[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 20, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E81]
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NOTING LOS ANGELES CITY DESIGNATION OF JANUARY 16, 2015 AS DR. LA-DORIS 
                              McCLANEY DAY

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                            HON. KAREN BASS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 20, 2015

  Ms. BASS. Mr. Speaker, today I recognize and celebrate the 
designation of January 16, 2015 by the City of Los Angeles, California 
as Dr. La-Doris McClaney Day, in honor of the noteworthy career and 
remarkable generosity of La-Doris McClaney, Ph.D.
  The McClaney family has risen from the humblest of roots: Dr. 
McClaney's mother, Eula McClaney, grew up picking cotton with her 
sharecropper parents in Orion, Alabama and was self-educated after the 
sixth grade. Nonetheless, a powerful drive to succeed, personal 
discipline, strong faith, and a talent for entrepreneurship built a 
real estate business that allowed Mrs. McClaney and her family not only 
to thrive but also to lift others as they climbed.
  La-Doris McClaney and her late sister Burnie McClaney worked with 
their mother to expand both their business and their philanthropy 
across six states, donating buildings and money to improve the lives of 
others. Dr. La-Doris McClaney shares both her mother's aptitude for 
business and her deep commitment to charitable works. Over her 40-year 
career in real estate and philanthropy, Dr. McClaney has contributed 
10% of her gross income to charities large and small, amounting to many 
millions of dollars. She gives of herself as well, writing, and 
lecturing, assisting families in need, and mentoring African American 
college students and sponsoring their tuition. Dr. McClaney holds a 
masters degree from Pepperdine University and a doctorate degree from 
Bethune Cookman College, and the themes of education and health 
research emerge from a brief review of those receiving her charitable 
contributions: American Diabetes Association, American Heart 
Association, American Lung Association, Bethune Cookman College, The 
Christian Broadcasting Network, City of Hope, King Drew School of 
Medicine, Save African's Children, and the United Negro College Fund, 
among many others.
  Dr. McClaney has been recognized over 500 times with commendations, 
awards, resolutions and honors for her many good works. I congratulate 
her and I commend the City of Los Angeles for celebrating her many 
contributions.

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