[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 35 (Wednesday, March 25, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E470-E471]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    A TRIBUTE TO HELEN HILTON RAISER

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 25, 1998

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Helen Hilton Raiser who is 
being honored by the Volunteer Center of San Mateo County, California 
at the Eleventh Annual Very Important Volunteer Dinner.
  Helen Raiser is an active community volunteer who gives generously of 
her time and talents to a wide variety of organizations and causes. She 
has been a trailblazer in the handgun control movement so that we will 
have safer communities. She has worked extensively with young people, 
especially as an enthusiastic volunteer in Scouting. She has been a 
tenacious champion of accessible housing. She has been a leader in 
providing high quality retirement housing and care for

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our community's seniors through the construction, development, and 
property management business she and her late husband John Raiser built 
during their 37 year marriage. She has been a dedicated board member of 
numerous non-profit organizations, and a talented chair of many fund-
raising events. This year Helen Raiser chairs the Very Important 
Volunteer Dinner for the Volunteer Center of San Mateo County and has 
chosen ``The Love of Reading'' as the theme. She understands the 
critical role reading plays in people's lives, especially in the lives 
of children.
  Since coming to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1960 from British 
Columbia, Helen Raiser has dedicated herself to bettering her community 
for everyone. Mr. Speaker, Helen Hilton Raiser 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 honored as the Volunteer Center of San 
Mateo County's Very Important Volunteer.

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