[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 172 (Thursday, December 1, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1567]
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                        HONORING ANDREA M. BROWN

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 1, 2016

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a community servant 
who has for years worked to improve the lives of her friends and 
neighbors in Yonkers, Ms. Andrea M. Brown.
  Andrea was born and bred in Westchester, the eldest of eight children 
in Tarrytown, NY. She attended the Tarrytown public schools, 
Westchester Business School, and Westchester Community College. She 
began her community service when she was in her teens, in high school 
clubs and through her church. In 1970 she married and moved to Yonkers 
and began her community service in 1974 by volunteering at her oldest 
daughter's pre-kindergarten class at School 25 and joining the Parent's 
Group at the Nepperhan Community Center, which led to her becoming a 
Board Member and eventually Board President.
  Andrea's volunteer work only grew from there. She has served her 
community as President of the Yonkers Branch of the NAACP; Trustee for 
the Yonkers Board of Education; 1st Vice President of the Empire State 
Federation of Women's Club, Westchester Region; Member of the Yonkers 
Mayor's African American Advisory Board; and Vice President of Aquehung 
Women's Democratic Club, just to name some of her work. She has also 
received numerous awards for her efforts, including the Martin Luther 
King Commission Profile Award; the Bethany Lutheran Church Woman of the 
Year Award; the Women's Civic Club of Nepperhan Woman of the Year 
Award; The Nepperhan Community Center Community Service Award; and the 
Dominican Cultural Association Community Service Award.
  But for all of her accomplishments, Andrea's greatest treasure was 
always family. She was married to the late Bernard G. Brown, Sr. and is 
the mother of two adult children, three grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
  The Yonkers Democratic Committee is honoring Andrea this year at 
their Annual Road to Victory Dinner. Congratulations to her on this 
great honor.

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