[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 44 (Monday, March 16, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E333]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




A TRIBUTE TO ANN NEILSON--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE YEAR

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 16, 2015

  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 a remarkable woman, Ann Neilson of 
La Canada Flintridge, California.
   Born in Los Angeles and raised in Manhattan Beach, Ms. Neilson and 
her husband, Bob, have lived in La Canada Flintridge for over fifty 
years. Well-regarded as a straightforward, tireless community leader, 
Ann is involved in numerous charitable organizations in La Canada 
Flintridge. She has been a Docent at the Lanterman House for over two 
decades, and is a past and present Board member. She is active in the 
Assistance League of Flintridge (ALF), a nonprofit service organization 
of volunteers committed to serving the needs of the community through 
philanthropic programs developed and administered by its members. Ms. 
Neilson was Chair of the College Application Essay Committee, Chair of 
the Retired Service Volunteer Committee, a volunteer at the Bargain Box 
Thrift Shop, and a member of the Budget Committee. Ann's current 
project with ALF is Chair of their impressive Summer School program for 
La Canada Flintridge children grades one through eight, a project that 
the league subsidizes.
   Another organization that is near and dear to her heart, Ann has 
been active in the Girl Scouts of America for nearly forty-six years. 
She served as a Leader, was President of the Mt. Wilson/Vista Girl 
Scout Council for six years, Director and Co-Director of two Girl Scout 
Day Camps in La Canada Flintridge, and Co-Organizer of the 100th 
Anniversary Girl Scout Float for the 2012 Pasadena Tournament of Roses 
Parade. Ms. Neilson is also very involved in the La Canada Flintridge 
Tournament of Roses Association, established in 1979, where she is a 
Founding Member. The association has produced volunteer-made floats for 
the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parades for nearly four decades, 
winning awards in the majority of the parades. She served as President 
for three years and now serves as Past President.
   Married for nearly sixty years, Ann and Bob have four children, 
Beth, Karen, Nancy and Jim, and one grandchild, Emily.
   I ask all Members to join me in honoring an exceptional woman of 
California's 28th Congressional District, Ann Neilson.

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