[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 27, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H1177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         CONGRATULATIONS TO COFOUNDERS OF ``WOMEN OF TOMORROW''

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, I congratulate news anchor Jennifer 
Valoppi and Don Brown, president and general manager of NBC 6, for 
outreaching to at-risk young women who choose to further their 
educational goals.
  With the sponsorship of NBC 6, Jennifer and Don cofounded Women of 
Tomorrow, a mentoring and scholarship program for high-school-aged 
girls. The women of Tomorrow mentoring program currently operates in 17 
schools in South Florida, and by January of next year, the program is 
expected to operate in every public high school in Miami, Dade and 
Broward Counties.
  This year the program will award several academic scholarships as 
well as scholarships for books and supplies for low-income, at-risk 
girls.
  I applaud the devotion of mentors Marita Srebnick, State Attorney 
Kathy Fernandez-Rundle, Judge Judy Kreeger, Attorney Sherry Williams, 
and the many prominent women of South Florida who dedicate their time 
to help mold today's young girls into tomorrow's leaders.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in congratulating 
Jennifer, Don, and NBC 6, and, indeed, all of the women of tomorrow for 
contributing to the promise of our future and for leaving a lasting 
legacy that is sure to benefit all of society.

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