[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 115 (Thursday, September 12, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1563]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF EDITH LEDERBERG

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                         HON. E. CLAY SHAW, JR.

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 12, 2002

  Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to my good friend 
Edith Lederberg, a woman who has served with distinction at the Area 
Agency on Aging of Broward County for twenty-five years.
  Born on October 26, 1929, Edith Lederberg is a native of Freeport, 
New York. There she attended Hofstra University and obtained a 
Baccalaureate degree in Spanish and a Master's degree in Education. 
While residing in New York, Ms. Lederberg held teaching positions in 
the Freeport and Linderhurst Public School Systems, and Wantagh Union 
Free School District. In 1975, she became a Public Relations Consultant 
for the Wantagh Union Free School District.
  Moving to Broward County, Florida in 1977, Edith continued her public 
relations career when she became Director of Community Relations 
Advocacy as Community Coordinator for the Area Agency on Aging. In 
1986, Ms. Lederberg was appointed Executive Director of the Area Agency 
on Aging of Broward County.
  As Executive Director of the Area Agency of Broward County she 
performs as the Project Director under the guidance of the Areawide 
Council on Aging; planning, coordinating, and directing the Area Agency 
on Aging Programs. She works with the State Department of Elder 
Affairs, as well as with public and private agencies at the local 
level. She sets policy for the Area Agencies administrative unit, 
advocates on behalf of senior concerns locally, statewide, and 
nationally, and raises financial resources to support programs for 
Older Americans residing in Broward County.
  Throughout the years, Ms. Lederberg's remarkable service has been 
widely recognized. In 1995, Ms. Lederberg was appointed to serve as a 
Florida Delegate to the White House Conference on Aging. In 1996 and 
1997, she served as President of the Florida Association of Area 
Agencies on Aging. Edith also is an active member of Broward's 
Coordinating Board for Transportation Disadvantaged and the 
Coordinating Council of Broward. Additionally she has been inducted 
into Broward Women's Hall of Fame and Broward Senior Hall of Fame. In 
1999, she was selected as one of the Broward County Fair's First Ladies 
of Broward and was the designee for the Florida Department of Elder's 
Affairs' Incredible Partners Award. In 1997, she was appointed by 
Senator Bob Graham to serve on the Federal Judicial Nominating 
Commission, and I had the privilege of reappointing her in 2001.
  For the past twenty-five years Edith has found her calling as an 
advocate for the elderly, not only in Broward County, but throughout 
the state and the country, and what an advocate she is. This `Angel of 
the Aging', as she is often called, is knowledgeable, articulate, 
persuasive and stubborn when fighting for what she feels is right. Many 
in Florida have seen the poster of this petite woman sitting on a 
Harley with the caption: `Fully Engaged in Positive Aging'. How 
appropriate, Edith Lederberg: mother, grandmother, poet, baker of 
cakes, and voice of the elderly.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to recognize Edith Lederberg today for all 
of her contributions, improving the quality of life for senior citizens 
of Broward County and for her 25 years of service to the Area Agency on 
Aging of Broward County.

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