[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 154 (Tuesday, November 30, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2008]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       HONORING CHARLOTTE NEWFELD

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                           HON. MIKE QUIGLEY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 30, 2010

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor an important member 
of the Chicago community, Charlotte Newfeld, who celebrated her 80th 
birthday on November 26.
  Charlotte has long been an outstanding activist in the community 
since she moved to Chicago in the 1950s. Since then, she has been a 
marathon runner of community activism, tackling a myriad of important 
issues.
  One such issue is her dedication to equal rights for the Lesbian, 
Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community. Among other accomplishments, 
she helped establish the Chicago Mayor's Committee on Gay and Lesbian 
Issues and lobbied for the passage of the city's gay-inclusive human 
rights ordinance. In 1996, she was inducted into the Chicago Gay and 
Lesbian Hall of Fame as a Friend of the Community.
  Additionally, Charlotte has been a vocal green advocate and 
environmentalist. Serving as the project director of the Bill Jarvis 
Migratory Bird Sanctuary, she organizes volunteers to keep the area 
clean and safe. Due to her steadfast dedication to the eight acres of 
the sanctuary, she has earned the nickname some have given her, ``the 
Jarvis Earth mother.''
  Twenty years ago, I saw firsthand the tenacity and dedication with 
which Charlotte pursued every issue she found important, from LGBT and 
environmental issues to an organization we founded together: CUBS, or 
Citizens United for Baseball in Sunshine. The community would be better 
off if we had more people like her.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing 
Charlotte Newfeld for her years of service and to thank her for 80 
great and dedicated years.

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