[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 149 (Tuesday, November 16, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1916-E1917]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               IN RECOGNITION OF JOHN AND MARCIA GOLDMAN

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                           HON. JACKIE SPEIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 16, 2010

  Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor John and Marcia Goldman of 
San Francisco. They are civic volunteers of epic proportions who have 
long been active in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Since 1989, they have 
been ardent supporters of the American Foundation for AIDS Research 
(amFAR) which has invested over $9.5 million in more than 180 research 
projects in the Bay Area. They have generously supported many of San 
Francisco's other leading organizations in the fight against HIV/AIDS, 
including The Shanti Project, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Haight 
Ashbury Free Clinics, National AIDS Memorial in Golden Gate Park, and 
FACE AIDS, which develops leadership skills for college students while 
supporting people with AIDS in Africa.
  Additionally, through their foundation they have championed programs 
to help underprivileged children. Their caring knows no boundaries.
  John has been president of the San Francisco Symphony since 2001 and 
is on the advisory boards for the Wildlife Conservation Society and the 
Trust for Public Land. He is also president of the Walter and Elise 
Haas Fund, which support arts, public education and Jewish 
organizations. He serves on the board of FACE AIDS as well as Building 
Future Now, which enables underprivileged children in East Palo Alto 
and East Menlo Park, California, to pursue a college education. His 
current commitments are dwarfed by prior service to such institutions 
as Swathmore College and various non-profit groups, including the 
Institute on Aging of Mt. Zion Health Systems.
  Marcia co-founded the Learning Place Preschool in San Mateo which 
integrates special needs children with typical preschoolers. She also 
founded New Beginnings Family Workshop in San Carlos, a therapeutic-
based program for autistic children and their families. She joined the 
Pacific Autism Center for Education as school director in 2002 and 
served as education director until June 2010. She

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specializes in individualized curriculum development, parent and staff 
training and behavior planning.
  Madam Speaker, it is only right and fitting that amFAR will present 
this remarkable couple with its Award of Courage on November 12 at its 
annual San Francisco Gala. Their substantial contributions have 
advanced AIDS research and the treatment and prevention of HIV. I ask 
that this house join me in thanking the Goldmans for their 
philanthropic efforts to better this world for those in need.

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