as mothers, daughters, wives, 
breadwinners and homemakers.
  The philosophy of the Pancyprian Women's Issues Network is one of 
extending a helping hand to others, and which is deeply rooted in 
efforts to develop mutual prosperity and steering lives towards family 
fulfillment.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues rise with me in this tribute to 
the Pancyprian Association of America Women's Issues Network, a group 
of dedicated Hellenic women who have successfully integrated the 
Hellenic spirit with American ideals and values. I also ask my 
colleagues to rise in tribute to the Pancyprian Association's Woman of 
the Year honoree, Mrs. Yianoulla Vassiliou.

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