[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 56 (Tuesday, May 7, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E736]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE DEDICATION OF THE ALVIRDA HYMAN LEARNING CENTER IN 
                              FREMONT, CA

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 7, 2002

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to announce the grand opening of 
the Alvirda Hyman Leaming Center, an innovative new alternative 
learning facility donated by the Fremont Bank to the Fremont Unified 
School District in honor of Alvirda Hyman's dedication to continuing 
education.
  Alvirda Hyman is a living testimony to the power of lifelong learning 
and a role model for her commitment to community service. Throughout 
her adult life, Mrs. Hyman has been a strong supporter of education for 
students from preschool through adulthood.
  It was her support of her husband, Morris, in continuing his 
education that sewed the seeds of a career change that led to the 
founding of Fremont Bank in the early 1960s. Now one of the most 
successful family-owned businesses in the Bay Area, the Fremont Bank's 
21 branches are a tribute to continuing education's ability to 
transform individual lives and improve communities.
  Likewise, the Alvirda Hyman Learning Center, which represents one of 
the most generous corporate contributions in the history of the Fremont 
Unified School District, is the ideal tribute to Mrs. Hyman's 
dedication to education. When Fremont Bank consolidated its support 
facilities, a 12,000 square-foot modular building became vacated and 
available for donation. The bank donated the building to the school 
district for use as instructional space.
  The new facility allows the Fremont Unified School District to 
provide tremendously improved space for several alternative education 
programs. It provides the Circle of Independent Learning Charter School 
a permanent home; it provides the Adult School Parent Education Program 
space designed specifically for its unique needs; and it gives the 
State Pre-School Program a permanent classroom within the district.
  As part of a full community effort, the building was moved in 20 
sections to the Mowry Adult School site. Re-construction began in 
August 2001, and has resulted in a beautiful new facility designed 
especially to serve the individual needs of the alternative learning 
programs housed there. The commercial structure was re-designed into an 
attractive and functional learning environment, complete with a 
playground and activity areas. The 20 separate modular units were 
recombined into a structurally coherent and aesthetically stunning 
building.
  I am honored to congratulate Alvirda Hyman for her remarkable belief 
in the power and importance of lifelong learning. Her dedication to 
improving education has assured every citizen of Fremont the 
opportunity for a bright future, filled with ongoing education.

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