[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 54 (Thursday, May 4, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E635]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING JULIE JOHNSON-WILLIAMS

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 4, 2000

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, this week, Julie Johnson-
Williams will be honored as the founding President and Member-Emeritus 
at Women for WineSense 10th Anniversary Conference in Sonoma County, 
California.
  In 1981, Julie Johnson-Williams co-founded Frog's Leap Winery, one of 
the finest wineries in Napa Valley and its third California-Certified 
Organic Vineyard. Julie has been an active member in the Napa Valley 
Vintners Association, the California Wine Institute and the Winemaking 
Families and Grapegrowers' Appreciation Day. As an avid gardener, Julie 
creatively nurtures the vines, orchards and vegetable plots that 
delight the visitors of Frog's Leap.
  As a Public Health nurse with a Nursing Award for Academic Excellence 
from Columbia University School of Nursing, Julie brings a commitment 
to healthy lifestyles to the world of wine. She now reaches beyond 
illness to the territory of the ``well'' in her Women for WineSense 
efforts. In particular, Julie has focused her activities to educate and 
empower women to make responsible lifestyle decisions, and to take a 
proactive stance in community and occupational arenas.
  Julie's civic and philanthropic activities are built on her 
educational and career endeavors. As a parent, she is an on-going 
classroom volunteer in the St. Helena Unified School District. She has 
been a volunteer fund-raiser for the Shasta-Diablo Planned Parenthood 
group. As a health professional, Julie has a particular concern for the 
prevention of alcohol and drug abuse and has been an active member of 
numerous boards that address this issue.
  Julie can truly be called a ``Renaissance Woman.'' She has endless 
energy for her family, community and the vineyard she loves. Julie 
accomplishes so much and with great aplomb. Her generosity and talent 
greatly benefit the varied communities she serves.
  Ten years ago, Julie founded the premier worldwide grassroots 
organization for women interested in wine. Women for WineSense 
continues to serve as a moderate, non-biased, non-profit educational 
and promotional organization to ensure all women and men have accurate 
information on the cultural, social and health effects of moderate wine 
consumption.
  Mr. Speaker, I join the other Women for WineSense members in honoring 
Julie Johnson-Williams as their Founding President and Woman of the 
Year 2000.

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