[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 18, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E486-E487]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING MAXINE MACHADO

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 18, 2003

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Maxine Machado 
on the occasion of her being selected as a recipient for the 2002 
Common Threads Awards. Common Threads is a joint venture of the 
Agricultural Education Foundation, California State University, 
Fresno's College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, and AG ONE 
Foundation. The award is given to women who have made a remarkable and 
visible contribution to the enhancement of their communities with their 
time and/or contributions. Honorees must live in Fresno, Kings, Madera,

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Merced, or Tulare County. They should have past or present roots in 
agriculture while showing outstanding involvement in a variety of 
community activities in addition to agriculture. The honorees make a 
difference with their philanthropic giving while serving as visible and 
credible role models for other women.
  Maxine, a native of Los Angeles, California, has always been 
considered a lifelong ``country girl.'' Farming has played a major role 
in Maxine's life through good and bad, and she finds her satisfaction 
in knowing that she helps to feed and clothe our nation and a great 
part of the world through it. She and her husband, Fred, farm diverse 
crops and manage a dairy along with their grown children in the Easton 
area of Fresno County.
  Mrs. Machado is an active volunteer in church, political, school, and 
agricultural activities. Some of Maxine's philanthropic and community 
involvement includes being the President for the Fresno County Cabrillo 
Civic Club #10 and the American Union School Parent's Club. She was 
involved in the St. Jude Catholic Church's Alter Guild and Church 
Building Fund and C.P.D.E.S. Hall and Holy Ghost Celebration 
Committees. Mrs. Machado has also been a member of the Fresno County 
Farm Bureau Women, the Fresno County Republican Women, the American 
Legion Auxiliary, and the Fresno County Right to Life.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Maxine Machado for receiving 
the 2002 Common Threads Awards. I invite my colleagues to join me in 
commending Maxine for her commitment to community service and 
agriculture and in wishing her many years of continued success.

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