[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 71 (Tuesday, May 22, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E888]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TO HONOR MS. TERRI CRUZ AS THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENT OF THE JEWELL AWARD 
 WHICH HONORS THOSE THAT HAVE GIVEN GENEROUSLY AND SELFLESSLY FOR THE 
                     BETTERMENT OF THEIR COMMUNITY

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                             HON. ED PASTOR

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 22, 2001

  Mr. PASTOR. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today to pay tribute to a 
great woman who has been an influential force in assisting Arizonans in 
need. The woman of whom I speak is Ms. Terri Cruz, a woman whose 
accomplishments in life are reflected in the success of her community 
and its members.
  Ms. Cruz has touched the lives of many citizens of Arizona through 
her active community involvement. In 1985 she was appointed by former 
Governor Bruce Babbitt to the Nursing Care Institution Administrators 
Board, while concurrently serving as the National Chairman of the 
Hispanic Senior Citizen Foundation Board. Other boards Ms. Cruz has 
served on are the YWCA, Maricopa County and Phoenix Human Resource 
Commissions and the Mayor's Commission for the Aging. In addition, she 
served as President of the West Phoenix LULAC (League of United Latin 
American Citizens) Council.
  Ms. Cruz's work as a Job Developer for Operation S.E.R. provided 
training for high school students in clerical skills, general office 
procedures, and other areas, giving young people who may not otherwise 
have had the opportunity to gain these valuable skills become 
productive members of their communities.
  Currently Ms. Cruz is the Social Services Counselor for Chicanos Por 
La Causa, Inc., based in Phoenix. Her primary responsibility is 
providing social services to clients. She helps solve problems they may 
be having with Social Security, food stamps, health agencies, and 
landlord/tenant problems. Many of these problems may have gone 
unchecked if it were not for caring individuals such as Ms. Cruz. As a 
tribute, Chicanos Por La Causa named one of their buildings after Ms. 
Cruz for all her work in helping individuals gain job skills and obtain 
employment.
  Because of her lifelong dedication to helping others, Ms. Cruz 
recently was honored with a Jewell Award. This is an award that 
annually recognizes ``a woman who has given generously and selflessly 
for the betterment of our community,'' in metropolitan Phoenix. Her 
extensive background in job training and development, her commitment to 
working within business, industry, social and community organizations 
and government to help others truly has made her deserving of this 
award.
  Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my colleagues join me 
today in honoring this giving and caring individual, my friend, Ms. 
Terri Cruz.

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