[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E472]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO CHRISTINE RODRIGUEZ--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF 
                                THE YEAR

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 6, 2017

  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, Christine 
Rodriguez, of Elysian Valley, a unique neighborhood in Los Angeles, 
California.
   Christine has spent many years of her life serving her community 
through her work as a librarian and through volunteering. She was the 
Children's Librarian at the East Los Angeles County Library, and then 
became a volunteer at that library, leading the Summer Reading Program. 
Since 1994, Ms. Rodriguez has worked for the City of Burbank's 
libraries, and is currently Supervising Librarian at the Buena Vista 
Branch Library.
   A consummate volunteer, Christine has been active at Dorris Place 
Elementary School, running school book fairs, fundraising and 
participating in the parent support organization. She is a graduate of 
the Leadership Burbank program, where she assisted with fundraising for 
Monterey High School in Burbank, and was active in the John Burroughs 
High School Boosters, where she raised money for the water polo team.
   Ms. Rodriguez served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Elysian 
Valley Neighborhood Council, chairing the Neighborhood Purposes Grants 
Committee, utilizing her longtime city employment knowledge. Her 
current volunteer organizations include serving as a member of the 
Elysian Valley Fruit Share, where excess fruit from neighborhood 
gardens is given to residents without gardens, attending a variety of 
neighborhood community meetings, and as a member of the Elysian Valley 
Art Collective where she raised funds for two of the annual Frogtown 
Artwalks. In addition, Christine is an art quilter whose artwork has 
been displayed at the Cactus Gallery in Elysian Valley.
   I ask all Members to join me in honoring an exceptional woman of 
California's 28th Congressional District, Christine Rodriguez.

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