[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 11, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E814]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   YVONNE ROBERTSON HONORED BY THE GREATER CINCINNATI REGION OF THE 
 NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR COMMUNITY AND JUSTICE AT ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY 
                             AWARDS DINNER

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 11, 2004

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Yvonne Robertson, 
a friend, constituent and outstanding community volunteer, who will be 
honored for her distinguished service to our community at the Greater 
Cincinnati Region of the National Conference for Community and 
Justice's (NCCJ) 60th Anniversary Awards Dinner on May 27, 2004.
  Yvonne has dedicated over 30 years of community service as an active 
volunteer. As a former educator, she has focused much of her community 
service on youth. Yvonne has served on the boards of Cincinnati's 
School for Creative and Performing Arts; the Adolescent Clinic; the 
Greater Cincinnati Scholarship Foundation; and the Greater Cincinnati 
Youth Collaborative. In addition, she is the Immediate Past President 
of Advocates for Youth Education, which grants need-based college 
scholarships to area students.
  Yvonne has a special interest in social service organizations. She 
was the first chair of The Gathering, a day long conference for African 
American women centered on personal, spiritual, social, health and work 
related issues. She chaired the Negro Spiritual Festival, and has been 
a trustee of the Cincinnati chapter of the Red Cross; the Cerebral 
Palsy Center; and Family Services of Cincinnati.
  Active locally and nationally in arts organizations, Yvonne was 
appointed national director of the arts for The Links, an international 
women's service organization, and during her tenure established a 
collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution. She has also served as 
trustee for the Cincinnati Ballet; the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; 
and the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.
  All of us in Greater Cincinnati thank Yvonne for all she has done to 
make our community a better place, and we congratulate her on receiving 
this prestigious award.

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