[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 27, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E214-E215]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 A TRIBUTE TO THE RECIPIENTS OF THE FIRST ANNUAL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 
                              HEROES AWARD

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 27, 2002

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
recipients of the First Annual Children and Families Heroes Award from 
Santa Cruz County. These men and women have all invested time and 
energy in numerous endeavors designed to improve the welfare of 
children. Along with the Children & Families Commission, I would like 
to recognize them for their commitment and service to our community.
  The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors established this 
commission in 1998 to determine the best practices to promote the 
welfare of children. The commission has strived ``to ensure that 
family-friendly services and education are available so that each child 
reaches the fifth year of life healthy, ready and able to learn, and 
emotionally well developed.'' Through promoting the ideas healthy and 
school ready children, as well as strong families in combination with 
facilitating community discussions, task forces, surveys and data 
analysis, the commission continues to preserve the future viability of 
the nation.
  I applaud the commission for its work and for its recognition of 
individuals in the community who promote the welfare of children. In 
honoring these individuals we realize that the goals of the commission 
could not be met without the support and leadership of countless 
members of the Santa Cruz County community.
  I join the Children and Families Commission in congratulating the 
following recipients for their commitment to improving the lives of 
children in Santa Cruz County: Dr. Salem Margarian, Laurie Hester, 
Mountain Community Resources, Terry Jimenez, The Beck Family, Sara Wood 
Smith, Maria Cristina Negrete, Special Parents Information Network, 
Rita Mori, Marcia Meyer, Una Baer, Ana

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Granados, Catherine and Martin Newman, Julie Olsen Edwards, and Luis 
Villacreces. These individuals and organizations demonstrate the 
ongoing need to promote child welfare programs.

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