[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 33 (Thursday, March 17, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E491-E492]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 A TRIBUTE TO DONNA ANDERSON 29TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                               YEAR--2005

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 17, 2005

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women's History 
Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions and 
sacrifices made by our nation's women during the month of March. It is 
an honor to pay homage to outstanding women who are making a difference 
in my Congressional District.
  I would like to recognize an outstanding woman in my Congressional 
District, Ms. Donna Anderson. For many years, Donna has brought an 
abounding spirit and energy to her service in the community. Those 
fortunate enough to meet and work with Donna instantly recognize her 
joy, enthusiasm and passion for helping others.
  Donna was born in Glendale and grew up in the Glendale/Burbank area 
along with her 11 sisters and brothers.
  As a young mother of Angela and Mark, Donna volunteered as a 
teacher's aids at Mountain View Grade School, as an office worker at 
Our Lady of Lourdes Grade School, and visited patients twice weekly at 
Queen of Angeles Hospital in Los Angeles. She was a co-leader of her 
daughter's Girl Scout troop and a co-leader of her son's Cub and Boy 
Scout troops for many years.
  Donna began working for the City of Burbank in 1986, and in 2001 was 
elected as Burbank's City Treasurer, a position she holds today. She 
returned to college during this time and received her Bachelor of Arts 
in Business Finance. A long-time board member of the Burbank National 
Management Association, she is active in the Burbank Sunrise Kiwanis 
Club, where she is currently Vice President-Elect, and in the Zonta 
Club of Burbank, where she will become President in May of 2005. In 
2001 Donna received the Hixon Fellowship Award from the Burbank Sunrise 
Kiwanis Club for her service to the community.
  Ms. Anderson actively participates in the annual Burbank Police 
Officers' Relay for Breast Cancer Walk and walks for the ALS Foundation 
of Los Angeles. Other organizations that Donna supports are the Guide 
Dogs of America, the Burbank Family Service Agency, Friends of the 
Griffith Park Observatory, and the John Burroughs High School Vocal 
Music Association.
  I ask all Members to join me today in honoring an outstanding woman 
of California's 29th Congressional District, Donna Anderson. The entire 
community joins me in thanking Donna for her success and continued 
efforts toward making the 29th Congressional District a more enjoyable 
place in which to live and work.

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