[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 142 (Wednesday, November 1, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2060-E2061]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF SANTA BARBARA FOR 75 YEARS OF 
                        SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

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                            HON. LOIS CAPPS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 1, 2000

  Mr. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I honor the Junior League of Santa Barbara 
for 75 years of service to the community of Santa Barbara. I have had 
the privilege of working with the Junior League for several years and 
know of the impact the League has had on countless children and young 
people.
  The Junior League of Santa Barbara was founded and admitted to the 
Association of Junior Leagues on January 2, 1925. The Santa Barbara 
League's first program included a camp for underprivileged children and 
a program that saved many children from tuberculosis. In 1948, the 
Volunteer Bureau was organized as a clearinghouse for volunteers for 
civil, cultural and education agencies, and in 1957, the Welfare 
Council was established with the Junior League's assistance to improve 
health, recreation, and welfare of Santa Barbara County. During the 
1960's the Junior League provided funds to the Fellowship House, the 
Goleta Boys and Girls Clubs, Head Start, the January 28th Committee, 
and the educational facility at the Child's Estate. The League was 
reorganized in 1971 and began a number of new projects, including a 
matinee concert series with the Santa Barbara Symphony, a workshop for 
elementary school teachers in environmental education, and the 
Courthouse Tours program.

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  In the early 1980's the League began the Alcohol Abuse and Youth 
Project, donated funds toward the renovation of the CALM house, and 
began the Hospice Volunteer management project, followed by projects on 
foster care and alcohol abuse prevention, and community advocates for 
quality child care. Through its Public Affairs Committee, the League 
focused on crime prevention in 1985, and worked with local law 
enforcement entities and nonprofits such as Shelter Services for Women, 
and later began several new projects, including Anger Management, 
Volunteer Support for Senior Services, Friday Night Live Safe Rides, 
and the Literacy Support Project. In the early 1990's the Junior League 
began the Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting Project, made a substantial 
donation to the Red Cross for victims of the Painted Cave Fire, and 
initiated the Valued Youth Partnership program, participated in the 
Sexual Abuse Response Team Coalition, and started the Peace Education 
Project. In the late 1990's, the League partnered with the Blood Bank, 
the Storyteller Preschool for homeless children and began the Community 
Health Collaborative Project focusing on a Pediatric Enrichment Project 
including STARBRIGHT World and Well Gowns.
  Mr. Speaker, I believe that it is organizations like the Junior 
League that serve as an example of dedication and commitment to those 
in need for our community and the nation. I ask my colleagues to join 
me in honoring and commending the Junior League of Santa Barbara on the 
League's 75th anniversary.

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