[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 117 (Friday, September 24, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1709]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      IN RECOGNITION OF MARTHA ``MARTI'' YOUNG OF ROSEBURG, OREGON

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                         HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 23, 2004

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and to 
congratulate Martha ``Marti'' Young of Roseburg, Oregon. The Oregon 
Commission for Women selected Ms. Young as one of the 2004 Women of 
Achievement. She will be honored on Saturday, October 2nd, at the 20th 
Annual Women of Achievement Awards Dinner for her determined advocacy, 
intelligent leadership, and inspired vision on behalf of low income 
Oregonians.
  Marti Young has an impressive record of public service, with over 
thirty years of active participation. Wherever there has been 
innovation, progress, and development in human services in Oregon, she 
has been in the front ranks. She has been an unstoppable advocate, 
mobilizing resources and providing services to alleviate poverty and 
enhance the quality of life for the poor, the elderly, and people with 
disabilities.
  Marti Young gets things done--and done well. She has worked with the 
low income community and community partners to establish Head Start 
programs, a child care center for low income families, a school lunch 
program, and an emergency food bank, an energy assistance program, 
transportation services, shelter programs, and other resources and 
opportunities vital to the health and well-being of Douglas County.
  The world is full of heroes like Marti Young, working every day to 
make the world a better place. I am pleased to offer her the heartfelt 
congratulations and warm thanks she so richly merits.

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