[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 82 (Monday, May 19, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E964]
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HONORING THE CHARITABLE SERVICE OF LILIAM MACHADO AND HER WORK WITH THE 
                        AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 19, 2008

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor one of south 
Florida's great citizens, Liliam Machado. Liliam was born in Matanzas, 
Cuba, and came to this country at age 18, while fleeing Fidel Castro's 
communist regime. Since then, she, as well as her husband Gus Machado, 
have become tremendous civic leaders and examples for all south 
Floridians. Liliam has shown extraordinary dedication to her work with 
the American Cancer Society during her two decades of involvement with 
the organization. She has been on the executive board of the Society's 
Miami-Dade unit for the past 6 years and is currently its President.
  She has helped organize many charitable events in our community for 
the American Cancer Society and her proudest achievement was to bring 
the Relay for Life to the city of Miami. In doing so, she helped create 
the first cancer relay specifically targeted at the Hispanic community. 
Her efforts helped raise awareness and aided in the successful 
prevention and early detection of cancer within the Hispanic community 
in south Florida.
  Liliam's life has been one devoted to helping others and the passion 
she has brought to her work has enriched our community. I am proud to 
call her a friend and I am honored to share with you all her 
achievements.

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