[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 156 (Sunday, September 28, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2128]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING THE NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Saturday, September 27, 2008

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the New 
Jersey Association of Women Business Owners, specifically the Morris, 
Essex, Somerset, Sussex, and Passaic County Chapters, of which I am 
proud to represent. On November 8, 2008, members of the New Jersey 
Association of Women Business Owners will celebrate this influential 
organization's 30th Anniversary.
  New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners [NJAWBO] was 
established in 1978 by Adele Kaplan and Bette Benedict. The women 
started the New Jersey Association Women Business Owners, while 
planning the organization's first Business Expo in 1978. The 
organization began as a small group of ten women who held monthly 
breakfast meetings. Through hard work, networking, the organization has 
grown exponentially. In the past 30 years (1978-2008), the New Jersey 
Association of Women Business Owners has expanded to represent 1,000 
women, making it the largest Women Owned Business organization in New 
Jersey.
  The New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners supports and 
encourages business ownership by women, through networking, education 
and political advocacy. NJAWBO has provided women business owners with 
the tools necessary for success. It is well respected and regarded as 
one of New Jersey's most influential organizations.
  Madam Speaker, I urge you and my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners, on 
the celebration of 30 years serving Morris, Essex, Somerset, Sussex, 
and Passaic Counties, as well as the rest of New Jersey.

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