[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 16, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E472]
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                         A TRIBUTE TO MARY GANT

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 16, 2013

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women's History 
Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions and 
sacrifices made by our nation's women. It is an honor to pay homage to 
outstanding women who are making a difference in my Congressional 
District.
   I would like to recognize an exceptional woman, Mary Gant, of La 
Crescenta, California, a true leader in the La Crescenta-Montrose and 
La Canada Flintridge communities.
   Mary was active in the Mountain Avenue Elementary School Parent 
Teacher Association, PTA, in La Crescenta, receiving their Honorary 
Service Award, and the Rosemont Middle School PTA in La Crescenta, 
serving as President, where she was honored with the PTA Continuing 
Service Award.
   Well-known throughout the area for her energetic, friendly and 
positive attitude, Mary has organized many key events for various 
charitable organizations. She coordinated the silent auction for the La 
Canada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce's annual meetings, was a Chamber 
Ambassador and serves on the city's Fiesta Days parade committee every 
year. A driving force in many Kiwanis Club of La Canada projects, Mary 
co-founded the ``Wine and Gourmet Food Tasting'' event in coordination 
with the La Canada Flintridge Educational Endowment Fund, and helped 
with the Kiwanis Club's Soap Box Derby event registration process for 
many years. Ms. Gant was also President of the La Canada Flintridge 
Tournament of Roses Association, served on the fund-raising committee 
for the Crescenta-Canada Family YMCA and assists with the YMCA's Annual 
Prayer Breakfast.
   Mary is devoted to her church, the La Crescenta Presbyterian Church. 
She served as a Sunday School Superintendent and teacher, was active in 
the Youth Program, is on the Personnel Committee and is an ordained 
Deacon and Elder.
   Some of the awards Ms. Gant has received include the Kiwanis Club of 
La Canada's Distinguished Service Award, the Gil Smith Award, and the 
La Canadan of the Year Award. In addition she received the Chamber's 
Volunteer of the Year Award and the Les Tupper Community Service Award 
from the La Canada Flintridge Coordinating Council.
   I ask all Members to join me in honoring a truly remarkable woman of 
California's 28th Congressional District, Mary Gant.

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