[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 44 (Monday, March 22, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E441]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 A TRIBUTE TO NOVA HINDOYAN, 29TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                               YEAR--2010

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 22, 2010

  Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Nova Hindoyan of 
Pasadena, California. Each year in March, in recognition of Women's 
History Month, we pay special tribute to the accomplishments made by 
our nation's most distinguished women.
  Nova came to the United States in 1975 from Damascus, Syria to attend 
her brother's wedding. While here, she met Garabet Hindoyan, then a 
student and now the co-owner of Burger Continental Restaurant in 
Pasadena. They fell in love and married within the same year. They were 
blessed with a son and two daughters.
  Nova has been a long-time dedicated member of the Armenian Relief 
Society of Western USA, Inc., (ARS-WR) and has held executive positions 
as Chair of the Armenian Relief Society of Pasadena Chapter ``SOSSE'', 
as well as been on the Executive Board of Directors of the ARS-WR as 
vice chair and chair. She has worked on the ARS Public Relations 
Committee's special events, Red Cross blood drives, and City of Hope 
Bone Marrow Registry. Nova has always been an active parent and was on 
the Parent-Teacher Association while all three of her children were in 
school.
  With her leadership, she was able to raise funds for special projects 
for ARS, most recently for the Society's Centennial Fund. She was also 
on the Board of Directors of the Old Town Conservatory School of Music 
in Pasadena, as well as on the Board of Directors and an active 
participant of the Lark Musical Society. Nova has sponsored foreign 
students who have come to enjoy her hospitality while they were in 
school. Today, Nova is on the Board of the Directors of the ARS Central 
Executive, while staying active in her chapter in Pasadena.
  I ask all Members of Congress to join me today in honoring a 
remarkable woman of California's 29th Congressional District, Nova 
Hindoyan. The entire community joins me in thanking Nova for the 
meaningful impact she has had on the 29th Congressional District.

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