[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 63 (Monday, May 7, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E709]
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                        IN HONOR OF ELAINE DAVID

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 7, 2012

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, Elaine David comes to us from Nova Scotia 
when her parents moved here to relocate in Mount Vernon where she 
graduated from high school, and by taking weekend and evening courses 
while working, she also graduated from Elizabeth Seton College.
  As a hobby, she and her sister-in-law took classes in floral design 
and with the encouragement of her family, opened her own flower shop.
  Elaine carried over that dedication into her community life. She is a 
devoted member of the Macedonian Baptist Church of Mount Vernon, a past 
member of the Black Women's Political Caucus of Westchester, and a 
member of several floral trade associations. She has received awards 
from Westchester School for Special Children, the Westchester Chapter 
of the National Association of Negro Professional Women's Club, the 
Empire State Funeral Directors Association and the Yonkers Chamber of 
Commerce.
  For more than two decades Elaine David has served her community and 
the people in it faithfully and with devotion. I am happy to join with 
the Women's Civic Club of Nepperhan in honoring her for this dedication 
and thank her for all she has given.

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