[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 41 (Thursday, March 17, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E520]
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 A TRIBUTE TO MAUREEN WALSH, 29TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                               YEAR--2011

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 17, 2011

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women's History 
Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the accomplishments made by 
our nation's most distinguished women during the month of March.
  Today I pay tribute to Maureen Walsh of Glendale. Along with a 
successful career in marketing and press relations, from which she is 
now retired, Maureen has always found time in her life to volunteer. A 
native New Yorker, when she moved to Glendale in 1988, she became 
active on the Women's Committee of the Glendale Symphony Orchestra, 
where she worked on a program that brought music to students in 
Glendale schools.
  For the last several years, Maureen has been enthusiastically 
involved with the Cabrini Literary Guild in Glendale. The Cabrini 
Literary Guild is a philanthropic organization organized in 1943, whose 
mission is to raise funds to support various charities in the Glendale 
area, such as Loaves & Fishes, YWCA of Glendale, literacy programs, as 
well as to promote a Writing Award Program with the high schools in the 
Catholic Diocese of Los Angeles. A member since 1994 and a board member 
since 1995, Maureen has held the offices of Membership Chair, Writing 
Awards Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and President. Currently she is 
First Vice President in charge of programs at the association's monthly 
meetings and is a participant in the Guild's annual fundraisers.
  Maureen joined Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center's Guild in 1999 
and went on their board shortly afterward. The Guild's mission is to 
financially support the Medical Center with its fundraising by making 
annual pledges--profits from the Gift Gallery and the Guild's annual 
benefits help make it possible for the Guild to provide these monetary 
pledges. Maureen has served as First Vice President and Press Chairman 
of the Guild, and has acted as Chair or Co-Chair of the annual 
fundraising events, and is currently involved in the operations of the 
Gift Gallery.
  One of Ms. Walsh's most rewarding activities at the Medical Center is 
her participation in the Pets with Purpose program. She accompanies her 
poodle/bichon mix dog, Beau, a participant for nearly five years, as he 
``makes his rounds'' visiting patients in the medical center two 
Saturdays a month. Maureen is delighted to have the opportunity to help 
impact the patients' lives and to see the happiness that Beau's visits 
bring.
  I ask all Members to join me today in honoring an outstanding woman 
of California's 29th Congressional District, Maureen Walsh, for her 
service to the community.

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