[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 34 (Thursday, March 21, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E413]
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  A TRIBUTE TO ELLEN DAIGLE, 27TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                               YEAR--2002

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 20, 2002

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Women's History Month. 
Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions and sacrifices 
made by our nation's most notable women during the month of March and 
it is my honor to not only recognize women of the past but to also 
recognize women who are making a difference in my community. While a 
month of remembrance is certainly not sufficient, I am honored today to 
pay homage to such women as Eleanor Roosevelt, Sandra Day O'Connor, 
Harriet Tubman, Sally Ride and all the women of my Congressional 
District, whose contributions have made a profound difference in the 
face and fabric of our nation.
  I would like to pay special honor to an outstanding woman of my 
Congressional District, Ms. Ellen Daigle. Ellen is a true inspiration 
for all those who strive each day for their American Dream. Working to 
both expand her small business and improve her community, she can 
certainly be held up as one of my community's most precious citizens.
  Her business, Ellen's Silk-screening, has grown steadily since she 
first began producing her personalized T-Shirts from her garage 25 
years ago. Today she employs over a dozen people and provides hundreds 
of products for schools, businesses, and the community.
  Ellen's success has not gone without notice. She has been named to 
Los Angeles Business Journal's list of Top 100 Women-Owned Businesses 
twice in the last five years. She has also been honored by Business 
Life magazine as a ``Woman of Achievement'' and by the National 
Association of Businesswomen with induction into its Millennium Hall of 
Fame.
  Her activism in the community has been outstanding. She has always 
felt that businesspeople have an obligation to donate their time and 
talents to ensure the vitality of the communities' in which they live 
and work. Ellen has served as a Park Commissioner for the City of South 
Pasadena, founded the group, ``South Pasadenans for Responsible 
Intelligent Growth'' and began ``Expanding Horizons,'' a program for 
local students to help them learn about career choices and the local 
job market. Because of her service to the City of South Pasadena's 
parks programs, the California Parks and Recreation Society bestowed 
upon her their greatest honor.
  I ask all Members of Congress to join me today in honoring an 
outstanding and extraordinary woman of California's 27th Congressional 
District, Ms. Ellen Daigle. The entire community joins me in thanking 
Ellen for her continued efforts to make the 27th Congressional District 
a more enjoyable place to live.

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