[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1757]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING CATHERINE MAY AND DAN ABBOTT, TEMPE COMMUNITY COUNCIL'S 
                     2010 HUMANITARIANS OF THE YEAR

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                         HON. HARRY E. MITCHELL

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 28, 2010

  Mr. MITCHELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Catherine 
May and Dan Abbott, the Tempe couple recently named the 2010 Don Carlos 
Humanitarians of the Year by the Tempe Community Council. The Tempe 
Community Council was founded in 1972 with the mission of ``connecting 
those in need with those who care,'' and has been honoring exceptional 
individuals with the Don Carlos Humanitarian Award for the past 26 
years. This award honors a Tempe resident or couple who upholds the 
humanitarian ideals of Charles Trumbull Hayden, Tempe's founder, 
referred to as ``Don Carlos'' by Hispanic pioneers due to his 
generosity and compassion for people in need. Catherine and Dan truly 
live a life of generosity and compassion and are both incredibly 
deserving of this award.
   Catherine, a senior research analyst for the Salt River Project and 
Dan, a retired social worker who specialized in emotionally disturbed 
youths, were both active volunteers prior to their marriage fifteen 
years ago, and have been enthusiastically volunteering ever since. Both 
are involved with the University Presbyterian Church which has been a 
big influence in their outreach efforts. Their outreach into the 
community touches on human issues at both the state and community 
levels and includes hunger, homelessness, mental health, counseling, 
child abuse prevention, GLBT tolerance advocacy and humane treatment of 
documented workers.
   Catherine and Dan's direct influences on the community are numerous 
and include the annual Tempe Empty Bowls event. Catherine and Dan made 
the original proposal to establish the event which has since raised 
more than $100,000 for the Tempe Community Action Agency and United 
Food Bank.
   Madam Speaker, please join me in congratulating Catherine May and 
Dan Abbott for their well deserved recognition as the 2010 Don Carlos 
Humanitarians of the Year. Couples like Catherine and Dan help 
strengthen our communities and our nation.

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