[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 130 (Monday, October 11, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1898]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO ZONTA INTERNATIONAL, PASADENA CHAPTER

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 8, 2004

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Zonta Club of Pasadena 
and the women who have shaped the club into the influential force that 
it is today in the greater Pasadena area.
  Zonta International was established in 1919 in New York. Members were 
among the first generation of college-educated women, the first 
generation of North American women to vote, and a part of the growing 
legion of women entering the workforce. Currently, there are more than 
33,000 members of Zonta Clubs in 67 countries. Their efforts are 
directed at increasing women's access to education and healthcare, 
preventing violence against women, and expanding economic self-
sufficiency, as well as international service projects dedicated to 
world peace.
  Founded in 1929, Zonta Club of Pasadena envisioned a strong network 
that would help women reach their rightful place in the professional 
world. Addressing the needs of women and children in our community, 
Zonta Club of Pasadena contributes volunteer time and financial support 
to Women at Work, Wellness Community-Foothills, Huntington Memorial 
Hospital, Young & Healthy, Union Station Foundation, Day One, the 
Pasadena Unified School District, and numerous other organizations.
  In recognition of their seventy-fifth anniversary, Zonta Club of 
Pasadena will honor 20 women who have contributed significantly to the 
work of Zonta. These outstanding women are civic, educational, 
political and business leaders in the community, who have also provided 
strong leadership within the Zonta organization. The honorees are: 
Andrea Beal, Suzanne Burger, Beth Calleton, Priscilla Gamb, Shirley 
Gold, Lucy Guernsey, Ann Hight, Sue Miele, Regenia Moses, Katie Nack, 
Marilynn Penny, Betty-Jean Prosser, Anne Pursel, Pat Reynolds-
Christianson, Lacreta Scott, Patricia Vick, Mildred Wardlow, Marge 
Wyatt, Harriet Zimney, and Carol Zoeller.
  It is my distinct honor to ask all Members of Congress to join me 
today in congratulating Zonta Club of Pasadena's seventy-five years of 
service and support to women and children in the 29th Congressional 
District.




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